| Show TO THE tim desorm LW philadelphia 11 business IS ia almost entirely suspended and aud the city wears a holiday appearance flags are everywhere draped in mourning and even the bull buli buildings dings out of respect to the memory of general meade the route over which the funeral cortege moved is ia filled with people early thia this morning the the deceased was waa reni removed oved from his home to st bt marks church where it was placa d in front of the altar and guarded by a detail selected byl byi by general mi lit duwell long before h halo haio a f past ten the time fixed for the bervice service the church was packed the officiating cating clergymen were the rev bev mr nir hoffman rector bishop Oden helmer and bishop whipple whippie the first named bishop read the prayers the latter made an address eulogistic of the deceased the funeral procession commenced moving about half past 11 and took nearly an hour to pass any given point the national state and city officials vied with the private citizens in their efforts to honor the dead the commin coffin was carried on a gun carriage drawn by bk six horses and followed by a horse horbe with saddle in which were ther the vacant boots of the deceased reversed the coffin was covered with the american colors and asward a sword and wreath on the top president grant in citizens drees rode in an open carriage occupied by himself geo jef JET stuart and other gentlemen generals sherman sheridan and other army officers rs appeared in full uniform the procession I 1 was a very imposing affair the destruction of pounds of wool a stock of five million suits sulta of cioth cloth clothing ing and almost the anti entire ro supply of woollens alid und clothing for eastern canada and the northwest has caused an advance here of beven cents per pound in afi wool while heavy domestic woollens have advanced over thirty cents per yard blankets flannels and shawls seek an ein advance of ten per cent are excited two three larre larro lar HO grinders and others in boston having lost removing bags from the market some chests of tea mostly japanese and Oolong By were werd destroyed which will measurably relieve the market here the condition of wall street turns upon the action of the treasury department whose pro gramme is not yet decided upon itis it is 8 stated however that the greenbacks green backs deposited with the banks banka by the treasury early in october will be allowed to remain for the present the money market markott is stringent advancing from seven per cen cent t per annum to i per cent per day wit with h closing business at 8 per cent erling sterling 8 t dull weak 8 a prime for 60 day bills and lod iod 10 for sight fears are entertained of trie tnie liberal supply ply of insurance bills in london the effect on the stock exchange wab wais very marked at the opening when prices were from two to eight per cent below saturdays prices mid and this was followed by a further decline of from I 1 D 3 per cent before the first call tue market subsequently rallied from one to five per cent but reached an average of one per cent vent and again closed heavy A crowded meeting of merchants bankers and others was held in the chamber of commerce this afternoon and adopted resolutions tendering sympathy to the merchants of boston and all sufferers by the fire and proffering such co operation in measures of relief as the circumstances of the case and the of the time demand they appointee A a committee to consider what measles measures if any it behooves beno belio oves the community to adopt in order to alleviate the primary disabilities like alki ly to result from the sudden destruction of property and the books and pa pat t pers of hundreds of mercantile firms resolutions were also adopted condemning mansard roofs and recommending the establishment ent of a board of engineers to be invested with legal authority in case of fire to blow up buildings wherever in the judgment of the heads of fire departments the flames have got beyond the control or of the fire department the following lne ins insurance urance companies who do business in boston are perfectly volvent and able to meet their obligations in aull auli the nan Ban bangor gorand and eastern of bad ban bangor or maine walne and williamsburg the aetna xetna hope and market of new york the triumph of cincinnati and the st paul of st paul minn the tiie publishing and printing of newspapers and all other necee suy sus work s being done tonight to night by lamp and candle dl light aig lit I 1 |
