The New York Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1876, Page 4

4 be ceremonies on the Exposition grounds, At night There wir be a general illu; Hiteworks in Inuepondence Mit y-cight peais, one tor e the Cemenmial anniversary Tnvitanions to with quare, and at midnight ch State, will sound out Independence. demonstration on the even- iz of the to participate in the observances of » Fourth b ysent by General Hawley to the Sovernors of all the States and Terntories of the Union, Ussurances of their intention to be n 4 From Governors cky, and Rice, of Massachusetts, ceived om Saturday, the lormer stat- ing that he would be here on the Sd, and the latter that he would arrive on the Fourth, but without staff or escort Ove of the attractions of the Fourth at the Exhibl- tion will be a grand asic) entertain building, in which Gilmore’s band is expected to take part. preseut MeCreery, CELEBRATIONS ELSEWHERE. ALBANY, N. ¥. This city, which nas played so important a rdle im the history of the Unvted States, will celebrate the uation’s hundredth birthday with great pomp and ceremony. At midmght, July 3, Battery A, Ninth brigade, Brevet Major Johu Pochin commanding, will fire at the toot of Stute strect a federal salute of thirtcen guns, in honor Of the thirteen original States of this great Republic. At sunrise, July 4, a Ceutennial salute of 100 guns will be fired by Brevet Major Johy Pochin’s battery and the chime bells will ring the national airs; Cathedral belis; at nine o'clock A. M. Si. Peter's church bells; at me- Tidiau Cathedral bells; at half past seven o'clock P.M. St. Petor’s and Cathedral bells ‘The military organiza. tions w mble at bal-past eight A, M., as fol. lows: — First Division.—Twenty-tiith regiment, battery A, Niuth or of United American M right on Hudson avenue. St, Andrew's Sociely and Order auies, on Eagle street, south ; Second Division, —Jackson Corps, posts of the Grand | Army of the te, Hot lndepend- and Association, ent Order ihe Baptiste Pociety, on Grand ctreet, » b; rig on Hudson avenue. nird Division, — Albany Burgesses corps, Mayor and and exempt tire- e sirect. amon Couneil, German so on North Pearl street, 7 fourth Division. —Tenth regiment, Coutinental Club und Rathbone Hose, on Stag street; right on Pearl street. Fiith Division —Irisn Centennial American Associa- Hon and eivie societies, on Green strect; right op State Fs ath Division.—Albany Academy Cadets batt and the Albany Fire Department, on Eagle stree night on Stata street, ‘|The fire depart- splay is to be grand, and will imclude the Fire Commissioners; Chief Engineer James ; Assistants J. 0," Grr ha ©. Mull, U Mink, W. K. Ciuie; Steamer Co. No, 1. Steamer Co, No, 2, Steamer Co. No. $; steamer No. 1 andtender, steamcr No. aud tender,’ steamer No. 3 and tender, steamer No. 9 and tender; Stearuer Co. No, 4, FJ, Wallen, foreman; Steamer Uo, No. 6, John Burke, foreman ; mor Co. No, 6, Steamer Co. No. {. steamer Co, No, 8; steamer No. 4 and tender, steamer No. band ten steamer No, 6 amd tender, stcamer No. 7 and tendor, Steamer No. $ and tender, teamer No, 10 and tender, Seventh Division.—Th on Broadway, south; right on State street. In addition to the parade, iumimations and fire- works, there will be a SAILING REGATTA, »pen to all am: pts and ¥ aorth of Catskill, ~ The pri American ensigns aud a mari sill be commenced at four o'cld vhich the programmo is as follow >ne an’ b les and return, nt the winning crew; vurn, two prizes, gol wid return, raved c1g bailge to ea meu from places insist of two silk » glass. Rowing races k in the aiternoon, for r-oared shy d_ badge to each me mile and re- ; double sculls, one mile nid Dadye to each winning seulier; s.x- poe and one-halt miles and return, a gold hot the winning erew and coxswatn, urica, N.Y. day evening. Salute of 100 guns he din, Military and civic pro Mlumimations Mo on the morning of cession, the Germay division to be led by Young's Cav- airy Corps The aivision will ns, with a a, Arion Inuustry furnish at least three decorated gorical representatious of Columbia, mounted on an iminense Dolphin, others, ‘There will be in the procession St. Joseph's Society, St. Antonius’ Society, Roman Catholic Benevolent” Society, St. Joseph's Mary's school, an Young Men's Society, St neis’ Society, Nt. wiely, German Riek Aid” Be { society, Germania Industrial —Aswocu Vics Yurn-Verein, German Free school, Ledge, No. Haragari; Utica Maeunerehor, trades organizations, tnereantile “display, Trish Rifles, St. Patrick’s Catholic Total Abstinence sect Hiberniaus, Youug Men's Catholic Insta Mathew Catholic Jotal Abstimence societies, Cliston Bocieties, Waterville societies. HERKIMER, N. Y. Salute of thirteen guns on Monday, Reuviow of whhers of he war ot 1801 at Fort Dayton und an ad- dress by Captain Mills. Procession to tue ‘air grounas atin A.M, The exercises at the grounds wail consist uging of un ove by a glee Kara Graves, of H kimer; orator, Hon, Horatio seymour, of Utica; poet, Georse W. Bungay, of New York; chaplain, Rev, W. B Walker, uf Herkimer, In the evemng a togenlight pro cession willform at eight o clock and marebh through | the principal streets of Herkimer, Molawk and thon, On Tuesday there will be 4 sajute of thirty-eight gaus Atdaybreud, At nine A. M. a grand salute of 100 guns will be fired. ‘The procession will (hen form and pro- veed to the fair ground, where the following exercises wiil take place :—Prayer, ading of the Deca- tion of Independence, oration, music, benedticuon. Ateight P.M. a grand display breworks. BATAVIA, K. Y. Salute of one hundred guus and ringing of bells at suo- tise; nine o lederal sulute, thirteen guns; ten o'rloek, proc ivided into three divisions, to the park. fhe exercises will be led by H. M. Warren, who will read the Declaration of Independence, after which there will be music and an oration, At one P.M. sports will cominenee, consisting of a sack rave, bliad- lold wheelbarrow race, race for ag Winner (0 luke possession of the abin vi a prize banner to the largest town de idg in the morning at and fireworks avd balloon sseension water in the evening. WINGHAMLON, N.Y. \ parade on Monday a) d an historical address by Dr. Jorge Burr, swiute ab suurise on Tues iay and a grand a lbary and eivic parade, including Gremen and faa- westies} procession to Leopard's Grove, where ex-Gov- rroer Andrew G. Curtin, of Penusyivania, will deliver anoracon The eut of the day will be Mayor kin and the Vice Presidenss will represent r Gvely Binghainton, Barker, Conkle, Chem jlesville Fenton, Kirkwood, Lisle, Mutt aiord, Triangle, Uaion, Vestal and Windsor. NEWBURG, N.Y. A federal salute and bell ringing wil usher in the Fourth. At eight A. M. @ procession will be formed, divided into four divisions, marching from South Lan- Gers street to Washington's Headquarters. ‘The exer- cises bere will consist of:—Pruyer plumbial”” reading the Declaration of Independence, Major £. ©, Boynton, ot Newbury; singing of Whit. tier’s “Cemenn Hymn” w the tune of the “Chorus of the Priest: in Mozart's “Magic Flute," by #ixty male voices tion by A. Themsou, ‘of Schenectady, N. Y.; reading of an ode, composed for (ie occasion by Cap tain J. Owen Moore, of Washingionvile; singing of the “Star Spangled Banner,” be At the eonela sion of the Headquarters’ exercise toon, the procession will be dismissed wud the visiting societies wnlertained at the he Fireworks in the evening. BUFFALO, Y. The most elaborate nts bave been for the Fourtt iu th . After the lute and ringing ol &e., the cliets jary aug ciyie bude Schoot at hiult-past eight AM made arran, we Coutral and report to Major General R. 1, Howard, grand marsuai of the day. The proceesion will be divided into fo nh Cavisions, Owing to the great number to be im line, and will as: semble on Genesee, Maine, Vearl, akin, Mi k, Delaware, Niagare, Court and hagle streets, The urst fs Me pied consist —Major Ge ih 1. Howard, ghoud marshal, and staf; First Separate Troop of Cav- y, Kighth division X. G., rover Loeutewant Colonel AS escort “ w th General Wi shal; Brigadier jam ¥ twit; @ixty fittu Regiment Band: Sixty-fith regiment N. @.! Colones Richard Fisch commanding; Seveuty-tourth | Regiment Seventy -loarth regiuwent \. G., Liew. | tenant Col ?. commuaudiug; Bat va W, HM. Linder i Companies