The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-27
THEDAY NEAR AT HAND
,rIrIs or THE DAVIS PROCESS
.,oy MAZE BEEN COMPLETED.
q, .,er. Of Response from Prominent Men.
Artillery Arrive on s'esmsr--asyor
Tllyson and Miss Winnie Davis.

4 Il VII pc N''''"''N 80 ''V''''
any -. memory worthy OF the man and
MS fame
the JeI Davis mansion viii be appro-
....l, and tastefully draped in mourn
.,.5,v by Mr.. Mitteldorfer. under
go with the school authorities. so
.yoid interfering with the school
ton. ln the early part OF the week.
,resumcd that thousands viii visit
t,s,,ric building next week, and
tN'S IA veterans win look with swelling
h4., and moistened eyes on the grand
yea .,,.tit. House" OF the COnfederacy.
"- I'D, Thomas Elicit yesterday re-
large number Of communications
.,.e~ 90 Invitations to attend the
10 "-t.e rext Wednesday. The ad1u-
IN stonewau Camp OF Confederate
,,.s...,.rs writes THAI they VIII arrive al
y, O'clock that day 10y the chesapeake
e,d Ohio railway with forty -"Ne i i.
".-..-r seIbert, Of the Royal Engineers
'r..,.s.3 who cast his fortunes with
v r.,faleracy during the late war,
from Berlin and Acknowledges ire
N...I., MS follows: / feel as obliged,
i-' 'tt'.-.r.l hv the kind invitation OF
o." committee for the participation AT
..irfermeut Of the remains OF tie
.,..iart President jefferson Davis, the
.-.,. gentleman and noble Christian.
r.srat very much not 70 De aDle 10
, IN the funeral ceremonies. l beg
IN dive my best compliments 10 Heheral
r.,lhurb Lee and gm, with the most
-5,.i thanks. your faithful servant.
lge,Ire Charles Il. Fenner, Of New
orleans. sends regrets.
lieutenant S. G.. Stone, OF the Con-
saIarafe states Navy. says: Il have
t...rinaJ 20 myself the sense OF grateiul
pleasure 10 would afford me TO be present
surh "a gathering. The sense Of touch
sion the noble and solemn impulses that
v.u rule the hours Of the ceremonies
would In itself fully compensate me ior
the long voyage to your grand ana MS,
toric city" lie closes with sraciui
words Of regret
Mrs r. B. hin. relative Of General A.
- I'm. sends regrets for herself but ac-
ropis for his niece. Miss Minnie bill,
who viii stop at 2l9 south Fourth street
while here.
Colonel George w Wallace, commander
q Neimever-Shaw Camp Of Confederate
Veterans. writes that he will bring thirty
FIVE men.
Captain =. T. Yeatman. Of Alexandria,
Va. accepts the invitation and VIII be
here.
The steamer Wyanoke. Of the Old Do
minion line brought 10 Richmond yes
terday four pieces Of artillery OF the
Grimes Battery. Of Norfolk, and four
pieces OF the Norfolk Light Artillery
Blues. Two Of the latter guns are maze
~ bronze The steamship company
brought the pieces 10 this city free, ana
will return them free Of expense.
A special 10 The Times yesterday from
Danvine says: When Hon. j. Taylor
EUvson. Mayor OF Richmond, who is
escortinR Miss Davis 10 New orleans
raesed here this morning at $50 O'Clock
committee was at the depot TO meet him,
and prevailed upon him to change the
route of the Davis funeral train so as 70
allow IL To come by Danville. IN order
that the citizens OF the very last con-
federate capital could have an oppor-
tunitv TO show their respects 10 the
memory OF the dead chieftain. The Mayor
evpressed n Willingness 10 accede 10 Dan
,.fle's wishes N 10 would De satisfactory
10 the railroad management. a teIe-
granbfc correspondence between Mayor
VVoo1inp. Of Danville. and captain W. ~.
Green. general manager OF me hichm"nu
and Danviile road, to-day resulted lh
s,nsfactorv arrangements. and IL rs now
settled that the train Will pause hat
hour Am uanville Tuesday evening on
rs wsv 10 Richmond. The demonstra-
tI,n here will be- a plain, simple one, ana
rreaf crowds will be at the depot.
Lee Camp held a meeting last night
which was very largely attended Letters
were read from Hon. Caleb Huse. Highland
Falls New York. regretting that he could
not Doe present on the 3lst and paying
a high tribute to the character ana SER
vices OF President Davis. and from sew
cral camps who stated that they would
be prHent.
Tie following comrades were detailed
for guard duty az the Capitol. and will
report al the Lee Camp Hall on Tuesday
night az o o'clock. From Lee Camp
Lieutenant Colonies. Thomas Byrne, John
a. Meanley. Captain Andrew J. Wray.
Sergeants. i. c. Crump, John NJ Warren.
Corporals. j. w. j.. Farrar. Charles II.
Epps Privates. J. r. Edwards. Johnl
A. Booker. r. l.. Childress. d. +. Francis.
vs.. y. Ford. r.. A. Bowry. T. J. Roper.
Andrew j. Berry. Gus Il. Delarue. +. b.
Elliott, A. S. Faudree. John w. Gillian,
J.. ~ GIL. James Harmon. W. II. Hall.
George W. Jarvis. Watkins Lindsey. +.
w. Marable. James McGraw, ID. Hardy
Pyle. Charles T.. Turner. Robert Ralston.
j. j. Sullivan. Joseph Il. Thomas. Edward
j. Tuck. Charles j. Winston. Philip
Samuel, S. II. Mitchell Charles b. Ten
naut. John j.. Laughton Jr., Kennedy
Palmer. w. +. Snlder h. p. Anderson, w.
e.. Grady George r.. Rives. j. X. Malloy
a. y. Lawrence. James Spence, a. ].
Blackburn.
From Pickett Camp-Corporal Traylor
lryates Hastings. h. j. Smith. Thomas
Waller. Clarke Trewaller, Boone Hen
lrcks and Brown.
Addresses were made by Comrades
Alex. W. Archer. John r. Laughton. Jr..
Thomas W. Sydnor, ID. Smith BEDFORD.
a. O.. Evans. j. BOoten Hill, ID. a. Brown
and p. Leslie Spence
lee Camp with their drum corps will
meet az their hall Tuesday night. May
s,h, 40 o'clock.
The following Confederate Camps have
reported that they will be here on the
ogih and 31st:
John Bowie Strange Camp. Charlottes-
WIFE, Va.
Rowan county Veterans. Salisbury. n. |
John r. Cooke Camp. West Point, Va.
confederate Veteran Association. Wash |
Aston. j.. G..
stonewall Camp. Portsmouth, Va.
a. j. I'm Camp. Petersburg, Va.
george II. Pickett Camp. Richmond. /
Va
louisa Camp. Louisa county, Va.
%'ury Camp. Fredericksburg. Va.
rage Fuller Camp Gloucester Court
house. Va.
u. J. Z. b. Stuart Camp. Reams Station.
W. Aarruder-Ewen Camp. Williamsburg.
Pierce-Gibson Camp. Culpeper. Va.
" s. Beneficial Association Baltimore.