Evening Star Newspaper, May 30, 1882, Page 2

. THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. —. - cd TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1882-DOUBLE SHEET. MEMORIAL DAY, 1892, the storm of Dattle Bursts in its blood-red billows on the shore! ‘Turned backward for a moment > tide of teeming years Brinzs back the morta! ok The wounds and blood and tears; » back the long proc food and fe kd and tent; The rie, sword and cannon Of war's arbitrament! Ob, doys of echoing thunder! On, Dights of Dlow 2 Ddlazel« Hours of breathless waitingt ia, males Of IMITY Wws¥S Web blistering suas bung over The close beleaguered town, To crown the heads of heroes Wit the laarels of renown! Ho! for the marching myriads, The lines of rigid ranks, Whe the horsemen ant the footmen Close up thetr serried flanks! Ho! fer the roaring battle, ‘ne worrid front of war, On Which the charging sjuadrons Burst with a flerce hurrah! . Abt hushed Is now the turmot! and the trouble; Above these grass-grown mounds we pause and think If tame be not a bauble, fe a bubble Whose breaking brings us Ww the grave’s cold brink, ‘You call us, comrades, to yout solemn muster, And we are coming slowly, year by yeur, e’3 wild winds no lohger blow and’ biuster, pure light o¢ Heav’n’s own atmosphere; ‘So came the gallant Hurlburt,* old and hoary, And brave old Burnside,t with his rare renown; ‘The wite world wept when ripe in years and glory, ‘The martyred Garfleld? laid life’s scepter down! Here, on the sward around us, Standing amtdst the throng, Spoke he the words of wi dom, Sturdy, and brave and strong: carecly, tt seems, we Tistene Speti-bound an hour a -0, ‘Standing with heads uacovered— And now he fs lying low! So, to the last dread muster, Roused by the trampet’s cal Lofty and low must answer Cnder the Jasper wal And so, when we join t Who march in the gleam May the God of Batti ‘And gtve us the countersignt Comrades {n arms, low-lying, Locked in your Hist You have a rest But ie have a charge to keep; Keeping the Union swcred, Her stripes and her starry sheen; Guarding the peace you won us, Keeping your meai'ry greent ‘Oh, aching hearts of orphan, matd or mother, Whose tears have dropped on grass or ilower to- ay For sire or son, for husband or for brother, ‘May He who'sees you wipe your tears away! Look up, beyond the rapid rushing river ‘The snow-white dome suil cleaves the summer skies; Faith draws one shining arrow from her quiver— ‘The Patriot lives; the Hero never diest But grief ts vain and sorrow unavailing; So, leave our tears and flowers upon the sod; With arms reversed, and silken banners trailing, We leave our sleeping comrades wita thelr God! 200%, Homburt was the first commander-in-chief of ide was the third commander-in-chief. arfield delivered the first oration on Decora- Arlington, ‘The Marine band then rendered “ Nearer my God fo thee,” and Hom. Geo. M. Robeson, of N. J., Was introduced and made @ brief address, His Words Of patriotic eloquence were recetved with appro- Priate applause. ‘The male quartette then rendered “Flowers on the Grave,” and Hon. Henry L. Morey made a tell- ing speech fragrant with tue associations of the y- The Marine band and the mate quartette ren- @ered selection and Hon. Jonn R. Lynca was in- froduced and spoke with eloquent effect of the ¥icn legacy that the martyred men had left to suc- ceeding generations. ‘The Siarine band, upon the conctuston of his re- marks, played “Safe in the Arms of Jesus,” and Hon. Heary O'Connor made an address. After muste the benediction was pronounced by Rev. Benjamin Swaliow, and amid the strains of “old Hundyed” from uie Marine band semblage dispersed. AT SOLDIERS’ HOME. ‘The bricht sun, balmy air, and beauty of the Surrounding country induced a much larger num- Der than ever before to attend the exercises of the Gay at the Soldicrs’ Home, to honor the memory of those who Tell fighting for their country, whose dust now lies buried in the beautiful cemetery there. The grounds of the home never looked More beautiful, and many on their way to the @emetery were Lempted to linger along the well- Kept paths under the shade of the trees. the as- ars, which ran to Whitney avenue, Crowded all the morning with passengers, While omnibus, hacks, and carriages were constantly arriving at the eutra on the Glenwood road. ‘The wonderfully neat ap Pearance of the cemetery was adinired by all resent. As the gatekeeper remarked. “I don’t Batieve uny piace can beatie™ The bright green Of the crass was dotted with tiny American fags @Manding between the pure white tombstones, A Butaber of tise Who reuched the grounds early Drought wreaths of flowers and evergreens, with, ‘Which, before the exercises began, they decorated the graves of those who were particularly near ordear to them. An unusually large crowd was expected and arrangements had been made for @e.\ting nearly all, chairs and benches being placed ear the pavilion: many preferred, however, to Wander about under the In the small'pa- ‘Wwlion were seated ‘THOSE WHO WERE TO TAKE PART in the exercises:—Col. W. W. Granger, who wis in charge; Rev. G. W. T. Wright, Hon. W. Wilshire, Of Ark., orator; Mr. Witson Vance, poet; Mr. EM. ‘Truell, and the male quartette, consisting of Messrs. Lillibridge, Holmes, Whipple and Hancock. A canopy of large American fl igs was stretched trom the pavition, and near by were a dozen large bas- Kets contiining Mowers, which were to be strewn Upon the graves. The inmates of the Home looked Very tidy and neat in their dark blue suits, white Straw hats and clean linen, and seemed mach in- terested in the proceedings. Many of them were Seated upon the stone wall which runs near the pavilion. and made a fitting background for Ube battery of artillery from the arsenal The Scarred and crippled Veterans—wandsof the nation for which tiey fought—contrasted well with the sturdy young Soldiers in sabres and heimets,reaily to answer at once their country’s call. Geu. Ayres Was to have been tn commindof the artillery Battery, but he was called Wo New York by the @eath of his brother, and Col. Pennington was in command. Near the pavilion sat Gen. Sherman Cols, Por, Tourtelotte, Tisball and Bacon, of his Stall; Gens Sturgis, governor of the Home, and the artillery officers, Coloncl Pennington, Capt. Graves, Assistant Lieut. Mitchell, and ‘Lieuts. Schenck, Weaver, Hoyle, Curtis, Howe and Miles. The Exercises ic not commence until hajf-past ten, but they Were brief, in order to give those who so desired an opportunity to also attend the exercises at Arling- ton in the afternoon. jed with a ry band, R. inger called the assembly to order, and Rev. G. W. 