Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-10
, MEMORABLE DATE.
.,ye orn NOTABLE M THE HISTORY
'' OF THE cockADE CITY.
,.,.l.pay nt p,ardfcrd for Twenty
Zen years-rweive Thousand People
Decorate the Graves.

p,rrnsEuna, Va, June 9.--June 9th
honorable day in the history OF
,,,,,-sb,,rs. IL marks the day when
ri her citizen-soldiers we're killed
.ounded and captured in the raid
.g,se Federal troops under General
1T mon the city. whose intention
q, capture, sack, and burn the
- They were met and kept in
- nv the reserve militia, under COM
4 the gallant Colonel +. W.
H., until achievements from Gene
"'''fi,s's army could arrive. Then the
20 49,. -. we're rcpulsed and driven from
r., e. the CITY. During the battle,
,.,~,,er n dozen Of our citizens had
Pew Killed, and many more were
..,n5cd and carried of prisoners.
80. the latter was Hon. A. Nj. Kelley.
A,....--asIis Mayor OF Richmond and now
- the Judges Of the International
Cont in Egypt.
4" honor Of this important event pre-
i.,e inc siege and final evacuation OF
civ the Ladies Memorial Associa-
orcapized in 1866, selected the 9th
7, Ieoe As the day 20 be perpetually
Sts we'd in memory Of the Confederate
s..3 and as the day on which in all
-.osiing wears their graves should he
.,.r With flowers and evergreens.
.-1tii. dsv year after year for the last
.--..v-srvcn wears has been 50 observed.
go, 6iminufion has been shown Ill
81. 49, respect and love manifested for the
5si heroes OF the South.
PATRIOTIC REVERENCE.
T,-l,v. IS in all former years, thou
lis nj our people. inspired with pa
800, reverence. went over to old
v., 'ford cemetery bearing their floral
nos and laid them upon the graves
49, confederate dead-the unknown
-o.l as the known. A full corps Of
D..i. lerate heroes sleep beneath the
,Tnf historic old Blandford-dead OF
'.r..s snd shells and Of wounds and
.s ia defence of the Cockade City
.tro Glorious old Commonwealth Of
y--..,,a Yes, fully $1,000 graves of
.rtasrn soldiers who yielded up their
s," In the cause of patriotism are
...-tei 10 the old cemetery. in squares
iii non the hillsides, which are held
n Aols ground.
rTAUrIFUL AND INSPIRING.
Tia, veathe. to-day was showery and
.l,ss,srinr. but did not dsmpen the
"#-of tie thousands VINO went to the
l-.frv bearing their offerings of
.- and eyergreens and their
i...,,~s on the dead. The scene in
..-tv ~ the dead was very beautiful
riy.-y inspiring, though the ceremo,,
~. irciien; 10 the day were simple and
--..ta1tatious The various CIVIC
,~I military organizations OF the
r.r formed into line on Syca-
49,. street. with the right resting
r- Tsfb street, and at O'Clock started
49, march TO Blandford. Colonel L.
n Held. Of the gallant old Twelfth
Es-nen,. was chief marshal, with
3,..rs. r. NJ. Dobie, r. L. Arlington,
~. Collier. j. VI. Newcomb, j. I.
Tl. Bernard Mann, W. Il. Nichols,
-f..e1 Eomsine. and Pascal Dayie as
s.rsarts. The great crowd of people
isl preceded the procession, led
iv 4. p. Hill Camp OF Veterans,
tie cemetery, The ladies OF the
Memorial Association we're III carriages,
,-l With the officers OF a. 7. Hill Camp
AL distinguished citizens occupied
ss,, uqon the grand-stand from which
ta exercises we're conducted. All bust
less II tie city was closed during the
sh.roon, the streets were gay with Con-
.,l.r,e bunting, and many stores and
-rlli,Fs were handsomely decorated.
Everywhere pictures of Confederate
lae.alus were displayed.
MR.. nATTLE's ADDRESS.
After song service and prayer the
GATOR a the day, Rev. W. h. Battle,
rs..or Of tie First Baptist church. was
.-aee.a.y and eloquently introduced by
Hoa. CHARLES T. Collier, mayor OF the
CIV. 1ir. Battles address WAS elabo-
PIE snd exhaustive, beautiful in diction,
end was heard with the closest atten-
TIL.
ELEs or THE MOVE.
The Grand Lodge of the order OF
EEs will meet in Buffalo, n. y, next
week. The following delegates will
.lye o1 Saturday toattend, representing
Lelo3re recently organized in Peters
Jug: City-Sergeant George W. Esnes,
Clstoi-Pohce ". II. Eanes, Councilman
~. I'll. Jalley, John b. Evans, John {.
I5vaa n, J. Lewis Cooke, j. Liebert,
70. and c. T. Willis They will meet
u- Richmond representatives. and go or
vIl them.
A SLIGHT FIRE.
Gre occurred early this morning il
d. store Of Messrs. Vandegrift i Bang
ly, on Sycamore street. 1t broke out
VI the second floor Of the building,