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Show HIS LAST HONORS. Arrangements Completed for the Funeral Fu-neral of Vice-President Hendricks --. on Tuesday. President Cleveland Will Attend and Be in the Procession. The Features Remarkably Natural, and a Fine Plaster Cast Taken This Morning. The Dead Vice-President. Indianapolis, November 27. In connection connec-tion with the announced intention of the President to attend the Hendricks obsequies on Tuesday next, the Journal of to-morrow will sayf SVhile the citizens of Indianapolis and the State of Indiana would be both proud and pleased to meet the President of the United States, for whom the plurality of them cast their votes a year ago, with such honor as the proprieties of the sad event of the funeral of the late Vice-President would permit, and while the friends and neighbors ; of Thos. A. Hendricks ' FULLY APPRECIATE THE HONOE That would be done his memory by the presence pres-ence of the Chief Magistrate here on Tuesday Tues-day next, the Journal feels constrained to say it believes that Cleveland should not leave the White House at this juncture to make the journey. The dangers incident to the necessarily rapid movement of - a special railway train should not be hazarded by the President, whose life and active services are now peculiarly valuable to the whole people. There are too many risks attending the trip as it will necessarily be made. As was remarked re-marked when the honored Vice-President was so suddenly taken away, "It is the unexpected un-expected that happens." It is Mr. Cleveland's Cleve-land's imperative duty to take all proper precautions. Washington, November 27. The Post, Democratic, will say to-morrow : Let Mr. Cleveland go to Indianapolis, by all means. What arrant nonsense to intimate even that an American President is safer in "Washington "Wash-ington than in any other city of the Ee-publio! Ee-publio! A Hendricks memorial meeting is to be held in one of the largest halls in this city some time next week. The Columbia Democratic Dem-ocratic Club will send a delegation to Indianapolis In-dianapolis to attend the funeral. The pall-bearers named are Governor Isaac P. Gray, ex Governor A. G. Porter, Hon. W. A. Woods, Judge of the United States Court, John L. McMaster, Mayor of Indianapolis, Aquilla Jones, David Marcey and Judge Frederick Band. The chairman of the Senate committee has added Senator Beck to the committee to attend the funeral of Vice-President Hendricks. Hen-dricks. THE PEE3EDEST WILL ATTEND THE FONEBAL Washington. November 27. The regular meeting of the Cabinet was held to-day. All the members were present. The President's message, as far as completed, was read and unanimously approved. It is said to be an unusually strong paper, containing many new and valuable suggestions. The question of attending the funeral of Vice-President Hendricks was considered, and two or tliree members of the Cabinet said it would be almost al-most impossible for them to leave the city just now without neglecting many matters which it is important should be settled before be-fore the meeting of Congress. The President Presi-dent expressed his determination to attend the funeral. His message was almost ready and could be easily finished on his return from Indianapolis. The Postmaster-General and Secretaries of the Navy and War said their reports were ready, and thought they would be able to accompany the President. The Secretary, of State also thought he could arrange to go with the party. The other members, however, said the affairs of their Departments would prevent their leaving leav-ing the city. It was finally decided to leave the matter with each member, with the general gen-eral understanding that all who consistently could go would do so. The party will probably prob-ably leave here Monday morning. The details de-tails of the trip bave been placed in the hands of Colonel Lamont, and have not yet been completed. ' At Hendricks' Borne. Indianapolis, November 27. For the first time since her husband's death, Mrs. Hendricks Hen-dricks came down stairs to dinner this evening, even-ing, and talked quietly and composedly with her relatives, having recovered somewhat from her prostration. This morning she j received a somewhat lengthy letter from j Miss Cleveland, the sister of the President, but on account of its personal character, she declined to give it to the press. Just before dark Bishop Knickerbocker, of the Episcopal Episco-pal church, called and with Mrs. Hendricks went into the darkened chamber, where the i body of her husband was vaguely discern-able, discern-able, and P RATED FEBVEXTLY AND EARNESTLY. To her friends she gave a loving account of her husband's last hours, what he was doing and what he said about ordinary affairs, there being no apprehensions on the part of either of the sudden,' fatal termination of his illness. When lying on the bed only a few hours before his death, he read several papers and a few chapters in a book entitled "Lazarus of London in which he appeared to be much interested, and discussed with her the book and the dispatches nr the papers. pa-pers. He wanted to be at work answering fetters of personal friends, but she urged that he should remain quiet in accordance with th6 physician's instructions. SHE TALKED CALMLY OF THESE THINGS, But when she attempted to tell how, after leaving him, cheerful and almost free from pain, for a few minutes, she returned to find him cold in death, she broke down completely com-pletely and wept almost hysterically. Ine ladies who were with her comforted her, and after a time she grew calm agam and expressed her appreciation of the kindness kind-ness of her friends and neighbors and citizens citi-zens generally who relieved her of so much care and and anxiety in the matters appertaining apper-taining to the funeral. To-night the house was closed and callers were excluded, the family of her brother, Mrs. W. Morgan, and her niece remaining with her. As darkness 1 came on . " THE CUEIOUB CBOWD ON THE 6TBEET5 v In front of the residence dispersed, and no-bodyvwas no-bodyvwas left except the uniformed sentry, who paced solemnly up and down before the entrance. The Vice-President still remains in the front parlor chamber up stairs, which is darkened and guarded. Tlic Vacant Political Chair. New Yoke,. November 27.-The Tribune favors the election of Logan for Resident of the Senate, and says: Almost half the voters of the United States at the late election elec-tion supported Logan for Vice-President, believing him to be a person worthy to suo-, suo-, oeed in case of the death of the President It is proper that this fact should have weight with theepublican Senators in making a choice; - |