The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-08-15

many of the fruits OF the spulI lie loved
his enemies not rs he loved his friends, but
he loved them as enemies by doing them
good rs he had opportunity. ON one or
these deusive April days when hope revived
in all our hearts said to him
~ on are man OF Providence; Hol male
you the instrument to save our Nation ana
he may have great spiritual mission to nc
complish by you and may raise you up
with mind clear and voice instinct, he
replied;
81 do not wish to proclaim 1t, but should
he spare my life II Is my intention aud re-
solve TO throw all of my influence by my ex-
ample in that direction"
He is gone; but shall death defeat a pur-
pose so beneiicent? Is he not mightier in his
death than in his life? What home has not
felt the sympathetic chord touched by the
invisible hand of his terrible but patient sur
tering2 How the embers of sectional strife
have died out on the hearthstone OF the Ma
ton How political animosities have skulked
away in shame from the peaceful spirit OF
his last moments o, who would not even
dare to die to do so much
for mankind? And this was his consolation.
And where, in all the annals of the church,
shall we ind dying hour so full OF repose?
In the early light of April LIST, when all
thought the end was comn the sufferer re-
yived. Heaven added months to life so
dear Co us all. When ne had recovered suf.
fieently asked him:
what was the supreme thought on your
mind when eternity seemed so near"
THE comfort OF the consciousness that
! was the response, which revealed the hidden
life of his soul. And so came his last night.
The services were concluded by sing
ing the hymn, "Nearer, my God, to Thee"
and pronouncing the benedction
About half past twelve O'Clock the
members of u 5. Grant Post No. 327, of
| Brooklyn, drew up in front of the cottage
and Populations appointed to remove the
remains entered, aud soon reappeared
bearing the casket. The march to the
depot was then commenced. The MILL
tarY were drawn up in open ranks, aud
as the members of the Post bearing the
remains passed through, the soldiers sa-
luted while the people uncovered and
bowed their heads in noGrGfCl silence.
The funeral train, which consisted of
seven cars, awaited at the depot. Next
to the engine came the funeral car. The
transfer Of the remains from the cottage
to the train was without incld mt, and
exactly ten minutes to one O'Clock, the
train steamed out from the depot.
ALBANY, N. Y, August 5.-When the
funeral train passed slowly through Sara
toga at 2:20 p. m. vast crowds assembled.
The bells tolled and an expression of
odu lh'OlCoC Wdo uululotdhdOIS III uCdt'J
every face.
At Ballston another assemblage stood
uncovered as the train dashed swiftly by.
The long platform of Round Lake station
was occupied by at least 1000 people. At
Mechanicsville and the other places
crowds of several hundred were in holt
day attire at the depots. At West Troy
salutes were fired.
Precisely at the schedule time the train
came to halt in Albany at Spencer
street. The funeral car heavily draped,
drawn by six black horses 10 funeral
trappings, was in waiting, and after a
short delay the casket was transferred to
it. At 1858 p. M, the order was given to
start.
The procession was made up as fol-
lows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Headed by platoons of police to clear
the streets; Major-General Hancock, U.
S. A, commanding and staff, mounted;
Major General G. j. Farnsworth, Chief
Marshal, and staff, mounted; Major 10
B. Carr, commanding, and staff, mount
ed; armed and uniformed military or
CARNATIONS comprising the escort;
funeral car, fanked by United States
troops and delegation of U. S. Grant
Post, G. A. R.; mourners' carriages:
Governor David B. Hill and staff; the
Mayor Common Council and city officials
in carriages.
SECOND DIVISION
Brgadier- General James Warner, COM
manding and staff; the military order
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late war and sons of veterans.
THIRD DIVISION.
Major Walter S. Albraman, command.
ing, and staff; civic societies, escorted
by the Albany Jackson corps.
Enormous concourses of people lined
every street on the line of march. The
pack and Jam at times defed the efforts
of the police to preserve sufficient room
for the pageant. The crowds in Albany
were far vaster than were present at the
funerals of either Lincoln or Garfield.
1t is supposed that not less than 20, 900
strangers visited the CITY.
The Gasket was borne into the Capitol
at $3.50 p. M, and was taken Immediately
to an ante.room adjoining the main COR
Tidor where the inclined rest draped,
with the National colors under the truly
grand and imposing canopy, waited
its sacred burden. The under
takers were in waiting and rap
idly removed the purple and
glass lids, 1t was found that the jar
ring attending the removal from Mt.
McGregor had in a certain degree dis
turbed the remains. This trouble was
quickly rectifed.
Exactly at six O'Clock the casket was
placed on the rest in The corridor. The
doors were opened and members of the
State Senate entered, two abreast, at the
foot of the casket and passed out of the
Capitol by the private entrance. The
members of the Assembly followed, and
then came the public, four abreast, white,
black, old, young, rich, poor, the lame
| and stalwart, beauty and ugliness-in
short, a Heterogeneous mass of humanity,
, that is only seen together when some ex-
. traordinary event is happening.
9:20 .. m. Colonel Grant and his
, two brothers, escorted by Governor Hill,
i entered the Capitol, by the private en-
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