B nd United States mtantry, Lieu. tenant Colonel KE, L. Otc commandiag; 2 company Huffaio City Guare, Captain George M. Baker com. manding; D company, Baflaio Coy € ih A % Chapin vomimane ing; -Titlt Zouaves; Mos Kidwell, No. 0. a. A. BK, Major Allred Lytt sanding; Post | Chapim, GA. RK, Jobo M. Fargenar, counmanding; Post Witkinson, A. Tk. The ether divistons will tomposed of societies, vivic functionaries, ke. WE EXKRCIS: be take place at Magara squore, avd will include the sng of au ode—" All Hal Tats Bay immortal [cy ; schoule; su oration by George W. Clinton, rous solos and choru ua racing 00 the Erie Canal w e place in Uh and will comeist of tour-oar wid single s havdsome pracs, The four-oered race will oy the Hiberman, Celie acd Kebert Emr clubs. « Rowing At three o'clock in the rnoow Iwenty.thres Gere tien sOcictic® Wil tiarch to (he porade and take part in a grand Wocal and justrumental concert, the pro- lowe — wthe beng 29 roster, 2 Ahorws~Barcarove Yeretierase clos ih precio ail «. secompanied by (ke or she stra~ Direetur, Pecter doriein, Orebestra ongerbugd hor seconpauied by the or- wound. ymuastic exercises ‘he park and burlu- gic socte Venieror Jo Alter the concert there wil be and national games in the perk, ination and a display of | ot in the main | trades of Atbany and vicinity, | ation porad- | . | coutaming thirty-seven young iadies trom the singing of “Hail, | | ings will be iMluminated by Chinese lanterns, and fire- works on the Parade will close the day’s festivities: | TROY, N.Y. | At eunrise a pational saiute of thirty-eight guns will be tired from Eighth street, and the belle of the ety will be rung. At noon atederal salute of thirtecn guns, and at sunset a nations! salute of thirty-eight guus will be tired. Firing will be coptinued during the moving of the procession, at infervais of ten mipates. Firing to be done by Battery B, Tenth brigade, Captain A. H. | Green commanding. “The procession will be divided iv eight divisions, and consist of New York State Na- | tonal Guards, tne Mayor and other city officers, police, | firemen, temperance aud seeret societies ‘Ihe third | division will be | A NOVELTY, In this there will be two wagons, escorted by a spectal guard of honor. fhe first wayon will represent the uistory of America, from the discovery by Culumbus Ww the declaration of peace, afterthe colonial war. The second wayon will represent the deliverance of the siaves and the present tine Each wagon wilt be drawn by four handsome horses, and will Lave a large piatior™, appropriaiely decorated. ‘The first wagon will contara | 00 the first Balt of its platform Christopher Columbus; two sailors will kneel betore him and two Indiaus will stand behind him. Tus is to represent the dis- covery of America, The latier haif of the wagon will coutin Washington, with Columbia standing vebind im in the wet of crow on cach side of him a boy and girl, dressed in the oid- Ume tasbion, will be seated, and two English officers will Kuee! vefore him in ihe act of surrendering their swords, for freedom and liverty, Ou the first hall of the piat- | form of the second wagon Lincoln will be seated, hold. img the fifteenth amendment; beiore him two negroes, | bound with broken chains, will kpe | at hisieet On | the latter half of this platiorm the Goddess of Liberty will be standing, and a number of young la ies will be | seated on each side of her, Ou the tour corners of the platior tour ladics will be standing, representing commerce, agriculture, art and meebanies. The guard of hovor to these wagons will be a company of Con neutuls, headed by Generals Steuben, Mubienberg, De Kalb and three adjutants on horseback. | | | SYRACUSK, N. Y. | ‘Tho authorities have determined that the celebration | | Shall be o: the most elaborate character. A proces: and fireworks om the 3d; aparave and orations, tire- works, saiuios, public games and banquets on the Fourth, are all io the programme. Win referens the military display, Colouel Grambach, of the Fil | first regiment, orders tbat no officer or eniiated iman will be excusea from this parade excopt upon surgeon's certitigate of disability, ELMIRA, N. Y. A local writer says truly tbat'this town will celebrate the Fourth in tts own peculiar way. The eagle will sour as high as Jupiter if the weather should be fine, Ihe programme says. at two o'clock P. M., citizens of all ages and aii occupations will mares trom all parts of the city, Eldridge Park, the Casino and the trotting park, to Cbapel Grove where will be observed the fol- lowing order of exercises:—l. Prayer by a good man. 2 Singmg by the Apollo Club. 3, Reading of the Dec- iaration of Independence by Daniel F. Pickering. 4. to Music by the La France Bund, with their new instre: Short oration vy menis, 5. Singing by the Apoilo Club, author. 8. Music by the band, 9, Another short ora tion by another eloquent speaker, 10. Other exercises 11, Opportunity for remarks. 12 The Apgito Club aud the band, 14, Adjournment ments, 14 (aud last), The old fashioned game of bise ball by citizems over the age of sixty years, David Billings acting as umpire and tally man, WATERTOWN, N.Y. “The whistles of twenty locomotives and steam en. | gives wid be sounded im concert during the even und all the belis of ihe erty will be rung’? Such 1s to be the beginuing of our Centennal festival ou July 3 at this is nota, We are to bave an immense py cession on Monday evening, the old suld ers wearing badges commemorative of their services, At the Rink there w ll be a trew supper, provided by citizens; adress parade will take place al Uke pubne square and a grand bull later in the evening. Ua Tuesday we are to have gay times. | Into four division: hiremen and citize tiemen, ali mounted fiith; Cartan F, Lansing, Tenth; Captain Jobo Arw- enth; Captain C. Timmerman, Ninety-fourth; C. B. Bowers, ‘Thirty-tiith; Captuin W. P. Herning, 186th; Captuin A. W. Wheelock, Tenth; Cap- ridge Green, ‘Tenth; Capuin Jerome Proctor, enth; sergeant G. L. Purnam, Thircy-Ofth; Cap- tain G. B. Winsiow, First artillery; Major L. ©. Green: at, ‘Thirty-titth; Major CW. Sloat, Ninety tourth; jain Horr, Nivety-tourth; Surgeon Furgerson eorge Vauvieck, Thirty ith; Lacutenant J.C, Me: Cartin, Fourteenth; Captain B. B. Taggart, Tenth ; Cap tain Don A. Watson, Teuth; Adjutant 0. B. Cadwell, an eloquent speaker. 6 An original poem by the s ‘ompused Of military, city societies, , commanded by the following xen: Captain’ John” A. Haddock, nt Gayler Rouse, Captain Wayland Ford, Nine: ; Colonel J. A. Lawyer, Major W, W. Herrick. NEW HAVEN, CONN. To the uninitiated it may appear that this city is ina fever of excitement, mixed with some Lad temper, over the celebrations of the Fourth. But amid the general turmoil of preparation the features of the day may thus be samined up:—First, the eve of the Fourth will be Uriliunt with Huminations and beacon tires; second, the Grand Army will bold a camp fire and bewn-bake all bight; third, under escort of that good old company the Foot Guards will raise the fla at sunrise ou Tuecsda, national salute be tired , @ procession of “An | Uques and Horribles’” occ. y the | between that and nine o'clock. An interesting feature | contemplated is the sending ap of a hot air balloou, the balloon is to be seventy-two feet in circumference, made of material in red, white aud biue | and tilumimated inside. Thirty or more ject below the batioun ure suspended the Trockeis, bowbs, doube Roman candles, vaunons, &c., which are fired as tue | balloon rises, many miles bigh in the air. Awtui ex- plosivns are given out as it ascends, and the sky is alive with pyrotecbuics, No sparks r aud when the balloon Quully rests there is no fire about it. According to ‘he iast meeting of the | Committee the Yale College authorities nad decide | to | iilumi ate the college bur'dings on the evening of July ‘Thirty-ften; | 3 The display intended wl, it is said, be very hand. | some. Tt was also voted that if the charches will illuminate Teruple street the city will diuminate the elm arch on Church street. It was voted that the citizens in general be requested to illuminate on the evening of the Sd. NEWEORT, RI. | The pation’s lundredth virthday is to be celebrated | im thts veautiful » Jace in « manner worthy of | its position