Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-07-25
Funeral Ceremonies.

To-day the city exhibited tokens IN all directions oil
extreme solemnty. From every quarter the national
coors displayed halfmast and draped in sable
The Presidents house, the various departments, and
other public buildings draped in black On Penn
syvania Avenue and OF the other the
sad ensigns displayed. The cars from Baltimore
and the various steamboats, and other bubble conveyances
came crowded with people, anxious pay last tribute
to the departed chief The troops were formed at IL
O'Clock
The senators were in attendance at half past ten
o'clock. The usual badges of mourning prepared
at II O'Clock. The Rev. Mr. Butler delivered i'm
pressive prayer.
The Senators then proceeded to the Presidents man.
sion, from whence the grand civil and military process
ion move after performing the funeral obsequies
The Senate, returning to the Senate chamber, ad-
journed.
The same proceedings were had in the House.
The doors of the Executive mansion opened at
O'Clock for the admission of heads of Departments for
egn minister's and others. The crowd filled up every
leading to the mansion appropriated mil
tary other bodies that part the pro-
cesson. The members of the cabinet, the diplomatic
corps the pail bearers and those members of the
houses of Congress who could be admitted occupied the
East Col. Bliss, Col Taylor of Baltimore, and
other relatives of the deceased occupied positions
to the remains The foreign ministers all appeared in
full court costume.
The inscription ON the coffin plate is as follows =
''Zachary Taylor, President Of the United States aged
Co., The coffin is a magnificent one 1t is covered
with black velvet the edges being of silver with huge
silver tassels looped with gold-lrnged buttons. The
of the deceased unchanged though MUCK
emacated Mrs. Taylor would not consent to embalm-
ing the body. By request of the family prayers
held the remains this morning. when but the
immediate relatives present. The coffin rested
raised platform in the centre oil the East room, enye
oped with black Grape.
As soon as all had assembled Rev. Mr. Smith Pvne
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, performed the sol
emn burial service during which many an eye mols
tened. eloquent discourse delivered by the Rev
gentleman. The family of the deceased within
hearing distance of it, When ne had concluded, the
coffin removed and placed upon the funeral car
which the favorite horse of the deceased stand
ing. The funeral car plain hearse, under raised
canopy the American eagle being represented in the
centre. 1t drawn by eight white horses with black
housings
The procession moved at o'clock when minute guns
were fired The pail bearers Messrs. CLAY, Cass,
Berrien, Wintop, Benton, Webster, and ID others
The troops under command of Gen. Scott. The
procession mile and a hall long. Flowers were
strewn along Pennsylvania Avenue for sevesal hundred
yards from the White House. The civic procession has
been estimated at 1000, and the military at 600, be-
sides companies Of artillery. There 19 bands OF
music comprising hundreds of instruments. The effect
along the Avenue was very hne
Signor Fagnani, Italian artist, yesterday took
sketch of the head and face of General Taylor, before
he was placed in the coffin. No east was taken the
family being unwilling. Gen Scott when he arrived IN
the East room wept the body oil his distinguished
companion in arms. On arriving in front of the Con-
gressional burying ground. the military escort were
formed in two nes-the first, consisting oil detachmens
fire the last voey facing the cemetery and three
PAGES from it, and the second line consisting of the re-
the The battery of artillery took position on the
rising ground about 100 PAGES the OF the second
line.
The burial ground an early hour in the morning,
was filed with thousands of people,
The funeral pageant OF the most impressive char
The mourni tone of the music, the solemn tread
of tho sodiey the tong of the bells the booming OF
minute guns filled all hearts with sorrow, and every one
seemed to realize the fact that great and good man
had fallen The body received by the sexton of the
burial ground. national salute was fired as the pro-
cesson passed the City Hail. the Capitol and the Navy
Yard Arriving the burial ground, the Episcopal
service was performed and another salute fired. The
body then placed in the receiving vault, and the
crowd dispersed.
Mrs. Taylor did not accompany the procession. She
WILL tomorrow, visit the tomb in company with her
family. te b
PHILADELPHIA, July 10.
To-day from noon to p NJ, all public buildings
were closed. The flags were lowered at half mast and
draped. The windows Of the private buildings were
covered with mourning and from many of them the sa
BILE emblem protrnded. Business generally and work
of almost every kind, suspended. Many citizens
wore badges of mourning on the left arm The state
house and church bells rung, and half hour guns
were fired The flags the shipping OF all nations IN
port were flying half mast. general gloom perva-
ded every portion of the city.
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Take barrel and slack bushel of freshly burned
lime in it. bv covering the lime with boiling water.
After il is Stacked add cold water enough 10 bring II
to the consistency OF good whitewash Then dissolve
in water and add pound of white vitriol (suphate
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To give this wash a cream color, add onehalf q
mound of yellow ochre in powder. To give it a iawn
color add pound of yellow ochre, and one-iorth OF
pound Of Indian red. sks :,
To make the wash a handsome grey stone color, add
onc-half pound of French blue, and onefourth of a
pound of Indian red drab will be made by adding one
half pound of sienna, and oneourh pound OF Venitan
red.
For brick or stone instead Of one bushel of mo take