The New York Herald Newspaper, July 6, 1854, Page 2

= more around the council board, with the braves and chiefs of the order. Could | be present I would unite anost cordially with the national democracy in the main- tenance of the principles avowed in seventy-six, and @ince that time illnstrate! by the wisdom and patriotism of our great leaders iv the progress of our republican ‘stitutions. Be pleased to salute the members of the order with Boy cordial regards. Thine, truly, SAM HOUSTON. } LETTER FROM LINN BOYD. WAsuixGron, July 1, 1854 Gxvriman—! have this momeut the honor to acknow- | . ge the receipt ef your polite invitation to join you im tlebrating the coming anniversary of our country’s lence, at Tammany Hall, and hasten in reply to ; that to meet and commune on that occasion with 58 whose common aim is to unite in the bonds of « brotherhood, the friends of the true principles civil and religious liverty, as developed in the creed the democratic party, would be to me 8 source of real mene but I regret to be compelled tosay that my igagements are such as to deny me that pleasure. ing you my thanks for the consideration you have jown me, Tam, most respectfully, | Your obedient servant, LINN BOYD. | LETTER FROM WM. M. GWIN. Wasminoton Crry, July 3, 1854. Guwrummmx—I have the honor to acknowl the re- ipt of an invitation to meet you to morrow, the anni- of our national independence. It is with un- feigned regret Iam deprived by pressing public duties rom uniting with you upon the occasion of colebrating tever memorable event. Nothing could afford me igher gratification than to mingle with the upholders defenders of those great principles of popular wereignty, upon which, more tury ago, were erected as free and independent States glorious Old Thirteen, Gentlemen, look at them |mow. The numerical order is changed. One, and these pillars of the Union stand around its great | circle from ocean to ocean, sustaining the fabric of our | freedcm. Gentlemen, I propose the following sentiment | = May the pillars of the Union be unperishable.”’ | With great respect, Ihave the honor to remain, your | obedient servant, WM. M. GWIN. | LETTER FROM HEMAN J. REDFIELD. | New York, June 30, 1854. Sam—Your letter in behalf of the ng of Tammany, inviting me to meet with you at the Old Wigwam, on the coming Fourth of July, is received. A previous engage- ment to spend that day with my family in the country, | ee att jance. jut I wish to join you in end spirit in establishing and extending the great | Principle of self government, and the annexation of 60il in both oceans. The annexation of the island of Cuba is destined soon to become an absorbing question. We have seen during the present session of Congress, that petitions have been presented praying for a reduction of duties on sugar. The most effectual plan for the reduction of these duties ‘would be the annexation of Cuba whenever the people theregf, in the exercise of the inalienable right of self- govemment, shall desire it. Tie existing commercial restrictions cannot much lo: ger de maintai The people of this country will have sh ree and will give the people of Cuba in return toy years ago when protection of American industry Sel fashion, we paid the of cotton mills in land States under a fictitiow fistion, two hundred per cent upon the square yard of }, and, at the same time, the Louisiana sugar plan- fer two and’e half cents upon the pound of brown sugar, Aqual to about ome hundred per cent. by way of protec- Aion. In our exchanges with the island of Cuba, we sub- git toe tax of more than one hundred per cent., the main object of which is the protection of Spanish despo- @ism ip the island of Cuba. Our ancestors refused to paya duty of three pence upon the pound of tea. How anuch longer shall we submit to # tax of at least that mount upon oursugar? And how much longer will the prone of Cuba submit to the payment of a duty of one undred per cent. into the treasury of old Spain for the privilege of purchasing a barrel of flour of our farmers? I beg leave to submit the following sentiment—‘‘Cheap ugar and cheap bread for the people every where.” Your obedient servant, HEMAN J. REDFIELD. After the letters were announced, the President read tho first regular toast. It was unnecessary, he said, to @dd anything toa subject upon which so much had been lready said, and with which every one was so thorough- dy acquainted. He would, therefore, content himself ‘with reading the following:— Our Country’s Birth Day—Memorable in the annals of ime for its recognition of the people as the source of all human government, and for its initiation of the mightiest of republics. It is destined to continue the most illus- trious day on the world’s calendar. ‘The toast was received with three cheers, after which he band played ‘Hail Columbia.” The second toast was then announced, as follows, amid ouch cheering:— ‘The President of the United States—The ple who @levated him are distinguished by him, and the dignity of the President is equalled by the meri . A mation reposing in the strength of his i confides to his integrity and wisdom the charge of its Buccess. Mr. CoounasE responded. He commenced by contrast- fing the condition of the people of the Old World with that of the United States, In Europe, said he, the mo- hharch is the despot ani the subject the creature of his | | tie New Ei tyranny, while here the head of the nation is the servant | Of the people, and the citizens are the rulers. Here the rights of man are regarded as inalienable, and his energy ‘and enterprise meet with no restraint. To preside over Buch men is an honor greater than any enjoyed by an @arthly monarch, and who, said Mr. C., does not feel Proud that that honor is enjoyed Franklin Pierce. He | @eserves well of his country for his true adherence to her | Dest intecests and for his firm advocacy of that great | principle involved in the right of the people to govern Ghemselves. Let no treacherous hand be raised against him. (Applause.) Let no discord interfere with him in the administration of his government. Let us extend the hand of harmony to all who are his friends, and let 8 preserve our fidelity to him and to his administration. Mr. Cochrane concluded with the following sentiment:— ‘The Peep! are sovereign. ‘The third toast 9 received with three heers :-— ‘The Governor of the State of New York. Our honored chief poe ee aay with ae a Og ebarged jaties, greatness of abilities, and the aoe oh to democratic principles which has eharacterized his administration, have endeared him to all who love demoeratic measures and honor democratic ‘mea. might be deemed out reg? lberty of ack: i th angle go get yg Ra qualified for, a higher office than that he now occupied. . Lospau. in a few appropriate remarks, in the course of which he paid a high compliment to the Gntegrity, abilities and public services of Governor Sey- tour. He concluded with the fo! sentiment :— Noninterference by the general government with the Gomestic affairs of the States and Territories. One of the principles of the democratic by allits friends, and alleged against it by its foes, for the future alike sound in theory, safe in prac ‘and expedient in Troyer it be strictly adhered E i F an the best inst internal dissentions and the best facilities for safely extending our Cherished form of government over the San iwich Islands, and the whole of North America. -The