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THEJfl?UEYENDS Ami fe Body of ike Coitay's CM?? Laid io Rest lil HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY AT HISTORIC RICHMOND. Incidents of the Journey from New Orleans. LOVING TRIBUTE PAID THE OLD HERO BY A LOYAL PEOPLE. With the dignified simplicity tha* was inseparable from his life, with none of the fuss of military or civic display, the remains of the ex-presi? dent of the soothern confederacy wer? removed Saturday afternoon from the vault in Metaire cemetery at New Or? leans, where they hare had a tempo rarary resting ?lace for three years and a naif, to the hall where they were to lie in state until their transfer to the fanerai train which was to bear them to the beautiful and quiet pre? cincts of Hollywood cemetery, Rich? mond, where so many of the stirring incidents of Mr. Davis's eventful life had their being. The strangers in New Orleans may have felt that the city was lacking in the respect due to the memory of him who was the leader of the cause for which it poured ont so much of its precious blood more than a quarter of a century ago.. The crowd who watch? ed the little cortege with its grey at? tendants moving slowly through the streets of the city were made up only of those who stopped in the walks or gathered on the sidewalks to watch it goby. THESE WAS NO DEMONSTRATION. There was no booming of cannons, no glistening bayonets in the parade, no brass buttons, save those of the handful of veterans that formed the escort from the grave to the hall-no dirgeful music-no display of any kind. But the absence of an imposing procession and moving multitude was the mute respect of a patriotic people, restrained from outward show by the simple request of the old soldiers who had the arrangements in charge. FEO il THE OLD TO THE SEW CASKET. The transfer of the remains from the old to the new casket was made Satur? day morning before the city was yet fully astir. Only a small and select gathering were present to witness the solemn ceremony. Comrades Smith, Thomas Higgins and L. A. Adams were present to represent the army of Northern Virginia, to whose charge the remains were entrusted and who have guarded them ever since the afternoon upon which they were consigned to the grave. Mr. E. H. Farrar, who is related by marriage to Mr. Davis, was on hand to represent the family. Beyond these there were no others, save the sexton and the undertaker and his assistants. Mr. Davis was enterred in a cedar cas? ket, richly covered with black silk plush. Tlie body was laid in a metal? lic case inside the cedar covering. .Sexton Sholz took from the vault the 'black marble plate ; the old casket was removed and the metallic casket lifted out into the handsome new casket. The new receptacle is what is known as a state casket and is used on special occasions. It is made of an antique oak richly polished and chastely and beautifully carved, and is massive in size. The handles are made of heavy brass and on the cover is simple brass plate. Identical with the plate, on the old casket bearing the unostentatious inscription: ? JEFFERSON DAVIS, . . At Rest, December 6, 1889. ? The old casket was replaced in the vault where it will remain as long as the tomb of the Army of Northern Virginia stands, marked with the black tablet that contains on its face, in gilt recessed letters, a fae simile of the autograph of Mr. Davis and the dates of his birth and death. The new casket stood in the cham? ber of the tomb nearly all day. Shortly after 3 o'clock, a guard of sixteen, in uniforms of confederate gray, mounted, slowly rode down the shaded avenue, leading to the tomb of the Army of Northern Virginia. With heads reverently uncovered, the casket was borne up from the vault to the waiting hearse, in which it was care? fully placed. It was simply an ordi? nary hearse, severely plain in keeping with the general order of the ceremony and drawn by a twain of handsome black horses. When the doors had been closed, the guards remounted, and, flanking the hearse, the procession slowly started toward the city. The guard was com? posed of sixteen men, all veterans of the war. A delegation from the Davis Monument Association, of Richmond, reached the cemetery just before the cortege took up its measured march to the city, and stood with uncovered heads as the veterans guarding the hearse passed out of the burial ground. The journey to the city from the cem? etery was remarkable for the lack of incidents. There was no demonstration and it was a slow and uneventful march to the hall. The veteran guards scattered about the small but historic hall, removed their gray slouch hats as the casket was horne in and revently placed npon the cata? falque of antique oak that matched the receptacle of the remains. When the coffin had been tenderly laid down several beatif ul floral pieces were rang? ed about it. The floral tributes came from the veteran organizations and the Ladies' Confederate Association. HIS OLD FLAG. A flag that came all the way from Texas for the purpose, was placed upon the casket. It had been presented to the Mississppi regiment that Colonel Davis commanded in the Mexican war and was the handiwork and gift of the ladies of Natchez. It is a silk flag of the union ; the red and white stripes now faded in a common yellow, and it was borne at the head of the gallant regiment through all the fierce battles that proved the fall of Mexico's capi? tol and the end of the Mexican war. A guard of honor, representing the various camps of the city and state, j w^re placed around the casket and the general public were permitted to pass around the casket and pay their re- ! specie to the dead. The body was I naturally decomposed, but was in fair preservat ion and the face recognizable. '? The guards were relieved at intervals during the night and Sunday morn- ! ing. SUNDAY'S CEREMONIES. The ceremonies Sunday were just t trifle more important than they wert Saturday but were marked by an absence of enthusiasm and were as simple af the funeral of an humble citizen. All Saturday night a faithful guard ol honor restlessly paced the polished floors of Memorial hall beside the biei of the dead president of a departed nation. Now and then during the quiet of the night a belated pedestrian timidly made his way into the hall and gazed respectfully at the rich old oaken casket, and then quietly slipped out. These visits were few and far between and they only served to vary the mo? notony about the historical building. "When day