Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-07

outbreak was expec cd by many, who went 10
the State House prepared !nr any emergency.
The republicans held al Indignation meeting
Yesterday evening.
A private dispatch to Senator Mitchell, rad.
ic,, says CIV. Grover put Croain, ,ie NJ ,crat-
| ic rector 10 the certified lists Chadwick,
democratic Secretary of State, gave all three
| lists to CroDio, who refused to deliver or c1
hibt them. Watts, republican elecor, was
appointed by the other TWO republican electors
to ill his own vacancy. We will attach ath-
davlt aud certified abstract Of vote. Crouin mp
poiu,ed two electors and will have cert fed
| lists.
| VERMONT.
| At a meeting of the Vermont republican
electors yesterday, Aldr:ch, the democratic
contestant, offered to vute tor Tiden and Hro-
bricks, bat was refused. AdIlch entered
protest aud will carry bis vote as elector to
| Washington himself che messenger appoloted
| BY the republicans refusing to take 1t. h;
appointed himself me 'sengcr TO carry his oWn
vote aod signed his own certificate in due tnru',
giving one yote Tor T,Id"n aud one FIR HI
bricks. He will go to Washington with The
other messenger and fight the matter out be.
fore Congress-
The Presidential Electors for Virginia met 10
the State Capitol yesterday IL. T.. Allen CT
| Shenandoah county, was elected 10 bill a can
cy 10 the College caused by the absence o. f.
| w Nj. Holiday, one of the Electors at large.
The unanimous vote of the Electors. eleven 10
number was cast for TiIden and Hendricks.
Edward s. Gregory, of Petersburg, was up
pointed messenger Of the College to Washlng
| ton.
WASHINGTON CITY.
The democratic members Of the FL use cf
Representatives held caucus after the ad-
jouromeut OF the House yes' erday AFTERNOON.
La the course of the Interchange OF views
upon the general subject OF the present poll
tcal situation several members expressed great
indignation al the course pursued by the Ptes'
ident, alleging that be had lnteriered With
the freedom Of elections by sending troops 10
Southern States. and con u entiDg with especial
severity upon his action 10 sending 10 Congress
10 the gulse of an official document, q eport on
the Louisiana election, which they denounced
as the work of partsans of his own saec!l"n
and 40 effort to torestal the judgment O! Con
gress, for which one, If for no other reasons, he
ought to bs impeached. The caucus took no
acton upon any Of the suggestions offered ex
cept TO appoint a committee to report 70 au
adjourned meeting their recommendation as to
the policy that should be pursued regarding
the present aud prospective polltlca' SITUATION,
aud also 10 reference to The suggestion Or 40
mpeachm ent of the President. The Commit
tee is composed OF the following gent: neu :
Representatives Hewitt, Payne, Wood, Ho mes,
Sparks, and Warren, and Speaker Randall.
Cremation.
rhc process OF crematGg the body OF the
late Baron De Palm. at DR.. Lemoyue's crema-
tory, Washington Pa, was successfully aceou III
plisbed yesterday morning. The body ar
rived at the crematory Tuesday, and was placed
J on the catatalque in the reception room OF the
crenatory. The BODY was taken from the
coffin aud wrapped D white cloth. 1t weighed
ninety two pounds, and was OF chocolate color
and perfectly odoress The vscera had brcu
removed, the cavities being filled with mix
ture OF crystaizsd carbolic acid aud potters
clay.
Before eight o clock the orematory was sur.
rounded by crowd Ou the arrival Of Col.
O.cott, the members OF the press and invited
guests were taken inside and the doors shut
Among those present were DIR. Folsom oil
Boston, Dr. Opperson Of Brooklyn aud Dr.
Asdale Of Pittsburgh. When the body Of tie
Barou dc Palm was exposed for Inspection
Col, OcJtt strewed upon it myrrh, traukln
cense, cassia and spices.
1t was then oruamented with pea blossoms
calow leaves, immortciIes, prlmro-es, smllaS
aod sprig of mignonette, all Indicative OF the
, immortality of he soul.
The urn designed TO receive the ashes Wa:
then placed upon the top OF the turnace JUS
above the retort. At twenty sven minute:
| 1t A. off hi hnt O
III, four geptcm"n, Col. OIcItt, NJ. N~Wtou
!. Dr.. L,lnoyne and DR.. Asdale, took HOLD of Tux
corners OF the crib.
A slight difference Of opinion between DR.
Lemnyne aud Col. Ocot' occurr, d as TO whict
end should 20 into the furnac' first. Col. VI
; cott coutending that the teet ought to be car
: ried first according to the usual custom, BAT
Dr.. Lamoyne, holding that the cremation
: would be much more successful If the heaC
were put 10 first, prevailed.
The body was then slid into the furnace. A
rush of smoke from the consuming flowers, {
, Whit of odor from the spices, and the door:
we're shut down aud the cremation began.
A peep into the furnace at $3.50 O'Clock
showed that the skull had fallen to one side auc
the bones of the skeleton began to show. The
body had not yet fallen apart, the eVergreen>
being still visible 10 good preservation
At nine o clock the ribs showed plainly. Tn.
: evergreens still resisted the intense heat. The
blower 10 full motion was a success. The hea
exceeded that used 10 consuming the sheep.
Al $50 clock 90 vestage of the f,wers re
NAMED, the skeleton came out plainly, the 10.
closing sheet still retaining its form prcser7e
by the alum solution 10 which it was dipped
At the end of the first hour tho bones crum
!, bled, and the outline of the form was lost. AT
the end of second hour the body was greatly
reduced in size, the large bones and ribs only
being visible, and would apparently crumble at
the slightest touch. At l0:45 the crib was
moved back 10 the retort two inches, and the
whole mass crumbled. Col. O!cott then pro.
bounced the incineratioo ended and complete
10 two hours and twenty minutes.
After the retort cooled the ashes were COL
lected and placed 10 an urn provided for that