The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-27


Special to the Herald,
Austin, September q. %. NJ. Booth, n ~
L'uls drummer, died last evening at the Ray.
mond house from morphine taken without
suicidal intent, however he leaves wife
and two children Ia Springfield, Missouri.
Ihelittle California girl, Mary Jemison,
reported down with diptherla SATURDAY. died
yesterday,
All the business 10 suspended. and the town
Is In mourning aud illed with country
people VINO locked ln o. share I'm the
celebration OF the nations calamity. Tue
following programme was carried Out: At ten
o, ,elock' am, twent-oAe minute guns COM
menoed firing; at IL O'Clock, M, the bell 0f the
city hsll began TO toll, followed "y ali OF the
church bella of Austin. Precisely at ore
p m, the belle ceased tolting ana Immediately
thereafter the United brass baud of Austin
began 10 play At the city hall: First dirge,
second, an anthem; third, funeral mar, h;
fourth nrequiem immediately thereafter the
bells resumed toIllng, the bell of The city
hall beginning sud tolling from then until B
y m, signal gun was fired for the cessation
ol tae tolllng OF the bells Immediately there
after the fuu eral ceremonies began al Millett's
opera house and at the capitol by the church
ch0ils, Az the former the choir Hang n vol.
Nhtaiy. II would not live always" Prayer
wa, 0ueren 10y Dr Darlington and rn grafton
by Hon A w Terrell; HYMN "Aaieep I'm ,Iesusu
oy the oholr; grafton b Hon Jonn Rector;
our fallen hero" rom Tho (ermsn Inv
Sohultze, was sung by the United German
singing Associate address by Col, Bjrrgg;
address by o. NJ ROBBERS; "Oh, Thou Who
uriest the mourner's teari by the choir; ad.
drees by EN. Governor II. j. Davis; "Nearer
my God TO Thee" by tina choir, and the bene-
diction was pronounced by Rev Dr. Shoot.
we're sS OsPISas5 SPiSSass and Of the orators
profound impr' eslon, The opera house was
llled. hundreds not being able 10 obtain even
standing room The governor was introduced
by colonel Glenn, who said he had known the
IN the audience had heart tenderer than
beat In the breast of the governor. IN,
governor said; "Ladles and gentlemen
Seeing these evidences of mourning we know
mat the people all over the United
States OF America arc IN mourning to-dly, II
| is proper that this should he, for the hand o
violence has striGAen down the chosen head ui
| the greatest republic that ever existed OF
| earth. A thrill OF sympathy and sorrow paI
Vades civilized n'tlon to-day, because th,
open and public assassination of the presl.
dent of this free and great country Isl blew al
| the government, and felt through,
out all Chrtteudom. As indl.
viduals we must lament tho fate Of y
great man aLd loader among great men; Il
| great man cut OF IN the primeuf his man.
| hood Just rs he had mounted the pinnacle of
| fame as a cit i2en. We still have greater
cause for regret in the threatened fate of our
| republican luhlllullOnS by SUCH q tragedy on :
| acted az IL was with deliberate publicity, In
| dsploIlng the calamity that has befallen us al
citizens, we should TeaOllect that II IL the result
of Il condition of ltnlnga that renders It pospib {
| in this land Of boosted freedom. such things
do not happen by accident, Benseoss denun.
citation, lavish vituperation Of men in nu.
| lhority, total disregard of patriotism wher
| itetands In thewAy of selfish ends, aE uuIcru
pnlOus struggle for the spoils o
| onice, the io3toring Of warrini
! r0ta@onism, In desperate resolutions, IN th,
4 , or ruin poicyi all these and many .nori
| such evils that beset our Uody polite, tend
10 educate the assassin to his wicked deed o
desperation. For these thl0gs, and for ali th,
results necessarily following In their train
We should remain In sackcoth and ashe,
to-day, as the existing civil evils II mot curer
| by the Incubation of The highest moral stan
dard will not only continue the assassination
OF presidents, but Will ashassinate TIE
r"puDlic. This great calamity ha,
'ught together all Glasses I'm \
common sorrow at the funeral oI
| oar chief magietrate. Nay It bel lesson 10 the
whole American people. teaching them In,
charity of fOfebehranee. of good will one tC
another, In one united brotherhood, devoted
TO the promotion of the best inteYests OF Ia,
country common country, our common
country, lie country of the tree peOpls oI
America Prolonged cheering.