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| General William Tecumseh Sherman statue in Central Park, New York City. |
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| General William T. Sherman. |
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| Gen. Sherman's grave at Calvary cemetery. |
BURIAL OF GEN. SHERMAN.
The Buglers Have Trumpeted Forth the Final
Farewell.
ST.
Louis, Feb. 22—Sherman's last mournful march ended Saturday morning at St.
Louis.
The
pageant, the funeral services and the tomb were in harmony with the man. The first
imposing, as was his career; the second, simple to severity as was his life and
habits; the third, with nothing but a fringe of shrubbery to separate it from
those of the comrades and veterans with whom old Tecumseh had loved to mingle.
St. Louis
was not dressed in sombre hued raiments; few buildings or public edifices bore
the black crape, but St. Louis mourned her loss with as keen feeling as if
these symbols were legion.
Flags all
over the city were at half mast. Some of the large buildings and stores were
draped and in many windows were to be seen black framed pictures of the dead
general. The business of the city was entirely suspended and the streets filled
with her people, all of whom, young and old, white and black, seemed to feel the
loss of a noble-hearted friend and citizen.
It was
nearly 2 o'clock when the head of the procession reached Calvary. An immense
crowd had already passed through, but a large force of police had kept open the
route to the grave and prevented intrusion upon the space required by the
family. Outside the gates the cavalry and artillery deployed to the right and
left. Then the veterans of the Thirteenth lifted the casket from the cassion and
with slow and measured tread they bore up the Way of the First Dolor, through
the Way of Bethany and to its crossing with the Holy Rosary. Here they laid it
down upon a bier.
The bier
had been placed directly in front of the grave of little Willie, who died at
the age of nine years in 1863, and many of those in the immediate vicinity were
profoundly affected when they read the inscription that the father himself had
caused to be engraved:
"Our
little Sergeant Willie, from First Battalion, Thirteenth United States Infantry.
In his spirit there was no guile."
To the
right was the grave of Mrs. Sherman, surmounted by a handsome monument; to the
left that of baby Charles, who died in South Bend, Ind., in 1864, before his
first year of life had passed.
The open
grave was lined inside with flowers. A short distance to the south was the
brave Thirteenth, to the east members of the Grand Army, and directly around it
to the north were grouped Senator Sherman, the Misses Sherman, P. T. Sherman,
Col. Hoyt Sherman, Lieuts. Thackera and Fitch and their wives, Judge and Mrs.
P. B. Ewing, Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Ewing, Gen. and Mrs. Nelson Miles, Secretary
and Mrs. Noble, Secretary and Mrs. Rusk, Assistant-Secretary Grant,
Ex-President Hayes, Gen. Schofield, Gen. Howard, Gen. Slocum and others.
The
services were of the simplest character and were conducted by the Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman, all assembled at the grave
standing with uncovered heads. As the casket was being lowered the regimental band
played "Pleyel's Hymn." Father Sherman read the Catholic service, one
of the selections being "I am the resurrection and the life," offered
fervent prayer, and the services were at an end. As the services progressed
many about the grave were visibly affected, and when the flags surrounding the
casket were removed the sound of low sobbing was heard.
At 3
o'clock the closing of the grave was completed and the buglers of the Seventh Cavalry
sounded "taps"—"lights out." Volleys were fired over the
grave by the Thirteenth Infantry, immediately followed by three salvos by the
artillery, which was stationed some distance to the east. Wreaths and branches
of evergreens were then placed upon the grave by loving hands.
Only
fresh turned earth on a mound in Calvary cemetery, just where the walk of the
Holy Rosary and the way to Bethany came together, tell the story that the last of
that great triumvirate of American generals, whose fame is as imperishable as
the nation itself, has been laid to rest between the loved helpmate, and
"Little Willie," his idolized soldier laddie.
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NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
CHENANGO.—The
annual charter election for the village of Norwich, to be held March 2d.
Al Hill,
of Oxford, tarries a while in jail for beating his wife and daughter while drunk.
While
cleaning a four pound pickerel for the Chenango House in Greene, on Friday of
last week, Howard Thompson found inside of the pickerel a white fish 14 1/2
inches long. This is no fish story, but an actual fact.