'T. Wright deliv- ered a very feeling invocation. “The Day of Kest? Was then ‘sung in a very acceptable manner by Messrs. Lililbridge, Holmes, Whipple and Hancock. The following original poem was then delivered Dy Mr. Vance, its author Mr. Wilson Vance’s Poem. As one, without 3 voice And all untrained, untaught And in all things most palpably anfit— But chiefly in the lack of volce, Is called upon to sing a song Requiring master skill, So I, with shrinking pen and fafling heart Have taken im my unused hands ‘The work to weave, as best I imay, Achapiet meet to crown the brow Of an Lumortal deed. 7Neath apple-boughs, whose downward sweep Reaches, ali the clover biooms; Where bevs with busy hum hang daintily To sip the -ant sweets and with slow wing antly float home with laden thighs; here all t anguie alr ts stfted full Of filmy, shimmering, gotden haze ‘Transtmited from the sun's long beams By Nature's alchemy; Where straying breezes scarce have life ‘To more than pulse their sated Joy; While on the ear there comes the sound OF tinkling bells, and birds’ low song, Or joy’s tc ream, of hawk’s hoarse call, Or squirrei’s busy chattering, Or sturdy cluck of swelling mother-hen Seeking for food for helpless downy chicks; ‘Where e’en the brook stogs lazily, As half Inclined to leave the task And own the opposing pebbles Master in the time-tong contest; While in the fleld the swish of scyt And clang of whetstone on the wiry bl And cheery song of brown-faced harvesters But serve to deepen and confirm the soothing tone ‘That lulls the soul, and brings surcease Of gnawing cares of life; Beneath a sky whose perfect blue dotted here and tkere ‘The smile that comes unconsciously Nature's loving wootng, See the boy—the baby-boy, Born to the Nation’s needs— ‘The king, whose reign begins ts joy; Who thrives apace by love's fond eare ‘To grow to manly strength when he must mess Th nest task e’er sent to man Since first the world began! God's chisel ts the dew-drop; And wit it he has carved ‘Tue won lrous seulpture of the world, ‘The towering vale; erein the gleaming lake «dl leaps and glitters la the sun; a and mossy rocks, ‘That siiewt stand As brooding o’er a secret trust Which taithtully they nota ‘Till Time shall bring the key, R -move the seai froin off thelr tips And gtve them leave to Speak; ‘The roundied bills that sweep away To meet the parple tand O. softy. ng skies; ‘The mountaln-range : On whose green sides the salling clouds Their teeting shartows cast— all that Heaven has less and beaut felt the touch, 1? Velvet ¢ Of this, God! With which ‘Us carved and wrought! God's hero is the baby; With whom from Time's remotest hoar He conquers the immortal part OF His most Wondrous plan— Whos? purpose we srom time to time But taintly guess, more faintly see, As liftiag clouds are rent, and part An instant, and ther close again. More obdurate than @inty rocks Mhe stuff he puis in baby hands To carve and bring to beauty ! And grander far will be the form When at the end te task ts done— If ever, in the range of Tine It draws to a conclusion. That higher part of man, Whtch, thougi it be of earth Aud, th our eye: Bvlonss to Tiwe’s byet hour, H ids in our hope, ahd in our faith, By ttle stronger than our lives An ever-grow'ng, Widening space In dreod Eternity. The truth les at our feet; And in our painful travatiing Aud pissing to and fro On petty cares intent, In littie, wearing, sordid cares absorbed, We tread upon the pearl Nor dean tis the Tint, by arp, O'erwhelming call, ‘The Providence that placed us bere Compels our Diinking, startled eyes ‘To own their shameful bundavas, ‘That higher part of man Waich 1s immortal, Belongii to eternal things, Worth more than all the rest, Is held by us the least; And ofte: t left to take its shape AS chance may choose to mould ft. Go's purpos’s may seem to sleep ‘To man’s perverted vision; But tn an onward, upward! march they more, With a progression grim and fixed As that which anclent glaciers pushed To pline and groove a barren world To usefulness and beauty. And wails we crawl and blindly grope ing In iii totic strivin {3 agenetes ure all at Work Upon Hts ¢ Man's ev: »whing master, lece— “growing nature! So, from the time when crudest man Went creeping with the lower beasts, And felt Lis brother's hand a foe's And knew no life beyond the grave; Nor drestaJ of aught but lowest alms— ‘To eat, and sleep, and bask in sun, And eat ant sleep again, Down to tie time when His dear Son Gave, in Lie simple lesson of His life, A hint of wh st wa nt for man, ‘These purposes hive grown, and geowns Developed «3 the world grew gray, ‘Till now thetr tow’ring majesty O’ertops celestial things And penetrates to Heaven. As in His lower Providence Day after day, year after year, And with the seasons’ swift succession, Tre heightn, And fit for years a lordly sp Thon fall to earth, there to decay And yield them up thetr properties ‘To give new life and bet ‘To make more fruitiul te And add to man’s bri So tn His nobler Pro: He rears tall s) ures Of their strength lore rich herole felts to coming races stronger thews rapple bigher tasks, and win A lotitier looting: feel the brecz2 More freshly biown on greater heights, And all this work He gives ‘To baby hand: Which bat an hour ago Were busy with young mother’s dimpling cheeks, And wandering soft o’er mother’s breast And eager grasping at the sunbeams gold! With sun and frost the flinty rocks Grow soit, and melt to quick’ning mould, Where violets rear their tender stalks And buttercups may flaunt their gold! Rocks yield to the Divine behest And hasten to assume the form That God commands; while man, more blest, Feels no soft touch, nor bows to storm. ‘The fint may soften to the breeze, ‘The nrirole crumble ‘neath the dew; Man’s i a ure is more stern than these, A greater force must him subdue. The glant that this task demands Has baby eyes and baby hands! Roe Lexington nor Bunker Hl 1one lad set example grand ‘To these who sleep, 80 peaceful, here; Nor trom the history of a clan Was inspiration sought and found; ‘Most favored of all peoples, we ¢ field from which sprang this great deed Enrtehed and fertile, held the seeds to which for centuries, A world had given heroey lives! ‘The stain that plashed at Trafalgar Dyed red the waves of Mobile Bay; And