fourth toast was as follows:— ‘The State of New York—Empire in population and in- fluence, in her devotion to the country and the constitution, she ve to be, and she shall be, the 43 the rights of every section of the | strongest Py ceieed o Union, and most reliable ally of a democratic admin- istration. Mr. Surrarp replied. He said there was no toast to which he could Boa with feelings of greater pleasure. ‘The State of New York had not been regarded with that onsideration to which her greatness entitled her. No such advantages, phically 5 Ce ped productions manufac- land, ‘of her sons in every while the ene coamealinne the world. She is jealous ind even when the little yacht Ame- HEH ih i f no hi ir dis! ippropriated to her sister Hi f z i z, j § i g reigned over every other . Here, too, it was firat decided that be no taxation without re tation, and more than s hundred years before that became settled iple of the country. Who first a that sentiment? No man on the face of +! than those brave pioneers of civilization who and made the wilderness to bloom. find assembled on the first Tues 1765, delegates from all the other colo- i | t ? te £ 5 4 a i i i ee 5 Z i liberties of the Kir FI] 3 . Es ; RIE ag Hi fi iH a5 I z E 4 ie TH FEST SE H | i fi i T id a l iH fi i i a £ He ; te the he hed i y to sustain the Franklin Pierce ‘Tre @fth regular toast was responded te by Alierman the Fourteenth ward Commany Society, or Columbian Order —Or ots of that generation which gave oar evild the Cuastitution of tag Yated ‘are refuse theit assent to it. well f remember this while such men:as repudiate ite obligations, fy to it Lieto ropabiee ot mane ‘which be. York in the Mexi ee war, and took A wath besersed somo to the fay x. outliea. would have been the of mea ss General Pierce to lead He @ of the my was Well desery- of reward hope in the union of the perty than three quarters of a | We have thirty- | of va- | as he was | party, acknow- | ‘and her ships on | to com; with Great Britain and nervell | that the colonies were entitled to a1 | | | | | that H fering death before dishonor; who, | Btates—nurtured by o steady ineuleation of the purest Political principles—entolling amongst ita living and de- rtea members inany of the sages and warriors whose fame is an abiding property to us and our children for- ever. It stands now, as always heretofore, devoted to tire commemoration of this sacred day—to the principles it typifies, and to that glorious national hope which assures us that our country rhelt be first on the land, first on the ocean, first in the freedom of its people, andia the power | and bevefcence of its government. | After an enumeration of the important services ren dered to the democratic party by old Tammany, Alder. man K. concluded by giving a sentiment in its honor. ‘The sixth regular toast, as follows, waa responced to by Mr. Swackhamer: The Army, whose bravery, skill and devotion, have protected our country on so many battle ficlss, and won reluctant admiration in the revolution, in the second | wor with Great Britain, and in the war with Mexico, from those governments which were disposed to look coldly upon our rising glory brief and appropriate remarks, did Mr. 8., in a few full justice to this arm of our national defences. To the following toast Dr. Guilloa of the Navy, re- sponded: the Navy, whose glorious deeds in all wars in which our country bas been engaged, has caused our flag to bo respected on every sea. Dr. G. replied, as follows:—I rise to answer the com- pment to the navy; and for this alone I might indulge in Ree cag &e., but that is the prerogative of my seniors; for, i as our sympathies may he—personally kind as may be our mutual feelings a» individuals—yet, as bodies corporate, there are few matters of gsner: terest which we can freely discuss together. You arg the constituents of the order-giving power—we are the subjects of that power; and if not cxactly its, at least the people's, servants. And even though we might at times consider ourselves hard used, or, at least, ne- glected, yet, like other servants, we have no right to talk back except in most measured tones. While, on the other hand, if we have occision to notice any well done trait towards her on the part of our employers, we at- tribute this to our own properly-prized deserts, and our modesty, which will alow us to go thus far ia private, Won't quite permit us to proclaim, before this conclave of braves and chiefs, here assembled in the ancient wig- wam of Tammany, that ‘‘we have done the State service, and they know it.” But the rogret inspired by this silence need not be very grievously borne upon, | for it so happens that we have but few occasions tu in- dulge our modesty. The opportunities even for merito- rious service are rarc, and the tendeney of logislative action at present, instead of increasing these, seems rather to be ‘‘ how shall the nation dispose of those whom | it has long kept in profitless servitude,” rather than how awaken and employ the dormant energies of many | “a good man and true” whe wears the budge of a ser- | vice, of a national arm of defence, which the nation itself bas paralyzed by ita policy, or rather want of licy and encoursgement towards it. The national policy has allowed it p—or rather disregardful of the rogress of all around it, it has permitted the nary to draw! along in time-honored but antiquated ron- tine, whose dawdling theories have fettered the you arms and aspirations of generation of men, ful of zeal to promise, energy toact,and ability toaccomplish. A naval officer’s life, it he be ambitious of meritorious distinction, is not like that of the politician, where every step in the right direction raises him in the opinion of | his tellow-men; for they are around him, and see him, and know him, and appreciate his worth, and ’tis they | who promote him. But the navy officer lives within a narrow sphere; his course is hemmed in by bounds most minutely detailed, and these he must not, he cannot, without release, overpass, whether propelled by good in: tentions or by bad. He [s like the mile horse in his cir- cumascribed career, and demonstrations of spirit be. | yond that of endurance and monotonous long service is as much out of place in the horse as in the officer, if elther depart his circle or interrupt the uniformity’ of the regulation gait. Excelsior isan exclamation as much | out of ce in the navy as a “‘wide-awake”’ hat, if it ex- claimed, in an Irish meeting, bound to be crushed in, | The officer’s ambition, fostered by dreams of possible distinction, and backed at least by the certainty of gradually accumulating seuiority, bide him still live in the future. He cannot enjoy the dull and uneventful present of his profession, and thus he passes through the bright age of youth ‘and its longings—of manhood ; and ites more practical plans for vigorous exertion—and | awakes at last, in middle age, having done nothing, en- joyed nothing, but simp] joaged along to the turning point of life, kappy, indeed, if in self-communion he does not realise the petra consciousness of his youth wilted by delays, and consumed by privations and rou- tinish inflictions; and it his oft-disappointed and crushed aspirations, ’midst numberless annoyances, do not | render him listless alike to all pleasures as to all pains—a willing, docile, but inefficient public ser- vant—a systematic, or rather routinish, but