New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-29
Our Washington Letter.

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The silent city received yesterday
within it's restful bosom another pill
grim from our midst and never has
the lovely scenery Of Oak Hill Gene
terry welcomed to its cal1n seclusion
a .nobler citizen more universal
or spontaneous outburst Of sorrow
and sympathy, has seldom been wit
messed in any community than that
which signalized the funeral Of the
late Professor, Henry, for all ranks
and conditions Of ,nen united with
one accord todo him, reverence. His
funeral yesterday afterno Don, was one
of the most solemn and impressive
ever witnessed In Washington, or
perhaps in the country. It was dis
linguished by the entire absence Of
every thing like show and parade fol:
the sake Of display, and yet it was a
very large one and imposing on ac-
count Of the presence, as mourners,
of many eminent men. It was a
funeral where simplicity, earnestness
and brain predominated, instead Of
an ostentatious exhibition Of wealth
and empty honors. It seemed as
though it was just such a funeral as
Prof. Henry would have been pleased
with, could he have seen it. While
the body lay in state at the Smith
sonian Institution, a cast of his face
was taken by the sculptor Clark
Mills. There were many floral trib-
utes to the memory Of the deceased,
among them a beautiful wreath from
the Japanese Consul at New York.
After brief religious services at the
institution, the body was removed to
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, where the public funeral
were conducted by the pastor, Rev.
DIR. Mitchell. There were present in
addition to the family and the imme-
diate friesads Of the deceased, the
President and Vice President Of the
United States, the Cabinet, the
Board Of Regents Of the Smithsoni-
an Institute, the Light House Board,
employees Of the Institute, Represen~
tatives Of the Executive Depart
ments, members Of Congress, the
Supreme Court Of the United States,
the judiciary Of the District Of Co.
lumbia, the Court Of Claims and
many Others Rev. DR.. Hodge, Of
Princeton, far advanced in life, de-
livered the prayer. The remains
were inferred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The honorary pall-bearers were AS
sociate Justice Strong, w. w. Cor
coran, Admiral Rodgers, General
Humphreys, George W. Childs and
Joseph Patterson, Of Philadelphia,
Surgeon General Barnes, Captain G.
P. Patterson, Superintendent Of the
Coast Survey, Prof. Guyot, Prof.
Newcomb, Gen. Poe and Prof. j. G.
yelling.
The great struggle in the House
over the adoption Of the. resolution
offered by Mr.. Clarkson N. Potter
on Monday for Investigation Of the
elections in Florida and Louisiana
came to end yesterday. The final
fight was short, sharp and decisive.
The Democrats won their victory
and passed the resolution. How far
the winners may proceed it is some
what difficult as yet to foresee, but
Mr.. Hale amendment will bring the
investigation Of other States within
the sphere Of the committees action
and Democratic frauds may be found
as plentiful as blackberries or ballot.
boxes. Many of the Southern Demo
Gratis have shown themselves so adj
verse to revolutionary measures, that
it is very doubtful whether any i'm
parchment measures will even be at
tempted.
Before two o'clock yesterday it be-
came evident that the Democrats
had quorum, and.as the Republic
cans had decided in the Caucus the
other night not to filibuster after the
Democrats should get quorum, the
resolution was finally passed with
out great deal Of diff ulty-In fact
the Republicans, independent of the
caucus decision were weakening rap
idly, and when the Democrats found
that they had a quorum and raised
triumphants shout, the fight was taken
completely out Of the Republicans.
It is said that not few Republi-
cans have an idea that the whole
purpose and intent Of the resolution
IS to unseat Hayes and to get Tilden
in. They argue that the resolution