The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-31
DECORATION DAY.
Appropriately Observed at Mary Points
The Heroes Honored.
Ru,herfrand Hayes, Exhumed. from
Oblivion, Speechlilcs.
Generous Garlands on Cory Graves.
IN NORTHERN ONO.

IN NORTHERN OHIO.
CLEVELAND, u, may SV.-Decorston usy
WAS observed throughout northern OaiV
with customary ceremonies.
IN NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN.
New ivhK, Mas ~ ine programme o.
the dec ,ration OF graves. parades, orations,
etc, was carr ed out In this city aud Brook
lyu, Weather hne.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WAsaiNurVn, may 80 -tn- weather was
cool and breezy, tue SKI partly cloudy
circumstanc e In the highest degree favors'
ble for outdoor ceremonies and the memo
rlai exercises NJ the soldiers graves, All
public buildings and nsnks were c'oteu
throughout the day aud private bns'hess
ho 1ses closed ut noon. The pIinclptl pr
cession. composed OF Grand Army posi-,
formed on Ninth and Tenth stree's, headen
by the M srine band, and marched ~ ~
o'clock via Pennsylvania avenue 70 the
National cemetery, a. arlington ae, uan.
rhe procession there disbsnded Anu tpeh
A couple Of hours decorating graves WITH
flowers and evsrgreens Three or fouf
Thousand persons visited the Congressional
cemeterr. where the soldiers graves we're
decorated under the supervision o! = c,m'
r,,ee OF tho Grand Army. inc cert :
T.. .nies ct the Soldiers Homo were similar
mlttees Of the Grand Army visiteu
and decorated the soldiers graves
in OAK Hill, Glenwood and battle-ground
cemeteries, and the German Veterans
upion held memorial services over the
graves OF German so di, RI at Prospect Gene
terry. There was no diminution OF former
interest taken In the day. All monuments
in the numerous parks OF the Guy ate
wreaihsd with eveYgreens. Flags are hoat
Ing from oil public aud many private bnild.
Jugs. About 40 600 excursionists, especially
Grand Army men, with their am lie''whc
had already taken part 10 the commenort-
ton here, departed for the battlefield u
Fredericksburg, Virginia, where interestibG
ceremonies were held.
sPRIsGFIELD. o.
SPRINGFIELD, o.. May 3o-Dscoratiou
day WAS observed with the usual msnlf,sIs'
tions of interest. An immense number Of
people participated. At Corn Cliff an ad'
4 70 81 was d. livered by Dr. q. A. * mper
Of Cioclnnati. and ex-Pfesident Hayes, who
smoke in behalf OF government aid Ill the
education OF the illiterate In various paris
o. the country and urged the people 20 ex'
ert their intiu ence on the house OF renn'
the establishment and Temporary
support OF common schools. MT.
HAYES sail that had i. not been
| tor ignorancs there would nave been 10
r,bpllio-. and that the b.ecks having
been entranchieed II was TIE duty OF me
government to so educate ,htm That 'hty
could vite intelligertly When var eau,
tho duty OF peace must ioliow' Inc slaves
are yet nut hall emancpsted. Inc 'hrdi'
dom of Ignorance must be broken. Free
dom and the privilege OF voting are efuea.'
ing but not complete in their Work. uni'
yersol suffrage should he tssed on UNI
yoresl education. The WORK 81 the Peabody
trustees and OF the manaeers OF the JOHN
+. Slater iurd OF II COD 600 was alluded w.
Mr.. Slater. provided for manual Iaoof
W tn educational branches. The bill which
nn.spd thn senate was not perfect, but was
4 good BEGINNING In the right crsotlop'
There are d fliculiies TO he overcome. Al
most halt the voters OF the south were
lately ,layes : the her half are not al :,
nuately educated now, ard more than m
a million voters cannoi read the pAiiols
they csst. The addres5 was entirely un,
usrisln aud statesmanlike, ana prooucsu
a profound impression.
on TggB RATTLE oRoUsD OF dETTYsBURG
GErrY.puRG.. May 3D.-The LARGEST crowd
that ever assembled hers on ID co'ati"i
dey gathered at the National cemetery tc-
day. There w,s a parade at the cemetery
ard ceremonies by the Grand Army. Ihe
graves were decorated by children. The
Grafton was delivered by Martin MaginDis
| Of Montana.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
PuILApEr PAIA, May 30.-rhere was I
general observance OF Decoration day. The
Grand Army and citizsns crowded the CEN
| etsries.
AT CHICAGo.
CHICAGO, May 3d. The military anc
civil parade this afternoon 90 part of Deco
rst,of, day ceremonies, was the longest ev'
or witnessed here on similar ocoasion.
AT OF. LOUIS.
Gr. LOUIS, May Memorial day re'
ceiysd mere sttention today than for sew
ersl yesrs past. Fully 10000 people. VI.
| tied the national cemetery ct the old Jel
| ievson barracks, twelve miles down tn
river, where the graves OF some IA ,O0O sol
diers were profusely decorated. SERVICES
we're coud -oted by the Grand Army OF re-
public posts, and consisted OF . national 70
Int by u nited States trooss under Colone
| Bracket, music and orations.. Genera
poe.m al was present and toce N tct'v
part Ia the ceremonies.
At LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE Rock, May so TX Federals ant
AZ Cnn. ed erates united In memorial saT
vices. Orations were delivered by Judke U
N. R-se and Judge 8. r. Allen. Busines
was suspended.
| TKAHsAs CITY.
| KANSAS CRY, May 30.-Decoratiou ia,
was com memorated by parades III the alter
| -oop OF militia and civic societies and fir
department aud exercises at Coates opera
house. The Grafton was delivered oy hon
". N. Warner.
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MISERAL WELLS.