Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-30

! PennsylVaaia cavalry and now prominent
| attorney Of NorristoWn. Pa, had n brother
/ ia the Confederate army while hc was night
| ing for the Union under General Sheridan IN
| the Valley OF Virginia. Colonel Bean Is a
/ speabe er OF considerable note, being the author
Of the historical oraiiOn delivered at the cen
! tcnnial celebration at Valley Forge, Pa.
June 10. 1878; is president otthe Montgomery
| County (Pa) Historical society. and wrote
the following war papers for the Philadelphia
| W'elkiy Times: BuiOrd al Gettysburg,
Plcssanton at Charlottesville, Sheridan's
raid 10 Richmond, sheridan st Trevillian,
and sheridan in the Valley. Ills address to-
day will contain, among other matters,
reference 10 the fall OF General j. l.. i.
| Stuart at Yellow Tavern, May II. 1864, at
which place also fell Mfior Granger, Of the
| Seventh Michigan cavalry, the regiment IN
which Edgar Allan. NJ this city. served du-
RUG the war. While IN the city Colonel
Bean, With his wife and son, will be the
guests Of General Edgar Allan, jlG west
/ Grace street. They served in The same COM
mand curing the war, Colonel Bean being
provost marshal on the staff of General
] Tarhcrf, and hi. present host then engaged
in special secret service under his present
| guest.
! A PROPULSION or FLOWERS.
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| ceiyed from northern veterans and friends
and members OF tbe Grand Army Of the Re-
| public from various sections Of the country
/ about S429 in money to be used In to-d'y's
| decorations. Besides this he has received
/ 400 United States flags, 400 rose-buShes,
box Of laurel wreaths from Boston; cut
! flowers, an elegant anchor made OF immor-
| tcllcs, and several large boxes OF eyergreens,
| sbrubbcry, and flowers. Most Of these VIII
| be used at seven Pines, but l2j OF the roSe-
| bushes and some Of the shrubJery and flags
| Will be taken TO Hollywood 10 be placed in
! the Confederate soldiers section there.
PICKETT's DIVISION.
The following was received Yesterday:
AYLrT1's, VA, May 20. 1883.
| Capt7in Z. =. Reeve, President PicteTs
! Dirist0p ISsCCiGhOa;
Nv Dear Contradict send over a cart.
! load Of flowers to be placed by the committee
| O! veterans appointed 10y you from Picketts
| division after they had volunteered
! for the purpose over The graves Of
/ the soldiers OF the SiXty.n!nth,
! seventy first. Scycutv-secoud, and one
! hundred-lud.siXth PENNSYLVANIA regiments
| Of The Phiiadelphil brigade in the National
/ cemetery. should the supply Of flowers not
| be exhausted upon the graves of Penn.yl-
I Vania soldiers scatter them reverently and
( tcndcrly over the graves Of our dead coun>
| trymen from other Ntites, who, having fallen
| by or bullets now sleep a. the gates OF our
! lovely city. And let the world learn from
| thi, act tbat the hands which once slew,
| having lately gra'ped In friendship the sur
! yiyors OF the brave PHILADELPHIA brigade, are
| ever wiling TO Join everywhere in expres-
/ sions Of respect. honor. and sympathy to.
| wards the soldier-dCad Of the American peo-
| pie. Yours fraternally,
WILLIAM r. NYLETT.
The flowers mentioned IN the above letter
| will be taken 10 the United states National
cemetery about 10 a. VI. to day and placed
| IN charge Of the keeper Of the cemetery by
Nr. Edmund Taylor, Of King William coun-
| ". veteran corporal Of Lees army. ! hey
| vii shortly afterwards he received, taken
| charge oi aud distributed over the graves by
! the following volunteer committee Of vet
eraus Of Picketts division, appointed by
| Captain L. II. Reeve, president OF Pickett,
Dlyi,on AssOciation-to wit: d. \. james,
+. II. Ferncyhougb, William Haw, Il. IL.
