Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-01
EASTERN NEWS.
Decoration Day.


CONCORD, N. H., 3Oth.-Decoration
Day was generally observed as holt.
day here. The militia and grand ar
my of the Republic, decorated the SOL
dIers' graves. This afternoon the SOL
diers monuments were decorated with
floral offerings.
The Great Fire.
QUEBEC. May 3O.-A fire started in
Scott street at two o'clock P. M. to-
day, and is now raging. Fifty houses
have already been destroyed. All ef-
forts of the firemen appear useless, and
owing to the prevailing high winds,
and the amount of inflammable ma
terial in the neighhorhood, it is feared
the greater part of st. Louis suburbs
will be destroyed.
Later.
The fire still continues to rage with
unabated fury. Already many houses
have been destroyed, and there may
be hundreds. Almost the entire pop
ulation of st. Louis Suburbs are NOV
ing, and hundreds Of unfor, unate suf-
ferers will be compelled to pass the
night in the open air.
Thousands of people are on the
streets viewing the fire. The water
was turned off from the ward when
the fire started, which accounts for its
rapid spread. The Asylum OF the Good
Shepherd is now out of danger.
Latest.
QUEBEC Both. h.-Midnight.-O Only a
rough estimate of the loss can be made
tonight. The number of houses burn
ed may be set down at 1000 and the
loss will reach at least ST ,OO0, 900. The
fields adjacent to the burnt distrlct
are covered with goods of all descrip-
ticn. Scott street, where the fire or
iginated, bears an unenviable notorie-
ty for flies, having been almost Who'll
ly destroyed twice within the past few
years.
Decoration bay I'm New York.
New YORK, May Collaboration
Day was never so generally observed
before in this city. Very few of the
larger places of business were open,
and these closed as the day advanced.
All the public offices were closed
throughout the day. The City Hail
was enveloped in bunting, aud the
National flag was at half mast over
every hotel, and many private resi-
dences early in the morning, The
several posts of the Grand Army of
the Republic, with detachments OF
militia with various wagons laden
with flowers, begun the day by deco
rating the statues of Washington and
Lincoln and Gen. Worth's monu-
ment on the march to the ferry. On
the march to the cemeteries Mont
and Lawrence's monument were deco
rated. Crossing the South ferry, the
procession was detached, a portion
proceeding to Greenwood, Empress
Fill, Holly, Evergreen and other
cemeteries, where, after the addresses
a great crowd of people who had as
sembled there, strewed flowers over
the graves of the soldiers, Federal and
Confederates.
Decoration Day I'm Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, 30th.-The Execu-
tive Departments of the National gov
ernment and the offices of the District
government were closed to-day, Dec
oration Day being observed as holi-
uay. lHe 0rduu ATuy vi tiic Repuu-
lie having charge of the arrangement,
marched to Arlington Gene cry, and
after strewing flowers over the graves
of the soldiers, assembled near the
main entrance, where addresses were
made. A prayer was offered, and the
children from the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Orphan Home sang appropriate
pieces. Senator Morton was under en-
gagement to deliver an address at the
decoration services at Wilmington, N
G, but was delayed here by official
duties; he, however, sent an address
by special messenger last night, and
il will be read here to-day.