Show LYING IN STATE Itcraoral of the Mortal Itcnialns of Lxlrcslicnl JelTcnon Jlul TO THE CITY HALL AT NEW oRLeANS lftllaralions for tile Funeral of the lccea cd Jsorroirlu Southerners THE ENGLISH PRESS ON DAVIS DEATH Ktmorcd Money 1aalc at Buenos Ajres AtlacV on American Muslims I By l Telccttfch to the NEWS 1 Till IILJI1INS JfTrron fonts J lilt In Slnlr Tnnr ierteu rolen Lu NfcAV OULKANS Dec GThe remains re-mains of the late JclTcrvm Davis were rcmocd to thu city hall where they will lay in tate nt a late hour tins evening lly thu time the her rvnchetl the cir hall the council chamber loblma antI corridors were crovttictl wills citlten ° The hal was Tery heavily draped in black which was relieved bj the red white and blue of the stars and stripes There were llonl decorations everywhere thc cro H swords and other militar devlcts At the end of one hall huns 1 portrait pf tho dead chlif richly festooned which I sparkled with incandescent tiny fll Tire catafalque was draped in plain black The coffin was covered with black plush edged with broad black braid The handle along the sides consisted of a single square bar of silver and across each was a short bar of gold Bishop Gallahcr will b requested to conduct the relIgious ceremonies at the funem and to summon whatever what-ever assistance from the clergy he might l desire It was also decided to invite the entire clergy cf the cityintludlngall denominations The military of Mobile and other neighboring towns liave telegraphed they will come her in I time to swell me grand ucmotttrauon or nand n-and at th present writing It Iro miMS to to the grandest and mot impresaivu affair that Ins our in the history of the South AH the governors of the southeni States will also Iw notified oflicLilly of the death of the chieftain of the ConfeUcraiy General GorJou com miuderinchlif of the United Confederates Afotkitlon will Ic officially notified of the death ol Davis and his towed instniLtiaiis to various camps and camp organizations SK ATOI1 KLACAX eiIojtmLtorGtncrnl of the Confederacy Con-federacy was seen at the telegraph onicc this afternoon Just he otc nferon a was vndlnga telegram of euiidolcnee to the family of mK lie mid thu Iirinciplu niotne which nttunteel lavis Into going into the rcbcllum was to secure a goveroinient that houtd lie friendly to the lIIl lit wa an Iuteiitb = lleverin the doctrine doc-trine that States should control absolute ab-solute their dumclic alTairs and the general go eminent had no power or aulhorl to act ouL idcof matters specially elcligited to it Will Iih death I allect lu any tWI the sentiment In favor of accepting the rtfults of the war aa IhiaR ° Not at all Why Mr lUvl hiniM If always urged the fullest acceptance ac-ceptance of the present condition of anairs 3Ihil anairsWhy dh he not ask to have his disabilitieS rcmocd 0Jkcaue he did not feel tint he had done an thing which niiulred him toads any jiardon Jlu had done his duty as ho hail oonsricntl oUfl y seen II and he hiil no apolo gUS to make therefore I3ISJtmnrAI WASAI sid the 1n llg away of JiITcr on Davis shut from Mew the lost great Iindmark of the terrible war J it could end all divisions and strife now the diy of peace and prosperity prosperi-ty would dawn upon the land KxAUomeyGenenil Garland believed lieved when Davis whole life and character are considered an 1 analyzed ana-lyzed In an unclouded atmosphere by a cool dispassionate eople lie will hold a very high place in history Justice Lanar Sid The whole people of Mississippi I are in grief My personal relations with him were not only kind but affectionate affection-ate As a public man my estimates esti-mates of him were of a most exalted ex-alted character lie was a nnn of Inltlecl honor and statesmanship statesman-ship Senator George aid Whatever may be Sit of Mr Davis bj some of his contemporaries who differed with him I am sure the judgment of posterity will b that he was a pure able patriotic citizen Senator Walthall said Mr Davis In his lat clays had a stronger strong-er hold on the affections of his own people than ho had in the time of pple tml tme his greatest power There will L universal mourning the South KMBESSIONS Ol SYMPATHY A meeting of the prominent Mi sissipi iins now in the city was held hero thta Afternoon to tnko action on the death of Jell Davi Among those present were Justice Lamar and the cntircMissksIippI delegation in Congress including Senators Walthall and George Lengthy revolutions of sympathy and sure tlon were adopted and telegraphed t Mrs Davis at New Orleans The resolutions are o follows in tart Whether n a soldier pouring out his blood on foreign battle ass statesman in the cabinet