Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-05-03
Judge Gllpin,. Funeral.

THE SERVICES AT THE HOUSE AND GRAvE-A
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF THE BENCH AND
BAR.
The funeral of the late Chief Justice Gill
pin took place, tins morning, the services
being held at his late residence, on Della
ware Avenue, opposite the cemetery. A
large number of people were present, in
Guiding Judge Bradford, of the United
States District Court, Associate Justices
Wales and Houston, and very full attend
ance of the bar of Kent and Sussex, and
all the members of the bar of this county,
including Hon. Thos. F. Bayard, and his
father Hon Jas. A. Bayard. Besides these
there were very many Of the prominent cit
izens of Wilmington and the State present.
Mayor Whiteley went out attended by the
full rolice force of the city.
The remains were encased in a handsome
cloth covered casket, which was silver
mounted and was placed III the library, in
toe west wing of the building. Here the
remains were viewed by the throng in at
tendance. The face was very natural, the
features being the same as in life. The
body was attired III suit Of black.
A few minutes after II o'clock, the SER
vices were opened with an address by Rev.
| s. s. Seward, pastor of the Swedenborgan
church, which was an exemplihcation of the
| Old Testament scripture, " And Abraham
yielded up the ghost and died, and was
| gathered unto his fathers. He drew sew
| eral lessons from the passage, arguing
therefrom that when man dies he at once
joins his fathers, or people, accordingly ss
he forms his eompanionshirs here, and goes
on developing in the other life the lie
which he commences in this world. Ac-
cepting this theory, he remarked the con-
ISOLATION to the friends of the deceased in
the knowledge that their friend had now
entered upon most glorious development.
Bishop Lee followed with some remarks
touching the severity of the stroke which
had afflicted alike the family circle and the
community, and very fittingly referred to
the purity of the life of the deceased and
the conscientious manner in which he had
maintained untarnished the judicial ermine.
The Judges death, he said, was the laying
down of both his office and his life at the
same time without any interim of decrepi-
tude it was step from the bench to the
death-couch-an adjournment OF his court
below to go into the presence OF the high
er court above.
The bishop then concluded the services
at the house with prayer, after which the
remains were removed to the healse by the
carriers Hon. I. T. Bayard. John G.
Patterson, Joseph 2. Comegys, George W..
Massey Jacob Moore and j. r. McFee,
Eaqs, who were followed by the following
pail bearers g. b. Rodney, Samuel
Guthrie, N. B. Smlthers, Edward RidgelY,
G. NJ Cullen and Jas. r. Iceland, Esqs
in both instances representing the three
counties Of the State. The ii >wers which
had been laid a. the head of the coffin, a
pyramid and a cross CT tea ro7ebuds, earna
lion pinks bouvardia, and heiotropes were
laid upon the lid of the c0ftin and with 4
lowered into the grave.
Rev. Willard II. Hlncklev. former pastor
of the Swedenborgian church of This city
conducted the services at the grave aftei
the form cf that rhUch.
SAD DEATH.-Nrs. Ann BIC Daniel, wife o
Jeremiah II. Mcdaniel residing at 523 W
7th street. died near Rising SUI, Cecil coun
ty, Md, yesterday, under very sad clrcGm
stances. On last Saturday week she wen
down into Cecil county ON visit to Mrs
Lucy Kirk, an old freud who WAS slow
" wasting away with consumption
intending to return on the following
Monday. Sue was, however prosnate,
with pneumonia on Sunday, and died, yes
telday, as stated. Mr.. McDatiel had him
self only Just recovered from a severe at
tack of the pneumonia, having been nurse
through it by his now deceased wife.
GAME PosrPoNtD.- The game betwee
the Amateur Quicksteps and the AtAeleti
Reserve niue, which vas to nave bee
played, this afternoon, has been postpone
until tomorrow, on account of the failuT
of the visitors to arrive. Only portion Q
= them reached the depot at Philadelphia i
time for the noon train.
NEW LIGHT HoUsF.-The Salem IN, j
Standard has heard rumor chat the GOV
\ ernment has purchased Of Thomas Dckir
= son, three acres Of meadow on FInn's Poin
near the Battery in Lower Penn Neck, s,
lem county, on which to build lighthous,
y for $1,000.
SHERIFF's SALE.-Sherif LambsOn sol
! at Townsend, yesterday, the farm of Owe
- G, Grow, 181 acres in Appoquiuimink Hun
dred. to N. 7. Jerman, uf Smyrna, Il
IF $500.
Sc EV:o R sALETITwo PURCHASE IA NONE iN