The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-30
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Washington.
Correspondence of the HERALD
WASHINGTON, June "a, 1916.
Ftnc,ul Rites IN Washington to the Msniorycf Gen.
Andrep Jacksoli.
great and glorious and honorable day to the Fe-
deral Metropolis The duties of respect to the me-
mory of the hero, the statesman, the patriot the
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
"An honors to the brave,
Who in the land or in the wave
Have battled in defence Of the right"
SuNRIsE-Far and brilliant. Flags half mast all over
the Metropolis. The bells pealing the dirgc OF
the warrior throughout the city Minute guns al
the Marine Barracks and the Navy Yard.
EIGHT O'CLOCK, A.M.Thc quiet Of the Sabbath
prevails. The CAPITOL Executive Mansion, public
departments, Offices of the National Ineiligencer.
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, A.M.-Martal 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 a movement to
the same quarter.
HALr-rAsr ELEvEs-Avenue gradually filling up
with passengers. President Polk at the White
House. in Ogle's elipticaI saloon (Oge's furniture
still in the apartment, threadbare and dingy). Presi-
dsa opon 9rmy a nsi Navy oce Soldiers
of the last War the Corporate Authorities, the Com
mittee Of Arrangements, &c Among the e., company 9py
were pleased to find there our valued old friend
and fellow citizen, Col K. M. johnson,
uTho have If tha Thsmas NV hova
The hero Of the Thames"
TWELVE O'CLocK.-An immense concourse in
front of the White House The various divisions
of the process forming near there on the avenue,
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
Of beautiful young women: Innumerab!e soap locks,
rangers, idlers 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 tol!ing Of the bells and the
minute peals of the artillery in the Executive
Square, announce that the procession has been put
in motion. All the windows and balconies, and
porticos and doors on both sides of the avenue &C.
cupied with the fair sex, including small sprink:
ling OF darkies, while greater number OF colored
though constantly oused out Of the way by the poor
white trash, as they call them Fine collection Of
fair sweet lasses in the windows of Apollo Hail.
Jenny Makers, Johnny Foy's, the Union office,
the Democratic Poll, Joseph X. Boyd's, Douglass
Moore's, Jenny Clephane's, Galabrun's, Fuller's,
Browns, Coleman's, the United States, and nearly
the lot of Jackson Hall and the Temperance House,
and the Literary Depot, and the Metropolis 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
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 verest wne-bibber to swear to the
pledge indefinitely, for the privilege of kiss Ne
vertheless, nleps, more than dew-1ps, were the de-
sideratum of the day.
HALr-PAsT ONE O'CLocK.-Head of the process
sion passing beneath us, as we look out from our
lofty position in the United States. LIST Chief Mar
| shall, Gen. Alexander Hunter, and aids the mill
tary, half dozen well equipped and disciplined vo
unteer companies Of infantry and Ilfiemen, one OF
cavalry, one of artillery. -Four full bands Of music.
/ SECOND DIvIsIoN.-Ofhcers Of the army and navy
and marine corps, General Scott and staff at the
head; officers of the militia OF the District, Com
siden of the United States, heads OF departments,
Ex-Presdents, (some say John Tyler was there, but
we did not see him,) Ex-vice Presidents, (Col. r.
NJ Johnson,) the Diplomatic corps, IN their splendid
/ official costumes, officers and members of the SUI
| preme and other Courts, officers and members OF
the Senate and House Of Representatives, and ex-
members of both Houses; the Reverend Clergy,
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 fiftyseven
carriages varying from four to six persons to each
carriage, including the driver and his friend in the
box.
THIRD DIvIsIoN.-The Grand Lodge of Free and
accepted Masons of the District Of Columbia, mum
berng several hundred strong, and the subordinate
Lodges. Odd Fellows Societies. firemen, red jack
cts, white pants With this division there were two
fine bands Of music; and among their banners, TASTE
those Of The Landing Of Columbus; Portrait OF
Washington, surrounded with dense wreath OF
evergreens Beehive, with circlet Of grapes and
towers wreath on the TOP Of the staff; An ideal
FOURTH DIvIsIoN.-The several District Demo-
cratic Associations, with their magnificent banner
in front, presented to the Young Hickeries last fall
by Mrs John c. Rlves and other democratic ladies'
Of Washington. Four or five hundred men, ono
band of music.
FIFTH DIVISION. Georgetown College, Colum-
Wan ocs
ceties, Sons and Brothers Of Temperance. A small
out very small, compared with the actual force
Of these societies Perhaps not more than two hun
bred men in all-fife and drum
SIXTH DIvIsroN.-Offcers and subordinates of the
several Departments, other civil officers, strangers
and citizens. Az very respectable body OF men,
This division was particularly remarkable for ID.
vast proportion Of umbrelas new and old, back,y
low and green, which it carried along On the side
walks far greater procession followed the regular
line, or led the way TO the Capitol. The main body
not an hour and quarter III passing our
location on the avenue, and the whole number in the
regular line did not much exceed two thousand men,
while the congregation at the eastern portico of the
Capitol of both sexes, would make an aggregate,
perhaps, of some six thousand persons.
The excessive heat prevented many persons from
Joining 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
all despatch prevented any general arrivals from the
country We noticed, therefore, very few of the
yeomanry of the land in the crowd. No merely par
" banners allowed.
SCENE AT THE CAPITOL,