Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-08-08

are still coming single flo The total nun.
Der passing tho casket up TO . O'Clock was
$500. The features Of tho corpse are
CHASTITY The whitish color which gives the
corpse ghost-like appearance has been
lesscned somewhat by turning of the elec-
trio lights In thu cstafnlque II il thought
colorsd globes would have been more prop
erly used. At a. m. few stragglcrs are
passing the casket-
Further Details.
ALBANY, N. II, Aug 8. The crush cf pev
ple who viewed the remains Of Gen. Gram
for eight hours is fully oqualled BY the con
course who are formed in line and marching
through the capitol at present Up TO thu
present time there has bean not Z single
hitch in the program, owing to the effortl
mainly Of Col John s. McEwen and Super
intsndent Andrews The people began
moving about 4 = M smd bstwuam4 anv10
o'clock 8, 100 peoph psHed TIN csdkst: b.
tween o and 9 q m. A600,s BIO o. m 4,6AI
the total at 0i,oing &, 0UEand Q = M CO, 500
between 0and l0a. m A40O passed, making
the total q, 100.
Every hotel was fflls<l tosts utmost limit
Crowds OF people unable 10 obtain lodgings
walked the strcet, t.cn t2ae curl stoucs and
on tho house stoops. Every harropm IN tbs
city was packed throughout The night and
more or less intoxication was evident. II
was noteworthy, however, but little quarrel,
ing resulted. Hall : dozen pockets wers
picked during the parade, but tho arrest Of
four notorious mcuhersct the kght-nngerO1
gentry speedily chccked this species Of
crime At Z O'Clock Tho Jackson cugps were
returned to guard duty aui ~. burgess
CORPS Of Albany, WHO hsd pexsUsmod sfmi
lar service It tho funesalof Lincoln.
Exactly u 10;D H. out~ doors woss
closed in tho face Of eiayes crowd, and At
1910 the purple Id vasu lane6 On - cnGket
and n, 800 psopscAad vsswci do Tsnahns p
Albany.
The stAte senate anAAsscmhly msA In Joint
COMMITTEES IN thD ennnmhiy chamber and up.
pointed uine meanbers a % eeua4e TO &C.
company the funeral tretn to New York.
They VIM occupy the CAROL 0ovesuor Hill,
who offered its privileges 1Ur tihsir accom-
mediation. Tho remainder q the stAts legis
lature win meet On Friday nerning ct the
Hoffman house, New Vol, promptly at II
o'clock. The organizations <laa4 byeught tho
body to tho capitol asRomhaaa On No sur
rounding streets, the casket was born to the
funeral car by thirteen Il the u. 8. Grant
post AT 11:80 the twin left for Kew York
Grants Grave Rebel RifIe Ri.
NEW YoRK, Aug 6-A special Dispatch
to The Evening Post from Washington con.
tains the following: There has been but
one newspaper in the south, SO far az has
been observed here which has spoken i'll Of
Gen. Grant since his death, and has taken
occasion of that event to attempt to revive
war memories, using his grave for rifle pit.
That paper was published at Raleigh, N. G.
The editorial has been copied in most OF the
Republican papaxs Of tho north with the
comment that its appearance b discourag-
ing sign of tho tmeA A gentleman who
curious story about the writer and his tragic
end Tho ink upon the paper, which CON
tanned this article, was scarcely dry, and the
edition Of tho paper had not all been deliver.
ed ct the postofiice, when tho editor Of
the paper who wrote q tbs article fell
dead. This editor was convicted al
Ku-Klux and sentenced TO ten years at
the Albany penitentiary. Tho evidence in
his trial showed that be was the leader Of
the Ku- Klux in bis section and hAd been
guilty Of atrociously maltreating . Repub-
lican member Of the legislature from his
district, who, as the result Of whipping and
other abuse, was very badly crippled. The
editor remained in the Albany prisod -four
years, when petition for hts pardon was
presented to President Grant by the very
Republican Cor the abuse Of whom he was
serving sentence Thepresident granted the
pardon. Tho man returned to his home, has
been in four cities since, but has committed
no conspicuous act until be made the recent
assault upon the memory OF Gen. Grant,
which was 30 quickly followed BY his own
DEATH
On tho Wing.
HUDSON, n r. Aug. 5--When tho funeral
train drew out from the depot It Albany
there were fully three thousand people as
s0nlbled ON the platform to wituess Its de-
paEture. Tho men uncovered and stood in
sisnt reverence until The train passed from
sight Two hundred members Of the Jack
SON corps were drawn up In line along the
edge Of the platform and presented arms
while their band played dead march
Along tho line of the road from Albany to
this place were assembled crowds OF people
attracted by a desire to $50 tho funeral pass
Hundreds Of them placed pennies on the
track 30 that tho train might pass over them
and turn them into inomentoos Of the
nlournful occasion.
While the remains were lying in state OF
the capitol the hundred of Nsxr York citi-
liens appointed ~ the mayor - accompany
the remains % Eew York viewed tho body
and subsequently, walked in~the fnneral pro-
cession. The committee was led by ex-
Governor Cornau and ex- Mayor Cooper, Of
New York tbs senate committee which
accompany the the ronains consists Of
President Mccarthy, of that body, and Sem
ntors Gibbs, Otis, Eaksr, Owcn, Eaty,
Murphy, CaIapbeA, Thatcher and DAILY. All
comEnilteo of fifteen sssunbfynaaaA s4so &C.
company tns realaia1 Az Fest Albany,
Castleton and Schodoek large crowds were
assembled At tho last nsnsed place the
train ygas I've H,spx1tas leta