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THE LAST NIGHT.
PrepaAng for the INTERIM Closing
the Coffin.

PrepaAng for the Enterment-ClOsing
the Coffin.
The tina ceremonies attending the removal
OF the bod of General Grant from the New
York city all, where it had been lying in
state, to its 'nporary resting place in River
side Park, Bean with military promptitude,
General aa1bck taking his place at the
head OF the Sat column assembled to do
honor to the dNi commander of the Union
armies promptfAt 9 o'clock. The scene at
the moment vases imposing and impress
sive, at once gray and solemn. The skies
snliled upon the peant, and the sun bright
ened every CLEAN gold or steel with the
magic of his rays
All night long \ prenarat;ons for the
GREAT event Went foA "a caasalassIy A. tho
different headquartA officers Wsra bn s.v
completing the necAry details: in the
streets the police wA berinninr to form
their lines; in the city the guards stood
rigidly around thelr So trust; and along
the line OF march, SALLY in the upper
nart of the city, the nd az ho,nmars md
saws disturbed the slid II MONT - man
lahored eagerly to conn., the hooti,s and
stands which were let to btseers at great
nroft. With early morte human tide
began to set from all rNons toward the
line selected for the funeral ocession. The
neople poured into the Gin conyereing
Streams from Brooklyn, fr{NeW JarsaT9
from Staten Island, from " hester county
and Connecticut, to say fnp of the
strangers who journeyed frdho1e distant
parts.
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THE LINE OF MARCH.
Some of the Most striking Features
Of the Procession.

The column was five hours almost to min
ute in moving over the crest of Murray Hill
This was the most favored spot in the whole
town at which to see it. The grade of Fifth
avenue above Madison square gradually rises
till Thirty seventh street is reached, then the
Belgian pavements as gradually slope away
to lower level, and view is presented Of
the magnificent avenue to the north and to the
south that is unsurpassed Thousands of
New Workers who knew its advantages
sought the spot at an early hour and secured
positions along the sidewalks, on the lamp
posts, in the trees, and even on the arms OF
the tall telegraph poles. The people looking
out of their windows actually discovered the
walks filling up at { O'Clock in the morning,
three hours at least before even the head OF
the procession could pass their way.
The crowds sWarmed into the avenue as
the hours wore on and it was black with hui
man beings, jostl1ng one another between the
curbings and presenting a barrier to the escort
column that appeared impenetrable But
when a squad of mounted men in the familiar
police Uniform rode into sight far down at
Madison square the barrier commenced to
crumble. The policemen stationed in the
cutters massed themselves and moved with
the power of ponderous battering rams
against it. It's sides yielded first, then its
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line: word was given to prepare for the re-
moval of the casket. As they passed Cham
bers street the First division of the New
Jersey National Guard wheeled into the
street, their place in the procession being
at the head OF the division containing
the catafalque and Immediately pre-
ceding the pail bearers. Below the City Hall
Park the municipal officials and board of al
derInen Of New York began to assemble in
carriages and form in line Of two carriages
abreast, in order to Immediately follow the
catafalque until it reached Twenty-third
street. When the catafalque reached Broad
way the carriages OF the city officials imme-
diately drew up more closely, and word was
teleg1aphe to General Hancock that all was
in readiness. At 9:45 the signal came to
start, and as the entire line began to move
slowly uptown, the tolling of st. Paul's bell
announced the fact to the waiting thousands.
1t is safe to say that there was not foot
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THE PROCESSION STARTS.
The Army and Navy Division
Heads the Parade.

