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?HJfllMElS Anfl fte li] of fte Confederacy's CMef?? M te Best IN HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY AT HISTORIC RICHMOND. Incidents of the Journey from Kew Orleans. LOVING TRIBUTE PAID THE OLD HERO BY A LOYAL PEOPLE. With the dignified simplicity thai was inseparable from his life, with none of the fuss of military or erne display, the remains of the ex-presi? dent of the southern confederacy were removed Saturday afternoon from the vault in Metaire cemetery at New Or? leans, where they have- had a tempo rarary resting p?&Cb for three years and a half, to the hall where they were to lie in state until their transfer to the funeral 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 out 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. 'I'MHW 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. FSOM THE OLD TO THE NEW 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 eyer 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. The 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 metatlic casket lifted ont into the handsom? 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 dimple 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 ont of the burial ground. The journey to thc 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 borne in and revently placed upon the cata? falque of antique otk that matched the receptacle of the remains. When the coffin had been tenderly laid down several beatiful floral pieces were rang? ed about it. The floral tributes came from the veteran organizations and ! the Ladies' Confederate Association. I HIS OLD FLAG. A flag that came all the way from j Texas for tue purpose, was placed upon [ the casket. It had been pr?sente d to . the Mississppi regiment that Colonel ; Davis commanded in the Mexican war I and was the handiwork and gift of the j 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 he*d of the gallant j 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 1 various camps of the city Hnd, state, were placed ?round the casket and tin* 1 general public were permitted to pass around the casket and pay th^ir re? spects to the dead. The body w?s naturally decomposed, but was in fair pr?serv?t on and the face recognizable. The guards were relieved at intervals during the night and Sunday morn- ! ?JXSU SUNDAY'S CEREMONIES. The ceremonies Sunday were jnst c trifle moro important than they were Satur day but were marked by an absence of enthusiasm and were as simple ai the funeral of an humble citizen. Al] Saturday night a faithful guard oi 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 oi the hall, made up of every character ol life, rich and poor, white and black, statesman and citizens, the blue and Jt 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 of 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 Richmond 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. Haves, and the husband of the latter, passed up to the platform. Then the ceremonies begam Governor Foster stepped forward beneath an arch of shrubbery, and in a 6trong, clear voice delivered a touching 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 reanesting the army of Northern Virginia to deliver the bodv to General Glvnn. These letters mt V were here made public for the first time. Then Rev. A. Gordon Bladwell, 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 lo the funeral car in waiting ainid the strains of dirgeful music* TSE F^TXEBAL 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 sieDs o? an improvised platform covered with black and carefully lifted through one of the window? to a large catafalque draped in heavy folds of black-. Tue car wa? built especially 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 offering? were placed at the head of the casket and they too, will be vii-i&e 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 oflicers 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 passed. At every station crowds assembled, gray headed old soldiers and ladies and children with flowers being prom? inent features. AT 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 und staff join? ed the Davis train. The run over from New Orleans was a quick ono. AT MOBILE. At Mobile the Semines camp of Con? federate veterans was dru wu up on the platform with the camp flag floating in the breeze, while a battery of Ala? bama state artillery fir**<l a salute of t wenty guns, 'l here 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. 6 a. m., quite a concourse assembled and gazed with the usual intense interest everywhere manifested at the funeral ear. By this time the massive oak casket was almost nndiscernible under the ! mass of flowers heaped upon it and J surrounding it, and of every variety of design, from the most elaborate and j costly to the simple bouquet. AT MONTGOMERY. .Tust as the gray hour of dawn made silver of the waters of thc Alabama j riv^r tie train rolled into the gates of Montgomery, th?