George Race,
of Norwich village, has just received letters patent for "the process of
and apparatus for purifying grease." It is said to have been thoroughly
tested in a factory at Bainbridge, where several tons of butter, off flavor,
has by its use been converted into a gilt edge article.
On the
evening of February 16th, 1891, Mrs. James Walls, who lives about one mile east
of Smithville Flats, gave birth to triplets, two girls and one boy. The three together
weighed fifteen pounds and seven ounces, the lightest weighing four pounds and
eleven ounces. Mrs. Walls is a small woman and is now the mother of four children.
Mother and babies are all doing nicely.
MADISON.— Grace church, Earlville,
received a choice library of two hundred books from St. Peter's church,
Cazenovia, through the kindness of Mrs. L. M. White, of Cazenovia.
A. W.
Lindsley, of Lenox, recently cut what is claimed to have been the largest tree
in Madison county. It was some 65 feet tall, nearly five feet through at the base,
and the logs scaled 3296 feet. Over four cords of wood was cut from the top.
Johnny
McCabe, of Cazenovia, a lad of only 14 years, was arrested last Friday on charge
of obtaining money under false pretences. It seems that he had been to a number
of prominent persons in town and attempted to borrow sums of money ranging from
one to ten dollars for his grandmother, whom he represented as in pressing need
of money. In most cases he was successful, and the money which he succeeded in
raising by this ingenious plan amounted to about $30. When arrested, he
implicated two other boys, but upon being confronted by them he admitted that they
had nothing to do about getting the money. Justice Benjamin sentenced him to
the industrial school at Rochester, and Saturday Deputy Sheriff Lockman went up
with him.
TOMPKINS.—Tompkins
county has sixty-five inmates at the Willard Asylum for the insane.
The
street railway is to be soon extended several rods to the new location of car house.
The
Ithaca High School ranks third among the 320 high schools and academies of the
State.
Over
ninety tons of paper per month is being made at the paper mill of Enz & Miller at Fall Creek.
A
Freeville department has been opened in the Dryden Herald. The
proprietors have bought out the Freeville Friend.
Thomas
McGraw, of Poughkeepsie, bought the Fiske-McGraw mansion and grounds at auction
for $35,000, last Thursday.
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The Rev.
E. W. Fuller will preach in the Universalist church Sunday.
"To
Rent," "For Sale," "Terms Cash," and other cards in
stock at the DEMOCRAT office.
March 2d
Bishop's comedy company will open a week's engagement at the opera house.
The
Cortland Wheel Club enjoyed a smokers' social last Friday evening, entertaining
many of their gentlemen friends in an agreeable manner.
William
S. Bacon has removed his restaurant from Railroad street into quarters on the
second floor of the Squires building, over Nelson & Call's hardware supply house.
The
mothers' meeting (central) will be held at the residence of Mrs. W. B.
Stoppard, 15 Lincoln Ave., on Tuesday, March 3d, at 3 P. M. Subject, "Our
Boys." All ladies are cordially invited.
The
mothers' meeting (west) will be held at the residence of Mrs. O. W. Mills, 36 Squires
street, on Thursday, March 5th, at 3 P. M. Subject, "Physical Culture of Girls."
All ladies are cordially invited.
The
annual meeting of the mission bands of the Presbyterian church will be held in
the church parlors this evening. The jugs will be broken. The Foreign
Missionary Society will meet at the same place at 2:30 P. M.
There
will be work either in the first or third degree at the next communication of Cortlandville
Lodge, No. 470, F. & A. M., Tuesday evening, March 3d. All Master Masons, in good and regular standing, are invited
to be in attendance.
A glance
at the calendar will convince a person that the month of February, 1891, is a
perfect one in a calendar sense. It begins on Sunday and ends with the fourth Saturday—four
solid weeks. A similar occurrence has not been noted in years.
By
invitation, the members of the 45th Separate company, in a body, attended service
at the Congregational church, last Sunday evening, Rev. Dr. Taylor delivering a
thoughtful discourse in harmony with the anniversary of George Washington's birth,
the theme being "Independence of Spirit."