Chicamauga’s rough crowned crests, ‘The deadly slopes of Gettysburgh, Dark Muri "s shallow ford Brizbt Shenandoab’s smiling scenes, And every deck that slipped with b Felt the strong stress of mantul feet Whose spirit came from Marathon, From old Judea’s fastnesses Where God’s own race smote heathen foe, From Austerlitz and Water! From Spanish flelds, {allan camps, ‘rom Bannockburn, from Runnymede, From every " Where Heaven’s help had nerved the arm Of struggling man to strike a blow ‘To free the soul from error’s chains And elevate his kind! ‘Then, on this soll, thus newly ch: With vigor from this God-like d With thrilling hearts we find our task, ‘The work the world from us must have— Which, being done, again shall mark Another stride to Nigher things— ae a His oan eo e topmost peak, In perfec Shall show the fullness of fis Pca, ‘Sleep on, sleep on, heroic onest ‘Thy green graves ripple earth’s fair face Like Summer-sea; fn mighty tones ‘Thy deeds stilt itve! God give us To learn the lesson they should tench; ‘To gain from them the strength to reach ‘The splendor that must shine upon ‘The nobler deed—the higher place! “Fiowers on the Grave” was then sung by tl above quartet. ‘The oration of the day by tom, W. W. Wiltshire, of Arkansis. followed: Oration of Hi W. W. Wilwhire. After referring Im eloquent terms to the sad duty that called them together,Mr. Wiltshire said: How sad the thought to those who can appre- ciate It--and none can do go more than their sur- viving comrades—that to-day thousands of the widows and fins of the three hundred thow- sand of these fallen heroes, whose final resting place Is tn some Of the cemeteries of the nation are suffering (rom the pangs of hunger and want, ‘This ts not the fault of the ‘survivors and former comrades of these gallant dead. In all the legisia- Uon of the country since tne close of that terrible struggle, the survivors of the country’s fallen heroes Nave contended for, and in many instances succeeded,in securing pensions and other means of Support for their widows and orphans, which havo to some extent saved them from penury and want. Tam sorry to say, however, not to that extent that ve been done. Tinay be considered ex- the but at the iis goverament, ved and t rn preserved ai as ft has been by the patriotism and gu subject, courage todeny thet ves the en- joyment of family and home and sacrifice thelr lives that government of our fathers should | perénnfal | personal rith a few honorable exceptions, der& This we may reasonably hope Will soom change #9 far as pensions are con- cerned, for we have a Commissioner who was a soldier himself and camappreciate the deserts of the worthy applicant for pension, and who will see toit that mo unreasonable delay or merely technical Mmterpose to defeat or delay thefrexamfnation. Let us hope then that she notiers hereafter posted on the doors of the heads of rtments, bureaus and divistons,be ch: trom “no Vacancies”. to “no vacancies for any lsabled soldiers or the widows of deceased ‘That would at least cheer the heagt of ppotnted applicant. Comrades, Sats ‘Mal of recognition’t the soldiers of the Unton does not become a great and wealthy government like ours. It ly not proper that we, the survivors of our dead soldiers and comrades of the disabled living, should see such things done without en- tering’ our solemn protest and using honorable means to correct the wrong. Let this become one of the important @utles of the Grand Army inthe future. Our num- bers are’ not so Insignificant that our reasonable demands, if le respectfully and in will 9 unheeded. These marble monuments appeal us, though in silence, yet in no uncertain terms, ‘The broken spirited widows and the thinly clad children of our departed and living comrades all appeal of, to such ns can, to interapose their behalt, ’ bet us neglect this duty no longer. ‘The remainder of my remarks I shall devote to a subject to which I know a brave soldier will at least give careful consideration. Seventeen years have now elapsed since the close of the rebellion. ‘The bitterness engendered by that unnatural war Is rapidly passin, eed, maining is confi to the few, who, Ike Ephraim of old, are Joined to their idols, While this class Must be left to the enjoyment of their sordid Notions, none can fail to see that all over the coun- try the young men are becoming more and more imbued each succeeding year with the progressive fdeas of the age, and in the south, particu- larly, are freeing themselves from the shackles that hitherto bound them to a policy, state and national, that has kept their states behind their sister states In the north in their h and progress. It must be borne in mind that a very large per cent of those who now and in the future must control the destinies of this nation, were too young during the late war to have become embittered by the sjudices it produced. ‘This must be so of necesdity when we Teilect upon the fact that less than one third of the present population of the United States were living and residing on American soil when the war begun, In 1800 the population of the United States was about 31,000,000, and the loss from that num- ber from natural causes—say nothing about the loss in both armies during the war—on the basis of the averaye of life being thirty-three yeara, would be over one half, or over 16,000,000 of that population. So we see that those who were instra- mental in bringing about that cruel struggle and fought its battles, on both sides, are fast passing away. This should admonish us all that the time ‘stast approaching when the feeling and senti- ments which, since the war, have been the divid- ing line between the north and south, will soon be buried in the deep grave of obhvion, when the true soldiers and thelr posterity of both sides in that unbappy strife will have forgotten thelr differ- ehwes, and stand united as Americans and one people, supporting a common country and a com- mnon flag, and striving for the maintainance of the honor and dignity of our national government at home and abroad. Comrades, {t 1s a cheering thought that we, who survive our dead heroes, can now look across the Uloody chusm of the rebellion and behold the fat- tering prospect of the complete RESTORATION OF PRATBENAL FEELING and perpetual union. A few more years and we, too, will be gathered to our fathers; then, while we are permitted to yemain, though ever revering the memories of our fallen comrades, let us not tose a