- "cradle of the con? federacy.*' The depot is immediately upon the brink of the beautiful river, ', and the train came t<> a Ptop just be? side the cool,clear, murmuring waters. . It was saluted by the roar of artillery. It did not take long to awake tie- ? sleepy watchers in tie- funeral car with ! such.a-demonstration as Montgomery : gave. Governor Jones was at the train when it arrived. At s o'clock a very '? unwelcome rainstorm burst over tho city, which last? ;( an hour, very lunch delaying the parade. But the |.\>]> were in the streets, just the same. 1* did seem that every living soul in Montgomery and for miles around was j there to render honor bv their ores- j ence to Davis. { When finally the rain held up and the snn peeped out from behind t! clouds to beam God's benediction up< such patriotic devotion, the casket w taken from the funeral car and plac< upon the caisson arranged for its i ception, and the procession starte Ahead of the procession went tl mounted police, then the governor ai his staff, next the brass band-, next ti caisson and then the military, the 0 dets from Auburn college followii first behind ?he caisson. Hundreds soldiers tramped on in the parad The procession was watched by tho sands of men, women and childr< from the windows and sidewalks of tl city. The parade was the handsome ever witnessed in the city of Montgor ery unless it were when Davis wet there to be made president of the Bout ern confederacy. When the procession reached tl statehouse, which is the historic birt place of the confederacy^ there was long halt for the thronging multitu( until the military guafcd 'of the df escorted the casket into the capit and placed it in the hall of the supren court. The path of the pallbeare: was right over the same spot in tl great portico where Mr. Davis stoc February 18, 1861, and took the oal of office as president of the southei confederacy. It was a momei of excitement, for there were man aged citizes there who saw him stan there that day. Fully five thousand people visite the hall where Davis lay within ti two hours allowed by the authority in charge of the train. Meantim< the hill-tops fairly shook like a might volcano with the roar cf ?ftnn'bh. Bt the most touching and, surely, tl most interesting of the entire seem about the bier of Davis was the pre; ence of so many colored people. ] seemed that every old cotton planii tion in the valley of the Alabama rivi had emptied its negro laborers int Montgomery) anet they bushed thei way to the front as eagerly as any claf of citizens, A GEORGIA FLAG. The battle torn banner of the Thirtj second Georgia was placed on the cat ket while it lay in state at Montgomery The flag of the Sixty-fourth Akbam was also thrown over the conin-, ?n the old flag that Davis took to t???ic< with him at the heftet , lS.? j^???b Mississippians These 'old . reliefs e War times ?narie the ceremonies take o: ?*detiti?n?i solemnity. Just before the train pulled ou from Montgomery for Atlanta huu dreds of fair women and school came down to pay their respects t Miss Winnie Davf?. ?fteT le&vihg Montgomery, the fu neTal train somewhat delayed, dashei forth across the smiling valleys of th "land of rest" at the rate bf fifty mile an hour. At Opelika a great concours of people stood ready to greet tb train. An old battle flag was wave? in salute and a gr^at green arch at th depot was inscribed with u?e is no dead," At West Anoint another grant demonstration awaited the train. I was at West Point that Governor Xor then and his staff boarded the train They were received by Governor Jones of Alabama, and were Boon introctucet to all members of the Louisiana es cort. The train did not Btbp at ahi other stations-. ATLANTES TR?BTJTE-. Tko funeral train reached Akanta ai 4i30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Ai early as 2 o'clock the crowds began t< 'gillier at the Union depot and alon? the route of the procession. Fiv< thousand persons were standing on th? streets in and around the depot. Th? shed was surrounded b.y a great mass ol surging people. TKese were divider" between two impulses. They wantec to the casket and they were anxioui 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 th* 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 hali swimming with tears, kissed the gallant old soldier twice? The meeting was so filled with ten? der affection that the few who were standing by felt their hearts go out to the two children of the dead president ?f never before* The Confederate Veterans' Associa? tion had charge of the removal of the casket. General Clement A. Evane 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 inore than an hour passing a given point-, and was one of the largest eVerseeilih Atlanta, j