The New York Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1869, Page 3

ere AOE em ‘i : cans l¢'¢ their country? Have we a nation?” from UNION DEAD then ouaae shal the gnestion receive its final, con- * eats eae ES hit “nts anon wack pT is the oft-told tale of history, Decoration of Their Graves in All Parts of the Country. Jnteresting Ceremonies at Ar- lington Heights. Addresses by Distinguished Speakers at Arling- > ton, Boston and Elsewhere. Programme of the Ceremonies in New York and Krooklyn To-Day. TRE MEMOR'AL SERVICES AT WASHINGTON, Immense Crowd from Wushington to Arling- ton Heights—President Grant and Other Dintingnished Persons Present—Interesting Address by 8. S. FisherAttecting Ceremo- niee~Scenes aud Incidents, . WASHINGTON, May 29, 1889, ‘The city to-day presented the appearance of Sun- @ay, thousands baving leit to attend the solemn eoremonies of the decoration of the graves of our fajien heroes who lie buried beneath the sod at Ariingion, The departments were all closed, and but one subordinate oficial was in attendance at the White House. ‘The President, accompanied by Mrs. Grant and Mr. Dent, her father, left in his private exrriage shortly before noon to attend the decoration veremonies, All the heads of departments were iso at Arlington paying tribute to the honored dead. ‘rhe road to Georgetown and through Georgetown and across the Aqueduct bridge to the cemetery was thronged at an early hour, and the carriageways with vebictes of all descriptions, The street cars were literally packed all the morning. A battalion of anarines were on the grounds. * ‘The visitors passed through the grounds and visited all points of interest, and stopped for a wile nwmong the graves. Belore cleven o'clock the crowa was immense, and every moment brought additions. ©n the grotind Major Lubey, Colonei Sandburn, aptain Fachtz, and other members of the committee of arrangements were busy carrying out the pro- gramme and necessary preparations. The platform ‘was draped a)! over with flags and banners, and large American flags covered the front, with the banner of the Eighteenth brigade veteran corps in the centre, ‘The rear of the stage was decorated with two large flags upon a staff draped either way to represent the front of a tent. Small banners were grouped around the edges, while above all was the green foliage of the over-spreading oak, the lower boughs of which were gracefully draped with the national colors. One of the greatest points of at- traction was the “Tomb of the Unknown.” The moxument erected to the unkaown soldiers stands vw the front and right of the stand. Around it had been erected a canopy of American flags supported by 81x upright posts. The canopy was beautifully trimmed with wreaths of evergreens, and decorated with small flags and streamers of parti-colored cambric, The monument is a solid block of granite about eight feet square and six feet high. On either corner is placed an iron twelve-pounder. Between these guns 1s piled a stack of the balls as used in the ans. Around the monument were tastefally hung eautiful wreaths of evergreens, !aurel and choice roses, The effect was elegant. The inscription on he Monument Is as follows;— Recorded in the archives of their country, and its grateful citizens honor them as of their noble ariwy of martyrs, May they rest in peace. September, A. D. 1805. Beneath this stone repose the bodies of two thousand one hundred and cleven unknown soldiers, gathered efter the war from the fields of Bull Run and on the route to the Rappahannock. The national salute of twenty-one guns waa fire’ ai oue o'clock precise- ly by Colonel Dupont’s battery, which was stationed tn front of the Arlington House. The assembled muititude, which had gathered- between the stage and the tomb of the unknown, wasthen called to order by x Timothy Lubey, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, who, in a brief speech, appropriate to the occasion, introduced Comrade Samue! Duncan, Grand Commander of the Depart- ment of the Potomac, as President of the ¢ Hae wag Duncan then proceeded to address th ‘nrong. From the Georgetown Aqueduct to Arlington, a distance of nearly two miles, the road was traversed by thousands of pedestrians and many carriages of ell Classes, including ambulances, so that travelling was somewhat dangerous. Long before the com- mencement of the exercises a dense crowd was in fvont of the stand, which was decorated with ever- greens and flowers and a profusion of national flags. About one o’clock President Grant and family, Ge eral Sherman, members of the Cabinet, Foreign Min- wsters and other prominent oMiciais took seats, when asalute was fired to indicate the commencement of geremonies. Comrade Samnel A. Duncan, Grand Commander of the Department of the Potomac, ealled the assembly to order, when a full marme band played the — “Misérére,” aud prayer by the Rev. Dr. Newman followed. An ode to the dead having been sung, the general order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Logan, ordering observance of me day, was read. The con et io Bless Our Native were the singing of Land;” poem, “Our Martyrs, , tion by Francis De Haas Jarvier; song, “Sleep Well, Ye Heroes Brave,” suug by the Wasuington Saenger- buna. THE ADDRESS. Hon. 8. 8. Fisher, Commisstoner of Patents, deliv- eved the following address: — A year ago these mounds, beneath which dead he- roes sleep, Were strewn with garlands by loving Daids and watered by tears from loving eyes. The fhowers that we scattered have long since withered; the spring that gave the flowera has long siuce fo erage away. Summer and autumn and winter ve come and gone. Each grave has been wrapped iD @ winding sheet of snow aud bieak winds have sung Gil over the spot which the living haa de- werted. But nature never forgets the dead. From her lap she brings forth green b ades and leaves and mcd #t wild Howers, avd herself decks ther graves With beauty, We can only add her gifts to us to her to them, She does more than this; for tf there ve any tomb unknown to us, or that we have for- gotten; any peaceful sleeper tn some village church- ‘ard, inthe lonely wood, by the roadside, at the Toca’ on the picket line, or tenting still “on the od camp = ground,” sho has found = the wpot where he lies sad flung over him her mantle of veanty. If these = be dear to her, by how much ore are they rio us! We read in an old witiar story that one day, in the Roman foram, ‘Ube earth opened and SO gens gull yawned in the very midst, Tue augurs sald that this guif would never close fis horti! mouth until 1% bad been fed with the wioet precious thingin Rome. There was doubt as to what the most precious oe Ee ht be, when a young soldier, armed and mounted, rode boldly for- ward aud plunged into the chasm, declaring that there could be Dothing so precious as a life given for one’s country. ‘one day, in our own land, stretching from side to mide, ocean to desert, a great gulf yawned, «i- viding in twain families, communities, States—yea, the very nation itself. luto this widening chasm we have cast Our most precious possessions—the youth, the strength, the talent, the virtue, the wiotism of the land. From homes whe aired grandsires still spoke of Washin, cabing which sheltered the emigrant of yesterday, fresh from the shores t! he left in search of free: dom; from the lap of