cf the nation na-tion as a leader of his party in Congress Con-gress as a guiding spirit of the South through the stormiest period of her history or as a vicarious sufferer suf-ferer for us and his people in defeat he has constantly and fully met the requirements of the mot exacting criticism and Illustrated In every station and condition the manly acute Intellect heroic fortitude courage ncte Intelet heric fori tude unfaltering devotion to duty and constant sacrifice to convictIon that won for him our confidence admiration ad-miration love and reverence and mlrton nnt he knew that the imperious will and unbended purpose which at moments mo-ments provoked dissent and opposition opposi-tion were but the results of absolute sense of right and a superb selfreli ance which permitted no hesitation or turning IS HIS CHOECJ COURSE We declare he constituted an example for ouryouth who aspire to high and heroic things and in the moment of our grief in our pride we confidently challenge the judgment judg-ment of posterity and believe the historian of after years looking down the prospective past will M In Jefferson DavIs the colossal figure of his times and do justice to lie virtues which deeply fixed him Sn our hearts RviEiair 2f C D 6The announcement of thedeath of Jef er on Davis seas received here with profound sorrow JU1I are tolling and the mayor has calleil a meeting of cUr for tonight to lass resolutions NEW OKLEA Dec GThe ItiiicfDcmixrttt editorial toys Jcf fecon Davisis dead Tried ern D11 dcl TetlnmabY high offices and found faithful in nil tested In many critical conjecture conjec-ture ami found true to his tur fount tre t country and his people his life wiuoncbnr uninterrupted sacrifice to the dlt tales of conscience The fame of the illustrious dead shill In the years t come grow brighter as the embers of pasIon dio wnyH The itxfyuiie eajs Let the South mourn for one who represented I represent-ed more than any other the cause for which a million of her most chivalrous SOIlS drew their swords and joined tattle wIlls the most formidable for-midable of adversaries their own countrymen for right and libertIes that freemen hold must tern MONTCXWIEHY Ala Dec 6The news of Davis death occasions 1 fro found sorrow here The flags on the State House and City rnr are kalfmast stores am being draped W rl The following telegram was sent to Mrs DavisS r With profbllnd sjlnpnlhy and J Condolence in soUr great bereave Incnt and In response to the I united expression of our people we earnestly earnest-ly I request you to allow us to 1mVe THE IIKMMNS nunui her under the Confederate monument monu-ment on Capitol Hill the cornerstone corner-stone of which completed will bo ornamented with a lifetire bronze statue of fllue him The dispatch Is signed by Mr lYitus of the Confederate Veterans Association of Alabama JT llolt zlani president of the Montgomery Veterans Associillon D Uevse president of the Alabama Confederate Confeder-ate Monument Association Mrs M J Klbb president of the Ladies Memorial Associition K A Graham ham mayor of Montgomery Tho H Watts oxatlorncygcneral Confederate Con-federate States Ihe governor of the State is absent or his signature would have been attached COVERMW TOW LK lon sent a telegram of condolence to Mrs Davis and inrd n proclamation mation cttluu forth the feelings of the peoplti regarding the dead President Presi-dent and calling on the people of the State to lay aside all Ui > iiiis on the day of his funeral and hold suitable suit-able sen Iee JACKSON SIi s Dec 6Upon receipt of the news of hue death of Jelknon Davis Governor Lowiy telegraphed that the State officers would attend tile funeral in abody The Mississippi State House I draped In mourning and a lifesize of portrait the capitol of Javis I placed In front BAITIJIOUE Dec 6The executive execu-tive committee of the Society of the Army anti Navy Confederate State In Mnrj land met today and arranged for a memorial meeting Sunday honorof Jefferson Davis KICJIJIOXD Va De 6 hl Legislature in joint session appointed appoint-ed a committee to prepare resolutions appropriite to Jefferson Davis blags on the State Capitol are at half mast The Legislature is now considering a joint resolution for a committee to attend the funeral CH VRUSTO S C Dec bThe news of Jeflcnon Davis death was received with marked manifestations manifesta-tions of public sorrow and private grief I 3g are at half moot and the stars and strIpes displaced nil over the city The princIpal stores orudnixtl A iiionmciil ix on foot to hold a memorial meeting on the day of tIre funeral under the nus pieesof the twFr3euttTg SIIIons AIIA TWE The mayor will order all > uble