All along the line-bf march from the depot to the capitol the streets were j fringed with the eager crowds. Men, j 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 ofiicials, the members of the Davis family and citizens gener? ally. When the procession reached the ! capitol the casket was placed upon the I catafalque which had been erected for its reception, and which was covered with a lavish profusion of flowers. Hardly had the guard of honor stepped lmck when the people pressed forward to pass by the bier and on through the 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 to 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 against 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 yi< wed the casket while the remains were lying in state at the capitol. At one time, while the crowd AVHS pas in^ slowly through the capitol, the pressure at. the Washington street doors became too ? tr<JT?^ for the guards and they were swept aside. Finally a squad of policemen armed with Winchesters ar? rived upon the wene ami succeeded in maintaining order. THE DAUGHTERS RECETATE. While the sisters were nt the Kim ball, whitie r th?y }),J(] repaired for a ii lei' rest, many ladies called there ?nd were cordially received. Shortly af? ter 5 o'clock General Gordon, Colonel j Kilyson and others accompanied the ladies on a drive, which they enjoyed very much. THE DEPARTURE. lt was getting dark when the casket was carried out of the capitol and re? placed on the caisson. Tho rotura to the union depot was direct, the guar of honor acting as escort. A bugl sounded taps as the train rolled on into the darkness, bound for Vii ginia's capital? An immense crowd tras i? waiting a Gainesville fot the train. All the bell iii the city were tolled, and when i arrived a great shout went up fror the waiting hundreds. The train mad a halt of only five minutes. OVER TS SOUTH CAROLINA. Seneca, South Carolina, was th first place passed over the Georgia line and although it was midnight whe; the train sped through a great crow< was there to testify their love for th dead hero hy volleys of musketry am booming of Cannon. Greenville was reached at two ?'clocl Tuesday morning. Tfro companies o soldiers Were there-, behind them be irig fully ? thousand people, hal ladies and children. At every town along the way peoph were up and at nearly every Soutl Carolina town salutes were fired Governor Tillman boarded the train a Greenville to go on to Richmond, INTO NORTH CAROLINA. Charlotte was reached at half pas five and a thousand people were ther< to greet the illustrious dead and th loved daughter of the Confederar with booming guns? MIBS Winnie re ceived quite an ovation at Salisbury where she held an informal reception and at Greensboro the entire party oi the train was tendered a breakfast Iv the veterans and citizens. At Charlotte the Hornet's Nest Ki? ries and Queen City Rifles fired thret volleys as the train drew in. A bod;; of Confederate Veterans was drawn nj in front of the line, with battle fla* furled and draped in crape; j B.y this time the funeral car wa ! loaded with flowers. They were heap 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. Raleigh was reached a few minute! after 1 o'clock, and it seemed as if th< whole of the city's population, har turned otit to do honor to the. festin guished dead. The mayor of.R?leigt arid the adjutant general, bf ,the .stat* rec/eiv?'d t?e ir?ih . at the depot anc welcomed the escort. ?The casket wai placed upon the funeral car. This was an elaborate affair. A caisson fitted with a j>hitform, above which, sup? ported on four pillars, was v. dome shaped canopy. The whole structure was covered with black cloth trimmed with white fringe, and at each cornel of the platform below the casket sal a bright-faced, golden-haired girl, dressed in white and holding in bel hand a confederate flag? its folds gath? ered up with crepe? Six black horse? drew the car, driven by .Tames Jones, formerly a servant of the Ditis family-. The exercises at the capitol were deeply impressive. A choir of seventy five voices sang Pley el's hymn, "How Sleep the Brave." Chaplain Marshall offered prayer, and the choir sang O'Hara's stirring ode. As the casket was placed upon the catafalque tinder the great dome of the rotunda a Quar? tet choir standing ?hoVe sang uAsle?jJ in Jesus'* in ? remarkably impressive mannet. This ended-, the doors we^e opened and a steady stream of people flowed throtigh the building for nearly two iiohrs. 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 choil*. 