New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-18
The ASSASSINATION IN THE CITY.
The EmbIenns Of Grief i'm the Streets.

nypocrtica preenses, Out IN every section Of the ety.
every street, almost on every house. the emblems Of
Enational woe are visible The Battery the Five Points
Hand the Eihave. alike in sentiments all give prooi
Ehat the sorrow is universal and differ only In The de.
Egree of outward sign.
n Starting where the city begins 10 have II, thic,est
Esetement, the Distributing Reservoir at Foity.
Esecond.st, the mournfll scene commences, and like
panorama never breaks until the very extremity Of the
HMetropolls Is gained
y UPTOWN.
Perhaps no more beautiful device presented itself in
-four perambnations yesterday than in the window OF
Ipryate residence on Ffhayenue. near Foriy.sscond.
Hin placing the word LINCOLN in white letters upon
tprosperOus Ivy plant And there IL stood IN the 'front.'
2beautifuy reminding ali that though the mortal part be
8wthdrawn from life, the memory and the influence OF
the great departed are green iorevermore. Passing
dOwn the avenue, observed the festOons OF mourning
ZION Rutgers Institute and the riding academy adjacent
icoverng from sight the signs on the buildings: and
hoppose the old Townsend house pure black dropped
4lrom window TO window.
At Madison-square the numerous hotels that crowd
abOut the Worth monument vie with each other in ex
Hpressions Of grief From the Abemafle Is suspended
HtLe national flag, no longer futtering gaily IN tue
8breeze bnt confined by sombcr crape and the baiSony
of the Hoffman House hung with the same relieved
10y strips OF whte while at the Ffhave. Hotel the pill
Of the portco are EMBODIED in black alone, festoons
as its entrance crossed with long stripes of the two
Ecolors, and the Worth monumeet Is ftingly draped.
Non the base Of each division Of tho shaft festoons
drumming around all its sides and the base is draped in
3black, with rosettes placed to produce very
EpleGsing effect
81 Dowr the remainder Of the avenue on both Sides
Happoar in great profuon the sad emblems; flags
caught with Grape, black coverings upon doorwaysand
Nal the varieties Of mournfu adOrnnent that wealth and
Keentbt IS hung with black relieved for the most part
fswith the brighter stripes. In lniversitypac the
Socey Library has covered its lamps and testooned the
rentrance with flag supporting drapery. The Union
HIbeologcal Seminary also suspends dag confined with
sorape the doorway and the pillars hung with
Ehe sad universal ecors; and the sign OF the "Socets
the mournIul scene is the same; within and without The
q MON League Club somber c0lors cover s the late
4adoinmeDts of victory the balcony OF the Spirgler
House is heartily hung with rosettes binding the fes.
Xtoons TO their places
4 The Maison Doree has hid its sign in mourning,
aso the Belydere House. where is displayed lfeeize
gporra OF the late President. A fine taste has beeA
aempoyed upon the statue Of the First Savior Of Our
HCouutry to express the National grief at the death OK
1e Second In the hand Of the rider placed the Ma
3tiona ensign, confined in Grape, and bis person
been thrown SASH the whole presenting an almost
startling appearance of life. At the Everett House
soons cover the balcony and extend to the tops Of tbs
! square is without some similar manifestation.
flag with long streamer Of dismal Grape flies az
mast the roof Of Mr. Roosevets residence at
THE head OF Broadway at Cnion-Square opposite, the
balconies and pillars OF the Union Square Hotel are
l,stooned gracefully; and eastward the warehouse q
1whteness also covered with the perpetual embeps;
as is the office Of the Manhattan Gas Company, ada
= cent to the Academy of Music.
PICTURE SHOPS.
On down Broadway We proceed The picture gal.
efies us all else have each some reminder OF the de-
parted hero in one place his portrait surrounded by
white GRAPE with black rosetes the store adjacent
3reverses the arrangement Of colors.
Bradys gallery is profound with From the roof
IT, the awning stretched long black ribands.
3eved by rosettes at the top and bottom and the
.door photographs OF tie late President and the yet
Knoedier hangs out fsg whose staff is covered with
schaus has had in the window painting Of Maeda
Ir s the ri L ss S9apsd .
ImourniDg while over tie door the fesoons are hung
1tbickly.
lh,s been covered, with exquisite taste hiding com
petey the interior, and beautifully maniiestng is
owners willingness to stop and mourn, leaving ousi
with its cares 10 day when grief shall be lees lew
THAN at present.
Quincy has placed upon the marble facade Of bis
building beautiful device Upon either side o. .ne
fsurface a L. and from ali the corners Of the bui!9'
ling lines of black drawn meeting in mixed rcet!e
Tie Milton Gallery, near E'secterst. has hidden is
windows under black curtains upon which are placed
beautiful white on the other SIDE o. Tue street.
OF tho murderer are exposed IN wlhuows
sraeefIlly shroudod la crape while further toWntne
Street Anson has displayed the following lines:
The ID Ii. swim remove Of him
Whom Heaven, indggent sent 10
Art thou Ged, and eft Notion n tesrs'
IBE CENTER OF THE CITY.
The Citizens Association lous me general nonrhlnRs
and its Sights obseared; the 81. Denis, Dodworths
Bangs Merw.n & Co.. Meeks, the Jones House, all
are Heavily fes,oone with drapcy ard the same thA
story Of every large building down to Ast9r-laee.
pom that side of the Cooper Union which looks down
The Bowery, graceful star surmouDts the upper bal
cony and tombstone marked A. l.. Is placed below.
Iafayette place is entirely filed with the mourning
tokens and the Bible House is appropriately decorated
Felix Efrays store is closed and bis windows DARK
Iened with Grape.
The building on Broadway and Ninthst occupied by
IA. T. Stewart, was most pleasingy decorated. Hayc
ling like the Wholesale building on Broadway and
,Ch imbers pure white front the draperes OF black
THAT extended from window 10 window suspended from
1rosetes formed fine contrast and the envcloped Pill
ars of the entrances added what remained necessary ~
lie effect Both the upper and lower stores we're
decorated in this manner.
Two buildings, and only two we noticed in the city
with the beautiful arrangement OF black and white az
curtains, ooped mp TO either side Of wndowsi these
{were Crooks Hcte in Chaham.st, and The rooms over
iCarter's bookstore on Broadway.
downtown.
Tie newspaper offices, the hotels and buildings Of
all descriptions, were most prcassiy decorated us We
1neared Printing HouseSquare. The Ners the State
iZeiiune, The Day Book The Lecae all Wed with each
lother III signs of mourning; none more heavily draped
nor more profoundly darkeped than the first named.
II the down town hotels the same evidence The
Astor House threw lines Of Grape crosswsc from win
(dow TO window up 10 the fourth.sory, above which
Ithcy hung in graceful euryes the pillars az the door
were cased II in sable gowns The ST. Nicholas had
5est0ors over the doorway and coverings upon the pill
lars and the Metropolitan was similarly decorated
FrencL's and Loyeovs Hotels we're hung IN Dlaeg,
1bound at tie center OF the windows with rosettes.
Ball, Black & Co. made display OF great insgnir'
9cence Three flags, heavily bordered with back, de-
pended from many prominent points OF the ednce'
2whe the pillars were draped with great elegance.
Lord Teylor also decorated both their buildings,
with perhaps the most success Of any OF ,ee Broedwy
Firms Over the entire front The building was hung
a cross OF black neatly adorned with roseies and the
Arrangement OF red. white and blue silks in the show