single opportunity of endearing to us and vementing into one common brotherhood all true American soldiers, whatever side they may have ween on, Who accept the results of the fate war as usive of the issues involved, and that the suses of the Union was a justone. We have wnly Co adopt the suggestion of President Arthur, #ho says to the south: “Let us bury the jarring ind discordant past; for we would fain lift up the south, because it {8 more noble to lift up a fallen 2 than to crush him down.” ‘This can and Will be done a8 soon as the pollti- lan—some of whose capital stock consists only of bitterness and hatred—shall_have lost his hold upon the better judgment of the common soldier. T cannot pause to mention the names or to culo- gize the devotion of the many gallant officers who tendered their lives to their country and sacrificed them on her altar in the great battles of the war. ‘The roster Is searcely yet complete, much less the uncatalorued and unnumbered heroes of the Tanks With associations linked with more than one-hilf of the republic; with wives, or poEiera or children, or ‘kindred at home Whose faces would sadden with despair, or brighten with hope asthe national cause might alternate from temporary defeat to sub- stantial triumph. For three years despair seemed significant. Look now, once more, to-day—twenty Years since the battles of Shiloh, of Corinth, of Fair Oaks and of Manassas—and you will look’al- Most In vain for @ landmark of these conflicts. Nineteen years are gone since the slege of Vicks burg and the march to Gettysburg. These two fa- mous and simultaneous battles may be called the xreat divide, marking the southern empire and the swift descent of the confederacy. “ Fame’s eter- nal camping ground” 1s all that now mark these es. ‘he plains of Manassas—from which the enemy thrice threatened our national capital—are now «iotted with hamlets of smiling industry and felds of living green. The heights of Vicksburg and the ridges of Gettysburg never more renew their deadly fires, ‘The redoubts and lines of entrench- qwent, once furrowed with ~* shot and torn with shell, are reduced by the plowman’s arm and sinootled by the rolling years. The trees, in peaceful nature’s hospital, have drawn their coats of bark over their wounds. The Jong volleys ot imusketry can never more be heard. ‘The parks of artillery that awoke the thunders of Gettysbui and raised the blockade at Vieksburg are recast into village monuments erected to the valor of Union soldiers. No whoops of rushing squadrons strikes Into the bossom of the dying. ‘The groans of the wounded are hushed. The wounds of the invalid are healed. No comrade searches in vain fora friend; no father fora son; no sister for a brother; no wife for a husband; ‘no maiden for a lover. ‘The actors have all disappeared. The dead are mingled with a grateful nation’s conse- crated dust, and their survivors live now in that Organized remnant of the Union army of 1865, which seeks to perpetuate its hallowed memories and sacred principles in the organization of the Republic, Grand Army of the ‘TWO GREAT CHIEFTAINS have fallen asleep—Meade and Lee—and many bravg captains of either side, who led the hosts of ‘the armies of the Potomac and of Northern Vir- ginia, have joined “the bivouac of the dead.” To them and all their hosts, “the grappling vigor and rough form of war,” which spurred them on, are but ghosts of the heroic past; horse and rider, vaton and inal plume and rifle, sword and bayonet, cannon and cannonter, trumpet and ban- ner, have all vanished. And the gun, as he from his purple bed, Virginia with his jewels of the eee shining grass, flower. So, my comrades, may great war, ational through this peace. Time assui Sorrows; Personal wounds are led. May the sacrifice cement and sanctify “a ore perfect union,” the causes of estrangement: dixippear, and the princtples settled by ne poe ue nee ae sete und Getty: nang. ay fort Sout al the East and We morning, and ig Warriors’ graves with the nder bud ahd the nodding there come CS 1 one peopl to per- eae s nation, over Which the ‘star of em- e,” having no further wt Shall pause, and r and illuminate forever. m the almost Alpine heights of the Alleghantes, along the east- era dividing line of the great conilict there comes a stream which in its progress of about 400 mil feet in turbulent descent, swal o = —~ in its course, separates 2 territory Fee eommonwealths, protects- and ag ee the Capitol of the nation, waters the classic slopes of Mount Vernon, and descends swiftly to thesea; a river of heavenly blue. Here was the line of the first great conflict, the frst icket line and outpost of the Union soldier. One hundred miles southward of her source, down from tae heights of the Blue Ri of Virginia, through the Vai ot Nias eo ae the prey watersot another stream. It was THE DISTORIC LINE OP ADVANCE and defence of the army of northern Virginia, which presented the fords of the disastrous battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and the Wilderness. Overcoming in tts cow.se obstruc- tions through vale and gorge, over cascade and cataract, and winding by ancient villas, planta- tions and to maintain an nt career, these two rivers approach each other near the great federal fortress—and as they come 1m sight lo! the Potomac and the Raj the blue and the gray rush to the arms of the mighty Chesapeake and they completely biend, you may notice now a shade of gray and then ‘a gleam of dtue, yet soon their confluent floods. “ike drops are imingled into one,” and thenceforth these tain torrents, the Hnea between Union and con- federate soldiers, with united f with a le will, with undistinguishable characteristics oat a course embracing though, ore common destiny pursue their harmonious Ull they become One with the azure sea, while the everlasting dome and the colors of thé great re- public give back thelr corresponding blua to Unions? Qwine may aocoupanied by tue ea Ts inion,” (Widdow’s,) aecom| u is ‘S. artillery band, fect. é with fine eff ‘Mr. E. M. Truell delivered. the following, written for the occasion by Col. W. W. Granger: Review of the Phantom Brigade. BY COMRADE W. W. GRANGER. . : Amongst these graves of here I gat Re pase oA comrades stood Just at ‘chat ‘wierd witch-governed hour when seers and tell ‘That ,all the souls of all the dead have nightly To visit earth ch 17 scones awhile, from whereaoe’er they dwel i g Till crowing cocks: warn them back, at ‘first gleam is