broke, however, the scene changed and a slender stream of hu? manity began to wind in and out of the hail, made up of every character o? life, rich and poor, white and black, statesman and citizens, the blue and gray It was half-past 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon when the stream of visitors was checked. Only the gray-haired and gray-clad veterans who formed the guard and escort, public officials, dis? tinguished visitors, the Davis family and those who had the right to be present remained in the hall when the ceremonies were about to begin. The narrow limits of the little building was not capable for much of a crowd, and many were denied the privilege o? participating in the services around the bier. Governor Foster entered the hall leaning on the arm of General Stephen D. Lee, and behind came Lieutenant Governor Parlange and leading lights in the ranks of the veterans. They gathered on the platform, mingling with the Bichmond committee, who wore the confederate uniform in honor of the occasion. In a few minutes there was a parting of the ranks of the throng in the hall, and Miss Winnie Davis, leaning on the arm of Mr. Ambrose McGinnis, and followed by her sister, Mrs. Hayes, and the husband of the latter, passed up to the platform. Then the ceremonies began. Governor Foster stepped forward beneath an arch of shrubbery, and in a strong, clear voice delivered a to aching and beautiful tribute to the dead hero of the confederacy in behalf of Louis? iana. When the governor had finished his address, which was listened to with profound attention, Vice President Gil? more, of the army of Northern Vir? ginia, read the order of Mrs. Davis for the removal of the body and the letter of Mayor Ellyson requesting the army of Northern Virginia to deliver the body to General Glynn. These letters were here made public for the first time. Then Eev. A. Gordon Blakewell, who had served all through the four years of bitter war, and who wore a confederate chaplain's hat, came for? ward and led the audience in a fervid prayer. When the prayer was con? cluded sturdy veterans raised the cas? ket from its resting place and bore it out of the hall and down the stairs to the funeral car in waiting amid the strains of dirgeful music. THE FUNERAL CAR. The funeral car was the same as used on the day of the funeral of Mr. Davis in New Orleans. An immense throng gathered about the funeral car as the body was borne up the steps of an improvised platform covered with black and carefully lifted through one of the windows to a large catafalque draped in heavy folds of black. The car was built especiallly for this pur? pose and the superstructure is almost entirely of glass so that the casket will be visible as the train rushes across the southland to the historic Virginia capital. The floral offerings were placed at the head of the casket and they too, will be visible through the trip. A guard of honor was select? ed from the escort and was immediate? ly put upon duty and the public was permitted to pay its respects and to take a last fond farewell of the remains. The procession reached the train at 6 o'clock p. m. and it was nearly eight before the party got under way. The train was made up of a locomotive and tender, baggage car, an ordinary coach, the funeral car, four sleepers and a private car. A large escort of honor, compris? ing civil and military officers accom? panied the remains to the depot. As the funeral train pulled out of New Orleans crowds appeared at every street corner on both sides of the track until the cor orate limits were parsed. At every station crowds assembled, gray headed old soldiers and ladies and children with flowers being prom? inent features. iiT DAVIS'S OLD HOME. At Beauvoir, Mr. Davis's old heme, the track and station platform had been carpeted with most beautiful and fragrant snow-white rhododendrons. The little children of Beauvoir thus paid their tribute to the memory of one whose declining years had been passed at that place. It had been ex? pected that the escort would have time to visit Davis's residence, but the stay was too short for this purpose. Sev? eral large tributes were at Beauvoir laid upon the bier. At Scranton, Miss., Major General Whiting and staff had their car at? tached to the train, and the special bearing Governor Jones and staff join? ed the Davis train. The run over from New Orleans wa? n quick one. AT MOBILE. At Mobile the Semmes camp of Con? federate veterans was drawn up on the platform with the camp flag floating in the breeze, while a battery of Ala? bama state artillery fired a salute of twenty guns. There was a great crowd there to welcome the train and view the casket. The train pulled out for Montgomery at 12:20 a. m. Monday morning. AT GREENVILLE, ALA. Greenville, Ala., was the first sta? tion reached after daybreak, and de? spite the early hour, f> a. m., quite a concourse assembled and gazed with the usual intense interest everywhere manifested at the funeral oar. By this time the massive oak casket was almost undiscernible nuder the mass of flowers heaped upon it and surrounding it, and of every variety of design, from the most elaborate and costly to the simple bouquet. AT MONTGOMERY. Just as the gray hour of dawn made silver of the waters of the Alabama river the train rolled into the gates of Montgomery, the "cradle of the con? federacy." The de])ot is immediately ' upon the brink of the beautiful river, ! and the train came tb a stop just be- ! side the cool,clear, murmuring waters, j It was saluted by the roar of artillery. ! It did not take long to awake the j sleepy watchers in the funeral ear with I such a demonstration as Montgomery I gave. Governor Jones was at the train ? when it arrived. At S o'clock a very j unwelcome rainstorm burst over the j city, which lasted an hour, very much \ i delaying the parade. But the people were in the streets, just the same. It ] did seem that every living soul in ? ., Montgomery and for miles around was there to render honor by their pres? ence to Dayia. I - Whea ?aally- the rais held np and j j the 8Tin peeped out from behind clouds to beam God's benediction nj such patriotic devotion, the casket i taken from the funeral car and pla< upon the caisson arranged for its eeption, and the procession start Ahead of the procession went ! mounted police* then the governor s his stan* next the brass bandi neil 1 caisson and theil the military, the < dets from Auburn college followi first behind the caisson. Hundreds soldiers tramped on in the