The Springdale news., 1889-02-08
REST IN THE GRAVE.
All That Was Mortal of John M.
 Clayton Laid to Rest Forever.
Funeral Services at Pine Bluh-A Large Outpouring of sympathizing Citi- considerations of Re
 sret Prepared.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Feb. 1-The morning broke warm and hay. About nine o'clock the clouds drifted away and the rest of the day was all that could be desired by those who had the funeral in charge-warm, clear aud salubrious. Nature seemed to give the sorrowiug ones all the comfort that weather could afford. The city was more sorrowful and subdued. if possible, than on any day since the news was dashed over the wires that John M Clay ton was killed. The streets in the morning were dotted here and there by uniformed Masons. Citi- zens had, 10 great extent, suspended business, and every man seemed to feel that this was an occasion that brought sorrow not only to every freside in the State of Arkansas, but was an af- fiction to the South and to the entire country. No one knew when and where the consequences of the rash deed would cease, and this intensified the grief felt for the dead.
 From the evidence of friendship and affection displayed John NJ. Clayton did ot have a personal enemy. Men who i had fought him hardest on the stump and at the polls were bitterest in their denuneiation of the assassin.
 "'Lneoln's assassination was not as cowardly as this" sad one. for Booth i did expose himself to Lincolu's friends, if they had had presence of mind, while Clay toms assassins sneaked off ill the dark"
 The desire for d just vengeance has not yet sabsided. though its impotence to render relief ta the stricken family Is re- alized.
 LYING IN STATE AT THE CHURCH. , --9- preparations were made to receive the body. and at four o'clock, escorted by Damascus Commaudery, No. x, the re- mains were brought from the house and placed in the church. The easket is a massive metallic oHe, heavily mounted
 ith silver and silver handles. One wreath
 immorteles was laid on the casket by some loving hand. The body was placed to the south of the pulpit between the two doors on the south side. Four Knights Templar took their positions by the remains. and the doors were opened and stream of visitors poured in one south door past the remains and ont the other. The crowd kept passing in and out without cessation until late in the eYeu- ing. Thls was repeated this morning and kept mp until noon to-day. During this tune thousands had gazed for the last time on the loved features of him whom all Pine Bluff was now anxious to honor.
 At one o'clock the stores of the entire city were closed. Not one kept open. If il were not for the crowded streets, the uniformed Fempiars and the hurfyiHg to and fro of carriages. h0rsemen and pe- destriaas, it might have been Sunday.
 The bells Of the city now began their solemn tolling tolling to the world that the curtain Was about to drop on the ter rife eantest made in the Second Congress sioa8l district ef Arkansas.
 About two o'clock the Knights Templar formed in Churt square. The command cries represented Were Hugh De PaFeu, No. 1. of Little Rock. Bsrtrand de G4es- chin, Nc. ,, of Camden; Jacques de Salay, No. 2. af Fort smith. GeIr de Leon. NJ. j, of Hot springs; Palestine, Ne. 6, of Rus-clviile; D Um9scas, No \. of Pine Bluff, and the Grand CemmaHdery of the State. Besides these. the Lincoln club of i Little Rock, hfiy-eigAt troBg, came down on the noon train, on which arrived Hon. Powell Clayton.
 X hue of march was formed to the church by these two bodies, the Knights af Honor and the Royal Arcanum also assembling aud marching thereto, and the Jacob Brump and Pine Blaf lodges of MaSuus.
 SERVICES AT THE CHURCH.
 When the church was reached a dense crowd had sathere9 tanning the streets and both sides of the church, it being on the corner of Broadway and Sixth avenue, for half block each way. The brothers and orphans Of the dead man were first admitted. and remained alone with the dead for q short time, aft F which the Masaus, thecivic societies