and the patriotism of its tabavitants morning of Tuesday will be greeted by a federal salute at Touro Park and the ringing of all the eburch bells of | the city simultaneously. At nine o'clock a procession, consisting of police, federal infantry aud cavalry, religious and social svcteties, the Mayor and the ciiy officials wilt form on Washington square, In the pro- cession there will be a large cur drawer by cizht borses, rammar choos, uressed in white aud representing the different States of the Union, The line will move al rily after jo ud proceed to Thames street, up Thaines to H Hal . down Bridge to Washington, up Washington | to Walnut, up Walnut to Fareweil, down Fareweil to | Marlboro’; up = Marlboro’ across Broadway | Spring, down Spring to Dearborn, down Dearborn to Thames, up thames to the Opera House, where tue fol lowing exercises will take place:—Music by Newport Rov, A. G. DD; music by baud; prayer by Mer Fall Ri | dependence by His Honor Mayor Bedlow, music by Newport band; historical discourse by William P. Stef field; music by Fali River brass band; benediction. ‘At noon there will be a sailing boat race for boats 0 three classes, Viz :—First class boais, 25 (0 0 feet; second class, 2) to 25 feet; third class, all jess than 20 fect in length. fhe course will ve trom the stake- boat moored of Long Wharf, around the Can Buoy vit Lime Rock, thence around Brenton’s Reef tghtship, returning over the same course, ‘The pudlic sports wil commence at five o'clock PM. The Grston the programme is abalf mile toot race, to all amateurs; the second, « sack race, open to the tarred, a tab race; and the fourth, a swimming The fiteworks in the evening will be discharged mate froin the King lot on Aunandale road, PROVIDENCE, &. le | The processions here ou Monday will ve graud should the weather be flue. The military and c.vc bodies, dix vided into. fiv toons, will siart at balf-past pine o'clock, and will be about five mites lon, At ball. pasc one o'clock there wil be a tra: Tesenting the business imterests o be divided intu seven paris and will be avout four long. ‘Tbe eXereises Of the day will be held in. the oid Baptist meeting house-—a Centennial bulidin: i. Johnson, of the Brown the choir; reading eo by Master € Providence Bigh Sehoo) jon by Hon Samuel G, Ar- bag; poem by singing by the will be prayer uy Key. B. street Ba ist ouurch; sing aration of Indepe ,&% pupil of the singing by the choir, or noid; music by Herric “ George W. Fetter, of boston, Wass, choir; benediction. Tweive M. ibe severac bells of the city will be rung t half hour, the artiliery firing 104 guns in vo { thrteen guns, fired in suo- cession, with invervels ae At halt-past four there is AND KEGATEA, be a Frog on Seekonk River, wear Red Bridge. The order o: races wil be as | tollows | Single Seuli Shelis—For local ataateurs, two miles | (with turn), First prize, one single scuil’ sbeli (with | patent rowlocks); second prize, one solid silver cap; | third prize, one gold medal. Double Scull Shells—Upen to a | (with turn), First prize, $100, Il comers, three miles cons prize, $50. | |. Boy#’ Canoe Race—[n canvas canoes, paddled by boys not over seven! years of age; no sails allowed. First , champion colors and paddle; second prize, a #t!- » sxhtbuion of Speed.—The relerce’a sicamer Visior ron over the three mile ¢ ng a higher race of speed (han yet atiarned by any Wout of her size Opoa to all comers. Th For local (wich tore ab prize tjMpion colors aud one open sholl; see one open shell; third » one | et OF SIX 0 No seco: iven In any rece untoos than two contend These races will be rowed under the ruies of the Na- tional Association of Amateur Oursmen, BOSTOY, MASS. | bg for the celebration of ine ual scale, T will be ring of cannon, baloom ks, free entertainments tor sbit- xteon dilerent halle, con erts, an oration, Wiilaiso come of | gattas, The las ‘eature excites the greatest mierest, | Prizes to the atmount of $1,625 will be given. There are five races on the programme Crews from 8t ing him with @ laurel wreath; | This is Lo represent the conclusion of tue war | to the Casino for reiresh- | There will bea xrand procession, divided | Cownel L. D. Morgan, thirty. | Caled Siocum, Thirty-fith; Milton Converse, | on the liberty pole | and the bells will ring aud the | Une wtervening | h the earth, | Sentennial | ne | iver brass band ; reading of the Declaration of In- | ing aud rowing re: | Halifax, New York, Pittsburg, Portland and places are expected to take part in addition to the local oarstnen The Bigha crew trom New York arrived to-day, WALTHAM, MASS, | Geuerai Banks has been invited to deliver the his- | torical oration here, and the town is excitement #bout this and the general festivities, The people bere derive their idea of the character of the orativa from this resolution, whieh was passed in the house of Rep- reseniatives on March 13 last |. Be it resolved by nate aud House of Represent: tives ofthe United States of in Congress assen That it bs recommended by the Seua epres | States, that they as the approxebin yual —ludependence, delivered op such id county or town from its formation, wid sketeh may be fled, in priut or manu | clerk's office of said county, aud an additional e script, be filed in ihe office of the Libra to the hitent that « complet d may thus be ol f the f our institutions during the firs jal of ce. The programme provides for a salute of thirty-eight | guns, a parade of antiques and borribies, a regatta for | four-oared oats, double and single sculls, and a race | on the river; athletic sports, consisting of a wheelbar- Tow race, the competitors to be blindfolded, chmbing a greased pole, having a five-dollar gad piece at the top; | @ three-legged race and a foot race, i QUINCY, MASS, A buge caicium light is to illuminate the city from | the veilry of the Stone church from ball-past e:ght to | | balt-past ten o'clock ou Monday evening A salute | will be tired at daybreak on Tuesday, ext there will be a monsier procession, composed of fantastics, mil- | itary and citizens of ali ages, white and colored, starting from Greeneat street xnd going to the Stone church, At nine A. M. there will be a sailing regatta at Qaincy Point, open to ail tree, Hingham and Hull, and divided juto three classes. ‘There will be two free theatrical entertainments at the | Town Hall tor children, trom ten A. M. to three P.M. | A basebail match wili be played between two *‘crack” bs. The exercises of the day wilt be held bencath mammoth tent erected on Crane's estate, ov Codding- , ton surcet. The Declaration of Independence will be READ BY SIX YOUNG LADIES, selected from the grammar schools The opening and closing paragraphs will Ue read in concert, and the specilicutions of tue grievances of the colonists by each reader in turn, Carctul rebcarsals have beew hau un- der the diréction of the Superiatendent of Schools, and It is expected thut this feature will be one of the most pleasing of the celebration The addres: torical in character, and, so far as practicable on such achts in Quiey, Weymouth, Brain. | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY ri ville, Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Grafton, Newport and Trasburg. | or Oregon, or in any of the Territories—who ask of es will be lise | an occasion, will Gover the history of thetown from | | its earliest. days to the present ‘tine, it being the j intention of Ute comm tiee that this part of the j celebration shall follow, as fa possivle, the suygestions made in the resolution of Congress and the proclamation of the President, The orators are Mr. dwin W. Marsh, Colo- from the band and choir, nel Francis W. Parker, Reginald H. Hawe, Will | ium R. Dimmock, LU. D.; Rey. George W. Whitney, Hon. Josiah Quincy, Rev, Edward Nortou, Kev, Charles H. Rowe, Mr, Cheries H. Porter, Rey. Mark Tratton. | With the evception of Mr, Adams, who may speak half ay hour, the adcresses will not exceed ‘en go tifteen | minetes in length, and will bo interspersed with music i WORCESTER. The parade in this city om the Fourth wil be ex- tremely unique. The firemen will parade with their engines and apparatus, the Commissioners wearing | their new uniform, Which looks something like thatot a lieutenant of the navy, The Stadletunk