Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-24
TEEAEEes RsAEeEETC.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON
Expires ut 1880 this Morn
ing almost without n
Moments Warning.


Moments Warning.
NEW York, Nov, ga dispatchM
10 this city from Washington says@
Vice President Wilson is dead. Y
WAsHtNGToN, Nov. 22,-vice Presi-
dent Wilson died very suddenly attn
I 80 this morning. lie rested well@
last night, awollc at Z a. M, and ex-a
pressed himself as feeling bright andy
better. lie sat up in bed to take hisSa
called for some bitterM
water which had been prescribed, apdM
having drank he laid with his leitA
side on the pillow rs il with suddenm
exhaustion, breathing heavily, but nj III
herring no words. I'm a few momcnisA
he died without a struggle 81
While being prepared for bed he wasA
VERY cheerful and said he felt tmeom n
monty wen. Al 80 he fell asleep.N
Waking al midnight he got up walk-@
led around the room and read q littleA
lin book of religious Psalms. marks
ing the place where he left of with anM
editorial. regarding himself. clippcd2
atfom thc New York Herald. II
aHc treasured it beyond value and
always made it hie companion. fromy
sghich he seemed to derive much com
Hort. After reading the verses heS
3spoke with gratitude of the kindnests
sof his friends during his sickness and
Of the wide spread sympathy in hiss
Sbehalf. He then returned to bed in a
shappy mood and slept. He sgains
went TO sleep at 3 O'clock and awokes
aagain, but soon dropped 10 sleep and
:iaid not wake again till 7o'clock, wheng
xhc remarked on his feeling so uneom-a
s5monly well. 1t was then decided I'D !,
Avisable to communicate the fact of
MSenator Ferry's death. Mr.. Wilson,
Hreceived it without surprise, sayinel
9he had been great sufferer and char
Hacterizcd him as an able and usefnlE
8man.
q He also talked about Ferry's aarlyI
Elifc and his last election, and added 1
Mf'That makes eighty-threc dead With
Hwhom have sal in the Senate. w hat
Eia record, | don't think many pow
Miving can say the same. NM
HESS perhaps It's Hamlin, of Maine
HIf live to end my present term, ]
,Hshall be the sixth in the history of the
Hcountry who served so long time.H
III After rcmarking about his good
Knights rest. he looked up with a
scheertul smile and said: ~ anna pref
lMty bright looking boy This morning.
5Uain'i ]? 7"
a His attendant then asked him il he
,Mwonld not like to have q message sen'
Ito tho doctor. but he said, after think.
Ming moment, ono 1t ia not worth
NV hiln." Shortly afterwards no re.
essanested word sent 10 a friend, Mrs
HCarpenter, for another bottle Of Gaps
lot Good Hope grape juice, from which
cAhe thought he had derived some bcne
sElit, and 1T s O'Clock signitied his readi
-Mncss for sleep.
ID Al 3 o'clock thisimoming eawok'
OF pain in lis stomach
-NOne Of his attendants rubbed il AM
-Ebeing thus relieved. again fell asleep
EAt7 o'clock he awolSe and remarked
c.lhat he ielt brighter and better than
k Hat any time previous. He said h
dHwas going to ride ont 10 day. as hi
-Ephysician. DR. Baxter. advised him [
!4do so if the weather was fair. Al 2
itEminutes past Z O'Clock he said h
dEwould get mp and take breakfas
Ie8 Ills death coming but Il few min
d Flutes after all these evidences of re
Improvement and rapid re
l-Hcovcry, could not nj first be realize
-mby his attendants, and il was not M
Hill the arrival of DR.. c. Nj. Cord, VIII
IeEresides in the neighborhood. and VIII
s-Ehad been instantly sent for, that tn
isHnelancholly fact found any credenc,
teH The body has been laid ont in I'll
EVicc Presidents room.
n A meeting of Senators, now her
Mand members of the Cabinet, an
MJudges of the Supreme Court, j;
Eheen called to meet at noon to tai
Eaciion. and the friends of the decea
Ned in Massachusetts, have been adyi
need Of the solemn event.
aErurss,cr Particulars at Vice Pres
dent wilson.