When at 9 O'clock General Hancock and
his staff passed up Broadway to the City Hall
and beyond, to take their position at the head
of the military column, they were followed
by the entire army and navy division They
that and the Battery. The division, with
its glittering staff at the head, was a sight
well worth seeing in itself. The close
ranks, the thoroughly military movement,
the bright uniforms, brought forth exclama-
tions Of pleasure at the sight all along the
line Of the thousands of spectators
The passing Of these troops was the general
signal to all the troops and organizations sta
toned along Broadway to be in readiness to
march. As they passed beyond the City Hall
to take their position at the head Of the entire
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tached to the Fifth volunteers. The Italian
residents were represented by the Colombo
Guards, the Italian Rifle Guard, and the
Garibaldi Legion, in their uniforms of dark
blue. Last of all the military organizations
of this First division were companies of col
ored troops.
An hour had been consumed in the passage
of this division. Still the avenue was choked
with uniformed line, and the air was filled
with the sounds of mutfied drums. A veil of
clouds foated across the face of the sun, and
the relief from the beating rays was most
grateful. In the halt Of the next half hour
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.THELAST H0N0RS
General Grant Borne ReVerent-
y to the Tomb.
an IMPOSING PAGEANT !!
4olliDg Bells, Booming Cannon,
MQmeQ Drums.
CEREMONIES AT The GRAVE
Fifty Thousand in Line, Half
a Million Spectators.
THEN AND NOW.
CEREMONIES AT TIE GRAVE
Fifty Thousand in Line, Half
a Million Spectators.
THEN AND NOW.

WASHINGTON, March 4, 1859
The hero comes
Mid peal of bells and roll of drums,
The tifcs' shrill note and trumpets' blare
With strains triumphant fill the air.
The capitals fair form stands drest
In stars and stripes. From east and west
And north, a throng of war-worn men
With wild cheers greet their chief again.
(Neso York: Aug. 8, 1850
The hero comes
Mid tolling bells and nluff1ed drums.
The starry flags at half mast droop-
While blue and gray, a sorrowing group,
Meet round the generous victor's bier
With heartfelt sigh and bitter tear.
The hero comes!
Be silent, all ye bells ana drums!
And thou, oh, sword upon his breast,
Sleep now, and with thy warrior rest.
Though fame has long beside him walked,
There, too, unseen, his conquerer stalked,
And low he hes before that foe
Whose arm defeat can never know.
VIRGINIA B. HARRISON.
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of standing-room vacant in the neighborhood
Of City Hall park from an early hour except
that which was cleared by the police Print
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IS $50 o'clock. Every available window of
the buildings facing the spot was filled with
people to its utmost capacity, while the roofs
of the high structures presented dark fringe
of living beings outlined against the blue sky.
Pressing closely against the police lines the
entire circle of the City Hall park were thou
sands of men, women and children, many Of
whom had held their positions for hours
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THE FUNERAL CAR, WITH GENERAL GRANTS
REMAINS.
over the glass; the silver screws were turned
and made tight, and at 2:3O A. NJ, General
Grants face was closed from view forever
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-05

TEE family of Mr.. Charles F. Russell, of
Paddington, England. has gone round the world
seven times-that is, the heads of the family
have, while the children, nine in number, have
made the circuit from one to seven times each.
Fourteen years ago DIR. Russell was married,
amt he agreed to take his wife around the world
when an heir was born to them. Their hopes
were realized in due time, and they set out on
tho journey. Before they got around, however,
another babe was born, and Mr.. Russell prom
ised to make the trip for each child. Nine have
now been added to the family, and seven trips
completed, leaving Mrs. Russell two Flaps"
ahead. We shall soon hear of Mr. Russell max
ing the journey alone, we fear.
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ceased his relatives win not wear mourning. have
always myself admired the sense of the Pgonians, .
nation described by Herodotas. When Peonian
died. his friends and relatives met together TO feast in
order to celebrate his having been transferred to
other and better world and to console Themselves for
losing him.
PROFESSOR TRAsToE of Nantes, employs the vapor
OF glycerine with great advantage when cough be.
comes distressing fatiguing. Fifty or sixty
grammes are placed in porcelain capsule and evap.
Grated over spirit lamp. An enormous amount Of
vapor is dsengaged. In phthisis and various other
affections much relief is gained in this way.
WHEN flowers have been carried long distance in
close boxes they often appear withered and
worthless but with proper treatment they may be
vived and restored to their original beauty Instead
of at being put into and exposed to the hot
dry air of the paror they should be either spread out
wet flannel or moss, and covered with dishcover
or an inverted box or else put in pans containing
and water wet sand, in which they be set
upright and then shut up in the dark for few hours
If they do not regain their freshness under this
ing there is hope for them; but in all ordinary
cases their recovery is certain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-05
JUSTICE TO GENERAL GRANT.
The Edmunds Retiring Bill Passed
Both Houses Of Congress.
President Arthur at Once Sends In His
Nomination TO the Retired List, and It
Is Immediately Confirmed.
SHARP AND QUICK WORK.