para* The procession was watched by th< sands of men, women and childi from the windows and sidewalks of 1 city. The parade was the handsom ever witnessed in the city of Montgo ery unless it were when Davis w? there to be made president of the sou ern confederacy. "When the procession reached t statehouse, which is the historic biri place of the confederacy, there wai long halt for the thronging multitu until the military guard of the d escorted the casket into the capii and placed it in the hall of thesuprei court. The path of the pallbeare was right over the same spot in t great portico where Mr. Davis sto? February 18, 1861, and took the oa of office as president of the southe confederacy. It was a mome of excitement, for there were maj aged citizes there who saw him sta] there that day. Fully five thousand people visit the hall where Davis lay within tl two hours allowed by the authoriti in charge of the train. Meantim the hill-tops fairly shook like amigh volcano with the roar of cannon. B the most touching and, surely, tl most interesting of the entire seen about the bier of Davis was the pr? ence of so many colored people, seemed that every old cotton plant tion in the valley of the Alabama riv had emptied its negro laborers in Montgomery, and they pushed the way to the front as eagerly as any cia of citizens. A GEORGIA FLAG. The battle torn banner of theThirt; second Georgia was placed on the ca ket while it lay in state at Montgomer; The flag of the Sixty-fourth Alaban was also thrown over the coffin, an the old flag that Davis took to Mexic with him at the head of the gallai Mississippians. These old relics < war times made the ceremonies take o additional solemnity. Just before the train pulled ot from Montgomery for Atlanta hui dreds of fair women and school gir came down to pay their respects t Miss Winnie Davis. After leaving Montgomery, the fi neral train somewhat delayed, dashe forth across the smiling valleys of th "land of rest" at the rate of fifty mile an hour. At Opeiika a great concours of people stood ready to greet th train. An old battle flag was wave in salute and a great green arch at th depot was inscribed with "He is no dead." At West Point another gran? demonstration awaited the train. I was at West Point that Governor Nor then and his staff boarded the train They were received by Governor Jones of Alabama, and were soon introduce? to all members of the Louisiana es cort. The train did not stop at an; other stations. ATLANTA'S TRIBUTE. The funeral train reached Atlanta a 4:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Ai early as 2 o'clock the crowds began t< gather at the Union depot and along the route of the procession. Fiv< thousand persons were standing on th< streets in and around the depot. Th? shed was surrounded by a great mass ol surging people. These were divided between two impulses. They wanted to see the casket and they were anxious to catch a glimpse of Miss Winnie. When the train came to a stand-still Governor Northen and his staff and Governor Jones, of Alabama, and hie staff stepped from the coaches. Gen? eral John B. Gordon and Major Sid? ney Root passed along looking for the coach bearing Miss Winnie. In a mo? ment she and her sister, Mrs. Hayes, appeared. As they stepped down, the general kissed Mrs. Hayes, and the daughter of the confederacy, her eyes half swimming with tears, kissed the gallant old soldier twice. The meeting was so filled with ten? der affection that the few who were steading by felt their hearts go out to the two children of the dead president as never before. The Confederate Veterans' Associa? tion had charge of the removal of the casket. General Clement A. Evans directed the removal of the casket from the car to the caisson, drawn bj six iron-gray horses. Several minutes passed in making the transfer and get? ting the procession formed. The procession was more than aa hour passing a given point, and was one of the largest ever seen in Atlanta. All along the line of march from the depot to the capitol the streets were fringed with the eager crowds. Men, women and children, all of them eager to see the procession and to catch a glimpse of the casket. There were, perhaps, as many as two hundred carriages in line. They were occupied by Senators Gordon and Colquitt, Governor Northen and his staff, Governor Jones, of Alabama ; the mayor and city council, ministers and prominent officials, the members of the Davis family and citizens gener? ally. When the procession reached the capitol the casket was placed upon the catafalque which had been erected for its reception, and which was covered with a iavish profusion of flowers. Hardly had the guard of honor stepped back when the people pressed forward to pass by the bier and on through thc capitol. The military came first, all of the companies with the guns at a trail arms. Following the uniformed militia came the grizzled old confed erate veterans, some with an arm miss? ing, others minus a leg, and many limping, but all of them were unable lo conceal the emotion which was only too plainly visible on their features. One old veteran with one arm missing leaned over and pressing his lips igainst the polished cover of the cas? ket kissed the covering that held his beloved chief concealed from view. Most of the veterans were content with being allowed to touch the casket. More than forty thousand people newed the casket while tho remains were lying in state at the capitol. At one time, while the crowd was passing slowly through the capitol, the pressure it the Washington street doors became too strong for the guards and they were swept aside. Finally a squad of policemen armed with Winchesters ar? rived upon the scene and succeeded in maintaining order. THE DAUGHTERS RECEIVE. While the sisters were at the Kim bull, whither they had repaired for a brief rest, many ladies called there and ?vere cordially received. Shortly af? ter 5 o'clock General Gordon, Colonel Ellyson aud others accompanied the ladies on a drive, which they enjoyed rery much. THE DEPARTURE. It was getting dark when the casket ?ras carried out of the capitol and re? placed on the caisson. The return to the union depot was direct^ the gua] of honor acting as escort; A bug sounded taps as the train rolled 01 into the darkness, bound for Vi ginia's capital. An iihihense crowd was in waiting ; Gainesville for the train. All the bel in the city were tolled, and when arrived a great shout went up fro the waiting hundreds. The train mac a halt of only five