Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-12

the firm rs security for loans, on his
receiving the money loaned.
NEW ORLEANS FAILURE.
NEW ORLEANS, May l0.-The whole
sale dry goods house of A. l.. Boyd &
Co. has suspended.
UNWILLING THE MARSHALL STATUE
WASHINGTON, May 10.-A large
number of citizens assembled at the
capitol grounds this afternoon to wit
ness the ceremonies of unwilling the
statue of Chief Justice Marshall.
The statue, n seated figure of bronze,
heroic in size, rests upon an oblong
pedestal at the foot OF
the terrace stairway upon
the west front of the capitol
at the union of two wide walks which
lead to Pennsylvania and Maryland
avenues respectively. Its face Is
to the west, overlooking hall
u dozen acres of open lawn,
which intervenes between the
errace and the botanical garden.
For the occasion platform had been
erected upon three of the pedestals,
NBol WhsCh NNtC Diatto
for the convenience of two thousand
public men and others who had
been invited to take part in the pro-
ceedings. In the centre and at the
foot Of the statue smaller platform
covered with bunting was placed for
occupancy by the eulogistics and
trustees Of the Marshall memorial
fund and members Of the library com
l
mittee of congress. There were on the
platform Chief. Justice Waite. Nv. Bid
die, e. b. Binnery, Wayne MacVeagh
VIM. Willbanks ana VIM. Henry
Rawle of Philadelphia, trustees of the
! Marshall Memorial associations; Rev.
DIR. Armstrong of Richmond, rector
of the church of which Judge Mar
| shall was an attendant; Sena'
tors Sherman, Voorhees, and Hoar, and
Mr.. Singleton, the joint committee
on library and Librarian Spoilord.
Immediately in front was seated
the president Of the senate and
speaker of the house; to their LETT
sat the members of the cabinet, and
| the first row of chairs behind was oc-
cupied by the associated justices of the
supreme court ia their judicial robes:
members of the two houses Of congress
and distinguished ladies from q
distance filed the remaining space.
The latest arrivals We're members OF
| the Marshall family.
The marine band was in attendance
and began by playing Slousa's juristss
march. Prayer was offered
bv DIR. Armstrong. Chief Justice
| Waite then delivered his address.
After briefly relating the history and
progress of the movement for the cree
tlon of some suitable monument
by the United States to the
,Semorv of the chief
Justice, and alluding to the great value
OF his legal services TO the country,
Mr.. Waite said he and his co-workers,
whose names are some
of them almost as familiar
as his own, laid deep and strong the
foundation on which the jurisprudence
of the country has since been built.
Hardly day now passes IN the court
he so dlgnified and adorned without
reference to some decision OF his Time
as establishing q principle when from
that day to this has been accepted as
undoubted law. He was q giant
among giants, and when al
the end Of his long and eminent
career lie laid down his lie,
he aud those who had so ably assisted
him in his great work had right TO
say that the judicial power OF the
! United States had been carefully pre-
served and wisely administered.
The nation can never honor him or
them too much for the work
they accomplished. | ask you, SAID
the orator III conclusion, To look upon
what Is here to represent the govern
ment--the revenue, congress ana the
bar of the United States--for John
Marshall, the exponnder OF the con
He then turned, and at q wave OF his
hand the ropes which kept the canvas
In its place we're cut, the wells iiuttered
70 inc ground, and the features ana
frame Of the statue were greeted py q
Chanting of hands by the spectators
and an outburst of music by the baha'
THE COTTON AND GRAIN CROPS.
xv.eurSarox, May ii. Returns
,rc" the department OF agriculture FOR
Nav make the wheat prospect nearly
nayorable as in April.
~ the general average
.s asr Within ! per cent Of the standard
w wns oondItion' The May average is4i;
itn s e al IN 1883. Barring changes
IN the the future, the winter wheat VT pro- q,
uo x few reports q injury BY su the ny
nas s s,cn. insect rayages Will be trivial.
, Winter l,S''' wheat in New Englanda, a. !
scarcely ~s sppreciable In quantity