The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-14

AhS NaChN AZ hlSA tLS 40 W AC was
yesterday brought into the parlor, and placed
beneath the black covered mirror near the cata-
falque. All the pictures in the parlor. by the
way. are covered with black and purple drapery.
The casket, as has been published. is of st.
Domingo mahogany and is one and a half inch
In thickness. 1t is gracefully rounded at both
ends, and covered with purple and silk plush, the
sides and ends being drapped with purple satin,
and festooned with gold fringe. 1t is lined with
embroidered purple satin, and the pillium is or
upholstered satin. The plate is of oxidized silver
and purple silk frame upon which is engraved
the name, date of birth, coat OF arms, and the
death OF the Cardinal.
Cardinal McCloskey and Archbishop Hughes.
New York Letter in Boston Herald.
Hughes was the warrior, McCloskey the
diplomatic" said a prominent church d~ignitary to-
night One accomplished his ends BY fighting
the other by strategy. Hughes went about like
the Irishmano of the story. with a chip on his
shoulder and his coat tails sweeping the ground.
1t was a sorry day for anybody who jostled off
the chip or trod on the coat-tails. McCloskev
had not SO much as a speck of dust on his shout
der, and his ~coat-tail was of precisely the length
prescribed by the prevailing fashion. Hughes
was. to use the slang of the present day, the
'slugger;' McCloskey was the lawyer I do not
mean to convey the idea that Hughes was devoid
OI SAVIOR Ialre. NO, lnQeeu. lie was the emO0Ql-
ment or courtesy, and a complete man of the
world when occasion demanded. But he was
impatient of ordinary methods. He wanted to
push ahead, and could not brook delay. Nc
Closky, on the other hand, never hurried mat
ters. He was no less energetic, but he was
content to move slowly. So long as he
gained his point he was content to let
things take their usual course. He watched
and waited, but at the same time
he never neglected to take advantage of every
faVnrahlQ clppD IN Cfa npoo EnOhoC yrnc xne;f;x,
McCloskey was polite. Hughes was a great
man. McCloskey was a good man. Hughes will
be remembered for what he did, McCloskey for
what he was. Hughes had friends who would
lay down their lives for him, did occasion re-
quire, and he also had enemies who would hest
tate at nothing to injure him. McCioskey had
friends without number, but they were not Of
the sort who would imperil themselves in his be-
half. The Archbishop was a most lovable man
to those who knew him intimately; the Cardinal
was a most lovable character, but few knew him
intimately. He had some enemies-all men
have-but so far as my knowledge extends none
were really bitter or implacable. Somehow the
Cardinal seemed elevated above the weaknesses
and foibles of humanity, like the picture or
statue of a saint on the wall. We could look up
to him, but we could not. as we did with the
Archbishop, stand alongside him. l suppose in
history, as in the register of dignitaries,
the Cardinal will stand higher than his
colleague and predecessor in this diocese, but l
think Hughes will live longer in the hearts of
the American people. Did you ever know how
near the Archbishop came to being a CARDINAL
At the beginning of the civil war he was fire.
quently consulted, not only by Secretary Sew
ard, but also by President Lincoln, and in the
autumn of 1861 he was sent on a special mission
to Europe by the United States government.
Of the object of this journey he wrote: My mis-
sion is a mission of peace between France and
England, on the one side, and the United States
on the other. | made known to the President
that if | could go to Europe it would not be as a
partisan Of the North any more than of the
South: that | should represent the South as we'll
as the North, just the same as if they had never
been distracted by the civil war; He visited
France. Ireland and Rome, and had long inter
views with the Emperor and Empress of the
French, and with his Holiness, the Pope. 1t
was owing to his services on this mission. no
doubt. that France did not recognize the Con-
federacy, and that the threatened troubles in
Mexico did not involve our government. After
the Archbishops return, in 1862, an official
lntlmatlop was conveyed to the Holy See that
the President would be greatly pleased to see
him made a cardinal, but there was a delay on
account of several things. Policy and circum-
stance were both responsible for it, and the dig
Eity was not conferred upon him. 1t came to
his spiritual son and successor, however, and
DR.. McCloskey, who had been his fellow student
at Emmettsburc who had, step by step, followed
him up the ladder of church -preferment, was
made a cardixal. The comforting upon him Of
the baretta was really a recognition of his prede-
ceSSOfS services Nnen l. say This, L nave 10
intention of belying his fame or decrying his
merit as a man, but it is pretty sure that if
Archbishop Hughes had not died in 1871 his
s~choolmate would not have been made a cardi-
ma. in 1915.
The Cardinals life of late years has been very
quiet and retired, and he has appeared in public
but rarely, and then only to oficiate at some
rite of the curch, like confirmation Or first
communion. He was very simple in his tastes,
and his table was fruga ally furnished when there
were no guests at it. As he advanced in life he
seemed to withdraw further and further from
the world, and became, as it were, a religious re-
cluse. In his early days he took a lively interest
in political affairs in this country and Europe. but
since he was elevated to the rank he held at ghis
death ne has eyinced but little care for affairs out
side the church. Without doubt his Holiness Pope
Leo will confer another baretta upon an Ameri-
can bishop before the close of the year"
1t was reported from Rome, a few months ago,
that a second cardinals hat was coming 20 the
United States. Among the p~relates named as
likalu "a wacaiuo - uuoo hio Grara A.ohhs~h1,