minutes. OVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Seneca, South Carolina, was tl first place passed over the Georgia lin and although it was midnight wh( the train sped through a great crow was there to testify their love for tl dead hero by volleys of musketry ?ti booming of cannon. Greenville was reached at two o'cloc Tuesday morning. Two companies < soldiers were there, behind them h ing fully a thousand people, ha ladies and children. At every town along the way peopl were up and at nearly every Sout Carolina town salutes were fire( Governor Tillman boarded the train ? Greenville to go on to Bichmond, INTO NORTH CAROLINA. Charlotte Was reached at half pat five and a thousand people were thei to greet the illustrious dead and ti loved daughter of the Confederac with booming guns. Miss Winnie r< ceived quite an ovation at Salisbur where she held an informal receptioi and at Greensboro the entire party 0 the train was tendered a breakfast b the veterans and citizens. At Charlotte the Hornet's Nest Bi fies and Queen City Bines fired thre volleys as the train drew in. A bod of Confederate Veterans was drawn u in front of the line, with battle fla furled and draped in crape. By this time the funeral car wa loaded with flowers. They were heat ed and piled at the head of the caske for four feet out, and on the side had t be arranged to allow passage. AT RALEIGH. Baleigh was reached a few minute after 1 o'clock, and it seemed as if th whole of the city's population ha? turned out to do honor to the distin guished dead. The mayor of Baleig] and the adjutant general of the stat received the train at the depot an< welcomed the escort. The casket wa placed upon the funeral car. This wa? an elaborate affair*, A caisson fitte< with a platfornij above which, sup ported on four pillars, was v- dome shaped canopy. The whole structur? was covered with black cloth trimmec with white fringe, and at each cornel of the platform below the casket sa a bright-faced, golden-haired girl dressed in white and holding in he] hand a confederate flag, its folds gath ered up with crepe. Six black horse* drew the car, driven by James JoneSj formerly a servant of the Divis family, The exercises at the capitol were deeply impressive. A choir of seventy five voices sang Pleyel's hymn, "Hov Sleep the Brave." Charmain Marshal offered prayer, and the choir sang O'Hara's stirring ode. As the caskei was placed upon the catafalque undei the great dome of the rotunda a quar? tet choir standing above sang "Asleep in Jesus" in a remarkably impressive manner. This ended, the doors were opened and a steady stream of people flowed through the building for nearly two honrs. It was 3:30 o'clock when the casket was taken from the capitol to the sta? tion, escorted as before. On the de? parture from the capitol a chant and ode were sung by a choir. On the ar? rival at the station Miss Davis and Mrs. Hayes gave several hundreds of persons the pleasure of hand clasps and kind words as they stood on the platform of their car. A private car, containing Governor Carr and staff was attached to the train, which left at 3:45. ON TO DANVILLE. When the cortege left Baleigh the train retraced its course to Greensboro and thence to Danville, a change in tue original programme having oeen made to allow a brief stop in that city. Beidsville was reached next, the last stopping point in North Carolina. Two thousand people were assembled. Two extra cars were added to the train, one for Governor McKinney and his staff and one for the Bichmond Light In? fantry Blues, who came on as an hon? orary escort. Fully six thousand peo? ple were at the station, and a proces? sion was formed, headed by the gov? ernor and staff. After leaving Dan? ville Miss Winnie, accompanied by her sister and others, visited the funeral car, where they closely inspected the floral tributes. Miss Davis broke down and hurriedly turned away. END OF THE JOURNEY. The journey of the funeral car from New Orleans to Bichmond came to an end at 3 o'clook Wednesdav morn ing. At that hour the train rolled into Bichmond, and the historic old city was again in the hands of the con? federates. The veterans of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Yir ginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Ten? nessee, Mississippi and Louisiana were once again in control of the city. They were there not on a war-like mission, but to pay their tribute to the illustri? ous dead who was their leader in days gone by. The waning moon hung low in the western sky, casting long beams of light upon the bosom of the tree fringed bridge spanning the river, as the train rumbled over the historic stream. At the depot two thousand people, many veterans and ladies, to? gether with a large number of sol? diers, waited in silence for the coming of the dead. Many of them had been up all night, as the train was expected early in the evening. After considerable delay a hearse drawn by four white horses was drawn up close to the funeral car, and the cabinet was transferred to it. To the muffled tap of the drum the procession started on its way to the capitol through the silent streets of the old capital of the confederacy. As the steep hill leading to the government building was reached, the silent air .was stirred by sweetest strains of music from the band. REMAINS GIVEN TO RICHMOND. In the uncertain light of the coming dav the grand procession swept into the capitol grounds, and the hearse halted for a moment beneath the Wash? ington monument, on the base of ! which the bronze figure of Patrick Henrv stood with outstretched arms above the hearse as if pronouncing a benediction upon the dead chieftain. Col. B. E. Pollard, of Camp B. E. Lee Veterans, made a short speech, thank? ing General Glynn and the escort for having cared so well for the casket ; and then General Glynn replied, turn? ing the sacred dust over to the veteran followers of Bob Lee. The casket was borne inside the capitol, where it was placed in the rotunda, surrounded by j a veteran guard,while a detachment of j young soldiers stood guard on the out? side. WAGON LOADS OF FLOWERS. From daylight till 8 o'clock, hun? dreds of strangers and city people passed through the capitol and viewed the casket which was almost enveloped in floral tributes of the various designs from the north as well as from the south. Betwefen the hours bf 9 aha o'clock, about five thousand pul school children passed by the b each one dropping flowers as a tril bf affection, until the huge mass ] assumed the proportions equal to ? eral wagon loads. Mrs. Davis arrived from New Y Tuesday night and was joined at Exchange hotel by Miss ?Winnie i Mrs. Hayes. The pressurein and out of the bu ing by the ever streaming cro^ was almost frightful. Men, won and children, rich, poor, white i black, poured in a great river of manity through the building all forenoon. * * 1 o'clock the process began to form. THE PROCESSION MOVES. The time set fer the procession move was 3 o'clock, but there Wi short delay in starting? First ca General John B. Gordon* cheif m shal and staff of some fifty promin confederate veterans. Tuen the fantry headed the line a?d was foll OT by the artillery with three batter: under command of Major W. E. Si monds. Four troops of cavalry i lowed, commanded by Colonel F. Wickham. They were the Ho Guards, Ashby Light Horse Guar Henrico, Chesterfield and Albema troops. These were followed immediately the catafalque, beyond which ca carriages in which were seated M Jefferson Davis and Governor McK ney, Miss Winnie Davis and Maj Elyson and Mr. and Mrs, Hayes. Th< were followed by the honorary ps bearers in carriages. They were Governors Tillman, South Carolina ; Carr, of North Ca: lina; Brown, of Maryland; Turra of Tennessee; W. E. McCorkle, West Virginia; Jones, of Alabam Generals J. A. Early, D. H. Maui William H. Payne, M. C. Laws, L. Bakei, Stephen D. Lee, Harry Het George H. Stewart, Major John ^ Daniels, Senator E. C. Waltha! Messrs. Moses, Milhiser. M. A. Alie Hugh Blair, John Purcell, P. P. Wi eton* A, S. Buford, Colonel John Weed* John B, McCaW, Colonel E> Beete, Fi 1\ GlascoW; Other carriages contained disti gtiished persons, among them Bish? H; Hi Thomason, Senatof Vest ai wife, Mrs. General George C. Pickel Mrs. General A. L. Long. Colon John Goode, the members of the J( ferson Davis Monument associatio officers of the Hollywood and Hehr( memorial associations. Brigades then came as follows : First Brigade-Brigadier Gener Theo S. Garnett, commanding, ai staff ; Stonewall Brigade Band, R. '. Lee Drum Corps, R. E. Lee Camp N 1, Maury Camp, Pickett-Buchan* Camp, Stonewall Camp, R. E. L Camp No. 2, George E. Pickett Cam John R. Cook Camp, John Bow Strange Camp. Second Brigade-Brigadier Gener Micajah Woods, commanding, ai staff; Fourth Regiment Band, Dru Corps, A. P. Hill Camp, J. B. Stewa Camp, Magruder Ewell Camp, Ston wall Jackson Camp, Louisiana Cam] Page Puller Camp. Third Brigade-Colonel Thomas I Carter, commanding, and staff; ? W. Traverse Band, Howitzer Associ tion. Parker Band Associatio: Society of the Army and Navj Confederate Survivors of Maryland Beneficial Association of Maryland the Confederate Veterans' Associatio of the District of Columbia, Bowann Company Veterans' Association, Sum ter Camp Survivors' Association, Sont Carolina bearing palm branches, Cabel Grove Camp, Danville; Confederat Survivors' Association of Augusta Richmond Light Infantry Bhies As soeiation, Person Company, Nort] Carolina Veterans, Sons of Veterans R. T. W. Camp andR. J. Chew Camp Sons of Veterans. Cavalry Division- General Fitz Lee Commanding, and staff ; mounted vet erans. No canopy of any description cover ed the casket. It stood out in ful view on the top of the caisson witt the sun shining brightly on the pol ?8hed and glittering brass. On arriving at Hollywood cemetery the distinguished guests, the Louisi? ana escort and staff, the Texas, Missis? sippi, North Carolina, South Caroline and Georgia delegations, which came on with the funeral cortege, descend? ed from their carriages and formed s circle which contains the grave. A feature was the large gathering of con? federate veterans. Most every camp had a battle flag and fife and drum corps. The display ol veterans was undoubtedly much greater than at the unveiling of the Lee monument, and never since the war have so many confederate soldiers been seen in one body in Richmond. They marched in fours, headed by the mounted officers, and swiftly and steadily assuming the places assigned to them, seemed to come in endless succession. Except for the absence of muskets and swords, it was as if the confederate armies were on the march once more. As the veterans poured by the car? riage in which Miss Winnie sat, one fife and drum corps after another softly played a dead march. But when the Maryland men came up, their band gave "Nearer My God to Thee," and the daughter of the confederacy burst into tears and hid her face in her handkerchief. When the militia move? ment was completed, the open grave and the family were surrounded by three solid walls of men. Outside the circle was a dense crowd of thousands upon thousands. A broad and massive color of polish? ed oak for the lower vault lay by thc side of the grave and across was stretched eight or ten lines of new webbing of red and white. Four car? riages held the floral offerings and everything of this kind, which had been received from New Orleans and Richmond. As everything was in readi? ness the Stonewall band played a fun? eral song. Rev. Dr. W. W. Landrum then read the hymn "How Firm a Foundation," which was sung by the crowd. At the close of the hymn Dr. H?ge stepped forward and paid : "Let us pray," nearly every head in the vast assemblage was bowed. The prayer was eloquent and touching. After the prayer was concluded Rev. Dr. O. S. Barten, of Norfolk, pronouced the benediction. Mrs. Davis was led to the grave by Governor McKinney and looied down at tho oaken casket until hot eves filled with tears and forgetful of all the thousands about her she seemed lost in fervent prayer. Her two daughters, Miss Winnie and Mrs. Hayes, were at her side. They, too, bowed their heads conquered by the grief of the moment. Then the bosom of old Vir? ginia closed on Davis forever. After the benediction the casket WAK lowered into the grave. After the bu? gle signal came "taps," and the infan? try fired a salute, which announced that the services were over. The column then moved to Gettys? burg hill, where the annual memorial .ervic?* of the Ladles' Hollywood am ciatio? took place; -which, consisted of the decorations of the graves of 16,000 Confederate soldiers. , Thns closed the most memorable day Bichmond has known 6ince the snells were bursting amid the carnage and the fury of war over the hills that brow the beautiful waters of the James, WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Hapniis {rai Day to Day ii tte National Capital Appointments in the Various Depart? ments-Other Notes of Interest. j Secretary Gresham stated Monday that he had no knowledge of any threat on the part of the Chinese government to retaliate on the United States in case of the enforcement of the Geary law j as indicated h j Mr. J. Hubley Ashton, counsel for the Chines?