, 1877-11-05
The Rems..t, ~ Senator Morton
Restit:Es ,on the Lincoln
81 :afa'aue.
An Enormous Concourse Of Be-
renyed Fellow Citizens
Pass I3y.
Eight Thousand Members of the Order
Of 0dd-Fellows Expected.
To-Day.
An August Asaomblage Of Statesmen
Now in the City Of 1ndi-
nnapolis.

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Special nsnatcA u Tae Chicago 7rasas.
1sDlANAFoIts, Ind, Nor. 4.-The body OF
s:nator Morton lay tn state In tho great hall Of
tho Coun-Ilousc to-day and this evening.
From 10 O'Clock In the morning until at night
the nrrss to view the remains vas simply
enormous. The stream Of visitors averaged
from I,5o0 to 100 an hour. and at the time oi
TIC greatest rus!s thcy passed the catafalque al
the rate OF 130 minute. Nearly 60,o0o pcsson1
pail tribute 10 the rnemors OF the iead Sen
ator bS taking last look at Ills face to-day.
srECfAL TRAINS
came in over all tho railways, ind the press oi
strangers was very great. All day long vast
crowd tllronrct tho entrances to The Court@
House, and, but for tic excellent management
of tic Committee aud po1scs, incxtricablc con-
fneion must have resulted. As II Was, nothing
could hare been hsttcr conducted. The crowd
20. 000 about the hntdl1c OF the afternoon. At
o'clock tic Court-1Jousc was cleared, and
THE FAMILY AND IMMEDIATE RELATIVES AND
FRIENDS
Of the dcccased pail the Courthouse a visit.
As thcy clustered about the caskct under tho
light Of the gus, tho scene Was wctr1ly solemn,
md, when band In distant corridor struck
up the atr Of "TAc Sweet BY and By 1t be-
came doubly impressive and deeply affecting,
uovinE to tears all who were present. Tho
loIr remains In tho hall all night under quart,
and Mt Tomorrow morning the reTtcw will 30
resumed, continuing Until II, vhcn the body
will 10 conveyed 70 the family residence, and
remain until o'clock ?. M, at which ttmo
TUE CHURCH SERVICE
Will begin. An Immense crowd from through
out the State Is expected Tomorrow, and tho
arrangements rnaslr Il, accommodate the guests
will prove wholly inadequate. 4 call Inns been
male upon tho citizens to throw open their
loort. thu railroads are bringing al! tho
passcnEeE-ears that can bo obtained Into rcQui-
sitIon, aul they fear that the supply will fall
l,clow the n.ctls of Tho occasion. The Odd
Fellows, in particular, aro coming In in great
Numbers, and Tonight Grand Secretary Foster
estimates TINT no less than one-thirl Of tho en-
tire membership iu the State will take part In
tic funeral. II this estimate proycs accurate.
5000 opp-FsLtows
will be In lihc. The services at the gravc wifi
bc conducted by tho Grand Lodge officers.
Aiming tho distinguished arrivals In tue city
arc::iolloxing: benjamin II. Drlstow, Il guest Of
Gen. Dcn Harrison; Gen. HARLAN nr1 vile,
guests Ut Jollt, NJ Butler; Senator Darld DAVIS
nn1 wife, guests ot j. D. 1Iowlaul; ex.Mayor
F.. j. Fillcy, OF 81. Louis: Miss Phoebe Couzn.,
OF 81. Louis; the senatorial anil Representa-
tire Committees frouI Washington: Sesrcs arY
Thompson and Attoruey.Gcncrnl Dcvcns, OF
tho Cablnct, accompanied by Ufrcharl Hayes
whn brings magnificent floral tribute fron, Mr.
1layc. to Mrs. Morton; James y, Tyner, Assist
mt Postmaster GENERAL; Hcn. Tom Brady,
Gen. Jocntr !. Ekiu. DIanton Duncan, and
james Speed. Of Louisville; William Henry
Smith ard Anson stagcr, Of Chicago; Gov.
cullon, of Illinois, and the State officers.