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 Raleigh the train retraced its course to Greensboro and thence to Danville, a change in tue original programme having oeeii made to allow a brief stop iii that city; Reidsville Was reached ?eit? the last stoppii? .j point in $brth Carolina: Two thousand, people Were assembled. Two extra cafs Were added to the train; one for Governor McKinney and his staff and one for the Richmond Light In? fantry Bluesy who came oh as an hon? orary escort. Fully six thousand peo? ple Were at the otation-, 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 JOURNEJ. The journey bf the funeral car from New Orleans to Richmond came to an end at 3 o'clook Wednesday morn? ing. At that hour the train rolled into Richmond, and the historic old city was again in the hands of the con? federates. The veterans of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Vir? ginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Ten j nessee, Mississipjd 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, anti the cabinet was transferred to it. To the muffled tap of the drum the procession ?tarted on its way to the capitol through the silent streets of the old Capital of tho confederacy. As the steep hill leading to the government building was reached, the silent air was stirred by sweetest si rains 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 j Henry stood with outstretched arms : above the hearse as ii pronouncing a ; benediction upon the dead chieftain. Col. R. E. Pollard, of Camp R, E. Pee ; Veterans, made a short speech, thank mg General Glynn and the escort for having cared so well for tlu* casket ; and then General Glynn replied, turn Lng the sacred dust over to the veteran j followers of Hob Pee. The casket was j borne inside the capitol, where it was j placed in the rotunda, surrounded by a veteran guard,.while a detachment of young soldiers stood guard on the ont side. WAGON 11 o M'S OF FLOWERS. Prom daylight till 8 o'clock, hun- j dreds of strangers and city people passed through the capitol and view- ?: \ the casket Vihieh was almost enveloped in floral tributes of the various designs from tho north as well as from the south. Between the hours of 9 an o'clock, about five thousand pu school children passed by the 1 each one dropping flowers as a tri' of affection; until the kiige mass assumed the proportions equal to eral wagon loads. Mrs. Davis arrived from New "5 Tuesday night and was joined at Exchange hotel by Miss Winnie Mrs. Hayes. The pressurein and out of the bx ing by the ever streaming ero was almost frightful. Men j roi and children? rich-, poor) White black j poured in a great fiver bf inanity through the building ail forenoon. At 1 o'clock the proc?s began to form. inr, PROCESSION MOVES. Tue time set for the procession move was 3 o'clock, but there w short delay in starting. First c General John B. Gordon, cheif r shal and staff of some fifty promii confederate veterans. Then the fantry headed the line and was folio by the artillery with three battei under command of Major W. E. & monds. Four troops of cavalry lowed, commanded by Colonel F. Wickham. They were the H< Guards, Ashby Light Horse Gua: Henrico, Chesterfield and Alberni troops; These were followed immediately the catafalque-, beyond which" ci baririages in which were seated 3 Jefferson Dj?Vis aiid Governor. Mci hey, Miss Winnie Davis and Ma Elyson and Mr. and Mrs. Hayes. Tl were followed by the honorary p bearers in carriages. They were Governors Tillman, South Carolina ; Carr, of North Ci lina; Brown, of Maryland; Turi of Tennessee; W. E. McCorkle, West Virginia; Jones, of Alabar Generals J. A. Early, D. H. Mat William H, Payne* M: C; Laws* L, Baker, Stephen D; Lee* fiarry ?? George H. Stewart* Majior Johti Daniels; Senator .E. 6;. Waiife Messrs: Moses; Milhisei*. Mi, A'. All Hugh Blair; John Purcell; P. P. W Sion',. A. .S'. Buford, Colonel John Weed", Jonn B. McCaw," Colonel E. Reeve, F. T. Glascow. Other carriages contained dist gnished persons, among them Bisl H. H. Thomason, Senator Test t wife, Mrs. General George C. Pick? Mrs. General A. L. Long. Colo John Goode, the members of the J ferson Davis Monument associati officers of the Hollywood and Hebi memorial associations; Brigades theft caine as follows ! First Brigades-Brigadier Gene Theo S; Garnett-, commanding* ? staff; Stonewall Brigade Baird* R. Lee Drum Corps* R: E; Lee Camp I 1* Maiiry Camp* Pickett-Buchai Cam]), Stonewall Camp, E. E. ] Camp No. 2, George E. Pickett Car John R. Cook Camp, John Bo1 Strange Camp. Second Brigade-Brigadier Gene Micajak WTbbds* commanding; s staft; Fburth Regiment Batid, Dr Corps* A. P. Hill Camp; J. B. Stew Camp; Magruder Ewell Camp; Sto: wall Jackson Camp; Louisiana Can Page Puller Camp. Third Brigade-Colonel Thomas Carter, commanding-, and staff; Wr. Traverse Band, Howitzer Assoc tion. Parker Band Associatif Society of the Army and Na\ Confederate Survivors of Marylar Beneficial Association of Marylau the Confederate Veterans' Associati of the District of Columbia, Rowan Company Veterans' Association, Sui ter Camp Survivors' Association* Sou Carolina bearing palm branches* Cab Grove Camb* Danville; Confedera Survivors* Association