Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-29

DuTn'S EutmtAe0 EreSctence-I0e
Weeks Round of Attractions
LOufsVIlle's ''ZOO''-A PIning Bear
and a Lonely Eagle-MythiesI Mice
and a Fabled SparrOVV-KentuekV
at Yorktown.
LOUISVILLE. KY, September 26.-The soft
September sunshine streams down upon the
trappings Of woe that flutter like sable banners
in the early autumnal wind now beginning to
take into its tones that plaintive whisper that
seems to have been breathed upon the strings
of Eolian harps, making fitting dirge for the
funeral train passing through the land.
Ever since that solemn midnight when the
tolling bells pealed out clear deep and
strong on the night air. and great hush fell
upon the thronging crowds in the streets,
and quiet sleepers woke and turned upon
their pillows, saying shudderingly: His soul
is passing" there has seemed to be spell
upon everything. Groups of sad faced people
gather in the streets and talk in low voices.
1t seems like ones own dead that makes US
heavy at the heart, and asks US for the balm
of tears and prayer.
Strange we did not recognize in ourselves
the love we bore our President until it throbbe1
out over his PROSTATE form, and spends itself
above his coffin How the great warm Southern
heart went out to that bed of patient anguish,
and, standing face to face and soul TO soul with
those who watched around it, felt truly that
in such sublime sorrow there is no North and
no South-only our country-our whole coun-
try.
This is Memorial day, and the minute
guns have broken the silence at regu-
lar intervals since the salute at
SUNRISE and will continue until .sun-
set. Business is generally suspended and
funeral services held in many churches. At
the Warren Memorial Church Presbyterian)
there was union meeting at the hour of the
funeral services in Cleveland, the spacious
building being SO crowded there could hardly
be found standing room. Large numbers par
ticipating were members of President Gar
fields denomination There were present
ministers of all sects, together with the Rabbi
of the Synagogue. Sunday morning and even
ing were devoted to similar exercises in the
various churches Of the Disciples and on Sun
day afternoon all Episcopalian congregations
met at Christ Church, where the service for
the dead was conducted by the aged rector,
DIR. Craik, and the music was superbly rem
dered. Mozart's Requiem was given with
effect, as well as the Mozart hymns, the "Dies
Irae" and "RecOrdare" swelling out with
All public buildings and many private resi-
dences are handsomely. .draped. The Courier
Journal building is heavily festooned, the
marble pillars at the entrance tastefully wound
and looped, and above it all sits the statue of
Prentice, like a calm. impassive marble Fate,
looking out upon the weeping nation with
stony eyes. All churches Of the sect Of D1sci-
pies in the city are dressed in mourning. the
Fourth and Walnut, having the most considera-
bic membership in the city or State, being
more elaborately arrayed than the others.
There are heavy festoons across the frieZe Of
the portico, and the Corinthian columns are
enwrapped, and the draping extends down the
Fourth street side. In the centre of the
loops and folds in front is 8 Large picture of
the President wreathed with Grape Inside
the sombre hue is relieved by white streamers
here and there and beautiful and elaborate
garlands of flowers.
The pulpit and altar are in heavy mourning,
and on each side of the latter is small table
covered with black, on one of which is a broken
column Of white flowers, and on the other an
anchor. Back of these is another
taller table, upon which rests an open Bible in
white flowers with the words in violets, THE
rock on which he stood" Above the altar is
another picture of the President surrounded by
wreaths of immortelles. All the work about
this beautiful temple was done by the hands of
the congregation In this church on that terrible
Sunday after the shooting, when al waited
brsathlessly, expecting each telegram to
announce the Presidents death, the morning
services were dispensed with, and the grief
aud anxiety of the whole congregation seemed
prayer The paetor. Rev. B. B. Tyler, who was
warm personal friend, spoke OF the victim
with streaming eyes and tremulous voice, and
| from all parts of the building came answering
sobs and low murmured prayers The first Of
the proclamationS for a day of fasting and
prayer was made by the Governor of Kentucky,
but when the appointed day came around
there was such an apparent improvement in
the condition or the President that it was
mainly turned into q joyful Thanksgiving.