LAnug DELEGATIONS
from st. Louis. LoulsyIltci Cincinnati, and Col
umbus will arrive 0n tue morn!ng trlIn. Amoug
those who have sent regrets ut their Inability to
attend tho obscqutes aru Chief Justice Wuttc,
Harrison Ltdington, Governor Of Wisconsin,
Goy. Janrs d. NcCrcary, Ut Kentucky. Gov. 8.
IL. II. Clark, Of Nebraaka, and Gov. Charles 81.
Crcsswcll, Of Michigan.
70 The Nt.itrn Assoetat<d Trtss.
1xDGANAlnLls, Nov. 4.-At 10 O'Clock this
morning Senator Mortons remains we're escort.
cd to tho Court-ilouso by the Light Infantry
and pall-bcarcrs. The infantry formed around
the hcarsc, pal,-bearcrs, and tow fsicnda on
foot, 'bomo Of whom carrlcd 4oral tributes. Tho
hcarse WINS handsomely cuvercl With days.
THE ARRANGEMENT At TIN couRT-1tousA
hare hecn admirable, md tho immense crowd
handled with but little confusion. The corpse
WIS exposed Id the ccntru Of tho main hall,
midway between the grand ststsHays, on either
side OF which a continual aow Of peuplc havo
rmssel asl day and evening. At least 30, CO.,
sott,e say more-havo viewed the remains. Tho
decorations Ut the galleries and main floor ara
neat ant appropriate, being composed Of black
drapery with evergreen wrcsths. Contrleu-
tion3 OF
FLOWERS
arc in great profuslou. sosne Of them coming
f!otn Washington, St. Louis, and elsowltse.
stand. ot eolors composed q Indiana regt.
the most handsomely arranged being Just be-
hind tllu sluglu guards who stand, arms at rest,
at the hsad and foot Ut the rasket.
Thts evening an impressive scene took PLACE.
ingTess stoppe.l for tho itina to alsnlt the Fela
ttyes anl near pcrsoral frenls ot the senator.
They numbered. perhaps, nifty. aud moved slowly
around the cskct tTo or thrcc times, the orrhes-
tra In q remote eallcry playinR, an lanproprssts
selection while they remained. Tic Com
tnlttccs:. OF the senate aud House arrived to
day, and, during thu AFTERNOON. viewed tho To-
mail,s III company With ttov. Williams.
THE uI1AplN0 AND pEConATl0N
Of tho church IL bclnR d0nu under the SUPER
vision Ut Gen. James 4. Ekin, Assistant Quarter
Mastcr, who had brought frotn Tho post at Jef-
fersonvillo flags and assistants for that pur-
Tls representatives OF tho Presidents Cabi-
net will asriyeat II o'rl4xk t4,lltght.
Special trains hare been run to-day, bringing
Ia large numbers.
HpItNGFt8Lp. I'LL.
Sberi1i EH4IAIrA ~ 1A1 tAeaga Tt1aHaA
SrHisuRIELp, H., Nor. i.-tioy. Cullom,
SECRETARY .ot statu Harlow, Auditor Of stat1
Needles, Treasurer Kutx, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction Etter. AtfoEney-tiencEat Ed
sail, Clerk of the Suprtuiu Court Halnburgets
rAul selby, editor Of il,s iui,4oi4 !Sa< yoaraa.,
Harry c. Watson, correspondent. United Statea
!Marsl.a' lsoe, thu lluo:. Js'nss e: ConklItg,
Llncul, i,uboL, anu Nal. n. u. Higgins. az
conpaplel by several otlrrs Ut this city, left at
D:.N D. III. III special Putluun car over the
Wuhash for indianapolis. 10 attend ths obsc-
quics of tbs lasu Senator Morton. The coaored
meeting tu-,luseux uteht to take actiou rrxsra-
luz thu t!ca.h o[ Senator Morton.