of Angus! Bichmonrt Light infantry ?lues A soeiatioii, Person Cohqmny Nor CatoliUa Veterans, Son6 of Veterar R; T. W. Camp and R. J; Chew Cam Soils of Veterans; Cavalry Division-General Fitz Le Commanding* and staff j moUnteti vt erans. Nb canopy of any description cove ed the casket: It stood cut in fi; view on the top of the caisson wi1 the sun shining brightly on the pc ish?d and glittering brass. On arriving at Hollywood cemetei the distinguished guests, the Louis ana escort and staff, the Texas; Missi sippi, North Carolina, South Carolii and Georgia delegations, which can on with the funeral cortege; descent ed from their carriages aild-formed bircie -which contains the grave, feature was the large gathering of coi federate veterans. Most every cam had a battle flag and fife an drum corps. The display < veterans was undoubtedly muc greater than at the unveiling of th Lee monument, and never since th war have so many confederate soldiei been seen in one body in Richmonc They marched in fours, headed by th mounted officers, and swiftly an steadily assuming the places assigne to them, seemed to come in endles succession. Except for the absence c muskets and swords, it was as if th confederate armies were on the marc! once more. As the veterans poured by the car riage in which Miss Winnie sat, on fife and drum corps after another softl; played a dead march. But when th Maryland men came up, their barn gave "Nearer My God to Thee," an* the daughter of the confederacy burs into tears and hid her face in he: handkerchief. When the militia move ment was completed, the open grav and the family were surrounded b; three solid walls of men. Outside th circle was a dense crowd of thousand) Upon thousands. A broad and massive color of polish ed oak for the lower vault lay by tht side of tlie grave and across wa: Stretched eight or ten lines of nev Webbing of red and white. Four car riages h?-ld the floral offerings am everything of this kind, which ha< been received from New Orleans an<i Richmond. As everything was inreadi ness the Stonewall band played a fun? eral song. Rev. Pr. W. W. Landrum then read the hymn "How Firm fl Foundation," which was sung by thc crowd. At the close ot' the hymn Dr. H?ge stepped forward andsaid: ''Let us pray," nearly every head in the vast assemblage was bowed. The prayer was eloquent and touching. After the prayer was concluded Kev. Dr. O. S. Barten; of Norfolk, pronouced the benediction. Mrs. Davis was lcd to the grave by Governor McKinney and looked down at the oaken casket until her 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. Haves, were at lier side. They, too, bowed their heads conquered by the grief of the moment. Then the bosom of old-Vir? ginia closed on Davis forever. Aft?ir the benediction the casket was 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 memorinl services of the Ladies' Hollywood asso dation took place, which consisted of the decorations of the graves of 16,000 confederate soldiers. Thus closed the niost memorable, day Bichmond has known since 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. ipiiis fm Ba? ta Bay iii ls NaMal Casita! Appointments in the Various Depart ments-Other Xotes of Interest. Secretary Gresham stated Monday that he had noknowledge 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, as indicated by Mr. J. Hubley Ashton, counsel for the Chinese 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 Mt; 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 lias 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 $3,000,000 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's room at the treasury department;. Not a single bid tv?s made and the Cher?j kee . committee, very plainly showed their disappointment. Attorney General Olney was some? what surprised that an injunction to close the world's fair on Sundav 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 to ask for an injunction. In a letter re? ceived Thursday from Mr. Milchris he explains that time elapsing between the passing of the bill aiid Sunday was so short that j>roper 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 ? conspiracy on the extreme nortrb west border to smuggle opium 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 lias been in successful operation for some time past. 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? ter's telegram says the peace commis? sion now in session at Sabana, a city lying in neutral territory between Managha 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 sj>ecial recognition of the prime interest in maintaining the peace in that country. EX-SECRETARY FOSTER FAILS. ills Different Enterprises Placed in the Sheriff's ?ands* t A special froir. 