~ Whsr1NGToN, Nov. 22-The Supren
,ECourt adjourned upon assembling til
: Eunrlli .A.-4.--,-- .-.nrrnw, and all tt
~ If tho Capitol to participate in . NICE
Ming OF Senators TO make arrangement
Efor the funeral OF the Vice Presider
:. HAmong those already assembled
n, Ethc ladies reception room were Sen
- "a ore Thurman. Sargent, Window, u,
s mundp, Morrill,, of VT, ingalls,, Pa,
=, II lock. Patterson, Dennis, Jones,
iaEFla., Mcdonald and sherman. ali
= ESecy. l1ish. Poet Master Gep'i ,Iewe
- "A ttorncy General Pierreponi, ex-k
:, EGen'l Williams and number of pe
- rs sonal friends of the Vice President.
n, a On motion OF Senator Sherms
'h,ECbinf Justice Waite was select,
onE chairman of the meeting.
,n,M An autopsy is being made by q
ESurgeon General Of the Amy and i
Eissistan,s. The Vice Presidents bra
~. &has been removed and weighedsfort
one-half ounces. The flag
g he Sonata is at bali mast.
~ AT a Cabinet meeting Sec'y Fish W
ehHrequested to attend the meeting Of 4
hkHSenators in the city at noon on 4
u Ejpart of the President and Cabinet
Mlnito in any arrangement for the {
,tyE nersl ceremonies. After the pr
n III gramme Tor the funeral shall ha
ee- Hperiected the President will he no
essEied by the Secretary OF the State, n
E,n Executive order will be issued q
8uouncing the death of the Vice Pre-
rs Mient ordering that the Departures
ndEbe closed ana other suitable marRa
IS Prospect be shown TO tho memory
ckE he deceas "a.
q WAsurSGroN, Nov. 22.--The Pre-
o3icnt was notified of The Vice Pre-
49, ient's death about 9 O'Clock, and il
ne IMMEDIATELY called a special meeting
nll #the Cabinet for 10 80, at which III
|av#sll of the members were present 4
S,cpt Secretary Robeson, who ia q
sent from the city.
Is Washington, Nov. % The result
nek the meeting ia the Senate Chant
ns was that q committee TO make arrans
iol 8ments for The funeral was appoinit
ed rbe committee consists of tho folio
&iog gentlemen Senators Reutwe
gasE5of Mass. Sherman, of Ohio, Morr
lerHof Vt; the Secretary of State; 4
Ial Hsociate Justice Clifford; Represeu
lcrHtive Garfield, of Ohio; Warren,
Iy5 Masa, and Randall, of penn,; CO.
IheEmissioner Dennison representing
,n-& District of Columbia.
seS
III WAsHTsGToN, Nov. 22It havi
iisiHbeeD reported last night that the Y
,yc& President had so much improved Il
lheShe " ould be able 10 leave tho city
nlv& The North this week. tho intelliger
pa -H Of his sudden death this morning
lew with startling force and suddenn'
lop& on the community. The Vice Pre-
IndHdent seemed on Saturday to be gr'
,keE deal better than any time during
Hlate sickness, but yesterday was n
:, Equitc as well. Postmaster Bort,
hoE Boston, called in the forenoon a
, ~ had pleasant conversation with hi
r. Mr.. Crossman, OF New York, a lit
M M airy friend, also visited the Vice Pre-
~ ~ dent on business concerning an unf
~ ished volume on the subject Of S
a az, veXy, and the Vice President being
Nh condition requiring rest, Mr.. Gro
NJ man retired, The Vice PIesid,
iHt b hon cInnf from I IN hon hn aro