iantastics will “cut capers,’? the scotch wiil show off in kilt and tar- a B. Grassie, of St. Andrew's Society, will er chiel marshal They will have a national srated with clan tartans, an! surmeunted by a thisle of immense size, Anescort of High- } landers, in costume, with bagpipers from the old coun- try, will come from Boston. In addition to fireworks nd 1}! uminathons, there will probably be a “ghost’’ parade on Tuesday evening, which is generally attended with great merriment, BARNSTABLE. A procession will be formed near the hotel at holf- Pict uine o'clock A. M., under the direction of the rshal, to escort the orator of the day and the in (guests to the stand, where the excrcisea will be i with music by'a choir and orchesua of ns, A vrayer by Key. H. A Goodbue, read- ing of the Declaration’ of Independence, yoo and in- trumenial masic, oration by J. B.D. Cogswell, poctn by Miss Mary E, Crocker, speeches irom Judges rye Marston and Henry A, Seucder and alsy trom ovher inviied guests, Dinner at haif-past wwelve P.M. er Will be pravided for the invited guests and all who desire it at the hotel on the grounds, Re- ti at two o'clock P.M. | yachts are expected to.enter in the regatta, and if the weather should prove propitious they wil. present a splenuid appearance as thes willbe in full view trom the grounds during the whole race. A clambake free to all will be provided. CONCORD, N. H. Although the Fourth will be closely observed as a hol- | iday in the Granite State the Centeuuia: ce ebrations will not be as varied and novel as many wight suppose, considering the historieal place New Hampshire holds, AL most of the tawns in the vicinity of ocean or | river there will be regattas for stall prizes. The gen- eral oruer of exercises throughout will be a salute at sunrise, accompanied by the rimging of church and fire belis, a parade of “Hormbies’ and a civic. pro | including Indians, in war paint, at Newport and two other pl followed by exercises su | prayer, the reading of the Declaration ot Independence, ions and sentimental addresses, singing of odes | und patriotic songs, with instramental accompani- | ments, tireworks and’geueral iilummations atalght LEWISTON, ME, The defeat of Mr. Blaine wt Cincinnati has by no | means dampened the Centennial ardor here. Maine | claims « position in the tirst line this year. in almost | every village in the State there will be “celebrations” | 01 of aiiterent kinds, In ail the larger (owns ard cities | the arrengemeuts are of the most extensive deserip- | Gon, in Augusta something astonishing 1s to be don | in the way of “fautasties’ pyrotechnics, Here | we ciaim the power to evlipse them a’l, Auburn and Lewiston ‘clubbing’ together At sunrise on the Fourth there will be ear-swasiing by bell-metal and gunpowder, At bali-past tive A.M, the army of raga Toutlins will gambol and (wirk At seven o'clock every- body is mvited to chase a snorttailed pig, which will ba veen previously —belarded. until every bristle wil represent a tiny cel. Those fail- ing to catch this slimy porker cun take a band at the greased pole or jump into sac miliary procession, with fourteen bras bands 1M it, belonging to Lewision, Portiand, Skowhegan, Bidde d, Augusta, Kucklaod, Mechanics’ Falls, Brunswick, y. Chomaston, Warren, Gardiner and Hallowell, vents of Odd Fellows, two lodges ot Knights nd seventcen ebgine Companies will also be sion will start from Haymarket ses aun) of Pythias in line The pro | square and proceed to the Common. Here the exe! of the day will take place. Judge Merrill, of Neva | will deliver che oration and Rey. H. W. Botion, of Lew. iston, will be chaplaiu of the day, At eleven o'clock a regatta will take place on the river below the ge. Ou Raiiroad square the firemen will con «for two prizes for four silver trumpets. At tive P.M. there will be a balivon ascension, a¢ siX a dress | parade, and at balf-pasi eight some600 rounds of fire- | works will be set off, PURTLAND, ME. ‘This city will be alive with excitement on Tuesday. Sueb a display 0! spread-eagleism 1s contemplated that the natives will be astomshed, indeed. ‘The bells of the various churehes wil be rung at sunrise and a suiute of Ubirieen guns will be fired jor the thirt original States, From sx to eich peek AM. a grand parade of tantasties, wih many new designs, Jo. al caricaiures, &c., headed by ihe Continental Band, At ight o'elork A. SL a rowing regatta, open to ail boats in the State, will take piace im the front harbor, Avteu o'clock ALM. « grand military and eieil pro- cession in sevon divisions, under command of Major A.M. Besson as chiet marshal, will ve formed At twelve o’cleek M, the bells will be rung for au hour and | a salute or twenty-four guns will be fired lor tue tweuty- four States at the ejose of the tirst halt century of the | Repub At wo o'clock the Cliy Hall will be thrown | open to the publi. Mayor Fessenden will preside, | and the exercises will be as foliows:—Musie; prayer, | by Rev, Dr, Carruthers; singing of Keller's nal nyu © Haydu Soetety ; by George F. Talbot; singing of Withers “Centenuial ilymn, ? by the Haydn Soctety; reading Declaration of Ine ence, by General J. Anderson; singing of patriotic selections, by the Haydn Society ; benediction vy Key, William ki. Gibbs. ALiwo P.M, also, promp!, there will be a sailing re gatta by the Portland Yacht Ciub, open to all regularly organi cht clubs, eubjeor to Lhe rales and regia: tions of the Portland Yacht Club, The course will be trom the starting point, leaving to the tagvoat off Custom House whart thence to the flagbout off Haliway B leeward, and returning ste rbvard, unuing it to leaving Fort Gorges to port, thence round Houso Island, leaving it 10 starboard, alvo the Lighthouse steamer baoy to starboard, and by ship channel to. the flagboat Custom se whart, leaving the flagboat to port. — Dista.ce, n and oue half statute miles lifst and second class will gai! over this course aud on the first time up ihe warbor will pass to | the leeward of the fagboat. The third class will sail thts course once only. At sunset the bells will be rang for one hour, da aaluce of Wiirty-eignt gos for the thirty-eight States will be fived At half-past eght PM. a novel and brilliant pageant, composed of historiest tabdleacx, representing prominent events in the nation's hisiory, ouch! Mounted and ander powerful Ulumination, will | form on Myrtle street VERMONT C2LEBRATIONS, niennial Fourth isto be so generally held a jay iu this State that it is impossible to give The tolow.ug are a few of the towns, pames of the bistortaus and orators engaged »:—Durlington—Hon. Lucius B. chit. New York, Cainvridgo—Kdwin Wheelock, , Philp K . orator, St, Jobnsthary— 1 of Maine Verzenues— Brandon—N. B, Bryant, of uncey Richardson, historian; Bevnington—Hiland Hats, Lynconvilie—John B, Windsor—Rev, Sewall Rochester, N.Y. Londonderry James dlarin, Bose Wadingiord—David BK Nichow Piielord—stephen A Walker, ot New Crallsbury—A. sanbora, of Berourdson, Poultney —Joseph doson, uistorian; Rev. Joba . orator. Stratford—James Barrett. Randolpi— iward Conant, Oistorian: A. EK. Leavenworth, orator, Judge Clossou, historian, At Morristown ts will bold a celebration, with an address by Mra Lanna M. Bank Riehtord and Towbriage writ each display thew pairiotisn: by Loran trom, Ong | the otuer towns which cQebrate, but whieh have not ver perfected “heir arrangements, are Jamaica, Morris+ | boiluing, throwing a brilliant light on ali parts. The | mode tor the jilumination of public buiidings. | Monuay until the following Wednesday, Some twenty or more | | less be tne Larges and ruu that way, Atnine o'clock comes the grand | ) chinbing a greased pole for prizes, and the ceiebrate | Atarecent meeting of the Central Executive Committee ‘1876.