Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-19
Funeral Of Ex-oov. seymour.


from old Trinity Church at 2 o'clock
to-day. The Rev. DR.. Goodrich, Of |
Calvary Church, offered prayer at ex-
Senator Roscoe Conkling's residence,
with the family and relatives Of de-
ceased. At 1:S0 pm, after
the funeral services In the
church, the remains were taken to
Forest Hill cemetery and placed In the
chapel Of roses, when sculptor David
Richards, of New York, took a cast of
the face, preparatory to making a mar
BILE bust of the ex-governor. The
weather was cold and disagreeable.
At 9 o'clock the doors of the Conk-
ling mansion were thrown open for
the public to view the remains Of the
illustrious dead.
For three hours crowds of people
from Utica and surrounding towns
filed into The house and passed the
casket, taking last look at the fea-
lures Of the dead statesman. The body
reposed in a casket Of red cedar, COW
cred with black broadcloth, with oxi-
died trimmings similarly covered.
The lining Of the casket was Of cream
colored satin, and the cover, for the
entire length, was of glass. An oxi-
died silver plate, let into shrine on
the cover, bore the following inscrip-
tion: "Horatio Seymour; born May 81,
1910, died February IL, 1885,"
A number Of very beautiful floral
tributes received from Washington,
New York, Albany and other places,
were placed on and around the caSket.
Seeking to Make a Railroad Keep it's
IContract.
JEFFERSON, Texas, Feb. 16.-An
interesting suit has been filed in the
United States circuit court, the final
determination of which involves $780,
900 worth Of property. When the
Texas & Pacific railroad was projected
through the city of Marshall, under
the title of the Memphis & Ell Paso
railroad, about fifteen years ago, the cit
iZens of Marshall, anxious to secure
shops and main office Of the new
Pacific line, made proposition to the
road, that If they would agree tolocatt
their principal offices and principa
shops at Marshall, the city would
donate $4,000 in money and the title
of large tract of land lying just Al
the edge Of town. The proposition
was accepted and the principal office
/, and shops were accordingly located
Some months prior to the Texas I
, Pacific passing into the hands of re
ceivers, the citizens of Marshall wer
startled by a report that Mr.. Goul
had determined to remove the principa
offices of the company to Dallas, ant
that in the course of a few year
he would remove the shops
When Receivers Brown and Shell
don came into control, they estab
lished their headquarters at Dallas, in
stead of Marshall, and continued th,
removal of the offices began by Mr.
Gould. The managers ignored an in
junction issued by the State court. Oi
an appeal by the State last Monday, tn
federal court issued an order to the re
ceivers to obey the injunction, but a
they had already completed the re
moval Of the Offices, the order was o
little use. The city of Marshall nov
asks the United States court to pas
, upon the validity of the unwrittel
F agreement made with the city tifteel
years ago. The only records they hav'
, to show are the proceedings o
the city council at that time
, which sets forth the negotiation
+ is a solemn compact to be forever OK
served by the city. Since the railwa
company has practically removed it
offices to Dallas the question devolve
as to which corporation owns the va
> liable land donated. The city of MAI
3 shall has grown beyond these land
and they are now of great value.
the United States court sustains tn
agreement, the city will immediatel
y sue for the recovery of the $4,000
with interest, and the vacation and pos
e session of the grounds now occupie
by the shops and buildings. The mos
!. distinguished legal talent in Texas hi
been sought and employed by bot
I sides.