New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-31
THE DAY GENERALLY OBSERVED.

REPORTS OF MEMORIAL EXERCISES FROM VARIOUS
PARTS OF TIE COUNTRY.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-About the departments
and public buildings and grounds today quiet as
of q Sunday prevailed, and the streets were com
paratiyely deserted as the observance OF the day
takes almost everybody out OF the city into the
subuIb where the cemeteries are situated. At all
of these where soldiers are buried the programme
was fully carried out. The Decorating Committee
was headed by Generals Sherman. Ayres and Stur-
eis. with whom were associated ladies and MEM
beers of the Grand Army. At the National Cemetery,
at Arlington Heights. the most Impressive services
were held. They began at II o'clock and occupied
the entire afternoon. The Grafton was delivered by
PUILADELpIIIA, May Collaboration Day OBJ
served generally as holiday ana the ceremonies OF
decorating the soldiers graves were On elaborate
scale. The services at the Chapel Oh Laurel He'll
consisted OF singing and addresses
CHICAGO, May 3D.-Tbc various OrSanlZa tons OF
veterans proceeded to the several cemeteries where
are inferred the &" soldier dead" this morning.
The ceremony of decorating the graves was faith
fully carried out. though heavy rain-storm pre-
vailed ali the morning Business WAS almost COM
pletely suspended.
served here by q parade OF the mill in and the
Grand Army of the Republic, aud by the strewing
flowers the graves OF soldiers at Spring Grove
Cemetery with the ritual of the Grand Army Of
CLEvELlND, May 3O.-Dccoration Day was OBJ
served with the customary ceremonies throughout
ALBANY, MAY 3O.-The remains of Colonel Johu
Mills which recently disinerred from Capitol
Park were buried to-day uuueT IOnuIlitnt III tue
Rural Cemeto ry with military and Masonic honors.
The ceremonial took The place of the usual Memo
rial Day exercises. The soldiers graves were deco
rated with flags instead OF with fiOwers
SYRACUSE N. Y. May 3,.-The Decoration Day
exercises were very generally participated IN here
Business this afternoon was suspended.
ALBION n. Y, May 3O.-DccorAton Day was ap-
proprately observed here to-day. Senator Pitts
delivered the address.
JAMEsBURG. \. j., May 30-Decoration Day was
observed here to-day III the usual manner. The
Rev. b. ). Evertt delivered the GRAFTON, and an ad-
dress was made by Captain Thomas II. Lee:
ton to day was more general than for a number OF
wears past The Federal offices were closed, and
all the business exchanges and flags were displayed
at half-mast throughout the CITY. The various
posts of the Grand Army had charge OF the decora-
tious- Tonight memorial services took place at
various Grand ARMY halls. The principal
services were at FOrds Opera House. and
the Grafton was delivered by General Green b.
Rsum ex G. om missioner OF Internal Revenue The
ceremonies at the National cemeteries at Antietam
and Annapolis, and at Mount Olivet, at Frederick,
were of an interesting character.
RICHMOND, Va. May 30.-DecOration Day was
observed here by parade of the colored militia
and civic societies. which proceeded to the National
Cemetery below the city and decorated the graves
with flowers. The Custom House, Post Office aud
banks were closed.
WILMNGrON, Del. May Collaboration Day
was observed here by parades OF the local militia
and Grand Army posts and decoration Of the graves
| Memorial addresses were made by General Henry
A. Dupont and others.
GxTrysDURa, Penn, May 30.-Gcttysbure being
of historic Importance tho services Of Decoration
Day bald here from year to year have usually drawn