The funeral of Marshall Bayliss, better known to our citizens as Major, took place yesterday, September 27, at 4 p.m., from the Chicago House on Lower Broadway. At the appointed hour a large number of our citizens assembled to pay their last respects to his memory. Rev. T.F. Thickstun officiated, and at the close of the services his remains were taken to Fairview cemetery where they were consigned to their last resting place. The pallbearers were Messrs. J.H. Keatley, J.P. Casady, D.C. Bloomer, E.E. Aylesworth, Marshall Key and H.H. Fields.

Marshall Bayliss was born in Faulkner County, Virginia, in 1802, where he resided until 1856, when he came to this city. On his arrival here he took up his abode with his brother, the late S.S. Bayliss, and continued a member of the family until his sister-in-law, Mrs. S.S. Bayliss, discontinued housekeeping. Since that time he has boarded part of the time at the Tremont and the remainder at the Chicago House, where he died.

In his native county he was for a number of years High Sheriff, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens in a marked degree. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and at his old home was considered a valuable and efficient member. In this place, we believe, he did not affiliate with that organization.

He was married at the age of 22 years to Miss Martha Haney, a member of one of the wealthiest families of his native state. She lived only a year, and her death so seriously affected him that he never fully recovered therefrom. It doubtless changed the entire purposes of his life, and prevented him from occupying that field of usefulness which nature evidently intended he should.

His death resulted from dropsy of the chest and heart disease, from which he had been suffering since he was injured by attempting to get on a street car while in motion in May last. His age was 74 years 6 months, and 1 day. (Fairview Cemetery, no gravestone)