The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
GENERAL NEWS.

President Cleveland has issued proc
la1natiou ordering the removal Of all fences
fron the pnbllc laIidz.
The N-w York Werld's 100000 fund
Tor the pedestal Of the statue Of Liberty was
completed on Monday. tie contributions
reaching the actual sum Of 3102. 006.
The Liquor Dealers Association Of
Mississippi las called convention to meet
in Jackson on tue 7th inst. To take steps
20 offset tie action Of the Prohibitionists in
their refusal to support candidates for the
Legislature not committed to prohibition.
The mosquito crop IN Florida IS said to
be smaller than usual this year. owing to
the discovery Of & John hoteI-keeper
who tried the experiment Of throwing oil
into ponds and tagnant bits Of water He
found that it prevented the insects from
Matching. and his plan IS coming into gen
eral use in that State
The four-masted ship Frederick Billings,
the second largest ship ever built in the
United States. was launched on Tuesday
at Rockport. Maine. Her ca pacity is 1923
tons; length, 29l feet: from deck to main
truck ISL feet Her masts viii extend 20
feet above the Brooklyn bridge. and three
Of the four sections viii have 10 be lowered
in order to pass under that structure. Her
total cost is $4,000.
Gainesville has been immeasurlbly bene-
fitted by the closing Of the bar-rooms.
Business Is just a. good. perhaps better,
than before. \ drunken man is rarely
ever seen on the streets the young men
keep sober the poor people save their
money the calab0osc is seldom occupied :;
everything is peaceful and everybody is
contented. Comparatively few people
have any desire TO see whisky reiustated.
Some % the men who were loudest in their
opposition TO closing the bars are now the
strongest supporters OF the movement.
Numerous instances could be given Of men
who were then iabtuaIly drunk that are
now sober and industrious. There is no
truth in the report that the city authori-
ties viii soon license the opening Of
saloon .SaeaaaaL (Ga.) .Nr,rs
The final obsequies Of General Grant
took place in New York. on Saturday, in
presence Of an immense multitude. includ-
ing persons from all parts Of the country.
Tie funeral procession started from the
City Hall at nine o'clock in the morning,
and the catafalque was moved at ten.
The procession, which was about nine
miles in length reached Riverside Park
the place Of interment, At halEpast five
O'Clock in the afternoon The procession
was under command Of Major-General
Hancock The military escort included
details from the regular army and navy,
the National Guards Of New York and
New jersey, regiments aud battalions from
Pennsylvania. Virginia. New England
Maryland and other states. Posts Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic aud the
Loyal Legion. The civic portion Of the
procession consisted of political and other
associations, the society of the Cincinnati,
firemen and secret societies There were
also 500 carriages in the line The reiig-
Gus services at Riverside were conducted
by Bishop Morris and DIR. Newman. and a
detachment Of Meade Post, Of Philadel-
phia, performed the memorial services Of
the Grand Army at the tomb. The pail
bearers were Generals Sherman, Sheridan
Johnston and Buckner, Admirals Porter
and Rowan, ex-Secretary Boutwell, and
Senator Logan, and Messrs. Anthony j.
Drexel, George W. Childs, Geo Jones and
Oliver Hoyt. There were present in the
procession and at the services President
Cleveland Vice Pesidemt Hendricks, the
members Of President Cleyeland's cabinet,
ex-Presidents Hayes and Arthur, commit
tees Of the L. 5. Senate and House of
Representatives. members Of the New
York Legislature, the Governors Of about
thirty of the states. the officials of New
York City, and tie Mayors Of about so
other cities. The military portion of the
funeral escort embraced several delega-
tions Of ex-Confeder..te soldiers.