luxury; from cramping poverty; from the wayside of tle blacksmith; the broad acres of the } ag 8 from the wood): ro) r e Jewelled cave of clearing of the pioncer; from t the miner; from the halls where pale students ihered; from the martes of trade where y merchants thronged; with the bounding step of youth; with the sober walk of m jaye, aud wilh the halting 0! age, they came in a — throng to stand between te nation and its foes. ‘The gulf is closed, but seame and scars like these remind us how imminent the danger and how great the sacrifice. The storm has , but many giants of the forest are laid iow, and many trunks are torn and twisted and maimed and biasted. We come not here to mown the Joss of men like these. Fire no minute gun over their graves, Toll no funeral bell, Kejoice rath that the nation has given birth to such sons. Deck their tomos with the crowns and garlands and laurel wreaths of victory; bid their children and oure mark Well their example; and for ourselves, Jet us draw fresh inspirations of love for our land fnd for liberty, and seek from them lessons of de. hverance from narrow party spirit, greed of gain and lust of power. And first among these lesno tiese graves remind us that we ea country, This seemed once to be doudted. We were told by pen Sage ourselves oe oo hait > charge--that we were stich worshippers ©. gold that we had lost the love of country, that the very form of our government had fostered State pri and destroyed pride in the nation; that mon Joved party, but not their native fond; that, they hated’ their political opponents, bit pot their country’s foes; that boasting of Dir J herty we we Ofstaves; that our (On and our tag a flaunting taken away forever; ee ” Ton, not #0 that no nation can live that js ‘shere was @ time when we re- this warning; we stilled the voice of consefce and defied the voice of God; we sougnt to the virtues of our fathers to find excuse for their errors; we put union before right, and with the memory of compromises sought to shut out the Knowledge of living wrongs, We failed. Not until we ‘squarely upon right and liberty did success follow our banners. Repentng of our sin, we live, while our foe who clung ‘to it has perished. But we were slow to Jearn this lesson, end the teaching was sharp and terrible—how the young, the brave, the good upon either side “were madly sacrificed that we migit learn that “right 1s nigh and truth is God.” For now many weary days and months and years the war dragged slowly on, while upon boih sides men rayed with equal unction for Divine assistance, th sides were wrong, aud no help caine to either. When we became right the fight was over. We were fighting for Union—they were fighting for slavery. God meant that we should figit for liberty. What- ever statesmen may plan or armies strive to exe. cute— . His truth goes marching on. It 18 but a little while since these hilis were a great fortification, zesounding with the notes of war. Here, in long extended chain around the seat of government, stood the men who now, rank upon rank, reet bekind the battlements wich they built and manned. Thus their living bodies protected the capital of the na- tion from the grasp of those who would have seized upon it with unhaiowed hands—who would have withstood the will of the people and perverted tbe free Institutions of the land. Those living lines were never broken; the city over which they kept watch and ward was never lost. To-day they rest trom their labors and hardships; but they remain at the post of duty—they sleep; but they sieep in line of battle and sicep upon their arms, It seems as if in the gray of morning the long roll might break their slumbers, and that a mighty host would fail in Ine and stand aguin to their guns; and, in truth, not less dead than living are they a wall of de- fence. Let the man who wishes his coun- try ill look well upon these grass-grown monnds, if there be one here who would still destroy what these bave preserved, who would im- pair the right of self-government, who would sur- render the principles wich have been baptized in blood and purified by tre—who would pul! down the statue of hberty and set up a throne, let him jook upon the shadowy forms of these soldiers of freedom and of the republic, as they form ranks again—again push to the charge—again shout their war cry, and again fall amid the din of strife; and remembermg wuat history they have written—what people they represent—what mothers bore them— what fathers trained them, and what children they e left behind them—let him stay his hand, and cry with one who like him loved the bloody road to powel y Samt Paul, shadows to-night have struck more terrors to the sou) of Richard than could the substance of ten thousand soldiers,” For if the hand of treason should again be raised and the living should stand aloof, it seems asif these graves would open and the dead come forth to shame them. ‘There 1s yet another lesson which we may learn in their presence. The war cry is no longer sounded. War's thunders have rolled mut- toring away and the skles are bright after the storm. Our heroes are sleeping side by side with those whom they withstood in battle, and they sleep in peace. Im the graves dead foes have stricken hands and proclaimed @ trace forever. Let the living suike bands also, for we are not enemies, but brethren. Vhe nobler part of man may suc- cumb to a temporary madness, but he is neverthe; lees aman, and when the cloud has passed away he is to be restored to a man’s loves, rights and privileges, Brother, late onr foe in battle, but brother stil), this country was always our joint inberitance—this flag was always our joint banner. The giory of our past belongs to both of us. Our grandsires and our fathers stood side by side in battie—sat side by side in council. The glory of the jutwe belongs to both of us. ‘This purified land; this great united people; these broad acres, stretching Irom ocean to ocean, yet bound by a chord of commerce that made of oceans near neighbors and of mountains level plains; this bouudiess wealtii; .his tireless energy: this hunger for progress; this thirst for knowledge, itis yours, it is ours, and no man can take it from us, We alone can despoll and destroy the rich imheris- ance, Over brothers’ graves let brothers’ quarrels die. Let there be peace between us; nay more, let there pe love between us; that these swords that we have learned so well to use may, if ever used again, strike only at the common foe. In @ few days as- semabled thousagds in the city of the Pilgrims will sing anthems of peace. Let the song be taken up throughout the land—by the shores of the reat lakes, by the waters of the Gulf, in the land of the oom and spindie, in the land of gold, on broad prairies, On sunny savannali—let the chorus again and again break forth, “Peace on earth, good will towards men.” We have had enough of war. ‘Too many widow's weeds are scattered in this throng; too gece orphan children are gazing upon this scene. It was a just and righteous war. It was nobly fought and nobly won. Thank God it is over; and jet us hope it will be revived only in memory. And now, we lay our tribute upon these tombs. ‘To these, whg rest beneatn this tomb of the un- known—lost %o frme, buf yreut in deeds—letus give our choicest flowers; for here, unrecognized, may be the form of some