liuiness sasjicnded on the clay of the funeral ant issue n proclimt lOIS requesting tho citizens generally gener-ally to pay honor to the dead I AUGUSTA Ga Dec6 The news of the death of Davis was receives with profoULd regret by the entire eople Private and public buildings build-ings arc being dmjxil and flags arc at hairmast A telegram of condolence condol-ence was scut to Mr Davis this morning by the Confederate Survivors Sur-vivors Association COIUJIIIIA S C Dec 6The news of the death ci Davis created general and profound sorrow among ill clashes flags on all the State buildings arc at halfmast and the city bells are tolling The General Assembly now in session her adopted resolutions eulogizing the deceased in glowing terms ordering lags on toe capitol at half mast during dur-ing the session and condoling with the family The assembly then adJourned ad-Journed out of respect to his memory mem-ory oryATLAXTV ATLAXTV Ga De 0 The news of Jeflcrson Davis death was received with great sorrow The State louse flag is at halfmast A fund for a monument Is already started flnrllTlls morning Henry W Grady telegraphed Farrar a friend of the DavIs family asking if a death mask could be taken An nffirma ive answer was receiver anil the Cunttilitttun sent Orien Fraser the scul tor to New Orleans on the first train From this mask a statue Atlanta of Davis will 0 made for the city of Governor Gordon telegraphed 10 lay to all the governors of bouthcni States suggesting that all the people of the several States meet at the hour appointed for the funeral and join in suitable memorial exercises He also suggests that the people unite family in raising a fund for the The Mayor here ordered the city Imlldings draped for thirty daysamt the j ope to meet at 11 oclock on the day of the funeral I 1TOR SCITAniK EXEJIC1SES COIUMIICS Ga Dec 6Imme diately on receipt of the news of the death of Mr Davis mass meeting was held In the afternoon which was largely attciided A preamble tldlt rutolu ion cxpiessive of regret at tie death of the distinguished Southern leader were presented and unanimously adopted During the meeting all the bells in the city were tolled The Confederate veterans met tonight to-night to take suitable action I Every tribute of respect cdn love for the exPresident iiavo been rendered by the people of Columbus ness OPINION CHARLESTON D 6The Day Xeirt says Jeff Davis I dead The South weeps over a hero in WCJ whose person her cause after going down in a son of patriotic I blood wag sought fort time to be cl humiliated by tho victorious North Jefferson Davis Is dead but the glorious cause of Constitutional liberty liber-ty to whlth his life wa devoted and In which he suffered ail the persecution misrepresentation misrepresenta-tion and humiliation which are ever visited oc the heroic witness of truth survive him The South already al-ready has enshrined his memory memr with the great martyrs of hIstory and n time grows old and the immortal im-mortal principles for which Jefferson Jeffer-son Davis battled are more and more firmly imbedded in the American system of constitutional government there will 0 no 5 ional limitation no Xcrth and no South in the universal veneration due to the grand but temporarily unsuccessful efforts which conscience con-science prornpteil which profound conviction I sanctified and which indefeasible truth will serve to im morlnlize IIS 1 1VI1 rMWTKATKTI PAt I 6MIre Wlnnifred Iavis 1M i prostrated by the le1fl of her fathers death She sails for home next week WHAT THE ENGLISH lIEs s liOMXMf Dec GThe papers have comments on Jeflersoit Davis TticSLJamuGcKCtte doubts whether Davis alit takUa historical < j ltlon as one of the worlds great men I draws a strking comparison between Davis and some of his famous con temperance and especially compares com-pares with Lincolns unique personality per-sonality and deeply cherished memory mem-ory the absence of enthusiasm forD for-D The Jeir Bars hue splendid clemency clem-ency of a great i puLir government has been Justified by results Davis nt 11 nul passing Ills old ago In pence has stood as an evidence of the absolute security of the federal Astern The Time says stripped of rhetorical trappings Davis policy was a superb game of brag His cardinal vice was failure lib later carver was hardly worthy of him while he was a conspicuous example ex-ample of clemency he seldom liad a the North good word for orh g Standard says Davis natural nat-ural rertrvc win Ito Illumined by i sympathy or humor hence while he not ocuujiya prominent place In history he will not be accorded the affection that friend and fo alike have bestowed on Lincoln Lee Jackson ant Grant |