Nevertheless, in the face or all this, Governor
ipfoT fnac crtTlaI
declared emphatically and confidently in his
professional character that the wound was
necessarily fatal from the start and no
gical skill could work his cure. With the
! f1uctuating hopes and fears he constantly
reiterated his opinion, and the event has but
TOO sadly proved its truth. The Governor left
yesterday for Cleveland to attend the funeral,
as did also DeMolay Commandery of Knights
Templar to take part in the Masonic portion
of the cortege.
Under other circumstances this ought to be
gala week in Louisville. 1t is race week, fair
week, and the Exposition in full blast. There
was but slim attendance at the opening OF the
Jockey Club fall meeting. Memorial day strikes
out one from its calendar, and it will conse-
quently continue in session a day longer. The
city is overrun with strangers from every
where. This is the very best and brightest
time for people at a distance to visit Louisville,
and they are quite generally aware of it,
and come In legions Excursion par
ties to visit the Exposition secure
cheap railroad rates, and, for month in the
autumn, the streets are a bewildering maze of
linen ulsteTs and valises And the visiting
stanger has such an innocent air about him
such an appearance of trying to look perfectly
at home, and thereby convince you he has been
here all the time, and is no 'greeny" cn the
subject of sightseeing This is the first year
in many that we have had an agricultural fair
for the county of Jefferson. 1t used TO be an
institution. but the Fair Grounds rose in value
as the city extended towards them, and
they were sold IL. parcels for suburban
Villas This year the Fair opened at the Louis
vi ZOOlOciPal Gardens which M
selves something more than passing mention.
Several years ago prominent and wealthy
citizen owned a large tract of land in the south
ern part Of the city, or rather some distance
beyond the southern confines 1t brought him
nothing, and was eating itself up with taxes,
when at last the Jockey Club grounds were
laid of not q stones throw from it, and the
owner with several friends, also wealthy and
prominent citizens, conceived q bright idea and
divided it amongst the lot Why shouldn't the
city buy the land and have q geological gar
den2 The bright thought was cautiously de-
veloped in a newspaper suggestion. 1t took at
at once. Why shouldn't we have ones The
land was the main consideration-as TO the
geological department, the animals would
doubtless drop in Of themselves when they
got an inkling of the magnificent enterprise
So these public spirited citizens proceeded to
''whoop it up'' in season and out of season;
they blew the trumpet in the Council; they
talked it in the Board of Trade they whispered
and babbled 1t on Change, and as much drop
ping wears away the stone, the city finally
put sos. 600 into the citizens willing hand and
became possessor of an inchoate Zoo 1t was
handsomely laid out with fine driving track
and amphitheatfe and judges stand. but the
geological collection somehow increased slow
ly. True, what is there is very excellent of its
kind, and quality is TO be more considered here
than quantity. There is a solitary young bear
chained to a stump, upon whom visitors are
supposed to gaze with mingled wonder and
terror Young Bruin does all he can to make
up for lack Of other company, and howls with
the vigor Of half dozen healthy bears. Still
he looks lonesome.
Then there is a superannuated bald eagle;
how he came there is mystery, unless he was
seeking place in which to end his days in
peaceful secusion but he hangs his head in
most detected manner. and altogether appears
to be very much ashamed of himself It was
also reported at one time that sparrow hawk
and pair of white mice had been added to the
rare collection, but they are never seen. Per
hRps they got away. This is Louisvilles two
hundred thousand dollar Geological Garden,
the fame of which has gone abroad to the ut
termost ends Of the earth.
The terrible, scorchiRg drought in this region
was broken about two weeks since by gentle,
steady, soaking rains, that were simply deli
cious The poor, burned grass and ghrubberv