Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-07
GRAVE-LIKE GREYSTONE.
ALL THE NATION HUSHED BE$
FORE THE SILENT SAGE.

Bar Associations and Municipal Bodies
Putting on Record Their Tributes to-
the Dead-An Expression of Sweet
Contentment on the Face of the Un-b
sworn President.
1ONKERs, N. Y, Aug. 6.-The mornd
ing opened rainy and all was quiet al
Greystone. The preparations for Cow
Tilden's funeral tomorrow morning are
about completed. The embalmipg of thel
body was quite successful. Gov. Tilden'ss
face looks natural and peaceful, and asl
he lies upon his bier in the stiffness of
death he looks as If he were in refresh-
Ing slumber. The business men OF YonI
kers have concluded to close their stores,
tomorrow from 10 to IL O'Clock, which,
will be the time occupied by the funeral
services, and solemn procession is goingI
from Greystone to the Hudson river de~t
pot.
ACTION OF THE COUNCIL.
The Common Council of Yonkers hasY
adopted resolutions OF coincidence and
depreoates the loss of such a
worthy and upright citizen. 1t is,
proposed that the Mayor and Commont
Council attend the funeral in a body.s
Capt. Mangin has placed an extra guardl
OF police around the mansion to keep thel
curious at respectful distance, and only
friends and acquaintance of the family
are, at the request OF the family, permit
ted TO enter the house OF the dead.
GoTHAM's BAR ASSOCIATION.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The Executives
Board OF the Bar Association OF this cityf
met to-day to take action on the death Of
ex-Gov. Tilden. Frederick X. Coudert pr6I
sided. IL was resolved to appoint CONF
mtttee to attend the funeral tomorrow, ase
GOV. Illden was one of the founders and
first Vice President, and. continued al
member until his death. The following
were appointed on the committee: Hon.
William M. EYarts, Joseph q. CarterI
stephen p. Nash, Benjamin ID. Sillimany
Edwards Pierrepont, William M. PritS
chard, s. L. M. Barlow, Frederick RI
Coudert, Il. II. Marbury, Joshua M. Van-t
colt, John II. Parsons, Wheeler II. Peck,
ham, Edward Patterson, Albert st. Stick
ney and Herbert B. Turner.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
At special meeting of the Board of Ale
dermen to-day resolutions passed unani4
mously giving expression to the generaIs
sorrow occasioned by the death of Cows
ernor Tilden. The Governors room ful
the City Hall was placed at the disposal
of Governor Tilden's relatives that thel
body might lie in state there should that
be in accordance with their desires, and q
special committee, consisting of the
President OF the board and four Alder-i
men, was appointed to have charge of the
arrangements. In the course OF the pre-
amble TO the resolutions the following
passage occurred;
He was reformer in the best sense of that
much abused term, for wherever he disooV-
cred dishonesty In public life he attacked it
with such vgor that IL seldom II ever sur
vived the onset.
THE UNSWoRN PRESIDENT.
The people of this republic in recog-s
milton OF his pre-eminent talents andt
abilities, by large majority of the POPULAR
vote. and as claimed and now generally adj
mltted, a majority OF the Electoral Colegei
elevated him TO the exalted position of Presi-
dent of the United states. The fact that hel
was not permitted to occupy the Office, and tbes
additional fact that the expressed wilk
of the people was nullIfed byI
this country, in which. although convinced oE
the injustice done the people and the wrong
perpetrated against himself.he acqulesced fo6
the sake OF peace, proclaimed him a disinter@
ested patriot, willing to sacrifice his personal
advantage for the public GOOD, and endeared
him to every honest citizen, every well-wisheE
of his country and its free government.
CLEVELAND LEAVES WASHINGTON.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 6.-The President,
Secretary Endicott and Col. Lamont left
Washington tonight for New York to at
tend the funeral OF ex-Gov. Tilden. Sena%
tor Colquitt was also a member OF the
party.