ot r. Each one lust stand af, midnight’ stroke,—lost Close by thé grave in whdse confines its earthty And there in solemn stlence may, for some brief Its semblance. While I watched, 10! swift T saw. ter forme oe” ghadowy, and: Ut ed—e} fh to | The caji of duty fownd them tn the Until oe host. amy seem noug! oe pa and, ‘This spa e witht shapes of soldiers, armed, as live ones are for strife And marshal'd for the battle ag I'd-seen men oft lite. epee Os oF spectral muskets bright, wielded by Gie: in the midight’s moonlight pale—Iheard ‘the stern comman Which Phantom Captains ehouted to the ghostty Tn company and column lines, as when tn life they Some ‘batter or breastwork grim, that’ must, at any cost Be silenced or be captur@d, or the half-won fight be lost. Z : me ‘Yet not for battle were their ranks thus drawn up But tor review ang Gress parade gathered these shade sts, ° To hear their final orders read tor Decoration “attention 1 Gatiea the Adjutant of this Brigade “Head Quarters ‘Armies of the Dead, Spirit Land, idnight, May The Twenty-nti Field Orders Number One— orrow they ‘Who fought ie a survive us yet, but Com- Trades Wwillcome — . with as wreat id martial strains,—draped al drum, ‘To pay the honors we'have eim’d. We, too, will re] And thick as they'may the ground, our souls shall throng the air, Breathing che tngense of their praise, and aée, by em ‘Thetr yearly rites of love, whereby they keep our memories gréen. ‘The General Commanding trusts each ghost of Will mnneecr Deomepely, and extend Ris martal Com- B: Stirring Tregher life their patriotic pride In all that makes their Country great, or keeps it ww 8 For spirits — that spirits can even earthly souls inspire With what immortals feel and know, or long for ‘with desire, Second—At midnight, sharp, to-morrow night, Each ghost at his cen grave shall stand, in white; And from the wreaths and tow May cull a bonquet for his honored breast, Where it shall hold {ts color and me ‘Till next year sees new wreaths laid on his tomb. But the cock crows—We must on ree Back to yoo hd} Quick march! Break ranks, igade 1” And the next instant gone was every ghost, For with the last word vanish’d the whole host. TL Tell me not this was but a dream !—A sleeper’s vision! Not! Tsaw and i heart what I relate—I know that they are here, ‘Those grand, brave souls, whose bodies rest yon ‘sodded graves below; And though to our dull mortal eyes their forms ‘not be clear, ‘Their prestnce can be felt, and is. Tt flashes from eo e ey ot every Comrade on thts ground who feels his heart beat high With warmer t love f her place Amongst the nations of the Earth.’ It stirs one’s pride of race To feel moe the same blood that they were— ‘on anc Feel, in the presence of that viewless host, resolved to try For nobler manhood—we shall be, not only for to- ay, But for all time, uplitted by tt; and shall bear away Better os of their presence than we leave 0 urs, Even, though we covered every grave with gold, instead of Mowers, Give them glad greeting, Comrades, for they will see and hear All that we do or utter to prove their memortes . ear. Go! areas thelr graves with blossoms—Pile them ‘on every tomb, Till sight and scent are sated with color and per- ime: And when they come at midnight, as at midnight Let them muster’ Deco t which the atmosphere Let them muster on a carpet which the a shall fill _ With ae Ss = ‘such welcome as shall make them feel, not yet Have thetr Comrades or their Countrymen forgot, nor will forget, How they dared, and died, and suffered; but with mingled griet and pride Will forever—aye, forever! name the loyal men who died. The male quartet sang the ode, ‘‘Columbia, Let no Tears,” written by Col. W. W. Granger for the occaston—sung to “America.” The band accom- panted them. Rev. G. W. T. Wright closed the preliminary ex- ercises with the benediction, The decoration of graves with flowers was then commenced by those who felt so disposed, under the direction of the sollowing decorating committee: Gen. W. T. Sherman, Gen. R. B. Ayres, Gel Sturgis, Gen. C. Clay, Capt. W. 8. Slater, C: M. Wilcox, Sergt. P."J. Durgan, Sergt. W. han, Sergt. R. Snyder, Ser D, Kerr, Mrs. ©. Clay, Mrs. W. W. Granwet, Mies Rose Wilshire, Miss Maggle Wiishire; Miss Mary Wright, and Miss Mary Bodfish, CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY. ‘Tp the Congressional Cemetery at an early hour hundreds of people‘ wended their way bearing bundies of garlands, baskets, &., and by ten o'clock there were, perhaps, two thousand persons on the ground busily engaged in decorating the graves of the;fallen dead. It was not till half- past ten o’clock,that the committee and choir arrived at the cemetery in carrit and by omnt- bus, a d it was near eleven ‘Ovlock when the exercises took place at the stand. This was a neat platform enveloped in the national colors, and on it was the speakers and others, ‘The corners were ornamented with wreaths. ‘The decorating.committee was composed of Com- Tades Stanton Weaver, George J. P. Wood, Samuel MeMonigle, Mr. J. B. Cross, superintendent cem- John O'conne! etery; _ Comrade A. M Snodé, Laura E. Brower, compos oF. J. Woodman, director; Miss Helen a 80- ; Miss Martha Mi alto; Mr. D. randall, tenor; Mr. F. J. W< ‘basso; Miss Lillie McCallam, organist. ‘The Exercises. At 11 o’clock Comrade Weaver called the assem- Diage to order and introduced Rev. Dr. Chester, of the Metropolitan Presbyterian church,who offered the invocation. The choir followed, singing “Co- lumbia,” by Gilmore, in fine style. Comrade Jas. M. Stewart was introduced and read the following poem: Elegy—Memorial Day. CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY, WASHINGTON, D. C. Here, slumbering, stilly cold, are lowly laid Our heroes, who in love Immortal live;— Comrades, with reverent tread this ground invade, And tribute flowers to sacred memories give. Come from the loyal north, and east, and west, ‘To these n hillocks and these solemn bowers, Each as a cherished friend, an honored guest,— For wherefore else were these memorial flowers? ‘Think not that they whose ashes crumble here, In peaceful silence, slowly, dust to dust, Are prisoned in some distant, unknown sphere, Sealed by proud ignorance and scholastic rust. ‘Think not when mortals close thelr weary eyes, And spirit breaks the shackle-bonds of earth, ‘That closely-veiled, 1mpenetrable skies Will hide the loved, familar land of birth! Is love a futile thing ?—an {dle tale; Is friendship but a whim ?