The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27
grounds, add the; ceremonies, at O'clock,
were brought TO q close.
stonewall Jaekson's widow and

stonewall JacksOn.s widow and
It the conclusion OF the ceremonies Gov.
ernor Kemper, taking Mrs. Jaekson,s daugh-
Ter By the hand, lad her 10 tie front Of the
Uniform. where she was introduced 10 the
survivors OF the old brigade. TEeT raised
their hats In respect and gree. Ell Ter Wild
cheers. sS..
The sentfnels had cleared away the crowd
III rear or the Platform and opened path
way to the statue. Governor Kemper and
others escorted Mrs. Jackson and her dsngh.
ter TO the statue. and they were among the
first to deposit foral offerings upon the pc.
de tsl. go. .s..sS
After Mrs. Jackson returned 60 her car.
riage nearly every member Of the Stone wall
brigade went up and spoke to her. 80, 81.
The Colore<k People. .S
| s The absence from the procession Of the
colored military aud civic societies; after their
asking permission to take part. was generally
noticed. At first no one seemed able to ex-
bplain the matter. But graduallyf t leaked
out that, dissatisfied with the place given
them ia the line, they had refused to turn
Tout. On Sunday General Maury, acting
chief marshal Of the fuuerai ceremonies Of
General Pickett. placed the colored military
after the white military. With that arrange
ment they were well pleased. When, how.
ever, General Heth's programme appeared,
placing the colored men on the extreme left
OF the line, offence was taken, and they agreed
| not to participate. What they wanted was
that the colered. military should follow i'm.
mediately behind the white military, and the
colored societies, In the same manner, behind
the white societies.
Notwithstanding this little misunderstood.
Ing and temporary ruffiiug Of the celored
peoples temper thousands Of the race were
present at The unwilling Of the statue and
Joined in the cheers of the enthusiastic
multitude, and had good time, and were
we'll pleased with themselves and the rest Of
mankind.
Incidents. @
When DR.. Hoge referred Ito General
Joseph E. Johnston In his GRAFTON General
Heth advanced to tie front of the stand and
interrupting the speaker proposed three
cheers Tor Johnston; which were given with
vim.
One of the markers In the procession ran
over small negro chill ] 10 front OF the Rich
mond Club House, inf1ictiug painful but not
srious injuries on the head.
The marching Of the troops yesterday
was very credltabe. All the companies
looked and acted we'll, and obeyed orders
promptly.
General Maury In speaking of the How.
tiers, who with the Cadets fred the royal
salute of twenty-one guns at the unveiliDg,
said it was as fine company Of artillery as
he had ever seen In the regular army Of the
United States or anywhere else.
Mr.. 6. May, of Petersburg, member of the
| last House of Delegates, fell from the SOUTH
ern portico OF the Capitol yesterday evening
about O'Clock, aud was badly rjared.
Very few arrests were made By the police
yesterday indeed, not as many as usual 1t
is pleasure to say that few drunken men
were observed onthe streets.
Several pockets were picked. That was to
be expected. The opportunities afforded
were too fine to be resisted.
8. Benton, who was a sergeant in Cap.
tain Delays company Of the Ninth Missis-
sippi regiment, came to this city to see the
statue unveiled and was an active participant
in the events Of yesterday.
Poiiceman B. E. Poiteaux was one Of the
first to deposit white f>wers upon the Pc
destal.
A tablet made of fi,wers and lettered
JACKSON LIvETH FOREVER was one Of the
finest of the fJral tributes laid upon the
pedestal.
The orphans of St. Joseph's Asylum were
invited to Captain Capston's, residing on Fifth
street, and from that point viewed the pro-
cession.
Among those who took part in the parade
was Mr.. Joseph w. Parkinson, of the old
Third Virginia cavalry, who carried with
him the old battle.fig Of the regiment,
which at the surrender OF the army at Ap-
pomsttox be tore from its staff, and has since
kept possession of it. 5@
The Public Decorations.
General Harry Heth, acting chief marshal
of the ceremony, appointed the following.
named gentlemen the Committee on Dscora-
tions: John A. Elder, W. a. Sheppard, r.
T. Daniel, Dr., E. J.. Fisher, William Hops
kie. and Charles Ssige, and iHyited the X.
Z. X. (KoDserrative ksmpaigu KIub) to CO.
operate with this committee in perfectiDg
their designs. They cordially responded,
and rendered most essential aid: indeed,
within the short time allowed for the work
it would have been impossible to have per-
fected The decorations and designs bad it not
been for their indefatigabl. exertious.
The materials for decoration were collected
and brought to the Monumental Hotel
(Which was then Vacant), and the ladies aud
young men of the city invited through the
public press to assemble there for the
purpose of manufacturing them into pen.
nanis, flags, wreaths, roseltes, garlands,, etc.
The promptness with which they answered
the call furnishes beautiful testimony of the
general love and reverence which all bear 10
the hero of Virginia and the defender OF
Richmond lovely and busy scene of ami.
able emulation in doing this labor for four
days, and not unfrequently including work
till midnight. The principal points OF deco.
ration were as follows:
| At the intersection of Main and Fifth
streets was q tasteful structure Respondent
with f,gs, pennants, eyergreens aud appro-
fpriate designs. Its erection was under
the direct supervision of Messrs. R. T. Dam
iel, Jr., aud Charles Seigel. 1t was IS feet
high, and composed Of two poles Wreathed
in green, aud sustained by four guy-ropes
decorated with British streanlers, having up
on them emblems of the four DominiOns-
England, Irelind, Scotland, and Wales. On
the pinnacle Of the decorations were two
large and pretty bouq lets; just belowthese
and on each pole, facing east, were two swat
lloW.tailed pennants-one with red ground
and white border, having large letter I" b y
(Brtain) in the centres the other, white ground
and red border, with the letter "V"I(Vir.
gin,a). twenty-five feet from The ground,
facing east, was transverse inscription 10
large letters" British Tribute to Virginia
l Valor." Adverse to this, on the west side
was the inscription assnciatins the following
modern beroes: -" Wellington, Havelo9k
Cardigan, Jackson" Hanging from these
/ inscriptions were wreaths sustaining an arch
OF greenely. 2 Twenty feet from, the ground,
ION the east side of tie piles, were itwo
medsllons, one OF Virginia Coat. of-arns
the other of Beresford. Hope, be, being
rha pynnnenk of anr Ganarons q isI