} gov? ernment. There is to be a change in the cabi? net some time next fall. Justice Field, of the supreme court, has announced to his friends that he intends to re? sign. He has likewise notified Mr. Cleveland of his intention, and the president has tendered the position when it becomes vacant to Secretary of State Gresham. It is a well-known fact that Mr. Gresham has aspired to this for many years, and, of course, he will accept. A few days ago, the Cherokee In? dian committee advertised for bids for 33,000,000 of bonds guaranteed by the government. The date fixed for open? ing the bids was at noon Wednesday. When that hour arrived, a number of the committee and several treasury of? ficials were in Secretary Carlisle' room at the treasury department. Not a single bid was made and the Chero kee committee very plainly showed their disappointment. Attorney General Olney was some what surprised that an injunction close the world's fair on Sunday was not applied for by United States Dis trict Attorney Milchrist last Sunday and telegraphed him for an explana tion. When Mr. Milchrist left Wash? ington he had explicit instructions ask for an injunction. In a letter re ceived Thursday from Mr. Milchris he explains that time elapsing between the passing of the bill and Sunday was so short that proper notice could not have been given to the public. Secretary Carlisle has during the past few days received several tele? grams, which fully confirm the news paper dispatches as to the discovery of a conspiracy on the extreme north west border to smuggle o})ium and Chinese into the United States. These telegrams, which for the present are withheld, it is said, intimate that quite a number of government officials, col lectors of customs and special agents are implicated in the conspiracy which has been in successful operation for some time jjast. Secretary Gresham received a cable message from Minister Baker Wednes? day night confirming the previous unofficial reports that the troubles in Nicaragua are in a fair way to a settle ment on a peaceful basis. The minis i ter's telegram says the peace commis i sion now in session at Sabana, a city lying in neutral territory between Managua and Granada, composed of three distinguished leaders of the revolutionary party and three promi nent officers of the government, with United States Minister Baker as president. He was selected for that office by the representatives of both parties in special recognition of the prime interest in maintaining the peace in that country. EX-SECRETARY FOSTER FAILS His Different Enterprises Planed in the Sheriff's Hands. A special fr?re Fostoria, O., says The business world was astonished Friday morning bv the news that ex Secretary of the Treasury Foster had failed and had turned his financial in terests, in an embarrassed condition over to an assignee. The liabilities are given out by Mr. Foster as being $600,000, and the assets are about the same. At an early hour Friday morning the bank of Foster & Co. was closed on two attachments. The presence of the sheriff was the first :unmation that there was something wrong, and it soon leaked out that an assignment had been made. The deposits of the bank at the time of its last statement, were about $175,000. The news spread rap? idly and soon the streets were filled with people, after learning the extent of the calamity. The assignment of Secretary Foster was a signal for the assignment of a number of concerns in which he was interested. The brass and iron works was one of the concerns that assigned. Bes8ides Mr. Foster, Mr. Portz was one of the onwners of this concern. The liabilities and assets of his com? pany are included with the personal statement of the ex-secretary. The Malbourg calcined and crockery and window glass companies, three con? cerns that have been backed by Mr. Foster, also failed. The loss to business men who were depositors in Foster & Co. 's bank is one of the deplorable features of the crash, but it is confidently believed that none of them will suffer to an ex? tent that will cause them to assign. The loss to Fostoria is a great one, and one that will require considerable time to recover from, but great as it is, the regret on that account no way lessens the regret and sympathy ex? pressed for the ex-secretary. It is conceded that his generosity and pub? lic spirit have been the indirect cause of his financial downfall, as he was ever ready to lend a helping hand. The assignment of Davis <fc Foster, the wholesale grocery company, will probably be the direct cause of the failure of a number of grocery con? cerns throughout the country. It is said that the firm has SI25,000 unpaid accounts and Jiotes due it. The failure is due to the fact that Mr. Foster has been a very heavy en? dorser for the three assigned win? dow glass houses and the brass and iron works, his endorsements for these companies aggregating over $300,000. The stringency of the money market caused tho banks to request payment of the notes, which precipitated the failure. THE NEWS IN NEW YORK. A New York dispatch says: The Foster Banking Company, of Fostoria, O., which assigned Friday morning, according to the last issue of the bank? ers' almanac,has a capital of only $40, 000. a surplus of 820,000 and an undi? vided profit of $0,000. 1 ii Bradstreets Foster & Co. are put down as having a capital of from $500,000 to $1,000,' 000, but their credit is only rated by that agency as second class. EVEH-? one o' the eight partie? in Germany ii putting forth its full strength in view Qi the coming election *o Hie Betons* ay, THROUGHOUT Tl Ml Notes of Her Progress anil Plenty Briefly Ejitoiizeil ind Important Happenings ire? Day to Day Terselj Told. Harry Hill, who committed a num? ber of forgeries in Atlanta, Ga. a few weeks ago, was captured in Chicago Wednesday. He will be prosecuted by his Atlanta victims. Fire at New Orleans Thursday night destroyed the Home Brewing Company's plant, a factory and oth? er adjoining buildings. The loss is estimated at $125,000. Daniel Tal mage Sons* rice mills were also burned ; loss estimated at $25,000; General Luke ?; Wright, counsel for the prosecution} finished his con? cluding speech in the Dub?se im? peachment trial at Nashville Thursday, and the cb?rt theil went into executive session to consider plans for taking a vote on the various charges. The