Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-06-26

hunset;thirteen guns will be fired at day break
half-hour guns during the day; and at the close
of the day general salute. The troops will
be paraded at 10 o'clock, and this order read
to them, on which the labors of the day will
cease.
Let the virtues of the illustrious dead retain
their influence, and when energy and courage
are called to trial, emulate his example
GEORGE BANCROFT,
Acting Secretary Of War, and
Secretary of the Navy.
From the Union.
FUNERAL OF GEN. JACKSON.
The following interesting account of
the last ceremonies over the tomb of
Gen. Jackson is from the letter of a
gentleman in Nashville addressed to
another in this city:
NASHVILLE, June 10, 1916.
'MY DEAR SIR: l have just return
ed from the Hermitage, where I atten-
ded the funeral of General Jackson
1t was estimated fairly, l think, that
from $500 to 5000 persons were
present. There were rising two hun
dred carriages IN attendance, to say
nothing of the horses which, as fasten-
ed to the boughs of the trees in front of
the Hermitage yard, literally filled the
woods. All >o'clock, u. M, Rev. Mr..
Edgar took his position in the porch,
front ofthe front parlor, and pronounced
most appropriate prayer-happily al
luding to this great and distinguished
man ofour nation, who have lived as
a patriot and Christian and invoking
the blessings of Heaven to sustain and
comfort the bereaved. A psalm was
sung next, commencing
why should we start and fear to die?
What timerous worms we mortals are &c. &c.
sMr. Edgar's sermon was the best
that l ever heard fall from his lips
He endeavored to do full Justice to the
high public and private character of
Gen. Jackson; and he came much
nearer to the accomplishment of his
object shan I had expected he could.
His text was from passage in Reve-
lation: 'These are they which came
out of great tribulation, and washed
their robes white in the blood of the
Lamb The sermon was nearly an hour
in length. A hymn was then sung, an
other prayer offered, and then the
body was removed from the front par
lor, where it had remained during SER
vice to the hearse, and borne down,
outside of the garden, as far as the
burial place, where the fence had been
removed that it might be brought
through to the grave. There was
some little difficulty in lowering the
body into the vault, in consequence
of the dimension of the box which con-
tanned the coffin; but this was soon o.
vercome, and then Mr.. Edgar made
a series of we'll chosen remarks, admi-
rably suited to the place and occasion.
The entire service CLOSED by favor
lite psalm of the Generals, which Mr..
Edgar said was often spoken of by
him when living.
Il have never witnessed funeral oc-
casion of half the solemnity. Every
man, woman and child seemed to
be conscious that mankind had lost
one of the greatest and best benefac-
tors.
1T was his request as I learn that
little or no pomp or parade should
be observed at his burial: nevertheless,
the Nashville Blues were present in
uniform, and were permitted to fire
three or four times over the grave.
sThe family seemed to be resigned.
Mrs. Jackson is almost inconsolable;
her little children are scarcely sensi-
BILE oftheir loss. His adopted son An
drew Jackson) maifests keen sense
of his bereavement. l have thus given
you few particulars, which l had
though might not be destitute of inter-
est.
Emigyonts. -The New York Ex-
press states that the number of emigrants
arrived in that city, for the week en-
ding the 10th of June, 1915, is $3.50
for the month ending the same date,