The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-27


Interesting Telegraphic Items.
~CLEvsLvSD, ONO, September %
All d'y long Cleveland has presented an
odd si~ht for a picturesque, conservative,
quiet inland town. The whole town and
the inhabitants Of all The country herea-
bouts have been steadily. pouring through
the streets. DcputalionS have been arriving
from distant cities; bodies Of knights TEN.
plar, with their white plumes and graceful
uniforms; companies Of sOldier>-iniIntry
and artilltry-with tbeif knsps9cks, hsye:-
sacks, and blankets, ready for The carp and
the march. Drum, beating the muflltd
tones Of the dead mIrcA are heard here and
there. The hotels are surging with people
and excursion trains are running at differ
ent times during the day. Private houses
have been thrown open TO the reception OF
visitors, and the papers have long Gaia
loeueS OF distinguished gentlemen enter
tsiued by the leading inhabitants Of the
Dlsce. The various celebrities spent the
SUNDAY quietly. General Hancock went to
church, aud when his tall, imposing form
was seen walking down Erie avenue with q
lads upon his arm he was the object OF gen.
eral attention.
Hancock j., The lion Of The hour, so far ~
public uIiOSity is concerned. Crowds
stand abound tie house where he j. living
a beautiful lawu-surrounded mansion on
Euclid avenue-and WStch for a glimpse OF
his handsome martial features. The ytten-
ton shown by Genaral Hancock 10 the
memory OF his departed commander and
political rival to The presidency cXcites gem
eral observation snd favorable comment.
Every train bring IN new arrivals OF depu-
tatiOns and visitors more or less di>tln-
gui.hed, representatives 81 societies, STATES,
and municip ,litIes. Governor Foster, with
his statT, is at the keDnsrd House. Governor
Cornell arrived ihis evening, and IS the
guest OF j. Fl. Wade, Of telegraph celebrity.
The people Of Cleveland are striving Their
very best to entertsin sll who come TO the
CITY. but fears ore expressed ~ 10 the result
s. il i. supposed 100. 000 visitors will come
from the country all around,
VISITING THE EEsAISs.
During the day the body OF the President
remained on the catsialqne and was visited
by thousands Of people. The Train from
Cincinnati this morning brought up TWO
carloads OF flowers. FlOIal decolSilonS
are received from all parts Of the Union
and the BODY 81 the dead President lies
overwbelmed with roses and lilies and palm
leaves.
Nrs. Garfield visited the cemetery where
ibe President i TO be buried and approved
tho site selected for ais grave. During the
dav there was a constant stream Of carriages
driving out Euclid avenue 10 look al the
cemetery. Lake View cemetery l. situated
on a yrouD Of green, fertile hills, and looks
out upon Lake Erie and upon cleveland,
the Presidents re,ting.piace Is a knoll
intting over upon the lake, from when
Won can see Lake Erie and the popuIous
CITY shrouded ia smoke. Near MN Is
an obeli~k marking the remains OF hlS
uucle. Thomas Garfield, VINO was klIIed q
few months since. Nothing has been done
TO mark the spot Of the Presidents inter
ment. an0 il l. not believed be VIII be re-
moved from the vault until the monument
i under way. Nothing could be moro
beautiful in the way OF natural scenery
land and water, grassy valleys S4oplns
hilIs-than the site OF GATneIdS lOllo'
The people have taken a deep Interest 10
he matter, snd il is believed that a niohu'
ment will be erected to bis memory on thl7
knoll. which Will be among the famous
works OF American art.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
In and about the pavilion in which re>Oed
Tho rem,ins were the choicest specimens Oh
hpouty and fragrance THAI c0uld De culeu
rom among natures g%lories. Among tue
euhlems of sorrow were the following An
altar niece, a Tyre, the last sheaI g1theIeu
homo a massive emblem, Let sue beauti-
mi Gates Ajar"; an Egyptian urn, 4 PHI
low omen scroll monument, Tue Facau'
hair Masonic SQUARE aud compass, = cross,
an urn. bright star Of hope, a lighthouse,
Knichts Templar Maltese cross, 10 Steep
wv cross: a Bible, over the PAGES ID pui-
rIe immorteIles the words, Thy VIII Oe
ddnnp V-eupalorium and smilaX hDed Tue
odnes. a harvested field, "The Union
EoroverU .sEiernsl Charity" "Gone
Ashore" offerings to one great dead auu q
massive cross OF green Imported moss
LANDING five feet high, and over the arm
. wreath Of natural immOrielles. Al ID.
base Of the cross lay IN anchor ana chalh o'
whi,e immortelles, and around tthe Worus'
crest IN Peace" Ian, link
a. last evening passed there was Dut Htl't
1imi,ntion in the tbTongS that enclrc'ro
Monumental square. The east anu We
80 we're surrounded by people wn'
aoZod into the cstaiaique, aided by the RlAI'
- he numerous elecIrIc lights. lnslue lu'
naviron were six knights Templar anu
s~nad Of the Cleveland Grsys on guard uu1y
AZ midnight but few sentinels ana "oih
men remained inside the guard Ilne' lnougi
MANY persons were yet on The streel ou,s,uf
The scene was singularly impressive at tin
hour Tn almost perfect silence w
bTiobt glare OF the lights, tue cease,es -
movements Of the senIinels, the slguIhs y
the wind through the trees ana nIuDoV,y
combined to create a feeling OF I'VE 10 ~,
Syess,s OF the spectators. the ni'ss.n'
structure reared so quickly IN tne '"'s
sonsrc seemed the woIk OF a MIRAGE
GARFIELD SLEEPING.
The fact that the noble, patriotic u"rn gT
law calmly sleeping tue tnal sleep o, mm
. MS me scenes OF ms early manhood cat
ried its sad truth to every heart a st 81,
wice was stretched around ten acres o. ~
VII and soldiers patrolled the wa'AS
peenine The multitude on the outside. a,
Hundreds wept rs they gSz@u upO no,E,
c,.ket containing the remains; ine S,,n'
Sl,ST not vet opened, it being Mrs. Carried q,
'vj.h that the face should DOT be Exposed %
sccount Of its unnatural appearances W