The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-30
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
BY LAST EVENINGS MAILS.

AEdigU Jdcks0ls
great and glorious and honorable day to the Fe-
dera Metropolis. The duties Of respect to the me-
mory of the hero, the statesman, the patriot, inc
Christian, the friend of Washington city, the friend
of his country, and her. rights, and human rights
every where, have been most beautifully and honor
ably accomplished.
GAN honors to the brave,
Who in the land. or in the wave
Have battled in defence OF the right"
SuNRrsE-Fair and brilliant Flags half mast all over
the Metropolis. The bells are pealing the dirge OF
the warrior throughout the city. Minute guns at
the Marine Barracks and the Navy Yard.
EIGHT O'CLOCK, A.M.--The quiet Of the Sabbath
prevails The Capitol, Executive Mansion, public
departments, Offices of the National Intehgencer,
the Union, the Constitution, the U. s. Journal, the
edifces of the Corporation, the public hotels, the
stores and shops, and many Of the private dwellings,
draped and festooned in mourning
Ten O'CLOCK, AM.-Martial music men in gay
uniforms passing the streets, Marine Band near
by company Of Odd Fellows from the Navy Yard,
marching up to the Presidents Various detach-
ments forming at other points, for movement to
the same quarter.
HALF-pAsr ELEvEN-Avenue gradually. filling up
with passengers President Polk at the White
House, in Oge's ellptical saloon (Cgles furniture
still in the apartment hreadbare and dingy). Pres
diplomatic co o Army and Navy Officers, Soldiers
of the last War, the Corporate Authorities the Com
mittee Of Arrangements &c. Among the s, company
were pleased to find there our valued old friend
and feow-ctizen, Col R. M. Johnson,
THE hero of the Thames, my boys
The hero of the Thames"
TWELVE O'CLocK.--An Immense concourse in
front of the White House. The various divisions
and the adjacent lateral streets. From the Presi-
dents to the State Department, sidewalk under the
shade, lined with ladies of every graduation Of age,
complexion, and beauty. Numbers inside the
tico of the Treasury building extending along the
avenue south of the State Department some three
hundred feet, absolutely dazzling to behold from the
there Of bright eyes and radiant faces
rangers ders of all kinds, white, red, yellow and
black crowding the payements in the vicinity Of the
Presidents Square Sun intensely hot, notwith-
standing fine breeze from the northwest.
One O'CLocK.-The to!ing Of the bells and the
minute peals Of the artillery in. the Executive
Square, announce that the procession has been put
portcos, and doors on both sides of the avenue oc
cupied with the fair sex, including small sprink-
ling OF darkies, while greater number OF colored
though constantly ousted out of the way by the poor
white trash, as they call them. Fine collection of
fair sweet lasses in the windows Of Apollo Hall.
the Democratic Poll, Joseph K ,Boyd's, Douglass
Moore's, Jenny Clephane's, Galabrun's, Fuller's,
Browns, Coemans, the United States, and nearly
the lot of Jackson Hall, and the Temperance House,
and the Polk House, conspicuous in their black dra-
perry, and for their suddenly and largely augmented
population. Thence to the railroad depot, thence to
the foot of Capitol Hill, every house is adorned
with black, and every window Illuminated with
bright eyes, There were some countenances in the
balcony of the Temperance House, which would
almost tempt the veriest winebibber to swear to the
pledge indefinitely, for the privilege Of kiss; Ne
vertheess, nleps, more than dew-lips, were the de-
HALr-PAsr ONE io'CLock.-Head of the process
lofty position in the United States. LIST. Chief Mar
shall, Gen. Alexander Hunter, and aids !; the mill
ary, half dozen well equipped and disciplined vo-
cavalry, one of artillery, Four full bands Of music
SECOND DlvIsIoN.-Officers of the army and navy
and marine corps, General Scott and staff at the
head; officers of the militia OF the District, Com
mittee Of Arrangements, orator Of the day. the Pre-
sident OF the United States, heads OF departments,
ExPresidents, (some say John Tyler was there, but
we did not see him. Ex-vice Presidents, (Col r.
official costumes, officers and members of the Su-
preme and other Courts officers and members of
the Senate and House OF Representatives, and ex-
Corporate authorities Of the cities Of washington
Georgetown, and Alexandria, ex-mayors Of the
cities OF the District, (about two dozen,) all OF
which division occupied string OF some fty-seven
carriages varying from four to six persons to each
carriage, including the driver and his friend in the
box
THIRD DrvIsIoN-The Grand Lodge Of Free and
accepted Masons OF the District of Columbia, mum.
bering several hundred strong, and the subordinate
Lodges. Odd Fellows Societies, iremen, red Jack
cts, white pants. With this division there were two
fine bands Of music and among their banners, TASTE
fully shrouded, we noticed particularly handsome
those Of The Landing OF Columbus; Portrait Of
Washington, surrounded with dense. wreath OF
evergreens Beehive, with circlet of grapes and
Temple Green banner with motto in yellow letters.
FOURTH DIvIsIoN.-The several District Demo-
cratic Associations, with their magnificent banner
BY Mrs John C. Rlves and other democratic ladies'
Of Washington. -Four or five hundred men, ono
band Of music.
FIFTH DrvrsloS; College. Column
Washington Benevolent Society, Temperance So
ceties, Sons and Brothers of Temperance. A small
turn out, very SMALL compared with the actual force
bred men in all-ffe and drum
SIXTH DvIsIoN.-Ofhcers and subordnates of the
several Departments, other civil officers, strangers
.anld citizens. Avery respectable body OF men,
vast proportion of umbrellas new and old, black,yel-
low and green, which it carried along. On the side
walks a tar greater procession followed the regular
line, led the way to the Capitol. The main body
was not ever an hour and quarter in passing our
location the avenue, and the whole number in the
regular line did not much exceedtwo thousand men,
while the at hs sks oreo % the
perhaps, of some SIX thousand persons.
The excessive heat prevented many persons from
ioinnp in the line, who, with cool and cloudy day
would have fallen into the ranks and the harvest
time and the necessity OF getting In the crop with
ali despatch prevented any general arrivals from the
country. We noticed, therefore, very few Of the
yeomanry ofthe land in the crowd No merelypar-
" banners allowed
THE SCENE AT THE CAPITOL,
Was imposing; vast crowd had collected on. he
elevated terraces at the west part, to view the line
coming down the avenue, and large number quiet
" waited in and about the portico and upon the flight
Of steps on the eastern side, in order to have place
TO hear the orator of the day. Tho portico was
cupied almost exclusively by the ladies-at least five