The Indiana State sentinel., 1885-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY.
IT Is Generally Observed throughout the
COaRtIy-Incidsnfs snd Occurrences
at Various Places.

New YORK, May 80 -DscoIstIOn Day being
legal holiday all the banks. exchanges and down
town Offices were closed. aud The city had much
the appearance OF & holiday. The Seventh Regi-
ment. While marching from their armory to the
position they were to occupy in the procession,
paraded past General Grants house. The General
stood at the window and reviewed the regiment as
1t fled psst. He had on & SKULL cap. and
supported by his cane. Mrs. Grant, Colonel Fred
Grant and wife, Mrs. Jessie Grant snd other mem
bers OF The family stood a other windows When
Colonel Toss was abreast OF the house he saluted
the General. sud The latter lifted his right hand
and returned the courtesy in military fashion.
WneD Reno and Gilso passed the house, their band
eOlaying Atlanta TO the sea-" the General was
visibly affected. He saluteds in response TO tae
nited has OF me men eFonP OF io9r ssS gIag
on the Steps OF house opposite the Generals resi-
dence, ana on tie Generals Appearance lifted
s sbI eT srY mTeh seeted
President Cleveland bTeakfsSted at secretary
whitney house this morning shortly afterwards
General McHahon arrived with two coaches. The
General ana the President entered one carriage,
and Secretaries E1dicOtt and Whitney the other,
and drove TO the windsor Hotel. 1here tney we're
met by the delegation from the G. A. r aud es-
was 10 rt view the parade While at the hotel cards
were sent in 70 the President The latter IL Is BE-
ueved wiz leave town on sunday afternoon.
The entire city today presented holiday D
private buildings. The streets, especially along
the route taken by the proc sson were hlleo with
people. and large crowds were gstheied In the the
squares were decorated with flowers aud bunting.
The procession of the G. A. and accompanying
regiments started at about III O'Clock and msrcaed
down to the grand stand where the President and
his friends reviewed IL GSleral Shaler RODE az
the head of the fist division OF the National
Guard Behind him his staI Tnon came
the TWenty-Secsnd, Ninth and Eleventh regi-
meDts, second Battery OF artillery and the First
INT trrNfNE frEF frrTl -
Ali OF the officers saluted the President, aud he
dotted his bat. Then followed the different posts
of the GTsud Army Of the Republic and their in
Vited guests N carriages. Among the prominent
veterans present were Generals Henry Z. Davies,
Henry A Barnum, John Cochran. Charles ?.
stone, Daniel +. Siexlea and Edward Jardlno.
The Fire Department was also represented in the
procession. Moan J.. FArnam Post, No. ass, " Mt
Colonel Farnham. AT the grand stand besides
the President and Secretaries Whitney aud Endl-
colt, were Postmaster General Villas, General Han
cock, Mayor Grace and General Doubleday.
The parade IN Brooklyn was great success.
Flags dew from all the pubic buildings and many
pri, ate dwellings. The courts and public OH 5eS
were closed and al the monuments IN the city
were adorned with flowers aud hlgs. Tne milt-
tery snd toe various posts OF the q. A. K. paraded,
snd were rsSieWed by Governor Hill and MS
LOUISVILLE. Ky., May 20 -Ths tomb OF General
Zschsrish Taylor, at the old Taylor homestead, SIX
miles fIOm the city, was decorated a. nOou % day.
a large c1QWd took part in the ceremonies. many
Mex.csr veterans being pTesen. The monument
was e.ahOTately decorated with WIeaihs, flowers
and iags. AT the base of the shaft stood a hie5lLs
picture OF the Major General and eX-Presidsat In
worn iEame. The enhance to the tOGb was sDTin-
kleo witn flowers and heavily draped with na-
tiolal COiOis Everywhere evidence Fss notice
able Of the c0nsummate care that had been eXer-
ciSed arranging for tee c. sieoratiO1 of the cay
MemOrisl addresses bg General James Ekin aud
5eDersi Green Clay SmlIl, OF Louisville, were
read.
The graves Of the Federal soldiers were strewn
with flowers this afternCOl, aud the usual decOra
ion seiyioes were GOae tnTough with. An ad
|dIess waS ceiivered b. Coo el L. Il. MORO ?.
DETROIT 3sy S0-The Weather threw camper
| on the Oo. ervaucs of Memorial Day in this city.
! At an earle hour tee decorating committees Wis.
tied tie soldiers monument and the csmeteTF, sD
pIOpIistely decking the graves OF the dead.
ClSCiSSsTi, D, May 81 Memorial Dav was OO-
served herr by procession OF the Firss Regiment
Ohio NaIOBai GUar IS ana tha several posts OF the
Grad Army OF the Republic The soldiers graves
were strewu with flowers ~ @Drtng Grove and
oher cemeteries by the hands of daugh .ers OF vet
eTaDs.
LITTLE Rock. Msy 30.-Decoraton Day was gen
orally observed. The graves OF ex.FedeTal and
ex Confederate soldiers n the National Gem stery
snd Oak.sud Cemetery were decorated Dy the
Joint action of the Grand Army Posts and exon
were by Colonel 7. NJ Gibson, an ex-Confederzte
soldier, s3d CongTessman J. II. Rogers. The at
tendance was large.
MILFORD Mass, May 80 -COnstables to-day re-
fused Post -, q. A. R, entrance to the Catholic
cemetery in accordance with Father Cuddihey's
orders. The members of the post, howaver,
climbed over the fence and decorated tae graves,
after which they retired. The decorations were
subsequently destroyed.