—TRIPLE 9 - PITTSLURG, PA. m of tbe Republic will make a great There wili ve salutes fired, are to be rung on Monday nig! and Tuesday morving, the German and Irish societies will parade, followed by prayer, singing, addresses, rowing races and treworks. Pittsburgers are a little annoyed about the fireworks. A leading journal thus regrets the poor showing in this depurtinent:—\The two cities should certainly be able to expend $4,000 or $5,000 tor that purpose, but from present top, er it looks v much as if a very smull portion of that amount will be raised. rly all the small towns ip the neighbortood bave already sent on conaiderab’ orders for treworks. Petrolia will have a $1,000 di play ; McKeesport, $350; Wilkinsburg, $400; Brookville, eso Sewickley, about $500, and otber places fully as ange. LOCKPORT, PA. A general parade, to be composed ot all the different Orgauization» that can be induced to take part. A geu- eral decoration with bunting, evergreens, towers, &c., Of streets and places of business. A grand tilumina tion and torchlight procession in the evening. A vic- | nie, Where lemonady and gingerbread will be served | Bratuiiousiy, and an oration and an historical address be delivered and the Declaration of Independence re: Ob account of the tightness of the times and the diff cully attending the raimipg a large amount of money there will ve no display of tireworks. The grounds com- prising Water street, from tie Presbyterian church 10 the residence of W, A. Simpson, bave been selected us the most tavorubie location for the delivery of addresses and serving of the above pained refreshments. WASHINGTON, D. C. Tu consequence of ihe tailure of Congress to pass the hecessury appropriation there will be no formal ob- ervance of tue Fourth, A recent writer in the Chron- tele says of this:—"Now is not this a burning shat Here are 135,000 American citizens--a@ popu.ation larger than 18 to be found in either of the Stutes of Delaware Congress the poor privilege of spending their own money --money squeezed out of their little pockets by excessive laxalion, aud bot a copper of which bas been ntrivuied by the Upited states--a people who bave us just a claim to-day to declare, a8 did oar brave fore- fathers, against ‘no taxation without representation’! — oud yet Congress, knowing well the existeuce of these dlugrant disavuit es, block’ the way to the celebration ol the great Ceuternial Fourth ot July iv the capital of the nutio., while its resident population are tully as patriotic and as anxious to do honor to the day as any of their fellow citizens, wherever located. But, untor- tunately, their hands are tied by the people’s represen- | tatives, and they submit, not, however, without utter- | ing this respeetiul provest.”? BALTIMORE, MD. | This city will ‘celebrate the day’? by bell ringing, | decorations, salutes, orations, games on laud aud sports on the water, by parades aud leasting to a de- gree bitherto unknowe. Thousands of business houses, public and private buildings ure beautiully decorated with flags and flowers, and many citizens willilluminate their residences on |Monday and Tuesday evenings Mayor Latrobe as made wrrangements fer the iliun tion of the City Hail at bis own expense ou the might of the Fourth, Calewm lights of different hues will be placed in each of the four streets surrounding the | Mayor has made the arrangement, believing it to be in- sistent for the city authorities to ask the citizens to illuminate their dweilmgs wben no provision bas been The ex- pense of illuminating (he City Hall will amount to $200, which, as avove stuted, will be paid by the Mayor out of his private funds, but it $8 generally thought that the City Council, approving of the Mayor's actiou, will reimburse hin for this expense out of the city treasury. Mayor Latrove has aigo issued a prociama- Lon directing the closing of the markeis trom 11 A. M. | NEW ORLEANS, LA. This city, so famous for its Mardi Gras cisplays, its Comus aud Momus, bas decided to greet the Fourth in & manver worthy of the State, In wll probability the Processions on the 3d and 4th will be the most im- posing tbat have ever been seon in this city, There are several hundred of religious, social and weeret or- gunizations, which will al! join tbe military ov parade. the sub-committee to select uu orator and reader lor the occasion reported Dr. Hugh Miller Thompson as orator, and Henry Pickles as reader of the Deciaration ot In: dependence, The report was adopied. Immediatcly aiter tue adjournment of the meeting 0° the Executive Comnitttee the Mexican veterans heid a meeting. The | mmittee appointed 10 wait on the Council and seo about the appointment of a historian to prepare 4 short history of principal events m the } tory of New Orleans, and ty read tue same on the Foorth of July, as recommended by the resoiu- | tion of Congress, reported that the committee had plied the matter belore the city administrators, and had. been informed tbat Mr. Charles Gayarré had been selected. The Committee on Badges presentea 150 butges for the use of the veterans of the city and those who may be pre-ent from the State at largo and adjoming States. Tho badge is very neat one, boing made oi: blue silk, on whieh are engraved the words “Mexican Veteruns’’ and tie dates 1846" and +1876," ‘A committee wus appomted to call on the Washington Artillery and solicit the loan ot the tlag for the Foarth which ve ongéd 10 Colonel Walton's company in the Mexican war, PRESIDENT GRANT'S HOME--GRAND FESTIVITIES. Galena, UL, the home of General Grant, will celebrate the centennial aniversary of American in- depencence on a grand scale, A large amount of money has been contributed to deiray the expenses, and the | arrangements, which are already completed, ate very elavorate and extensive. Tae procession will doubt that ever passed through the streets ot Galena All the various soctetics and tire companie of the city will joln in the line of march, aud many of the societies in this und the adjoining counties have also | ccepted invitations to join (he procession. The Knights | Tompiar, of Ga ena, who bave elegant new aniiorms, will turn out mounted on black horses, and the Knights | of Py.bias, who are also handsomely uniiormed, wil be mounted on bay horses, The other societics will also turn out in regalia acd will make a very bandsome | appearance. A grand barbecue will be held in the aiierpoon, the tevst consisting of an ox roasted whole. ‘The whole will ciove with a very brilliant display of fire. works in the evening, The officers of tae day are:— President, Frederick Stanl; Chiet Marshal, Jacob Fawcett; Reader of the Declaration of Inde. peidonce, Hon, David Shecan; Chaplain, Rev. James Baume. Tue orator of the day, Hon. &.'B. Sherman, of Chicago, 1s ove of the most eloquent orators in the United States. Two tloral arches will be erected, oue at the corner of Main and Hill streets and one atthe corner of Main and Green strects, Tney are to be beautifully decorated with the national colors, flowers nod pictures. The original thirteen States will be rep- resented by & car contatuing thirteen young ladies in appropriate costume, while the present number of ‘States will be represented by thirty-seven young ladies dressed jp white or otnerwire adorned. The Goddess of Liberty will alxo appear in the grand parate, to- gether with other natioval characters. INDIANAPOLIS, IND,-—DALLOONING EXTRAORDI- NARY. Everything here on the Fourth, to use a well worn purase, will be “up ina balloon.” Fa there are to be filtven “mammoth”? balloon asceusions, and, to quote she ofcial programme, thirteen of which ‘are each seventy-eight eet high \ud forty leet m diameter, and will represent the thirteen original States, all iu the air at ove time, The most wondertu, sight ever witnessed, u grand balloon wedding in the mamwoth balloon “America,” veing ninety-ihree feet in height and fifty-five feet im diameter, 1u whch, after the mar- riage Cereimovy, the bridal party, accompanied by Protessor Shotts and a reporter of one of our city papers, will make a grand tour to the realins of space. | The filteenth balloon will represens the State of ludi- ana, in which Professor Light and a young lady repro: senting the Godaess of Liberty will ascend. “Balloo: No. 1 will bear the tmscription, “New York;"' No. > No, 8 “Conneetiout;” No.4, “Ver No. New Hanmp- shi No. New Jersey; No. § * 9. th Carolina? No, 10, “South: ; ‘ 2? No, 12, “Virgimia;’? No. 13, | ? represeuting the thirteen original States, At | one jock precisety the games will begin | at the Expostion ground, thougn the ga will be opencd for admission as early as nine A, M. These games are mostly new to Americans, though co.nmon in Engiand and [reland They wil , @ bog race aud | Tace foot races, include sack