Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-07
THE DEAD STATESMAN.
THE MEMORY OF THE GREAT
COMMONER REV Erred

HE DEAD NIAlEOMAN' /
THE MEMORY OF THE GREAT
CONIMONER REV Erred
The CITY Draped in Blaek-SaVannahs /
OaRcfal Action-The Military Escort
A Nav of Fasting aud PrayeF-Busi-
- "a he Suspended-The Deep Feel |
ing of Regret.
savannah is muffled WITH mourning.
since the announcement Of the sad news
Of the death Of our hOnored Governor
sunday morning, the city has been full of
sorrow. Tomorrow at Atlanta the last
ceremonial will be performed and the
ashes Of the illustriOus statesman will be
laid 10 rest. Appropriate action has
been taken by the civic and
military organizations OF the city.
and the armOTies and society halls are
heavily dTaped. The display of mourn
inc was general yesterday. and large
number Of buildings were being hung
with black last night. To-day will be
busy with the preparations for the de-
parture Of the civic and military repre-
Sensations. Tomorrow will be hushed !
and quiet. and Will be observed as day
Of fasting and prayer.
Yesterday a number of leading citizens
of Savannah, in order TO itly do honor to
the distinguished dead, forwarded the fol-
lowing dispatch to the acting Governor:
SAVANNAH, March 6, lsS3.
Cor. j. :. BOsJtOH, Atlanta. Ga:
If Thursday Is made a legal holiday,
enabling banks, government Offices and
other public institutions 10 close up. many
here and in other cities Of the State will
be permitted to join in paying fuller hon.
Ors 10 our distinguished dead. Question
must be decided at once.
DANIEL G.. PURSE,
Pres't Saw. Bank and Trust Co.
JOHN FLANNERY,
Pres't so. Bank state of Georgia.
JOHN L. HAMMOND,
Vice Pres't Merchts NATL Bank.
T. +. JOHNSON,
Collector of Port.
l.. MCLAws.
Postmaster.
JAMES III. JOHNSTON,
Pres't Cotton Exchange.
W. G.. RAOUL,
Pres't Central Railroad.
Late in the afternoon the reply was re-
ceived:
ATLANTA, March 6. $3.50 2. NJ
To ID. e.. Purse, j. L. Hammond, John
FLdRHeTy and others:
Proclamation has been issued making
( Thursday, Sth inst, a public holiday for
fasting, praying and general memorial
services in memory Of the late lamented
[ Governor Stephens.
JAMES :. BOYNTON, Governor.
The proclamation is written under Sec
tiOn 27S3 of the State Code, which makes
the day legal holiday.
The courts stand adjourned from yeSter-
/ day, and all public business will be sus-
pended tomorrow, in respect to the day.
The military will leave at s O'Clock to-
night and arrive in Atlanta at S:45 to-
Z
I were made yesterday for the conveyance
of the several detachments. The First
/ Volunteer Regiment assembled at noon
| in the hall Of the Irish Jasper Greens.
/ The invitation of the Atlanta committee
( was read, and a detachment of each COM
/ pany was ordered under command of a
| field officer. The following general order
/ has been issued:
/ HEADQUARTERS FIRST VOLUNTEER !
REGIMENT OF GEORGIA.
SAVANNAH, March 6, 1888. .
| General Orders No. 8.
| l.. The attachments from the several
/ companies of this regiment to take part i'm
| the funeral ceremonies of His EXcellency
| Alexander II. Stephens, late Governor of
/ Georgia. to take place in Atlanta on the
1 Sth inst, will assemble on South Broad
! street, right resting near Whitaker street,
on Wednesday, the 9Th inst, at 10 p. m.
/ precisely.
III. The cOlOrs of the Oglethorpe Light
I Infantry Will be used ON the occasion, and
will be brought on the ground by that
/ company.
III. The field and staff will assemble at
| the same hour and place, dismOunted.
By order PETER REILLY.
| X. G.. GAILLARD, 1t. Col. COmdg.
/ LIST 1t. and Adjt.
/ A meeting of the Chatham Artillery
/ was held last night and arrangements
made for the transportation of a detail
/ Of twenty-five to thirty men, under
/ command of Lieutenant Il. Fuller Har-
/ mon. The detachment Will assemble at
I the armOry at 80 O'Clock tonight i'm fun
uniform. The guns and caissOns We're
shipped to Atlanta yesterday.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards Bat
/ TALON assembled at the arsenal at 3
! O'Clock, when the following resolutions
were submitted and adopted:
| WHEREAS, In the providence of God
/ the Honorable Alexander III. Stephens.
/ Governor Of Georgia, and an honorary
member of the Savannah Volunteer
/ Guards, has been called in the fullness of
his fame and usefulness, and in a ripe old
age, from his distinguished place on earth,
ReSOired, That the Savannah Volunteer
Guards, while submitting, unmurmuring,
/ To the will of Him who '1dOeth all things
I well.'' cannot but give way to the feel
7 ings natural TO men in lamenting the
7 death of our so recently elected honorary
member. whose illustriOus services to
/ his country have endeared him TO all
patriotic citizens; That detachment of
I this corps be detailed TO attend the funer-
/ al of the hOnOred dead at Atlanta on
/ Thursday, the sth inst, and be authOriZ-
I ed to carry on that occasion the color of
/ the corps so lately presented to il by him.
/ self. and that said detachment be CON-
/ manded by the Lieutenant Colonel.
! ReSOlred. further, That our arsenal he
| clothed in mourning for the period of
/ thirty days; that a page of our minute
/ book be dedicated TO the memory of our
/ beloved cOmrade, and that these resOIu-
I tiOns be published in the newspapers of
/ Savannah and Atlanta, and a copy thereof
/ he forwarded by the Secretary to the
/ family of our illustriOus deceased men,
/ Der.
In accordance with the resolutions the
following memorial Inscription will be
| placed on the minute book Ofthe battalion:
N MEMORY
of
ALEXANDER HAMILTON STEPHENS
Honorary Member of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards Battalion,
Governor Of the Commonwealth Of
Georgia.
Vice President Of the Late Confederate
states of America.
4 Distinguished Jurist.
The Great COmmOner of Georgia.
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The battalion will send a detachment of
eighty-fiye men under command of Lieu
| tenant Colonel Garrard and will assemble
at the arsenal at 6:45 o'clock tonight,
wearing the usual badges of mourning,
| with drums muffied and swords draped.
| The detail will be properly cared for at
the capital. as will be seen by the follow
ing dispatch received BY the Lieutenant
Colonel commanding yesterday:
Colonel VIM GdTTdrd, .Sdrdnndh::
Governor BoyntOn has just written
proclamation making Thursday a legal.
holiday under section of the Code mem