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the Grant OBSEoUTES.

We have it reported that $4,000 men were
in line commanded by Gen. w. ;. Hancock,
and that million persons witnessed the
procession. The funeral car was princely
one, drawn by twenty-four black horses led
by as many colored men. The movement
began at dawn and the conclusion was not
reached until dusk. The scene is represent
ed as one Of surprising splendor. From
the Baltimore Sun we take the following:
The distinguished men who rode in car
riages TO the grave rendezyOused at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. at Twenty-third street, az
which point they fell into line. There were
about 800 carriages in line, containing the
President, the Nice-President members Of
the Cabinet, Senators, Representatives, Gov
errors of nineteen States and Territories
and their stats, two eXPresidents, and other
prominent men without number
The arrangement of the carriages was adj
mirable As far as possible Northerner
rode I'm the same carriage with Southerner,
and Democrat with a Republican, suggest
inc that death eradicates all political and
sectional differences. General sherman rode
with General Johnson General Sheridan
with General Buckner; John ID. Long, Of
Massachusetts,, with Randolph Tucker, Of
Virginia; Speaker Carlisle and ex-Speaker
Randall with Representatives Hiscock and
Reed Senator Evarts, of New York, with
Senator Brown, of Georgia Senator Man
ders0u. of Nebraska, with Senator Hamp-
ton, of South Carolina; Representative
Butterworth. of Ohio, with General King,
of Louisiana Senator Morrill,, of Vermont,
with Senator Cockrell, of Missouri; Sena-
tor Blair of New Hampshire, and Senator
Eustis, of Louisiana, and so ON through the
rest of the list.
President Cleveland and Secretary Bayard,
the latter i'm a tall white hat, occupied the
same carriage. Nice-President Hendricks
had hi, private Secretary for a companion.
The good order the splendid system In which
the procession marched Is due almost entire
Is 10 the admirable executive ability Of Gen.
eral Hancock.
Ii was APO o'clock when the tomb was
reached. The members of the family de
scended from their carriages and ritual
service Sas performed by members OF the
Grand Army.
Rev. j. W. Savers, chaplain in chief of
the department of Pennsylvania, Grand
Army of the Republic, delivered an address
after which. Rev. IL. Clay Trumbull offered
PRAYER. The bugle call rest was then
sounded. DR.. Newman and Bishop Harris
then read the ritual service for burial Of the
NJ. T. Church
Mrs. Grant was not there. Directly be-
hind the funeral party stood Gen. Hancock
40 his elbow was President Cleveland, wee
President Hendricks and members OF the
Cabinet. Near the head of the casket on
the rirht. Sherman and Sheridan, in full
uniform. were uncovered the entire service.
At their sides were eX-Presidents Arthur
and HAYES and Senator sherman. On the
other side of the casket, opposite, were Adj
miral Porter. Fitzhugh Lee, Gen. Gordon
and Gen. Buckner. When religious seryi-
ces had ended the trumpe'er of company A,
fifth artillery. stepped close 10 the casket
and sounded the tattoo. Little Julia then
laid ON the coffin q wreath, To Granpapa.
General Hancock's big beyy of aids was
interesting The SOutherneTs promptly
picked out General Fitzhugh Lee, acting
AS au aid 90 General Hancock. Thous-
ands who did not know him asked who
he was on account of his soldierly bearing
and fine large figure. He is of the build
of General Sheridan, but wears three-inch
heavy brown beard, and the mustashi0s Of
a Papal guardsman. lie was the only man
In line who is Just going into battle-the
war against Young Wise for the Governor
ship of the Old Dominion-but he seemed
untroubled by the future. Many eyes also
studied the face and figure of ex-senator
and cV-Gen. Gordon. Of Georgia. He Is a
spare man, with dark hair, worn rather long
behind, and having a scanned and rugged
face and lower jaw of great strength. He
is quick and nervous, especially in the
movement, of his clear eyes.
The Virginia battalion attracted consid-
cradle attention because of their soldierly
appearance and excellent marching. Off
Gers and men united in enthusiastic expires
si0us of qualification 40 the reception they
met. both from the New York troops and the
citizens None of the Nirginians d" fell by
the wayside' on the march, and when a re-
porter met d small platoon of them on the
wharf they appeared fresh as daisies, and
were in the most eXuberant spirits, and full
of tales of their experiences during the
eventiul day.
Gen. Johnston's long Journey to take part
I'm the ceremonies almost made him sick,
and he was taken temporarily III during the
procession. bat was better at night.
Hon F. Boyd Faulkner goes as Consul Gen
eral Co Egypt He viii reaec, honor upon the
United States and guard the interest OF her cit
liens in the land of the Phaaohs lie will be
located at Cairo. the modern capital of Egypt.
That city has about $4,000 inhabitants con-