, 1869-05-31
At Nlt!Nnukcr.
Special Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.

assembling At the rendezvous, 4 drtzzitnK rain
Gonemsea t an mnlcn aas lasted all GAY. cu1mlnatin&
unpleasant situation, this solemn and
,,is9as,s 'x1nISsssse ceremony vas conducted sue,
Sta s sals o M sqd Td,, s, s1sa recei,sd
tears Of the friends relations anu comrades OF the
natr1of dead In connection with the decoration,
the occasion 10 testify their appreciation Of % tie
services of The ualmed and disabled ut the SOL
diers' National ASYLUM by starting 4 library uf
choace religious literature, which met with gen
AnwArkrE, May so.-A heavy rain to-say in
ter1ered materially with the decoration ceremony,
The collection Of nowers Was oonnuful, and a.
tendance large. About nfty graves Of Officers and
prtyates were beautifully decorated, notwlth-
1he scarcity Ct oTs as IT,
At Bonnlo.
BCFFAIo, Nay 31.-Thc annual observance Of
here t.-day with Impressive ceremonies. The
shipping In the hasbog. tho public build,nss and
throughout thc tiay The morning vas devoted to
decorating the grsves at the suburban GENET teries
y Of 15oops aRa committees e detailed
occurred IN tho afternoon at Forest Lawn Gene
tery. The streets werc crowded with citizens TO
witness the grand procession. consisting
Of full turnout Of the Seventy fifth and Seventy
fourth Regiments New York National Guards
Cnncd states troops from Fort Porter; express
wagons drawn BY four horses each, csrrsing
ahed officers and foldlers and Wreaths OF lowers,
Intended for decoration: carriages with city OIL
ssa sizsn Is Tne eeEcon!ss me a. the
attendance: prayer hy the chaplain Of the day :;
in oratlon t,y Hon. r. P. Nichols; poem hy A
4. Chester, &c.
.At Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, May e9.-Business was Suspended
for the decoration of the soldiers graves to-uy.
in nftFyf mn
cessioD marched through the streets to the depot,
consisting Of citizens, detail Of police, volunteer
military companies and two COMPANIES Of regulars
OF people went to Spring GroFe on tho railroad
Twenty-Five thonsand PERSONS Is the estimate OF
the number present General Sheridan was on the
white, streWcd the graves with lowers. Bands and
organizations OF yocaltsts furnished music, and
minute guns were drea all day. Lieutenant Cover
nor Lee delivered the address The day was
favorable.
At Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, May ao.-Aftcr the heavy rain in
the morning, the day became excessively warm.
The city has been yery lively nil day, with bands
Grand Army Of the Republic to the cemeteries,
for the purpose OF decorating the soldiers graves
In some cases the posts were aceompanled l,F
ored soldiers also decorated by tho military
company Of that color.
PHILADELPHIA, May ea-F1ags on the Custom
mast Nearly 1,o0O soldiers orphans formed In
procession and marched to Concert Hall, where
TOOK place The orphans we're reviewed By Gov
ernpr Curtin, Mayor Fox, General Van fltet and
Others.
81. Loc1s, May 30.-Dcllcrontaine Calvary and
other cemeteries around the city were visited. to-
day, fy large crowds OF people, and Nil the graves
ceremonies ut The National Cemetery, Jefferson
barracks, twelve miles below the city, were most
imposing. Over 10000 persons partlcpssed
The graves Of 11,7M soldiers were strewn with
nowcTs and decorated with wrcaths anil crosses.
An eloquent oration was delivered by Major ". $.
Pope, and another IN German hy Kev; j.. Il Ever
h1rtt. 4 company OF Engineers Mt the barracks,
military hBnd, and glee clubs from the city,
also participated IN the ceremonies The day was
beautiful, and nothing occurred to mar the hnr-
monr anu solemulty Of the occasion
QUINCY, MAY 30.-The ceremony ot decora:-
Ing the graves OF OUT fallen heroes, was
performed at Wood!awn Cemetery, this A.
teEnoon. The attendance YVES yey large,
hut much smaller than II would hare been.
had the day been pleasant. The service consisted
:soc1ely, and "a excellent address ly Rev s. s.
Hurting, Of the Unitarian Church. and the dccora-
ton ceremonies, which were very Solemn and I'M
rEcssiye. Representations from all our churches.
and many Of our different societies, participated
in the exercises.
AT Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH. May Saturday was observed az
memorial day III this city. There vas general
suspension Of business, and many u GU. buildings
were appropriately decorated. An ora'lon was de-
esed hy nm j. NJ hePass' sr9 a. 1nG isa m'i
consisted. Of five os;s ot the Grand Army OF the
;, Republic, soldiers orphans, nrcnru, members OF
| the Typographical Cn,on, &c. Seven cemeteries
were sisc ls different DIVISIONS and the graves
! OF some two thousand soldiers were strcwn with
t:oNcrR- The scenes at the cemeteries were very
impressive, Gu Sunday services were held In our
churches appropriate to the occasion
At Louisville. ky.
sts1ins Of ex.solantccr soldiers, members Of The
/ Union League and various city organizations
! headed hy n hand Of music, marched from tht
+! engaged in the solemn duty Of decorating tht
! graves OF the Union dead. A sudden shower
! however. prevented the delivery OF the GRAFTON
The public Offices were closed out OF respect 10
! the occasion.
AlFort Wayne, Ind.
Fort WAfNE, Ind, May s9.-Thc decoration
ceremonies, on account Of tho Threatening aspcc
Of the weather 1his afternoon were not larec!
Metc pzesen Ts eNeTssea so1sed
! rratng the roll OF honor, grafton by Colon
Mterson; all Of which vas OF = TsIy @ anectil Shi
nature. There Rrr upwards OF GEty aoitel
buried IN this nc!ghborhood
A1 Providence, z. 1.
! PROVIDENCE, May e9.-The rite Of deCoratn
! the graves Of the soldiers with flowers was ol
served To-day ls the Grand Army ofthe Kepubil
ss nnr r. e sass ss Al be eddr i
Mare solted and tags werc displayed at halfn,as
Places ot tus,ne-s were closed dur'na tne exc
| cises. AL the cemeteries In tnis s'ctalts WEI
visited
I At snn Francisco.
| san FHAScl>cO Nav ~, The sccnud ANIMAL nor
decoration OF snldigr graves occurred to-.!;
urtcr the auspices II the tirana Army ot the II
rne a1e ot copaei T. b haeer, IN IsuTeisoo % II cen -
ctcry, Kcv. l. l.. stone oi1cta1ine. IN addition
, the san francisco posts numerous delegates fro
the Interior posts participated.
At Columbus. Ohio.
COLrMBrs, O., May e9.-Business yesterday vi
/ suspended. To-day IN Immense crowd have goi
to the cemetery to participate in the ceremony
decorating the soldiers graves.
RtcnNnSn, May e2.-LsuGr numbers Of whit
ami blacks participated tn the ceremonies Of dec
seeuth Infantry also participated in the procee
!nEH-
! 1T Ncxnrl<, y. j.
, monies, In this CITY, were very Imposing to-day.
INDIANAPOLIS.
. serious Floodz-IEcavy Damage I
1sntlrondN, Crops, &C.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS, Alav 80
The heavy rains Of the past few days hA
; ! swollen While River and tributary streams to
immense height Throughout Saturday and
day the river rose rapidly, the hsavy r1i
! nf m hn1nfrfr n RWr1i The ftH4