Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.
4 Celebration Almost GeneraI-Inter-
esting CeremORies-Fraternity and
Union UpPermOst in the Minds
of All.
White and COIOred, at Little Rock,
Decorate the Graves Of Federal and
COHfederate-Speech OF Maisr
Reid-Etc.
RnElOn.

BOSTON, May 29.-Cities and towns
generally throughout New England are
Observing Decoration day as holiday.
At nearly all the cemeteries flowers are
placed upon the graves.
Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, May 29.-The decoration
OF Federal graves at Cave Hill to-day
was attended by large crowd. Secre-
taTy Bristow delivered an grafton, fol-
lowed by 8 short address by Hon James
/ Speed, ,ex-attorney. general of the United
States.
Chicago.
| CHICAGO, May 29.-Decoration day is
being observed mere as usual. The board
OF trade and banks are closed for part
of the day. At the cemeteries flowers
are distributed over the graves of the
honOred dead, and appropriate addresses
have been delivered. Flags are flying
on the principal buildings.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, O., May 29.-Decoration day
was duly observed here. Business gen.
orally was suspended during the after
noon. The ceremonies were conducted
| by Forsyth Post, Grand Army Of the
| Republic, assisted by the military and
civic societies, and citizens generally.
Ex-Governor Hayes delivered the ad-
dress.
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.-To- day
was observed here as Decoration day.
The members of the Grand Army
marched to Lone Mountain cemetery
and decorated the graves. Addresses
were delivered and minute. guns fired.
The flags in the city were at half-mast. |
Vva OhGpFUn6 a q
holiday.
CAIRO, May 29.-The favorable wealth. |
or and dedication Of the new mOnu- |
ment at the National cemetery |
at Mound City to-day, brought out |
an unusually large attendance to the |
decoration ceremonies. It is estimated |
that from five to ten thousand people |
were present from all parts of southern |
Illinois. Hon. John II. Oberly and Ex-
Governor DOugherty made addresses.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, May 29.-There were
fully three thousand persons participated
in the decoration exercises at Spring
Grove cemetery tD,dsy. The grafton
was delivered by General s. A. Hurl-
bert, of Illinois, and remarks were made
by Colonel r. NJ. Moore and Major Sam
Reed, the latter an eX-Confederate. The
speech of Msjor Reed was of a most
patriotic character and wes received
with loud applause. A large number of
e6-Confederates took part in the cere-
monies,
Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 29-To-day hav-
ing been set apart for the decoration of
Union soldiers graves, it is generally
observed as holiday. All the public
departments and banks are closed and
other business for the most part is sus-
pended. Flags are displayed from pub.
lie buildings and private establishments.
The principal point of attraction was
Arlington cemetery, where an Grafton
was delivered by Rev. John P. Newman
and an original poem recited by Rev.
J. E. Rankin. The Marine band was in
and large number Of citi-
Zens participated in the ceremonies.
Among the prominent visitors present
were the President and members of the !
cabinet. The Southern Memorial assO-
citation will decorate the graves of the
Confederate dead on Tuesday next.
There will be no Grafton nor music. On
of the backwRrdness Of the sea-
son, flowers are scarcer than heretofore, {
though the government lighthouses made
q general contribution.
Little Rock.
LITTLE Rock, May 29.-To-day has
Oeen the most memorable in the history
Of Little Rock. Federal and ConfeGar-
ate, white and black, united in joint
decoration of the fallen dead on both !
sides. There were at least three thou +
sand persons in the procession, which
moved from the Statehouse at nine :
o'clock to Oakland cemetery, where =
sleep the dead soldiers of both armies
side by side. The State departments.
courts, county and city offices, and
stores were all closed. The speakers :
stand at the grounds was erected
lalf on the Federal and half Oh
he Confederate side, rock wall =
lnly dividing the two cemeteries. :,
Hon. H. G. Caldwell, United States dis v
.rict Judge, presided. Addresses were
delivered by General Edgarton ON the
part OF the Federal, and by Major-Gen-
sral A. Gallagher on the Confederate /
'ide. An original poem by Mrs. s. R. e
Allen was read, AMER which the graves
we're streWL with flowers. A hatchet
carried by an eX-COnfederate soldier was
buried on the Federal ground with some
ceremony. After the exercises were
through with at THIS cemetery, the pro-
,ession reformed and moved to Mount n
Holly cemetery, where there are about i
light hundred Confederate5 buried. AZ
er decorating their graves, Federal
Oldier buried hstchet there. Every
)ody united In the ceremonies, high and
oW, white and colored, ex-Federal and
X-COnfederate, Democrat and Republi-
an. 1t has been a holiday throughout
he city to-day. G
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