New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-25


around New-Yorlk to give formal expression
of sympathy.
FINAL PREPARATIONS OF MOURNING.
THE WORK OF DRAPING HOUSES AND PUBLIC Brrrp-
ING CARRIED FAR INTO THE NIGHr-DEPARrURp
OF REPRESENTATIVES, FOR CLEvEIAND-l1m
MAYoRs PROCLAMATION.
The work of drapng the city in mour,;r,, ,,a.
continued yesterday, and was still unfinished laSt
night. Some dwellings and business houses were
oeing decorated late in the evening The general
enect OF the display greatly surpasses any,
thng OF the kind previously seen in New-York.
wen were engaged in many of the churches during
tne oay preparing them for the memorial services
that VIII take place tomorrow. The beauty and
effectiveness of the Decorate IONS in soe
OF worship were mach admired by those who saw
them. There will he appropriate services in nearly
all the churches in this city and Broolc-
tyn tomorrow, and also i'm MANY of
them to-day. Signs freely displayed in
store wind 'ws yesterday, which read: This store
VIII remain closed on Monday out of respect for our
lamented President
From what could be learned by inouir1es the city,
VIII wear its Sunday aspect Tomorrow All of thei
city departments, the courts. the exchanges hanks
ana public offices will be closed The wholesale,
houses will not open for business If there are I'm
oe any exceptions TO this rule they could not be
heard of yesterday. A prominent merchant said
tnat any house which KEEP open doors on Monday
would not profit by it in the end The publie
markets, by order of Controller Campn,I will
close at 10 a. m As thew 90
closed to-day they could well keep shut all dav
tomorrow without sufficient preyious not,ce and
colder weather. The Post Office will not be omen,
aiter IL o'clock and the last collection will be made
Lor the day at that hour There will be one delivery
oy carriers Ia the morning The retail stores in a,
lew instances will keep open for time in the morn
he sku af I,,s I
pected that there will be general compliance with
the Governors and MAYORS prOcamations
There was number of departures of repre-
sentauVes OF various bodies that viii take
part IN the funeral services. The following
members of the Board Of Aldermen departed
lor Cleveland last night: Aldermen Auten-
relth, Cavanagh, Fmck Hawes McAyov.
McClave, Murphy, Perley, Power, Sauer, Seaman.
NieVin. Strack, Waite and Wells Repre-
Sentatlves of the Brooklyn City Government started
on the same train. Among them were Mayor How
ell Commissioners Jourdan. French. Crane. Worth
Booth, and Thomas; Collector Tanner the Register
OF Arrears, MIR. 0Keefe Assessor Truslo,y OR
porstion Counsel De4Vitsg --Ci,x.s I,-xs,,,r-
Mitchell, City Auditor vcorhies, Controller
semler, City Clerk Mcnamara ard Alder
men men Black Baird Dwyer, Doyle, Waters Dmon-
Nc MheCarty and Weir The sleeping car engaged for
the BROOKLYN delegates will he shunfedf ar Ceve-
ana and msed for sleeping accommodation
y ye 0e9rge w, w. MaigIoye, Grand Commander of the
u q
nNIighIs 5elnplar from this city also started Tor
Cleyeiand last night They will be Joined by dele
gamon iroin other cities while their wav
me following dispatch was received al tie Gotten
hkchahge, yesterday. from the Cotton Brokersi
Association at Liverpool:
Our market VIII be closed Monday, day of the PresL
dents funeral. ' " '"' 'f0sr
Joseph IeOman, vice-president IF the Excbanga
sent the following reply
The members Of the New-York Cotton Fxcbange ,o,
ef 10 thelr brethren IN Liverpool heartfelt rot
G l9I ther token OF sympathy in closing on the dv
oi the Presidents funerai.
The Mayor has issued the following proc lamation.
MAYORS OFFICE NEw-YORK. sept "a lssl
OF rue fresdent OF the United States ana rn
Governor OF TINS state all municipal Offices viii be e,si
anu All puOhc work suspended on Monday. fle 0ti.
susi out OF respect 10 The memory
letIate ana DO earnestly recommend 20 all citizens mar
lne uay pc tnly observed day OF mourning for re
greNous loss sustained by the Nation ana the IerevS
lalnliy OF the distinguished dead
ana 90 turther recommend that all fire and cbnrch
bells ne soemn!y toncd at o'clock ID the affernoon
d day. ana for period lour thereaffr ,r-
ing the uine OF the lnieTlnent at Cleveland
W. r. GRACE, Mayor
Workmen were engaged late last night bv the
ald OF calcium lights GTapmg more com nlefei1r
the ifont OF the City Hail. The pillars in mont of ~,
mann entrance are covered with black. Tie bal-
conV above Is hung with black. fastened at inter
Nals with ~Llte roSettes In front of the balcony *
a large portrait of the late President TIE q lire
ROM oI tue building is nearly concealed by heavy
masses OF BLACK cloth The interior of the Imldins
To- in.