National Republican., 1881-08-15
AT WASHINGTON GROVE.
Over Seven Thousand Persons Present
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Exercises.


Special Correspondence Of The REPUBLICAN,.
WASHINGTON GROVE CANT, Aug. H.
The success Of the camp so far has exceeded, both
In attendance and interest, that Of all previous
seasons and has surpassed the antlcipations of the
managers. The camp Is so pleasantly situated, and
so many OF our Washingtonians own cottages,
which they occupy during the entire heated term
that II has become quitea summer resort To-day
the attendance has been very large, there being
about seven thousand persons on the ground COM
ing from all the places along tho railroad up as far
as Martinsburg, Frederick, Hagerstown, Harper's
Ferry, and even Winchester. About fifteen hun
dred came from Washington.
THE EXERCISES OF TODAY
commenced by an exhortation by the Rev. Mr.
Ames asking for contributions to pay the expenses
OF the camp. number of collectors were ap-
pointed and quite considerable amount was
raised. At the first meeting the Rev. ]. McKen-
dree Riley preached an able discourse, taking his
text from the fifteenth chapter of Luke. He took
for his subject the weakness Of men in
seeking for that which is forbidden,
and urged that parents should so train their chill.
dren that they would have the power to resist
temptation. The story ofthe prodgal son was told in
most effective manner and the whole sermon was
listened to with marked attention. At the chill
dren's meeting, which was conducted by Rev.
Harry France, OF Winchester, Va, most inter-
esting
ADDRESS WAS MADE BY MAJOR MORGAN,
who has most happy faculty of SO holding the
attention of the young people that they never tire
of listening to him, and are really sorry when he
concludes. At the three o'clock p. m. meeting,
the sermon was by the Rev. w. l. McKenny and
at half-past seven Rev, Dr. Ames, OF Annapolis.
preached. There were upon the ground to- day
several hundred colored people, who occupied
their usual places on the west of the tabernacle
and seemed deeply interested in the several ser.
vices. The crowd was so great that there were by
no means seats sufficient to accommodate those
who desired to participate In the services, a fault
which Will no doubt be rcmedied by next Sunday
The Nicnrasuan Minister'S Funeral.
The funeral services of General
Maxine Jerea, late Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary Of Nicaragua to the
United States took place at ST. Matthew'S church
yesterday afternoon at half-past three o'clock.
The services were conducted by Rev. Father Bo.
land, and were shortened somewhat by the ab.
| sencc of any music the regular choir of the
church being nearly all absent from the city The
floral tributes consisted ofa cross OF flowers and
| an exquistely beautiful pillow of white flowers,
| upon which was inscribed In blue mmortelles the
word Rest !" over this was poised a white dove
with extended wings holding q knot of forget.me-
| nots IN Its beak.
At the conclusion of the services the body was
pOrne I'd MOUNT OlNet cemetery ana thcre de-
posted in the receiving vault until such time as 1t
shall be taken back to Nicaragua. In this vault Is
still deposited the remains of the late Peruvian
Minister and his daughter, which have been await
| ing the cessation of hostilities between Peru and
Chilli to be shipped to South America The follow
ing is list Of the pall-boarers: Honorary-M, dc
| Zamcona, the Mexican Minister; NJ. Jose 4. dc
Cuillar first secretary of the Mexican legation; NJ
| Bcrales, of the Chilian legation; NJ Fredico
| Puinto, secretary OF the Chiian legation; NJ. dc
Geofroy, the French Minister NJ. Marche, Tsai Sih
Young, and Chen Song Llang, of the Chinese lega
lion Mr.. William Thornton, ofthc British legation
NJ. Kogoro, of the japanese legation, and Admira
Ammcn, U. S, n, Actve-Messrs. Newton Bene
dict, William Tewey, A. II, Clements, T. T., Young
NJ. 4. Dooley, and j. b. Philip, Among the mem
hers of the Cabinet present were Secretary Kirk
wood, Postmaster-G General James, Attorney Gene
raj MacVeagh, and Acting Secretary of State Hit
General Swain and Private Secretary Brown at
tended as the representatives of the White House
A mum Der of the officials of the State Department
were also present.