The Bill Passed and Grant Nominated and
Confirmed.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 4-The graceful act Of
placing General Grant upon the retired list was
accomplished between ii and Il o'clock to-day.
Mr. Randall moved a suspension of the rules
and the passage of the bill Messrs Mcmillan,
Stockslager and Matson opposed the proposition,
but the sentiment of the House was too strong
for Grant to admit of any opposition at this
time. and the bill was passed on yea and nay
vote by 1913 to 78. The bill was called I'D, dis.
cussed, and passed on a viva voce vote, the roll
was called, the bill engrossed, signed by the
President returned to the Senate Grant nomi.
mated and conirmed-all within forty
minutes from the time Mr. Randall
made his motion. It was the quickest
work on record, and Grant himself never acted
more promptly. OF course the narrow minded
partisans were to the fore until the last
ment. Some one asked unanimous consent that
the Speaker be allowed to telegraph Gen. Grant
the action of the House. Mr. Cobb, of Indiana,
objected. The House and galleries set up pro-
longed hiss, and one Pennsylvania member even
threatened personal violence. Mr. Cobb saw
that he had made big mistake, and withdrew
his objection. The telegram was sent, and Gen.
Grant is now on the retired list as general in
the army
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General Grants Condition.

New York World Tuesday
DR.. Douglas went to the house earlier than
usual and remained last evening until nearly
midnight, which was two hours later than his
usual time. The General dressed about noon
and insisted upon sitting up in spite of his ex-
hausted condition. He is now sixty three years
DID, but thinks himself as well able to bear up as
when he was forty. 1t is difficult for his family
to persuade him differently and the result Of his
persistent work is greater fatigue than he can
recover from in nights rest. For that reason
he lies abed till nearly noon almost every day.
DR.. Douglas cleansed the cancer in the Generals
mouth twice yesterday, and at 10 O'Clock in the
evening applied the local an@sthetc cocaine
which he uses to deaden the pain and allow of
better rest at night. The doctor said to World
reporter at midnight; General Grant was bet
ter this evening. He ate tho usual amount Of
food in liquid form and said he did not suffer
much from pain l cannot say whether he was
cheerful or not, because the General is man
who says very little, and it would be almost i'm
possible for anyone to tell what mood he was in.
have not prescribed as to whether he should
see callers or not but suppose his family use
their own discretion in that regard"
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TARDY JUSTICE AT LAST.

1t has been said that Congress at the last
hour saved the countryis honor by according
General Grant his just reward. In one sense
this is true, for it would have been an indel-
lille stain upon the honor and gratitude of
the American people; but in another sense
Congress has simply slid out of the infamy it
came near perpetuating. The country at
large the people, are all right, and
it was public sentiment crying out
against the outrage Of inaction that
saved Congress from the odium of mon
strous ingratitude. The well-nigh universal
demand of patriotic citizens in all sections Of
the country compelled the action taken yes
terday. 1t is no credit to Congress, save So
far as it is credit to the discernment of a
demand that could not be set aside without
almost certain condemnation at The next cleo
ton. The comprehensive style with which i.
was done, after much disgracefal higgling
over It, the cheers and hpzzas, will deceive 10.
body that is not anxious TO be deceived The
expiring Congress was rotten with the disease
Of hostility. to the grandest character left to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-05

THE Democrats in the State Senate at
tempted little bit Of cheap buncombe, yes
terday, by an expression of congratulation
over the advent of Cleveland and Hendricks
to power. Senator Youchs suggested an
amendment that it was the wish of the Indi-
ana Democracy that Joseph E. Mcdonald
should be appointed member of the Cabinet;
but the Democratic Senate would not agree
to it. Mr.. Mcdonald seems to have no friends
left in his party.
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I'm THE SENATE.
The General Nominated and Confirmed In
Open Session.

