Evening star., 1869-09-09
MKKrINGs LAST xraur

Ats meeting Of the Associated y.t.raus at
the Mexican War Yesterday. appropri ste res
oiutlons were adopted
meeting of citizens OF llIinon wa n.la a.
he rooms OF the Illinois State Associatioa. No
IS p street, last evening. for the purpose OF
making Arrangements for attending the fu-
neral, and 10 was egreed that all llhnoisans
sn4eld meet ai the hall named above A. eight
. siSck TINS morning. and proceed IN . body -
the Mer omce, which they did. ana vere pro-
vlded with carriages
:, A, meeting Of Sedgwies Post No. I. q. A.
n, nelo =, 0rsnd Army Hall last evening. for
me purpose OF taxing action upon the death OF
General hawlias, appropriate resolution. OF
rsspect ior tne deceased and sympathy for the
family were offered by Post Command T. n
smith, and were unanimously adopted; ana u
was also resolved that 20 avoid mistsk.s An IN
identity Of Posts Nos. and of this depart
ment-both posts having adopted the name OF
Sedgwick, and the priority Of claim beng nm
determined-this post adopt the name OF. and
hereafter be known as. John A Rawlins Post
No. I. Department OF the Potomac.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS
An incident OF unusual interest occurred an
the room yesterday afternoon about s3O
O'Clock. party, consisting of three ladies
and gentleman, visited the corpse. ana left a
Beautiful bouquet OF nD~ers and eyergreens
arranged in the form Of a star, the eut 70 ar.
rapgement being about twenty inches an diam
etsr. Accompany the star was a card with me
following inscription
'sOn this Altar
OF gres'est sacnfice for our
countrys good the,
Lone Star State
of.rs her emblem as incense
20 renewed fratsrnal love.
wayward SISTER, she Is
yet still q sister"
AdJutant General Townsend and the officers
IN charge placed the beautiful tribute At the
end OF he coffin OF the departed hero.
The veterans of the Mexican war, number
ing forty eight, including over twenty OF the
disabled veterans from Soldiers Home, IN
an omnibus. Mr.. A. M. Kennedy, president,
marshalled those In civil life, and Colonel
Lee. governor OF Soldiers Home, marshalled
the veterans from the Home. Sergeant Malo-
ney, who has served thirty years IN the army
bore IN the line the nag OF the old 18th IN
fantry.
Among the many houses on the Avenue
draped in mourning and closed as the proces-
sion passed were Metzerott Hall, Harvey's, A
X shepherd x 90. kirkwood House, Kid well
Son, Cooper 4 Latimer, Oyster Bay, Blan-
chard Il Mohun, and many others which we
cannot mention this afternoon, on account Of
the crowded condition of our columns.
IN RALrINoRK.
Since the death of General RawIlns the nags
on all the Government buildings IN Baltimore
have been displayed at half mast, aud IN order
TO give the government employees an opportu-
nifty 10 attend the funeral to-day the custom
house was closed during the entire day. A.
the hour appointed for the funeral min ute guns
Were 70 De nred by General Brooks command
A meeting Of the Maryland Republican state
Central Committee was held at Rechabite Hall
yesterday. The attendance was unusually
large, Baltimore city and every county m the
State, with the exception of Queen Anne's,
being fully represented. The meeting was
presided over by Mr. Charles e. Fulton, Chair
man OF the Committee. Resolutions OF respect
10 the memory OF General Rawlins and sym
pathy tor his family were unanimously
adopted.