Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-15
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:eports the murder Of John DesmuquC iormerly of Tombstone, by Apache.
 He was en route from Magdaleua to tb,
 Proviienceia mines. aud was wayiai,
 and murdered by the Indians.
 NEW IoKK, Aug. 6-Some peopl
 loItered Tn the City Hall Park all night
 and they were first in the line that soon
 after SIX o'clock thls morning began filing past the remains of General Gran
 where they lay at the City Hall. Ther,
 were no great throncs awaiting admis
 sion; those who waited at SIX o'clJcl
 we're not more than one thousand per
 sons. Grant Post had mounted a detai
 at five o'clock to serve from that houl
 until eight o'clock. These men wer,
 placed nearest the catafalque and tSC
 lines of visitors passed between them
 and the casket on either side. All with
 in the gloomy corridors was m readines:
 when the clocks pointed to 6O6 o'clock
 and at the inspectors orders, the iroI
 gates were thrown open. Ten or twelve
 hundred people had iamDed up against
 the officers who barred the channel Gi
 the edge of the circle, but when
 the gates swung open the officers ceased to hold the people ID check and the stream began to flow
 past the remains ard through the bulld- ing. In the fret minute only Si per. sons passed the caske.. 1hIs rate of passage would never answer when a dense crowd should be waiting outside, and the people were hastened. They were hurried through at lul a minute. Then the pressure was increased tO lOi n minute. The procession was almost in lock step and the tramp was quick. 4 tide was easily formed of the persons who came from tho cars or who were passing through Main street and they were drawn into stream by a desire to see the dead.
 At s o'clock there were {SS policemen on duty. Tine guards at the casket were hastening the people and lJO per minute were being hurried through. Every car coming down town added it's quOtaIto those anxious to look upon ithe face of the General The crowd was fast becoming stronger and the line was being hurried through tine hall at rate of 140 per minute and for little while the pace was l70 per minute, which rate, if maintained for an hour would have passed 10 ,26( persons.
 At elev, n o'clock between 5000 and 3l, 900 persons had passed the casket aud looked towards the remains through many coming rapidly in from Ihe bright sun light were scarcely able Co dlstiu- guish them in the sOmbra shadows Oi the black draped corridor. TEe floral uffa rings of the Board Of Aldermen was set up during the morning beneath the rotuudn dome where the light sireamed down upon it. Tue central column rose ten feet and was h4nEed by stands of colors, while the base was a bed Of ferns and palms, among which was placed huge rows o' white buds. An incident was accustomed by the attempt of an old lady who came up in line to stop and kiss tue face ofthe dea1 Gen. eral. She was reminded hastily that -uch proceeding was m bad taste and beeiies two plates of glass prevented any demonstration of the kind.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-General Cor don, of Georgia, wEo. at Spottsy lvsnis Court House, NirgInla, checEed General HaucCck's advance on the 18th of May, 1861, and who commanded one wing of Lees army and made the last a~sault upon General Grants line at AppOmat tOx, has been appoiated an aide to Gen. Hancock for the funeral ceremonies at the burisl ci General GraUt.
 LONDON, Aug. G-English sdmirals IIewest. Haskins ard Hopkins declared ,t n banquet given by the Empire Club, las; night, that the British navy, de- ,pite its failings, was equal Co those Of my other two nations combined.
 WAsHINGToy, Aug. 6-The President today issued the following executive order: IL is hereby ordered that the several executive departments of agrl- culture and the government printing office be closed tO-mOrrow, Angus: 1th, % enable such employees Bs may de- sire tO dc so. Co attend the funeral of the late ex-Prrsident, General Grant, IF New York.
 PARIS, Aug. G.-The newspapers con- sinue to comment upon tbe recent ar ticlc m the North German Gazette, at -ackiny France. hey al consider that the article forshadOWs Gn increase jf Germauy's military strength aDd lk rather thsn tO France.
 NEW YORK. Aug. J-The Times in a Cincinnati special publishes q cOr- respoudence between a certain Ohio man and President Cleveland. The for mer had recommended a person for ap- pOintment to a judgeship simply to get rid of him not believing the Presiden would consider the matter. The PIesi- dent, however, appointed the applicant. Tue signer of the petition then wrote ,o the President, detailing all the facts in c Ise and expressing surprise and sorrow that the President had appointed a mere bore whe had no qualifications for office. The following letter is the Pres ident's reply: Washington. D. C., Aug. 1. 1885. Dear Sir: I have read Jour letter of fine li,h ult., with amazement and indignation. There is but one mt igatiOn tI tbe periidity which your le.- ter disclose es, ard that ls found m the fact that you confess your share Tn It. l don't know whether you are a Demo crat or not, but if you arc, the crime which you confess it more UnpardOnR- ble. Th- idea that this administration Is pledged tO give the people better government and better officers, and en- gage m hand to hand fight with tLe lemeni of both parties, shCuli be be- trsyed by those gho ought Co be worthy Ji implicit trus', is atTociDus, aud such treason tO the people and party ought ,o be puuIshe1 by Imprisonment. Your cnnf,sTOn comes too late Go be of Imme- .liate use to the public servIce, and l can only say that while this is not the first time that 1 have been deceived ty lying and treacherOUs representation, you are the first one who has so frankly owned to his greviOus fault. lt any comfort Is to be extracted from this as- surance yOu are welcome to II.
 Yours Truly"
 Signed: GROVER CLEVELAND.
 ALB,SY. CN. Y.) Aug. 5.-The com- mittee of one hundred prominent citi- zens of New York City, appointed by Mayor Grace to represent their city at Albany and to accompany the remaIns from this city tO New York, have arriv- ed. Across the lsppel cf tbe black coat of each member Ot ;ho committee IS a E bite satin badge, at the top Of which are the words "CIiy of New York Un- derneath this ihe arm of the city, and at the bottom, General Grant The wear white hats with black bands. The steel casket built at Troy was completed last evening. ThOus d. ,F v.an~,fa hu-a .-fafsaN fha xvnrL-.