Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1864-1869, 1865-05-13

military companies accompanied by
bands. ..
At noon the ceremonies commenced, in
theEast room. The ceiling was draped with
Grape; the mirrors hung on borders, with
emblems Of mourning, while the drapery
gave the room dim light that added to
the solemnity of the mournful sccne.-
President johnson stood beside tho re.
mains of his lamented predecessor during
the funeral oraton. Gen. Grant SAT ut
the head Of the corpse; while the members
Of the Cabinet and ex-Vice President
IIrmlin were grouped about. Rev. Doctor
Hall, RecIor Of the Church Of Ep phany read
portions of the Episcopalian service lor the
burial Of the dead, commencing "Lord,
let me know my end and number Of my
days, that may be certified how long |
have to live; behold thou hast made my
days as it were a span long, and mine age
is even as nothing in respect of Thee, and
verify every man living is altogether vani-
W."
Bishop Simpson, Of the Methodist
church, offered prayer, in which he fer
yently alluded to emancipation and other
noble deeds performed by President Lin
coin, Rev. Doctor Gurley then read the
funeral oraton, paying the chief tribute
to the memory Of the late President. At
o'clock the remains were escorted to the
J capital by procession over three miles in
length, and were placed in the rotuuda,
) where it will lie in state during to-day,
and tomorrow will be conveyed, under
escort, to Springfield, ILL.,, via Phila-
! delphia, New York, Buffalo and Chicago,
, WASHINGTON, April 10 Secretary Sew
ard is so much better to-day, that he was
able to be assisted from his bed supported
to the window, to witness the passage Of a
portion Of the funeral procession. Frede-
rick is also improving.
{ WASHINGTON, l9.-1ho foreign Ministers,
J with their attaches, in all Gfty-six, were
present ot the funeral services at the Exc.
| cutiye Mansion to-day; their places in tho
5 programme came directly after the Prcsi-
, dent and Cabinet, This is the first time
( in our history, and was in accordance
! with usage of foreign nations where q
n Diplomatic Corps follow Il monarch; here
, tofore, they have been placed in the pro.
d grammo after tho Ex.PrcsidGnt, Justice,
= Of Supreme Court and members Of Con
grcss.
p Upon the arrival of the head Of the pro
T. ccssion at the east front Of the Capitol, thv
g coffin was borne to tho centre Of the rotun
d da. President johnson stood at the foo
d of the coffin, surrounded by throng o
t a Senator'S and high military officers, an,
small number of lllnosans, us chic
d mourncrs. DR.. Gurley, standing Mt tn
n head oftho coffin, uttered few most i'm
prcssiyc remarks, chiefly in the solem
words Of Scripture, consigning the dea
= ashes once animated by the soul of Abra
10 ham Lincoln, to its original dust. TIL
IS deep tones of his voice revcrbcratcd fror
d the vas; walls and ceiling of the rotundo
now frstused for such solemn occasion
and during tho impressive scene man,
were affected to tears.
i 1t is estimated that $4,000 people wcr
10 in the streets of Washington to-day, t.
10 witness the funcrnl ceremonies.
e CHICAGO. April l6.-A national Monu
:. IN, nj Pu,d is on root. md a Mat of al
o acres Of ground in tho heart Of the Civ
IS Of S,ringGcld Illinois has bcen scloctc,
y ne rbc bnrini nlnce of tho lamentcd Pros
10 idcnt Lincoln,
!. Desnn,cbes fran ttolifoy 81. ,Iobns
ia Montreal. and other places in the BritisI
r Provinces, saw there Is A general suspen
m sion of hnsin.ss, tbc Amos wcro displaye
,f a, half mnst and other manirrstntions a
lecn ,ympothy with tho peoplo of tb
ID Irnitod States ond ro,ncct for Tho chnror
II Tor Of tbs deceased President, Despatcb
D. cs from all nart, of thc costond wc4t stat
N Lbnt tbe dny is universally observed, A
No business s9spendc6, tbe churches f1le(
m nnd di,courses onnronriate Ia tho oceasio
ID delivered, .
y Nrw Yoar Arril 2l-Tho Herald
O. corrcsrondont sars that tbo naroling
Of Ica,s armv wns ccmnlotcd mn tbc I3tb.
10 Tbo oricinl ronort rubIi,bcs tho nnmb,
0, Of men as 26 i2j and 50 pioecs Of ortiIl,
Is ry, II stand of colors. l5.QlS stands sma
al arms, 100 wagons, caissops, &c., 4Ol
r. horses and mules.
y. The lIorald's Paris correspondent en-,
Q. that Maximilian's Minister in London hi
he rr,ionpd. declaring that he is satisfied ii
st Mexican empirc ia colnnsinc. and III
GO Macmillan will soon abdicate, and retu,
e. to Austria. being completely dispirited
al to his two most imnortont cynres,ions
c, recognition, by tho United States, Al
V. the support of the Popo and Mexican Gle
ID. ry. In confirmation of this report, it
.- Slated that Macmillan has rctraotcd ii
a