New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, August 24, 1876, p. 8. NOTE: Other records indicate that Kerr was Speaker of the House NEW ALBANY, INDIANA Arrival of the Remains of Speaker Kerr The Funeral to Take Place Friday New Albany, August 23-The remains of Hon. M. C. Kerr will arrive here at midnight and be removed to the rotunda of the courthouse that has been draped in mourning from the dome to the ground floor. The remains will lie in state until tomorrow evening when they will be removed to the late residence of the Speaker. The funeral services will take place Friday evening.