The M. E.
church at Cuyler, which has been thoroughly remodeled, will be reopened next
Tuesday, March 3d. There will be two services: morning service at 11 o'clock,
and an evening service. The Rev. D. D. Campbell, of Cortland, will preach one
of the sermons. All former and neighboring pastors, laymen, and the public generally
are invited.
A grand
musical festival will be held in the Alhambra, Syracuse, from March 10th to
13th; a series of eight concerts. The orchestra will be led by Carl Zerrahn. Fritz
Geise, the celebrated cello player, Felix Winternitz, violin soloist, Miss DeVere
and Mrs. Patrick Walker will participate, as well as Sig. Campanini, the king of
tenors, and other noted artists. The price of admission is placed at 35, 50,
75, and $1.00.
Mr. L. D.
Garrison, the well known dealer in fine groceries, announces a new departure in
our advertising columns this week. He has decided to reduce the price of his
goods and sell them for cash only after March 1st. Mr. Garrison has always had
the reputation of keeping goods of the first quality only, and he proposes to
make it an object to purchasers to pay cash for prime goods by selling at a
very close margin of profit. He invites the public generally to give him a call
and test the new departure.
Mr. J. E.
Lathe, of Oneida, a former Cortland boy, and brother to Mr. George Lathe, of Garfield street, was in town the past
week introducing Roberts & Lathe's high and low water alarm for steam
boilers. The alarms were placed upon the boilers in Wickwire's wire mill,
Cortland Wagon Company, Cortland Top and Rail Company, for a trial test, and are giving satisfaction
as to ability to meet all claims in their favor. The mechanical construction is
simple yet effective, consisting of a combination of levers and a float whereby
the latter operates a whistle, thus calling the attention of the engineer to
lowering of water in the boiler, or that it is time to shut down the pump started some time since but
forgotten, thus averting danger from
low water or flooding by overflow.
Burgess & Bingham, the clothiers, have something
interesting to say to our readers in their usual space on our eighth page.
The next meeting of the King's Daughters will
be held at the residence of Mrs. E. B. Grannis, 23 Union street, Saturday, Feb. 28th, at 3 P. M.
The new plate glass for the
front of Pomeroy's store was nearly in position, Monday afternoon, when it
suddenly collapsed, apparently giving way in the centre,—whether from defect is
not known.
Village
Election.
Notice is hereby given that the
annual election of officers of the village of Cortland will be held on the 10th
day of March, 1891. The polls will be open from 9 o'clock A. M. to 4 o'clock P.
M of that day.
The polling places fixed and
provided by the Board of Trustees in the respective wards of the village are as
follows:
First Ward —The barn of James R.
Schermerhorn, on the north side of Clayton ave.
Second Ward—Fireman's Hall,
Main-st.
Third Ward— The office of
Harrison Wells, Clinton-ave.
Fourth Ward—Nottingham's shop,
Main-st.
The officers to be elected at
said election are:
A President, in place of Daniel
E. Smith.
A Trustee in the First Ward, in
place of Charles H. Mann (to be elected by the electors of the First Ward
only).
A Trustee in the Third Ward, in
place of Charles T. Peck (to be elected by the electors of the Third Ward
only).
One Assessor, in place of Lewis
V. Smith.
A Collector, in place of Levi
Wiser.
A Treasurer, in place of Fitz
Boynton.
Three Commissioners of Union
Free School District, No. 1, for the term of three years each, in place of C.
P. Walrad, Roe A. Smith and S. M. Ballard.
One Commissioner of Union Free
School District, No 1, for the term of one year, in place of William Dunlap,
resigned.
Three Inspectors of Election for
the First Ward (who shall be elected by the electors of the First Ward only).
Three Inspectors of Election for
the Second Ward (who shall be elected by the electors of the Second Ward only).
Three Inspectors of Election for
the Third Ward (who shall be elected by the electors of the Third Ward only).
Three Inspectors of Election for
the Fourth Ward (who shall be elected by the electors of the Fourth Ward only).
DANIEL E. SMITH, President.
JOHN HODGSON,
CHARLES T. PUCK,
CHAS H. PRICE, Trustees.
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