Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-04-20


rated, and in the steeple were hung
lanterns, commemorative of the signal
given by Paul Revere. Addresses were
/ made by q son Of the old sexton, New
man, Henry B. LoriDg, Ex Governor
! dswley and othets. Among these
| present were Vice President Wilson,
| Geo. w. Childs, Jos. r. Hawley, Gen
/ eral Gosham and d. ]. Merrell, of the
| centennial committee, and members of
the Philadelphia council, who arrived
| to-day.
BOSTON, April 19.-At Acton guns
were fred and bells rung at sun
rise, noon and sunset in celebras
tion OF the centennial. The mOnu-
ment erected to the memory Of Davis,
Hayward and HOsmer, who fell in the
| Concord fight, was appropriately
decorated. Mr.. @. B. Loring delivered
an address in the evening. A ball closed
the events Of the day. Arlington was
decorated with flags and notices, and
salutes were fired and bells ruDg at Man
chester, New Hampshire, and a salute
Of one hundred guns were fired. Many
of the adjoining towns made an eXtrsOr-
binary display of bunting. The day was
one of universal celebration throughout
Eastern Massachusetts. Ralph Waldo
Emerson made an address in the even.
ing at the unveiling Of the statue at Con-
cord.
AT WORCESTER.
WORCESTER, April 19.-The day is
being celebrated here by the Worcester
light infantry, whose active members
received and entertained the survivors
OF the company of 1851 who marched
with the Massachusetts sixth infantry
through Baltimore. The survivors OF
company X, of Boston, and company
l., of StOneham, of the same regiment,
were also guests. During the parade,
the graves of Colonel Timothy Bigelow,
who commanded the Worcester minute
men who set out for Concord one hun
dred years ago at news of the fight, and
Major Harrison w. Pratt, who COM
manded the infantry on their march
through Baltimore, were decorated. The
afternoon was occupied by q dinner at
the Lincoln house. This evening the
infantry give grand ball at Mechanics
hall in honor of their guests.
AT CONCORD.
CONCORD, April IS.-The ser vices held
in the Unitarisn church this morning
were attended by the President and
party. During the day the party drove
to historic points and inspected them,
in company with Hon. E. r. Hoar. An
informal meeting was held in the after
noon. The President, in his movements,
was received without any sign OF pOpu-
lar ovation. Over twenty-five hundred
strangers are in town, and accom- mOda-
tions are already at premium. The
streets are adorned with innumerabie
flags, and the decorative features of the
celebration are magnificent. Many pri-
vate residences are elaborately festOOned
with cOlors. The mammoth tent on the
provincial parade ground Is in readiness
for the dinner and appropriately orna-
mented with notices and banners. The
arrangements for tomorrow are. COM
plets.
CONCORD, April 19.-TO-day the old
town resounded from end to end with
music and reverberating echo of patriot
ism, ,'cannons beginning with salute Of
one hundred guns at sunrise, one for
each year of American liberty. The day
opened clear and the sun shone with an
added brilliancy. People were early
abroad, and the streets were bright with
gay uniforms and flags that overspread
them for miles. The town truly pre-
sented gala appearance. Many Of the
houses were most handsomely decorated.
The local company marched to the
Fitchburg depot at half past seven
O'Clock to Tecei v = those military Organi.
cations that came by the early trains.
People poured in by every conceivable
avenue, The town was soon full. The
procession started about half past ten
o'clock and was about two miles long.
About six thousand participated. The
procession passed down Main street to
the square, thence over the historic road
to the battle ground where French's
monument Of minute men was unveiled
amid firing of guns. The procession
was magnificently brilliant anu was in
five divisions. The first contained
the fifth Massachusetts regiment as es-
cort to all the committees on monument
and day, the independent corps of ca
dets and Governor CASTOR, OF Massa-
chusetts, and staff then came the lieu
tenant. governor of Massachusetts, mem
bers Of the council, State officers, sheriff
of Middlesex, judges of the supreme ju-
dicial court, judges of the superior, pro-
bate and other courts, the NewbuTypOrt
V. A. association, the president Of the
senate of Massachusetts, the speaker Of
the house of representatives OF Massa-
chusetts, the joint committee Of the sem
ate and house OF representatives of Mas
sachusetts, members Of the senate and
house of Representatives Of Massaehu-
setts. In the second division csme the
United States marine band and the Con-
cord artillery as escort to the President
of the United States. General Grant was
accompanied by Vice.President WileOn,
Secretary Fish and General BabcOck;
besides these were Secretaries Belknap
and Dslano, EX.Secretary Richardson,
Postmaster General Jewell, Senators
Dawes and Boutwell,, General Burnham,
Commodore Nichols, Representatives
Burleigh and O'NeilI Of Maine, HOar of
Massachusetts,, and others; then came
the United States judges. In the
third division appeared Govern
ors DingIey, OF Maine; Wes-
ton, of New Hampshire; Peck, Of
Vermont; Ingersoll, Of Connecticut,
and Lieutensnt-Governo Van Seandt,
Of Rhode Island, accompanied by the
Portland Mechanic Blues, the AmOske-
ag Veterans, Of Manchester, New
Hampshire; the Putnam Phalanx, of
Hartford, Connecticut; the Providence
light infantry veteran association, Cen
eral Burnside, and the Ransom guards,
of st. Albans. In the other divisions
were the Massachusetts, society of the
Cincinnati, the president and fellows of
Harvard college, the dean and facul-
ty Of Harvard college, the committee OF
the grand lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons, the council Of the Massachu-
setts historic society, representatives Of
the New England historical and geneO-
logical society, official delegations from
Acton, Bedford, Bellerica, Carlisle,
Chelmsford, Lincoln, Littleton, StwOe,
Sunbury, Westford, Arlington, Bel
mont, Beverly, Boston, BOxbon, Brook
line, Burlington, Cam bridge, Charles
ton, Danvers, Dedham, Everett, Farm
ington, Lowell, Lynn, Lyhnfield, May
nard, Medford, Melcrose, Needham,
Newton, Norwood, Peabody, Roxbury,
Salem, Somerviile, Wakeold, Walthsm
Watertown, Winchester and Wood
burn, with the Acton Minute
men as an escort; Grand Army OF the
Republic, American brass band OF Prov
idence, citizens OF Concord, and citizens
of other cities and towns. On arriving
at the grand tent the President and
other distinguished guests entered, and
an address was delivered by Ralph Wal
do Emerson. A poem was contributed
by James Russell Lowell, and an
Grafton was delivered by George Will
liam Curtis. Before the GRAFTON con-
cluded the chilliest of winds began to
blow, and during the extended remarks
Of Mr. Curtis large portion of his au
dience dispersed, while the music Ofthe
many bands disputed with him for the
peoples attention. The President left
before the oration Was concluded and