Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-20


cred. Altef church hours thousands ofreo-
pie quietly prumcnaded the streets, viewing
The costly drapery which profnsely covers
nearly every building throughout the city,
Minute guns were fired ct noon and all tho
nags Of vesselsin the harbor are 1t half mast
Reports from Al parts Of the State, the West,
6outh and New England state the same oh.
servances prevailed in honor Of the funeral
Of our late President.
WASHINGTON, April 49,
The day Ii beautiful and quite warm. Bus.
iness II suspended and-evcry available spot
h filed with people,
Secretary Seward and Frederick continue
TO improve.
In the neighborhood Of the Mansion q
dense crowd had assembled. During the
forenoon various bodies met at the Treas,l-
y Department. Separate rooms had been
assigned them and to those assisting Sccre-
tary Harrington, who had entrance to the
Executive Mansion. None could enter the
Mansion without tickets, room having been
provided for 600 persons only, upon the
South side of the room. The corpse lay
about the centre, space being reserved all
around the catafalquc, with chairs for the
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At IL o'clock the guests began to arrive, a
body Of about sixty. clergy men being the
m .. e' G..-."r. ns Sac. .". ,',s ~
Municipal governments, officers Of the Amy
and Navy, the Diplomatic Corps, &C.
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iirious services, when DR. Hall Episcopa
lisn read norton Of the Scrintnres accord
ING TO the form Of that church III. opening
PRAYER was by Bislop S,mpson. Methodist
Episcopalian, who. in the course of il. said
that in the hands of God were the issues of
life and ttath. Our sins had called forth his
wrath to descend on us as individuals for
the sake Of our blessed Rcdecmcr. Thanks
were rctm ned for the gift of such man as
our Heavenly Father had Just taken from us,
anu IOT TIC uMl1y tEIOuteS Wn1c0 ulStlugu.Su-
ed all his transactions for the integrity, hon
esty and transparency Of character bestowed
upon him, and for having given him coun.
sellers To guide our Nation through period
returned that his arm was strengthened and
wisdom and firmncss given his heart to pen
declaration Of emancipation, by which were
broken che chains Of millions Of the human
racc. God be thanked, the assassin. who
struck down the Chief Magistrate had not
the hand to again bind the suffering and OPP.
pressed The name Of the beloved dead
would ever DC identined with all that Is great
and glorious with humanity on earth. May
the spirit OF rebellion soon pass away. Goe
grant that the sun may sn,nc on Tree PEG
PIE rom the Atlantic 10 tne fac.iic ana IRON
the Lakes to the Gun May ne not onl,
Iead us saIeiy tnsoash tne struggle out give
Us peace WIN all Tue nations OF the earth
TOY bless the weeping widow. as III hei
D.okenneaI'eancss snc BOWS unuer slo
s'Uke llolc tilan s',e ian pear. hhci,cic nei
NY ar,ns, uoo .e gracious WIN 'ne cnii
9ren ien penlnu. Ehuow MS SONS WIN WIS
oom, we pray tncc.
Inc bishop SAID, to make the ASSASSINATION
OF personal proht % our heart, While W the
remains Of the deceased, whom we had
called friend, we pray Thee thai our Re-