Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-31
DECORATION DAY.
Ceremonies Yesterday at the Graves Of
the Dead Soldiers Of the Union.
General Suspension of Business in all the
Large Cities Of the Country.
Professions and Speeches-FlOral DecO-
ratiOns-Religi0us Exercises
Fisk Remembered.

PROFESSIONS and Speeches-FlOral DecO
ratiOns-Religious Exercises
Fisk Remembered.
AT PITTSBURG.
PITTsBURG, May 30.--Busines
throughout the city is generally sus
pended and the day is being more gener
ally observed than in past years. Tht
principal thOroughfares and public build
ings are appropriately adorned.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30.-Decera
ton day was generally observed, anC
the flags were at half-mast. The Grand
Army of the Republic marched in pro
cession to the graves on Lone mountain
with military escort.
AT ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.
ST. JOSEPH, May 3O.-The memoria
exercises in honor of the dead Unior
soldiers were observed here to-day. A
vast cOneourse of people participated
Rev. MI. Kenyon delivered the address
and Hon. G.. B. Wilkinson read an orig
inal poem.
AT TOLEDO, OHIO.
TOLEDO, May 30.-The ceremony Of
decorating soldiers graves was per.
formed this evening by the various mill.
tary and civil societies and citizens
generally. Appropriate addresses were
delivered by James B. Steadman and A.
II. McVey. Business was supended du-
ring the afternoon.
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, May 3O.-The ceremony
of decorating the graves of the Union
soldiers was largely attended at the
cemetery to-day, and was accompanied
by music, prayer, Orations in German
and English, and other appropriate ex.
ercises. Decoration day was similarly
observed at New Albany.
AT LAWRENCE, KANSAS.
LAWRENCE, May 3O.-About seven
thousand people attended the soldiers
reunion here to-day. The procession to
decorate the graves was a mile long.
Ex-Governor Harvey presided. The
Grafton was delivered by General Blair,
of Fort Scott, and speeches were made
by Congressman Cobb, Captain Peck,
and others.
AT DUBUQUE, IOWA.
DUBUQUE, May 30.-DecOration day
was generally observed, the banks, pub.
lie offices and many business houses
being closed. The procession of citizens,
v,1 al l.,
at one o'clock, and marched to LinwOOd
cemetery, where appropriate ceremonies
were held. Reports from interior towns
state that the day was observed in the
customary manner.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 80. - Decora.
ton day was to-day appropriately
observed in this city, but not
quite so extensively as heretofore. A
consisting of the military anC
veteran soldiers organization, the city
police and citizens, marched to the
Crown Hill cemetery, where, after the
firing of salutes, they decorated the
graves with flowers and an appropriate
address was delivered by Rev. DR.. Bay.
liss.
AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, May 30.-Decoration
day was observed with exercises al
Spring Grove cemetery. The atten-
dance there was smaller than last year,
The military from Newport barracks
with independent companies from this
city numbered several hundred
Including the barracks band. The
address was delivered by Rabbi Lilen-
thai, of Mound street Hebrew congrega,
lion. The United States and all govern.
ment offices were closed; also the police
court. Flowers were strewn on the
graves.
AT FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.
FORT WAYNE, May 30.-The threat.
ening rainy weather of this morning
subsidized before noon, and the afternoon
was sunny and pleasant. The decora.
ton exercises at Underwood cemetery
were largely attended. In the long pro.
cession there was quite large company
of veterans carrying muskets. The ora.
ton was delivered by Colonel Granville
Moody, of Cincinnati-perhaps better
known as the fighting parson of Ohio
1t was full of good sense, patriotism snC
genuine eloquence, which ELECTED fire.
quent applause.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May 30.-Decoration day il
being more generally observed here thar
ever before. All the public offices art
closed, as are also the board of trad,
and the banks. The weather, which
this morning, was excessively cold anC
lsaa NTH fr,IfaotfAv,g -
now warmer and pleasant, and thou
sands of people are leaving the city fo
the various cemeteries, where public ex
ercises will be held. The news of the Bos
ton fire creates considerable excitement
and large crowds are gathered in from
of the newspaper offices where the new
is bulletined.
AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, May 30.-Decoratior
day was pretty generally observed
throughout the northwest, and business
was pretty generally suspended. Tn,
cemeteries adjacent to this city wert
visited at an early hour this forenoon
and all the graves of our fallen he
roes were bountifully decorated Will
flags and flowers. In the afternoon tn,
" ClNlC anu AlAG ldA
a fine parade, and tonight the exercises
will close at the academy of music
where the Grafton by Rev. Miron II
Reed will be delivered, and appropriate
songs will be sung by the Philharmonic
society.
AT DAYTON, OHIO.
DAYTON, May 30.-A very extensive
and unusually Interesting programme
was enacted at the national soldier:
home to-day in decorating the graves Of
the deceased soldiers, numbering in al
three hundred and thirty-four. General
G.. NJ. Barber, of Cleveland, delivered
an oration, Governor Noyes, of Ohio
delivered the address, and Miss Mary
Brayton, in behalf of the soldiers aiC
society of northern Ohio, presented al
elegant carriage, horses and equipagt
complete, to be used exclusively by in
valid soldiers confined in the hospital
Hon. l.. B. Gunckel, member of the
board of managers, on behalf of tbs
veterans, responded briefly, thanking
them for their kindness. Several mem
bers of the monumental society broke
the ground for the erection of soldiers
monument bust north of their cemetery
The soldiers graves at st. Henry anC
Woodland were alike decorated will
imposing ceremonies.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, May 30.-To-day wa!
set apart for the decoration of the fedora
graves at Chalmette cemetery. Ther'
are about twelve thousand of them, hal
of which only are known. The Bradisf
johnson made trips to and from the city