The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-24

TRIBUTES OF REsPECr.-The beautiful
and highly ornamental clock presented to the
Portland Yacht Club for their room, by the late
Judge Shepley, has been draped since his
death. The flag on the club room was at half
mast on Sunday. AMI will be today during the
| funeral.
The United States Court room has been clos
ed and Grape hung on the door. The flags on
the public buildings will be at half-mast during
the funeral, and the public library, of which he
was director, will be closed during the after
noon.
A very largely attended meeting OF the Bar
of the United States Circuit Court was held ia
Boston yesterday to take preliminary action re-
ative to the death of Judge Shepley. Among
those present were the Hon. E. lockwood
Hoar, Hon. Richard 81. Dana Jr., Hon. Chas
Theodore Russell, Hon. Thomas L. Wakefield
Hon. Edward Avery, Henry d. Hyde, Esq |,
Causten Browne, Esq, Thornton K Lothrop,
Esq, and other members of the Suffolk Bar,
United States District Attorney Sanger, Com
missioner Hallett and the officials of the
United States Court. The meeting was called
to order by District Attorney Sanger, and the
Hon. e. lockwood Hoar was called upon to
preside, Mr. Thornton x. Lothrop was chosen
Secretary of the meeting.
Judge Hoar spoke of the sad and solemn oc-
casion that had called them together. The
shock which the news had given them and its
utter upexpectedness was pressing upon all
their minds and hearts. Judge Shepley had an
inherited love and taste for the Law; he was
bred lawyer from his earliest years. 1t was
the speakers good fortune to be student with
him at the Cambridge Law School in the days
of Storey and Greenleaf. He was then dill
gent student and noted for that acuteness in
his legal perceptions which gave promise of
that distinction in the legal profession which
bis subsequent life has fulfilled. 1t was also
the good fortune of the speaker to have some
thing to do in the selection of Judge Shepley
for the position he occupied at the time of his
death, and his sdornment of the Office had
truly INDICATED the wisdom of the selection.
Judge Shepley has been growing man, but in
the full maturity of his powers, and with the
promise of long and useful life, he had been
suddenly summoned away, and the meeting
had been called for the purpose Of giving such
expression to their respect and sympathy as
the occasion may call for, and to make provis-
ion for representation at the funeral, and for
preparation of resolutions relative to their great
loss.
Mr.. CausteL Browne then moved that the
Chair appoint comrnittee of six, who, with
the Chairman, should represent the bar at the
funeral. The motion prevailed, and the Chair
appointed the Hon. Richard Dana, Jr., Caus-
ten Browne, John G. Dodge, Elias Merwip,
the Hon. Charles Theodore Russell and Thos
Ell. Talbot.
The Hon. Richard III. Dana, Jr., after few
remarks, in.which he expressed his deep per-
sonal feeling for the loss of Judge Shepley,
whom he knew at the Law School and had
known ever since, moved the appointment of
committee of five to prepare suitable resolu-
tions for presentation at a needing of the bar
to be called by them. The motion prevailed,
and the Chair appointed Sidney Bartlett, the
Hon. B. f. Thomas, the Hon. Henry W.
Paine, the Hon. Charles Levi Woodbury. and
the Hon. Walbridge A.. Field. q The meeting
then adjourned. subject to the call of the COM
mittee.
The Maine Veteran Association of Massa-
chusetts met at the Office of Gen. G. w. At
wood yesterday afternoon. President Gen. f.
Nickerson presided. The following COM
rades were selected to attend the funeral of
Gen. Shepley to-day: Gen. T. S. Niekersou,
Gen. M. B. LakemaD, Gen. G. w. Atwood.
DR.. III. G. White, Lieut.. S. G. Small.