—a wasted breath; Does memory perish when we reach the vale, And wing our filght beyond the land of death? Lo! Jacob saw, in high prophetic While hymns colestiag ‘thrilled the mahight air, Tn all the glory of irradiant beama descending and ascending there! And ever thus will faith the way behold, In which the spirit takes ft homeward And thus will love the purer realm unfold Whenee love returns in harmony and lig ‘Oh, heart still yearning! not forever lost, Wut still for aye and ever all your own, ‘The friend departed, who in death had erossea ‘The viewless waste and unknown. ‘Who are these shades that honor us to-day With loving audience mn this burtal ind? ‘What common hopes and sympathies have th ‘With us who linger here in thought p: ‘Who were these men? and wherefore come we now ‘To deck the sod hat holds them in embrace? ‘Why thus with comes eye and thoughtful brow, Seem we to stand with brethren, face to face? tantit te ‘Pactfic dirge, in one contnuous strain, With the gad music of the requiem bells ? ‘Who were these men? Go ask the battie! Where Death o'er-them his baleful pinfons ‘spread. Not theirs the honor to return with shield: But on them, like the Spartan hero-dead? Is there a martyr 9nd_ crown “that can ipettaita nine more gaied, ‘hat Or add one laurel feaf to the renown’ of those who die for faith and fatherland? Koper mer ta Ae ne * fd Tea ‘or winter wibds foyed wit the rustling fare, in they struggled with the soil, whe ralag eee Se ete And did their duty patiently and well, had the deep, wi Rot to Know were | ‘wife-bright fireside. morn "fad vender pride in ctopring intanare Dia oe the. “me cai era ‘The nation For home The In field, ), or the bustling mart; ‘They knew hot war, yet pride their strength re- And checked the anxious throbbings of the heart. Nor all unmoved, as men of stolid sense, ys of home, and friends, tender eloquence of rhetoric transcends, called them, with its loud alarms, nation called ety ta thee eprang to arms, all the panoply of righteous tage. When dangers threatened, and encroaching foes, With frowning Sa advanced to battle, then’ ‘the men: arose, A living wall of proud and dauntless men. Sternty, with serried ranks, they stood ‘The tide of treagon and its fearful shocks; ‘Thus on the shore to meet shore the waves of ocean Thus stand the sentinel and shielding rockst ‘Thetr valor saved the menaced natton’s life— ‘This the desire supreme and their sustained them in the battle strife, cheerless bivouac and the lonely guard. rewal How grand their deeds! How vast the debt we owe Of gratitude to these devoted men! This may the coming time more fully show, By storied marbie and historic pen. ‘They raised the shield of Freedom o’er the slave, And bade him rise to man’s sublime estate; A land united back to us they gave, And with their life-blood wrote. ‘the deed and date. Bring floral gifts to decorate the Bid sunlight brighten these wits ations read, May garner ‘there of a And, as ye heavenward fy, ‘To place, for us, on in every future loyalty the seca.” visitants! the gift Nuavenwerd aire cntee 7, Bel wea martyr Lincoln's headt Death, thou art grand when great men sink to And Lincoln was ColumDia’s noblest son! Fame, thou hast classed him with Earth’s greatest, ‘Who, sent of God, the mortal race have runt But not the dead alone were all the brave;— , country! thou hast heroes living yet, Mish ‘as they move, their limbless garments wave, ask Ubat’ their blood may not forget. ‘The blood 80 freely shed our shame will it Then, country, bend ti More blest than those who Or bient, unknown, with ‘These dead rest peacetully we abuse such high and e abj holy trust; ject, servile knee, dust! |, craven, lay thy forehead in the Me beneath the waves, undistinguished sod, in honorea Eraven, Beneath the soil that friendly feet have ‘The sti summer streams, and summer birds, ‘The Dany tases piping, mate to mate, The ‘The Watch-dog the far-off ing by sighing pine: lowing hei the open gute; ‘Those, not forgetting these, the loved and gone, Will aye, wh yout en spring-time decks the youthful year, Chant lovi: juiems, as time rolls on, In the aime ta Slumbering, from kindred same tender ins ‘they loved to hear. and from home afar, Are some, perchance, who hither came to die, Strang: ers, unknown, but tn the war, Here with our own let their cold ashes lie. Ask not before what altars they have bent, What holy prayers they murmured soft and low, Ask not their faith, their nation, their descent,— ‘They fought for us!—enough for us to know. Bring wreaths for them—theirs be the same Tewal Through coming years, on all Memorial days; Allke with those we loved, let us accord ‘The fioral tribute and the meed of praise. ‘These flowers will wither in the coming night, But love will Unger as the days retu ‘Undimmed, Uke lainps diffust That in ing hi @ grand cathedrals ever burns” Sleep, honored ashes! Spirit hosts adieu! Accept the gifts that deck this verdant sod; Here, as we part, we pledge devotion true ‘To Liberty and Union, ruth and Godt The choir then sang “Under the Sweeney. dress, Hon. E.N. Johnson was introduced and delivered the oration as follows: ™M Oration &f Hon. E. ir. Johnson said: "by Comrade Weaver made a short ad- N. Johnson, Mr. President and Fellow Citizens:—We have as- sembled together to-day in this “silent city of the dead” to spend a brief hour in paying our heart- felt respects tothe memory of those wno fell in our retent struggle and to decorate their graves with flowers. Andin the commencement of my remarks permit me to say that itis not my wish or intention on this occasion to utterone word that will grate harshly on the ear of a solitary in- dividual But stern justice to the living and the dead imperatively demands thatI should utter with no uncertain sound that we were eternally and religiously right in our efforts to inaintain the enti aa i perpetuity supremacy of the laws and ti and two hearts burned the sacred fire ere under the sta @ half million of red and fifty precious blood. They came,—the farmer student from his his work: of rs and stripes. Pand six hui fMelds were stained with their of the republic. le of the nation for the ‘he Constitution, over loyal men in whose en- from his plow, the the mechanic from years, that this government with its grand and Toridus Institutions might live, But during those long, eventful years, four hundred your brave comrades sealed their devotion to their thousand of mi country with their life’s