New-York tribune., 1881-09-27

This universal sorrowa Why has he come here to do
that when General Garfield gained his greatest disnc-
ton at Chickamauga he face to face with Garfield
great struggle, Now the Confederate officer comes
mere ana lays garland at the foot OF his ANTAGONISTS
ment in that The reason is within The death. by
the assassns hand, of General Garfield, has completed
me work that was begun twenty years ago score of
years has taught the GOODNESS that comes with advancing
6eg OF anguish went up from the So9tn greater even
Tor the leaders followed the multitude.
Chaunccy NJ. Depew spoke next, saying in sub
stance:
We have met together many times in the long years
past on occasions serious and rifng sad and joyful
commemorting historical and patriotic events and to
heroic dead but never before have we assembled when
we were only the units of universal and all embracing
months greeted with its morning rays, a nevdr-ending
succession OF kneeling millions suppdeamnga u the
and, during the last hours Il has set upon
terest has limited by neither boundaries nation
ates; 1t has beed the globe with mourning. Why
thya Heroes and statesmen have died beore but never
before have all civilized peoples felt the loss their
with the soldiers Statesmen have closed lon
V the thai such pat m be e lot of m IS
coins murder recognized the expiring stroke of
vior of Holland and the hope of the liberty OF his time
was felt to be the ruit Of mpacable feud and religious
purposeless. and wicked crime of the century No sec
ton no party no faction, desired his death It had
me IF S was strong hre n a t IN the
lions of people, the title to his office unqaestoned and
the Nation unanimous in the purpose that he should de
career ruthlessy broken, horror and sympa
thy But the the love love % AND Of tins hour
and weakness, IN his struggles and triumphs, in his
friendships and enmities in his relations to mother wife
and children, and in his battle with death, the best
type of manhood He was not one OF those historical he
roes with the human element 81 far eliminated that,
while we admire the character we rejoice that it exists
only IN books and on canvas; but man like ourselves
with like passions and feelings but possessed of such
greatness and goodness that the higher estimated
and Europe he il ,uiZed luSr example of
the results of free nsti utious. Hi shows wha
and eXertiOn is untrammeed Our annals afford such
one TO g" S5a a Gos ms %na Will
in poverty almost hopeless h,rsting I,i for Enowedge
gloom which he did not dispol No young fed with
did not meet and surmouut For centuries to come
the inspirations of that lad learned read by the
light of IA pine knot III "A log cabin; who, ragged and
and without ancestry behind TO nnpel him forward
without mency or anent rclations without friends or
most scholarly and besteGnppe9 si9te.man of his time
iebatcr in the strongest of deliberate bodies the leader
of his party ana the chef Mag of tty millions o
plausel
Our PRAYERS We're not answered as we desired though
the volume and rervOr of importantly seemed re-
see the fruits the sacrifice. Old wounds are healed
and hercc feads forgotten Vengeance and passion
sVmn,f,v over ihis omen prvn tbo 49, %
low are ndsSouby entwned and into Il are 6nred r ali
sectional differences and hatrcds. The North hc
South rise from bended knees brother
hood of "a common people and reunited country. Not
this alone; bnt the humanity of the civilized world has
been quckened and elevated, and the EnEishs speakiug
people are nearer to-day in peace and unity than ever
before There is language IN which petitions have
not arisen for Garelds e, and no cline where ears
have not fallen for his death The Queen of the roudcsl
aside the foralities OF diplomacy, and, descending
from the throne speaks for her and the hearts of all
her people in the cable TO the afflicted wc, which saws
" Myself and NY children mourn with you"
Surgeon Pallen, A. 5. Sullivan and others also
made addresses.
IN BROOKLYN AND CITIES NEAR BY.
BRooKLYN EXrE>sIvELY DRAPED IN BLACK--AII|
BUSINESS sUsrENDED-LARGE PARADE IN NEW
ARK-sERvICEs IN wEsTCIEsrER COUNTY.
With the, exception OF few drug stores and a
number of liquor shops he business places OF Brook
yn all closed yesterday. The streets presented
the appearance of Sunday. They were quiet but
not deserted. Churches were open in all parts OF
the city. and all day long people were to be seen
going to them in large numbers to attend the
memorial services. There were several public
meetings held, and these were all well attended
The business houses in Brooklyn were as univcr-
sally decorated as those of this city, although by
no means handsomely. The shops in anv busi-
IL
ing could be counted on ones fingers The decora-
tions the public buildings were the most
elaborate and there many hundred,
who went to see them on Sunday and yesterday
The houses on the Heights, in Clinton-ave and
in the better parts of the city are much more
generally decorated than the houses in New-York
Many dwellings are still closed, their occupants be-
ing in the country, but nearly al those which are
open bore some badge Of grief. All the theatres
WI cl in tlp tI,o
open in the day. The bells at the City Hall and in
the englne-houseS tolled between the hours OF
2 and 3.
The day was properly observed at the Navy Yard
There was no work of any kind done; the shops
and Offices in the yard were closed There were
morning prayers on board of the receiving shin
Colorado but aside from this there were no religious
services. ilalfhour guns were fired between sun
rise and sunset from the saluting battery on Cob
Dock.
The European flag ship Lancaster which will
sail this week for the European Squadron, under
of Rear Admiral j. w. A. Nicholson fired
guns from her anchorage near Quaran-
tine. llalf-hour guns were also fired from the flag
ship Tennessee, followed at three minute intervals
by the American war vessels Ke irsarge Vandalia
and Yantic The French ram Dumont dOrville
and the French frigate Magicenne also Joined i'm
the National honors
At Governors Island all work and all military
duties were suspended, and a special service was
held in the chapel. This was draped in mourning
and the service of the Episcopal Church. as ordered
by the Bishop of the Diocese, read by the chap
lain, the Rev. Dr. Goodwin. At noon a salute of
twenty-one guns, with intervals of minute, was
fired like salute was fired at all the posts IN the
Department, and in fact throughout the United
States. the time of firing being calculated CORE
spond nearly might be to that of the passing of
thn f,t,.