, 1889-12-12
IN 9TH KE CITIES.
Memorial Services Generally Held
Throughout the South.

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Throughout the South.
ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. l1..-Mcmorial
services were held to-day in almost
every town in Georgia during tho hour
of the funeral Of Davis. In Atlanta
which was profiscly draped in
mourning. The procession to the
capitol was a mile long, the Confederate
survivors of the city leading over a
thousand school children, in military
dress, and the fire department, with
their apparatus draped in mourning,
were In line. Business was generally
suspe nded during the morning.
AT CHARLOTTE.
CHARLOTTE, n. G., Dec. 11.--Great
meetings were held here to-day in
memory of Jefferson Davis. Colonel
William Johnston, who was with Davis
hero when the latter received the tele-
gram announcing the assassin ition ol
ston said that Davis remarked: THAT
is u very extraordinary communication" "
Colonel Johnston said that u gloomy
sensation pervaded the assemblage, and
that there was no cheering from any
body who was close enough to him TO
have heard the dispatch read.
Colonel Johnston made this statement
the crowd expressed any exultation at
receiving the news Of Lincoln's assas-
sination.
REVOLUTIONS or RESPECT.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA large number
of fex-confetlerates assembled tonight at
the room of the ex.Con nfederate Histori-
cal and Benevolent Association, to ex-
press their love and respect for the
memory of Jefferson Dar,s. Resolutions
of sympathy and eulogy were adopted,
declaring among other things that when
the history of the late strife Is read in
the light OF calm judgment there will
be u few names found TO be immortal,
and among those few will be the name
and memory of Jefferson Davis"
AT RIcHMoNp.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 11.--Business
was generally suspended to-day, and
the stores and dwelling houses were
draped in black. Among the most con.
spicuous places decorated was the
"white house the home of Davis dur
ing the war. Al The street car lines had
the cars draped with mourning. Memo
rial services we're held In various
churches, which were we'll attended.
At MONTGOMERY.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. lI.-Mont-
gomery is wrapped in emblems OF
mourning and sorrow. During the hours
of the funeral the bells of the city tolled.
Minute guns were fired from Capitol
hill and appropriate memorial services
we're held, which were largely attended.
BUSINESS sUsPgsDyD.
NoRYoLK, Dec. 11.-Business was sus-
pended i'm Norfolk, Portsmouth and tho
surrounding towns to-day, and the pco-
pie turned out en- masso to attend the
service in honor of tho memory of JET
ferson Davis.
ELABoRATE srRvIcEs.
RALErsH, n. g., Dec. ll.--All the
state offices were closed and business
suspended during the hours OF the
funeral of Jefferson Davis. Elaborate
memorial services were held.
AT COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA, Dec. 1.-THE legislature
to-day held memorial services in honor
Of Jefferson Davis At the same hour
another memorial service took place in
the city hall. No such manifestation
has occurred in the South since Cal.
houn's death.
AT NASHVILLE.
NAsHvILbE, Dec. 11.-Memorial SER
held In this city st noon, and in every
town and hamlet In Middle and Western
Tennessee.
At CHARLEsToN.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. H.
Memorial services were held here to- day
in memory of jefferson Davis.