New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-23
DELEGATES AT THE FUNERAL,

ARRANGEMENTS OF THE ALDERMEN-REP ENTA-
TIvEs OF TRADE BODIEs-TuE CLUBS.
The Committee of the Board of Aldermen having
in charge the question of attending President Gar
fields funeral yesterday received telegram from
the Mayor of Cleveland stating that place would
be assigned in the procession to the NewYorI Alder
men. as representatives of this city. The Aldermen
have decided to directly TO Cleveland from this
city, starting from here tomorrow. Probably if-
teen of the twenty-five members will 60 by special
car the Pennsylvania Railroad.
AT the Stock Exchange yesterday Donald Mackay,
the president of the Board. appointed the following
members as "a Committee to go to Washington and
attend the funeral of the late President: F. ~
Lawrence. Vice-President Brayton Ives, Salem T.
Russell, c. L. Haight S. " White, II. G.. Murphy,
+. A. Drake, J. s. Smith ID. +. Worden, /. J. Har-
riott and j. " Bowler. The Committee went to
Washington on the 10 o'clock train last night
While there its address will be Wormley's Hotel
A special car heavily draped in mourning on the
afternoon train, occupied by committees of the
Chambers of Commerce aud tho Board of Trade and
TTransp9rtation: S. D. Babcock, Cyrus W. Field
j. ). 4. Stranahan, Horace Porter, John T. Aguew
eoTgs wsd Iry a. C591kng Seth Low and
merce. Ambrose Snow, A. h. Miller and Darwin H.
james went in behalf of the Board of Trade Col
lector Robertson, heavy piece of Grape bound
around his left arm, accompanied the members of
the Chamber of Commerce. Thecommittces expected
to return this evening.
The committee appointed to represent the Mari
time Association of the Port of New York at the flu
Franklin Woodruff Daniel Barnes John l.. Merrill
William II. Van Brunt, w. RI. Westervelt Alfred d.
Snow Edward B. Bartlett, and jeremiah p. Robin
son, jr
The committee of fifty appointed to represent the
Union League Club at President Garfield uneral
met yesterday morning. and elected Walter Howe
Joseph f. Gay, and NJ. w. Cooper q committee of
arrangements This committee secured II special
car on tie 3:45 p m train yesterday on the Pennsyl-
wanna Railroad Rooms at tho Arlington House III
tMS;ashiagt9 on were secured by telegraph About
AFTERNOON train for Washington and others were ex
Pectedl to foil3w il later trains L; w Winchester
IT,, DAVID Milhken, Jr, John +. Flummer William
II. Patton and Horace B; Fry accompanied the party
as substitutes for members of the committed who
were unable to go.
BROOKLYN AND NEIGHBORING CITIES.
STILL DRAPING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THERE, IN
NEWARK AND PATERSON
Mayer Howell. of Brooklyn, has issued proclama-
ton appointing next Monday as a day OF fasting
and prayer. The draping not all completed in
Brooklyn yesterday and decorators found plenty OF
work. TIE mourning cmblems were all placed in
the frouts of the Municipal Department Building
and the County Court House. and attracted much at
tention. Within the Municipal Building hevay folds
Of black cloth were hung from the ceiling of the main
hall. Even Chinese laundryrnan suspended his
work long enough to drape the front of his shop.
The special committee of tho Board of Aldermen to-
gether with Mayor Howell, Commissioners French
Jourdan, Worth, Thomas and Crane, Controller
senior and other city officials set out for Washing
ton last night. Bishop Littiejohn has directed the
Protestant Episcopal clergy of Long Island to
hold special services Monday in all their
churches. Preparations have been made for a meet
ing in the Brooklyn Tabernacle Monday evening
when the leading city officials viii be present ana
speak.
Ihs Kings County Board of Supervisors met yes
terday, Addresses were made by Supervisors Clarke
Anderson Atwater and ormsbee, and suitable
RESOLUTIONS. offered by Supervisor Lake, were
adopted.
At meeting OF the Executive Committee of the
!Stn Regiment iair, which win DO held in the
Arrnory for tho purpose of raising a fund to enable
she regiment to represent the State Of NewYork at
the Yorktown Centennial celebration, resolu tiop ,
we're adopted yesterday, nlouraing the loss of the