The Tombstone., 1885-08-10
Died July 23,-1 1885.
FOURTH DIVISION.


 FOURTH p.vI.IoN,. ,-, S< Citizens on foot and in carriage. compeis Iiag about o0O iuoccIen and about 50 ear kraxes.
 ine route ci prCcessioa was up FreE ont| kstreej to kigh.h luenc. to Alien, cowp All len 10 Secono, tcsnce u Touxl.aut thence to, to the Court House where the procxs.ion ! was dismissed.
 LITERARY EXERCISES.
 Immediately after the procession the lite - pary exercises were commenced and ths fol- flowing rs She programme:
 Introductory remarks by the President of the day. F, g. Earle, in which he revived k!Grant's history and that Of the not!e mei. , swho followed him, in ,erse bu, brief speech The Rev. J. H. Futile then offered up prayer, (which was followed by song from thcI 6Corri.h Glee Club numo boring some tweni y voices.
 . This was followed by the funeral ssryic-s Of the Grand Army which was very inpres1 !.sive, and quite novel to many present who had never witnessed their services tIore. These services were followed by rluSic by Sthc Hlschuca band.
 Following this was one Of the finest ora Etions it has been our pleasure 10 hear for :. many day, by Judge William Herring, who las is well known. is an excellent speaker Eald whom We think made the arownins that VIC are not able to publish t in full, bu. Rbelow VIC give synopsis 0. u AS we re- m- m Der it.
 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. FELLOW CIrI- zENs:-We have met here on this solemn oc- Scasion to talk of hiiE wsose death is being Eraour.ed at this moment by 52 millions of America IFS. besides every foreign power on the globe.
 Gener;l Grant was one of class of 100 3whs entered West Point at the age of 17 ] years aud graduated in lS43. standing 20 in This class, thriy-cisht Of whom including EhimseE graduated and soen afterwards en- St.red the Mexican war he was sent 10 the northwest and n:t awards tu Oregon. Soun aner this he resigned and removed to Hard Rscrabble, Missouri, where he engaged iii Farming, aud afterwards in the tanning busi. hess.
 When the civil wa. broke ont he volunteer led his services to the Governor of Illinois, land raised volunteer regiment of wkIch he Twas made Colonel. Et WAS then ascertain.d Ethat there was no provisions made for trsps portation to the seat of war. and Gen. GrAI' fwith that great will, sn.rched his regiment to the front.
 He won his first victory at VicksburY, and his only set back at PIt,sburg Landing. On the and of March. 1864, Grant was called to Washington and wss appointed Commander. in Chief of all :hs armies in inc United States, and the high grade of Lieutenant, SGeneral was revived by Act of Congress ano onferred upon him.
 Judge Herring shen went on in his happy 6 6naanner and carried his audience over the vents of the dead hero. life up to the time ,f his death.
 The Cornish GIee Club followed Judy Herring with an appropriate song. TLi- was followed by a poem writ,en and delivered by Frank c. Prescott. the Superintendent O .he Western Vuion Telegraph company, and reflects great crsdi: upon that gentleman and as i, is q gem we publish it below in fali
 A mighty nations bells are tolling, Ar arny's mufned drums are rolling, Ten theusaud sulOgies are read The grand old hero. 0rant, is dead. A here not in one sWift hour,
 His work performed in one great throe kBUt mightier as misfcStuues lower. ="
 Yet stronger as the Periis grow. From first to last tho man was great, lon battlefe!ds, in halls of State. lr Mexico be tolla knell
 With rsrnon TOBY instead of bell; A fortress of helfry makes,
 stout resisting city takes.
 .Iis quick perception prompt to see Each novel means of victory.
 rhe stars aud stripes at Sumpter fell- The ranks of the Grand Army tell SIIe nest alert to ES:edon's csl,