The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-31
Enormous Destruction Of
Life and Property.
Death Of J. Lathrop Mot
ley, the Historian.
Particulars of Loss Of the
City Of San Francisco.
DECORATION DAY.
In New York.


NEW YORK, May 9O-The observance
of Decoration Day in this city, to-day, is
more general and is on larger AMI more
elaborate scale than has heretofore char
acterized this anniversary. The weather
is delightful and the streets are crowded
with sight seers. All the public build
ings, banks, insurance companies, &c,
are closed, and business is almost entire
ly suspended. The national colors are
displayed at half mast from hundreds OF
private residences, from the postotiice,
city hall, all the newspaper offices and
hotels. Almost every boat of the
different ferry lines are likewise
decked out in bunting, and
the shipping of al nations in the hsrboI
display ed the insignia Of mourning
from their mast heads. The Worth
monument and statues of Washington,
Lincoln and Lafayette were e!aborately
decorated. Rev. Henry Hiland Garnet,
a colored preacher, made the invocation
at the Lincoln statue. The procession
was large and the floral features were es-
pecislly noticeable. The military orssni-
izations OF the city generally participated.
and made an imposing appearance. The
celebration throughout was very i'm
pressive.
At Brooklyn there was general OBJ
servance OF the day. The city was hand
somely decorate with bunting, and the
streets crowo ed with people. Ceremo-
nies were ned ~ the Tombs of the Rev
olutionary Martyrs, at Fort Green, at
the Cemetery of the Holy Cross, and at
Green wood. Al the latter place the ar
rangements for decoration were very ex-
tensive.
Address OF Roger a. Pryor.
Gen. Roger a. Pryor was orator of the
day in Brooklyn, ,aud delivered brilliaLt
\, d patriotic address. In the course Of
his remarks he said: The scheme OF the
administration by which civil WAS made
subordinate to military power in State
has fallen at last. The nation halls with
scclamations the returning reign OF free
dom and peace, and by none is this suspl-
clcus day welcomed with more enthu-
siasm than by the veterans of the Union
army. Politicians might yet seek to b.
struct the work OF pacitcstlon, but the
soldiers, with better patriotism and
truer wisdom, know no better policy
than Cancellation. The Union is, in all
its ancient strength and glory, re estab
lished in supremacy but in the beniticl.
ence OF its power, not merely over the
wills, bat in the hearts OF the people and
of all the leople. It's privileges and
protection are now everywhere restored,
and the loyalty of Louisiana can be
counted on as surely as the fidelity OF
of New York. HencetOrth the South is
Oh ly geographically expressed, and this
is the tribute Confederate seldler
brings to-day TO the graves OF fallen
heroes of the Union, the solemn assur-
ance that they fell not IN vain; that the
work they died TO achieve you have sc-
complished; that as they by their devo.
tien saved the UEion from over
throw, you by the policy OF justice and
magnanimity have inspired 1t In the
hearts of its once furious but now re-
claimed and reconciled toes. The people
OF the North now have no cause u ms.
trust professions OF teality TO the Union
that come from the soldier OF the South.
The love of the Union resumes It's orig
insl ascendency. Henceforth the strength
Of the South Is only TO be iound under
the shield OF union, freedom. Facility
of access to every part OF this vast and
opulent land opens to the enterprise OF
the South a boundless field of adventure
and impsrLs 10 Its industrial and COM
merclal energies quickening impulse OF
development ana fruition. Meanwhile
An expedlent devised to balk the am
bition OF the white race recoils upon It's
source and by augmentlng the political
power of the South enables its aspiring
spirits TO play splendid and superior
part on the theatre OF federal affairs.
Gen. Pryor concluded with an eloquent
appeal Tor the perpetuity Of the Union.
Washington.
WASHINGTON, May S0.-There il
general holiday in the District. All the
executive departments, district offices ard
public schools are closed. A! AL the
cemeteries in the neighborhood where
Union soldiers killed in the late war are
buried, there were decoration services.
The principal decoration was 1T Airing
tor, which was attended by the Presi-
dent
The President and Mrs. Hayes with
the flowers brought by themselves,
strewed the graves OF the dead sol1iers at
Arling gton ard especially decorated with
their own hands the monument 70 the
unknown.
Dispatches from Philsdelph:s Boston
and other cities report that the day Was
appropriately observed.
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3o.-Decorstion
Day was observed with the ususl cere-
monies. The banks, Stock and Produce
exchanges and the principal places OF
business were closed.
Little Rock.
LITTLE RccK. May 30.-Decorstion
day was observed here to-day, the graves
of both Federals and Contederstes were