stout soldier who stood, in the critical hour when the fate of the nation hung trem- bling in the balance, on some bi! fieid, and when to stand was to gai the victory. e forms of those whom he loved may not be with us to-day—they, alas! know not that he 1s here—but we know that ail Who rest tn this spot, or in yonder vast and beau- tiful camp of the dead, form a worthy part of the nobie army of martyrs whose epitaph is written, “Faithful unto death”? After the applause had ceased the ceremonies on the platform Closed by a chorus ‘Prayer from a quartet club. Near the platiorm ts ¢ granite monu- ment to the memory of over two thousand unknown Vanion dead. This was covered with a canopy, the pillars of which were entwined with evergreens and Bowers, while flags were tastefully festooned between the supports. Four cannon are planted as on ornament on the top of the monument. Ihe crowds gathered around it while the band played Beethoven's dead march, during which time the orphans from the Soldiers’ and Satlors’ Orphan Home passed from the stage and gathered round the tomb, Prayer was offered, next a requiem by the Beethoven Club, an then the orphans sang ‘Shall we know each other,” and also “The children of the fallen brave.” ‘the procession was then formed and passed into the National Cemetery, where the decoration of the graves took place. ‘The two full bands stationed * in opposite sections of the cemetery played dirges while the graves were being strewn with fowers, After the observances at the tomb of the unknown dead, the assemblage proceeded to the lower part oi the cemetery, where the graves are located. Here a large cross had been erected, and around it the orphans gathered, the bands oceupying positions upon either side. After the orphans had sung *Kest to the fallen brave,” the ceremony of decoraiing the cross took place, the orphans forming ircle around u, witha widow in the midst of tae group. The flowers were then handed to her and she transferred them toa soldier in tuli uniform, without equip- ments, two other soldiers standing by his aide tn citizens’ dress, one withont arms and the other with ms, The cross was decorated with the various corps badges and wreaths. Upon it was the follow- ing macription:— In memory to the heroes of Antiobam, Gettysbarg, Wilier: ness, Shiloh, Fair Oaks, Corinth, Bult Ran, Stone River, Vicksburg, Cedar Creek, Chattanooga, Cold Harbor, Peters: burg and Atlanta. ‘The foot-board bore the names of the last two bat Hes of the war, Fort Fisher and Five Forks. It 1# estimated at least twenty-five thousand persons were ot Arlington, ‘The ceremonies were concluded by the firing of a signal gun, the people gathering round the smal! stand in the cemetery. where the band played “ Ros- sini’s Stabat Mater’? and the chaplain of the Depart- ment of the Potomac pronounced the benediction. The ceremonies throughout were of an interesting end affecting character. There were on the ground thonsands of colored persons, Including a company of uniformed colored zouaves, and many of them, | like the whites, participated tn the decoration of the graves. At the conclusion of the services at Arlington # | delegation from each post of the Grand Army of the Republic and a large number of these who had wit. nessed the ceremonies proceeded to the cemetery near Alexandria, Where similar ceremonies were conducted, ‘The graves of the soldiers in the cemetery adjoin- ing the Soldiers’ Home, those in the cemetery beyont Fort Stevens, who fell in defence of the city in July An incident that ocourred during the decoration services at Arlington to-day, not set down in the programme, is worth mentioning. It will be re- membered that a portion of the cemetery is appro- priated to liundreds of the Confederate dead, and that according to the arrangements of the Grand Army no flowers were to be strewn on the graves of the poor defanct rebeis, One of the Washington divisions of the Grand Army had even adopted resolutions — declaring that to throw flowers on the Confederate graves wonld be desecratic of the gra of the Union soldiers, Tt seems t notwithstan these resolutions and the grand programm: people who went to view the ceremonies to riet flowers with them and quietly dropped un over tie earth covering the Confederate dead. The fact becoming known, six marines, under the com- mand of a ferce i lientenant, were despatch od tery to prevent any further ines marched up and down, three on side of the plot appropriated to the rebel dead, and prevented all who came that way from dropping any more disloyal offerings. [ men- tion this hittie incident, as it probably will not appear iu the general despatch about the ceremonies to-day, desecratto OBSERVANCE OF THE DAV IN MASSACHUSETTS, Tuteresting Ceremonics In and Around Boss ton—Address General Butler. Bosror, May 29, 1969, Appropriate services and floral testimonials, in commemoration of the soldiers and sailors who died in serving their country during the war, took place throughout New England to-day. In Boston and vicinity business Was generally suspended, An im- poring military and civic procession, carrying fow- ere, Visived the REVErV! cometarion nd RiTgWed the Graves with their floral tributes. Eloquent orations were delivered, and the ceremonies throughout were of an interesting and affecting character. The spaakere at the different cemeteries included Senator ilson, at Nativity; George B. Loring, at Piymouth; General B. Binney » at Mount Auvarn; General W, 8. King, at Forest Hilis; T. H. Rus- sell, at Mount Hope, pac Cheisea, at Woodlawn. So. Grand the Repubilo, of Gloucester, accompaniai by Masonic and other associations vi- cinity, after visiting the cemeteries and d the graves of the aren ere dead lots there buried were bor ge dressed by General B. F. Butler, He said, in commencing:— ‘Through all time, in every nation, savage or re- fined, the memory of the patriotic dead has been fondly cherished. Pyramids were built for the tombs of kings; trlumphai arches preserved the fame of warrior chiefs; Lee pierced the heavens to point the victories of nations. The mausoleum Was a testimony of the grief of a widowed queen. Thus, heretofore in the history of the world the tribute of a nation’s sorrow has idolized a chieftain alone. Monuments have been raised only to the prinbe and noble, or in commemoration of attles fought for the a, ndizement of power. ‘To-day the American republic decorates the graves of her private soldiers with emblems ot the people’s grateful tribéte to their most deserving sons—not in sorrow, not in mourning, for these, our ceremonies, partake more nearly of the gladness of a holy festi- val, the imperishable marble, the urn and sculptured vase, and brazen cenotaph, which in themselves stand as Coldly enduring monuments of grief, and not the chosen tokens of our care and 1emembrance. In early spring time we strew the resting places of our soldiers with flowers—the most beautiful of the treasures lavished by (iod’s love on earth. We will raise over it the ay flag of the nation that? ie hallowed by his biood. ‘To the patriot soldier the banner under which he wars has a high and noble significance. ‘To him tt 18 the symbol of protection, authority and power. It is the embiem of his coun- a iorious meuiories of the past and bright ho} of the future. On its folds he sees embla- zoned the greet