races, whoeibarrow rac a race for a hog.a running horse Engl si jingling match, The latter 1s a very laughabl performance, in whieh some twenty-five or thirty per- sons are bindfolded and are led & wild goose chase over sacks of straw and mio each other's arms, alter the person who serves as a beil-wether. In addition to the above attractions the country is being scoured for the longest and lankest wood fog possible in ni turo’s economy, and when secured it will be shaved and avoited with hair oll, and will be property of whoever can cateh it." After the games witl come the | balloon wedding, the ceremony being periormed 100 or 200 feot above the heads of the crowd, while the bailoon is anchored. The happy pair has been det- mitely selected, #0 no othors need apply. Who they are Will not be Kuown until Jdly 4 CINCINNATI, OHIO, Grand displays are expected to be made here the 34 and Fourth of July. One great feature will be tne grand eborus of a thousand of more chiidren of the in. termediate and high schools Avother feature will be the parade of Continentals, as set forth io the f ing order by Colonel A. nes: ‘ihe brigade comnranders will report at the headquarters ax svon as is praction le with an official roster of their officers that commissicms may V8 issued co them, It is the loliow- Intention to represent the continental arary in all respects ws uvtialiy existed in 1776, It ts therelore, not expected ded to have companies armed entirely with muskets, | or the same kind of arms, but asthe army was them armed, with rifles, shotguns, muskets, or any otter kinds they coald obtni Commanders will take notice of the above, and provide their troops accordingly while all efurts ure being made wt these headquarters to provide niore artis The orgavization of the Continentals, so far as ef- fect 18 as follows: —First lyigale, composed of regi- ments and compauies tn the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, 81 teenth, Twentieth and Tweaty secone wards, Brigadier General J. A. Kemiey, commanding; Second brigade, troops di ‘Twen! irom the Twenty-third, ‘wenty-iourth am Brigadier Genorat Morgan Shaw, brigede, troops irom the Eighth, teenth, Righteenth and Twenty-first wards, Brig: aaier General HC. Young, commanding; Fourth brig- ade, troops from the First, Second, Third, Fitth and Sixth wards, Spencer and Sycamore townships, Bri dier General 8. SC mpvell, commanding; Pith rig. ade, troops from the Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth werds, Brigadier General L. ©, Frinta, commanding. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Oa the Fourth we are to have the grandest proces- sion . ever witnessed mm Tel as follows Mounted notice, United States infantry, United States | | towns of tt include everything, trom the firimg of cannon in the morning to the explosion of a Catherine wheel ut | loved chilore / of Almighty God, the SHEET. Battery of artillery, James’ Centennial Guards, Light | velebratiok om the Fourth. Guard-, civie sovietics, companies, Lookout steam fire Hose Company, Lighti hook and jadder companies, Carle Hook and Laider Company. Besides the an unequalled disp ay of triumphal cars, wagons, and representa times ‘bet tried men’s the procession wiil be six of the best bands in the South. At the Fair grounds there will be horse races, tre engine contests, foot racing, wheelbarrow racivg, sack racing and a tat man’s race. ST. LOUIS, MO. This city may be satd to Lave had her great jollifica- tion tur this centennial year of cent Democratic Couvention, She had her tantastics in Big Covel Kelly and bis yelping bands 01 sealp-taking ben py J Indians, Sh Cox and Lit her chivalry revived could make a ‘circus’ rockets and bunting and equal the display ut the Convention, | Still there will be a celebration of the glorious Fourth, aud we shail have carly morning salutes afd beil vinklin | parade, prayers, orations, public ies, regattas, bails and fl otic odes, banquets hy Commerce, a review by the Mayor and # procession of ragemuilins of the “old time.’? MADL Very few people in the East can realize the enthu- siasmm of our people i th lug Fourth. Im every & the most extensive sci every sense of have been quite saccess! display. especially, been fortunate in obtamii | Vitation to Visit our city on that Occasion and. partic! pate with us in bonor this connestion-there w for a $500 prize, iu wh of the state wiil participa: The programme, which ttiejohu, Sebel! aua “Our Gratz”? 's Centennial birthday. the word. They have secured several rare features, and owing to the desire of the First Illinois regi- | ment, a ‘splendid mibtary organization, to go into | camp away from home of the pational holiday, have fire dey riments, visiting fre | ‘Dgine Company, Alert joot Hose Company, visiting above teatures there will be decorated tions of many scenes in “thy souls." In connection with 1ee, 1876, in the re had ner spread-eagi@ism 1D She had Mr. John Morrissey, who at any time. As lorsky gasconade, why nothing could with a ee and gymnas- reworks, There will be patri- memb rs of the Chamber of SON, WIS. 13 tur-off State over the com- wn there are programmes on lo In celebration of the na- It wtil be a holiday in | Our Madison committee | fal iu their efforta for a good ng their acceptance o! an in ng tue day we celebrate. In bea grand competitive drill p all the military companies | te. may be taken as a represent. | alive one, ts us follows:—At sunrise—A single awaken- | ing gun.’ 6 A. M.—General cannonading, ringing of | bells, with chimes, m whistles, &e., tor twenty minutes, 8A, X.—Parage of the * Revolutionaries,” | which wil make grewt sport. 9A: M.—Bands com- mence playing iw ihe park and procession begins to | form. strong, with a vand of th partment of tha city, &e, grand stand at tena. M. park, including prayer Praut; readiug of the 1 by W. ALP. ot the — signe Carpenter, of the Unt Foot races, walking and running around the Par Noon—National salute of thirty-eight guns, with be chimes of national airs, ket picnic in the park, with music. 22. M.—At vihers intee park, 3 by organized compantes target tring of shot and M.—Regatta on Lake Mon oar, 6 P. Salute of thirteen guns, mination of the ciy. 9 play of reworks, the fla a large barge anchored on DETuorT, There is to be “a hig The parade will be most sion wil consist of the Detroit Light Goard, the Deiroit Seytush Guard, the City Guard, the Coldwater Light | Guard and the twenty-second United States intantry, iv all about 260 men. Th a display consisting of about thirty-five vehicles, eight The rohgious diviston will in- two distinct organizations. The social societies will be The Harmome Society, The Freuns- horses and 150 men. clude twent Schafis Bund, Bobemian Bouewian Singing Sociots othe orwegian seciete: Social Gructli Swiss Natioual So OF SECKKT the following lodges hav uppear in the procession Lodge No. other tribes of ed m 128, 1, 0. 0. F. 5 35, 1. 0. O. F. ge No. 38, 1. € pic Louge Of P| lirst French Lodge of the K of P.; Kareka {eotorea); in addition — to and Bricklayers’ Butchers and Drevers’ horseback. Chief Marshal and stall’ s! the Fourth, comprising a contineutal hat with two heavy plumes und a cockade for ornaments, black suit, red, While and blue rosette on the left breast, military scart and white-topped riding boots. Weare also to have ag, oration and other exercises blac! on land shail prob: ‘ater. ply Sato, whe night. TUB DETROIT RI will bo the great feature eighteen cubs entered ‘Tue barge and tub races p est. The prizes a Bix, and con: each ot handsome cross of the Legion of Honor and bearing a pair of oars and a sbell in ‘On the two lower arins | and 1576, ts a stield, with sheil and inserived a tuy race 18 a very unique feature of which is @ goid figure of a man, GALVESTON, TEXAS. The imterest in the Fourth this year seems parae mount. Everywhere tue comin cussed. Even the Church calls for tion. The following circu ar will explain this;— REVEREND BRETUREN OF THR Ci Cuitorks oF THR Larry—W resting solemmity—th Year of our existence thank Goa for the tnni upon us during laity, With great unanimity and earnestness, remem- bering that gratitude guarantee We te for ibeir desire, thereiare, se the coming elebrated, and to this thauksgiving (he solemn day—the Visitation of th pro gratiarum actione sub una conccusione, and a dis- course appro riate to the occasion, exposition of the most Deum,” followed. by the sacrameut, During the out a glad and joyous peal. And now, reverend brethren of the clergy and be- | of the laity, may the peace and bie Ghost descend upon you Amen. TCLAL May 15, 1876, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, From the sublime to th are told, ond the followin Antonio Journal jully sustains the later side of celebration: — Ti was only last week that a man from the coun- | try brought in the news that this was the c ar of our independence, aud that the anmiver- wo! fell on the 4th. nial sary th 9.00 A, M.