Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-25
INTERESTING SOUTHERY NEWS.
PROCLAMATION BY YHe PRESIDENT,
TER FROM EUROPE
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NV 1oRK, April "a The Commercial 5
Washington special says j, has been determined
to appoint day of national mourning and fast
I ing President Johnson will issue the proofs a.
ton ihia evening, designating the day
! The Posts special says arrangements have
been made for prosecuting the with
whelming energy.
A messenger has arrived from General SheI.
mans army, at that time encsmped about Ra
leigh, aud J0bnston's al Chapel Hill. thirty
thousand strong.
Late Savannah papers say shat the news OF
Lees surrender passed over the telegraph line
at Millen. Georgia, on ednssday the l3th inst
and Nss hailed BY many With joy.
The rail road between Macon aud Columbus
was cut the same day by our cavalry, coming
from Dalton and going towards Macon.
The Augusta Constitution Of the 20th ms,
SAYS Jefferson Davis has gone either 10 the trans.
Mississippi department or to Europe, taking
half million in specie.
The Lake City, Florida, Columbian Announ.
ces that Governor Milton of Florida has commit.
ted suicide By shooting himself with pistol
Captain Smith of the brig Titns, from Bermu.
da reports that the United States consul there
had learned that one DR. Blackburn. of VII
ming;on, North Carolina, had collected fsgr
bales Of infected clothing from the hospitals,
which he intended 10 ship TO New York for the
purpose OF spreading the yellow fever in that
city. The clothing was seized and was TO be
burned
Business in this city was generally suspended
on the arrival OF the funeral train Broadway
was crammed TO the utmost by people anxious to
witness the funeral Car and the accompanying
escort Windows and housetops were filled .ith
people The utmost quiet prevailed and the
dense masses remained uncovered as tie process.
sion slowly wended its way to the city hall
The hear=e, which was drawn by six horses. en-
arriving in front Of the city ball, was relieved of
tho coffin by eight soldiers, no conveyed it 10
the governors room One thousand singers
sang mournful dirge as Il vss horne 10 it's tenn.
porary resting place.
Tho city hall, in lts interior, is eaborstey
draped and festoouei with mourning emblens
The room in which the remains of the president
are deposited, is thorougbls draped in black
The centre OF The ceiling is dotted With svc-
stars, relieved by black The drspery /. finish
ed With heavy alive; fringe The curtains are o f
black silk velvet ftinged with silver and grsce-
fully looped
The coffn rests upon a dais, on an inclined
plane. The inclination is such that the face of
the departed patriot is in view OF visitors, while
passing, for two or three minute
The coffin was laid on the dais n the presence
OF Generals Dix, Burnside, Van Vlet, Peck. W.
man. Sanford, Townsend, Admiral Spaulding.
Commodore5 Ne ide. Rice, members of the pres
and number OF eminent civilians The EN-
bamers then rearanged the body, which had
been somewhat disturbed by the journey, after
which the I'D was taken OFF, affording vie. Of
the face and upper part OF the breast
Wresths OF inlmortslcs were placed ia the cof-
fin, by the ladies present At one O'Clock
guards were placed. and thc general public al.
lowed to view the remains
The appearance oil the dead president bear. no
marx Of pain. but the eyes are sunken aud the
face somewhat discolored and salo~ about tho
lower part, dark about the eyes, and cheeks and
lips very tightly compressed.
The remains will not again be exposed 10 view
until the arrival at Springfield. Thousands are
in the streets awaiting su opportunity 10 view
for the last time the face Of Abraham Lincoln,
bu, the arrangements for this purpose have been
poorly conceived and wretehedy carried out
that thousands will be disappointed, notwith-
standing the remains will be on view all nixht
and until 10 morrow noon.
The arrangements fog the procession TO nor
row are an immense scale, and il will. from
present sdvces, comprise from fifty to seYentv
thousand people on foo: The street. through
which il is TO pass are to DE cleared OF all vehi-
cles aud all persons not in the procession will be
restricted to the walks.
The ranks OF the procession will be formed %
deep Minute guns will DC fred during It's pas
sage and bells tolled. The military portion will
comprise 10000 soldiers. Additional decors-
tons of mourning have been placed upon ali the
hotels and buildings Throughout the CITY and the
day will be exclusively devoted bv our communi-
~ TO the last tribute of solemn resDect 20 the re-
mains OF the great departed.
After the embalmers prepared the body tor
public inspection. aud while the lid of the cofip
was still open. full length photograph was
taken OF the corpse by one OF our photo
graphers Some twenty Ave minutes we're con
eumed in the effort, owing to the subdued light.
The lid wAs then closed except TO show the face
of the martyr president. and the crowd was al
lowed % enter the hall Many Of the visitor.
were females, large proportion VI whom wepl
bitterly One or two endesyored 10 kiss ths
corpse but were prevented. As the ms.se.
came up with roise,ess tread, !. was mos,
impressive sight
The guard OF honor. which is divided into
twelve watches of hours each. comprises
come seventy army and navy officers. including
Generals Peck Van Ylie,. Mesgher. Sweeney,
Anderson, Morris, Hunt. Cooke. Fitz Henri,
Warren, Satterlee. Este. Wells, Ullman, Butter
field and Tyler Admirals Sounding and
Bruse. Commodore Eagle, Nicholson and
Ringgold
The eminent Episcopal divine, W. N Cfeigh-
;on, ID d., died at lockwood. uesr Tarrr,ovn.
yesterday. il the 74th year of b. age
The Posts Washington special saws that JEFF
Davis was at HIllsboro. y C. during the con
ference between Sbermsn. Johnson, sni Brsck-
inridgs