Obsequies of Abraham Lincoln, in the City of New York, under the auspices of the Common Council . LINCOLN OBSEQriES. brokeu only by the souud of the solemn dii-ges,the tolling of the bells, and the heavy booming ofthe minute-guns. As the funeral car moved by,every head Avas uncovered in that vast crowd, andall bowed in reverence as they cast their last glanceupon the casket containing the precious addition to the decorations of Broadway,which have l)een previously described, there waserected, at Union square, a handsome marble mon-•ument, surmounted by Volks bust of Lincoln, thecorn

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Obsequies of Abraham Lincoln, in the City of New York, under the auspices of the Common Council . LINCOLN OBSEQriES. brokeu only by the souud of the solemn dii-ges,the tolling of the bells, and the heavy booming ofthe minute-guns. As the funeral car moved by,every head Avas uncovered in that vast crowd, andall bowed in reverence as they cast their last glanceupon the casket containing the precious addition to the decorations of Broadway,which have l)een previously described, there waserected, at Union square, a handsome marble mon-•ument, surmounted by Volks bust of Lincoln, thecorners displaying immortelles^ and on the four sidesof the vase the following inscriptions aStiti) malirc totoarS noiir, initj) cijaritu for all. COrrc is a grrat spirit aonr. Cooir nigDt, anH fligfjts of angrls sing tjcc to tfjD rest. *?l)ts life luas Qfittlr anJi t!)f rlrmrnts,So miira in Sint, tf)at nature migijt stan& upanil sai> to all tljc rartlj, Cljis Uias a man. When the head of the procession reached theHudson River Railroad depot, the military formedin line on the side of the

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