Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-30
Memorial Day.

large and imposing All ths city military or | ganizations will participate, with three bands of music-the Second regiment, Wheeler & Wilson's and Howe's in line. The route of march of the procession is by request repeat ed as follows:
 Elm street to whalIey avenue, to Howe street to Chapel to Wooster Place. to Greene street, to Olive. to Stafe to Trumbul, to Orange to Chapel to Church lpassing the City Hall in review), to Elm, to the Green.
 In the evening large meeting will be held at Peck's Grand Opera House, Mir. J. D. Plunkett presiding, and Hon. Lynde Harri- son orator of the day. A band of music and the Arion Singing society will assist in the exercises. Gen. S. E. Merwin, jr., the grand marshal, will be present on the platform, and the aids; also other guests. Captain George M. White has composed an original anthem for the occasion. which has been set to music i by Prof. Shepard. General Merwin's aids are as follows:
 Chief of Staf-Colonel L. L. Morgan.
 Assistant !, MarshalsoGeneraI % George M Harmon, General S R. Smith, General B. $. Greeley, Colonel George A. Bas erman Colonel John G. Healy, Major c. Enge1 Major Lneon Captain j. 1 Captain Clark Peck, Major T. A. Barnes, D. o. Twt0he os0eFn G0lGne Freq Bafon
 tain H. D. Phillips Major Patrick Maher, Lieu tenant John Ahuster, Lieutenant o. T. Doolittle, ! con- Captain R. J. Bunce Lieutenant E. 4. Brooks, Captain F, Stanley Bradley, Lieutenant d yard H. Wilkins, E. H. sperry. Captain J. O. Jones, lieutenant @ James | Hayes Fred A. Lane, Cap A. H. Hurburt, slonel A. O. endriek, Majox c. W. Blaieslee. A. J. Kennedy lieutenant V. A. Bartholo Hubbard, Major W. H. Stowe, Hon. Carlos Smith,
 Major G H Larned, Lewis chidsey, R S. Ives, Eli Lindsey, A. Hooker, John G. Chapman. The Mayor requests the members of the Court of Common Council to meet in the Al. dermen's chamber at 1 o'clock in the after noon for the purpose of inspecting, with him, the fire department previous to the gen. l eral review of the general parade on Memo | rial day.
 Private boxes have been rendered the Gov | ernor and the Mayor for the evening enter l tainment at Music Hali
 GENERAL COMMITTEES CONCLUDING MEETING. The general committee met in the office of the Board of Public Works last evening" Commander J. D. Plunkett, of Henry O. Merwin Post, chairman of the committee, presiding, and Major Stowe acting as secre. tary. Among others present were General Frank D. .Sloat, commander of Admiral Foote | Post; General s. E. Merwin, jr., chief mar ! shal of the Memorial day parade and Chief i dendrick.
 ! For the exercises at CarlPs Opera House ! this evening it was voted that the boxes on ! the right of the stage be placed at the dis posal of the Governor and Mayor That the | upper boxes be reserved for the Post con- l manders, and that the boxes on the left of ! the oa rASaryaH tha chiaf cba1 and his staff. The committee very much desire that do- ! nations of flowers should be left at the Athe- l neum this morning before 9:3O o'clock, as the ! work of arranging the flowers into bouquets ! is tedious task and large number of ladies ! will be required to arrange them. The ladies ! should be at the Atheneum as soon as 7:3O o'clock this morning. .. It was voted that seats not occupied after the opening prayer at the Opera House should be occupied by anyone whether hold l ing reserved seats or otherwise. MT. Alderman has been requested not to l water the streets on the route of the proces- I sion except in the morning. It is especially requested that people living I on the line of march decorate the residences ! flags being placed at half mast. Messrs. Blakeslee l& Son, the street con- ! tractors went over the line of march yester. \ day and filled up all holes in the streets | where needed.
 The formation of the line is as follows DIVISION.
 Police Department Sergeant Wrinn commanding Chief Marshal and Assistants Howe Band.
 City Companies of Second Regiment under command of Colonel Graham Company A, Fifth Battalion Captain George Ladieu commanding Second Company Governors Foot Guard, Captain E. J. Morse commanding. Admiral Foote Post, Grand Republic. Colonel Frank D. S1oat commanding. Henry O. Merwin Post Grand Army of the Republic,
 Colonel J. D. Plunkett commanding.
 c. C. l. Light Battery. Lieutenant Robert 0. Johnston Second Company of Governors Horse Guards, Major Horace H. Strong com manding SECOND DIVISION. Fire Department Chief Engineer and Assistant Mar
 shaI, A. O. Hendrick. Assistant Ei gineers. Chief and Assistant Engineers Steam Fire Engine O. No. ]. Steam Fire Engine Co. No. ?. Steam Fire Engine Co. No. B. Hook aud Ladder Uo. No. l. Hose Co., No. '. Steam Fire zine Co. No. 4. Steam Fire Engine Co. No.>5. Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 8. Hook and Ladtes Go. No. 8.
 Formation of line at o'clock. Assistant narshals will repoit at 1:30 at the flag rtaf. s. E. MERwIN jr., Chief Marshal. The evening programme will be substanti- ally as follows
 Hymn of the Republic Regiment Band 3-Prayer. er................R Rev. Dr. Edwin Harwood | 4-song 70 love 50 long as love is left to thee," Arions l
 5-oration ...........-...... Hon. Lynde Harrison 6-Memorial Hymn. .-............. by Prof. T. o. shepard. a-Poem .-..-......., .... :John W. storrs |
 9-selections. ... Second Regiment Band
 The members are requested to join in singing
 The following subscriptions have been | added to the Memorial day fund:
 M c. Elliott, $5 A. D. osborne s; 8. H: Moseley. $5 S, James aa Porter. s Nelson Adams s2; Moses E. s. Brad ey. $l; c. M. Loomis Sl; F. s. Mersick, s1 cash, 50 cents. WILBUR F. DAY,
 Treasurer Memorial Fund
 Other contributions will be gratefully re- celved by the Auxiliary committee as the | donations already made not sufficient to pay the expenses.
 .* Railroads. .'
 Ex-Governor Jewell was in Hartford last week with other capitalists in reference to a | new railroad project. The proposed road | will run from Cincinnati upt the Ohio river to Portsmouth, having branch to either Ash land or Huntington to connect with the new bridge across the Ohio which is now being built by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company. The main line, which is to pass through very valuable coal fields to Galiipo. lis and Pomeroy, is already surveyed and ready for contract, and it is expected will be constructed within month. It's length is about 150 miles.
 Base Ball Game.
 The shoe clerks and the clothing clerks settle it at base ball this afternoon at half-pas 2 o'clock att the Howard avenue base ball grounds There will be a crowd of interest," ed friends no doubt to see the contest One Of the members asserts that it will surely be an interesting contest and that each man goes to the field determined on victory The re- spective hines as follows Shoes-El- verton, Fisk, Robert Cunningham, Elmer Dutton, John Gondif, J. B. Cunningham, M. Cosgrove, E. Raymond, Thomas Lynch and Joseph Murdock. They expect that the clothiers will be waxed at the end. Clothing base ball nine-S W. Mallory, H. 0. Talbot, A. Hartenstein, c. Godette, c. Smith, w. Gilberts, R. Sizer c. Stone, G. Durant.
 Entertainments.
 SAN FRANCISCO MINISTRIES.
 On Saturday evening of this week and mat inee, Birch and Backus' San Francisco min strels will appear at Pecks Grand Opera House. They come fresh from their New York opera house and will introduce their .k,5