The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Annual Visit to the Tombs of the
Heroic Dead.
Business Generally Suspended in all
of the Large Cities.
New York Strews Flowers Alike on
the Graves Of the Gray as Well
as the Blue.

the Graves Of the Gray as Well
as the Blue.
H0NORING The DEAD.
New ORLEANS, May 3O.-Memorial day
was observed to-day. the graves at Chat
mette were decorated with flowers; national
salutes were fired the Federal Office was
closed at IL o'clock this morning, and the
congressional committee, after a short ex-
ecutive session, adjourned until Tomorrow.
AT NEW YORK.
Decoration day was never so generally
observed before in this city. Very few
large places Of business were opened, and
these closed as the day advanced. All pub
lie Officer, banks, exchanges, schools, &c,
were closed, and throughout the day the
city hall was enveloped in bunting, and the
national flag was at hall. mast over every
hotel and many private residences. Early
in the morning several posts Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, with attachments of
militia and numerous wagons laden with
flowers, assembled at their rendezvous, and
soon afterward were begun the duties of the
] day by the decoration of Washingtons
statue, Lincoln's statue and the Worth
monument. On the march to the ferry, on
the way to the cemeteries, Montgomery
tomb, Robert Emmet's tomb, and Law
rence's monument were decorated. Crossing
the south ferry, the procession was detach-
ed, portions proceeding 10 Greenwood Hill,
Holy Gross, Evergreen and other ceme-
teries, where, after addresses, great crowds
of people assembled, and strewed flowers
over the graves OF soldiers, Federal and
Confederate.
| AT ST. LOUIS.
| ST.. LOUIS, May 30-The ceremony Of
decorating the soldiers graves in the nation
al cemetery at Jefferson barracks, fourteen
miles below the city, was performed this
forenoon. Although the day was not OBJ
served as national holiday, several thous-
and people were on the ground. Addresses
were delivered in English and German, by
both federal and confederate officers, and
poems were read, and the exercises in
tersperced with appropriate music, after
which all the graves in the cemetery were
lavishly strewn with flowers, wreaths. etc,
there being no discrimination between the
federal, confederate or colored.
AT WASHINGTON.
| WASHINGTON, ID C.. May 30-The ex-
ecutive departments of the National Gov
eminent, and officers OF the Distric, govern
ment, closed to-day, decoration day being
observed az a holiday. The Grand Army
of the Republic had charge of the arrange
ments, and marched to Arlington Cemetery,
and after strewing flowers over the graves
of the soldiers, assembled near the main
| entrance, where addresses we're made and
poem was read. Children, from the Sol
| diers' and Sailors Orphan Home, sang
| AT ST: JOE
81. JOSEPH, MO-. May oo.-Decoratlon
Day was observed IN this city, thougn not
20 geheraiiy a: mao oeeh expected, neil
g'ous ana muS,cai exercises were heid al the
rehe e1e, anu aGupesses aeh'ere1 oy heV;
Dr. tnorn'oh anu L. '. wise. Inc ho'ai
Contributions C., were numerous ana elegant;
Inc procession was smah, anu composed
C,u,c,co Nav 10 IRanor,, from, ,o;,,,
in the North west ind cato that D.cor,,;on
dav has baan much n,ore ,,an.-,rly, obsarvoi
than usuaI Tn This ci,v !, was taken "a a
holiday bv many nersons ,bongb lev
bouses onts;de of The b.nEs and soverr-
ment bu;Idincs were closed
ea
IT, ;. IL Al chi0i'o
c,o.eJ ID tn. .i,.,naon - ,ha
h,,rd 81 ,r,de will No, h, Ia D,oor.,;a,
dav will he generally observed in hi, y;.
c;n;,y Tn. a., 81 saoo,J -as,;r,a.,a
divided into comn,n;es and b.ra aona 70
the v,r;ons cem.;er;ss IN yb;cb IN I.r;sb
ao,aI ofte,;no. The ca,snnnv Of oansal
Grating the soId;ar., nonnman, =, n ,twnoJ
car,o,s,v iii h., ,,a,forn,aJ n ..,as,o
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AT FIJI Burr.
IlllstO"', Ia, May 'y.IDecora,ion
Hsy was sehefaiF observed mere To-Day.
Mahy places OF business, including al the
oahks ana puoiic o,nees' were closed, and
,oI IT, oa,an,a5,;a, =, 49, J;g,,
burial Ground. were v.,v ;,nrs.s:ra .nd
Tho aor.I oEa,;n,S 80 - nn,f.,aI or
,nJe and elsa,ncs ''"' LII
AZ PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-The day is
cool. breezy and very pleasant, in every
way favorable Tor the Observance OF Decor
anon Day. business generally Is suspend
Gu, anu lhe scluieIs graves IN an inc Gene
'eries afe pehS decorated ny the various
posts oil the urand Army oil the hePuoiic.
Az 'he EApositioh grounds special services
In honor oil the DAY VIII take place.
AT CLEVELAND.
~ - ... -. -, a. s1,l a
i.rss n,mbs, - bu.;na!, bnn..n
cIosed a,ys d;snlared e,c The nile
o.n;,l,;or - H. -, .:n.:A
Secor,,;on ceremo,;e: Tha H. . -.
and pleasant.
AT 1T. SCOTT.
Fir. SCorr, Kan, Nav 3O.-Great interest
was taken In the decoration to-day. a
very .aIse h9noei u PeoPie ATTENDED ,he
s: av 80 Jo". 81 ~ .ne .ei .l me
procession, rom .he cry 10 the cemetery,
more interest was taken in DECORATION day
TODAY than eyer before. More peonle
turned out, and there was a greater prof,-
zion of flowers than ever before. and the
exercises in all their parts were on a mao
nificent scale.
AT NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE Tenn. Nav 30--The oraves |
OF the Federal dead at the National Gene
terry was decorated BY both ex-Uniied
States and ex-COnfederate soldiers, and
about fourty Mexican soldiers were in at
tendance.
AT LAFAYETTE.