, 1877-05-31

usemblnge who patiently stood IN Tho hot ann
md listened throughout. The tlcncrnE read ie
vlth b1s wontcd force. The review Of the RYck~
ford lsiacs washy no means the least interesting
IfoMEn, La AALLE COUNTY.
sptcsai Nspdtch to TIE Tribune.
tAsALLE, H., May an.-Thcro wero no deco
rsion-scrviccs tn thtA city Or IN Peru tntlnY, but
snce, under command Of Lieut.. Webster, went
10 Homer, In the Township Of Troy firovu, To
nrat.iripatc In dccoratton-ccrcmones there.
Special DspofcA TO Ira Tfstsn<.
MENDOZA, IT,, May Do;;1,;9wtng 10 much Ill
iian.fsy was not generally observed. Tho
araves of our }aiIen heroes vera not, however,
forgotten. Postmastcr Livcrs md Mr.. u. N.
Moss, h,rttcultu!lss, supPliea thG vreaths.
niles from here, forn!c.1 q procession. and
marched to the graves OF tho departed heroes.
The Rov. Mr. Ayers, Of I.asnlic, oficiatcd.
After decorating tito gtaves, tho procession, led
decorated tho monument. Speeches were dctv-
erpi by Dr.. iIuuty, Marshat Of the day. tho
lisv: Myrs,, Mr.; Nv. Wilcox, and BIZ. DIM
kbtcfdl Mspasch to 71s Tribune.
srntHar1ELp, H., May 3o.-:DccorationsDay
ualce city nnI county olliccs. except tho CirruIt
CURT, being closed, and many Of tho business
ssss sspses s1Ss q s h2my :s nc onsss
tho soldiers' gruves at Oak Isilgo Cemetery and
1t Camp Butler wcrc decorated With impressive
ceremonies. Stevenson Post 9. a. T., tho Coz.
Wiiliamsviiic, formed the procession, whici,
was also Joined by visiting and local clergy.
The attendance at Camp Dut1cr Cemetery wis
quite lnrgc. The lion. George A. saudcrs de-
lrcrc1 tho Grafton.
LINCOLN.
Enerfnl OtfpnteA tn TAt T,4haspA
T0acolA,. ILL.,, May D.--For the first time
Dtcoration.Day was appropriately observed by
cx-sol1trrs md citizens OF this plncc. Although
's ssass5s Saae s+ vs s p' eanp 'ns" or 1a
&. Carrlco, l,nd Maddox, A. ". !Iua,o.,, -
McRooerts, r. uagcrl1pn, g. sloan,. A. sluss,
ssa@aei s'v. vKlnsey1 + f. i baEey, J. .. ntaw,n' ,,'
3SHs %n ffasl slassn Gsfe' aa ofE ps,d Dane a;t Ga
Taggnrt acted as Marshal Of tho day, and d
committee OF young nissea strcwcd the graves
With wrcaths and crosses. 1mpromptu nd
dresses were made by several cx-soldaers, and
large crowd was In attendance.
AURORA.
6pedal DtkreieA to 71s 1fthHaA
AunoRA, ILL.,, May B0.-Decorat!on. Day has
been approximately observed. and tbs exercises
bayc passed OF III tho most satisfactory manner
throughout The veteran soldiers were escorted
to tho various cemeteries by n handsomcfy-
. uniformed and wcll-drtllcd company Of men
styled tho Aurora LiRhtrGunrxl, accompanied by
tllclr excellent cornet band. Eiahty.sx soldiers
gsavcs were spr'nklcd With spring flowers, thc
services closing at Spring Lnke Cemetery with a
bHcf but most eloquent urntfon By tho Rev. Or.
Tl,u,nas. Several thousand Of Our citizvns took
part IN the exercises.
Special Dfxpasch 10 TTae 1rtbune.
GALEyA, ILL.,, May @.-Docosation.Day wns
observed In this city by ono OF the most inpos-
Ing demonstrations ever held In Gnlcna. There
was grand procession made Up Ct civic sosle-
reaching from Meeker street On Main 10 thun
Dc Soto House. Prominent IN tho column WAS
the Veteran Guard, MarIng tho battle flags Of
the Forty.ftfti and Nt'cty.sxth Illlnola Rsci.
nts s E a q e ss oEao @ IT. dsys.e9 d ny i Fsw
sollicrs Wero decorated With 1ower1.
nANvILLE.
1pectat 1tspatch 10 70s Tribune
DANvILLE, H., alay Extraordinarily has
hoen observed by quite large number Of pco-
plu, though there Inns been nothing like a gen.
trul observance Of tile day. Tho lwo military
companies OF rhs city formed this evening,
and, headed by Reynolds Drass Band, marched
70 thy cemetery, where the graves wcro strcwn1
IN The procession on It's way to Tue cemetery.
No further c1errtses wcrc had.
OTTAWA.
Special Dttpatch to 7Hs Tribune
OTTAWA, ILL.,, MAY Extraordinarily wns
principal buildings displayed tho national COL
ors NJ l!nlf-masr, md the businessmen eiosctl
their stores during the exercises At the Opera.
lfoutc, which WIS dcnscly crowded to hcar tho
atidrcas Of tho lscv. a. T. Nccd!,an, Of eand-
wicll, H.. lato Chaplain OF tho Thirteenth I'LL
nos Volunteers. Tic address was one OF tho
1ucst over delivered III this city.
MOUND CITY.
Special Dspatch 10 The 7rtaIne
CArIto, ILL.,, atnY .W.-rilo ittcoratfut} ccrcmp.
MICS at tho National Cc,ncto:y at Mound Cty
today HcfQ attended hr great crowds OF DroDlu