slow-mo- tioned, ‘dull-minded, doltish ofticer—a mere order executing tool—a fogy—whether young or old. Such is, unfortunately, the condensed history of more than one naval officer, if not of many of those whom | another system and other times would have made a Hull, a Stewart, a Decatur, a Perry, a Rogers, a Bainbridge. a Biddle. Commodores Hull and Biddle both died in Phiia- delphia, at an interval of nearly five yeara: but both died in the same house, in the same room. (That house had formerly been my father’s residence; that room his chamber.) When Hull was buried in Christ Church yard, Commodore Biddle and myself met over his grave. We had come in solemn procession te do public honor to the illustrious dead. But as brother officers, proud of the high standing of our profession, which needs but oppor- tunity to shine with renewed and redoubled splendor, we had besides our mourning o'her thoughts, and the Com- modore giving vent to them said to me, ‘within almost hearing distance ot the grave, ‘’Tis time for his own reputation, as well as for the service, that he should be there.” T attended Commodore Biddle in his last illness; and the day before his death, with almost his last con- sciousness, he inquired whether the room where he lay was not the one where Hull died? I told him it was, ‘and tried to lead his thoughts to other reflections. Bat he continued in the same strain—‘ Do you remember the remark I made to you sbout him at bis gra do!” “Ah! me!’ perhaps some one will of me.” His funeral cortege met a few days and in the parlor of that very house, before the corpse had crossed the threshold, the same remark subitantially, was made of him by Commodore, since Senator Stockton. And both were right. Such had been the {nfluence of the Pectoaesd working of our (I'll omit adjectives) naval system upon these, and perhaps upon other heroes who have added “bright Poges to our snnale.” But let me hope a better time is coming In view of he government has been authorized im frigates. And whatever impediments | may in the way of the constructors of the others, one at least is to be built upon the independent plan snd suggestion of Mr. Steers, the skilfal nauti- tect of the justly famed yacht America. We have skil- ful, scientific, practical, able constractors in the mary— some eminently so; yet 1 do not, I believe they do not, look upon this selection as invidious, but ae public token of respect to successful talent, and they, too, hail the precedent as calculated by its influence to sid them in some measure of the trammels heretofore imposed on their genius. But they are horses in the mill, and must sd round and round and keep within the » But ir. Steers need not do this, he has, (as T understand it, for 1 not by authority) fixed ‘his lines and model and his vessel will be (if | am rightly informed) 325 feet long. Our largest ship house is too small, we are - ening it fifty feet; our dry dock, the in the Union, measures, extreme length, 317 feet—eight feet too short. It will fib her like Cinderella’s shoe did Ler sister's foot, ‘‘all except the heel.”” But what of that? We advance Steers—right or wrong. If he’s right we must lengthen our dry docks for accommodation of future shipsp—and we'll show to the world men-of-war as incomparable as our clippers; or if he should be wrong ’tis the error of | honest conviction based on successful genius, aod our great nation can well afford to phy for such; the les- son is worth the cost. But alas! how are we to do with the personnel, how arouse their energies, how avail ourselves of the talents buried by the want of action of years! This is the problem which must be solved by those out of the service, and while we hail the promise of reor- ganization, revivification now held out in Washington, | Welook with greater hope to ® more professional—a | world-wide promise of a general wakening by thes announcement that we, too, may have an active partin the warlike movements which so ly Ce aad the at- tention and involve the interests of the istian and ci- poe: world. Give us the chance—a fair fight—and no favor At the conclusion of Dr. Guillon’s remarks, the following toasts were read; and responded to by the gentlemen bela names are annexed, after which the company dis- persed -— The Constitution of the United States—The wisest and most beneficial achievement in the art of human govern- ment. The solidity of this sublime edifice depen tpon the Ponies ~ he) of its foundations, strict construction and State rights and equality. Mr. Kennedy. Freedom of Speech, of the Press, and of Religion, the essential elements of democratic Be ae government | —They have been signaily vindicated against Feproach by | the experience of our country, and proved that they are | the firmest and most faithful guardians of public liberty | and private right. Mr. Mumford. | . Public Education—It should be as free and common as | the air, that our children may be fit to re | petuate the blessings of our constitution, and the liber- ties, the power, and prosperity of our coantry. A. R. Herrick, Exq. ‘The Three Political Triumphs of the Republican Party —Over the Alien and Sedition laws, tire despotism of moneyed corporations, and the fanaticlam of disanion, W. O'Keefe, The Heroes of the Revolutionary War—Who, in the midst of public distreas and domestic tribulation, Independence, FES 5 their adbesion to the Declaration of of contest, New York State Society of the Cincinnati assem- at the City Hall to transact their regular business to celebrate the recurrence of our national anniver- The following officers were elected for the ensuing 1—President, Gen. Anthony Lamb ; Vice Président, Horatio Gptes Stevens ; Secretary, Dr. Edward P. Marcellin ; Treasurer, Hon. Hamilton Fish ; Assistant Treasurer, Theodosius ©. Fowler, Eeq. Standing Com- mittee, Daniel M. Frye, Alexander B. Thompson, Dr. Alexander Clinton, Charles C. Lawrence, Abraham A. Leggett, Charles A. Cliaton, Henry Hall Ward, Edward Macomber. Delegates to the special general meeting, in Charleston, &. C.:—Charles A. Clinton, Heary Floyd Tal}: | madge, Dr. E. P. Marcellin. ‘The bled and ary. year Gen. On report from the Standing Committee, the following | gentiemen were admitted as members —Carroll Living- ston, in the right of his father, Brockholst Livingston . Morgan Lewis Livingston, in the right of his gaand- fathe:, Gen. Morgan Lows ; Theodore Gentil, in the right of is grancdfsther, Col Rechefontaine ; Witham Staart, ia the right of luis father, Capt. Stuart, of Col. Hazin’s regiment. he faculty then adjournei and met at the fe.tive board, when he following toasts were offered :— ‘Ihe Fourth of July, 1776—The day on which we were constituted an Jagependont Wasklayton > wes memory Gener |, whow ae! in the cause of freedom will be celevrated by unborn muliione of freemen. ree a e mem of General 5 Major Hobert Burnet, of ty ee believed to be the last surviving officer of the \utionary army, now in the nivety-second year of his age. ‘The State Societies of the Cincinnati, of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania New Jersey, Maryland, and South Carolina. Major-General Winfield Scott, who, by his talents as a General and his valor as a soldier, has acquired imperish- able fame From Charles Davies, Keq., President of the Massachu- setts Society:— The toils and trials, the sufferings and sacriticer of our brave and patriotic sires—What was wanting in the award of public justice, whatever deficient in the appreciation of an after age, let it be supplied by the gushing tribute of filial affection and gratitude.’”’ There sentiments were appropriately responeed to. The annual reunion of the sons of sires who fought to- ther on the battle fields of the Revoluvion, never fails {bring to mind the noble deeds of the ‘‘ olden time,’ to inspire them with ambition to emulate the virtues of their fathers, and to preserve unimpairea the glorious inheritance which has been transmitted to us. DINNER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. After witnessing the parade of the military, the Com- mon Council, accompanied by the members of the Cin- cinnati Society, repaired to the City Hall, where an ex- cellent dinner was prepared by them at their own ex- pense, for the purpose of celebrating the day ina social way. About sixty persons were present at the table, at the head of which sat Alderman Ely, President of the Board of Aldermen, and several of the invited guests. The clotn having been removed, the firat regular toast —‘ The day we celebrate’’—was drunk, all standing. To this toast Councilman Conover responded in an elo- quent strain. The health of the members of the Cincimnati was then | proposed, and drank with all henors. Several patriotic sentiments were then proposed, and eloquently responded to by Messrs. Wild, Erben, Hodg- kinson, Fry, and Conover. The Press was then toasted, and responded to by several gentlemen of the morning papers; after which, the assemblage broke up, all seemingly pleased with the pro- ceedings of the day. THE WIDE AWAKES. A large representation of the order of the ‘‘ American Star,’ and others who call themselves ‘ wide awakes,” assembled on Tuesday morning in Union square, at 5 A. M.; and after the presentation of a standard, they marched down Broadway to Trinity Church yard, and there erected a shield, surmounted with American flags, on the monument which has been placed there to the | memory of the martyrs of the Revolution. The follow- | ing inscription is on the shield :— geeecceooscoeoccoococ ce sooes o ‘Americans will protect the ashes of the martyrs o ° of 176." ° Soccececceosccceeeocooecens Mr. Hardenbrook then reai the Declaration of Inde- pendence, after which ‘Hail Columbia” was played bj the band. Wm. Ross Wallece, then’ delltered ax appropriate poem, after which M J. B. Bacon gave Sire can celebrating ike deere’ @ PEE! | suis neighborhood exhibited the teuth of the great aaaomyneie maxim that ‘National union conduces to national THE HARBOR, EXCURSIONS, ETC. strength.’ New York bay, always beautifal, preeented a mag- nificent appearance. From sunrise till midnight, numberless craft, from the swiftly darting White Hall Doat up to the stately steamship, were plying ypon its ‘waters, each conveying a goodly freight There was a fine six knot breeze all day, and the yachting men made the most of it. We hazard nothing in saying that every- thing sailable was out, and from the merry shouts which arose from every party, there could be no doubt about the statement that the day was being celebrated in the best style. Commingled with the yachta and sailboats were many steamboats, such asthe Francis Skiddy, C. Vanderbilt, Kennebec, Delaware, Thomas E. Hulse, Alice C. Price, Thomas Hunt, Connecticut, Empire State, Hero, Ameri- ca, Traveller, Champion, Electa, and many others, all bound upon excursions, andall crowded with happy tourists. From the shipping in the rivers andat the | | decks floated an immense quantity of bunting, including th flags of all nations. In some | cases the American ensign appeared at the peak with the cross of Saint George and the tri-color of Franee displayed at the fore and mizen, happily typi- fying the good feeling which exists between the three | most powerful governments in the civilized world. The Cunard steamer made a splendid display—her rigging be- ing literally covered with flags and pennants. These scenes on the bay, backed by the great city, resplendent | with banners and resonant with detonations, made up | the most enchanting ensemble that it was ever our lot to | witness. In the evening the bay was enlivened by nu- | merous swift-sailing steamers and barges, each bearing a merry cotillon party; and, as every one knows, the in- flueuces of a summer night, feasle beauty, good music, anda lovely moon, go s great way towards accomplishing ® man’s happiness, for the time being. at any rate. We think that the people who spent the Fourth ‘on the ocean wave’ were very sensible individuals. THE FIREWORKS. IN THE PARK. The fireworks in the Park last evening were a master- piece of pyrotechnic art, and were, on the whole, per- haps, more splendid and more brilliantly successful than any previous efforts of the Messrs. J. G. & Istac Edge. The whole Park, from the front steps of the City Hall back to the railings on either side, and even Park row and Broadway, outside the rails, were literally crammed | with spectators, who, according to the computation of those secustomed to look upon crowds, could not have numbered less than 70,000 persons, young and old, from the infant half crushed to death in the tender arms of its mother or its nurse, up to the octogenarian. Shortly after eight o’clock, the rockets were first sent up, anda little before nine the fireworks commenced. There were no less than fourteen different designs of fireworks, be- sides the grand finale, ‘‘ The Genius of America,’’ which stood against the front of the City Hall, and was 150 feet long and 55 feet high. It displayed the Goddess of Liberty, seated on the rock of ages, and Minerva crown- ing her with a wreath of laurels, and Fame presenting | her the scroll of history, recording the Declaration of Independence in gold and silver work. Oneach side were revolving fountains representing Triton on a pile of rocks, surrounded by dolphins in crimson lace work, and water | Fepresented by silver jets. The whole, which presented | @ magnificent picture, was surrounded by the arms of | the United States. | Among the other pieces were the | ILLUMINATED YEW TREB Opened with a sun of radiant and white fire, with col- ored contre, po toayew tree, formed of sun fires, ty feet in ornament revolving saxons, Joating with ey de joie. a y Kal This revolving piece opaned with t1 heels in ing 0 wo wi con- trary directions, with an opaque centre, which was sud- denly filled with globes of colored fires, forming and chan each instant to beautiful figures of all colors and shapes. 