John E. McMahon

  THE FUNERAL OF COL. McMAHON.--The fu-
neral of Col. John E. McMahon took place in
Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. The obsequies
were performed at the Cathedral, the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Timen officiating, and pronouncing a
touching eulogy on the deceased.  The Cathe-
dral was crowded to excess, while all the streets
through which the procession passed were
lined with spectators. The military escort
consisted of five companies of the 74th
Regiment and two of the 65th Regiment N.
G.  The members of the Bar of Buffalo
and the Catholic Young Men's Association also
followed the remains to the grave. Col. Mc-
Mahon, who died in Buffalo last week, gradua-
ted with honor at Fordham College in 1851,
and in 1852 was appointed Private Secretary
by Governor Seymour, a position he filled with
ability and credit to himself.