New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-26
Neao'Uork Daily Griblraae.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1881.
THE NAJPS THIS MORNING

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THE NAWS THIS MORNING.
FoREIGN.-Ayoob Khan was defeated by the
Ameer on Thursday last. and has fed to Herat
g. Yellow fever has been causing great NOR
tally at Bridgetown, Barbados. - The Span
1sh Court will go into mourning for one week for
the late President Garfield. - A union Protes-
tant service has been held in Mexico in memory of
President Garfield; General Diaz and other dis
tInguished Mexicans present; manifestations
OF sympathy were shown at the London churches
yesterday.
DoMEsTIC-All day yesterday large crowds passed
Through Monument Square, Cleveland, to view
the coffin containing the body of President Garfield
The order of the procession which takes place to-day
has been made public; the body viii be placed
temporarily, in vault; tho site selected for the
grave has been approved by Mrs. Garield-=A
hurricane passed over the City of Elmra N " do
sng considerable damage earthquake preceded
the storm. - large part of the town of
Ottawa, H., was destroyed by fire; loss 5000 600
- fire at Denver Col. destroyed railroad
property valued at $25 900; covered by Insurance.
g. One-half of the village of Paw-Paw, Mich
was destroyed by fire, which the work of incen-
diaries.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The sermons preached in
the city and Brooklyn yesterday were generally
about President Garfield. - Business will be
entirely suspended today and services viii be held
IN many churches. - The funeIal of Henry F.
Vail took place yesterday. - There was more
trouble iii ST. Anthony's Church, III Greenpoint
- The last service for the season was held in
the Gospel Tent. - King Kaiakaua visited
Tarrytown.
HE WEATHER.-IRIBUSElo local obsrrv atoms int-
cate clear fair weather. with slight changes in
temperature. Thermometer yesterday: Highest
S3o lowest, TO; average, 1919.
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country at the London churches yesterday
were, as might be expected. touching and gen
erons. The great congregation at st. Paul's
Cathedral arose and stood while the organ
pcalcd forth the "Dead March in Sauln
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Another graveyard insurance scandal The
body of "a resident of Wilkesbarre was found
i'll the canal, evidently drowned, aud it is said
that various persons held policies amounting
TO $4,000 on his life. The suspicion that he
may have met with foul play is not stated, but
Is obvious. Is there way of checking this
infamous business, which is bringing daily dis
grace on the name of Pennsylvania
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Not the least interesting incident connected
with the preparations for the funeral of the
late President il the hospitality shown by cit
items of Cleveland to the many strangers who
have come to pay the last honors to the dead.
The throngs in the city are great, and the ca
pacity OF the hotels liz of course, utterly I'M
equal to the extraordinary demand The
citizens have, therefore, thrown open their
homes and accommodated large numbers of
the visitors, thus making it possible that the
demonstration shall be in some way adequate
to the high and solemn occasion. .
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The local columns briefly tell the story this
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inal life The good people in the neighbor
hood of Vernon and Flatbush-aves Flat
bush, who have observed the quiet and
exemplary conduct of gray-haired couple
living there, and have considered them
to be respectable persons, will no doubt be
surprised to learn that the supposed husband
Is well-known-we might almost say an
acknowledgements who has served several
terms in the State Prison, and has accumulated
considerable real estate by lifelong diligence
In getting what did not belong TO him. and
equal diligence in keeping it; and that the
supposed wife Is q famous shoplifter and thief
whose face and history are known on both
sides of the ocean. These are among the neat
surprises of suburban life.
The people of this city cannot ioin in nav
ing the last hoD0rs to tho body Of the dead
""s sno oomohssfaelon Oh sympathy
and public sorrow win hardly be less marked
than II the last scene was indeed to be
enacted here to-day. The work of drapinc houses
and buildings In the emblems of mourn
eng WIZ have been completed, and the CITY
win Dc hung in black almost from river
70 nver. All places of business down
town VIII BIO closed. The hanks ara
exchanges win not be opened. The courts
the departments of the city government
the Post Offices the theatres, win sbut thai
doors. In all the churches there will he snac;aI
SERVICES Of prayer, in many Of them at the hour
chosen for the final rites at Cleveland. and at
she same tims-2 o. m.-ths church and fira