The Russellville Democrat., 1885-12-03
How the News was Received.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.

Fl INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 25.-To.nighi 9 at an informal meeting of leading " citizens, a committee of five, with V Senator Harrison as chairman, was 5 appointed to arrange for public 3 meeting to be held here probably & Saturday. The intention is to make 3 it a meeting of citizens of the state 3 generally, with addresses by repre- a sentative men.
 5 The board of aldermen tonight q adopted feeling resolutions and ar
 ranged for a municipal memorial
 meeting.
 In an interview, Senator Harrison
 said: II have known MT. Hendricks
 ever since I cams to thls city to live.
 have practiced law with him and
 tried many cases with him and
 against him and our professional re
 lations have always been pleasant.
 He was very forceful and persuasive. His public career has been very conspicuous one and he has succeed
 ed in acquiring and retaining the
 confidence of his party friends in . very high degree. His personal character was always regarded as ex- alted and blameless. His death was a very severe shock to me, indeed" The Hon. John c. New said: My acquaintance with MT. Hendricks began in 1S41, and since that time our relations have been of the most
 friendly character. On politics we| never agreed, but that in no wise in terfered with our personal relations,
 or my kindly feeling for him. Ills private character was without re- proach, and his of1clal career, aside from partisanship, is blameless. He was one of the most eminent citizens of the state, and man of whom h. diana has reason to be proud" Hon. w. H. English said: "The|
 last speech he ever made was made at a reunion of the surviving members of the Indiana con
 stitutional convention of 1850, on the night of October last. He took very great interest in the meeting, and his address on that occasion was evidently very thoroughly prepar ed production. He supervised it's publication with great care and was| ! taking much interest in the contem- plated publication of the lives of the members of that convention. l had been in conference with him in res pect to sketch of his own life, and he had that subject under considera tion this very day and sent me a message relating to it. This was probably the last line he ever wrose He conferred very freely with me in regard to the contemplated book and much of his own life, and had even indicated what plate he preferred of the various likenesses of himself that have been published" In recent interview Mir. Hen dricks said: My friend, the news papers say am candidate for the
 presidency in 1888, but it is not true; shall not be candidate un- der any circumstances. was not 9
 candidate for the position l now hold, but it was forced upon me, and now my political ambition is fully satisfied. 1 Iwant to retire and rest the remainder of my life."
 The death of Mir. Hendricks leaves
 Mir. English the sole survivor of the
 delegation represented in congress
 in 1852.
 AT WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The Pres ident received the following telegram this evening:
 INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Nov. 25, 1885.
 To President Cleveland:
 Vice. President Hendricks died suddenly this afternoon; disease probably paralysis.
 WM. ENGLISH. The President was greatly shock ed at the. news and immediately sent
 the following telegram to Mrs. Hen. dricks:
 EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Nov. %, '85. Mrs. T. A. Hendricks, Indianapolis, Ind: The sudden and lamentable death of your husband excites my profound sympathy for you in this hour of your great bereavement, and sIn- cerely mourn the decease of one so lately associated with me Tn the exc
 cution of the peoples highest trust, while the nation mourns the loss of an honored citizen and faithful public servant.
 GRovrp CvrvErAND