Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-06


Broadway and Mail streets, where at
I0:40 O'Clock the line of formation was.
extended as the procession heightened. Places
already obtained were jealousy held against
any interlopers who attempted TO
CROWD INTO THE LINES
There were many such, but their eager at
tempts were seldom successful As the throng
passed by the remains they were hurried out
been pushed into 1t. Emerging into the steps
upon the court house side the line broke and
paths and avenues were breaking their way
through the solid ranks that at eleven % clock
circled and solidly bound the City Hall square.
.'see the hour and a half we have lost waiting
here" remarked heated citizen who
emerged upon the rear steps OF the city
M man short r5o time before III oe lock And And
81 900 persons had passed the casket and
looked toward the remains, though many COM
scarcely able to distinguish them i'm the somber
shadows of the black draped corridor. The
up during the morning beneath the rotunda
dome where the light steeamed down upon It.
The central column rose ten feet and was
thanked by stands OF colors, while the base was
a bed OF ferns and palms. among which was
placed huge rows of white buds.
An incident was occasioned by the attempt
| OF an old lady who came up I'm the line to stop
and kiss the face of the dead general She was
reminded hastily that such proceeding was
| In bad taste, and, besides, two plates OF glass
prevented any demonstration of this kind.
REMOVING OBJECTIONABLE VERSES.
Mayor Grace this morning sent the following
communication TO Commissioner of Public
Works Rollin NJ. Squire: "In Difference to the
expressed wish of some of the friends and add
| mircrs of Gen. Grant, you are hereby directed
| to remove from the front OF the city hall the
verses inscribed thereon"
The U. s. Grant grand army post mounted
another, and the fourth guard detail beside the
casket at four o'clock. The detail relieved and
the new detail are here given: Third detail. to
f. Pp hi;a Ii; Camp 4 Cranston, Ihos Murray,
Hemphill, Hands, Ahlstrom. Cortegan and q.
| l. Dowring, of Wheeler post, Saratoga. Fourth
detail, IL m. to p. M, Commander ii. NJ.
Calvert, H. Zimmerman. ]. b. Pringle, c. +.
Hammell, NJ. ]. Corbett, w. w. Brodie, Walter
Hartough, David a. Pitcher, Geo. o. Peavey, III.
| brook and +. +. Gregory. The board of alder
men at their meeting to-day resolved to attend
the funeral in body.
WOMEN AND COUNTRY FOLKS IN LINE.
AS the morning wore on TO midday more
women, young and old, appeared in the line of
| visitors. Many carried little hand-bangs and
some had been shopping and their discomfort
was increased by the care of parcels and pack
| ages. Observers concluded quickly that these
had come from hamlets and towns i'm the out
lying country. Farmers there were i'm the line
| undoubtedly, and many had come to town
with entire families of children in order that
| In years to come they might have il to say that
they had seen the remains of Gen. Grant. The
increasing heat had melted the ardor OF many
who had secured places i'm the line. ana not a
around even into Center street. The numbers
| at the point of formation had decreased and
the corner of City Hall park and at Chambers
streets and Broadway.
$4,000 PEOPLE
The passage OF people at the caslSet was aver
aging about 100 a minute, and at o'clock A.
QUO persons had viewed the remains, seven
hours having been occupied i'm so doing.
Yesterday Col. Grant was asked If he would
consent to the placing of a Grand Army badge
upon the breast of the dead general. The son
John H: Johnson, Of U. S. Grant Post, pinned
Consent had also been given the mill.
upon the breast of the remains the token OF
that organization. After midday and during
ietter-carriers passed into the hall and viewed
east side of broadway. above Chambers
cession at the corner OF Chambers street. This
extended to Worth street, and the time from
the point OF formation to the casket was about
an hour, which indicated about 5000 persons
Gen. Gordon Appointed rs Aide.
NEW YORK, August 6.-Gen. Gordon, of
Georgia, who. at Spottsylvania Court House.
Va, checked Gen. Hancock's advance, through
| the captured salient, on the 18th of May, 1854
and who commanded one wing of Lees army,
Grants lines at Appemattox, has been ap,
ceremonies at the burial of Gen. Grant.
THE MEMORIAL SERVICES IN PARIS.
PARIS, August 6-The committee i'm charge
of the Grant memorial services to be held here
quested DR.. Booth, of New York TO assist i'm the
ceremonies. DIR. Baird will deliver the funeral
Grafton, and the regular pastor, who will con-
duct the service, will be assisted by the pastor
OF the Episcopal church.
Tho Wheat Crop Of 1858.
THE YIELD VERY SMALL, COMPARED WITH
THAT OF LAST YEAR.
ST. LOUIS, August 6.-The Globe Democrat
publishes a tabulated statement of over 300
replies received by David B. Kirk L. Co., flour
merchantS, from milling correspondents in
nd md vi IL
ton to the wheat crop of 1855. The yield is
generally reported as very SMALL as compared
a number report the wheat as rejected and
screenings, while others say that ii is unfit tor
millers use. Many say, however, that while
the yield is small the quality is better Through
out southern Kansas great damage by floods is
reported, and in other sections wheat is said to
be very cheaty. For this reason. in many sec
lions, millers are paying only about half what
they paid on August of last year, while i'm other
sections they are paying more, but in the latter
instance the purchases are old grain, while the
low prices are for new and poor grain. Inqui-
res were also made to ascertain the amount of
the crop of 1854 still in farmers and i'm ware
houses. The average percentage for each state
Is Kansas 19 Fer cent cent? Missouri s. Illinois
for Indiana; 42a. for Missouri; 81 for kansas,
and 311a for Illinois.
A Years Salary Due Him and He Re.
signed.
CHICAGO. ILL, August Cdr Galusha An
y,
signed yesterday. Nearly year salary Is due
HIM.
Col. DENLY to Visit Chinatown.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 6.-Committees from
the den. Ocratic and republican county commit
tees waited upon Col. DENLY, the newly ap-
pointed minister to China, last evening and in
vited him to make visits TO Chinatown during
both day and night. He accepted the invita-
ton, without setting time.
From Wall Street To-day.
NEW YORK, August 6, Wall Street, IL AM
The stock market again opened duh this morn
ing and unchanged for the Changers and the
Vanderbilts, and u to ID per cent lower for the
other stocks Almost Immediately alter the
opening there was a decline of 4. to II per cent
in the Vanderblts, Missouri Pacific Northwest
however, and the whole list has moved slowly
upwards. The greatest advances have been 1
per cent each for Northwest and Jersey Gen.
trail, and q per cent for Louisville Nashville,
while these with Lackawanna have also been
the most active. There was some improve
ment In business late In the hour, and at IL
O'Clock the market was fairly active and strong.
Total sales the first hour, GS,OOO shares. The
Illinois Central earnings for the month of July
were $S47,546 an increase compared with the
same month last year of $lS,952.
Guatemala Protests Against the
Course Of the Pacific Mail COMPANY.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 6.-The Guatemalan
consul In this city has received instructions