The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-07
In HONOR OF THE DEAD.
THE SAVANNAH BARS TRIBUTE TO
JUDGE CHISHOLM.

the Funeral Party to Arrive nom New
York This N orning-Fl wers Placed
on the Dead officials Coffin by Elk
press Employes-An the officers OF
the Plant System to Attend Fune-
ral-The Cadets and Oglethcrpes to
Pay the Last Tribute
The body of Judge Chisholm will ar
rive this morning at $50 o'clock, and viii
be quietly taken 10 the family residence at
Whitaker and CASTOR streets. where 1t will
remain until 2:45 o'clock this afternoon,
when it will be removed to the First Pres
byterian church
The funeral ceremony will be held at
o'clock, Rev. DR.. Dripps OF the lndepend~
ent church officiating
The Savannah Cadets and Oylethorpe
Light Infantry, of which companies Judge
Chisholm an honorary member. will
act as an escort to the remains and will pay
the usual soldiers tribute at the grave.
The officers of every road in the Plant
system will be present, and the employees OF
the Savannah, Florida aud Western rail
way in this city will attend in body. The
members of the bar will also escort the re-
mains from the hoEse to the church
THE EXPRESS OFFICE DRAPED.
The Office Of the Sou bern Express Com
pany and the city ticket ofnce OF the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
were yesterday draped in mourning. The
train which will bring the body to Savan-
nah will also be decorated with mourning
A telegram received by the MORNING
NEWS at $50 o'clock last evening from
M. j. O'Brien, general manager of the
Southern Express Company, announced the |
arrival of tie train at Wilmington, and |
that floral offerings from the employees OF |
the express company were placed on the |
coffin at Richmond, Petersburg, Weldon, |
Goldsboro and other points.
Judge Chisholm was sergeant IN the |
Oglethorpe Light Infantry when that com. |
pany comprised q part OF the garrison OF |
Fort Pulaski, when it was taken possession |
of by the state il 1861. The feeble state of |
his health. however, prevented him from |
going to Virginia with the company. After |
ward he accepted the captaincy of the Sa- |
vannah Cadets, bus sickness compelled him |
to resign that position.
ACTION OF THE BAR.
The members Of the Savannah bar assem- |
bled yesterday at IL O'clock in the superior |
court room, pursuant TO a call by Judge |
Falligant in Yesterdays MORNING News. to |
take suitable action on the death Of Judge |
Chisholm.
The following were among those present;
Judge Falligant, Gen, Henry R. jackson, |
S GsS; a r. H da"'0n Judge adams a Is.
Hon. F. G. duBignon, Hon. Thomas
NJ. Norwood, Solicitor General Fraser,
Capt. Henry c. Cunningham, 8. b. Adams, |
w. w. Maclzall, j. L. Whatley, Thomas s. |
Morgan, Jr., R. f. Richards, Joseph A.
Cronk, 5. 1. Lazaron, Charles N. West,
d. A. O'Byrne. j. r. Saussy, T. P. Ravonel,
dolph Anderson, John Sullivan Schley, 7.
D. Rockwell, George A. Mercer. Jr.,
P. J. O'Connor. G. H. Miller,
A. l. Alexander, w. W. Charlton, W.
W. Gordon. Jr., Davis Freeman, Walter c.
Hartridge, Abram Minis, n. A. O'Byrne,
Isaac Beckett, w. W. Osborne, P. NJ. Rus
sell, a. r. Wright, W. c. Stubs, Emile
son.
The meeting was organized by the Sc
lection Of Gen. A. r. Lawton as chairman
and Abram Minis secretary.
GEN. LAwToN's REMARKS.
Gen. Lawton, on taking the chair, spoke |
feehngly OF the causes which led to the |
meeting, and said that he would for |
bear any unnecessary comments on |
the occasion. The chairman then announced |
that be was ready to entertain suggestions |
as to what should be done by the Savannah |
bar in reference to appointing deleg alton |
70 act as escort to the remains Of Judge |
Chisholm from the depot to his late resi- |
dence.
DIR. duBignon seid that as the body |
would arrive at an unreasonable hour, he |
thought it better to have the re- |
mains taken quietly to the house. |
He had no doubt, however, that |
Judge Chisholm's family would highly ap-
preciate the honor of having a delegation
of the bar as an escort. yet on account of
the early hour he did not think it necessary
W. w. Mackal, Esq, then moved that
committee of three be appointed by the
chair to retire and report back to the meet
ing what action should be taken by the bar
on the death and funeral of Judge
Chisholm. The motion was adopted and
Gen. Lawton appointed w. W. Mackall,
Gen. Henry R. Jackson and j. K. Saussy.
The committee retired, and after deliberat-
ing about htCeen minutes, reported the fol-
lowing, which was unanimously adopted:
TO PAY THE LAST TRIBUTE.
That the Savannah bar attend the funeral
OF Judge Chisholm in a body, attended by
the officers of the court, and that the honor
able the judges of the superior and city
courts be Invited to attend with the bar.
That committee of seven lie appointed
to prepare resolutions expressive of the
sentiment of this oar on the occasion of the
death Of Judge Chisholm, to report at a
future meeting, and that the committee be
composed of the following gentlemen Gen.
A. r. Lawton, Hon. Robert Fallignnt, Hon.
William d. Harden, Hon. A. P. Adams,
Hon. Thomas NJ. Norwood, Col George A.
Mercer, and Walter G. Charlton, ESQ.
The members of the bar are requested to
meet in the superior court room promptly
at2:3O O'Clock, from whence they will pro-
coed in body to the house of the deceased.
After the services at the church carriages
will be provided for all who wish to 90 to
the cemetery.