, 1873-05-31

Tho room uaod by The Con,mittoa wna t}ltoi to
9varilowing % With baskets Of beautiful dowors.
emr,ovst wy" ~ hnfn TIE aHaiatnns woro btlBily
| loaned for shls purpose. About o'clock tlc
different poBta Of tito GRIND Army of tl,o ila-
! public begun to assemble Of tho ronlozyous in
onnsa gnlom HsG2un1e sGrn1 yero Ind GSpnsregstod I'M
after o'clock tic different aids rop6ttod to siI to
| Grand Marshal TINT tho limo waA formed, and
ut 080 ho gave the ordor to march. Con-
tic coored corps forming part OF tho military
eHcort, and d number OF boys, orpllans Of eol-
diora, accompanied by their drum corps. from tho
Union Homoi alao many Of tho girla belonging
to tho same institution. Tho prooasslon WIS
moyod first to tho Btatuon Of Washington md
Lincoln In Union Squire, both Of which woro
coyoIeu With nowera mid evorgroons. Tho
soata Teerv Te resumed ,a down Broadway to tho
eyer, It Trinity n'' Church nShlns wa mf' 4Swt post
Phil Kearney decorated the grave ave- of tHst tlet
ai,stiingqisled aoldior, tho band y moab. san.
reaoda rosk2n dTs0 IN, |hSm ;h, he S
Oyrress nill cemetery, where ropose tilo remains
OF A,ouo soldiers, tho graves Of all of whom wero
PPgGsGy a H. strnwn m ws Mowsre ator an address
streets through tho procession paHsod wore
crowded with spectators, and on Ills several
public end np private buildings flags wero at half
mast o1 Iho Government = oiticos wore cloaod
to downtown tho appearance Of tho 5abbath.
Early In the morning D detachment
OF marines and sailors, accompanied by a nun-
bor Of officers, left tho Navy-Yard for Woodland
faF%t; H. o.ron,on,o, ~ -. ....,,. :, 49,,
fngnt consisted 9f prayer and an address. tic
ainglng a Of tie Doxology, and the pronouncing
placed on his grave, tho widow Of the Admiral
having previously placed thoro g. macuiBcant
bouquet and oross Of rosoB and imnortclies, Tho
xne More brought to close BY ho manos
detail from tho Ninth Regiment decorate
tno graves, in the Barne cemetery, of two uer.
geauta who fell IN tho 18th Of July not, t1'reo
yoars g ego, and then took the cars for brattlo.
Col. James Fisk. 'A' "
=, PiTTsnuna1, May 90.-Dusineas throughout
tho city il generally suspended, ant1 tho dny ia
noang more a! generally observed than in past
buildings arc appropriately adorned.
Spectat Dispateh g 11s Chicago Tribune.
spn1SaF1E1p, H., A1ny 3o.-bocoration Day
Ssess Al tic sfe eaSy 81 sss s Of
factories ceased work, private buBinoaa houses
Wero shut, and tho schools given holiday, To
tho children the ceremonies of tile day were IN.
M aef tIe oon,so a 81 tRG g. r. and begun
about forty soldiers. After atrewing tleso
graves with aowors, tho vast concourae Of people
assembled s ae Mncoln's monument and
stGnea to speech M .elyorod by Lincoln at tlo
dedication ot the tettysburg Cemetery, tho road
lug Of which produced @ 1na1ked sensation. Tho
crowd then returned to the city, aud ropaired to
0amp b4,ler L & Where there are 100 dead Judge
presence Of 5000 peope assembled. In tho
course Of Ills remarks ho said: "Whilo we ara
Htre"lng fowora oYor tho graros Of those
mon 1nf WHO o. foil orn fghting for principle,
eeop other doa, who dioa IN Cause which, tov
believed to bo Just ~ holy M ours. We ieaniso
and condemn them, however, and their Cause,
but they sero i1esh Of our flosh and blood OF our
drop flo,vors upon their grayos.h Tho l epoech oa
o whole YVES magnificent effort. The prooooi-
ings were very impressive and successful, with
out accident to mar the occasion.
Mr.. Mr. Wsau, Master ot 7ranHportatio;n OF Of
t!c %osts5n = Mn.+ niylaon IT, ; Ct + tho , Toleo
generously Furnished and run for the seoonimo.. !,.
sion r tho psoGg", ea r ys Myssyin frfsehe nnaee
Of ttaaoan sa'rosoSf q ef tRo sprnghs,s Sse:n
:sastarn aud nir. Williams, Of the Chicago d Ut.
Louis Hailroad. for valued aid:
w.anpsaToH. sgseaT W.' pa., May so-Decoratioa Day
co,nt1. rno Washington Guards took charge
Of Tho affair In this PLACE, and, VIII tho assist
priatoly celebrated tho day, and tastofully deco.
rated tho graves OF soldiers In tho different grave
yards and the cometery. Tho students Of tho
College, the Ladies' Seminary, and tho public
schools Wero all dismissed for tho day.
Special UtspatcA to Tho Chicago Tribune.
JOLIET, n1ay 30.-Dusineaa has boon generally
suspended in the city today, in respect to tho
Mayors proclamation. to obaorvo Decoration
r. 1ens tai hA~% 1H
music, proceeded to Oakwool Cemetery this
afternoon and strowod tho soldiers gravos with
flowers. The Hon. q. D. A. Parks was Presi-
dent Of tho day, and delivered IN address full
Of thought md fooling o doubted a. tho pro-,
ground that It was barrier to perfect roconcilia
ton between the North and South. He was fol-
lowed by the orator Of tho day, the Rev. James
Mcleod, in q short but brilliant oration. Tho
school children attended, on matte, and the ontiro
proceedings wero very impressive.
Tho day WAS also observed at Plaiu1le1d, in
this county, In 4 fitting n1annor, tho Hon. Mr.
Parks, Of Aurora, being tho orator Of the day.
At Lockport tho day was also ohscrvod.
New ORLEANS, May 30-ro-day was set aaido
for tho decoration Of the Federal graves at Chal-
motto Comotory. Thero are about 12,0Q0 Of
them, huff Of which only arp known. The Brad-
ls Johnson made trip to and from te sity
to tho bnrial ground. Thcrs wore two bands in
attendance, tho Ninetoonth' Infantry aud
DalrH Cuatom-Houao Band. A largo por-
ton Of tho officers aud troops at
tondod. At 12 thoro was fired salute
Upon the arrival Of the u o'clock boat the ,ln-
known graves wero decorated by. tho Grand
Army Of tho Republic. The assembly was then
called together by the Nineteenth Infantry,
when prayer was offered by tho Rev. y. 7.
Brooks. ], n. G. PetAiu delivered the orntiou,
aftor which tho remaindor Of tho graves were
decorated and tho ceremonies closed.
MEMpn1s, Tonn., May 80.-The graves OF tho
Boldlors National Cemetery were decorated to-
day by TIC. colored society. Short addroHaes
wore made by tho Roy. Dir. Baldwin and others.
INp1AxArol1s, hay 90.-Docoration Day wae
appropriately observed in this city, but not
quite 10 extensively o. heretofore. 4 process.
Rion consisting OF military mud veteran aodiers'
organization, the city I,olice md citizens,
after tho firing Of aalutes aud tho decoration OF
tho graves with flowers. az appropriate address,
was delivered by the lev, DR.. Bay1sH,
MILWAUKEE, May 00.-Decoration Day WAS
pretty generally observed throughout the North
wost, and business suspended: The cemeteries
@fH rf$t tiIffo