1776 ned with a wheel of Maltese and radiant fires, muta- ting to a star, between the points of which were 1776 in diamond lancework, and terminated with a sun of bril liant fires and feu de joie. UNION opened with a vertical wheel and chameleon centre, changing tos star in diamond lancework, between the yoints of which was the word Union, mutating to » splendid sun of rayonnant fires, ending with maroon ex- ions. soni in in ee iow 0 a sun of res of crim- 80D, pu! Ton and yellow, mutating to the Star of America, wit ichly colored saxons, terminating with a grand marooned battery. pats Dmaxet. commenced with a sun of variegated fires, and green res, mutating to the Date Desert, with ee ee oe on rose, scattering its fruits through the desert sir. TRIBUTE OF CERES AND FOLKA DANCE. Fg ‘Tree of the of God, succeeded in ite inde- | Re Ameri, where we Toaly tras hey wl Woman—The nourisher of our i » the guide of | mis slegant plece oH aeciat | our th, the fascinating object. of our Na Mo with a hexegon vertleal wits of Maltese Ae with | lovely companion of our matured the | qumeon and yellow rose, fo the ‘fribute of ing solace of our years, the angelic minister at composed of brilliaat Chi gerbs, forming ® | our last struggle; abe is with our | beautifal cross fire, inclosing saxon rosettes, and termi- i our achievements, our and our seting with mareon eye Mi cman ploces with the mee “Lore, Durty es “hig ‘ “ ¥ 7 ena re THE BOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. All passed off peaceably. Several persons in the crowd nets and light dresses. We observed that the space in front of the steps, whieh, on former celebrations of this day, was usually preserved for the codfish aristocracy, ‘was very properly thrown open to the people, the bone and sinew of the city. Mr. Mateell, the worthy Chief of Police, deserves much oredit for removing this line of demarcation. “ Chicf Mateell, and the police under his command, ate | @ntitled to our public approbation for the excellent ac- | crmmoteting ong the perfect excgr thet reigned through but the evening, as do the Committee of Arrangements— and Wainwright. MADISON SQUARE. This fashionable aud really elegant promenade ground Presented & most animated and exciting appearance from an early hour of the morning until after ten o'clock at night. During the early part of the day it was Gilled with young folk from the upper wards of the city, who were anxiously waiting to witness the prepa- rations which were about to be made by the able assist- ents of Mr. Edge, in order to give effect to the pyrotecbnie display by that gentieman during the The juveniles en vyed themselves, not- | evening. withstanding the intense heat of the day, in the making os much noise a possible by the explosion of fire crackers, the gobbling of ice creams, the discharging of pistols, and peeping in et the various stab!e doors of the Hippodrome, whilst the grown up per- sous either entered the building to witness the midday performances or quaffed cooling ond refreshing beverages in the surrounding gardens and houses of entertaia- ment, Towards evening, the erection of « capacious and sub- stantial wooden platform waa completed, and from it Robinson’s celebrated band discoursed very aweet musica, the performance of our national airs being received with lond cheers. The platform for the band was built in a | line running across the square from the termination of | ‘Twenty-fourth street towards Madison avenue. The upper section of the square, running parallel with Twenty-fifth street, was reserved exclusively for the as- eistante of Mr. Edge, where they worked uninterruptedly, surrounded by a cordon of police, from the Twenty-first and Eighteenth wards. At half-past 7 o'clock, there were more than fifteen thousand persons on the grounds, whilst every avenue leading therete poured forth additional hundreds each moment. ‘The evening was cool after sunset, and thre aky pre- sented a most amiable face and had most favorable ap- pearance for exhibiting the rockets, &c., &c.- The dis- charge of a number of immense rockets, and the playing of “Yankee Doodle’? by the band, were the signals for simultaneous cheer, which was followed by general attention end a dead silence. This was followed hy the burning of twelve pieces of as splendid and tastefully arranged fireworks as were ever displayed in this city. They were:— 1, Cupid’s emblems—dow, quiver, arrows, &c. 2: Saturn and his attendant satellites. 3. A polka and colored battery. 4. A grand Persian rose. 5, An Indian palmetto tree. 6. Representation of the Deities of Love, Purity and and Fidelity. 7 Frolica of a group of fairies. 8. Crowning tribute to Ceres, and a grand polka dance. 9. Monumen: to Pharaoh. 10.-A magnificent yew tree. 11. A Zerea Peruvian tree. 12, The Goddess of Liberty presiding over Congress and a mashed battery. Nothing could be more fine than the scene duriag the | firing of each of the above pieces. The house tops for miles around were covered with people, whilst the up- turned faces of the surging crowd below and around, the | cheers, the viva shouts and stirring strains of the music, completed a sight not easily to be described nor soon for- gotten. About eleven o’clock P.M. the immense crowd was almost entirely dispersed. During the evening our re- porter saw Americans, French, Germans, and Irish mingle together in the most fraternal manner, and nothing but | Peaceand good humor reigned throughout. The scene in TOMPKINS SQUARE. Tompkins square presented in the evening very much the same appearance that other parks and squares did where there was a display of fireworks. By nine o’clock many thousands of people had collected in the square, and the windows ard roofs of the adjoining houses were thronged with spectaters. The exhibition consisted of alternate rockets and Catherine wheels, and among the latter there was one from which the figures ‘‘1776’’ emerged, sur- rounded by etars, and another upon which the word “Union”? was emblazoned. The last device of this kind that appeared in one of these wheels was enthusiastically received by the aseembled multitude. It consisted of a circular belt, on which the of Washington was in- | Seribed. In thecentre, the sfars and stripes appeared in | all their brilliancy, while the American eagle surmounted | | the whole. The exhibition did not last above an hour, and while it was going on the sky was filled with rockets | set off from the roofs of the neighboring houses. Per- | haps the most exciting part of the evening’s amusements | here was the incessant fire of squibs and crackers kept up | by the juvenile portion of the community, andeven by children of a larger growth. Here a wrathy gentleman might be seen with a cracker fizzing in his shirt collar, threatening the offender with severe chastisement; now alady, with a torpedo under her petticoats, is rushing about ina frantic state of alarm, to the infinite amuse- ment of the bystanders and the fiendish delight of the youthful perpetrators of the outrage. Long after the legitimate fireworks of ,the evening had ceased such scenes might be witnessed; and as it seemed to us that it was intended to keep them up throughout the live- ong night, we were perforce obliged to retire. ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS. We have heard that a baby was suffocated in the Hippo- drome owing to the heat of the weather and the crowd in the building. In the evening the ostrich driven in har- ness fell and broke one of its legs. The new uniform of such of the police as have con- formed to the orders of the Commissioners, was the sub- ject of remark for its elegance, particularly that of the sergeants and orderlies attached to the Chief’s office—a blue frock coat, with modest epaulettes, and gray trow- vers striped with velvet. During the fireworks the fre Dell tolled, the sergeant retired to the telegraph office attached to the Police department, and returned in two | minutes with word “that there wasa fire at a grocery | store, corner of Eighteenth street and Sixth avenue.’’ | This proves the admirable utility of the system. On Monday, a boy named James Owens, residing at 64 Centre street, was playing with some powder, when it ex- ploded, burning his face, breast and arms ina shocking | manner. He was taken to the hospital. AGerman residing at corner of avenue Band Sixth | street, on Tuesday morning fell from the fourth story | to the ground, breaking through a grocer’s stoop on which he fell. He was carried up stairs and was suppos- ed to be dead, but before the physician arrived, he was again at work, celebrating the Fourth as if nothing had happened to him. A lad named Wm. Southwell, son of Joseph Southwell, aged sixteen years, bad his left band partially blown off, by the accidental discharge of « pistol. Another boy, whose name we could not learn, was shet through the right hand with a pistol, the wad and pow- der driven into the flesh, wounding him severely. Still another boy, aged twelve years, was badly burned in the face and throat by the discharge of a Roman candle, which he was holding close to his face. It not only burned his face and eyes, but went into his mouth, burning his tongue and throat very badly. He is now in ecritical condition. Another small boy in the Eleventh ward was shot in the leg, but not seriously injured. Henry Pierson, a young man residing at 200 Wooster street, bad his hand shattered to pieces by a loaded pis- tol, which went off in his hands. He was taken to a drug store, on corner of Fourth street and Wooster, where his wounds were dressed, and he was then taken home. John O'Brien, aged thirteen years, and resi ting at the cerner of Seventh street and avenue B, had two angers blown off his left band, from the accidental discharge of a pistol. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital. FIRES AND FALSE ALARMS ON MONDAY, TUESDAY AND YESTERDAY. About 3 o’clock A. M. on Tuesday morning, the floor ia front of the basement door of the Broadway theatre was discovered to be on fire, caused by fire crackers. It was speedily extinguished, before much damage had beea done. - At 934 o’clock on Monday night, the roof of the pre- mises No. 35 Chambers street caught fire from fire erack- ers. It was extinguished before any damage had been done. At 214 o'clock on Monday afternoon, « fire broke out in the basement of the house in the rear of No. 96 Amos street—supposed to be the work of anincendiary. Soon put out, without loss. At 9X o’elock on Monday evening, the roof of house No. 73 Fourth street was set on fire by the use of fre crackers. It was immediately extinguished with few pails of water. At10 o’clock om Monday night, the bells rung a false alarm of fire, caused by the burning of some fire works in house No. 104 Ladiow street, occupied by Geneta Fre- denburg. Dawage trifing. At © o’clock on Monday evening, the roof of house No. 261 Delancey street caught fire from some fire works. ‘Tt was put out without damage. On Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, a fire was discovered in the front office on the first floor No. 87 Watts street, occupied by Davis, Norris & Co. The fire originated among some papers, and was put out before any loss had Aldermen Kelly, Boardman, and Councilmen Pearson been stistolned. A false alarm was rung on Tuesday afternoon, caused by the accidental burning of fireworks on the stand on the corner of Vesey and Greenwich streets. About 9 o'clock on Tuesday night, the beils sounded a false alarm, eaused by the explosion of Greworks upon the roof of house 60 Leonard atreet. On Tuesday morning at 7 o’clock,an alarn was rung, | bry. b or gers caused by shavings taking firoin the bakery on the cor- ner of Christopher and Washington streets. Damage trifling. Capt. Ackerman, of the Ninth ward, in his re- turns to the Chief, says the Fourth might be called a fire alarm dey, the firemen being called out six diferent times in his district, and mostly for false alarms. An alarm was rung at 6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, caused by the roof of No. 76 Allen street taking fire from fire crackers. It was put out without loss. Capt. Kiasner, of the Fourteenth ward, ays there were | three fires in his district during the 4th. Damage tri- flivg; caused by fireworks. A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, in rear of No. 116 Macdougal street, in a frame house, caused by fire crackers. The fire was soon put out with a few pails of water. The alarm of fire at 8 o’clock on Tuesday night, was caused by the burning of second story of house No. 24 Eighth avenue, occupied by James Phagan as a millinery store. Damage about $1,000; insured for $750 in the Astor Company. The alarm at 6 o’clock on Tuesday night was caused by a fire which occurred in house No. 267 Thirty-second atreet, occupied by Thomas McLaughlin. Damage trifling. THE DAY IN BROOKLYN. There was considerabie display in this city yesterday, ina militery way, and eny amount of patriotism was evinced by the discharge of pistols and the explosion of fireworks. At sunrise, the church and other bells were pealed, amd a salute was fired from Fort Greene. The national flag was displayed from every public, and many private buildings in this city, and the ferry boata and shipping in the river, were all decked in their holiday attire. The night previous, an almost incessant racket was kept up till nearly morning, and lucky those who could sink themselves to rest amid the noise and confus- on that prevailed without. Seon after daylight the streets became thronged, and the rattle of fireworks was industriously kept up by the juveniles,as wellas by some of larger growth. Crowds proceeded towards the fer- ties, and numbers went by stages to spend the day in other quarters. The stores, generally, were open fora few hours, but all, or nearly #0, closed before noon, The military, taking advantage of the coolof the moruing, assembled for parade at an early hour. The Fourteenth regiment, infantry, under command of Col. Jesse C Smith, formed in line at the Armory, about six o'clock, and paraded for about an hour and a half, when they returned, and were dismissed for the day. The 14th is a well disciplined body of men, and in consequence of their uniformity of dress always present a neat appear- anee. ‘The National Guard, Captain Sprague, proceeded to the boat after dismissal, on their way to New Haven. ‘They were escorted to theferry by the Grenadiers, Capt. Burnett, and were preceded by a band of music. After the 14th regiment had been dismissed, the 70th regiment, under the command of Lieut. Colonel Graham, formed on Henry street and marched through the city. On passing the City Hall they were reviewed by the Mayor and Common Council. Their appearance was neat and soldierly, and they attracted a large share of the public attention. The regiment is mounted. ‘The Napper Tandy Light Artillery, Captain Hogan, was detailed to fire the salutes in this city, and Capt. Taft’s (both attached tothe same regiment,) was detailed for simila duty at Greenpoint. Every kind of vehicle wes crowded during the day, and the railroad cars were filled to a jam. They were not only full inside, but without, on the platforms, were as many as could stand or hang on the railings. They ran off the track a number of times, owing to the filling of the grooves with gravel, but were always soon again put into their proper position. ‘The day was made the occasion by the friends of Sheriff Lott and Chief of Police Folk to présent them with tes- timonials in appreciation of their services during the late disturbances in this city. A cane of costly wood, with gold mounting and appropriate inscription, was selected for the