The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-08-17
SHERIDAN'S OBSEQUIES.
What Kind OF Improvement Does the
Iadkin Needt &c.
Especial Cor STATE CHRONICLEl

" hat Kind OF improvement Does the
Yadkin Needi &c.
Especial Cor STATE CHRONICLEl
WASfINGToN. u. c., Aug Is. 1855
The obseqtIies of General Philip H.
sheridan nave been the main topic of in
tere,t this week. When the body arrived
here from NonquIt, it was received by an
escort of cavalry and guard OF honor. de-
pc tel on a military eaisSon. and carried
to St Matthews Roman Catholic church.
This church had been elaborately decolat
ed with National flags and emblems Of
mourning y black catafalque on which
the casket rested was erected in front of
the chancel rail Tie white marble altar
and figures OF two kneeEug angels on each
side of il, were draped in black Candles
burned around the catafalque day and
night according to the custom OF the
church to which General Sheridan and his
wife belonged. The body was met at the
door Of the church by procession OF
priests and acOlYteS who chapted the
Miserere as the funeral cortege entered
and deposited the coffin. After this was
done. the prayers for the dead We're recit-
ed. Streams of people constantly thronged
the church while the body remained there
Saturday morning solemn requiem mass
was conducted by Cardinal Gibbons assist
ed bv large number OF priests. \
Cardinals throne on one side Of the altar
was heavily draped in black. Invitations
were issued to this closing ceremony, to
President and family the Cabinet, DlplO-
matte Corps members of both Houses of
Congress. representatives OF the press and
Army and Navy officers. The President
who is a Presbyterian sat with Mrs. Cleye
land and Secretary Villas in one OF the
front pews lie seemed to know exactly
1trb no
would have thought he was entirely famIl-
lar with the Roman Catholic Liturgy,
very unusual accomplishment for Pres
byterian, YOU may be sure, He is cosmo-
poltan, truly. when he can bridge the
difference between John Calvin and st.
Peter. He is a great man any way The
more Won see of him. the more you believe
this. General Schoheld who succeeds the
late General Sheridan as Commander in
chief of our Army had Immediate charge
of the funeral, which was conducted with
exact military formaities. The funeral
procession left the church for Arlington
where the interment took place.
General Sheridan's death leaves a Demo
crat in command of the army. a Demo
crat is Chief Justice, ii Democrat the
greatest one of all-is IL the White House,
and the prospects are that a Democratic
President Will east the deciding vote
in the next Senate. The >ceptre Is return
ing to Judah and when the last Republi
can partisan chief is dismissed from office
here, and the surplus ia the Treasury
reduced. it will begin to look As if Demo
cratic supremacy meant something, and
had come to stay
The present River and HarbOr bill sends
l+I dol tn nrth
Carolina The items of the bill We're
printed in full before Senator Ransom re-
ported them to the Senate and it is need
less to repeat them here | Will mention
however that the lower Cape Fear alone
gets $3.50, 900, enough | should think to
greatly improve the harbor. only one
item in the North Carolina part Of the
bill has been criticised. That is the SO,
600 which Senator Ransom had added in
the Senate for improving the Yadkin- |
write this in no factious spirit, but would
ike to know something about these pro
iected improvements on the Iadkin. The
| distribut on of so, 900 Ia that vicinity IS
no doubt good thing 50 far as making
| money easier goes, but several Northern
| Senator's made great deal of fun OF TIE
| proposition. and Edmunds told General
! Ransom he could wade the hadkin. Will
/ some of Your Yadkin readers let the
/ CHkONICLE know lie capabilities OF ''the
noble river as General Ransom called it,
when he was trying to get the appropria-
| ton through the Senate! | would like to
send a copy of the paper to Senator Ed
/ munds no matter whether the testimony
was for or against the '.lordly stream OF
/ the Piedmont section
Last week the President approved the
| Statesville public building bill, and many
others of the batch Ingalls, said he was
getting ready tor u ncle Cleveland,
vetoed a number of pension bills, and
Saturday allowed the River and Harbor
bill to become law without his signature.
Mr. Cleveland said Saturday afternoon
that while the bill contained items te
which he could not sign his approval, the
| great bulk of the work provided for IS Sc
| important to the best interests OF the
country, that he was unwilling to obstruc'
| by a veto.
There is no change in the status of the
Senate tariff bill | presume the Republi
can Senators have a motive n delaying
the matter. believe everybody has stopp
ed irving to guess when this Congress VII
adjourn. | certainly have.
Mr.. Mckinley tas accepted the invita-
tion Of Henry Grady, ESQ !, Senator Brown
and others, to make high tariff speecl
before the Georgia Chatauqua this month
seceral of our Congresmen are in Norti
Carolina.
whom the Devil Hath Joined Together