blood. Some died in and feeling rebel m ith shot and ranks; and valley, mpathetic fri graves, For “The muffied drum’s sad The last 3 some in others, more fortunate, on the field of where outhed and non, loaded Serried tals, brazen can? throated shell, dealt death in wherever one of your comrades lie, lends with can ae and strewing flowers o'er lonely roll has beat 4 No more on life’s parade shall meet, The brave and Sew, On fame’s And glory guards with ‘The bivouae of the I realize the tact that the ves of the will find recorded on its ‘that it was the custom of the ANCIENT GREEKS AND ROMAKS, on stated days in the year, to visit the graves of ‘their fallen heroes, and with hearts fullof grief and sadness scatter flowers on theirtombs. You hhave all heard of Leonidas and his brave Spartan band of three hundred, who went forth to meet Xerxes and his mij stand was erected typical of the bola Spot, “Go tell the ‘That here the earted nother monument was e! camping ground, Behe ome near the same containing this memorable inscription: to mark the So I would say asa fit and jast resting eo! Ge on the green piece of those the nation loves to honor. wers Will fade and decay. These Fes 5 o tell the Ameri Which have been and two standing ‘and the appear. bronze or hearts of Ste sounded. Iivin her rature wenera one star blotted its those jate their devotion thou that mt'to their laws ‘count exposed to the wild war of the elements vouch of time, ‘Deave passest b; we lie” ay rate taph uot oe Es pI shall be to their, , Crumbie and enduring than in and Sor ind constellation. We ‘soldiers to the sentiments which stirred the great heart of the natiot— ed heart may lie, But that which warmed it can never dic.” I see Defore me to-day Mothers who with more than Spartan sacrifice gave the idols of their homes wo ih to defend our Cotutry’s flag. Venerated ers Whose heads are ailvered with the frost of many who offered up their first-born upon rs, the seat Upon wach Fou Tondly hoped to een ers, ia your wpeneny Gays has been ruthlessly broken, amd your brave “Sleeps the sleep that knows no waking And dreams of ie-flelds no more.” Would that I could pour the balm of consolation into your bereaved and hearta. 1can lay a happy peopl: w who f ce taeer singing anthems aha are Of praise to thelr their silent graves with peautital flowers And the All-wise and merciful Father of us all, most and Sustain and support you Ute’s Weary pilgrimage 80 the Grand pes the Republic: A word to you and I close. rou E 5 i ‘THE SURVIVING HEROES of many a hard fought and bloody battia You took this proud old banner and with a vow just Joud enough to be heard in heaven, declared that But may we not fondly hope Ro such an emergency will ever occur, your pen days you may be permitted to en- joy that which you have done so much to achieve, Universal peace and general prosperity. And at last, when standing on the narrow istumus which separates the future from the may the last lingering glance of your already dimmed vision rest on a united and a happy people, and your ear atch the heavenly plaudits from the Throne of fhe ternal, well done, good and faithful ser- ant Mr. Johnson was frequently interrupted by ap- Plat ‘The choir sang the chant “Come Unto Me,” and bi! degree Rev. Dr. Chegter concluded the rv OTHER CEMETERIES. Irish Patriots Hemembered—Distin- guished Dead at Mount Olivet and the Grave of T. Wolf Tone, Though a great many of our Irish-American citizens Joined in the general exercises at Arling- ton and other cemeteries this morning, a large number took part in ceremonies at the graves of Irish-American soldiers and patriots at Mount Olivet cemetery and the old Presbyterian cemetery in Georgetown, conducted by the Clan-Na-Gael. ‘The critical condition of affairsin the House of Representatives caused much uncertainty regard- ing these ceremonies as well as those at Arlington this morning, for Representatives Ford (Ma.) and Cox (N. Y.) were announced to deliver addresses. A large party of ladies and gentlemen went out to Mount Olivet this morning and decorated the graves of the late Father Boyle, who delivered the oration on a similar occasion a year ago; Thomas Devin Reilly, who died here in 184; Thomas Con- nelly, and a number of@oldiers of the Irish ade buried there. Thence they went to the old. byterian cemetery at Georgetown, where te Sead of T. Wolf Tone was strewn with flowers. ‘he ceremonies were in charge of a committee com of James Bellew, Timothy Brosnan, Daniel EZ. Cahill, J. T. in, T. Haney, John Eitanata 3, Bd Oengner Condon, Miya sunk mr ’ er zyon Sergeant Ray, of the marine % t On account of the inability the members of Congress, who were invited to speak,to leave their places at the Capitol at the appointed hour, the ex- ercises at Mt Olivet did not begin unui’ nearly half-past one o'clock. Then Captain Condon arrived at the cemetery with Representative Robinson, of New York, and Ford, of Missouri, Mr. Cox not having been able to come. The peo- ple | present first gathered about the new- made graye of Father Boyle, upon which a profusion of flowers were strewn. While the members of the Clan-na-Gael around with uncovered heads, Capt. Condon made @ brief address recalling the fact that twelve Month ago Father Boyle stood there and delivered an eloquent address, and paying a tribute to the deceased as a priest, as a patriot and asa citizen. He remarked that they” hoped soon to have the ‘Spot marked by an appropriate monument. From Father Boyle's grave the company ceeded to that of Thomas Devin Relly, which fs a Tew steps away, and is made conspicuous by the Shamrock that grows upon it anda neat monu- ment surmounted by a Celtic cross, which was erected by the Clan-na-Gael & year ago. Here Mr. Ford made a short address,in which he said he did not believe there ever was a nobler, porer, or more tie Trish vin Reilly. patrio man than Thomas He then introduced Mr. Robinson. REPRESENTATIVE ROBINSON'S ADDRESS. Mr. Robinson, after paying a glowing tribute to the memory of Mr. Reilly, recalled his here in New York after the rebellion of "48, dis- guised, ragged and tattered, and his subsequent reception. Mr. Robinson recalled also the fact that. he had with Reilly established a paper called The Eitagceie SUA Raed es m e anageme! aid on, had money in our pockets.” Afterwards the Clan- na-Gael paid similar honors to others buried in Mt. Olivet. ‘The German Veterans, ‘The members of the German VeteranUnion,their families and