The General Nominated and Confirmed In
Open Session.
WAsHiEGToN March AT 1l:35 message
from the House announced the passage Of tho
DILL authorizing the President to place ono per-
son on the retired list of the army. lApplausel
The bill was read at length.
Mr. Ingalls, then said: "Mr: President, the
Nation knows who that person Is. ask unani-
nous consent that reference of this bill to COM
mttee be waived, and that it be now considered
by the Senate"
The presiding officer (Mr. Garland) stated the
bill was Senate bill, and nothing further was
necessary to make i. law except the proper sig
natures. lApplause.l
Mr. Edmunds, resuming the chair, stated that
he had received communication which would
now be- read. He handed it to Chief Clerk John
son, who read as follows:
$40 the Honorable Geo. n. Edmunds, President pro
temporc of the United States Senate:
s.The accompanying communication, although
an executive message, may be read in open SEES
sion. LHESTER A. ARTHUR
Applause followed the reading
The President pro tenn. of tho ScEate-Mani-
festations OF applause are not in ORDER
The clerk read as follows:
s'To the Senate of the United States: NOM
mate Ulysses S Grant. formerly general COM
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this people. Beaten by the conqueror Of the
world, laid low by wha. appears to be fatal
disorder, the great commanders condition
mutely yet eloquently appealed to the sym
pathy of every honest man, without regard to
partisan predictions. He who is grateful
that we have united country, grateful
that the patriotism Of the people is so strong
that the slender plurality of 1000 votes in
millions was accepted with the same resigna
ton to the laws that govern elections as
though it had been majority Of half a mill
ion, ought to feel the profounder graft
tude to the hero of Donelson, Vicks-
burg and Appomattox, though he
may have been with Buckner, with
Pemberton, or with Lee II we are glad to
have the Union as it is, we must express our
gladness in a patriotic and practical way to
these who made these things possible. The
Journal rejoices with the people that justice
has at last been done to General Grant, though
opposed in such mean spirit during the pro-
longed attempt to secure it. We, as people,
may now once more look the world in the
face nor fear to 60 into history with the
record made; but the disgrace of the prolonged
inaction and hostility of the majority will
ever remain stigma upon the Democratic
partv
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"a RED LETTER DAY.

