The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-02-15
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
A NATIONS TRIBUTE TO A MAN.
TYRED PRESIDENT.
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Grand and Impressive Memorial Cere
| monies.
WASHINGTON, Feb, -.
The day, in Washington, has beer
wholly devoted to the memorial cere
monies in honor oftho memory of tho
late President Lincoln. The Prcsi
dent received no visitors, and tho Do
partments were closed. An inccssans
rain did not detract, in tho least, from
an immense attendance at tho Capitol
although no one was admitted without
a ticket. Notwithstanding the pre-.
cautions taken, over three hundred
tickets were issued beyond the utmos
capacity of the House galleries, which
were seemingly packed long before the
ceremonies commenced. The auditory
was as seemingly select as il was
large, and tho attendance Of so many
ladies gavo tho occasion as brilliant
and Fascinating an interest as the dis
tinguished guests on tho floor of the
House. The hall was appropriately
draped in crapo over the Speakers
chair, and at other prominent points.
Prominent on tho front seats of the
ladies' gallery were Mrs. Con. Grant,
Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Stover, the
Presidents daughters, Mrs. Daniel
Webster, Mrs. Admiral Dab lgrcn, and
others, famed alike In society. The
floor of the House was divided into
sections for the reception OF the dis
tinguished guests: On the first row of
Seats to the right Of the Speaker s desk,
the Supreme Court, headed by Chef
Justice Chase, were seated; each Jus
tice was arraycd in the robes worn on
the bench. Immediately opposite, on
the left, sat the President and Cabinet,
tho President and Chief Justice Chase
facing each other. All of the dignita-
RIGS were duly announced by tho Sear-
geant-atarms, as they approached in
a body at the main door of the hall,
the House rising in compliment as
they entered, and remained standing
until the guests were duly seated. The
Diplomatic Corps, with tho exception
of the French Minister and the Mexi-
can Minister, were present in full force.
Sis Frederick Bruce, the Spanish Min
istcr, occupied the front row of seats
of the section assigned the Diplomatic
Corps, Lieutenant General Grant sat
in company with Admiral Shubrick in
front of the largo delegation from tho
army and navy, There was buzz in
the hall, and quiet laugh as General
Butler entered and unconsciously took
a seat Immediately behind General
Grant; neither greeted the other. In
tho rear Of General Butler, Gen. John
A. Logan was sandwched with General
Holt and John Minor Bolts.
Sir Frederick Bruce and James Wat
son Webb, American Minister to Bra.
zil kept up an animated conversation
for some time prior to the commence.
ment of the ceremonies.
The President was escorted at the
head of tho Cabinet, by Senator Foote,
chairman oftbe Committee on Arrange
ments, and sat with Secretary Mccall.
loch during the reading of the oration.
Illness prevented Secretary Seward
from making tho Cabinet complete.
The entire floor of tho House was
tbickly studded with extra seats; the
main aislcs only being kept clear. Tho
ceremony proceeded the reading of the
Grafton did not occupy moro than thir-
ty minutes, and was concluded by the
performance by tho Marine Band, in
an adjacent room, of tho Misercre.-
Tho chastened effect of the dirge ad,
ded to the solemnities of the occasion.
Tho grafton occupied two hours and
thirty minutes, and, at certain points,
was most rapturously applauded. The
illusions to Great Britain's harboring
rebcl vossoIs during the war, and to
the insignilicance of Palmerston in
comparison with Lincoln, by tho ora.
tor, did not seem to be we'll received
ny tho British Minister, and his uneas.
mess was very manifest when tho
House Numbered with repeated ap.
pIause ut the mention of tho uames of
John Bright and Richard Cobdcn, On
the other hand, the Russian Minister
blushed at tho continued applause and
the thousands of eyes bent on him as
Bancroft alluded to tho unwavcring
sympathy of Russia with tho United
States during tho late war. Baron
Stocked congratulated tho orator after
tho ceremonies were over.