—Procession of military societies, embracing the First Hlmols regiment, 600 | Morris, Oration M.--Grand balioon ascension. furners’ Society, Arbeiter Unt Verein and The i—Detroit C Knights Tempiar; Washington Lodge No. 54, 1.0, 0. F. ; Mouut Pavan Lodge No. 2, F. and A. M.; Hall of Sides n, 2001n all; Detroit Lodge No. Company A, Detroit Patriarchs, |. 0. Ingersoll Encampment No. 2 ; Lodge Commandery No, Michigan Lodgo Association will It was decided a few days ago that the ve surpassed by many of the smilier ‘© twenty-two in firsteleven are tor the wfining barge crew, consist of a gold bar, trom which depends a diamond shaped cross, beariug the tigures 1776 and 1876, two oars crossed and « miniature barge, all cighteen-carat gold. The six-oared shell prizes The four-oared shell prizes have a similar bar of gold for the top pice the upper portion. ‘The prize tor the that period, | brethren of the clergy eflect we prescribe and civil | irty-two pieces, the Fire De- | ; Moves aud arrives at the 10. A. M.—Exercises in. the by the chaplain, Rev. J. B, Declaration of Independence a descendant o! one by Professor ox H. versity, &e. 11:30 A M.— 12:30 to 2 P. M,—Grand bas- county and towns toxether, bletic sports by Turners and M,—Competitive dress parade for prizes amounting to $500; shell on Lake Mendota, 4 P, ona; short races with sai! and Sundown— 8:20 to 9 P. M.—General iliu- to 11 P, M.—Magniticent dis- t over seen in the State, from wke Monona, MICH. h old timo” here on Tuesday. imposing. The military divi- je Fire Deparument will make Turner Society, The Cecelia y, The Society Budivoj ana 3, fhe Amicitia Society, The clety. ORGANIZATIONS: © accepted the invitation to mmandery No. 1, ; Pocahontas Tribe No. 1 and 1. 0. O. F.; Olive astio Hall of ‘Olym- No. 147, 1.0. 0. F. (the Damon Lodge: No. 3, 4K. So Oe the Masons march and the Association will appear on 0.0. F, West No. foregoing hail appear in uniform on the these respects, however, we re the ‘preparations seem to VER NAVY RBGATTA. of the day here, There are for the various rowing races, promise to be of great inter- number, The These numbered from one to a heavy bar surmounting a design, like the barge prizes. { the cross are the dates, 1776 but the body of the design '$ and the word *Tuebor’”’ piece of work, the principal tub containing a miniatare celebration is dis- religious celebra- ERGY AND BELOVED are on the eve of a most 6 celebration of the hundredth anation. We bave reason to umerable blessings bestowed Let us do so, reverend beloved children oi the | and br past favors is the best oulinuance in the future, | that throughoat our entite | yurth of July be religiously a mass of celebration of the mass of the ¢ Blessed Virgin, cum oratione Aiter mass the holy sacrament and the benediction of the most holy ‘Te Deum” the belis will ring and remain with you fore: DIUS MARIA DUBUTS, | Bishop of Galveston, © ridiculous is but astep, we g brie! parazraph trom a'San the pten Thanks to a live and in. | telligent “local? the Herad has kept this jact for | several MODES past befo aud by this time they a think it lacks contiem nial bul of fare for Corpe re ul an Antonio pablic, | re tamilar with it, bac some | But here is che Centen- | as Christi:—It was moved and carted that the procession furm 'p front of tae Market Hall, the order pttice' ollicers; cler. Press; Fir Depa from the and move Hiernoon of Star Ritle: of the genera mun tment; Ke base Uall clubs; cilizens on foot; citizens im carriages | and on borsebuck. Aad t The has nh» bluf, but expects gets closer—in [rout of lot), and thirteen guns day—we bope they wilt hit it—100 at noon and thirty- eight at sunset, (We ha curacy Of the target pra effect’ of lager and the artiliersts ) shot. The belis of the rung and also the bert duiy & Laredo and Brownsville Dom Pedro and tho San out in the cok t half the “Wo hi happen a Corpus. Th ormtedand drawo by four inules, in which wili appear ubg Inaidens, representing the States of thirty eight ° the Union. We see by been voted lor tit cat alone, that the thirty-eight maidens are! tue Mexicans and yaller girls, for the ide: White girls within forty miles of Corpus Ch.isit only produces a smile through the Uniied States.” SAN FRANCISCO, In the Golten City we Fourth ju that wtidiy eathasiusiic mannet peculiar to the awellers on this Pw sham lights on lanu and allairs 6: more oF less joy re to participate in the tuxk before them, as the execited on the doable review the troops on ho the evolutions will be wi dist con iF corps. riumphal ea ipal officers and invited guest rtillery will be placed on the biud—San Antonio But that is vot ail, by a long Op movin the municipal officers of Rockport, shed visitors from abroad, including the eutire there at three o'clock on Fourth, in the toliéwing | ladies in carriages; | verpient; State and county | Medical Association and Mar; his ts only a part of the show. one 4s Soon ae the ranroad Mr. Lot's house (house and will be fired at the break of we some doubts about the ac- tice at sunset, owing to the fatigue of the day on churches are requested to be on Market Hall at midnight, are invited to be present, but Antonio City Council are leit Space tote}. all that is going to ere is a trigmphal car, dec- the proceedings that $8 have We suspedt trom this (hav there are thirty-eight DAL. SHAM FIGHTING. are to eolebrate the Third and cic siupa There are to ve water besides a thousand other port The soiuers who she tle bave an arduogs movements will Bearly all be qrick. Governor Irwin will sebuck, 1m (all Umiortm, aud ineseed by a large womber of | communicants, THE NAVAL RNGAGEMEST will take plare on the 4 eo as WO te interfere with the The Pe ia, Porte mouth Jamestown and the monitor Camanche, bo sides two Freven men-of-war will take inthe oval engagement They will bombard Lune Kuck wi solid shot and shell at a distance bf three aud « halt miles, in conjunction with Haeserouck’s ar- tillery and the Cabiormia “tight urtiliery rom Fort Point, The sailing vessels Jamestown and Ports- mouth will ancnor inside of Alcatraz Islami and open Gre at a range of about 5,000 yards, Owing to the change in naval tactics since the imtruduction of Steam it would be impossible for them to eo-operate with the steam war vessels, which will sail in a wide circle at a distance of some 2,500 yards irom Lime Point, each ship delivering ber broadside as the point comes ubeam, About fifty guns will be tirea by each vessel, whem ‘‘cease firing’? will be signatied and a» steam fleet will steam into second position inside of the Alcatraz, to the eft of the sailing Geet, trom which it will open fire on an old hghter anchored to the left of the first steam fleet position. The British war vessels ‘on their way to this port will be invited to take poai- tion in line if they arrive in time. Express wagons, carriages and olter conveyances will ve at Clay and Kearny to take visitors to the top of the bills, from which the action may be wituessed The committee are baving pututed six or seven li e-size PORTRAITS OF GENERAL WASHINGTOX, representing bim at Valley Forge, Yorktown, Camdea and other historic places. These will be suspended over the street., »ppropriately embellished with Mottoes wil! also be suspended across the streets on the line of march, on which will b» inscribed the names of the more prominent battles of the Revolution. The Plo- nee's wili be out in fall force. The Turners will appear in 49 costume, with a number of emigrant wagons drawa by ox teams, while their advance will be occasionally shaskes by’ attacks from Indians, ambushea bebind