Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-12

rest nom their labors. Aud we beseech Thee
that we, with all those who are departed in Il e
true faith Of Thy holy name, may have our
perfect contamination ami bliss, both in body
and soul, in Thy eternal and everlasting glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen"
The benediction was then pronounced, and
THE CoRTEGE
moved out of the chamber in the folio wing
order: otheiating clergy; six messengers Of the
Supreme Court bearing the remains the pail
bearers, followed by the family of the deceased;
clerk of the Supreme Court; President and
members OF his Cabinet; the Diplomatic Corps.
Senators and Representatives; officers OF the
Army and Navy; judges and members Of the
other department Of the Government; the
clergy of the District, legislature of the Dis
trict, invited guests, &c. The procession in
eating clergy and the hearse. The remainder
of the cortege followed in tho same order as il
left the Senate chamber.
During the passage OF the procession, (Which
was very long, numbering abost one hundred
carriaees,l up the Avenue to Oak Hill Gene
terry, Mr.. Widows, of the chimes of the Metro
Politan church, played the dead March from
SAUL on mufiied bells, the effect being very
impressive. He also executed several other
appropriate selections. From 1880 o'clock until
noon, the bells of the different churches were
tolled, and during the service minute bells were
toled from the Metropolitan church.
The sidewalks along Pennsylvania avenue
were lined with people, and all the departments
OF the government and the Offices of the District
of business. The flags on all the public and
other buildings were at half-mast In honor of
the memory Of the distipc uished dead,
The route of the funeral eortege was up the
avenue from the Capitol TO Georgetown, and
thence up Bridge and Washington streets to
OAK HILL CEMETERY,
mere the remains were deposited IN the chapel.
At this point a large crowd awaited the arrival
of the procession. The solemn tolling OF the
cemetery bell annousced the approach of the
latter.
In the chapel, the Rev. b. Peyton Brown be-
gan the services by reading from the burial ser
vice, the Office commencing -" Man that is
born of woman hath but a short time TO live,
and is full of misery" The ministers present
then repeated i'm unison 80. heard a voice
from heaven saying unto me, Write, from
henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the
Lord Even so, saith the Spirit; for they rest
from their labors."
lie Rev. b. Peyton Brown then read the col
lect, beginning go merciful God, the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection
and the life."
All the ministers then repeated i'm unison the
Lords prayer, after which the Rev. DIR. Tiffany
pronounced the benediction, which concluded
the services.
After the last sad rites i'm the chapel, the cas-
ket was lowered into one of the temporary
vaults beneath the floor, where it will remain
until to morrow. Ii will then be taken out.
and, having i'm the meantime been enclosed in
the case, will be inferred in the lot of Governor
Cook, i'm the the new part of the cemetery. The
burial will be strictly private, i'm accordance
with the request Of the family, only the immed-
ate family being present.