The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-29
IN HONOR OF THE DEAD PRESIDENT.
EmPOrIa's Observance OF the Nations
Day OF AO0rnIRE.

Th0asaads Of People Join In shs Mem
OrIAl Services Commemorative Of
the COuntry's Bereavement.
In obedience TO the proclamation of
President Arthur, setting apart the day
Of the obscquies OF the late President as
one of humiliation and prayer, and in
conformity 10 the suggestion of
the Mayor, advising a suspension
of all business, the people of Emporia,
with singular unanimity, Joined yes
terday in following out the pro-
gram arranged for an appropriate OBJ
servance Of the day ON which the
mortal remains of the late James A.
Garfield were committed to the tomb.
The solemn hush of the morning
which ushered in the day was broken
at seven O'Clock by the solemn tolling of
the bells which continued for half an
hour. Their mournful peals impressed
more fully upon the minds of the peo-
pie the sorrowfulness of the occasion,
and attuned their hearts to the spirit
Of the most memorable day in the his
tory of the country.
At 2 O'Clock, the hour announced for
memorial services at the tabernacle, the
bells again tolled, and at the same mo-
ment, the Knights Tempiar, headed by
the K. T. band, formed in front of
the First National Bank on Sixth
avenue, in the form of q cross,
and to the notes of a beautiful dirge,
marched TO the tabernacle in which
fully 1000 people assembled to hear the
addresses and participate in the services.
THE DECORATIONS
were in admirable taste, and the story
Of the nations bereavement was told in
the fitting emblems of mourning, which
were disposed around the speakers stand.
They embraced draped pictures of Lin
coin and Garfield, in the foreground,
broken column with Tyre resting at
its base, black and white union shield,
sheaves of wheat bound with Grape and
above and behind the stand were the i'm
mortal words, bOrdeTed In black, of our
lamented President: "GOd reigns, and
the government at Washington still lives :"
The exercises at the wigwam were
opened by the rendition of the beautiful
and appropriate hymn, "Nearer Sly God
to Thee" by the band, after which the
same was sung by the congregation, lead
by Mr.. Egan on the cornet. The effect
of the touching strains of this tuneful
appeal 10 the Universal Father of the
race, melted all hearts and the eyes of
hundreds were suffused with tears as
they yielded TO the tender in
fluences Of the time and place.
| A beautiful and appropriate prayer
was offered by Rev. DIR. Cordley, of the
Congregational church, after which
Mayor Eastman addressed the audience
} as follows:
FeIlOlo Citizens: "The President is
, dead!" On that remarkable September
, night, the mournful voice from the cot.
tage by the sea said, tell the associated
press. The telegraph licked the words
&c the operators and the bulletins told
, them to the belated pasSerS-by. On the
, following day the daily papers pub.
lished them TO the world and the
weeklies, one after another, have re.
peated them until our sad and weary
|. eyes almost refuse TO look upon them
. because Of the sorrow which they bring
, It has well been said, no sadder news
: ever fell upon the ears of the Ameri
can people. We come here without
! distinction Of party or creed TO pay our
!, last sad tribute Of love and respect tC
. our illustrious President, and to show
! our deteStatiOn and horror OF the crime
|; of which he is the victim.
God grant If there be no other silvel
: lining 70 the dark cloud which now
hangs over US, that we may learn the
3 lesson that the government of the PEG
1 pie, for the people, by the people," de
ponds on no one man, but in those mem
Orable. words of Garfield on that otheI
: dark and mouFnful occasion, "thougl
! the President Is dead the government 4
! Washington still lives"
We will now listen to the Grafton By
Senator Plumb:
e We had hoped to lay the Senator's I'D
dress before our readers complete, to-day
4 and for that purpose had Mr. ]. g. Egar
It stenographer, report the full addres.
I But the Senator could not possibly I'm
!. time to revise the reporters manuscript
e and its publication is postponed for
J. day or two. The Senator gave con
II plete review of the late presIdent's Inf
= at his home with his family; in the ba
3 tie field; as 8 Congressman and Pre-
II ident. His utterances were earnest an
a. oglen eloquent, and throughout wei
= = listened 70 with the closest attention
a As We shall publish the address v
T. will not attempt 9 review Of it
n At the conclusion Of the Senator's 9
- mirable address, which held the und
ii vided attention Of the vast audience 4
b. nearly an hour, the heautifal hymB, ''Ss
e in the Arms Of IesasH was rendere
~ after which
be COL J. G. FKIeHAN
Sc took up those phases of GaEfeld's ii
~ and character which andsarsd kim
IN wonderfully 10 the comnlen people,
~ ginning with his O61ces In the Ohio le
:, islnture, in behalf OF the poor Of /
In staae, his sympaahy with the private o
~ der aHd the widows Of the eountry's
q / ssnasFs. and all those genial and kind
-. - sGaribales which rendered him the ID
- Of his cO1ntrymen- The remarks
ITO Col. Feighan were peculiarly oppOFtu
and well chosen, and We greatly reg
his inability 20 furnish them for publl
GVe ton.
sal COL ALLEN BUcKHER
- paid . glowing tribute TO the milits
he career Of his old cOmrade In arms, I
, Of late President, His description OF G
Eas fields herOisrn and bravery Al the bal
lew Of ChickamAnga was thrilling. It '
that act Of GaEheld's which Is q pro-