eighboring lampposts, giving to those who never crossed the prairies an {dea ot the (rials of those who teat crossed the wilderness, ‘The “Coutipenials’ will take ap active part, the members being dressed as nearly as possible after the style of our Kevolytionary grand- thers, The Odd Fellows wii) turn out about 1,000 string, Then comes a carnival ball and grand decorations, ag the following cifcular, addressed to the citizens, will show:—“Your atteution is: partiewluriy called to the fact that wires, running throug® the streets on which you ure located, have been erected by the Centennial Committee, tor the purpose of enabling yo to decorate in front of your premises at a very movlerate cos A string of flags can be thrown seross to the building op- pose, and the expense, which will be but trifling, avided Leiween yourself and your neighbor across (he way. In this manner, if you wil Jend yoar attention to it, the streets can be decorated in u very handsome but inexpensive style, and the result will be a pleasure and gratification to all. The committee earnestly hope that you will do everything in your power to render ortion of the programme a Suceess, and in doing so bute to the general gala day appearance of 1 Queen City of the Pacitic. We reapectfally request that you will decorate atonee, and induce your neighbora to do likewise,” DEPARTURE OF CENTENNIAL TROOPS, THE SEVENTH REGIMENT GONE TO PHILA- DELPHIA FOR ENCAMPMENT. | The Seventh regiment took its departure from this city yesterday morning for Puiladelphia, The com- mand will encamp near the Centennial grounds for one week. The scenes at the armory prior to the hour fixed for the assembly were intercsting a3 well as ex- citing, for with such a movement in contemplation there was much to be done in the way of prepara- tion, From early dawn until seven, o’civck, when the regiment took up its lino of march, men and officers were tramping up aud down stairs and apparently causing no end of con- fusion, but in reality completing the thousand and oue m:nor details incident to the day. At length Ui drums beat and the several companies we soon marching into the street, tne whole command assembling in Latayette place. In a few minutes after the regimental formation was complete, the Seventh took up its line of mareh, passing through Fourth street into Broadway and thevee to Cortlandt street, where the regiment passed over the ferry to Jersey City, There a special train awaited the com- mand, and by eight o’clock 1t was all abourd aud off for the City of Brotherly Love. Adjutant Fitzgerald re- ported that there were over 600 men in jine, and ‘olonel Clark stated that by the afternoon train a lanes. detachment of those unable to go with the main body would go forward. tis confidently hoped that (ylly 700 inen will remmainon camp duty during the time specified, Tbe appearance of the regiment was an 1m- posing one, and while on the march there was much . cheering and enthusiasm. TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT. Yesterday afternoon the Twenty-third regiment lef Brooklyn tor Camp Woodward, Fairmount Park, Phila- delphia, A large proportion of the élite of the siscer city thronged the streets to see the review previous to the regiment's departure, At half-past twelve o’clock the assembly was sounded and the regimeut marched to the armory promptly on time, with Conterno’s band at its head. Tho eight companies, of twenty- four files front, in column, with band and dram corps, Colonel Ward, with tleld and staff officers mounted, presented a splendid appearance. The march was down Willoughby avenue to Cumberland street, thence to Latayette and Schermernorn, Courtand Mon- ta,ue streets, Around the Academy of Music the throng was very dense and the cheering vocif- erous, ‘The review took place at the cor- ner of Clinton and Montague = streets, A large stand for the reviewing party, at whose Was acting Mayor Frenen, was erected at this pol and was both profusely and beantifully decorated. the regiment marched past its appearance was im the highest degree creditable. The column proceeded to the Wall street ferry, whence they crossed to Jersey City and took trains for Philadelphia. The people of Brooklyn feel well satisfied that the Twenty-third will fittingly represent them in the metropolis of Pennsyb vania, CENTENNIAL DINNER IN LONDON, Loxpoy, June 17, 1876. The centenary of American independence was deemed by a large number of American citizens resid- ing ia London a suitable occasiou for a social gathering in commemoration ot that event. 1t.was resolved to hboléa dinner on the Fourth at, the Westminster Palace Hote! at seven o'clock. The diplomatic representative of the United Staves will preside oa the occasion, sup- jorted by the following gentlemen and othe essra, Russell Sturgis, J. 5. Morgan, Hugh MeUul- loch, S. Endicott Peabody, Osgood Fi Wilham A, Richardson and Major General S. P. Heintzelaan. A CEURCH IN DiFFICULTIES. The congregation of the East Reformed church, at the corper of Bedford avenue and Madison street, Brooklyn, of which the Rev. Dr. J. Halstead Carroll ts pastor, have been ‘orced, through the pressure of the times, to give up their ha idsome editice, and in a short tune it will, in ail probability, be knocked down by the auctioneer to the highest bidder. The edifice cost $160,000, and the Manhattan Lite Insurance Company heid a mortgage on it of $100,000, The congregation debts of the church, but the mortgage was too Leavy and they are now unable to meet it, The church was dus been the pastor lor the past four years. They drst worshipped im a stable, bat as their gumbers increased torate of Dr. Carroll the membership has largely iu- creased aud al the present time there are about 500 bo embarrassment aud a avep co being obliged to separate trom their beloy: Daper wil preach his farewell sermon on Sunday next. TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO A PASTOR, gtegation at Bergen Point on Friday was a most toach. ing expression of veneration and gratitude to a pastor ing a munificent sum of money. A procession was thea formed and the pastor was escorted through the prin- Father MeGovern was seated in a carriage with the Rev, John A. Kelly, of South Amboy, the “pioneer of ailecting character. The crowd thronged aroand the railroad car, and what with the weeping of women and head: pastor Was completely overcome, Father Met rh Was a MOSt excel: He was trams- fit of his health, and be will De succeeded by the Kev, Joseph Dalton, of 2A rk. - have struggied for the past three or four years to pay the organized about tweaty-tive years ago, and Dr, Carroll they succeeded in geiting achurch, During the pas- Resolutions of regret gt sheir inan- passed by the congregation. Dr, Carroll The parting of the Rev, P. McGovern from his con from his tlock. ‘le was presented with @ purse contain: cipal streets of the city to the Central Railroad depot. Kast Jersey.’ At the depot the parting was of a moat the cries ot ‘farewell’ from men with uncovered ferred, at his earnest request, to Keyport for the beme THE NEWSBOY MURDER. Deputy Coroner Coshinan yesterday made an aatopsy on the body of John Dolan, the newaboy who was stabbed by Lis companion, “Rocks,’’ on Friday afier- noop, He found an incised wound of the chest one inch to the right of the median line, just beneath the fourth mb, penetrating the right ventricle of the heart Death was due to shock from injuries received. STABBING AFFRAY. At ten o’clock yesterday morning Alice Brown, colored, aged twenty-one, of No. 41 Thompson street, was Btabbed im the face during a quarrel with Oscar Fletcher, also cored. Fietcher escaped. The wo- man’s wounds are not dangerous. NOT SUICIDAL MANTA. ‘The statemout tliat Mr. Charles Dibbel was taken te Bellevue Hospital because of attempts to commit sul- cide proves to be ineorreot. He was suffering frou nervous asthina vbd had Hever atempied suicide, The error grew oat of a confusion of names. Mr. Dibbe naturally objects to be considered a aulcidal maniag. A BODY IDENLIPLED. , ‘The body of an unknown man found on Friday inthe Sound was yesterday identived as that of George Zuckschwerdt, keeper of a lager beer saloon in ¥: vile, who was drowned On Decuration Day while fighing exoursin. ¢ a ‘cia th ‘ 3