Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-10
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One Hundred Thousand People Pass she BIor on Which Jeaerson Davts
 Lies In State = Secretary Proctor.s 1 Action Commended-Meetin of the 1 Fund Committee.
 1 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9.-The body of Jefferson Davis lies in state in the City hall l guarded by police, veterans and detailed men from the Washington artillery. The latter supplies two generations as it's guard of honor, it's veterans in the old gray uniform of the command and the present actives in the natty blue and red and gold parade dress of the battery. Although it was a rainy, muddy, disagreeab1e day the crowd does not decrease. It is estimated that by midnight 100, 900 people will have passed the bier. The city is filling up with strangers and they join the ranks of the mourners. The decoration of buildings is spreading ali over the city, and there are not decorators enough to do the work. To-day the base of the Lee monument was drsped in black sr' white.
 The city officials say that under the pee, liar circumstances of the case Secretary Pro tors reply to Mayor Shakespeare's despate officially announcing the death of Mir. Dav was very graceful and written in kind spirit. A
 The Picayune commenting on the failure A Secretary Proctor to take official notice of tlss death of MT. Davis says: We are strongly led to the conclusion that the Secretary of War, so far from intending wrong, has adopted what he believed and what we believe was wise and conservative course in the premises.
 The committee on raising fund appointed by Governor Nichols met tonight, ,and Asso- ciate Justice Charles E. Fenner, at whose residence Jefferson Davis died, was made chairman. An executive committee will be appointed to issue circular letter to the governors of all southern States and the southern colony of New York, and subscrip. tion books will be place in the hands of the members of the general committee. It was stated for Mrs. Davis that she would refuse to accept donations, but has no objections to the completion of the capital stock of the Davis Land com pany of Jackson, Miss. The latter was or ganized with a view of raising $100,000 to purchase some 5000 acres of land in Arkan- sas owned by Mir. Davis. The fund will ac- cordingly be raised as subscriptions to the company's stock.
 Governor Nichols has issued the necessa- ry permission for visiting military companies to pass through the State to attend the funeral. Minute-guns will be fired during the progress of the parade, and at the con- clusion of the ceremonies the guns will be fired.
 NOTED BROKER DEAD.
 one of she Oldest and Best Known
 Members of the Stock Exchange
 Gone.
 NEW YORK, Dec. g. Harvey Kennedy, one of the oldest and best known members of the Stock Exchange, died suddenly at 8 o'clock this morning of apoplexy or heart disease at his rooms at the Union League club. He was 63 years of age.
 MT. Kennedy was a member of the old Open Board back in the sixties, and after the consolidation of this board with the Stock Exchange he became member of the latter organization. His membership dates from May 8, 1869. He was quite a heavy opera tor besides doing considerable commission business. He dealt largely in cotton oil certificates, and was at the time of his death large holder of Delaware and Hudson stocks When his death was known on the Street this morning it was thought that the stock would be thrown upon the market and the price went down | 8 points from Sat- urday's closing. No disposition of his hold ings will be made until the executor or ad- ministrator assumes control of the estate. MT. Kennedy was a director in the Pacific Mail Steamship company, and the Bank of North America. He had offices on the third floor of 66 Broadway, and was also special | partner in the firm of Thomas & Odell at IT | New street. He was member of the Union League Raquet and New York Jockey clubs and of the Jerome Park Racing association. He formerly lived at 657 Fifth avenue, but had recently taken new house at 675 Fifth avenue. He was staying at the Union League l during the repairing of his new house.
 in good health. On Sunday afternoon he began to complain of not feeling we'll and sank gradually until his death. The doctors have not determined the exact cause of death 1 He was wfdower, his wife having died some two years ago. He left no children. He had three brothers and one sister living.