Daily Republican., 1885-08-07
Lying in State.
A STEADY STREAM OF PEOPLE
PASSING BY TH HECASKET-
SOUTH ERN SOLDIERS.
FUNERAL HONORS.

FUNERAL H0NORS.
NEW YORK, August 6.-At6 o'clock
this morning gates to the vestibule of
the City Hall were thrown open to q
throng of waiting work-people who
desired to take q last Rlimpse Of the
features of the dead OK President, and
from that hour until midnight q steady
procession of visitors hled past the cof.
4 iu. For several hours the number
thus passing averaged 100 per mute,
III aking the aggregate for the eighteen
hours about 10000.
At the Mayors request Com missioner
of Public Works Squire has ordered to
be taken down the verses which were
placed In the public view In front of th e
City Hall. The Mayor made his re-
quest "out Of Difference to the expressed
wish OF some of the friends and admir-
ers of General Grant" Mr.. Squire say 8
that had the Mayor taken occasion to
opinions and wishes of those who are
very near and dear to General Gran t,
there would have been no occasion for
the writing of the letter of request.
The following are the verses referred
to:
He bore aloft our sword OF fre,
A world-watched enyied nation,
Where victory sang while trembling kings
Bespoke our desolation.
No falteriug marked the Titan's task,
| No shrinking frou, the trial
He ia ced the foe era Free iom's hand
| Fell shattered from Times dial
The Executive Committee of the Grant
Monument FUND to day decided to place
u contribution box near the City Hall,
that transient visitors to the city might
deposit something toward the fund.
Ex. Governor Cornell will name agents to
solicit funds at the various watering
places.
General Gordon, of Georgia, who at
Spottsylvapta Court House, Va. check
ed General Hancock's advance through
the captured salient on the 18th ofMay,
1864, and who commanded one wing Of
Lees army and made the last assault
upon General Grants line at Appomat-
tox, has been appointed aid to General
Hancock for the funeral ceremonies at
the burial of General Grant.
General Lloyd Aspinwall this morn
ing set apart the streets upon which the
civic division OF the funeral ia to form
on Saturday. The division will consist
of four sub divisions. The sub visions
will form on Great Jones street and La
Ifayette place.
i CORPORATION Counsel Lacomb be to day
sent to Mayor Grace q communication
in reference to q resolution passed by
the Board Of Aldermen regarding the
assigning of q plat Of ground in River
!. side Park forGeneral Grants sepulture
The Mayor had asked the Corporation
Counsel whether II he (the Mayor
, approved the resolution it would be
legally operative. The Corporation
Counsel hold that the land referred to
in the resolution IL not an absolute fee
The land thus acquired cannot be eiver
laway by the city, nor II it were held in
fee simple absolute could it be 80 con
ve7 ed BY the Common Council. The
ISinking Fund mmissioners only
could convey it, but the provisions
state they must sell it by public auction.
H. says he is of the opinion that If the
resolution was signed by the Mayor 1t
would be legally imperative to effect
1.-THE cession of the ground proposed. The
Park Commissioners had the power to
grant the right of sepulture; and OF
course the assent of the Board Of Health
was q necessary prerequisite to any
burial within the city limits.
SOUTHERN SOLDIERS on THE WAY.
RICHMOND, August 6.-Two Rich
mond companies ca and b Of the First
Virgin ia Regimentl and the Danville
Grays left this afternoon for Newport
News, where they will embark on the
Old Dominion steamship Breakwater
funeral obse quies of General Grant on
Saturday. The Alexandria Light
Infantry will join the party at New
port News. The battalion will he COM
manded by Lieutenant Colonel M. L.
spotswood, of the First Virginia Reei-
ment. Governor Cameron and staff
accompany the Virginia military.
AN HISTORIC HOUSE IN MOURNING.
LYNCHBURG, August GA large crowd
of people from Arpomattox Cour t
House assembled this morning an
draped the house in which General
Grant and Lee signed the terms of sur.
render in April, 1865. in .mourning. 1t
is proposed to allow the draping to
remain thirty days, out of respect to the
memory of General Grant. General
Fitzhugh Leo, accompanied by Major
Cortland FL. Smith Twill leave Washing.
ton to morrow afternoon at 4 O'Clock to
attend the funeral of General Grant.
FUNERAL HoNoRs AT HARRISBURG.
| HARRISBURG August 6.-Mayor
w ilson, of this city, has Issued prCc-
lamation requesting all business
places 10 be closed from 10 q. m. to $
p. m. on the day of General Grants
funeral, and the ringing of church and
other bells. The Governor will order
the firing Of o salute at the Arsenal
while the funeral is in progress.
SENATOR'S AT THE FUNERAL.
NEW YORK, August 6.-The special
committee OF the United State Senate,
appointed to represent that body at the
funeral OF Generrl Grant, held a meet.
ing in the Fifth Avenue Hotel tonight
to make the necessary arrangements.
Nearly all the Senators named for the
committee were present. The Sergeant
at-Arms was instructed to see General
Hancock and ascertain from him the
place the comnittee would occupy in
the line. The Grant family spent a
lquiet day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General Sherman called in the morn
ing. There were no other visitors.
Good or Bad whisky, Which
A negro was seated on the steps of a
well known cigar store, near Elevent th
and Walnut streets, the other day. The
proprietor ordered him away, asking at
tho samp TINA uph ho ha