The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-04-20
NEWS By TELEGRAPH


Washington. April 10. 4
The day is beastsfal and qaits warm
Basiness is suspended, aud every availa
bio spot is filed with people.
Secretary Seward and Fred. continu.
to improve.
Ia tho immediate neighborhood Of the
Mansios dense crowd had ssse mblsd
During the morning various bodies me-
q the Treasury Dspast.ent, separate
rooms having been assigned them. As
slstsnt Harrington, Who had charge oI
the admission 70 the Executive Mansion.
they included the Assistant Secretary,
the Assistant Postmaster General and the
Assistant Attorney General, Senators and
Representatives in Congress. Governors
q The sevsfai States, the ud.c iary and
others OF prominence None could enter
the Mansion without tickets. the room
having been provided for 600 persons on.
y. The corpse lay about tie centre,
space being reserved all around the ca,a-
iaIca WITH ehAirs fog the occupsliop Of ths
family Of the deceased. l, was here in
tue east RON that the bodies Of President
Harrison and Taylor lay in s,ate, but the
afrssgements on thosse0ccssiops we're far
inferior 70 the present
Al ii O'clock the gassts began to ar-
rive. A body Of shout sixty cIsrevnen
belsg the first 10 enter, then heads Of
0overnment Bureaus, Gsrersors Of Ssasss
members Of municipal governments pro-
m'nent officers Of the army and navy, the
diplomatic corps. d., DO.
At loop the President Of the United
States, Ia company With his cabinet, ex
sept Secretary Seward, approached The
catsfalco end took the isss bat hsisf leek
at his iIlussrious predecessor, and do re-
tired to position in full view of the cof.
fined remains. At 10 minutes past IL
profound silence reigned. Rev. Dr.. Cur
ley sPproaching the head Of the catafslco
announced the order u religion. services.
when Dr.. Hall (Episcopaliao) read por-
tion OF the scriptures according TO the
form OF that church.
The opening prayer was By Bishop
Simpson, Meshodist EpisoopaliAD, who 10
the coarse of It said. that IN the hands Of
God we're the issues Of life aud death
Our sins bad called for his wrath to dc.
scend upon US - individuals for the sake
OF our Divine Redeener. Thasks we're
retursed for the gilt Of ssch maa .
our Heavenly Father had just taken from
ns, and for the many virtues which dis
tinguished eli his actions; for the trans-
parensy Of character. integrity and hon
esty bestowed upon him, and for having
given him councillors 70 guide oar sasios
through period Of unprecedented sor-
row. Thanks ware also returned tha, his
arm was strengthened and wisdom aud
6rmness given his heart to pen declare
.io4 Of easancipatiou BY which we're
broken the chains of millions Of the hu-
.m4o race. God be thanked that the as-
sassiu Who struck dova the Chief Maeis.
trats. hsd not the hand 70 again bind the
suffering and oppress the poor. The
nams Of the beloved dead would ever be
identified with oil that is great and plo.
r'ous With humanisy on sasth.s May the
spirit Of rebellion sood pass away. God
grant the sun may ahine ON our frse .pso-
pie, from ths Atlausjo 70 tne PsciAc from
thp lakes to the gulf. Nay He not oply
safely lesd 70 throagh the struggle. but
gite ns peace with III oasions Of the earth.
God bless the widow a. in her broken
heartedeess she bows under I sad stroke.
more than sho eaa bear-sncircls hAr in
Thy arms. God be gracious nth the rh;l.