matter was finally referred to a com? mittee of five. An important case has been filed in the United States circuit court at At? lanta. The Manhattan Trust Com? pany against the Augusta, Ga., Mining and Investment Company. It is a bill to foreclose a mortgage given to secure the payment of $450,000 of bonds of the Augusta Mining Company. Charles W. Haskins was appointed re? ceiver. The Gulf National bank, of Tampa, Fla., closed its doors Monday. Mr. C. B. Floyd, who is president "of the Brunswick, Ga., State bank which closed last Thursday, is also the pres? ident of the Gulf National Bis un? derstood that a run was made on the bank when it was learned that the bank at Brunswick, of which Lloyd was president, failed. A deed of trust for $600,000, given by the Seaboard Air Line Belt Com? pany to the Mercantile Trust and De osit Company, of Baltimore, Md, as been filed iii the office of the clerk of the superior court at Atlanta, Ghi. The date of the deed of trust was April 1st. This deed of trust was given by the railroad to back up $600, 000 of bouda. A Savannah, Ga., special of Tuesday says: The naval stores market has taken a decidedly upward trend. Turpentine has advanced 1 1-2 cents during the last week and pure rosins have gone up from 25 to 30 cents on the barrel. Prospects are decidedly bright. Receipts bear out early esti? mates of a much shorter crop than last year. The Wesleyan Female college at Murfreesboro, N. C., was destroyed by fire Wednesday. Professor E. P. Troy, with the assistance of the citi? zens and visitors, succeeded in saving all of the young ladies without the slightest injury. Much of the private property of the students and teachers was lost. All of the library and appa? ratus is a total loss. The magnificent building was insured for only $10,000. Depositors in the failed Bank of Commerce at Bertan, Tenn., filed a bill Tuesday against the bank and its officers and directors seeking to hold the latter personally responsible for their claims. The bill cites the consid? eration of 40 per cent of the notes given for stock subscriptions, alleges gross mismanagement and negligence, and charges that the bank was insolv? ent two years before it failed. Commencement exercises of Wake Forest college, at Raleigh, the chief Baptist male college in North Carolina, were held Thursday. There were twenty-two graduates. The college endowment fund now exceeds $250, 000. It was decided to raise $30,000 to establish the Royal chair of England in memory of the late Rev. Dr. William Royal, who died in Genoa last year, and who was for many years professor in the college. At Milner, Ga., Sunday, the Rev. William Graham, one of the oldest and best known evangelists in the state, and his aged wife were dashed into eternity by the Nancy Hanks, the Central railroad's fast train. The old people were walking along the railroad track, returning from church, arm in arm, when the Nancy Hanks, moving at full speed, ran upon them, raising them high in the air and hurled them down a steep embankment to instant death. A Vicksburg, Miss., special of Mon? day says : There are at least ten thou? sand homeless and hungry people in East Carroll, Morehouse, West Car? roll and Madison parishes, La., and the suffering and privations they are undergoing is appalling. With the exception of a few small elevations the whole of the northeastern portion of j the state is under water. Forty-four negroes were rescued from a perilots position near Swan Lake, East Carroll parish, Sunday night. They were almost insane from hunger, having been without food four days. A special from Bristol, Tennessee, says : The Big Stone Gap Land Com? pany? capatalized at $2,000,000, and with a bond indebtedness of $1,000, 000, was forced into liquidation Tues? day by a suit entered in the United States district court at Abingdon by Philadelphia stockholders in the com? pany. The bill filed in the federal court alleges gross mismanagement of the affairs of the company and misap? propriation of its funds. By an order issued by Judge Goff, of the the United States district court of West Virginia, Messrs. H. Clint Wood, of Bristol, and J. K. Taggart, of Stone Gap, are ap? pointed receivers of the company tc | wind up the business. DECORATION DAY Fittingly Observed Throoghont the Country. Memoral Day was observed in New York City with the usual parade. Many thousand people visited River? side Vark ftnd attended the Memoral Dav services at the tomb of General Grant. The tomb was tastefully dec? orated by the members of the United j States post No. 327 and elaborate j floral offerings were sent by Mrs. Grant, the Loyal Legion, President Cleveland, the Sons of Veterans of New York city, j the Chinese legation and the General Meade post, of Philadelphia. 4n Artist's Good Fortnae. A dispatch of Thursday from Mon treal, Canada, states that Lee Stanton, an English painter, bought a leather valise at the Grand Trunk railroad sale of unclaimed baggage for $2. On opening it he found 107 shares in the Western Gas Improvement Company, of Chicago, fully paid up and worth > $107,000. The valise was the property \ of Louis Halberstadt, who died in ! Brock ville, Ont., in October, 1891, of j alcoholism. A large sum of money j and some jewelry, which he was known to have had just prior to his death? were missing and it was believed itt ' the time that he had been robbed^ TRADE TALK. Report ot,the. Condition ot Bnsiness for the Past Weel? B. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says : In two ways there has been quite a general improvement during the past week. Better weather through? out the most of the country has stim? ulated retail trade, and the large dis? tribution of goods has made jobbing trade more active. Monetary anxie? ties have curiously abated at many widely separated points; large loans solicited at New York a week ago, pro? viding for extreme emergencies in dil" ferent countries have not been Wanted? and threatening failures at several points have passed without causing much disturbance. Yet, the actual conditions do not seem to have chan? ged materially. The large demand for rediscount and advances by Western and southern banks j though considera? bly abatedj have been ?eater than eastern banks, could wholly meei. There is no definite improvement i? financial affair abroad; and the pros? pect of the continued outgo df gold for some time to come has not altered. Speculative markets show compara? tively little activity. Stocks have fallen off to some extent from the rapid re? covery