, 1886-04-29

In Honor of JEFF. DAVIS.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. April 2s.-To-day
will ever be memorable in the history of
Alabama. Every locality was represented
and many adjacent towns aud villages
poured forth their entire population into
the streets. At an early hour the side
walks were so densely packed that locomo-
ton was difficult Instead OF going to the
park it was decided to 60 to the capitol
grounds and for the speeches to be made
from the very spot where MIR. Davis took
the oath of Office as president of the Con-
federate States. This change was made
because of the muddy condition of the
park. The entire city is gaily decorated
and the city hall has United States flags
futtering out OF every window. Pictures
of confederate generals are fastened to the
outside walls, while the names of Robert
Z. Lee, Stonewall Jackson. Alfred Sidney
tombstone. Robert Il. Rodcs and many
other confederate generals appeared on
streamers. The capitol was beautifully
decorated. From the tcpmost point on
its high dome, towering far above every
thing in the city, ioated the
stars and stripes. The entire front
was covered with streamcrs and
devices, while there was suspended
along the front columns immense federal
flags reaching down almost to the head of
the speakers. More federal flags float in
Montgomery to-day than at any time
since 1850. Private houses and business
houses have a liberal supply of decora-
tons and devices and words Of welcome
to Mr.. Davis. The scenes around Mr..
Davis this morning and the great desire
to see and shake him by the hand are in
describable. People were literally packed
IN the Exchange and it was with difficulty
that there was an entrance and an exit.
They wanted to see their old president
and nothing would satisfy them until
they had done so. Being feeble, it was
more than he could stand. and he had to
retire. The military escort formed in
front of the hotel aud extended far up
the avenue leading 10 the capitol II was
necessary to form a squad in order that
the procession might move. Companies
were iormeu ana stretched u on eaeh
slue' 40 one was alIo"eu inS'us Tue
lines. A carriage with four white
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The route OF the procession was about a
mile long. The avenue Is very WIDE but
the crowd when 1t began to move was
packed from one SIDE to the other. when
the procession arrived at the capitol gate
the way was cleared for Mr.. DAVIS, the
military being formed so as to prevent
o%verrunning the building and grounds
before he had reached his place. lie
was seated near the historic spot he oe'
cuuied Feb s. IS6l. Arranged in front