The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-06


his Illness the celebrant being Rev. DR.. Liv-
ingston, of St Paurs church, who was also
present at the death bed
The physician says that Mr.. Mannine's ILL
ness commenced in Washington. He Sc
lected for his private Office in the treasury
building not the large room occupied by Sec
rotary McCullocb, but the smaller room
which Secretary Folger had occupied when
the first symptoms of his fatal attack Of
Brights disease with cardiac complications
manifested itself. The room was subse.
quently found to be in a wretched sanitary
condition, large untrapped pipe, connected
directly with the sewer, allowing the free es-
cape Of sewer-gas into the Office. The doc.
tor evidently believes that Mr.. Manning's oc-
cupancy of a room so bad in a sanitary view
was the cause Of his death.
kilograms already received show that his
funeral will bring together the most illus
trious body Of men Albany has collected In
years One OF the first kilograms received
was from President Cleveland, a dns as fol-
lows:
To Mrs. DANIEL. MANNING: Though in this
hour of unutterable grief your sorrow is too
sacred to be shared and too deep to be reached
by earthly comfort, may / express to you my
sincere and tender sympathy, saddened by my
own afiiiction at the loss Of true and trusted
friend aad loyal associate, who but lately stood
at my side In the discharge, with patriotic zeal.
of solemn public duty.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Other dispatches Of a similar tenor were
received from Governor Hill, J. j. Fitzger.
aid, Secretary Fairchild, Col. Lamont, Sam
uel J. Randall, Secretary Bayard and many
Others
Daniel Manning was born in Albany, N.
Y, Aug. 10. 1891. His parentage was Of
Irish, English, and Dutch extraction. He
was a poor boy, and his early opportunities
for schooling were very limited AT IL years
Of age he went to work as an Office boy at the
establishment of The Albany Argus with
which paper he was, in one capacity or an
other, connected until his appointment by
President Cleveland as secretary of the
treasury. In 1878 he assumed sole charge of
The Argus and was elected president Of
the company. He was member
Of the New York Democratic state con-
vention Of 1874 that nominated Samuel J.
Tilden for governor, and was a delegate to
the St. Louis convention of 1876 that nom
mated Mr.. Tilden for president He was
also member of the New York Democratic
state committee sslce 1876, was its secretary
in 1879 and 1889, and was elected cha irman
in 1881. lie was warmly interested in the
nomination of Mr.. Cleveland for pres
ident at Chicago. Several months
ago Mr.. Manning's health compelled him
to retire from the cabinet
Mr.. Manning was active and successful
outside Of journalism and politics. He was
long director Of the Albany &c Susque-
hanna railway company and president of the
National Commercial bank of Albany, Of
which he was first dire ctor and then vice
He
Of Albany and a director OF the Albany
Electric Light company.
He has two sons and a daughter. His first
wife died four years ago. He contracted
second matrimonial alliance in November,
1884, Immediately after the election OF Mr..
Cleveland to the presidency, leading to the
altar Miss Fryer, daughter Of an Albany dry
goods prince. He Is worth several hundred
thousand dollars s
ALBANY, N. ", Dec. ?9-The last rites
over the body OF the late Daniel Manning
were performed Tuesday in tho presence of
probably the most distinguished audience
that ever attended similar service in this
city. At a. m the presidents train arrived,
bringing the executive and his cabinet, ex-
cept whitney and Endicott, who were de-
tanned unavoidably. Az 1890 the presidents
party, with Gov. Hill, called at the house
and looked their last on the features Of the
dead. The president was visibly moved as
he stood by the coffin Of his departed friend.
Previous to this the house had been open
since ga M, and hundreds Of people filed
past the casket aud viewed the remains
The caskst was q plain black cloth.cov-
cred one, and at ST. foot wss . great pile Of
BEAUTIFUL floral tributsa The features Of the
dead were oal.a and psaoefuL and NOE