friends, in recognition of the spirit of the day, assembled this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Prospect Hill cemetery, on Lincoln avenue, and there renewed their pledges of fidelity to the ciges were of asimple but impressive character, the program including address by Major Eieh- hoe, ‘president of the ‘anion. a detach- 3 battery Among ment of present and fired ep — ves icularly jored were those Sii’ana Beigese privates of the old Washington who were, their comrades claim, the first men Killed in the rebellion after Ellsworth. They were shot at Great Falls while the Rifles, under — mand of Capt. Ernest Loeffler, were on duty ere, ‘The Decorations at Oak Hill Ceme- tery, asfarasthe soldiers’ graves are concerned, took Place yesterday, when a committee visited them and performed that office. To-day a very large number of visitors have been at the cemetery strewing flowers over the graves of their departed, as the day has become & national one by consent not only for remembering the gallant men who dinar their country, but for decorations of graves ” amcidents of the Day, ‘The excursion train to Luray cave this morn- tng took up about 800 passengers A colored picnic was held at Beyer’s park. chuctzon park, Teh sitet, was largeiyratiendes, Seine format Opening of the Germanta Schuetzen Peexérs, Ou serena A ber of religious societies held a large! aitendea pienic near Douglass’, not far from SS tern The excursion train to Jackson's grove,on the Tabernacle congregation ,. the le and Bunday-school, Wook outa goodly munber ot means Frisby, jate nt of the eon was foc ad Sit appropriate: 4 GARFIELD REMEMBERED. Under the stone tablet placed on the wall of the ladies’ room of the Baltimore and Potomac depot, to the memory of Pregident Garfield, directly th r) es |S Telegrams to The Star. Hostile Apaches im Arizona, Tucson, ARIZONA, May 80.—Th@ Siar pudlishes the following special from Lordsburg: “A pros- Efcter trom Soleded Pass reports e number of hos ie Apaches roaming Ubrougb the eve opportunity to make thei: ‘There are also a sunrber i peat: uy : i Ei j é E i f : ¢ | » et =. ietaed ve) has ee. : eadway that the property adjoint hotel Bow indanger. ‘The ‘Scranton and: Pittaton departments have been ee for ald. Wind ts high and the most val portion of city is now in danger. ——— ee Forest Fires. CHIcaGo, May 30.—A jal from Mich., Saye: Hea are through the pine were pod ho ing fercely The common county. mere ag Deen no rain for evks, and the country te as Gry as tinder. Crtcaco, May 30.—A special from Sommneeee. Pin, sara: =A, tnan suspected of being. Lou <a ams, but © name been arrested here. He claims that he fe not tes man wanted, and the proof strong.” —_— Business Fatlare. Cricago, May 30.—An mL, ial A Robert McAdam, a walknoen ‘aairy factory man, ‘has fatled for $12,000. His assets are small. ———-___¢9—___ THE ADVOCATES OF PEACE. Closing Proceedings of the Union Con- vennou. At the evening session of the Peace Union Con- vention yesterday, Alfred H. Love, Phil; Amanda Deyo, Westchester county, N. ¥.; Sarah R Puller, New York City, and Charles Limmoler, Paris, France, were appointed agents of the Universal Peace Union. An address was made by Jacob M. Troth, of Accotink,Va,on the “Government of the Family of Nations,” which was discussed by the union. cominittee on convictions made a re- port, which was accepted. A resolution, “That an enlightened civilization demands the use of reason and affection to remove the causes and abolish the customs of war,” led to a warm discussion, in which Messrs. Wilson, Hobbs, Stanton, Enoch and Gibson and Mrs. Lockwood and others partici- pated. The resolution was finally withdrawn. A Fesolution of thanks to the and the trustecs Of the meeting was adopt National Arbitration The National Arbitration League of the United States met this morning at the Friends’ church, I street, between 18th and 19th streeta. fhe con- vention was called to order by Gov. Stanton, who Tead the call issued by the league, accompanied by remarks on the liberal non-sectarian, but Christian character of the organtzation which called this convention of all societies and persons Who found the substitution of the arbitration for war in settling Sisputes between nations. He then invited the Rev. B. C. Hobbs, of Indiana, to open the exercises by reading a portion of Scri and others were also invited to engage in the ex- ercises. Mr. Hobbs read portions of the Ist and 8d chapters of Isatah, who prophecied the Advent of ¢ Prince of Peace, promise power, and peace should prevail eventually in the world, He followed the reading with prayer. ELECTION OF OFFICERS, RTO. On motion of Mr. Young, Dr. Edward 8. Toby, President of the American Peace Society, was elected temporary chairman. On motion of Dr, Bland, Mr. J. T, Gibson was elected secretary. A committee of three was appointed on cre. dentials—Gov, Stanton, B. T. Janny and H. ©, Dunham. Mr. Jacob M. Trott was elected assistant secre- The above namef committer were directed to propose names for permanent officers for the come Vention. A committee of tree have the care of reporting and pw ceedings of the convention. ‘The chair appointed Dr. Bland, Col. Curtis and Mr. Gibson. On motion, & committer ‘was appointed to prepare suitable instructions, for publication to-morrow tn connec tion with the proceedings of Decoration day, Birssing the sympathy of this convention with reaved 2 &x the d that our hope Was that arbitration would prove war hereafter impracticable. ‘The eae appointed Mr. Gibson, Daniel Hill and Alfred ve. DELEGATES PRESENT. ‘The committee on credentials made the follow. ‘Ing report of delegates present: Arbitration and Peace AssociaUon of London, Hon. F. P. Stanton, Mr. Nathan Appleton, Hon. D. D. Field, A.H.Love, B.C. Hobbs and Robert M. fz Love and J. ion—Mrs. L. M. Bronson. G: Peace Boctety—D. W. C. | Beubor Woody, The ational Arbitration League—Oaicers UU aleme Towa @ 3 PHoudy J. Ga ows 3 andA. Mt Gibson, OOMMITTERS APPOINTED, ETC. Thechatr ited the following committee on resolutions: Dr. Benlow, Dr. Bland, Le it cone, parsley ‘The Apothecary in “Homeoand Juliet.” The Tatler says there was an actor of the day who could play nothing well but the Apoth in'“Homeo and Juliet ‘This he played #0 w doa tunes PS Te ae Good Trousers for Cold Weather. From the San Francisco Chronicle. An old pair of trousers had been hanging in barnyard in Reno fer some time, and they had become the home of a nest of hornets. An