Sheriff by the volunteer deputies, and presented to him at the jail, with the usual ceremonies. The stick cost one hundred dollars. That for Mr. Folk consisted of a baton made of leopard-wood, and tastefully orna- mented with silver. The ceremony took place in his office at the City Hall. On one side of the baton is a representation of the American coat of arms, and op- posite is this inscription ‘—‘ Presented to John 8. Folk, Chief of Police, by the Second Division of Special Police, Brooklyn, L. I., July 4, 1864.” ‘The captain of the divi- sion is Mr. Jesse Sellick. The recipients of these tes i- monials are both energetic public officers and faithfal n the performance of their duties. Towards evening great numbers proceeded to Washing- ton Park, where the display of fireworks, under the di- rection of the authorities, and the immediate supervision of the pyrotechniats,the Mesars Bige, of Jersey City, was to take place. The eminence in the park (Fort Greene,) was studded with booths in fanciful variety, where beer, gingerbread and candies could be bad in any quantity. Some of these temporary structures were composed of can- ‘vase and some of boarts,but most of them kept off the rays of the sunfrom both vendersand customers, with sheets and bedquilts of different shades of complexion. No liquor of any kind was allowed to be sold,andthis orderwas strict- ly enforced; consequently no one got drunk on the ground and very few came there in that condition. The fire- works comprised sixteen pieces, which were put in a po- sition, on the top of the hill, so as to face Myrtle avenue; and as the whole city and part of New York cam be viewed from this spot, the display was visible to many thousands even beyond the palings of the park, there being as yet no trees to obstruct the vision. A large space around the works was staked out for the accommodation of wo- men and children, which was guarded to prevent too large crowd from gaining ingress, and thus hindering the pyrotechnists in their operations, The outside pressure ‘was too great, however, and several thousands got in be- fore the performances had fairly commenced. Good order, however, was observed, and all those who had gained .dmittance were obliged to squat upon the sod, in order tq let those outside of the ropes have a good view. A good band was in attendance, and « nugaber of favo- rite airs were played at intervals. An ascent of rockets signified that the display was about to commence, and the different pieces were set off in succession, to the de- light and admiration of the assembled multitude. The last and greatest piece of the evening was a representa- tion of the Father of his Country in the attitude of de- livering an address. Within the arch, over the fizure, was the name “ Washington,” and at the base the in- scription ‘Born February 22, 1732.’’ Representations of the American flag were suspended from the columns supporting the arch, and at the foot, on either side, were two large spread eagles. The assembly applaud- ed rapturously, and the band struck up an air, when the crowd gradually dispersed peaceably and in order. There could hardly have been less than forty thousand persons present. Although the day was generally celebrated by all class- ea of people, there was no tumult or disturbance worthy the name. There were very few drunken people, con- sidering the facilities for getting rum, and consequently but few street broils. The number of arrests was unu- sually small, having been exceeded any one Sunday dur- ing the summer. ACCIDENTS , OFFENCES, ETC. ‘The casualties from the explosion of powder and oth. erwise are limited in number, and but two or three of a serious character. They are as follows :— During the display upon Fort Green, the wife of Assist- ant Captain McLaughlin, ef the Second district police, was struck in the face by a freball, discharged from one of the pieces displayed, and which took different cirec- tion from what was intended. Several of her teeth were knocked loose. A lady near by had her dress considera- bly damaged from the same cause. Asmall boy, named Ludlam, whose parents reside in Middagh street, was severely injured by the explosion of esmall canzon which he was firing in the back yard. A portion of the metal struck one of hia lege near the knee. Hugh Connor received s charge Cred from « pistol, is one of hie shoulders, while passing through Tillery street, near Bridge. It was loaded with powder and wadding only, and he was therefore not much injured, althoagh it perforated the coat. Jacob Jones, a boy, whose parents reside in Baltic street, had one of his thumbe abattered by the explosion A lad, named Patrick Grant, while hanging on the side of a railroad cag in Myrtle avenue, near Graham street, accidentally slipped—his right leg coming in proximity line, near Lawrence street, sustained a severe contu- gy Dr. Littel dressed his on , Ba was prostrated ante iat aera, om Font Gre, He was ¢on- veyed to the ‘al. Bers tus Wire's Ear Orr.--A named E. R. Frazee, residing at Hed Hook Point, ina with bis wife on Monday evening last, bit off one of her cars. The neighbors, learning the around and Mr. Hamilton Corby the husband y and conveyed him to the Third district sta- He waa committed for examination, Murperove Assacrr crow 4 Woman.—On Tuesday after. oon a man named Thomas Geddings, an employe in the ‘y Yard, and residing in Raymond street, neor Ti | bewten. . Tar ype enh roy Sa head. ‘The injury it is feared will prove (etal. Otienn Hazeidone and Cochran, of the Fourth district police, took the husband into custody, and locked him up. Granp Lancexy.—Officer Nolan, of the Fourth dis- trict police, on Tuesday arrested Barnes McGuire, on the charge of embevzlivg money from the store of Peter Dermott, In Greenfield, L.1., in lyme a he was a clerk. Some of the money was reco |, and he eon- fessed that he bad buried a portion of it near the store. He was committed. ASSAULTING 48 OrricER.—Spéecial Deputy Sheriff Ketch- um. in attempting to quell a disturbance at the corner of Myrtle avenue and Soymoud street, on Tuesday morn- ing was attacked by a By of rowdies, and severely Some of the parties were arrested. ALIEGED Rarg.—A yor man named Arthur Mahon, ‘was arrested by officer O'Reilly, of the Fourth district ie on the charge of committing = rape upon Mary Yelsh, at his residence in Tillary street. He was com- mitted to answer. THE DAY IN WILLIAMSBURG. In Williamsburg no formal pubNe celebration of the day took place—the Common Couneil and citizens not having determined to celebrate it. However, the 13th Regiment, Col. Smith, and the 724 Regiment, Col. Powers, volunteered to observe the day by a parade, and forming at 73; o’dlock, A. M., in Fourth atreet, they passed the City Hall shortly before 9 o'clock, and were veviewed by the Mayor and Common Council; seon after which they were dismissed. Salutes were fired under the direction of Major Tafft. In the evening there wasa very @ne display of fireworks at the corner of South Fourth and Seventh streets, which was witnessed by an nneommonly large concourse of people. The day passed with unusual quiet—nothing having occurred of a serious nature, either accidental or criminal, incident to the day. A melancholy affair occurred at Bushwick on the 4th inst. Mr. Marcus Baldwin, of Connecticut Farms, New Jersey, accompanied by two of his sisters, visited the grave of a deceased sister in