New-York tribune., 1879-05-31

and this soil the footprint OF an AMERICAN
slave will never be found again"
The Observance OF the day was general In newark.
The leading tradosmon and manufacturers suspended
work Flags were displayed from public ana prNate
buildings. At Q p. IN. a procession moved from ParA-
nIace and Psrk-st in the following orders Chlef on
Police and platoon OF police carriages containing the
Mayor Common Council and the orator of the occason
the Rev. DIR. J. T. Forester; Grand Marshai MARSH
and his aids; Company f. 1st Regiment; PM kearney
Post @. A, r.: Charles Gori Association with nordi
wagon; Lincoln Post Arion Singing Society," Turner
Association. Hexamer Post 10th New-Jersey Vet
eran Association veterans from the NewJersey Sol
diers Home in coaches vehicles containing oWers or
the decorations. citizens In carriages Ihe PROCESSION
passed through Parkpace. Marketst. springhelG-ays
and south Orange-aye 20 Paramount Cemetery At leht
detail left the main line ana prooeedeu fS ~
land Cemetery The services at farnOunt CoIle'st
were unusually interesting and Impressive, IN t tno
evening AN entertainment commemorative OF the Jay
was gwen by Phil Kearney Post the exercises consisting
In Jersey CITY the stores closed during the
early part of the day ana business generay was sur
pended Henry Wilson and Zabriskie Posts OF Gfdud
Army of the Republic marched through Jersey-aye'
Monigomery-st and Newark-aye to BaidTln,aye. T1 ave,
where hey were Joined by Van HOuen Post The pOsts
then went Bergrn-square, Jersey CITY eights "he,e
an address was made by Asa W. RcRihs2Thdi % TdwaHd "a
tbe Ncw-YoTk BAY Cemetery, the Hon hu"aru
+. Mcdonald delivered an orafion. strange In inc, m%
ParSsn.aye Jersey CITY Heights From the flagstaff
In front OF the residence Of George Helme, Ie'ne
Democratic polit cian the Stars and Stripes were sus-
nended with the union down. The old soldiers were
,rcb vcited at what they termed rebel sentiment,
and party OF them left the ranks, entered the grouu
and cutting the ropes that held the nag, nauled IL
dawn II was left lyug the foot OF the Flagstaff IL
was claimed by Mr. Helme's friends that the nag
was placed union down on the stbH tDIough eIIor'
George H. Thomas Post No. %, at Old hudson Oity
Jersey CITY Heghtsl. decorated the graves or tne SOL
ders in the old Weehawken Cemetery and Ellsworth
Post No H. of Union Hl, th0se IN the Grove Church
Cemetery memorial service was neid In the COngre
0atioual Tabernacle at York and HendersOn-Sts Inc
opening prayer made by the Rev Addison tIster,
Tne. Hon william T. Hoffman delivered an oraton on
" Past. Present ana Future An dudfess
wa, a so made by Major z. X. Paugborn In the even
ing the members or Van HOuten Post ana tselr chus
Church. on the Heights, whore large audience assem-,
bed The Rev Cornelius Brett delivered thorgntnl
address aud Miss Nellie Kline, Of New-fOrk, read |l
Caretons poem, " The Army or the Dead IN bpIlieu
and admirable manner. exciting considerable ehthusi-
In Uoboken the HobOken Veteran Corps had charge OF
the celebrations procession Of cizens on huiseDack,
members the 9tn Regiment OF the Nati0pal GuaIu'
ana the Veterans Battalion marched through the
streets and the graves Of the soldiers IN the
Hoboken Cemetery where several addresses were ue-
liyercd.
In sing Sing no business done, and the l6th
Battalion OF the National Guard pardded. monument
10 soldiers and sailors which had been erected IN the
SQUARE on Man-st. was uncovered An oration was
delivered by Benjamin A. Willis. and the ceremony of
unyeiling the monument led by Ewood f. Thorne.
Past Grand Master Of the Masons OF this state. The
monument is made light cOlored and sparkling gray
granite II cost 81 400 In Peekskill the residents
marched III procession the old COGrtlaudt Churcn,
where after prayer and singing an Grafton on the day
was delivered by Colonel Nicholas Smith. The GRAFTON
subsequently repeated by the orator at sleepy O
low Cemetery in North TarrytOWn.
The graves OF the soldiers decorated IN New
Rochelle, and In RatOnah