Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-13
Memo rfaI Day at Arltn~tou
FLORAL TLlIBUTEs TO THOSE WHO WORE r,


FLORAL TidBUTES TO THOSE WHO WORE THE
GRAY.
Io-Cay having been designated BY the Con.
fedefate Memorial Association as the time to
decorate the graves of those who fell fighting
for the cause of the late Southern Confederacy.
and whose remains are inferred at Arlington.
and the morning being very pleasant. those
who intended to participate in the memorial
services were early aStir. The flowers TO dec
crate the graves were sent last evening and
soon this morning to the Board of Trade
rooms, and from there dispatched at an early
hour to-day to Arlington. Most of those Who
participated in the services carried flowers
with them. The day was all that could be
wished, and the attendance was quite large
probably about fifteen hundred people bein 2
on the ground, including delegation of about
three hundred from Alexandria and many
from the surrounding country. The principal
point OF departure from the city was from The
corner of 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue
and numbers of chariots and other convey
anceS started from that point.
ON THE GROUNDS.
AS The hour of noon approached, there was
large assemblage at the mansion. The Alex
andriaDs was seen discriminating from a canal
boat. and a committee compo ed of Messrs, !
w: Drew, Major Hungerford and Others re-
celVed them, and TO the number of nearly 900
headed by fife and drum, they marched t. the
mansion; Among them were General NJ d.
Corse, Mayor kemper, Major j. NJ. Stewart,
Stewart, eX-M Mayor Hugh Latham, J. T. Beck
nam ana \. D. stuart In front of the man
SION, DR.. A. q. L. Garnett called the assem-
blage to order and briefly stated the arrange
ments, and, introducing Rev. Dr.. Harrison,
chaplain of the House of Representatives. who
Messrs. J: NJ. Buchanan, G. E. French. S! X.
Field; A. n. Hurdle, F. 7. Grimes and II. c.
Lee then sang Jennings ''Integer Vitae" The
ton OF the cemetery, and the graves of the pa
confederateS were Strewn with flowers The
monuments over The graves of Mr.. G. W. Z.
Gusts and Mrs. Gus is not being forgotten.
THE CENSUS of the first legislative district
OF the District of Columbia has been com
pleted. The enumeration is as followS:-
Number of white males, 1853; females. 1874:
colored males, so: females, 1.43l-tstal popu-
latIon, 5,747 Inhabitants of Uniont0wn 60l ::
ar itl'Sdale, ~: at Insane Hospital, lOl2: at
reform School, 15i; at Deaf and Dumb InSti-
tufe, 100. Attending school within the wear
l,l39. Number who cannot read and write,
So. Mr.. $. NJ Golden was the census takerin
this district.
THE NARROW GUAGE RAILROAD. - The
alexandra Gazette says: A nO,e from Falls
and st. Louis Narrow Guage railroad is graded
up to that village, and the people are very
much elated over it, and are wishing every
DAY o see the cars running upon il. The chief
engineer. Mr.. George BOrst, says they viii
soon be there, The iron and ties are in Wash
mgton with the engine they have had for
some time The contractors. Bird and Rowe,
are thorough railroad men. and know their
business. They are pushing things ahead
very fast, and, if everything is all right they
Will soon reach Fairfax Courthouse.
FATAL FALL OF WORKMAN-Yesterdav
afternoon a bricklayer named John Henry
Carpenter, While at work on a scaffOId at a
mouse on Connecticut avenue, between X and
l. streets northwest, fell from the second story
window, distance of about fourteen feet.
striking on his head, breaking his neck and
11rac,uflng his skull, causing his death instant.
~. The body was conveyed to his home i'm a
furniture wagon by Mr.. j. II. CaSSel. foreman
OF the work. The coroner, DR.. Patterson, de-
c1ded an inquest unnecessary.
ALL SIZES AND QUALITIES of bows and
cnlldren.S clothing at the BOYS Clothing
House of B. Robinson & Co., 900 Pennsylvania
ayenus.-AdUt.