deeds of patriot heroes who have gone before, written for his reverence, his devo- tion, his worship, and sacred to his love. He will follow the Bag as the pillar of cloud by day and the pilae of fire by night. He will Bent that it may be riumpbant and honored; he will brave death and wounds that it may not be dishonored; and dying, he asks no richer shroud than ita folds, and desires that he be borne to the grave by the music to the sound of which he has folded it in victory, and that his last requiem may be the volleys of his comrades which he has heard in its defence in life. Whoso- ever honors the soldier's flag warms his friendship; whosoever salutes it kindles his pride; whosoever fires upon it rouses his patriotism; whoso- ever lowers it shames his manhood; who- soever disgraces itshall meet his merited vengeance; Atter an eloquent allusion to the uprising in the North, Kast and West when the republic was at- tacked by trewon, the General continued:—Pause we liere, for no more instructive or sublime sight shall ever greet mortal vision than the citizen trained solely in the arts of peace, surrounded by the comforts of civilization, leaving a prattling babe, @ loving wife and a fond mother, or it may be a helpless and almost dependent father. We see hin as he steps torth from his hearth and roof to take leave, all fired by patriotic devotion to the Gemands of his country’s need, Follow him through the dull, wearisome routine of the camp of instruction, trace him through the perpetual privations of the mareh, behold him in the hardships of bivouac, and storm, and rain; benold him, all unused to the hor- vorg of death, ashe bares his bosom to the bullet and bayonet of the enemy in the fleld of battle, or waich him when the fortunes of war doom to a liv- ing death in the murderous prison house of Belle Isle and Andersonville. He bears his protracted agonies that his country may live. No better soldier ever suffered for a country; no better men ever made bet- ter soldiers. General Butler concluded his address as follows:— The annual return of this occasion, which should henceforth be a holiday, when we gather about these graves to again strew flowers upon them will be the occasion only of reviving our own patriotism, of pledging ourselves anew year by year to our coun- try and of teaching our children the co-t at which the biessings they enjoy and must transmit to those who come after have been purchased by their fathers, There is, it would seem, a peculiar felicity in the choice of this time, at which hereafter a triumph:- ant festival of the republic should be celebrated, in the opening spring, when the budding trees and teeming earth give promise of fruinon, prosperit; and plenty in the sand, and that the seed planted shail ioerease and bear fruit in most abundant harvest, so shail the seeds of reverence for the laws, devotion to duty, sacrifice to principle, sown in the precios blood of those we honor bring forth the fruits in the preservation of the liberties of the people and the just rights of all men, render- Ing our government the missionary republic to re- generate the repubtics of the world. While we mourn the departed with softened grief, because of the tt work they have wrought, we may not forget the wrongs which filied so many of these graves, which now have become the very altars of liberty. While we swear our children upon them to eternal fealty to free institutions, eaual rights, equal powers and equal laws for ali men, we may not, as did the Carthaginian, swear his son to eternal hatred to Rome. Yet we do remember that government whose ready aid and perfidious atliance to rebellion im behalf of slavery coxt us so much and co many who lie buried here to-day. We will teach our chil- dren here by these green mounds which cover their father’s ashes to enforce the lesson in the story of the hatred of that monarchy of republican institutions which sought to strangie the free government at its birth, hiring Hessians and savage warriors to fight the battles of tyranpy against our fathers in the war for independence; that government which then faried to make slavery and despotisin the rule on Jand even against an infant republic, yet vaunting herself mistress of the seas, and through impress- ment ant search in after y tried but failed to make the ocean and those who go down to the seas her subjects, Let us tell our children, too, and call the spirits of the gallant dead who hover around us, to bear us witness and impress the lesson teaching the story how when ‘slavery, her legacy, to us as a nation, had caused treason and rebellion to raise their parricidal hands against the nation’s Itfe and jendish spirits to arm brother Inst brother, England, jealous of our prosperity in ri- valry of ler commercial greatness, and in hatred of our iom, when she could do so with safety to herself, when she ho} we were in a death grapple with each other, let loose her pirate steamers to destroy our ships, as she had sent out barbarous Indians in revolutionary times to burn the dwellings of our mothers and scalp them and their hittie ones. Hereafter, when the Gloucester boy shall say to his father, ‘Where are the fisiing vessels that you once had as the dependence of your old age?’ the man shall answer, “Boy! do you remember the smoke you saw from the Eastern point when a child? ‘That was your father’s veavel, burned by pirates sent out trom British ports by British builders, who 0! ol | were cheered for 80 doing by a British Parliament.” ‘The boy will say, “What shall be demanded for so great a wrong!’ and the old man shall write the smgle word, “Reparation.” And so shall re- membrance of the injuries received be kept alive in the hearts of the le. But more and more do these sins of Engiand become a part of this occa- sion because there is not a child whose basket Is hung with blossoms to place with pious care upon the green turf of his father's grave, who does not know that he and his comrades here lost thetr lives in & War encoiraged, aided and prolonged by a hatred of England to the institutions of his country and her endeavors to destroy the republic. In death our soldiers, therefore, shall serve their country as in life, for in their bright example, as the best hope of the nation, they still live. They have snatched trom death the victory and saved thereby the coun- try. To them and to us for them death brings no terrors, The Ceremonies at Worcester, Worcreren, May 29, 18¢9. Decoration day was observed here under direction of Post No. 10, Grand Army of the Republic. Buel- ness was suspended, and the citizens jomed with the ni the elty government in the exercises, The proc jon Was Composed of over 500 persons. Three cemeteries were visited, and about 160 graves were decorated. At the different cemeteries William fl. Hail, Rev. Mir, Richardson and Rev, P. T. O'Reilly le memorial addresses, and the choirs of the dif- ferent churches furnished vocal music. ‘The demon- stration was much larger than last year, and was more renerally participated in by the public, THE DECORATIONS IN Rit AND. PROVIDENCE, May 29, 1860. ‘The rite of decorating the graves of the soldiers with Mowers was observed to-day by the nd army of the Republic. A large number of soldiers paraded. An address was delivered by Chaplain Woodbury. Bella were toed and flage were dis- played at half-nast. Most