The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-02

gates forthwith. A reply was sent that
the northern body was nearly ready to
adjourn, and suggesting that each APP
point delegates for next year. A dis
patch from Atlanta expressed unani-
nous approval of the plan proposed,
and announced that delegates and al
ternates had already been appointed to
bear Christian salutations to the next
general assembly, whereupOn Rev.
Samuel NiccOls, d. D., Hon. Thomas
ID. Hastings, and Judge S. M. Moore
were selected to attend the assembly at
Lexington, KY, next year.
The khedive of Egypt will no longer
communicate with the rebels. The
troops at Alexandria are almost beyond
control, and the allied fleet is prepared
for action. The Turkish government
telegraphed its disapproval of the posi-
ton of the military party. The British
consul at Alexandria called q meeting
Of his countrymen and assured them OF
protection by the irOn-clads should en-
barkatiOn be necessary. At 8 o'clock
Sunday afternoon the chamber of nota-
bles and a body Of native merchants
went to the palace and appealed to the
khedive to reinstate Arab Bey as min
lister of war, stating their own danger
from the army. The request was ac-
coded to, after the offender had given
certain assurancesto the agents Of Ger
many, Austria, Italy, and Russia. A
telegram from Constantinople announ-
ces the departure of a Turkish COM
mission for Cairo; that a council of
ministers was held at the palace, and
that the Turkish irOn-clads are prepar-
ing for sea. With the excep ion of
France, all the powers agree that if in
tervention becomes necessary it should
be made by the sultan.
Decoration day was more generally
observed than ever before. James G..
Blaine and General j. r.. Hawley ad-
dressed the assemblage at the Gettys-
burg cemetery. There was large gath
ering at the grave of General Zachary
Taylor, e a Louisville, where General
Ekin spoke. The procession of veter-
n and eleven militia regiments in
New York required two hours in pass
ing Madison Square, where President
Arthur, General Grant, Roscoe Conk-
ling, and Generals HaZen and ingalls,
reviewed it. The Garfield vault and
casket at Cleveland were covered with
floral offerings. The Grand Army vet
Grams at Washington attended to the
graves in the Arlington and National
cemeteries. At Spring Grove cemetery,
Cincinnati, an Grafton was deliv-
cred by Hon. Thomas l.. Young. The
mounds covering eleven thousand dead
heroes at Jefferson barracks, near st.
Louis, were strewn with flowers. Phil
adelphia was handsomely decorated,
and about six thousand soldiers march,
ed to Laurel Hill cemetery. In Chica-
go, through the efforts of committees,
the grave of every union soldier was
while the resting-place of
five thousand confederate dead at Oak
Woods vas marked by Whittier post
with a mammoth floral cross. At st.
the garrison from Fort Smelling
and four battalions of militia escorted
large party of children to the graves
Of the honored veterans. The people
Of Indianapolis placed a wealth Of flow
ers on the mounds covering Governor
Morton, General jeff G. Davis, and
General Candy. A vast number of cit
lzens of New Orleans made their way
to General Jackson's battle-ground at
.halmette, where every grave bore for
tributes, and where j. r. G.. Pitkin
was orator of the day. In Boston there
we're services around the monument on
he common and at Mechanics build
ng. Flowers were strewn over the
graves of Thaddeus Stevens and James
Buchanan, at Lancaster, Pa. Nearly
1000 persons assembled at Baxter
Kan, to hold memorial SER
ices over the resting-place of 12S union
maSSacred by Quantrell.