New-York tribune., 1877-05-31

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His grave was decked with flowers by strangers'
hands today.
NGe York, May 30, 1877. r. W. G.
SCENES AND SERVICES N THIS CITY.
The morning was so tender, so dreamily
beautiful that ii rested the city like benedicon and
ntly usered in the anniversary While the weather was
SO goodnatred he must have been cynical indeed who
could stroll about town and fail to catch inspiration OF
goodwill to men beaming from many faces New-NOrk
stopped its wheels OF industry for few hours ana IN
dulged in holiday. Government buildings and leading
commercial houses closed their doors ana In scores o
almost deserted streets there sunday quiet and re-
pose Flags noated from the principal iagsaifs in tho
city, and many private dwellings on Fnh and Madison
ayes bore the national coors Little stores too whose
dngy appearance throughout the year mad repeed the
eye made an extraordinary effort TO be patriotic with
streamers of manyhued and many-shaped descriptions
Even young used bunting largely in their attire
but il was noted with regret that ii not the stars
and stripes. At early hour UniOnsGuare and Madi-
sonsuare contained large numbers OF people waiting TO
see the decoration OF statues and monuments Later IN
the day they manifested great int est IN the passing
procession The absence OF the advertising wagons
which had been exceedingly conspicuous in the process
sons Of previous years noted with general sasfac-
ton TO the cemeteries thousands OF people some
with the grave sad men showing that the day was 10
them the reopenng of bitter grieIs and the reminder Ot
personal bcrcGycments others not sorrowul Dut re-
fcctve their minds evidently filled with Thoughts
OF their country and with honor to the
men who had laid down their lives from patriotic mo-
tiyes and still whose light and careless air showed
that they were only prompted by desire 10 pass some
holiday hours the shady recesses Of the cemetery
groves In the tributes OF flowers, the graves OF the
blue and the gray were impartlay remembered, ana IL
was n frcquent comment, 1--WE haze buried the
'bloody shirt and substituted the stars and stripes
Those who gave the day to pleasure found abundant
ouportuy to crafty their tastes in excursions OF va
rous kinds and in witnessing contests on the water and
the land.
The statues and monuments in Union and Madison
souares are ALWAYS centers OF interest on Decoration
Dly Washmgton's monument IN Unonsquare was
never more attractively trimmed than yesterday.
Frequently before this statue has been rendered clumsy
by canopcs and top coverings. This time tall plants IN
pots we're placed about the pedestal on the grass plat
The pedestal itself not trimmed but on its top stood
hundreds Of towering daisies and blooming geraniumsl In
pots The body OF the horse was decorated with Two
wreaths exotcs each side The head OF wash
ueton was crowned with laurel wreath, and ID his ex'
tended hand was large bouquet The statue OF Abraham
Lincoln was more e,aborately onamented than any OF
le other monuments in the squares OF NeW-i0rk Inc
stone base which the railing rests was covered WINE
Iaceworb OF eYCrgrcens, in which yarlegated leaves,
Sprays. and sprea were twned Tie outside OF
the iron railing was wound with exotcs, ana pam
band of these threaded the inside Of this fence The four
choice tropical plants begonias and ivy Plants in pots
filed the ground space In the middle OF the pedestal
was band OF solid green three feet wide White stars
OF carnations, dotted with pink roses, were placed IN
the corners Of each panel In the center OF the
hand on each OF two panels n shield OF
red and white carnations striped, above Whicn'
forming the upper part, were blue mmortelles
dotted with white roses Tic 0hcrtwo panels had shields
IN the ceners and the notices. "Emancpatlon' ana
"Tbu,e Of Post l3 in white letters made OF carnatlos
eucircrs the ctnter piece From the four fence posts
20 tie top Of tie pedestal trailing vines liuked with
bleeding heart Four Gags rested IN band OF green
which encrcled the pedestals top. fence work OF
eeeu our fee5 high. was raised about The statue, and
from THIS hung flowers. wreath OF laurel crowned
Incon's held Iafayette's statue was simply but beau
flly airayed in blossoms. coil Of cyergieens bound
the lover part Of the pedestal Bands Of these were
fstoon,d about Tie middle OF the PEDESTAL and howers
were hepod at the feet of the statue. large wreath
made Of snogba and crimson roses was thrown over the
shoulders ana bouquet placed IN the eNendcdhand
The tall shaft OF the Worth monument IN Madsonsuire
was gracefully rcssed in such manner as not To 0D-
.curc its rtefs ID bronze, and s many notices Each
Of It's panels held design anchors. hearts, piiars
crosses and wrcgths, were placed on lts seFei' ss
resloOns Of green nearly TO the top OF the monu
mont Directly over the medallion Of Gen. Worth vas
n,aguiGrcut wreath. The pedestal almost covered
y terrace OF plants blooming in pots The statue OF
,.r seward was only trimmed on the pedestal Whlch
WA solid bark o., flowers upon rs top. Scarlet pooDs
were cmbedlc IN grcen and tie choicest exotcs were
scattered in proiusion among these. From the top TO
re bottom cf the pedestal bands OF flowers were ooped
A single star II wh'to carnations hung in front.
aurcl wreath las the bank Of flowers at tie back ~
tie statue as II had fallen from the statcsnans head
small Six hag lcw from the front of tue pedestal on
which appeared Tribute of Lincoln Post, q. \. r.
UNION-sQUARR EXERCISES.
The Ger monies in UuiousqnaTe under the Girec'
tiou Of Abraham lincoln Post G. A. K NO. -. TO
Included the skiimore Guards tcolocd tie
Go,efnor's Island L. s. Baad, the sUnday-schoo and
members Of the congregation or shiloh Church, the
members OF Post ID. and some OF the veterans o me
varoflsl2 Robert H. s,rahau, Who presided, IN his
opening remarks said tncy Nee in line to-day before
the image Of Lincoln az orenOs, In the list 0f those
martyrs no had dcd in deien % TIE country's hber-
ues. Tie Rev H. II. Garnet prayed and Major d. L.
Proudnt reed poem
GEN John CuchIauo's oIaticn a. follows:
CoMRADEs: We come again with prayer aud anthem
10 Iay pous offerings common atars Not
came A blief year since to-day. In the interval
h,s been sgnal.z-d the mighest among human cyents
te bi.th Of constitutional liberty II Is an American
growth. Il slowly developed under hostile systems OF
revenue, arbitrarily imposed and oppcssiyriy executed
1T was neither inspired by the theories measured by
the distractions OF the antique. II sprung up under the
pressure of modern necessity. purely American eman
tiOu-lhe child. II Is true, Of much ut0Uiabon bus -
truly the child OF the American people. new nation
burst into life whose centennial glores cuoraec the lib
erazltioa of otclmcut, tie liberation o: opinion. nDd
the anevlal.ol vi tle lulAAA r-ec These consider