Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-25
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EDITOR SoUTm KENTUCKIAN:

The bin funeral is one in which
almost the entire world participated,
and in which Chicago sustained her
part most crcditably. On the morn
ing of the Slh, the lcaden skies, and
later, the drcnching rain did not stop
the hurrying crowds that pressed
eagerly forward from east, west,
north and south, into the city, to
witness and engage in the bbscquies
Of Gen. Grant Long before the time
for the procession to start out, it was
almost an impossibility TO force ones
way through the throng Of serried
les in Clark aud Dearborn streets
Our party had good position on
the steps Of the Court House, and
held our ground despite the rain, the
crowd, and the pressure.
So much has already been said in
regard to the obsequies generally,
will here only notice the imposing
Catafalque, which in passing from
every post was grandly conspicuous,
from its mourniul solemnity. 1t was
drawn by ten black horses and not
driven, but those in advance led by
bldck negroes, as most in keeping
with the funeral pageant, the housings
of the horses were of buff merino
edsc heavily with black velvet. A
large broken column of white carna-
tions and heliotropes, resting on
bed Of lilies, was cmblematical Of
the broken strength now laid low.
From each corner of the Catalal-
que protruded minnie cannon, while
Embedded in flowers were to be seen
a drum and bugle. In front from
out the sable gloom shonc solitary
silver star, behind a silver cross aud
on each side pcrched silver eagle,
with dropping wings-secming To
form a riff in this sombrc pail of
glooming blackness. Underneath this
pail rested the empty casket. A
shcalhrd sword lay idly by and near
Il military hut and beneath it all there
was a glimpse Ofihc stars and stripes.
A white riderless horse with knap.
sack, tightly rooled, and fastened be-
hind the saddle, followed the Catalal-
que. The whole was exceedingly
imprc We and in looking on This
mourniul procession, one entirely
forgot that this was "a funeral pro-
ceSSion without corpse" the mem
orial services bringing the dead
General in New York so forcibly be-
fore the eyes of the people here.
During the time Of waiting and
also the passing of the procession
many amusing incidents occurred.
tine woman unlike the "woman in
the shoe" was fully equal 10 the emer-
gency-She kneW ichdt 10 do, having
eight little ones, in whose memories
she wished TO perpctuate this memoir
able occasion. She secured long rope,
fastened il TO herself and badc each
one take hold, and h0ld on, which
they did in safety and security, at the
evening roll-call-nOt one tCdS miss
ing. Many witnessed this united
family, which was so happily 'roped
M
There is no better place to gleau
chance truths and pick up little an
imOsitics than in a large crowd as
the following will show. Asa color
ed company passed in the procession,
II Kentucky young lady, called to
your correspondent, and pleasantly |
said, "See, there are Om countrymen
(meaning the slaves we used to OWN |
doing honor to the fallen hero This
remark attracted the attention of u
very nice looking and well dressed |
northern lady who stood beside us,
aud forth with with irrcpressible
yankee curiosity she said, "Oh you
are Southern" and then added | have
seen some grey coats also in the pro-
cession-sLrely they are not Rebels
"Why not querried your correspOn-
dent. Harper represents the "Blue
and the Grey" shaking hands over
the dead body Of Gen. Grant, and to-
day in New York the cX- -Confederatcs
are acting as pall.bearcrs. But she
added, although they seem to be get
ting over the late trouble, ,Southerners
think a Yankee is nobody, because a
Yankee has TO work and not yam
KEGS en-masse, but as class are so |
regarded by them. There was no time
for more lengthy discussion, in
which to convince her, that if South
ern pride and inherited tendencies
were strong within the Sunny South |
still actions prove they are ovcrcom-
ing the prejudice against employment,
or work.
No one who visits Chicago, should
fail to see the town of Pullman, own
cd and engineered by one man. Here
are made the Pullman palace cars
used and known the world over.
Nothing has been spared to beautiiy |
and adorn the town. 1t contains
lonely little church. Theater, Lee
ture room, Public library, and indeed |
everything TO make it attractive.
Pullman has an athletic association,
incorporated in 1883. Its buildings
are located on Athletic island. Pull
man is on the shore of Lake Colunut.
One hears a great deal about "a
board of trade expression, so to salts
fly a womanly curiosity, Olive Branch
went down last Monday and with a
party was readily admitted to the
Gallery, and for some minutes was
not fully convinced that we had not
entered Bedlam. A woman's rights
meeting of woman's rights shricEers
could have made half the noise, or
looked more frantic than those splen-
did looking heads, we looked down
upon, who yelled and shrieked and
howled with zeal that was certainly
exciting, although it seemed mystery
how they understood anything said
or done. Here are made and lost
some of the greatest fortunes. 1t is
a greater wonder that more minds
are not lost.
Looking down upon these members
of the board of trade, and being un-
able 10 comprehend their telegraply,
or discern the words, the thought oc-
cured that if instead of the genus
homo, an equal number oftheir sisters
had occupied the floor, they would
have been waited on with closed
doors, and regularly incorporated
there in, as Lanatic ASylam. The
building is magnificent; four power
ful elevators give easy access TO all