Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-01
TnE NOBLE DEAD.
Decoration Or she Graves or sell
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lives in defense Of the nations life, 90 let ui
make it often manifest With appropriat,
ceremonies about the green mounds beneath
which they slumber in everlasting pesse.
Acting upon this principle. and in accord
ancs With arrangements made therefor
throughout the country, large number o
our citizens repaired to Oskdals Cemetery
ON Saturday afternoon. bearing 10 thsil
hands vreaths and flowers with which 4
crown the hssd-stonss, and decorate thu
resting places Of those gallant soldiers wht
laid down their lives upon their couatry'l
altar, and took them not up again.
The large coneourss Of soldiers and citi
zsns assembled in the Old Fair Grount
Grsvs, south Of the cemetery, whore TIL
committee. consisting Of Col. 3. n. Littlsr
AarshAl Of The Day. II. c. Mcneil, J. "
Green. Geo. P. AsClsllaui, and A. p. Alez
andss, received The Soldiers Orphans froa
the Home nsas BY. end formed the procss
sion 10 The following order:
!. Psssdeat Of ~ nay-Rsn. A. II. Bennett.
.. Committee % AnonGsaeate.
1. Relatives Of Deceased Soldiers.
E. cSfiHsa:s Sisl.s.ss .ss ssls'ss:; ssss;,p.
The processes, hsaAsd By Ne Silvsi
Band, moved at sbout three o'clock. Th,
scene prsssntsd va very impssiag-th'
meet astsastivs fsalurs bsisg ~ lssg lint
ef ephsn ehildssa-lbsas ave hundred il
number. neatly attirsd-bsaring swss'
spries aswsss 70 scatter upon the grave
u their fathers end their fsahsrs' fallss
ssmfads 10 arms.
The psscsssisa halted q The summit ant
formed assund ths graves Of Col. Vents
Capt Geo. ". Hall and Cspt. Jshn 3
Slaymaksr, decorating them prefussly viii
wrssths, easlssds and flowers.
The sefemsniss Of the occasion thsG
transpirsd in the following order:
Prayer ly the Rsv. 4. B. Ke.eig.
si,S,.s ; sie :, the orIA'n cAd''n-"s's's'ns TO
Adde'S ~ Gen. J. ,. Leaks.
Music By the Baad.
soag by QuaEtsSte geasbsdy's Dssling."
sissios % ~ The he children .!Ts. M ome.r. Funeral
Music Dy the Bsnd-"Staf spsagled Banner"
Address By Rev. A. b. Ksndig.
Address b Rev u. n. Pswefs.
The ceremonies throughout we're highly
impressive And touching, aad ws seps
our inability to reproduce the able sad %
prspriats addresses Of the % easion.
The singing BY the Orphans wss very
bsastifuly done -tsushing The hearts o
the multitude. and affecting many to tsars
The Qaartetts. "Semsbody' . Darling" per
formed bv Hsrmsr, Mcneil, RAT and Lybs
Vas - exceeding bssstif1l ssA highly ap
psspsists psrtisa Of the csrsmosy.
The graves Il the lsng line Of gallast
men drawn up in close column "undeT th'
ssd and the dew" on the East side Of tht
Csosssfy were beautifully decorated BY th,
oSphsus aud eitissns.
The attendance Was large, The esrsno
niss appropriate. and the public and patri
etie tribute TO our deceased heroes enlisted
the universal sympathy Of the people. and,
ss hoped flor. the sunshine smiled forth
upon the lowers - they were laid upon
the sod whore sleep in perpetual and hal
lowed keeping the ashes Of the brave.
GERMAN FREs School Pic -Nlc.-Ysstsr.
day, large number Of the Germans of tAa
city we're in attendance a the picnic Civ.
en- for the benefit of the German Free
School. The day Was unusually pleasant
aud, ~ they had selected the beautiful
grove back Of tho Davsnpost place, over
five thousand persons were present. enjoy.
ing Themselves with target shooting, dancing
swinEing. and in social csnvsrsstisn. Tn,
School Beard had control Of everything
and, - . consequence, everything passed
81 pleasantly. We have noticed - The dis
credit Of the American portion Of our popu
latlen, thss, whenever fair. festival or any
ihins Of the sort has bssn given fss The
bsns6e Of the Free School. slnest ths sa
sire German population hsvs givso thsis
united and unqualified support. II ths
practice Of Sunday pic.nics cannot " sue
tained 10 accordance with Ne stsiea intsr
probation Of Holy Writ, The truly laadsbls
object Of the one yesterday. and fss whisa
The people spent their nsnsy - freely, il
at least wssthy sf praise. The Gsrmsna
have alone built up, and are nsw suppsstipl
one Of The finest schools ID the city. Al
though ssstsibstiag largely - the ssppsr,
Of cur psblis sehssls, Ia the way sf direct
tssstisn. they hsvs sever. - yet, received Z
dsllar frsn the Ststs sehsol money. II
the children that attssd their sehsel form I
psst sf ths nsabss spsn whisA The sppsr.
tionnsns Of public money 10 made, they
should at least Aess seos Of he bsns1ts ol
such nsnsy. II H. Amasisas peetioa q
- pspslaaiss vssiA Sivs - psbli,
soAssls bsa half ~ anitsd suppsrt hat th,
0srnan Fsss OsAsel ssesisss, Il vsuId
make then, even msse tAaa nsw. the prid,
II the city end On honor ~ ths ststs.
Ex-SsuATsa LAAnlnkA.-A few dayl
since wssSpestsd ~ rssignatiou Of Ssna
~ Larsimsr, Of this county, and bsiag .
loss to know what reason TO assign fel
sueh step gave mono. Since Thea ws lear
with regret rspsrt that thsss i . vss]
dsmaging pises u scsrs, NJ, esnasstst
viii bic rssigsssiou, sad slse witA bic Dc
psstafs ftem LsClairs, whish iftzus. plsss'
him IL - sxtssnsiy bad light ssd taks'
1ssa hin tAAt go naas whish ~ =
eitiasu has hssststsss bosas b shls seuaty
Nis reported by 80 u bic ssishbses tha
having appssptiatsd aasthss nAa's wife
y ~ lsst ~ plaes fse psrts uaknewu
From what We kasw ee ~ nas, ~ ous
sssssss ~ ~ ars - u1ptspsPsd 70 swal
M ths ssesy, end sincerely trust shss Il l
withsat aay issadatisa. II untrue. hi
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lee NJ 6ns ID iaso0ing hin = tAs n
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