Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-19

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WASHINGTON, April ia dense crowd
assembled in font Of the White House.
(Here the s;orm interrupted the report)
In the immediate neighborhood OF the
mansion dense crowd had assembled during
the forenoon Various bodies called at the
Treasury Department They included the
Assistant Secretary, Assistant Postmaster
General, and Assistant Attorney General,
Senators and Representatives of Congress,
Governors Of several States, the Judiciary,
aud others Of prominence
The Rev Mr., Gurley then delivered a SER
mon, standing on the step near the head OF
the coffin, he commenced by saying:
We recognize and adore the sovereignty
OF Almighty God. His throne is in the heavens
and his kingdom rueth over all. It was a
cruel hand, a dark hand of the assassin that
smote our honored wise, aud robbed and filled
the land with mourning Bat above this
hand there is another which we must see and
acknowledge In the midst of our rejoicing,
we needed this stroke, this discipline, and
therefore God has sentit Our afliotion has
not come forth from the dust nor from the
ground. Beyond the act of assassination, let
us look to God, whose prerogatiye is to bring
light out Of darkness, and good out Of evil
lie who has led us so WE'LL aud prospered us
so wonderfully during the last four years of
conflict, will not forsake us now lie may
chasten, but will not destroy Let our prn-
cipal anxiety now be that this new sorrow
may be a sanctifed sorrow, and induce US to
give all we have to the cause OF truth, justice,
law, order, liberty and good government, and
pure and unde6ed religion.
Rev. Dr. Gray (Baptist) closed the solemn
services by delivering prayer concluding,
"God of the bereaved, comfort and sustain this
mourning family. Bless the Chief Magistrate.
Let the mantle of his predecessor fall upon
him Bless the Secretary of State and his
family. Bless all the members of the Cabi-
net Endow them with wisdom from above
Bless the commandersin in our armies and ma.
Wy, and all the brave defenders Of the coun.
try Give them continued success. Bless the
ambassadors from foreign countries, and give
US peace with the nations OF the earth Oh
God, let treason, that has deluged our land
with blood, and desolated our country and
bereaved our homes, aud filed them with
widows and orphans, which has at length cul
minated in the assassination of the nation
chosen ruler God of justice and avenger ol
a nations wrongs, let the work of treason
cease, and let the guilty perpetrators of this
horrible crime be arrested and brought TO JUS
tice Oh hear the cry, and the prayers, and
the wall rising from the nation smitten and
crushed Hark and deliver US from the
power of our enemies Send speedy peace
into all our borders, through Jesus Christ ouI
Lord Amen.
The corpse was then removed TO the hearse
in front OF the door of the Executive Mansion
and a. two o'clock the procession was formed
1t took the line OF Pennsylvania avenue. The
rooms portico, windows, and all elevated DO
stions we're occupied by interested spectators
. a.,
fired near ST. Johns Church, the City Hall
and the Capitol. All bells were tolled First
in the order of procession was detachment
of colored troops, then followed white regi
ments Of infantry, and bodies of artillery aud
cavalry, navy, marines, army officers on foot
the pail bearers IN carriages the hearse
drawn by six white horses, the coffin promi
nent to every behoder The floor on which
it rested was strewn with evergreen ant
white flowers. Then followed the President
and Cabinet, the Diplomatic Corps, Members
Of Congress, Governors Of States, the delega
tons of vsrousIStates Fire Companies, civit
associations, clerks of departments and others
together with many public and private carria
ges closing up with large number Of color
ed men.
The body was conveyed to- and deposited
in the rotunda of the Capitol This was tb,
largest and most imposing funeral procession
ever in Washington, and was an hour and
half occupied in passing given point. Th
nearest relatives of the late Presidents fam
lily, now here, are the two sons of the deceas
ed, Captain Robert and Thaddeus Lincoln
NJ. W. Edwards and c. W. Smith of Spring
field brotherin-law of the late President, an
DR.. Lyman b Todd, of Lexington, Kentucky
General and j. b. Todd, of Dacotah cousin
of Mrs Lincoln,
Mrs. Lincoln was not present at the II
neral. 1t is said that she has not even see
her husbands corpse since the morning of hi
death.
Latest from Europe.
New YORK, April l9.-The steamer PEI
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