"Never since the day on which the indie
pendence of the United States was conceded
by Great Britain, has there been another so
Astounding in hope and promise as this 4th
day OF March, of the year of our Lord 1885,
The calendar emphasizes many days celebrat-
ing events pregnant with Importance to the
Nation. That on which emancipation of
African slavery in America was proclaimed
was momentous one, but it was..in the midst
of heartrending war. That which announced
the termination of the war between the States
sent a thrill Of rejoicing throughout the
Union, into every home within it; but the land
wore badge Of mourning as wide as between
the oceans, there were so many vacant chairs
about the fresides of the country and so
many newly-made graves, and so many broad
bands OF charcoal and ashes, that hope was in
a pail There was turmoil and chaos in pol
itics; confusion and uncertainty in the COM
merca world.
"But this is our Nations perfect day. Her
dogs of war, though long sleeping in their
kennels. show no signs Of waking. Upon the
neighboring seas no falcons are flying. but
only white winged carrier doves of peaceful
commerce. Military barrack, arsenal and rem
devious are offered for sale for the uses of
peaceful industry or education. The fortress
OF twenty years ago has been leveled, tho
trench filled, the stockade thrown down and
the SOlGlefy on either SlQe IN that strife nave
long been gathering at the same board, quaff-
ing good cheer to one another-their fortunes
been blended, their children intermarried.
''Our Nations perfect day! The cloud of
human slavery which made imperfect nearly
all the days of the first century, has been
rolled back from our horizon. The descen,t~
ants of naked savages of African wilds are
being led by the handmaidens Of liberty and
learning up to intelligent citizenship. Regard
less Of race, color or previous condition ali
the States of the South have enacted, what
all the States of the North will soon enact,
equal civil rights to their citizens.
''Our Nations perfect dayl We are at peace
within our borders and with every nation Of
the earth. Our population was never SO great,
our civilization never so advanced, inter-com-
munication never so convenient, education
never so universal, liberty protected by law
never SO complete, commerce, manufactures
and agriculture never so extensive, human
charity never so Astounding. There is not an
inter State issue to brew internal discord in
the Republic There is not a threatening
cloud even the size Of mans hand, over our
political sky. We see statesmen of the North
and the South once more called together
around the Cabinet table--a token that the
asperities of war are removed
"* Our national star is again in the as
cendant, and from to-day we expect to date q
healthfui growth of prosperity and content
ment-a grander glory than the Nation has
ever known"
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In order to produce harmony among In
diana Democrats, Hendricks and ''Col. "
Hughes East have gone to take charge of af-
fairs in the Senate. Mcdonald and his kind
are at home nursing another black eye, given
by the DULLES of the party. A decent man
stands poor chance in that organization, and
this fact is beginning to dawn on the minds
of some who have long piped while the
schemers have enjoyed the dancing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-05
A COMPLETE SUNDAY PAPER

The SUNDAY JOURNAL was started on
the oath of August last, and at once came
to the front as the Peoples Paper, on &C
count Of the excellence and variety of its con-
tents, the completeness of its Geographic re-
ports, and the high character pervading its
columns. The demand for the paper has been
80 steadily increasing that we have been COM
PEELED to enlarge its pages, and to make ar
rangements whereby it can hereafter be placed
in every town and city Of the State and sur
rounding territory. This will, at once double
its already handsome circulation, and add to
the value of it as an advertising medium.
The SUNDAY JOURNAL will not be GEM
etery of dead matter, nor a repository for
stupid stereotype pilates" Every line of it
will be new, fresh, and largely original matter
Heretofore nominally sold for Three Cents, it
has been, in reality, sold by all newsboys and
dealers for FIVE CENTS, which will be the
price hereafter in the NEW and ENLARGED form.
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Willard's Hotel which had been occupied by
Presidents Lincoln and Grant on the eve of
their first inaugurations. If there are any
persons who believe that Mr. Hendricks suf-
fers acutely from shrinking modesty, they
will do well to revise their impressions. The
rooms in question are occupied by Tammany
delegation, which il considerable of a desecra-
ton, but might have been worse.
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The Dollar-a-Day Men.

indianapolis News.
If the effort to force special session Of the
Legislature is not for the purpose Of getting
forty days more ''per diem" what is it fora 1t is
as plain as pikestaff that as a mere money
making enterprise, it pays to be alegislauor and
to that end refusals to discharge the duties Of
the Office are resorted to. in the hope of length
ening the time in which the salary will continue
We should like to see law which would pro-
hibit compensation for legislative service Small
minded dollar-seekers and spol -monsers would
then see no attraction in the place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-05

IT will DO generally conceded that the
roseate picture of the condition Of the country
painted by the indianapolis Sentinel, after
twenty-four years Of Republican rule is not
overdrawn. AT the end of Democratic rule
the country was rent with civil war, eleven
States in actual rebellion, the treasury bank
rupt, the credit Of the country gone, and dis
trust, doubt, dismay all over the land. Note
fha 0ontraat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-05

THE Democratic party has Mr. Randall to
thank for an effort to get it out of disgrace
that would have attached TO it eternally. And
as it is, the act of decency was compelled by
force from the rebellious majority and the
lickspittlee Of the North