New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-07-19

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was the imitation rosewood coffin
which contained the body, the lid
having been fastened down to conceal
the features from view. All around
the room we're evidences Of the au-
topsy held the day before. A large
tin bucket filled with bloody water
was conspicuous object; in one
corner was pile of old ropes. lad.
ders, pulleys and blocks, indicating
that the room was devoted for stor-
age purposes, and OH the walls was
inscribed the names and regiment
Of a number of the soldiers who
have been occupants of this room
since the ID of July. It was amid
such surroundings that the funeral
Of the dead assassin was conducted,
and the desolate appearance seemed
in every sense appropriate to the oc..
caslon.
A short invocation by DR.. Hicks,
closing in an impressive manner
with the Lords Prayer and the ia
tnlIldr WORDS
''Dust thou art, to dust returneth.
Was not written of the soul.
constituted all the ceremony. Then
five stalwart colored prisoners were
called in to act as pail bearers, and
picking up the plain coffin as though
little mindful Of the contents, bore
it quickly down the chapel steps
and placed it on the elevator to be
taken to the basement below where
a grave had been prepared. The
coffin was covered with heavy
boards before the earth was put
in and, as the Soil was of a
gravelly nature where the inte:ment
was made, the sound of stones fall.
ing upon the coffin rang out with
startling distipctness. Owing to
the small size of the elevator leading
down stairs, when the coffin was
taken down it was found necessary
to stand it on end and the body was
moved out of position a triAe.
The gloomy surroundings adjacent
to the grave of the, dead murderer
will not likely be forgotten by those
who witnessed the burial. It was
four o'clock when the first spade.
full of earth ratified upon the coffin.
and Mr.. Irving Croker, son Of
the general, called attention to the
fact that it was the same time that
the assassin's victim was buried at
Cleveland, Ohio.
The effect to secure an adjourn.
ment of Congress on the 10th has
failed and it is probably from pres
ent appearances that the Goth will
be about the date. There is soma
force in the argument of Senator
Beck that it is one.sided arrange
ment to allow the House to keep the
appropriation bills seven months
and then expect to make the Sen.
ate dispose Of them in a few DAYS:
but there is probably more in the
disinclination of Senators to be ex.
cluded from their full share in the
personal profit or local influence to
be derived from a manipulation of
the items Of National expenditure
Anyhow, the Senators are taking
their time, meeting no earlier and
sitting no later now than they did
in December. After a seven
months session the record of this
Congress is not very proud one
no great measure of legislation hav.
ing been matured-though there is
consolation in the thought that it
might have been worse. It is prob.
ably better to do nothing than to do
wrong. But besides its sloth in at
lacking questions ofreal Importance,
the nest remarkable thing under
taken b$ this Congress is the pas
sage of a bill by the House for the
reduction Of taxes by which the rev.
enue is to be diminished at least
twenty millions year without the
reduction of in the expense Of col.
lection and without a particle of ad
vantage to nine hundred and nine.
ty.nine out of every thousand per
sons in the land. An increase Of sew
enty millions year in the pension
list, with the river and harbor an
preparation bill, and probably seven
ty.tive millions and other appropri
ations on like liberal scale, woul,
seem to call for the maintainanc
of the taxes, or at least of such o
them us bear least heavily on tn
bulk of the people; but instead O
adopting such policy Congress goe
to work to diminish the revenue
and to do it in such way as to ia
vor those few wealthy people VIII
own bank stocks, keep bank &C
counts, or manufacture matches
, patent medicines, and cigars. OF
Oxenstiern's advise to his sor
g behold with what little wis lom II,
world is governed has it's fine;
5 application in connection with til
American Congress. In that re.
pect we beat the universe. The1
:. is no party politics in the matte
0 Members of both parties are on bot
$ SIDES Of the tax question and al
G equally to b!ams for the failure
legislate intel|igent!y.
Tom PEDRO.