The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-27
LOCAL 16kxTsRs.
HoNoRs 10 HENKY CLAY.

yesterday-the day selected FIR the great funeral
procession and other exercises in honor of the de.
parted Clay-clear and suspicious. There was just
sufhciency of clouds and wind during the morn
ing to restrain the burning rays Of the sun. and
watt them where their influence wss powerless
upon the heads Of the sssembled multitude There
was certainly fierce struggle for the mastery, but
Old Sol eventually was blown into dense rolling
clouds that stood between earth and heaven like
awnings in the sky The hurry and the din of
preparation, for the funeral pageant commenced
with the birth Of Mondays dawn. The occupants
Of the stores and dwellings along the route OF the
procession, ss well of many located in other
streets, were engaged busily, at an early hour in
decorating their sdihces in appropriate mourning
en,biems. We saw many a fair hand engaged in
the solemn though grateful task of commemora
ton. Besides the ordinary dressings of Grape and
black and white muslin on Main street. we noticed
the following decoratonss
At the City Hotel, beside some tasteful festoons,
was the inscription
"Dusr TO DUST RETURNS, BUT CLAY is IMMORTAL.
Binfo.d e. Mayo displayed tasteful draping, and
the motto
1--WE MOURN HIS LOSS"
At the corner OF 18th and Main streets small OUT
beautiful black fringed white flag was suspended
acress Main street, iettered-
"ALL MOURN HIS LOSS"
Giuter displayed, ia Grape letters on muslin
ground, the inscription
GIN MEMORY OF DEPARTED WORTH"
similar Inscription adorned the front OF Mr.
F-s private dwellin house, next to the City
Hail. the entire front of the dwelling, in addition,
being appropriately draped.
The 'Arbour" was literally clothed in mourning,
one of the most tasteful decorations exhibited be-
ing suspended across the street In 'front.' with the
inscription
"oUR BRIGHTEST star HAS FALLEN"
There was another tasteful device on thl, street
| as follows:
1.-THE STAR OF THE WEST, HENRY CLAY
The private decorations along this street were nu'
merous and chaste. Regnauf & Bro furnished
very elegant mourning emblem, as Gid the Ciassacai
School with its boquets of flowers decked in the IA
biliments of sorrow. The kdgemont House and
the private dwellings opposite, were decorated In
| the most elegant manner We saw the ladies dill.
gently employed in their sad task at very early
| hour and We knew that their labors would be well
| and lastly performed. Upwards of dozen pair OF
fairy line fingers were engaged about the same time
| in yelling ia the most appropriate mourning fes
ICONS and garands, the pillars aud portico of the
| splendid brick dwelling in lst teet, at The cUrner
| of Franklin.
| Coming into Broad street, we found like appro-
| pirate decorations. At the Marshall House festoons
of Grape gathered around bust of Henry Clay, sus-
pended over the door OF entrance Milheisers store
was fronted with black velvet drapinss. At the
| Fredericksburg depot the large engine Henry Clay
was drawn into the street, and there remained d.
ring the day, enshrouded in mourning The engine
| bell wasrtolled during the passage OF the process
sion. There numerous other tasteful decora'
tions. The flags of the vessels lying at Rockets
were suspended at and the various chur ch
bells were tolled and minute guns fired during the
transit of the procession.
Business throughout the city was generally sus.
pended, and a universal desire exhibited to do
honor to the memory of Henry Clay. At about 10
o'clock. the line of the funeral cortege formed
on Main street, near the County Court House, in
i the following oider
| Chief Marshal and his two Aids
i Military
Orator of tie Day and the Governor in an open
| barouche
Jud es and Officers Of the Federal Court
| Judges and Officers of thu Courts of Virginia
| State Officers
i Clergy
Mayor, Aldermen, City Council, and Officers.
Officers and Soldiers Of the Revolution, and of the
| War of 1912
Officers and Soldiers of the War with Mexico
Officers Of the Army and Navy of the United States
| Officers of the Virginia Militia
Officers and Members scientific and Literary So
| cieties
| Historical Society of Virginia
Benevolent Societies
| German Benevolent Society
| Red Men
| United American Mechanics
Il Rechabites
Sons of Temperance
DrudS
| OddFelIows
Richmond Fire Association
Masons
Citiz ms ON foot, four abreast
Citizens ON horseback, four abreast
Citizens in Carriages.
The procession was one Of the largest and mos
solemn and effective ever seen in Richmond. Larg,
numbers If persons fearing the heat, refrainet
from forming into lice The following aids assis
ted in regulating the line OF march:
I AIDS:
Maj Gen Harvie Brig Gen VIM Lambert
ASSISTANT MARSHALS-
] | Col John Rutherford James Grant
ID T. Cabeil IhOmas Ueane
Thos Evans Peter D Bernard
Thos Ellis George w Randolph
&c Rice T Dudley
G NJ Darlington VIM II Harrison
6 w Munfcrd l. N Elicit
" I bigger J1hn Wickham
Johnson RIB Heath
, D Qaarles Nv Leweilen
Major McRea H Trigg
" To Barham Ii Eyson
Captain w N Fulton poitiaux Robinson
=" RG Scott Jr K Parker
w Y Shepherd Weisiger
Joseph Mayo BW Starke
| DR. Frederick Marx Fleming Griffin
| james Lyons DR. John Dove
| Judge Robertson Nicholas Mills
Judge Crump James Bosher, Sr
| Atca'd Peasants $ ) Baxter
| X q Scott, Sr Wood Bculdn
| James Winston A Morson
| X Stanard DR. Msupin
| Henry Irving w Richie
| The Marshals and aids were all mounted and ap