Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-31
composed of beautiful flowers. The weather
At New York,


Booths theater this evening, was perhaps
more elaborate than. any of the celebration
IL recent years. The great feature of the day
was the parade of the first division of tbs
National Guard, but the exercises in the diff
ferent cemeteries, and the ceremonies attend
ing the decoration of the different statue:
and monuments, were also extremely inter.
esting. ln the lower part of the city an al.
most perfect holiday was kept. The differ
ent exchanges and courts, and, in fact almost
all the places of public or private business
were closed, and the streets wore deserted
| aspect, although the scene was somewhat en-
| livened by liberal display of bunting on
the government and larger private buildings
The decorations of the Washington monu.
ment, at Union square, were of the most pro-
fuse and elaborate description, including
palm trees from Florida. The statues Of
Lincoln and Lafayette, in the same square,
were made hardly less attractive with fragrant
flowers and 'evergreens. The Montgomery
| monument, at st. Paul's church, and the
l tomb CT the historic Lawrence, in Trinity
churcl yard, were tastefully adorned. A de-
tachn.ent of~marines and seamen from the
| navy-yard visited the grave OF Admiral Far
| ragut early In the morning and marked ii
with a profusion OF flowers. Occasional
| showers, which married somewhat the SPLEEN
dor of the procession, only made the flowers
bloom the brighter and give forth fresher
fragrance. The procession marched down
Fifth avenue, past the Worth monument,
where it was reviewed by the governor, &C.
companied by his staff, and the mayor and
common council. The column then marched
down Fifth avenue to Fourteenth street, to
Broadway and to Warren street, where it
passed IN review before General Sherman,
who was accompanied by General Hancock
andi Admiral Trenchard The parade was
| then dismissed and the posts of the Grand
Army proceeded to the various cemeteries to
decorate the graves of their dead comrades
| Generals Sherman and Hancock were fire.
| quenuy cheered along the route. Dispatches
from neighboring cities, and from the south
and east, show that Memorial day had a very
| general observance.
The closing ceremonies in connection with
! Decoration day took place in Booth s
theater to night. Every seat was filled, and
| the stage was brilliant with gentlemen in
| military uniforms. General Lloyd Aspin-
wall presided. After prayer by Rev. Henry
| Ward Beecher, General w. T. Sherman ad-
[ dressed the assemblage. After the Grafton
by General Banks the exercises terminated.
At Gettysburg.
GETTYSBURG, PA, May 30.-The an
nual tribute to the national dead at Gettys-
burg was paid under circumstances of the
greatest interest. Not since President LIN
coin dedicated the cemetery has it been
graced by SO many distinguished citizens. As
early as Wednesday morning strangers began
to arrive, and by night the hotels were crowd
ed to overlooking. The weather to-day was
fine. Flags were everywhere displayed, and
the streets were thronged with visitors. the
Chambersburg Grays arrived this morning
about one o'clock, after twelve hours march.
They are a guard Of honor to President
Hayes During the forenoon the rush OF in
coming strangers continued. Five large eX-
/ cursion trains, from Mltiiin, Harrisburg,
Lancaster, York and Washington brought at
least FIVE thousand persons, accompanied by
a number of bands of music. the morning
was spent by the Presidential party in view
ing the battlefield, visiting Round Top,
Culps hill, Cemetery hill. and other promi-
nent points. under the guidance of General
Crawford and Colonel Batchelder. About
noon the President returned to the residence
of Mr.. M'Pherson, where he remained until
the beginning of the memorial exercises.
The grand procession moved to the ceme
terry in binding rain, which lasted until
SHE-S- o'.,inok. Ab two O'Clock the column,
headed by platoon of the Grand Army of
the Republic, advanced. They were followed
by General Butler and General Slayton and
ladies in carriages, escorted by the Chambers
burg Grays. The rear was formed by COM
panies of the Grand Army bearing bouquets
to be placed upon the graves. Inc process
sion moved along Baltimore street still I'M
der a drenching rain, and as it entered
the gates Of the cemetery the band played
the Dead March. A few minutes later the
President and other distinguished persons
arrived in carriages, and for few moments
they stopped to admire the national monu-
ment, while the Chambersburg Grays and the
Grand Army placed bouquets on the graves.
REGARDLESS of the storm, thousands of per-
sons thronged the cemetery. The stage
crowd oV which could scarcely be
penetl ated by the Presidential party. The
ceremonies were opened with prayer by Rev.
M'Leod. General Slayton introduced Hon.
BENZ. F. Butler, who delivered an eloquent
grafton on 1.-The Private Soldiers in the War
of the Rebellion Ex-Governor Curtis, of
Pennsylvania, was next presented, and spoke
eloquently, eliciting much applause. As
Hon. Edward MCPHERSON introduced the
President of the United States ringing cheers
arose, and President Hayes spoke as follows:
Fellow IT1zENs-The battle of Gettys-
burg will probably always be remembered as
the battle which did more than any other to
determine the result of the great civil war IN
the United States. The honored dead who
fought and persisted here will therefore be for
ever held in special and grateful remem
brance. The great martyr of the conflict was
Abraham Lincoln. He, by his immortal
words, spoken here, has indissolubly linked
his name, fame and memory with the battle
of Gettysburg. Lincoln gave his life, and
the brave men who responded to his call
gave their lives for the Union, Cor liberty,
They believed that our institutions were
equal to any emergency, and that they ought
to be maintained at the cost OF property
and even of life itself. If our assembling
in this place shall fifty honor them
whom we wish remembered with gratitude,
it will be because in holding these scenes,
and contemplating the example of the heroes
who made Gettysburg illustrious, we shall
be able to estimate more wisely the value of
our country and her Institutions, and be
better prepared for the duties which, under
Providence, have devolved upon us. Let US
here give heed to the words of Abraham
Lincoln; let us here hig hiy resolve that
these dead shall not have died
in vain; that the nation, under
God. mali have a new birth of freedom, and
that government of the people and by the
people shall not perish from the earth. En-
thusas.ic applause.
Attorney General Devens spoke forcibly and
eioquentiy on the subject Of the battle OF Get
tysburg, and Secretary NJ Crary also made
brief address. The ceremonies were concluded
with a benedictlon. At six o'clock in the af-
terEoon the Presidential party left Gettysburg
by special train for Washington, amid en-
thusiastic cheers.
a sham Battle by Citizen Military.
WHEELING, w. Va, May 3O.-The sham
battle at the fair ground to-day was a grand
success, Four companies OF the Second
Ohio, Davis Light Guards, Linsiey Cadets,
Morgantown Cadets, Camden Zouaves, of
Moundsville, and the Matthews Light Guards,
numbering in all five hundred, with three
held pieces and two Gattling guns, partlcipa-
ting. The troops were reviewed by Governor
Matthews and General Duval. The crowd
vas estimated at from eight 20 ten thousand.
Railroads and steamers brought large num-
Der OF excursiouists. No accidents beyond
blrn 0r two