Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-24
THE DEAD VICE PRESIDENT.
ARRANGING FOR THE OBSEOUIES
Tributes 10 THE MEMORY OF THE DECEASED

| ident OF the United States this morning law
In the same position in the Vice Presidents
room az the Capitol as described in THE
| STAR yesterday. a beautiful basket OF
| flowers stood on the table, an Offering of
! General Babcock. Men were busily engaged
this morning draping the catafalque. MANY
| called this morning to view the remains,
among whom were the members OF the Mas
sachusetts delegation. who arrived here yes
teIday afternoon. The delegation cons SIS
OF General Cunningham and Colonel Wy
man, OF the Governors staff. and Majors
Dunn and Turner, of his council. The body
will
LIE IN STATE IN THE RoTUNDA
of the Capitol tomorrow, aud the public
will be admitted from ten o'clock until sun
set. If a casket does not arrive this after
noon at three O'Clock from New York one is
expected tonight from the mandatory at
Rochester. Pains have been taken TO get a
caSket similar TO the one used at the funeral
of MIR. Summer.
Mr.. Blackford, chief OF the Capitol police,
with several assistants, had charge of the
remains last night.
Arrangements for the Funeral on
Friday.
A conference took place at the Arlington
hotel last night between the Massachusetts
delegation and the Congressional commit
tee. After considerable discussion
THE TINE OF THE FUNERAL
was changed from Saturday to- Friday at
1880 a. m. The committee or arrangements,
pail bearers, mourners, and Sergeant-at.
Arms will meet al the Vice Presidents room
at 10 O'Clock on Friday morn ing, when the
remains will be removed from the rotunda 20
the Senate chamber, where at 1879 O'Clock
appropriate services Will be held, the Rev.
Byron Sunderland. DID,, chaplain of the Sen
ATE. offering prayer, and the pastor Of the
Vice President. Rev. j. r. Rankin, deliver
ing the funeral discourse.
AT the conclusion of the services
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
under command OF Brevet MaJor General w.
II. Emory, US. A, will move in the follow
ing order from the Senate chamber To the
depot of the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
road Company, where The remains will be
placed I'm charge of the committee appointed
by the Governor Of Massachusetts 20 receive
them :-Military escort. Chaplain of the
Senate and an assistant clergyman. TIE
physicians who attended the deceased. The
Committee of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tnur-
man, Of Ohio; Senator morrill,, of Vermont;
Hon. j. A. Garfield, Hon. Samuel Randall
Hon. w. w. Warren, Ex-Governor Denni-
son, Associate Justice Clifford, Secretary
Fish: The Massachusetts committee. Tie
MISUNDERSTANDING Edmunds. Sherman
Bayard and Whgte' ExsPeaker Blaine, Rep
feSeh'a'iVes Mll Fac T Hears snd kasson'
The relatives OF the deceased. The Pres
ident and Heads of Departments. The Ser
geant-at-Arms Of the Senate. The members
Of the Senate, preceded by the President OF
the Senate and the Secretary. The Sergeant
alarms OF the House of Representatives.
The members of the House OF Representa-
tives, preceded by the Clerk of the House.
The Justices OF the Supreme Court. The Di-
plomaiic Corps. TIE Judges of the Court OF
Claims. The Commissioners OF the District
of Columbia. The Judges OF the Supreme
Court OF the District OF Columbia. Officers
of the Army and Navy and Marine Corps.
Organized associations which may desire to
attend. Citizens and strangers.
a char sc Was made to-day in the pro-
gramme as printed in the morning pspers
The above is the corrected programme
THE ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION.
The Massachusetts delegation met with the
official committee at the State Department
at twelve O'Clock to-day. and the following
was agreed upon as the route of the funera
professionally Delaware avenue To street
east. along street 10 Indiana avenue, up
Indiana avenue to City Hall, down Az street
TO Pennsylvania avenue, and from there to
the Baltimore and Potomac depot.
THE CHIMEs-IN MEMoRIAM.
Mr. f. Widows will toll minute bells and
play at intervals the following appropriate
selections of music, with bell muffied, from
ten O'Clock until after the funeral train
minor; "Windham Tune;'' "I would not
Live Always" 80, Rest in the Lord"
Elijah; cPIeye!'s Hymn" "Thog art Gone
FAIR" Handel; "The Dying Christian, Vital
Sparks Of Heavenly Flame" dead March
In SAUL" Handel.
-tF LEAN1NS WASHING TON.
The train will leave the depot here at 13I
p. M, and on arriving in Baltimore will be
escorted through the city by the 5th Mary
land regiment, whose kind offer TO accom-
pany the remains to Boston the committee
of arrangements felt compelled to decline.
Mayor LatrObe. OF Baltimore, has rendered
the use of the rotunda of the new City Hall
for the lying in state OF the remains during
that part OF Friday which they stay in thai
city, the 9th regiment OF Maryland detailing
guard of honor,
Upon the arrival of the remains at PhiIa-
deiphia ON Friday evening they Will be
such civic and military organizations as
may proffer their services, where they will
lie in state until 10 or IL q. m. on Saturday,
when they will be conveyed to New York.
A dispatch from Philadelphia says that
Colonel Benson. OF the LIST regiment Ma.
tional Guards OF Pennsylvania, has Offered
me services OF his command TO the authori-
ties OF Philadelphia as an escort to the re-
mains Of the late Vice President during the
stay or passage through Philadelphia of the
state in New York city. but will be taken 10
and 9th regiment, of New York, have Of
aldermen appointed to show proper honors
TO the remains Of Vice President Wilson
while passing through that city. The exer-
nitely agreed upon, but the remains Will
Natick.
The COMMITTEE OF CoLORED CITIZENS
appointed for the purpose OF making ar
rangements to attend the Vice Presidents
funeral met last evening and appointed a
subcommittee consisting of F. d. Gaines,
Walter MIDI Teton and l.. H. THOMPSON, of
Mass, to con fer with the general commit
tee. The citizens of East Washington
desiring to participate in the ceremonies will
meet at the Independent NJ. f. church on
Friday, the day OF the funeral. A resolu-
ton was adopted inviting the colored clergy
to attend in body.
Aonors to the Memory OF the Dead.
The common council of Boston last night
concurred in the action of the board OF al.
dermen, and adopted resolutions touching
the death of Vice President Wilson: also.
appointed Messrs. Brockett, Flynn and VIII
son. with the president of the council board,
as committee to attend the funeral. A
meeting OF citizens will probably be held in
Boston day to determine as to the arrange-
ments for the funeral. The city governments
OF Lawrence, Lowell, and other cities Of Mas
sachusetts last night at special meetings
adopted appropriate resolutions and listened
to eulogtes on Mr.. Wilson. Numerous offers
OF military eaCOrf have hoou do In, A.