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Tie suri.l Of the late 0soaos W. Tun.
sss, Esa., took place on Sunday las. with
silitafy booors.
Al ten o'clock, By order Of Msjsr Gene.
raj Taliafsrro. the eompasiss 90 duty
here, began forming on main street This
right wing 81 the eolsmn resting opposite
Sappiegtoas Hotel, the line extending TO the
sssssr oiSaossi street, vhsssss the et Wing
rested the whole f.eiss 10 shs South. The
pat OF honor vas given TO the Jsh Guards,
Who lad been selected By Zen. i ~ the
inmsdists eseor, to tho remains Of the
brave and gallant Turner Tho died ~ dsfsnd>
lag the soil Of his nativity FROM the attack
% . ruthless and demon enemy. Ats quar-
ter Of eleven o'clock, the command lsfs Wheel
late eolums vas gives, ',kiDs 1Pt the line Of
march to The Episcopal Church, where all
che, rem.insd Of cue Of vnEiDisu's trusst
sud noblsst sous reposed in the sleep Of
death.
The order 10 which the column vas form
Cd, lsft ia front, placed tho different com
psniss in tho fOllOwiug' order, viz. the
Woods Rifles, Maj. Lamb, 10 foot; then
ssss the Petersburg Grays, Capt. J. v.
soett, Clarke Guards, Capt. Bowen, Wash.
isgion Guards, C,p, Ssnuer, wytbs Crsys,
Capt Kent, Alexaseris Artillery, sctipg as
lefsntry Lieut,-commandip Rinca'tle
Riass, Capt. Anthony, richardson Guards,
H..s w.tak IL Gu.rIs IN
Rowan, Gag furled, appropriately drsPPsd
with Grape, Portsmouth Grays, Capt Dean,
Tenth Legion Artillery, Capt. SeibsrI. Pc
tsrsburg City Guard, Capt. May, the hand
attached to Tenth Legion ARTILLERY, playing
On approhriats march
The Pan Bearers, Msjor General Talia.
fsro, Col Davis, Cot Washington, Cclou-l
Stewart, Col. Anthony, Col. Page Msjor
Dufis, and Capt. Ashby, all mounted
Bringing up the rear were tha" Bla Horse
Cavalry, Capt Jpo. Scott, and the Moun
tain Rangers, Capt AsLby. The whole un
der command Of Maj Genl Tsl'sfeuo--
A large crowd Of ei,isens followed, on tho
side walks.
The body bad been removed from the
vault in which j, had been deposited, since
The lsth Of October last. an Saturday morn.
lag placed on bier 10 the vsstibuis Of The
Church, In charge ofthe" Riehardsou Guards,
Capt. wsleb, whose company h.d been as.
sailed for that duty. The spitsPh on che
plate Sfl,he eefis vas simply
GEORGE W. TURNER,
DIED OCT. ~, 1859.
AGED IS YEARS
The body was placed in q metallic eofhu,
q the Fisk Patent, from the establishmen /
Of Rsymoud & Co $50. Broadway, N. Y
The BODY was 10 an excellent state Of pre-.
ssrvatiou, the features looking ver5 natural
aud life like, the beard somsubal grosn,
otherwise no other ,igbs Of change in the
SDpearsbee Of the deceased.
sSWbss the column had reached tbe Church,
10 vas halted, and the Jefferson Guards were
marched to the steps Of the western door
leading TO the vestibule halted aud faced 10
che sSuth. The PsIIbearsrs then proceeded
:. =. Yss,ss s;s's 3FSp crf..rs1-i
TIE companies 90 foot we're then marched
into the eemetsry and tcok up their posi- !
Iiens 80 follows, via three companies, Pc |
tsisbuTg City Guard. Tebth L-giop Ariil'
Isry, and the Petersburg GrAys, Immediately
10 front Of tbs Grave, facing 10 tho West
IL their rear the RiehardSou Guards and |
Riseastle Rises The Alexandra Artillery, !
wyihs Grsys aud Clarke Gssrds rss;isg on
sAs lsfI ofiLe above aud sr.l named companies |
facing 70 the North. Ths Woods Rises
cad Pe.tsmouth Nationsi Grays, resting on
tAs right Of the City Guards sed Richard
son Guards facing South, thus forming
thFss sides Of . square. The Black Horse
Cavalry aud Mountain Rangers took posi-.
tlou satsids Of the semstary add facing TO the
ssuth. whsa this disposition Of the troops
vas completed, the Band played the sici
has Hymns, sbd 20 its solsms sTaiD the last
eli noble and true hearted vi SiDisp, vas
boTss 10 hiS last resting place As tie body
vas borne slvVg, the heart Of every son aud
dssgb.sr Of the 20 DomiDslB' present,
throbbsd With souou that one - noble, vas
sAus sss doub 10 the prime Of life.
The JeHsrson Guards Ssrs stslioesd st
tAs bead Of tks gave during ths e,rsnoay
Of iatsrment After this ssd ds.y uss per-
fsrmsd, they were ordered 20 The foot
ths grave, when ib-y 6'sd salute Of ,bEss
TouRAs. Thus vas eOBsigusd 20 tbs tomb,
enc sbo, 10 life vas hopoTsd sBd beloved,
ssd 10 dss,b, deeply add iruly incurred
The ssi deity P-rfSfusd. tbs so~ps-
siss usrs pat 10 mo,iOs sud Ts,srbsd 70
loWn add dismissed
TmE VOTE FUh sPEAkgH.
o. che second vote taken on Monday last
o. Speaker. being the hfssseih 10 ell, the
s1iowibg membsts votsd Tor ihs Hon. A.
\ lorrLER
Rsu,t Adams, Of Kss,uehy, Aadersou
q hissosri, Andsrson Of KssFsoty, Boo.
han, Bosligby, BFsbsOb, Brigga Bsis,os,
CloPsou, Crsviosd, Gerry, Dsjs'ssats, Ger.
as,t 0srusll, Gilaer, Hstdsnsa. Hssris