places of business were closed during the exercises, Post No. 10 went to South Kingstown to pay spectai tribute to the mem- ory of General Rodman, buried there, Al! the cem- eteries in this vicinity were visited. The Newport and Woonsocket exercises take place to-morrow, THE “DLCORATION IV PRUNSYLVAMIA The Ceremoni in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, May 29, 156. ‘The ceremony of decorating the soldiers’ graves Was only observed at one cemetery here to-day, but to-morrow the ceremonies will be general at a large number of cemeteries. At Monument Cemetery to- day a granite monument to Washington and |afay- ette was dedicated, It is an obelink sixty feet Ing. ‘emonies at Carlisie. CARLISLE, May 20, 1560. The decoration of eoldiers’ graves was duly oly served in this place to-lay, There was a large turn- out of the officers and soldiers of the Carlisle bar- racks, the Lodge of the Grand Army of the Republic and of citizens generally. An interesting ariitress was delivered by Rev. Joel Swartz of this place. The occasion was an imposing one. The ¢ DECORATION CEREMONIES IN YEW JERSEY. The im “Newark. ‘The beautiful and touching ceremony of strewing the wraves of he national herve who fel! w agence “NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 30, 1969—TRIPLE SHEET. of the Union, with choice floral tributes, wae ob- served with marked unanimity by public and pri- vate citizens im this city yesterday. The observ- ance was, in fact, a regular demonstration and went to show that if Republica are ungrateful, it can- not be sald that citizeng are either forgetful or ungrateful. ‘he admirably arranged programme ag agréed upon by Poste Nos 2 and Nl, Grand Army of the Republic, was carried out with a success far beyond the most sanguine expectations. ‘rhe ominous threatening aspect. of the weather in the morning and along Well into the forenoon was a source of much nucasi- ness to those in charge of the arrangements, but a8 the day wore one and bronght forth a most smiling sun and @ bright clear sky, many hearts were made glad. A few minutes aiter three o'clock the proces- sion, which consisied of over three hundred car- rages, bearing civil and military dignitaries, ex- soldiers, ladies and children, began to move from the lace of formation on Broad street, along that oroughfare and up Market street to Fairmount Cemetery, located just beyond the city limits, in full view of the beautiful Orauge Mountains, of which Essex county people are so justly proud. ‘The car- riages were preceded by a fine brass band and the veteran regiment in fatigue uniforms, Be- sides every window, piazza and door step being filled with citizens, the route on either side was lmed with crowds of ladies and gentlemen, arrayed in holiday attire and bearing streamers and bouquets in therr hands. Most of the flagstags, public and private, had the national ensign floating at hall-mast. Besides the veleran regiment there were also present in the proce-sion the German Veteran Association, commanded by Lieutenant Schmalz, and Posts Nos. two and eleven. Post No. two proudiy bore the handsome silk hoe | resented to it by Mrs. General Kearney. Worke in gold, silver and silk on the flag is a fuc simile ‘ot the cross of the Legion of Honor resented to tho “gallant Phil’? by Napoleon 1. The ceremonies at the cemetery were equally touching as impressive. Immediately in front of the spot allotted for the graves of New Jersey braves was the platform from which the cere- monies were conducted by Grand Marshal Colonel A, J. Johnson. On the platforin were present ex- Governor Marcus L, Ward, Rey, R. R. Meredith, the orator; Major General Theodore Runyon, Brigadier General Josep W. Plume, Judge Depue, Mayor Ped- die, Aldermen Baker, Stansby, Westervelt, Lord, Slaight, Perry, Kase, Maine, Brotherdy and Webner: Colonel Harris, Ma‘ors Courtos and Dwyer, and many other distingulshed citizens and their ladies, Alter a dirge by the band and the singing of “My Country, 'Tis of ‘Thee? — b a uartet, ayer by Rev. Dr. Fish, ‘Rest, Spirit, Rest,” by the quartet. Mr. Ward was introduced and he delivered himself of a very neat addrcss, appropriate to the occasion. In the course of tus remarks the ex-Governor said:—"While we are pay- ing this beautiful tribute to the dead let us not for- t the living.” ‘The speaker gave it as his opinion that positions of honor and trust should be placed In the keeping of those who had already shown de- yotion to their county. He closed by remarking that the great iron band whic) bound the Pacific to the Atlantic was an evidence of a united effort to makea great nation. Next came the orator of the day, Rev. R. R. Meredith, a Methodist clergyman, of this city. who during the rebeHion raised a company end went out with it as captain. The oration was lengthy, but deeply interesting through ut. ‘then followed sroropei music and the depositing on the graves the floral tributes presented, alter which the vast concourse, numbering about 6,000 people, dispersea, Excellent order was preserved by the Grand Marshal's aids and a squad of police in charge of Sergeant Benedict. ‘The observance in Orange was almosi universal. In deference to the request of Mayor Ferry al places of business were closed, and the day rendered a regular holiday. Even the stores, during the hours of one and tive, were closed. A procession of civic, military and school children was formed and pro- ceeded to the cemetery, where the graves were covered with fowers. ‘There was also delivered an address by Rev. George B. Bavon; singing by the childien ond the German Singing Society and prayer by Rey. Mr. Elder. TRY BECORATIOY IV VIRGINIA. Ceremonies at Richmon . RICHMOND, May 20, 1809. A large number of whites and blacks participated in the ceremonies of decorating the Union soldiers’ graves. The Seventeenth infantry aleo participated in the proceedings. OBSERVANCE OF TH VIRGINIA, WHFELING, May 29, 1869, Decoration day is generally observed throughout the city, the citizens, without regard to politics, mnit- ing in honor of the gallant dead. DECORATION OF GRAVES IN OHIO. CoLuMars, May 29, 1869. Business was generally suspended here to-day. Au Mmense crowd of people went to the cemetery to Participate in the ceremonies of decorating the soldiers’ graves. ToLMno, May 29, 1869. ‘The ceremony of decorating the soldiers’ graves in the cemeteries adjacent to this city was performed this afternoon by Forsythe Post, G. A. R., assisted by a large concourse of citizens. Business was gen- erally suspended during the afternoon. DECORATION OF “a aves IN TEVSESS) The Ceremoutes in Nashvill NASHVILLE, May 20, 15 The soldiers’ graves In the National cemetery this city were decorated to-day, A vast concourse of people were in attendance, (AL CERCMON: AT CYPRESS Ht CEMETERY T2-DAY. mem Programme of the Provession—Line of March to the Cemetery. ‘The following is oMeciatly promulgated for the m- formation of the various military and marine organ- izations, posts of the Grand Army, civic organiza- tions and citizens, designing to take part In the memorial ceremonies over the graves of Union sol- diers in this vielnity to-day:— ORDER OF TARE DAY. The Grond Marehal direets the followbig to be obsery the formation of the procession ‘The First division, under th er, Y panies of ma Ligute ng, and the National of the city and county