The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-01

mutation in the future.
In this connection it is but Just to say
that the accounts of the National grange
are correct. They were audited but a
few days since by the executive commit
tee.
Inst Hours Of the Vice President.
Henry Wilson is the second public
official who has .- 49,.
DIED IN THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
John Quincy Adams was the first. He
was taken with stroke Of paralysis when
a member Of the House, and carried into
the retiring room of the justices Of the
supreme court, where he died. The
Washington house, where the Vice Presi-
dent has made his home for II years, was
on to-day visited by many people. He
has had a parlor and bedroom there with
out change ever since he first entered
official life here. Scarcely any of his
books or papers were here, as he had
only come to Washington on a flying
trip OH his way to Norfolk. The Rev.
MIR. Hunt, his amanuensis, who has been
working with the Vice President upon
his last book, ':rhe Rise and Fall of the
Slave Power" will arrive here on to-mor-
row. The closing volume is we'll under
way, and can doubtless be completed by
Mr. Hunt, from the extensive notes COL
ected.
Upon waking up on Sunday forenoon
Mr.. Wilson spoke Of his election to the
Vice Presidency, and remarked: IF
live to the close of my present term there
will only be five who served their coun.
try so long as L.
SCENE IN THE DEATH CHAMBER.
The scene in the death chamber was
very pathetic. The body lay upon plain
oak bedstead, which was placed immcdi-
ately under the Rembrant portrait of
Washington, which had the inscription
sPatriae Pater.' The room bore witness
to the illness which had preceded the
death, and to the confusion that followed
it. The body lay upon the back, and
scarcely presented as rigid outlines as are
usual in death. The face, proppcd up
preparatory to the post-mortem and en-
balmment, was remarkably beautiful IN
it's repose. There was not trace Of pain
about it. There was none of the dark.
ness Of death. The face looked AS gentle,
strong, pure, and noble as in the happiest
moment Of his life. There was
NO SIGN OF woMAN's HAND
or woman's attention, save one. An cid.
erly lady from New England, name un.
known, pressed her way thu ough the
throng of Senators and Senate attendants
to the bedside, where she caresscd the
cold features with passionate devotion,
and bathcd the placid checks with her
tears.
The writing table gave evidence of the
restless activity which physicians and
friends could not restrain, and which no
doubt FASTENED his decline. There were
the Washington papers, several southern
papers, some Of which contained pleasant
notices Of Mr.. Wilson, and letter paper
and postal cards which had been in use
only the evening before. The pen seemed
to have only just dropped from the busy
hand.
are in very different state from that in
which Mr.. Summers were when embalm-
ed. The post mortem this afternoon has
completely drained the body of blood, so
Il hat the embalming fluids will be more
certain TO take effect. Dr.. Baxter is sur
priscd that death did not take place at
the time of the attack the other day. The
arteries at the base of the brain were not
in condition to resist the slightest pres
sure. 1t is now certain that the weakness
between the shoulders alone prevented
fatal termination of that attack That
weakness furnished centre of contrac.
ton which then saved the brain.
HENRY GOLIATH.
1t is not generally known that the renl
name of II .nry Wilson was Henry Col.
bath. 1t is said that his father was ex.
ces:ively addicted to drink, and that the
man who adopted Henry in his carly life
vas named Wilson, which name the Vice
President afterwards assumed. His
brother. who was with him in his illness,
retains his name, S. II. Goliath. He is
employed ~ a messenger under the Ser
geant-at- Arms of the United States SEN
ate.
AN INCIDENT.
A gentleman who had long talk with
the Vice President on Saturday relates
the fo|lowing: MIR. Wilson was very
hopeful Saturday morning. He spoke OF
his recent attack, and said that he never
suffered such agony in his life as for two
two hours at that time. He then ex.
pected that his time had come. He spoke
with much feeling Of the kindness which
had been shown lin by everybody, par
ticu'arly by the press, and his eyes mois-
'en'd as he spoke OF the consideration of
the Journalists Of the country. He men
toned the attention shown him by the
President and Mrs. Grant, and spoke of
the flowers which the latter had sent him.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL
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