The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-25
Grand Memorial Ceremonies.

MEMPHIS, TENN, May 24.-Thc memo.
rial ceremonies here to-day were the
grandest ever witnessed in the South.
Despite the threatening weather, at an
early hour the streets were filled with
people bearing flowers whcrcwith to deck
the graves. Business was almost entirely
suspended, while from numerous build
ings the National and Confederate flags
were hung out, which, with the brilliant
uniforms OF the State Guards, gave the
city u holiday appearance. At noon the
procession was formed at the corner OF
Main and Exchange streets, and moved
down Main In the following order Chief
Marshal General Cotton Green and aids,
music, ChiCkasaw Guards, Company 4
Irish Volunteers, Templars' Guards, ora
tors Of the day in carriages, soldiers Of
the Mexican and Florida wars, Invincible
Fire Company carrying General For
rests battle.llag and the battle.lag Of the
Third Tennessee Federal Cavalry, eX.
COnfederates on foot, eX.Federals in
carriages, .Confederates on horseback,
music, llibernian Mutual Relief Society,
Irish Literary Society, Father Matthew,
Total Abstinence Society, music, German
Benevolent Society, German CasinO,
Dcutschcr Brnder band, Memphis Mancr.
Chor, Templars Of Love, music, city
schools, Mayor and General Council,
Army and Navy Union ex.lFederal Of.
Gccrs and soldiers, St, Andrews Society,
Greule Berlin, citizens. The procession
was over mile in length, and as ii
passed through the principal streets,
which were crowded with people bearing
flowers, many persons gave vent to their
feelings rs objects OF special inter-
eat were seen. At the heads Of the
ex-COniederatos, rode General
Forrest and the surviving members OF
his staff, while the Mexican veterans
were led by General Gideon j. Pillow.
In one Of the carriages were two large
flags, Federal and Confederate, made en-.
tirely Of flowers, the latter | .rly furled
and the national flag flung to the breeze.
The number Of cx.Fedcral5 participating
in the procession was about one hundred,
nearly every State In the
Union, among whom were Lieut..Col.
George Gibson, U. $. A., Col. J. A. JeAer-
son, who served throughout the war In
The Sth Wisconsin, or live eagle regiment,
and now prominent cotton merchant,
and who like most Of the cx.Fcdcrals
participating has never taken part in nry
public demonstration before; Col. Harry
+. TomlinsOn, formerly Acknowledgement
On the stans of General Curtis and
General SchOfcId Captain n. D..
Menken, formerly Of General Rosecran's
staff, leading dry goods merchant, Cap.
tain +. B. EdgcrtOn Of the 18th Iowa,
splendid lawyer, Hon. Hosea Townsend,
I'd Ohio, prominent lawyer,
Major James o. Pierce, assistant inslrc.
Tor General on General Washburnc's slall,
one Of the orators Of the day, Capt. Natl.
Howe, Of Gcnl. Buffers stall, Capt. Az
of Gcnl. BuClandns staff, Major
l.. B. Garrigan, u. S. Vols and many
others who occupy prominent positions
in the city.
After lraversing the principal streets
the procession took the Memphis and
train for Elmwood cemetery,
where q grand stand had been erected for
the occasion; and on arriving there the
following order Of exercises was oh.
served: Prayer by Rev. DR.. Hanback,;
hymn, "RQck Of Ages" by the Mendel.
sshon quartcttc; club poem, "rhe
Blue and Gray" by Master Lee Mer.
riwenther; "Gravc:song" by the Memphis
MRnnerchor; Grafton by Luke +. Wright,
Esq; hymn, Nearer my God TO Thee"
Mcndelsohn Qnartette Club Grafton,
Judge James o. Pierce, late Of the Fed.
eral army; might Songs Of the Warriors,
Memphis MannGrchOr; Poem, composed
by Dir. Granger, United States army;
Hundred, Mendclsohn
Quartcttc Climb; benedict ton by Rev. jas.
Carmichael. The orations were in keep
ing with the spirit Of the occasion, and
passed of we'll, and the gem
cral impression prevails that nothing
since the war has occurred to so COM
pletely break down the barrier between
the North and South and unite our whole
people. There was only one accident to
mar the celebration, and this was caused
by Gen. Cotton Greene, Chief MarShals
horse falling upon him on his return to
the city this evening, and breaking hiS
left leg just above the ankle.