of New York. General Shaler will tarn outa full stai? and cavalry escort. ‘This division will form on Fifteenth and Sixteenth tide of Unton square, right resting on Fourth a (to this division will lock A. M. follaws under direc- of the axsletant mar- in mmand of Major General Alexander $I emt National Guard, raf the Memorint he National and Depa Grand Army of the . | Orators of the ay Major General D: Sickles, Grand mander Colonel Edward H. Lansinns 2 G. A. Re Poot of the Day—Colone] A; J. H. Duganne Patafalque used at obsequies of President hy Horses furnished. by Mr. Do ‘ated with flowers, arranged in monument rounded with @ gard of hovor, consisting of one arty | rans, nader command of Major J. T. Croshy, Seventy-five boys of the Union Home and Sebooi, orphans of deveased Union soldiers in uniform, ander command of one of their number. Fifty girls of the same school. Managers of the Ladies’ Union Home and School, Disabled soldiers in wagon ‘Officers of the United States Army and Navy, Mayor and Common Counell of the City of New York. Koard of Sapervisora of the county of New York, Heads of Departments of city aud county of New York. Civil officers of the United States Governmment, Tnyited Guests, | The Second division will form on. south side of Fourteenth | street, weat of ight resting on Broadwa alway, Tnird division.This division will be under the command of Major ©. W. an, Assistant Marsbal, and will consist of the Post of the Grand Army of the city of New York, viz. :—Powt Phil Kearny, No. 8; Sedgwick, 11; Sumner, 24! a Stevens, 36; Kileworth, 8! Winthrop, 25 Kol Smythe, 62; Miller, 18; Cameron, This division will be formed’ on Fourteenth st ‘on Fourth avenue, an mt at, east of Fourth avenue, right yay I will be posted from right to ieut $n U orler, xcvording to ol Commaucle Ih, 4th) Sth, dd, Beh, 7th, 24. livision under direction of an assistaut marshal tof Civic organizations, Lavies and citizens in earrings, ‘The several organizations intending to participate will at ten o'clock A.M. on Seventeenth sirret, north Un nt on Broadway. nlomn will move at hali-past (en otclock A.M reh will be as follows Down Fourth it, to Broadway, to Pul- ton atreet: thy wy y to Brook! On agriv. ing in Brooklyn the procession will proceed t last New York by Fulton and Atiantic avenue ears and other convay- ances, At Kast New York the colnuin will reform lo the sprees mbes the n ime r ; ‘On the aound of the assembly the eo'amn will ne and, after the benedicvion, will macch to Past S where it will be diamiseet The following alia-de-camp are hereby appointed and wili veport to Major William H. Corsa, Stall, at No. 10 v A.M. Witty at form, w rk, ‘agetadT, Je, Brevet Colonel Alexander 1. Beiley. Major FW. Brineninghansen, Malet Thomas Ieion, " Naptain John &, Dingwall, i Lieutenant S. G, Hayter. Lieutenant Louis Anderson. | They will be obeyed anit respected aocon ting! All mounted officers will'appear in ress | cording ty the rank they held in United Stat wn All banda in the colin will cease playing ae the proces | sion passes the diferent ehurches and places or yu ship on the line of mareh. nvited guests anid thoge deriting to take position in the pein carringes Are Soquested to report promptly at ten o'clock A. M. ‘The procession wil move at haif.paat ten o'clock precisely, Hy order of LEVIN ORANDELL, Grand Maraha, W. A. Comba, Obiet yi pinay | jail took sents in the wi THE DEATH PENALTY. Execution of Albert Tyler, a Negro Poisoner. REMARKABLE DEPRAVITY. Scenes and Incidents at the Scasmfold. Kionéonn, Va., May 29, 1869, Albert Tyler, a negro, was to-day publicly exe- cuted for the murder by poison of Pauline Hubbard, on the 23d of February last, HISTORY AND SCENE OF THR CRIME, Near Broad, and not far from Twentieth street, stand the dilapidated rains of Bellevue Hospital, recently destroyed by fire. It had been exclusively inhabited by negroes since the close of the war, who were thus driven to seek other shelter; but Albert Tyler, not wishing to sever old associations, with such material as Le could conventently gather fitted himself up a room and still continued to reside within the old wails, He had three step-children, whose mother was dead, the oldest of them not over twelve years, and to in part supply the mother’s ab- sence Tyler took in as sharers of his home and tire- side Pauline Hubbard and her husband Henry, on condition that the woman was to do the cooking for the entire household. ‘This family copartner- ship, however praiseworthy, «did not long work harmoniously; for with that envy so peculiar to negroes the men soon began to quarrel over the “‘boss-ship,”’ and despite the efforts of the wonian to Maintain peace and quiet, angry scenes, sometimes violent, were not unusua’. The proprietorship of two old desks saved from the conflagration of the building was the subject of aggravated and contin- "ued dispute, und, If ‘Tyler's version of the case is to be believed, formed the basis of a deadiy hatred be- tween him and Hubbard. He swore eternal ven- geance against Hubbard on this account. Whatever may have been the feelings of ihe latter towards ‘Tyler, it is certain they were not amicable, his wife, of course, as in duty bound, being a stanch suppor- ter of her husband’s cause; and thus iatiers pro- greased untit the 21at of February, waen iyler was detected in the attempied comuiission of a crime which afterwards resulted in a tragedy AN UNNATURAL OUTRAGE. On the night just mentioned the children had long been asleep, Habbard and his wife had retired, and alone of the occupants of the room Tyler remained up sitting by the fire. He was waiting, ior what no one knew, and as he anxiously watched the embers on the hearth there was a certain nervousness in his manuer, and he listened eagerly for the sounds of heavy breathing, which would assure him the mar- ried pair were asleep, At last a gleam of satisfac- tion Indicated that there were no listeners, He then carefully and noikelessly covered the coals with kness. Mary Aun Hiilups, the iren, was asleep with the otbers. ‘Tyler was fifty years of age, and had been twice married, A fiend incarnate must have taken posses- sh of the wretch on this particular nigut, for I ly afierwards Pauline Hubbard was awakened by @ noise as if a nothered cry, which caused her to exclaim, “Who is dat?’ buc re. ceiving bo reply, she again went to sieep. Tyler had atiempted to violate the person of his stepchiid, but was foiled. Again, when all was sileni, he renewed his hellish eilorta, but was resisted by the tittle girl with all the strength sie was capable of He threatened ner, and smothered her cries; but the unforiunate victim mace a des- perate effort to free herself, crying at the same time Jor assistance. Again Pauline Hubbard was awak- ened; and now, with a woman’s insunct realizing the true state of affairs, she sprang irom bed ana said, ‘ore God, it's ashame 1” But her husband compelled her to return to bed, and desired her not to meddle with Tyler, as he might “kill her.” Foiled asecond time in his brutal purpose, the unnatural stepfather reiinquished for the tne ng his at- tempt io outrage his stepchild, and with curses on Pauline liubbard, ‘not loud, but deep,” he lay in his bed planning revenge. ‘This ali occurred on Sunday night. ‘The Saturday eventig previous Tvier had purchased a quantity of four, a portion of