of last week, the average being about one dollar per share lower than a week ago. Wheat and corn are both at the same price as a week ago, al? though western receipts of wheat in four days have been 1,902,108 bushels, and Atlantic exports 1,036,597 bushels, and corn receipts have been very large, with insignificant exports. Mess pork is 25 cents higher, but other hog pro? ducts a shade lower ; and, while coffee advanced 1-2 % lc,oil declined ft cent. A natural decline is seen in dairy pro? ducts and potatoes. Cotton is also an eighth lower, although the receipts have been smaller and the exports larger than for the same week last year. But the enormous stocks in sight are not diminishing mote rapidly than is usual at this season. At Philadel? phia, pig iron is firmer and manufact? ured in greater demand* owing to tile expected closing of Works in ute sum met. Tile outlook for pig iron is bet? ter at Httsburg, and some products ate ih Detter demand; but prices af e very low. At Cincinnati, stringency lessens. At Cleveland, rolled prod? ucts are in larger demand, but prices are weak and money close. Indian? apolis reports money tight, owing to a lack of confidence. At Detroit pros? pects are less bright than last year. Chicago reports improvement, though collections are still slow and bank ac? commodations sparing. Liquidation continues. At Milwaukee, money is close. At Minneapolis, the finan? cial flurry has abated. St. Pani re? ports seeding mostly completed ; a fair jobbing trade, but slow collections. St, Louis, fair collections, though southern planters are buying less meat than usual. Bankers are extremely conservative. Much money has gone out to other western cities. At Oma? ha trade is good, but at Denver quiet. Business at Nashville is improving, and also at Savannah, but at other points at the south business is quiet, and nearly all collections are slow and money close. Mobile reports large shipments of early vegetables, and New Orleans reports a bright outlook in building tzades, though the break? ing of the levees will seriously affect northern Louisiana. Dress goods are dull, but there ia closer discrimi? nation than usual tn favor of choice styles. Cottons are stronger and print cloths a six? teenth higher. Wool sales are small, prices favoring buyers. Shipments of shoes continue to exceed last year's. Li the iron manufacturing, new freight rates from the south affect prices large? ly at points not on the seaboard, but bar iron is at the lowest point on.rec? ord ; plates are dull, and competition for all manufactured products are ex? ceedingly keen, with prices quoted, in some cases below actual cost at most works. Imports are still large for three weeks in May, exceeding last year's by nearly $6,006,000, but ex? ports have somewhat increased, and for three weeks show a slight gain. Business failures for the last seven days, number 273, as compared with 261 for last week For the corres? ponding week of last year, the figures were 198._ GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. The Industrial Development During tie Past Week. A review of the industrial situation in the south for the past week shows the organization of a land development sod manufacturing company with $1,600,000 capital, at Jonesboro, Tenn., by the I* Follette Land and Improve? ment company; of a cotton seed oil mill, capi? tal $250,000, at Yelaaoo, Tera?, by the Velasco Oil company; of a cotton mill company, with $100,000 capital, at Baleigh, N. C..by J. S. Wynne and associates; of a lamber manufact? uring company at Camden, Ark., capital $55, CX), br the Onachit a Manu factoring company, and of a water and light company with $50,000 capital, at Hille boro, Tecas, by the Hillsboro Water, Light and Power company. There itt also reported the ba lding of a $50, 000 flooring mill at Jefferson, Texas, by the Jefferson Milling Company; of a compress and storage company at Bowie, Texas capital $40, 000, by the Bowie Compres* and Storage Com? pany, and of one with $30,000 capital at Brown wood, Texas, by the Brownwood Compress Company; the organization of a lamber com? pany with $85,000, capital at Honiton, Texa*, by the Bayou. City Lamber Ompany, and of one at Cooroo, Texas, with $?5,000 capital, by the Texas Tie and Timber Company, and of a $.0,000 oil null at Ooliad, Texas, by the Go? nad Oil Mill and Oin Company. Forty-nx new industries were established or incorporated daring the week, together with six enlargements of mann factories and fifteen important new buildings. Among the new in? dustries not above referred to are a brewery at Austin, Texas; brick and tile works at Saussy, Qa., Greenville, Ky., and Morgantown, W. Ya.; cann ming factories at Saussy, Ga., Fredericks burg, Va., anl Wellsburg, W. Va: a distfflery at Lawerencebarg, Ky., and a flooring mill at Stanleyton, Va. Ice factories are reported at Eau Gallie, Fia., and Fayetteville, X. C.; coal mines are to be opened at Pittsburg, Ky.. Elk Valley, Knoxville and Lafayette, Tenn., and Rural Retreat, Va., and a quarry at Waco, Texas, a steam cotton gin at Hoeebnd, Texas, and cotton mills at LincoLaton, N. C, and Boanoke, Va. Among the woodworking plants reported for the week are bent-wood works at Bridgeport, Ala. a cooperage a* Amity, N. C.; saw and planing mills at Camp Hill and Dothen, Ala., Dawtoa ville, S. C.. and Big Stone Gap, Va.; variety works at Enterprise and Meridian, Miss., and Dayton, Tenn. Water works are to be built at Kyle and Waiahachie, Texas. The enlargements include a flouring mill at Faith, N. C.; a foundry at Charleston, W. Ya.; an oil mill at Hempstead, Texas; a woolen mill at Jackson, Tenn., anda lamber mill at Warnell, Fla. Among the new buildings of the week are a bank building at Blackstone, Va.; cherche- at Newberry S. C., Temple and Tyler,Texas, Ports? mouth, Va., and Lexington, Ky.; a $75,000 ho? tel at Hopkinsville, Ky.; a factory at Bichmond, Va., an d an opera honse at Victoria, Texas. Tradesman (Chattanooga. Tenn.) Deed! to a Railroad. A deed to the Atlanta and Florida railroad was signed and delivered st Atlanta, Ga., Monday afternoon, to the purchasers of that line. The doc? ument is signed by Mr. Thomas W. Garrett, the receiver of the line, and is made to A. Dutenhofer, chairman of the bondholders* reorganization committee. The deed states that the purchaser has paid to the receiver of the Atlanta and Florida railroad one hundred thousand dollars in cash, and bonds and coupons of the same road amount to about four hundred thous? and dollars. A?vottw uaw, it will pay