Fox, Judge j. II. Brown. Henry Boone,
John j. II. Brewer, and G. I. Loehr.
ouR DEAD.
4 number OF Confederate dead recently
| dlsintcrred at seven Pines lre to.dly to be
reiuterred at Hollywood. and the veterans
viii act a> funeral escort. and arrive In he
! CITY In ample time to Join The procession 10
| Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD
The procession to HOLLYWOOD will be
/ formed on Broad street between sixth and
/ seventh. and will consist OF Lee Camp and
| Phil. kcarny Post, several companies Of the
| FIrst regiment. the Blues, the IloVitzers,
ana the stuart Horse Guards. General john
/ Il. Cooke, the commander OF the Confederate
/ c1mps in the State, viii be the chief marshal.
The line will move down Fifth to Frank
| lin street and at Second Will be Joined by
the Ladies Memorial AssociatiOn), up
| Franklin 10 Cherry, down Cherry to Eever-
/ ", and up Beverly TO the northern gate near
! General Picketps grave.
The ceremonies will be opened with prayer
/ Nv the Rev. II. NJ. Jackson, +. D., after
| which the orator of the day, Hon. Jane. l..
/ Gordon. Of Albemarle, will be introduced.
/ Mr.. Gordon is the youngest member OF the
/ State senate, Is gifted orator, aud y rapidly
/ rising into public favor. His speech at the
| Norfolk Convention stamped him as one OF
/ the foremost OF the public speakers Of the
/ dav, and in The senate he is always listened
| TO 10y admiring audiences.
Mr. Gordon's !, marks, it is understood
Will occupy about twenty minutes time. He
will speak from stand to be- erected on Get
/ tysburg Hill. The line will form on Broad
! street at Il o'clock. II will take about an
| hour for 10 to reach Hollywood and get into
] position. and 20 the ceremonies Will hardly
/ bagin before O'clock.
! After the address DR.. Hoge will Oficiate at
/ the reinterment Of the Seven.Pines dead.
CARRIAGES
/ The procession ot carriages will assemble
/ at the corner OF second and Franklin streets
! at 4.30 O'Clock, aud there await the military
! escort, which will be under the Management
! OF Lee Camp. The ladies Of the association
| have always furnished their own carriages at
| their private expense. They will be very
| clad TO have the line OF carriages increased
l by the addition Of any c0uyeyances OF
I Driy,te individuals. whether owned or
/ hired for the occasion, which may be de-
/ sired, No carriages will be allowed 10 enter
HOLLYWOOD except 10 the process sion, and
ony then such as sre furnished with q
! badoe Of the association. These BADGES
nav be obtained Dy any person who will
1 apply for them at the house OF the president.
/ Mrs. Lewis WEBB, corner Of Second and
/ Franklin streets.
HOLIDAY.
Lit,le or no business will be done in the
| city to-day, and after O'Clock the stores and
factories generally will be closed
/ Byoruer Of the Executive Committee the
rooms of the Richmond Grain and Cotton
Exchange viii he closed during the dly.
The po>l-ofice will be closed after II
/ o'clock. Two deliveries will be made 10 the
buslness portion Of The city In the morning,
and betweeu the hour, OF IL and ~ the
windows will be open TO all for the de-
| livery OF the northern mail. Three collec-
tons will be made from street-boxes, The
latest at 4:05 L. VI.
FLOWERS FOR rue GRAVE or PICKETT
Captain Reeve. OF thus city, has received
from James NJ. Wbitecar, adlutsnl OF The
pb,Iadelnhia Briesde Association. asun Of
money TO he expended in the decoration OF
the grave OF General Pickett
Itwas one Of the wishes Of Mr. Wh'ieear
that rosebushes should De oo1ent ana set
around the grave Of the General, but inss-
mnrh "A the lection ia soon 10 be leyelled, so