which had been made into rolls for the breakfast of both famlies on Sanday morn- ing. They had all eaten of the rolis. Monday was a stormy day im the miserable rooin, Pauline anb- bard, furious with mdignation, charged Tyler! with the attempied crime of which he had been guiity the night previous, the evidences of which were visibie in the very appearance of the girl Mary Ann Billaps. pied gy wretch fumed, swore, denied, and threat- eued the entire day. in the evening ke sent one the children to a drag store with some money to buy “some of dat, what you kill rats wid"—arsenic. ‘ihe child returned wiih the desired poison. Whether re- solved (o be revenged, or acting under the rule that **dead men tell no tales,’ Tyler mixed the poison m the remaining portion of the four, and put it in the tray to be made into bread, On ‘y worniag tyler desired bis children to eat corn bread only for breakfast. Pauline Hubbard eat four bread, TAK POISONED WOMAN. Soon after breakfast the woman left home to carry dinner to her husband, who was at work in a brick yard at Rovketts, about three-quarters of a mile distant. On the way the poison began to work and e became giddy and violently sick. Nearing the brick yard she tottered and staggered Il .e one drank and made such extraordinary gestures that ber has- vand, observing her, ran to meet her when vet some fifty yards distant. Upon coming up to her she waved her hand and said, in a husky tone, “Henry, dou’t eat dat bread, Alnert Tyler has poisoned me.’ Hubbard burst into tears, ant now seriously alarmed, he at once took his wife to adrag store, but it was too late to render any assistan The secret agent had been fatal. She was then removed to the house of an old negro woman near by, where, alter suffering all the agony consequent upon poison, she expired during the night. ARREST AND TRIAL OF TIE MURDERER. Tyler was at once arrested; but he stubbornly | denied his guilt. Without loss of time the bread in- tended for Hubbard's dinner was analyzed and found to contain arsenic in qnantities suMicient to cause death. 1 another victim was saved. A post mortem examination of the body of deceased was held, without the discovery of any disease of the heart, lungs, brain, or any other vital orga’ which would have proved fatal. Dr. McCaw, how- ever, testified that he found large quantities of arsenic in the stomach. The muens membrane of the stomach was violently congested, and contained nothing but a small quantity of bloody secretion, which, being analyzed, contained arsenic. The walls of the stomach upon being boiled also dis- closed evidences of the poison. A tree bill of indictment for murder in the first de- ree wae found inst Tyler, and his rial took place before Lieutenant Colonel Burnham, Judge Advocate General of this milttary district, who is now acting Judge of the Hustings | Court of this city, at the criminal term of that court In April. The testimony was direct and conciusive of the aoubie crime and guilt of the accused, and afier & brief absence from the court the jury ren- dered a verdict of “guilty of murder in the first de- gree.” Throughout the studies ite the pri- soner maintained # stolid indifference as to his fate. tle steadfastly denied his guilt, and when the ver- dict was brougit in be remaimed unmoved, nothin, escaping him * probably meant i don't care a fig. ® DRATH SENTENCE. A few days after conviction the brought into court to receive sente the usual large crowd—attracted | horrible—in tie room. Amid & 69) Judge asked the prisoner, “Have you auything to say why the sentence of isoner Was There was ve of the Hence the death should not be pronounced upon your” to which Tyler repired:— “Tt didu’t done dem tings wha! dey tole on me in court. His Honor— ‘Is that all you have to sa ‘Tyler—"Yes, sir.” ‘The Judge t prononnced the sen! In the vas dience that weed the court re none appeared more unconc ed than he whose doom had been pronounced, He remained dog- ged and sullen, a storcal expression resting on his repulsive looking features. He was retoved to the prison, there to remain uutit the day for the execu. von of his sencence wrived, Perhaps he did not fwily realize the awful doom that awaited him, KEVUSAL TO PARDON HIM. Av effort was made by some leading citizens, who | had Jong known him, to have Tyler pardoned, on | Ue ground that he did not either appreciate the atrocious and coil-blooded nature of lis horrible erime or the doom to which he was fated by the demands of justice. The Governor, however, after mature examination of his case, declined to inter fere, and then it was determined to lay the matter before General Canby, in the lope that he would grant the desired pardon, bnt this was no: carried inte effect up to th's morniug, for reasons best known to the petitioners. On Friday evening Tyler retired as usual, and passed # coniforiable night rising this morning tnuch refreshed, in good spirit aid expressing himself resigned to his terrible fat He ate a hearty breakfus\, after witch several co- loved preachers tere admitted to his cet, They re- ned with Tyler the ire morning and were f pleased with his resignation ad religious de- meanor. When asked if he realized bis situation le broke into a laagit, and sald, “Yes, saa, and thank Goa | know i” EN ROUTE FOR TRE GALLOWS, At ten minotes to twelve Tyler was taken from his | cell, and, after betug lwndoutfed, was conducted by the’ official without the jail, and was seated on his eotfin ma wagon, ‘The preachors and officers of the mH with pa detachment of forty policemen, under command of the Chief, were formied avonad It, and a large crowd of ere Maswedl in the street to get a glimpee of the con- demped. ju & few moments the sviemn cortege was a trap regular gallows, directly over the drop, the fatal rible noose. Mass with the arrival of the Wagon, with its death yy four wid people, while tie hilis on side were af with large groups, seated in view of the e attendance of white small, The police formea Tyler great é ness and elasticit f step, accom] a ome Fy ios the city Cor ny ne depute, ts and four colors Here & stalwart binck. ‘negro: 1 the platform, © ni oor Bands wish lee ‘tha ade him lavewell, A Pp en offered, which repeated the clergyman aid a par — impressing silence, THE PRISONER'S 8PRECH. 