The Forrest City times., 1891-12-25
PRESTON B. PLUM Born Oct. is, ,ss7.. Died Dec. %. 1891.

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 During the night the only watchezs at the residence of the deceasod on Fourteenth street were . detail of moot sengers from the capitol and his private secretary. There were q few calle at the house, mostly Senate employees, who greatly admired Sena- tor Plumb in life for his many chari>a- ble efforts in their behalf and who hold his memory in the deepest reverence. Among the callers were Capt. ]. Cs Lindsay of Kansas, who commanded company in Senator Plumb's re9i-3 ment during the war and his warn, personal friend.
 Soon after the casket was iepoaitod in the marble-room . large number e persons gathered around the door a3 the entrance anxious to take . 1nG3 look At the features of the dead, but ln view of the condition of the body i1| was deemed best not to exposs them e view.
 When the Senate met at noon tho chamber was partly arranged for tkG funeral obsequies. The desk and chair If the deceased Senator were heavily draped The galleries were croWdod with spectators. except the diplomatfo and the vice-President's gallcri1oy which were reserved. In the openinx prayer the Rev. J. c. Butter, the chap lain, referred in feeling manner e thos death If Senator Plumb. sSsncti6ed 7 he said, 'sbc this last bercavon,onG Teach us heavenly wisdom and her up| when we commend to Thee, vo1Y tenderly, Thy handmaiden in her coll tude and sadness and 0verwhelmfnk sorrow in her distant home. We pruy that Thou wilt sustain her and ccm1ort her aud give her Thy peace. ''
 On motion of Mir. Manderson tho reading of the journal was dispensed with and Mir. PefFer rose to mako IT formal announcement of MT. Plunbsn death and to offer the usual reaoluticoa He said:
 Senator PsGsr's EsIssy.
 Mir. President: esteemed myns1f peculiarly unfortunate in that, belcr@ I have been member of this bo(ly long enough to become familiar oven with the dimensions of the chamber n which we sit, am called upon 0 na- nouncc the death of my distingu guinhed colleague. upon whose wonderful re- sources had expected largely Q rely.
 Preston E. Plumb, Senator 1con Kansas, died in this city ycstertlay a& ten minutes before la o'clock. Thia F not the time nor the occasion 10 epaH1 at length of the life and public sefvIou of the absent Senator. The dark drnjp- cry about the seat he 50 long occupied forcibly reminds his fellow-membe that they have lost one of their moot active and industrious worlern. Hi1 experience. his practical way of dolnI things, his sagacity and his great poW- e.s of endurance his constancy oud faithfulness on duty and his slertneos in the main made him conspicuous figure among the strong men of the nar ton. E.
 Mir. Peffer then offered resolutkon to have the Senate appoint con mittee to convey the remains to tho late Senator's home.
 The motion was agreed to unanimomor ly. and the Vice President announood as the committee on the part of tko Senate Messrs. PefYer. Dolph, Paddock, Ransom and Palmer.
 At l:45 the committee of the two Houses, escorting the body of the dead Senator, appeared at the main entranco and while all in the chamber stood n the procession moved up the aide, ~ chaplain reciting the opening sentencoo of the funeral services.
 Then, with the whole asaemblaGo in respect for the dead, tho procession was reformed, and the body of the dead Senator was borne out to be talxcn to the railroad station. Fol- lowing the remains came the Seuatoro and Representatives, who formed hy twos, with vice-President Morton at the head, and accompanied the body on foot to the station. The President and his cabinet and other distinguished persons were nshered to their carriages and joined the procession.
 [ The floral offerings consisted of sheaf of palms and large bunch of orchids sent by Senator Quay, wreath of white carnations and roses from tho Loyal Legion of Washington City, and n pillow of ivy leaves with the cornezs decorated with violets and roses, sent by the Senator's friends here.
 Gold in the Trsasary.
 WAsHISsToN, Dec. 23.-The net gold in the treasury amounts to $1s9. 75o, 3oo, decrease of nearly se, ,oOo. .o00 since the 10th inst. The cash balance is 91oe, 200. 900, the lowest figure it has reached this month. The receipts from custouns at New York during the first twenty days of this month were S5,362, ,76o. decrease of S1,764.667 compared With the receipts during the correspondinG pericd of last year.
 Wreck on the Atehison.
 ARDMoRE, I. T., Dee. 23.-A p1nr senger train on the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe railroad was wrecked five miles north of here and tho en- gineer and fireman were seriously inr iured.
 Two BrethsFs KnleA.
 cHIcAoo, Dec p. John and NicholAo Raad, brothers, who resided in El1~