Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-29

Logan consents to Grand Army taking part o.
| taking charge, ask Burdette and Department Com
mander Burke to join you in arranging all details
! VIII go wnen necessary, but greatly prefer moi
10 until wednesday or later to funeral in Chicago
ta1lsr
sued an order to-day directing all comrades OF tht
G. A .R. who intend participating in the funera
| ceremony 10 report TO Department Commander
| burke at headquarters for assignment in line.
THE cAsKET.
| The order for casket for General Logans re
mains was received by an undertaking firm al
| Oneida, n. Y, yesterday. 1t will be OF Spanish
red cedar, covered with the finest French broad
cloth, and heavily draped with the same, the dra
| perry TO be trimmed with silk fringe and taSSelS
This casket viii inclose full glass; ar-tght, cop
per case, which will be tufted throughout with
cream-tnted satin, and there will be pillow OF
| the same rich material. The top of the case viii
| open full length, and will also be tufted with
cream tinted satin. The whole is to be inclOsed In
trimmings
Gen. Fairchtld, the commander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic, is expected here to-
morrow to attend the funeral services on Friday.
FIVE FUNERALS FROM THE NEW SENATE CHAMBER.
Since 1859. when the Senate vacated its old
quarters in the Capitol (now used by the Supreme
CourQ and took possession OF the new north wing
there have been five funerals from the chamber
The first was the funeral OF Hon. Thomas Hicks
18th Of Feharv s M,cH sn 1cgure1 I, on 'e M
vermont, was the next Senator who died while
congress was in session. Funeral exercises over
MS remains were held in the chamber on the 29tl
OF March, 1866. On the 18th OF March, 1874, the
mortal remains OF Hon. Charles Sumner, Senator
1rom Massachusetts,, were borne into the Senate
chamber for funeral rites. The next funeral at the
Senate was that OF Vice President Henry Wilson,
which took place on November 26th, 1875. On the
18th OF last March the remains OF Senator Miller,
OF Cai11Orn1a, were taken from the Senate chamber
to the grave.
ACTION OF WASHINGTON ORGANIZATIONS.
The department encampment OF the q. A. R.,
Department Commander j. B. Burke presiding,
held meeting at their hall last night, and re-
solved to ask Congress for pension OF s5 600 per
year Tor Mrs. Logan. Resolutions OF sympathy
ana regret were passed, and the committee We're
directed to send flowers to place upon the casket
OF OF the District OF Columbia, has issued an order
directing every member OF the department to
wear black ribbon for sixty days.
John +. Cook, VIM. H. A. Wormley, Rev. Wm
Waring, L. C. Bailey, j. II. Rainey, and william
SyphaX have requested the colored citizens OF the
District OF Columbia to meet at the Berean Baptist
church on 18th street, above l. northwest, this
evening at O'Clock, to take suitable action touch
ing the death and burial Of Senator Logan.
FOR RELIEF OF MRS. LOGAN.
Mr. W. B. Taylor, General Logan's confidential
secretary, has written letter to the publishers OF
the Generals book, stating that the income from
the sale Of this book will be about the only legacy
the widow will have, and suggesting that the at
tentlon OF the public be called to that fact it
may increase the sale.
At a meeting OF the Grant Post No. 5, G. A. R., at
Ph1lade1phia last evening the commander was di-
rected 10 address letter to General LuciuS Fair
child, suggesting that the Grand Army pay Off the
mortgage that rests against Mrs. LOgan's home
here.
AT Baltimore committee of the Logan Invincf-
bles has had prepared floral tribute for senator
Logans funeral. 1t is representation of Logan'S
army corps badge, and is about five feet high made
OF rare flowers. The Young Mems Republican
club have also procured floral tribute for the sad
occasion. Wilson Post, G. A. r., has sent a dis
patch of coincidence to Mrs. Logan.
Eighteen post department commanders OF Texas
nave been appointed to attend the funeral.
HE WOULD NOT LEAVE THE FIELD.
Attention has been directed since Gen. Logan's
death to special orders, No. 1885, from headquarters
Department of the Tennessee, dated vicksburg,
July 90 1868, which is signed by Major General
Grant, and reads as follows: ssMajor General John
A. Logan, commanding third division, 18th army
so much impaired at the beginning of the vicks-
burg campaign that the general commanding
directed leave OF absence to be forwarded TO him,
Which he declined to avail himself OF because OF
the active operations Of the army in which he has
borne SO conspicuous part, being still in enfee-
bled health is, for the benefit OF the same hereby
ordered to proceed to the state OF Illinois, AS
soon as he has sufficiently recovered he will re-
Join his command at this place."
NOTES.
The western Union Telegraph company has
placed its wires at the disposal OF the G. A. r. in
all matters pertaining to the arrangements for the
funeral.
Rev. Dr. o. H. Tiffany telegraphs that he will
arrive in Washington tomorrow.
Commodore Schley is arranging guard OF
marines and blue1ackets to act as an escort to the
Capitol
4 letter to Gen. z. W. Whitaker to-day from A.
-. SpttZer captain and adjutant OF r. Z. Lee Camp
encloses another Of coincidence from that camp to
Mrs. Logan.