5 Upon being asked ff he had anything to say to the assembied multitude, Tyler stepped forward, and. lun. _ - fe clear voice made an address substantially as fol- jows:— Iam prepared to meet God. You hear it. I . body here will forgive me for what 1 have done. 1 want Tae know who ta going there where 7m, rigat to Heaven. # tell you I um sorry for what I don at is done can't be helped. You must look to the future, I have fought the battle and kept in the faith, and there is a crown in forme. Farewell. While the rope is put round my neek want you all to sing. ‘Tyler then gave out a hymn in the negro vernacu- Jar somewhat as follows, which the e crowd * Joines in chanting:— Death cannot make the soul afraid If God be with you there. May you walk through the darkest shade, ; And never yield to fear, Ran if you are called to ‘And iio ax Moses did; Moxes beield the Promised Land, But be never reached the place. ‘ Another prayer was offered, during the recital which Tyler discovered in the crowd a colored quaintance and called out to him, “How dye Give my love to all, and tell Mas’r William gWine home.” Several prayers followed and were sung. The scene, which was very 1 but for the presence of the scaffold, resem! more a Methodisi camp ineeting than @ tragic occasions pe and, indeed, from the religious enthuslasm of Tyler, Who seemed grateful more than sorrowing, the death penalty Was robved of its terrors. How long the religious ceremonies. would hare ya lasted it is }mpossible to say, but it was brought to an abrupt termination by the shrieking whistie * of an approaching tram, which drowned the voice of « preacher who was delivering a semi-fane- ral oration and exhortation to the crowd, to. take warolug by tie spectacie they would soon witness. GETTING READY. Mic The train passed. ‘Tyler, who had been seat was ex- to ESF fH now desired to stand up, as his time was. pired, Again he said, -#arewell, friends; I here inect you in heaven.” All but the ofty "pean and deputies now left the scaifold prior to the finale of the tragedy. LAUNCHED INTO ETERNITY. | joy on again treadiny of Thomas Luszhenkole, 258 — ne ay and = renewed in old = quarrel | existed between rival factions. They intog Tyier was tuen tghtly pinioned, his hands tied behind iis back and bis knees and feet-see: 7 fastened. A final leave-taking by the cdicers lowed, a black cap Was adjusted over the head eae a condemned and at ten minutes to one o'clock @ waa withdrawn. ‘The drop fell and ‘Tyler's soul Was at the bar of God, The fall was about six feet and the neck broxen. Except a siight muscular : tremor of the thumb or the left hand for an instant i there was no other movement. Lite was extinct a few moments afterwards by the ati ‘ physicians, and after hanging twenty-nine minutes , the body was cul down. When the man was lat into ecernity there was a half smothered cry heard on the outssirisof the crowd, whict probabiy came from some femnae, attracting ‘avtention for a moment. ‘The buik of the crowd remained until the body was ae cut down, and even aiter that many lingered about the spot, a4 spelubound Negro Murdevere Respited in North Carelina. . HALIFAX, N. C.. May 28, 1869, ‘The three negrocs, Gus Baker, James Taomas end u George Bayiine, who were to have been executed _ os here to-day for the murder of @ young negro figher- ‘ man named Wade Ditcuer, in May last, were respited vy Governor Holden. The order respiting Bayline was received ty in the morning. The Governor + has set the 25th of June next as the day of his execution. ‘The order seaee Baker and ‘Thomas was not received until ali the ba goons 4 for their execution had been completed, and the two MH criminals were siandlog on the scaffold with the ropes around their necks, and the biack caps drawn over their faces. Another moment and they would have been lanoched in eternity, when Hayes, the colored imenver of the Legislature, was observed rushing through the crowd around the scaffola, waving an envelope in hig hand and shouting Re spited '” **Respited ! ‘Thelr execution will take piace the ath of June, Hf the Governor does does not again rexpite them, CUBA, The steamship Perit, Captain Fletcher, plying De- tween this port and Kingston, Jamatea, arrived here yesterday alternoon with merchandise and passen- gers, and bringing us matis from Kingston to the 20th. ‘The Perit touched the coast of Cuba and brings us a letter from the 1iidusters’ camp, for the delivery of which Captain Pietcher will accept our thanke. Departure of the Expedition from New Yorka— The Voynge Ou:-unning the Spanish Blocke aders.—Landing of the Fillbustera. ' Bay or Nip, Guba, May 12, 1869. On the afternoon of the 4th ult. @ steamer left New York harbor, bearing a freight and passenger list, which may wei! carn a place in history and prove a powerful aid inthe achievement of Cuban liberty, ‘The freight comprised arullery,jsmall arms, ammuni- ee tion and other accompaniments of war toa very large amount, not forgetting the highly necessary sinews of 4 war—gold and bonds of the Republic. The passengers included many Known well fn connection with the movement of Cuba for liberty, embracing some of her wealtilest sons, many of whom alter years of * nuriore in our own land, sought now to return to their native hore, there to plant the seeds of liberty and independence. To these were added a large ” number of ardcnt veterans who have, on more than one well fought field, earned their laurels, together with many who go to seek fame or a soldier's grave. ‘the vessel was stanch and swift, and ali on gazed upon the ciiy we were leaving with » mingled emotions, but hope for success was bigh in t every heart, yer time nor space allow me to ive the minutie of ourtrip. The ran was splendid, the weather being as favorable as thoagh made ex- resely for us, the only disagreeable pari of the trin belng asevere storm ou the second night out, On , Monday night we rau the blockade 0! ery feet in most glorious style, With ever tingaished, with hundreds of wakeful ey: open ears, With many an outspoken or unuticred prayer, our good ship bore on towards our haven-siiently but swift, On, on, through the dark and quiet night. past our enemy, who lillie dreamed of the rich he was ailowing to escape his grasp, as we between and away from his whose were to be plainiy seen from our crowded dec! shining on either side of us, as we flew between On the next morning wo made the istand at an ear- ly hour, and in the afternoon we came to in thia beautiful bay. About four o’clock in the afternoon of the Lith inst. we sent our first boat ashore, - soon everything was bustie and activity. The to disembark, &8 was just and was the detach- ment of ‘Rifleros de la Livertad de ” 2 battalion composed entirely of natives of the tsiaud, whose the land of their birth 1s be- yond description, After them the rest of the troops were rapiriy transferred to the shore, and the matnder of our valuable shipment speedily landed. ‘Thus far everything has been in our favor, Dios te Guarde! is realized. From what we learn here, the cruisers we eluded had spent the day before arrival in. this very bay Where now we are so safei} lynyr. Ror this hasty scrawl must ond. as the is closing. 1 hope to have an early opportunity to send another report. Viva Cabat TVE FOUITA WARD STABBING AFFRAY. It will be re: nbered that on Monday vight Peter burns and William Bradley, while walking through Ouk street, were assaulted by three Spanish satlora and cut- Burns so dangerously in two places that his recovery is stil doubtfal. OMmeer Dorsey set about discovering the this cowardly outrage and has been enti rs guc- cessful. On the United States receiving ship yesterday Michael Martiue and Fi hatives of Gibraltar, were found and arres! Blackwell’s Isiand, Where he was sent Thursday from ihe Special Sessions for assault upon Mary Moore, Jake found. ‘These parties were subsequently with the wounded men, who at once tiem and pointed out Goslein as the ficted the wounds. The knife—w! ons one, a peculiar shape, such as the Hitti wear—-Was aiso recovered. his officers have acquitted «0 prompuy securing the guilty parties. About ten o'clock last might Joseph Dyster, of 262 Kast Houston street, accompanied by a nomber of sympathetic friends, entered the lager beer saloon aa ents aa clube and @ also others ahentiy, AM ‘were also others ry moment, ot TO on ” 7 i? eormeniguiars of enowber MUNdeR, Of the pariiguiars