The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-06

Chandler.
Gen. John 4. Logan was esllsd to the
=. chair and Hon +. W. Gilbert, Assistan:
" Unired States Treasurer, was appointed
secretary.
Gen. Logsn read dispatch from Detroit
announcing that q special train with 8
committee of prominent citiZsns would
leave that city to night for Chicago, TO take
~ charge of the remains.
y FEer. upon Committee Of 5sc,ri, oil thirty
c. izens Of ChicOgo, win Gen. Logan Is
eli airmsp, was appointed. Among these
are the three members Of Congress, repre-
sentaiives Of leading daily papers OF Chi
csgo OF the Republican National Commit
tee snd the Young Mems Auxiliary snd
Veteran Club.
The following proposition from Secretary
h Terrence, Ccmmsrder of the First street
Bragsde Of the Hi National Guards,
was accepted:
HoS. JOHN A. LCGAS-Sir: She an
= nouncemert of the death of Senator
: z lcharish Chandler w1s 'ui'an shock.
n Sympsthizing wi h his i-uiiy ald friends,
az a token OF sympathy on the part Of the
! Illinois Nstionsl Guard and personally,
allow me TO tender you a deisil from my
. commsnd 80 sn escort TO his body when II
msy be decided TO remove 1t from the
city. JAMES 7. TERRENCF,
B-igader General Commanding.
TIE miiiii4 will set as a guard OF honor
! from the hotel TO the train, which viii run
"a special over the Michigan Central
Riilrotd, leaving here at nine o'c ock /,
a. m.
| The NEWS AT NEW YORK.
| NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The news of the |
death of Senator Chandler resched the 1
headquarters of the Republican State Cen,
| trai Committee at a tine when the room
was filed with Republican leaders from
the city and Interior and a. mi ght Be ex-
pected the sad intelligence crested s pro-
| fouud impression The y Ghigan Ssnstor,
while in this city two week sgo, was a ire-
quent visitor to the rooms and became
! personally acquainted with all the mem
bers, who learned to admire ard love him
| Tor his warm hearted disposition snd ster-
| ling qualities.
Secretary Johnson said: "The Senator'S
! death IL fearful blow 70 the Republican
party, which can i'll shJTi % lose such 4
man at this time"
Suitable action will be AIKEN by the CON-
mittse ard the repre- seutativcs OF IN. civ !
| in relation 10 Sir. Chandlsr's death soon. '
The news CT the Ssna; re death created !
almost as profound sensation at the Rob :
inson headquarters, as It lid At the rooms !
OF their political op2onei :. The mSjarity, e
while opposed to the principles of old Il ,ch,
admired his pluck ard backbone.
HIS FRIENDS IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Nov. The news Of the
death of Senator ChaGCler called forth
universal expressions of iegrst among the "
othc Of the government and Is received :
with great sorrow By very large proper =
ton OF the citizens Cf Wsshirgton, ire ',
spective of politics; his roug residence in -
the city and his kininsss I disposition z
having gained him very many warm II
friends among all clsssss. st
Secretary Schurz, o. hearirg Of the ;.
death Of his predec. ssor, caused The d Y OF Al
the Interior Department to be placed at ~
half mast ard ordered The bniIdirg a.
drspsd in mourning.
The President this afternoon sea, : tele
gram Of sympathy TO Mrs. Chandler.
AN HONEST MAY.
SPEINGFIELD ILL Nov. Tn obi!u- =,
ary notice of considerable length on the %
death OF Senstor Chandler vii appear in =, =,
the Req SIC, tomorrow. Gov. Palmer says y
{" The Rsgist,r ia willing to believe his err ~ ~
rors of action arose from mistake as TO -,
the theory of our govern mep; and IL It his -
stern opposition TO the unity snf frs'erni,y =
OF the people, North aUti -C.=, VISA the M
result OF honest conviction. In publ c life to
Mr.. Chandler was honest and was never ne
charged with using his political position e.
for The purpose OF private gain" 10
HIS DAUGHTER. L.
PORTLAND. Me, Nov ! Mira Eugene 10
Hale, dan. hter Of Senator Chandler, start
ed for Chicago to-day, accompanied b;
Clarence Hale-her husband being too un-
well to NAL e the journey. lei
TIE INQUEST.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The coronsr's irqGest ~
was held at the Grand P.,cif, to night, r,
and after considerable evidence nad ne
been taken, the following verdict WIS rem a
iered IN
That Z,charish Chandler, now lyirc
deal at the Grand Pacific Hotel, in he
:Itv OF Chicago, cOUu.y Of Cook, State Of o.,
Illinois, came to his f-seh on the frst day -
d November, 4. .. 1879, at the Grad Pa -, =,
,idc Hotel, III said city of Chicago, after ni
midnight and before o'clock in the morn Ia
Hg from natural CrIse which, from the W
violence, We f-d to b. CIR, bal heugy-
lcsH.
he fiieEis and relatives OF the deceased
Injected 10 a complete post msrtem examiaa-i
ion, tn
Inc body has been placed in a suitable Oh
'astet and Orders given lDr tmbalmiug. dii
Leonard W. NO!k, the sculptor, took a tpl
'ast OF ihe head this evening, which be az
;atss Is one OF the beet be ever made. il tir
,zicg a cast Of the ellIEs head, instead Of
he &c, a. il usual. IN
Several meetings a.-e zen held ton .rt r..
y vaTiUus rrcaI.zi EiIa-, aud ell have ,,'
LOP.Cd fitting resolutions 81 rs-psCt and Mr.
JndOlsnce; among Others, the Republican pa
}ampaign Committee, The Ualoa Veteran -, ~
Tub and the Young Mems Auxiliary vi
,luh, under whose auspices his address ~,
Es- delivered last night x
The escort for the remains TO- morrow
lorning promises 10 BE- most imr osing
q sir, nearly every political sad military
SgsHizatiOn in the city t. king part. ia sd
Iuon 10 the regular appointed commit "''
ees. The tEIoa Veteran Club will be ~ -,
resent in body at the depot. 30
More reports are received tonight from Oh
oiu.s 10 the Northwest, reporting meetings las
nj resolutions 10 express the siuCere scr sur
2w Thich the u I.imeiy death Of the dis Mr.
ngUi'hed pa.rio', statesman ard orator ;, l
Is CcCa-IyIsd. III
General Hooker. the
NEW YORK, Nov. I.-Tae Gov rn9rs IcS
nom IN the City II al has bsel set ap-r; VI
r the purpose Of having the remains al tue
l4j. Gen. II lOker liz in safe there ~,
Inc iurer,I viii take pa: heTe Vel 81 ,
esdsy. The remains viii be buried IN va
az a.,
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