Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1849-12-27

HONoRs TO THE GREAT DEAD.-rhe ceremonies
in honor Of the Great Dead-Worih, Duncan and
Gaines, which took place IN New York on the 10Th
ult. must have been of the mos, impressive and in
teresing character.
a sunrise tins morning, the flags the City Hall.
the hotels, and other principal buildings throughout
The city, displayed the national c0ors hal-mast
did also the shipping In the harbor the municipal
offices all closed the places Of business on The
line OF procession the majority likewise
closed and the houses Of the occupants draped with
mourning. Lafayette Hall beautifully shrouded
in Grape The Broadway Theatre suspended IA
ilonal flag the street. appropriately covered
with embems Of mourning two national banners
similarly prepared displayed from the balcony,
and the flag a; hnlt-ma>t the roof. Among
the other instances Of respect manifested the oc-
cason, and worthy of notice, Seaman g. Muir hung
the front of their store with black broad-cloth.
Stewards great marble palace showed to much aJ-
vantage, large festoons of and black. inter-
twned with ,ws and knots of white muslin. The
Irving House, opposite. was completely covered in
front with black and white muslin niertwined, and
All eagle shrouded IN Grape occupied n conspicuous
place IN the balcony. TIE Aslor House was bcanli-
fully drnpcd with GRAPE, which hung In heavy fes-
toons from every window IN the building facing on
Broadway, the porco was nearly hidden IN the folds
of the dark material
The American Museum and other principal hotels,
ed for the occasions: and evinced praiseworiIy and
delicate sympathy IN The great Loss the nation had
sustained The unilmely death Of these noble heroes
At 10 O'Clock, all the vehicles were withdrawn front
The lno of procession. well as from West Broad
way md Cann street, where the troops assembled IN
gr,nt strength at hn early hour.
At eleven o'cloc& the tire alarm md church bells
commenced To toll a solemn dirge The veteran corps
OF heavy artillery, Capt. Raynor tired the first signal
gun from lie Battery, aud the mpurnful cayucade
moved up Broadway through the west gate Of the
Park. the solemn music of tho numerous bands, The
toll of many bells, mud regular booming of he minute
guns from tho battery, during the proccsson adding
much soltmniiy 10 the OCCASION
SECTIONAL FoLLy.-A proposition has been made
in The Legislature of Gco,gla To impose a tax of 50
per cent upon NIL citizens Of that State buying ar
selling articles grown or IN nuiacIured IN free
State
Chicago l.. said be the largest beef packing market in
the Union The amount already packed there this year il
reported sixty thousand barrels twenty
beef cattle having been Killed Ia the last seven weeks
Dr. Parkman has icn it is understood, a fortune of
some 500 900 100000, and the timely discovery Of
the body will enable his relatives to administer to the es
which otherwise might been kept in allegiance, prob
ally Tor years.
"OLp HAYS" OF NV YonK.-lhs venerable and shi.
nv headed patriarch OF policemen and pet of the Common
Council Chambers. now Ia his eighiich ys>r. on
Monday High Constable Tor the iory.nInh time.
QrMrs Byrum, wife OF David Byrum, living in Otter
Creek township Vgo county, killed the evening
Of the 9th instant ty being thrown from the buggy IA
which she riding with her daughter aud little child
She thrown against a and almost instantly killed
RACINE, WiscoSsIS.-We sec by the Commercial Ad.
vese OF Racine, that the shipments from that port for
this fall amounts to nearly 100000 bushels OF wheat
900 bs -four 1900 bs beef 900 bushels barley and
600 bushels oats.
The Indian Of the that skirts village
the north aud and which flows into the Souhes an
uohquinapassokessannagnog The by that can tel
the OF II may take his place at the head-.lmhers
(N. ~ Cabinet.
rHE CALIFORNIA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the break
out of the California fever, less than year. sever
hundred and thirty vessels have left Tie Atlantic ports
for that country, by way of Cape Horn. con
tanning about fifty thousand persons passengers
There have arrived, at late Intelligence la,
been received two hundred aud sXty-ivc of III,
above number
Arban, the celebrated uronau who lately crosse,
the A ps in balloon, made Inns last ascension fr"n
Barcelona sobe few weeks since. Has dead body ha
been found on The Spanish coas, near Ros,s.