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 intimation 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. Bessides 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, lt 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 & 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 $125,000 unpaid accounts and notes 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 arel the brass and iron works, his endorsements for these companies aggregating over $300,000. The stringency of the money market caused the banks to request payment of the notes, which precipitated the failure. THK NEWS IN NEW YORK. A New York dispatch says: The Foster Ranking Company, of Fostoria, ()., which assigned Friday morning according to th'* last issue of the bank? ers' a 1 ma nae, has a capitalof onlv ?40 000, a surplus of $20,000 and an undi? vided profit of $9,000. In Bradstreet* Foster A ('?>. ai" put down ns having a capital of from $500,000 to $1.000. 000, but their credit is only rated bv that agency as second class. EVER-S on*) of th-? eight parties in German? is putting forth its full strength in view of tUe<jQiniii? electtos *o tue Be?ous^ai? TH?O?&HOiJT THE SOUTH. Notes of .ter Progress ?? ffospenty Briefly EpitoiM ind Important Happenings from Day to Day Tersely Told. Harry Hill, who committed a num? ber of forgeries in Atlanta; Ga: ? few Weeks ago; was, captured iii Chicago Wednesday. He will be prosecuted by his Atlanta victims: Fire at .. New .Orleans Thursday night destroyed the Home Brewing Company's plant, a factorv 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, OOO. General Luke E. Wright, counsel for the prosecution, finished his con? cluding speech in the Dubose im? peachment trial at Nashville Thursday, and the court then 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 riled 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 foreclosed mortgage given.to secure the payment of $450,000 of bonds of the Augusta Mining Company. Char J es 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; It is un? derstood that a run was made tin the bank when it fj? 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? posit Company, of Baltimore, Md., has been filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court at Atlanta, Ga. 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 bonds. A Savannah, Ga., special of Tuesday says: The natal stores market has takeh ? 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 oh the barrel Prospects are decidedly bright: Receipts bear out early esti? mates Of a much shorter crop than last year. Tho Wesleyan Female college at Murfreesboro; N. C:; was destroyed by fife Wednesday. Professof E;.P. Troy; with the assistance of the citi? zens and visitors; succeeded in saving all bf the young ladies without the slightest injury. TMuch of ihe 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 Berten, 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, oUe 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 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, savs : 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 dav hy a snit 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 br 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 Throughout the Country. Memoral Day was observed in New York City with the usual parade. Manv thousand people visited River? side Vrk ancl attended the Memoral Dav services at the tomb of General Grant. The tomb was tastefully dec? orated by the members of the United States post No. 327 and elaborate floral offerings were sent by Mrs. Grant, the Loyal Legion, President Cleveland, the Sons of Veterans of New York city, the Chinese legation and the General Meade post, of Philadelphia. An Artist's Good Fortune. 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 VVesteru (bis improvement Company, of Chicago, fully paid up and worth $107,000. The valise was the property of Louis Haiberstadt, who died in Brookville, Ont., in October, 1801, of alcoholism. A large sum of money and some jewelry,which he was known to have had just prior to his death, were missing and it was believed at the tims that he hau been robbed* TRADE TALK* ?eport of tne, Condition of Bns?n?ss -fer thePas^Weei:r ... ? B. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review o? 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 fyave curiously . abated at nianf wi,delj- separated fojiits; l??ge ?o?ti? solicited ?t New Tofk ?f week, ago: pfcr> viding for extreme .einerffencies. in dif f^rehfcouutrieshave not; beeu w?