Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-06
Late Eastern News.
Tha n X suiyinU ProclamatiOn.

Thanksgiving Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The follow
ing proclamation has been issued 10y
the President of the Uuited States:
PROC LAMATION.
The American people have lways
abundant cause to be thankful to A.
mighty God, whose wstchful care
and guiding hand have been mani
tested in every stage of their ma
tional life, guldiug and protecting
them in time OF peril, and safely
leading them in the hour of danger.
1t is fitting and proper that ma
ton thus favored should, on one
day in every year, for that purpose
especially appointe,i, publicly &C.
knowledge the goodness Of God and
return thanks to Hill. for all his gra-
cious gifts.
Therefore. I, Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States OF
America, do hereby designate and
set apart Thursday, the 26th day o!
November instant, as a day of pub
lie thanksgiving and prayer, and dc
invoke the observance of the same
by all the people If the land. On
that day let all :, GUAR business be
suspended and lei the people assem-.
Bile in their usual places OF worship,
and with prayer and songs of praise
devoutly testify their gratitude to the
giver OF every good and perfect gift,
for all that lie has done tor US in the
year that has passed Tor our preser-
walton as a united nation, and fol
our deliverauce from the shock and
danger Of political convulsion; fol-
our safety and quiet while wars and
rumors of wars have aoitated and af-
fected other nations of the earth
for our security against the scourGe
of pestilence which in other lands
has claimed its dead by thousands,
and filled the streets with mourners
for the plenteous crops which re.
ward the labor of the husbandman
and increase our nations wealth, and
for contentment throughout our Dor
ders, which follows in the train Of
prosperity and abundance.
And let there also be on the day
thus set apart reunion of families,
sanctified and chas,ened by tender
memories and associations; and lei
the social intercourse OF friends with
pleasant "reminiscences renew ties Of
affection and strengthen bonds Of
kindly feeling. And let US by NO
means forget, while we give thanks
and enjoy the comforts which have
crowned our lives. that truly CRATE
full hearts are inclined to deeds oil
charity, and that kind and thoughtful
remembrance of the poor will
double the pleasures of our condition
and r ender our praise, and thanks
giving more acceptable in the sigh
of the Lord.
Done at the city of Washington
this, the second day of November
one thousand, eight hundred and
eighty.five, aud of the independence
of the United States the one hun.
bred and tenth.
Grover CLEVELAND.
BY the President.
I. F. BAYARD, Secretary OF State
Funeral OF General Mcclellan.
New YORK, Nov. AT 10 o'clocl
this morning the body Of Gen
George B. Mcclellan was removed
from the house of w. c. Primo, in
East Twenty-third street, to. the
Madison Square Presbyterian church
where the last funeral services were
performed by the pastor, Rev. DR.
Charles h. Parkhurst. Although
the morning broke dark and gloomy
with an occasional burst of rain
hundreds OF people gathered earl,
in the neighborhood of the churcl
and MIR. Primes house. Squads Of
police began to arrive early, and
were placed in position to preserve
order. Two hundred and fifty mer
were employed in lines extending
from the house to the church, two
blocks away, while other officers
guarded the church doors and pas
sages leading to them. No one blu,
intimate friends of the family were
admitted within the doors of the
Prime mansion, aud only the family
and pail. bearers were present when
reverently and with tender hand.
the black, clo,h-covered casket, upon
which rested sheaf of wheat and q
few immortelles, was lifted and
slowly borne to the street. On
either hand were the psll-bearers
consisting of Gen. W. S. Hancock
Gen. Fi,z-John Porter. Gen. w. H.
Franklin, Gen. j. E. Johnston, Gen.
Arson G.. McCook. Gen. Martin T.
McMahon, S. L. Barlow, Hon. w.
G. Kelsey, Col. Edward A. Wright,
Thatcher w. Adams, VIM. G.
Prime, and Hon. A. S. Hewitt. Be.
hind the pail. bearers followed Mrs.
Mcclellan. Miss Mary Mcclellan
and Max Mcclellan, Capt. Arthur
Mcclellan, Gen. Murray, and the
family servants.
TO THE GRAVE.
TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 2.-The train
conveying the remains of Gen. Nc
Clellan arrived in this city at l &c
P. NJ, and was met by the Mayo,
and members of the Common Coun
Gil. There were about fifty carriages
in waiting. The caskot was placed
in hearse by a committee of Bay.
ard Post No. 8. A procession was
then formed and marched through
the principal streets to the cemetery
in the lower part of the city. The
city bells were tolied, and q salute
Of guns was fired at the State arse
nal. TIE streets were lined with
people, and on mnny houses flags
aoated at half mast. The casket was
placed in o brick.lined and cemented
grave. and fowers were scattered
about it in prOtuslOr. Several Ella.