Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-26
The FuncraI Of ME- Merr,ck
THE LAST RITES OVER THE REMAINS OF DIS
TINGUISUED CITIZEN.

The Funeral Of Mr.. Merrick.
THE LAST RITES OVER THE REMAINS OF A DIS
TINGUISHED CITIZEN.
The funeral of Mr.. Richard #. Merrick took
place yesterday afternoon at four o'clock, from
ct. Matthew's church. The spacious church
edlfice was crowded with spectators. The mem
bers of the Supreme Court and the District Bar
association occupied seats in the center aisle. Mr..
W: W: Coreoran, accompanied by ladies of his
bers OF the family and intimate friends. Among
these latter were Misses Margaret, Kate, Jose
phine, Louise and Masters Richard and Mildred
MeITick, children OF the deceased, accompanied
by Messrs. NJ +. Morris and q. +. Hamilton,
Mr.. Merrich law partners; Judge William NJ.
Merrick and Mrs. Mcrricl1; Mr. Geo. c. Merrick,
of Marlboro, Nd; John ii. Thomas, OF Balti-
more: Miss Rose Ford, Mr.. Vivian Brent Miss
Mrs. Taylor, Jos. d. Mcclure, Mrs. Mcguire,
Miss Morris, Miss NJ. l.. Morris, Mrs Magruder,
J: w. Thomas. Miss Burr, Mr.. Darlington and
Mr.. Sohon. and Mrs. Myers and family. The
remains were In a casiet covered with black
cloth and lined with white satin. Upon the
eS the T
The coffin was preceded by the honorary pail
bearers: Postmaster General Villas; samuel F.
Phillips. formerly solicitor general; Judges
James, Hacner and Cox, of the District Court:
ex-Congressmen Manning, of Mississippi, and
Eppa Hunton, of Virginia, and Mr.. james g.
BeTret. The active pall-bearerS were Enoch
Totten, James @. Payne, John w. Ross. II. Ross
Perry, T. 4: Lambert, John c. Wilson, Leigh
Quoted by Rev. J. J. Murphy, of St Aloysius,
assisted by Rev. Fathers Chapele, Walter
OConnell; Tavis, Dunan Ahern, Noonan aud
Boland. Father McGurk, of Loyola college,
baltimore; Father TarO, of EllicOtt City, and
Revs. +. y. Hannah and r. ]. Donovan. Father
fitting tribute to the life and character of the
deceased. The burial service was then read,
and the remains were taken to Oak Hill, where
they were deposited in the vault until Mrs.
Merrick can be consulted as to the final DISPOSE
ton OF the body.
The circumstances attending Mr.. Merrick's
distress nj U vS pOn,, tod witt
such an event. His wife, now dangerously i'll,
has not been FULLY conscious for ten days. Her
Oldest brother, Mr.. Frederick MCGUIRE, are con-
fined to their beds by serious illness, and the
only members OF her family present at the fune-
Ellicott City, Md, and her sister, Mrs. II. c.
Taylor, of Poushkeepsie, NY. Another brother,
Dr. j. c. Mcclure, is in Louisville, Ny. Mrs.
Merrcks serious condition continues and She
is unconscious of her sad and irreparable loss.
THE SECOND DIVISION TEACuERs-At an adj
journed meeting of the school board committee
on teachers last evening a communication was
division, renominating three teachers in his
division who have been Oh leaves of absence.
Mo lnrther action was taken by him or the com;
from the list by Mr.. Birnet but restored by the
committee.
CATTLE MARKET.-IIeld every Wednesday at
Queenstown, ON the Metropolitan branch b.
and o. X. r., three miles from the city, Lewis
ID. Means proprietor. 1913 head OF cattle on the
market 165 sold to butchers, balance left over.
Best sold from 5as to $50; good, 5 to 51.; fair,
old sh1ep and lambs NM 70 SID Al
TO butchers; 372 shipped to eastern market;
balance left over. Old sheep sold from Pr, TO
selling from $s5 to SIS peT head u e ii v 9p
calves brought from TO GIG Per pound. State
OF the market dull for both cattle and sheep.
DEATH OF \ SCHOOL TEACHER-Mrs. Sarah
a. ShiInm, one of the cOlored school teachers
tINf,E a cnt,. TO-,
died on Wednesday night, aged fOrty-two years
Mrs. ShiInm was sister of &. n. Thomas, one
OF the first e9ofed grdntes at law who some
Shilnm leaves two aughters-Grace, who is a
teacher, and Minnie, who has just graduated
from the normal school, and will enter the pro-
feSSon of teaching next year. The funeral of
Mrs. Shimm will take place from the 18th street
Presbyterian church tomorrow afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
BASE BALL YEsrERDAY:-At Chicago-Chi-
ennati s; Ioas~ie, 5. At Ptssb"rgaPiits-
burg, g; st. Louis, 1. AT Buffalo-Buffalo, 3:
New New Iork, s. At Lancaster, Pa;.,Lancaster, 10;
Baltimore, 5. AT Brooklyn, n. Y.-BrookIyn'
81: Athletic, ii. AtSt. LOuis-St. Louis, L. Bos-
TONS .. AT Detroit-Detroit, Q; Providence,7.
NOT A HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-The case of the
alleged robbery reported TO the police yestcr-
southwest, who stated that his l6-year-Old
brother, Samuel, had been knocked down and
ToDDcu VI Oh u vacant lou near 18th and o
streets, was Investigated by Detectives Mat
tlngly and Edelin,, and proven not to he q rob-
berry, the boy having confessed spending the
money.
A MAN WHO INSULTS A LADY CHAsrIsED
BY HER HCSBAND.-The wife of an Avenue
merchant, while out shopping last evening,
was followed by young man, whose attentions
forced upon her, became disagreeable to her
that, entering 9th-street store, She summoned
her husband, who came and was administering
severe chastisement to the offender when
Policeman Jones appeared and arrested both
men and took them to the fifth police precinct
The lady's annOyer showed that he was an at.
tache of a foreign legation and was thereupOn
released, as was also the husband of the lady
Affairs In West Washington.
FUNERAL OF REV. HENRY A. GRoss.-The
funeral of Rev. Henry A. Gross, who died last
Tuesday, will take place from his home 1913
32d street, this afternoon: The members of the
Masonic order will attend. By direction Of the
adJutant general, in whose office Mr.. Gross
served as clerk, deputation of clerks from
the volunteer enlisted pension branch OF the
Office will attend. This deputatiOn will be COM
posed of Messrs. HesSe, Richardson, Hebrew
WitZerich, Ulmer, Johnson, Travers, GILL By
ron, Foster, Turaeith, Common, Wood and Ash Z
ELECTION Of OFFICERS.-Wm. Louis Schley
Lodge, No. 4, LON, last night elected the fol-
lowing officers: James f. Phillips VIM: John
H. Ballinger, j. NJ; II. G. Wagner treasurer:
IL. u. Divine, recording secretary; g. w. Bal
finger, financial secretary; VIM. Grooves chap