^iejdi and .threatening, failure? ai several points have passed withoui( 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, though considera? bly abated, have been greater than eastern banks could wholly meet. There is no definite improvement in financial affair abroad, and th? pros? pect of the continued outgo of geld for some time to come has not altered. Speculative markets show compara? tively little activity. Stocks hate ?lien off to some extent ff om the fapid f& covery of last week; the averdge feeing about orie dollar, per shaf e lower that! ? week ago. "VylLeat and corfc ate oot?i at the, same price aa a week ago; al? though western receipts ?f ^fieatiii four days ?ave been 1,902;1C?8 bushels; and Atlantic exports 1,036,597 bushels, and corn receipts have been veryrlarge, 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 a cent. A natural decline is seen in dairy pro? ducts and potatoes. Cotton is also an eighth lowerj although the fecelpt? have been smal?et and the exports largei* th?? fot the same week ?ast Buttthe..enormous, stocks invsig?ii are not} diminishing mpre rapide than is usual at this season. At Philadel? phia, pig iron is firmer and manufact? ured in greater demand, owing to the expected closing of works in tile sum? mer. The outlook for pig iron is bet? ter at Pittsburg, and some products are in better demand, but prices are 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 ^eaf; Chicago reports ii?proveme?k though" collections are still slow and bank ac? commodations sparing. Liquidation Continues. At Milwaukee^ monear is close. Ai Minne?jpolisi the nna? ciai flurry , has abated, Si. Pani f ex? ports seeding mostly completed ; a fair jobbing tfade; biii sioiv co?ecti?nS; St; Louis;, fair cdUeeiibns; though southern planters af e buying less.irieat than usu?L ?ankers are extremely conservative. Much mofie^ has gt??e oui io other wesiern cities. At Othi? lia tirade is good, but at Denver (juiei. Business at Nashville is JmprovjngJ and also at Savannah; but ai 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 trades, though the break? ing of the levees will seriously affect northern Louisiana. Dress goods are dull, but there is 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. In 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 $6,000,000, but ex? ports have somewhat increased, and for |hree 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 tlie Past Week. ? review of the industrial situation ia the south for the past week shows the organization of a land development and manufacturing company with $1,500,000 capital, at Jooesboro, Tens., by the La Follette Land and Improve? ment company; of a cotton seed oil mill, capi? tal $250,000, at Yelasco, Texas, by the Yelasoo Oil company; of a cotton mill company, with ?100,000 capital, at Haleigh, N. C., by J. 3? Wynne and associates; of a lamber manufact? uring company at Camden, Ark., capital $55, 000, by the Onachita Manufacturing company, and of a water and light company wi th $50,000 capital, at Hillsboro, Texas, by the hillsboro Water, Light and Power company. There is also reported the bu ldiog of a $50, 000 flouring mill at Jefferson, Texas, by the Jefferson Milling Company; of a compress and storage company at Bowie, Texas capital $40, 000, by the Bowie Compress and Storage Com? pany, and of one with $30,000 capital at Brown wood, Texas, by the Brownwood Compresa Company; the organization of a lamber com? pany with $35,000, capital at Hon-ton, Iexa-<, by the Bayou City Lamber Company, and of one at Conroe, Texas, with $25,000 capital, by the Texas Tie and 'J imber Companv, and of a $?0,000 oil mill at Go liad, Texas, "by the Go? nad Oil Mill and Gin C ?rapany. Forty-six new industries were estobliahed 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 l-rewery al Austin, Texas; brick and tile works at Sanssy, Ga.,.Greenville, Ey., ? nd Morgantown, W. Y?; cannning factories at Sn assy, Ga., Fredericks burg, Va., anl Wellsbuig, VV. Va.; a distillery at Lawerenceburg, Ky., and a flooring mill at Stanley ton. Va. Ice factories are reported at Eau Gallie, Fla., and Fayetteville, N. C. ; coal mines are to be opened at Pittsbnrr, Ky.. Elk Valley, Knoxville and Lafayette, Temi, and Kural Retreat, Va., and a "quarry at Waco, Texas, a steam cotton gin at liosebnd, Texas, and cotton mills at Liacolnton, N. C-, and .Roanoke. Va. Among the woodworking plants reported for the week are bent-wood works at Bridgeport, Alt. a cooperage at Amity, N. C. ; saw and planing m?h at Camp Hill and Dothen, Ala., Dawtoo ville, S. C.. and Big Stone Gip, Va.; variety works at Enterprise aud Meridian, Miss., and Dayton, Tenn. Water works are to be built at Kyle and Waxahachie, Texas. The enlargements include a flouring mill at Faith, N. C. ; a foundry at Charleston, W. Va. ; an oil mill at Hempstead, Texas; a wooleu mill at Jackson, Ten n.. and a lumber mill at Warneil, Fla. Among the new buildings of the week are a bank building at Blackstone, Va.; churches 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 Richmond, Va., aud an opera house at Victoria, Tesas. Tradesman (Chattanooga. Tenn-) Deed to a Railroad. A deed to the Atlanta and Florida railroad was signed and delivered at 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. Dntenhofer, 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?mtiM ww, it will pay jen.