Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-10-27

hell their regular semi.monthly meeting
In Virginia last evening, Judge Noycs In
The Chair. ON motion the usual routine
Of business was passed and the evening
given up To making suitable arrangement"
for the funeral Of the late Hon. Charles
L. De Long. After calling the meeting TO
order Judge Moves referred feelingly to the
death Of Mr.. De Long. Colonel II. II.
TAYLOR then arose. and amidst the most
profound silence paid a touching tribute
to the mcmoryof his dead brother Pioneer.
:. Our President il dead" said Colonel
TAYLOR, 's Charley DE Long Is dead. lie Is
Jeal. and We who arr left behind mourn ~
We have never mourned before for the tax
ing on Of a brotherof our Society. speak
81 him a. Charley DE Long. for thus we
have known him. He IL not the Hon. Z.
T.. be Long to Us. To his frisnds he was
simple. warm-hearted Charley. He has
gone where we will all so shortly-to that
bourne whence no traveller returns. In any
community his talents would have made .
high position for himself. lie had . frank.
fair. honest and genial heart-a heart that
throbbel In unison with those Of all true
men. Words cannot express the depth OF
that great. warm nature gone from us now
forever. His was a mighty soul In . small
frame. The memory IL his ~eloquence and
his virtues will live with MS forever. Let
the evening h. devoted Ia making the
sal arrangements which the occasion re-
quires."
ARRANGEMENTS ron I'M vrSERAL.
In reply To a question asked by Mr..
Thomas. the Chairman stated that the
funeral would take place next Saturday;
that at 10 o'clock in the morning the body
would be brought tn Masonic Hall by an
escort. there tn lie in state until | o'clock
In the afternoon. when the funeral ser
vices would take place. The body would
then be removed and taken 10 the depot,
IN. procession going out a. far ~ the
Divide before taking the remains to the
depot.
The question Of an escort To accompany
the remains 10 Marys,ille was taken mp.
II twas the general sentiment that old friends
u the deceased should lie selected.
Professor Frank Stewart wished the
matter left 10 the whole Society rather
than 10 the Board of Directors or any
Committee. lie hal known Charley DE
Long for a long time. aud his heart was
full 81 the grief which had fallen 50 sud.
denly upon this community. lie wanted
all the Pioneers to share In the honor Of
doing honor to the dead. IL was no time
for talk. II was an occasion which con-
cern.,l the heart and soul. All the Pho
necrs were near their long home. They
hal NOT !e' uonc "o'p."e 800 -
Mcheans. was n"as '% m ny
not ior business "a e - 49,. Sa
They hal lost nor 4nty i''ena e.S
eieN ana y" ,ns'nA ~ a.
but they MAJ ~n n'a
the whole thi'eu s'a'es. ne 49,
more brilliant man thah ever scn' 'io',
Nevada To the United stAtes SENATE a
great andg"oi man hal aepAf'eu anu .ne
Pioneers had lost u sfsa', s'sA' I''onu'
IL was no wonder Their h.arts "e,e s"re
anu mn pesus n,ora ,5.n once
mov,J IN tears. He proposed A. ID. Brill.
q. c. Goodwin and Lee MeGown As the
escort; c.r.on r.ia..,
-. n.n'.hx .a,n,y no bonorel by
~ 'aiaa,,on % one pion.sr from II.
a,,J,,i..
oouhuaites NJ p..,i,.o,,.
at, rlA'. ~ an.n.-
appeal AMI ptoPoseu 'ns ninn. nae
tus Lewis, OF larson. VINO hau s'""" w
from boyhooi win Mr. DE Long. m
After much discussion Coiohei u. u.
a..eor, ,ha h..Ix 10 Marys-
m ia ..atn,.,io Nth . similar boly
VILE. IN Win . s'nii W.,
from the knights Tempiar And o,ner
societies 81 which deesas,u was n'su'o
Judge Goodwin IN dechnihs W W ou'
Of the escort. ON account oi press,n. Pro-
fessional duties. spoke OF his hie-iong
acquaintance with Mr.. De Long. he h.n
known him first In Narysviile Is pale,
frail boy. The time came back To him rs
II 1t were yesterday. and hc loved ms
friend then as well As e he fos" W
eminencc as a lawyer. statesman anu W
plomatist, u was covered win inc "a'A'
of eon'ripu''u ny n'o"A'"'
noSoRs To rnE DEAD.
\, 49, j.ciJcJ that the Society appoint
ia, ,Lo III until
4 shaiu Oh ho""' ~
the hour % departure for Marysvilie. The
solloxinr gentlemen were appointed: DIR.
pele,an. Mr.. Kiitrcll. Mr.. Harrison. Col
s,sxar,.
n was resolved that the whole Society