Cypress Hills Cemetery, on the morning of the 4th of July, and when returning te Bushwick, where his brother resides, he undertook te water his horee. His sisters alighted, and he drove inte a pond. The water was deeper than he supposed, and, becoming entangled in the harness while extricating his horse, he was drowned—his sisters being spectators of the dreadful scene. He was interred yesterday morning in @ grave beside that of his deceased sister. ‘ On the 4th of July, at 30’clock P. M., while retarning from en alarm of fire, a disturbance occurred in front of No. 11's engine house, between that company and No. 4. No. 11 engine is not running. Three arrests were made. Felts and stones were used, and two or three were in- ured. IN JERSEY CITY. © DER OF UNITED AMERICANS. The Order of United Americans, (American Chapter No. 6,) celebrated the Fourth at Jersey City in grand style. Atsunrise, noon and sunset, salutes were fired under the direction of the Jersey Continentals, Captain Pollard. At one o’clock a procession was formed on Washington and Grand streets, in the following order:— Chief Marshal, D. 8. Gregory, Jr. Aids—Daniel E. Gavitt, J. J. Banta, Ellis Guard. Adkins’ Band. Ellis Guard. ‘THE ESCORT. Jeracy Continental Guard, Captain Pollard, American Continentals, (Newark,) Captain Hand. Morgan Rifles, (New Brunswick. en Helme. American Rifles, (Newark, ) Captain Corry. National Artillery, (Newark, ) Captain Pearson. ‘THE PROCESSION. Clergy, Reader, Mayor, and ‘Common Counell. i Carriages, with Orator, A the Band. Members of American Chay No. 6, Jersey City. Nathan Hale Chapter No. 3, Ne: American Eagle Chapter No. 10, Newark. Delegates from New York Chapters. The processicn was not so full as had been anticipated —its number did not exceed one thousand, including the escort, but it nevertheless made a fine show. The mem- bers of the order were in full regalia, and each Chapter displayed a splendid banner. Many persons in the pro- cession were armed with pistols, the butts of which could be plainly seen. The streets through which the proces- sion passed were fulj of spectatora, but not the slightest disturbance took place. The route of the procession was as follows :— . From Washi nto Yc ingtor ‘ork, been AE to Warren, ¢h Warren to Grand, through Henderson to Mereer, th Mercer to Barro through Barrow to Newark avenue, through Newark av: enue to Jersey avenue, through Jersey avenue to South Third, through South Third to Grove, through Grove to Newark avenve, through Newark avenue and Moatgom- ery street to Hudson, through Hudson to Essex, through Exsex to Washington, to the First Presbyterian Charch. The procession reached the church at two o’clock, where a bril.iant audience of ladies awaited its members. The Mayor and several members of the Common Counci appeared on the platform. The exercises proceeded in the following order:— 1, Prayer by Rev. Charles K. Imbrie. 2, Music—‘‘Hail Columbia’’—by Adkins’ Band. 3, The Declaration of Independence was then resd, with “good emphasis and good discretion,” by Dr. 8. L. Condict. 4. Musico—‘Yankee Doodle.’’ ‘The Hon. Jacos Brows, of Philadelphia, G. 8. of the C. of Pa., came forward and delivered an oration. No- thing, he said, could be more appropriate than this place for the purpose for which this assembly had con- vened. It was fitting that the sons of freedom should meet and offer up their thanks to God for the liberty he had granted them in their native land. The American revolution was no common struggle, and the prize gained by it was above all price, and no American could tamely enjoy the privileges gained by it; and if the evil day should come, and the republic be in danger, the memory of this day would act as am incen- tive to dtouse all Americans to their duty. Therefore the day should be cherished and celebrated unto all time. We should also be careful to see that the liberty we en- joy shall not degenerate into licentiousness; and Ameri- cans should take warning by the examples of other ne- tions, who like us have fought, won, flourished, and Doasted; too often have they become the prey of despots. To prevent the possibility of such a fate in our country we must place its destiny in the hands of those to “the manor born.” We should be careful to educate our chil- dren toa careful observancy of our national holidays; but it isa melancholy fact that of late years even this day has not received the respect it merits; and this is owing partially to the spirit of party,which we have been warned against in Washington’s Farewell Address. The speaker adverted to foreign citizens,and said it was ridleu- lous to suppore that these persons, brought up with foreign prejudices and sent here in a state of ignorance, could be equal to American-born citizens. In regard toasse- cistions of foreigners, he said they should be opposed, by all means. The Irish Repeal Association was one of the most dangerous of these organizations, as it was formed oassist the Roman Catholic hierarchy in a rebellion against Great Britain—e country with which we are at peace. They still act and vote together. The school fund excitement in '46 was referred to, and the orator madea fervid allusion to the Kensington riots. Bp pas- sant, Mr. Brown gave a sketch of the history of the Jesuits, and said that from this source we might expeat the greatest danger to the republic. It is to counteract this influence that certain American societies hive been formed; and manfully have they adhered to their prinei- ples. (Applause.) The orator argued for a repeal of the present naturalization laws; and to bring about their ende—of which this was one—the Ameri- can party should act together as one man, shutting their eyes to the blandishments of political leaders. It has been alleged that we are banded together for the purpose of persesuting 6 religious sect. The ora- tor defied any opponent to prove that such was the case. The object is to oppose every order of foreign influence in our political affairs, and to fill our offices with Ameri- cansonly. (Cheers.) The orator closed by warning the members of the order to be steadfast in the prosecution of the work before them. : The services at the church were then closed witha benediction, the ‘Star Spangled Basner”’ having bem first played by the band. ‘The members of the order, to the number of five hun- dred, then marched to the Cothmereial Building, where they dined ther. The Common Council, invited guests, and were then escorted to Franklin Halt, and an elegent collation was served to them. The useal patriotic sentiments were drunk in pure cold water, and a very pleasant hour or two was spent. In the evening there was a display of fireworks. TELEGRAPHIC. The Celebration AT PHILADELPHIA. June 5, 1884. ‘Yesterday was cap ginmipameans _ No die- turbance or accident of any moment is reported. The heat greatly exceeded any day this season, and this morning the thermometer stands at 93 in the shade. Two fights occurred yesterday afternoon up-towm, be- tween some firemen and the Santa Anna Cavalry, « faa- tastical company, during which three persons were shat, one of them seriously, but no person was billed. A democratic celebration took place yesterday in Tnde- pendence Square. John Cadwallader presiled. The De- claration of Independence was read by Charlee J. Biddle, and James R. Ludlow delivered the oration. Resolutions were edopted denouncing Know Nothingism. §2ee0he,