National Republican., 1883-06-09
HIS LONG, LONG HOME.
Tho Remains of John Howard Payne Will Bo
Finally Laid at Rest This Afternoon.
Final Arrangements For the Imposing
Ceremonies at Oak Hill.
4 Touching Letter From the Author 10 an Alexandria
Lady Just Before His Departure
A Presontiment That lilo Might Find n
Grave i'm Far Away Africa.
THE oBsEou1Es AT OAK HILL.


The procession in the Payne obsequies will
move from the Corcoran art gallery at
o'clock this evening. Tho line of march will
be up Pennsylvania avenue to Bridge street,
down Bridge TO Congress, and up the latter
street to Road street to the cemetery. The
military escort consists of Gen. Ayres with
military and civic aids, tho National Rifles
the Union Veteran corps, United States I'd
artillery, and the Washington Light Infantry.
The rest of the procession, formed OF the
magnates Of the land, will constitute q
fitting funeral cortege to the illustrious
dead. Tho President of the United States,
cabinet, the foreign diplomatic corps, the
United States supreme court judges and the
district judiciary, senators and representa-
tives in congress, and the most prominent
citizens of the district will do honor to the
dead poet in moving in procession to his last
resting place. Tho order of exercises at tho
cemetery, which has already been published
in The REPUBLICAN, will consist of music
by the marine band, religious readings, sing
ing by the Philharmonic society. the reading
of poem and the delivery of an grafton, and
the interment ceremonies.
The gate at the cemetery will be opened at
$3.50 p. m. The exercises will commence at 8.
Road street. between Congress and Mont
gomery streets, will be cleared of carriages.
and Montgomery streets. Green street will
be reserved for carriages from the art gallery
conveying invited guests.
Duo regard being had for the rights of lot
owners in Oak hill, the inclosed space which
can be devoted to the exercises attending the
Payne reinterment is necessarily limited, and
only those having tickets can be admitted
thereto. These, whether for seats or SIMPLY
for admission to the grounds, must in all
cases be exhibited at the main gate, whore
the procession enters, otherwise entrance will
be denied.
The ladies and gentlemen of tho chorus arc
requested to keep their badges in sight in
order to be admitted to the cemetery and
platform. They are also reminded that the
ticket of admission for their escort or lady
friend will only admit one person, either lady
or gentleman.
Bona fide members of the press, who have
not received tickets for the Payne obsequios,
can secure the same from Mr.. Daniel Leech
at the Smithsonian until 12:i5 to-day. After
that time, from l to 215, he will be at Thomp
sons drug store, on Fifteenth street.
1t is advisable that ticket holders, who are
not invited to go from the art gallery be at
the cemetery by $3.50 to secure their seats
A slight change in the programme has been
decided by the executive committee, and as it
stands now sixty minute guns instead of
thirty-eight, as at first stated, will be fired.
One platoon of Maj. Hanneman's district ar
tillery, in full dress uniform, will therefore
be stationed at 2 p. m. on the white lot
grounds for said purpose, and fire said salute
at the moment the procession leaves tho art
gallery at about A p. m.
Should the weather be such MS to render n
postponement of the ceremonies necessary on
that account, that fact will be indicated by
the firing of ten guns, on the white house
grounds, at o'clock p. IN. In the event that
{ IN signal be given the public will under
stand that the programme will be carried out,
at the hours fixed on Monday next, or the
first fair day thereafter.
The Corcoran art gallery will be closed to
the public during the day.