Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-23
THE INDUSTRIOUS DEAD.
Removal Ofthe Remains from
Washington.
Programme Of Exercises to be
Followed at Cleveland.
Description of the CatafnIqua-
The Nations Tribute 10 a
Great Man.
Gov. BIackburn's ProcIaIms.

FRANKFORT, KY, September 3D.
The Governor to-day issued his proc-
lamation directing the public offices
to be closed during the day Of Mon.
day, the 10Th inst, and requesting all
the good people to assemble in their
various churches or other appropriate
places Of assembly to take such meas
ures as to them may seem meet and
appropriate, that day having been
fixed upon for the funeral ceremonies
Of James A. Garfield, late President
Of the United States.
Business at Denver Suspended.
DENVER, September 23.-The May
or has issued a proclamation that all
places of business, including saloons,
be closed until 6 pm.
The Musical Programme.
CLEVELAND, September 23.-The
programme of music at the funeral
Monday has been adopted as follows:
The Cleveland Vocal Society will sing
Beethoven's Funeral March; the
hymn beginning "Thou art gone to
the grave, but we will not deplcre
thee" Mendelsohn's chorus st
Paul, 40 Thee, o, Lord, l yield my
spirit" and Garfeld's favorite hymn,
beginning:
"Ho reapers fthe harvest,
Why stand with rusted blade,
Until the night draws round thee
And day begins to fade"
At the grave the united German
Singing Societies will sing: y \
Ode Of Horace, "Integer vitae sceler-
rispums," etc. The main decorations
will consist of nine magnificent arches,
one at each entrance to Monumental
Park, two at the corner of Euclid
avenue and Erie street, two at the
corner Of Erie and Superior, and one
at the entrance to Lake View Gene
terry. Draped banners stretch across
the principal streets, bearing notices
and quotations from the illustrious
dead. A large banner, with appro-
pirate decorations, spans Euclid ave-
nuc at the Pittsburg railway crossing,
where the body will be taken from
the cars, and the procession formed to
enter the city. Elaborate decorative
work will be done upon the four
arches in the square. That facing the
pavilion on the west will consist OF
two massive columns joined by an
arch. Two other and shorter columns
stand by the side Of the foundations
Of the archway, one bearing a bronze
eagle, and the other representing a
broken column. The columns will be
appropriately wreathed in flowers,
flags and drapery. A portion of the
arch will consist Of flags and flowers,
woven together to form a ladder; at
the foot a canal boat; Hiram a step
above; then Chickamauga, the House
Of Congress, the Senate, and at the
tor the White House. The arch facing
this upon the east will be similar in
design. The decorations consist prin-
cipally of flags of all nations enter
twined with flowers and drapery of
sable. The floral decorations on
standards will be four by eight feet in
size aud the archways eight by ten
feet. The decorations facing the cat
afalqua will be two colossal floral
gates with standards at each end
twenty feet in height, the space be
tween being occupied by several posts
ten feet high. Each standard will be
clothed in sable drapery and decorated
with wreaths and flags
J. H. Wade, H. B. Payne and Jos
Perkins we're appointed a memorial
to receive subscriptions
and decide on a monument.