Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-11
MISCELLANEOUS.
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NAsHiNGroE, July D.
The Fourth of July was celebrated in this meifopo
lis last Tuesday with the customary demonstrations o.
iov. AT sunrise the citizens we're reused from their
sumbe-s bv the ringing OF the church bells, and The
bells at the different engine houses The cannon at the
arsenil board the Missouri and attached 10 the Co
lumbia Artillery rosred while the bells were ringing IN
honor of the day. And the demonstrations Of
ioy and patriotism we're repeated noon, and ct
set About eight o'clock the Washington Light lnfan
try and Union Guards, invited 10 escort the Tempe
rance procession from front o the Presidents House
TO the site of the new Temperance Hall T. street,
benan TO assemble: and about ten O'Clock two hours
later than the aaaounced) the procession, COM
posed OF the military companies, the temperance socie
ties ard citizens passed aocg Peonsy lsaria avenue
towards street. for the purpose OF laying the corner
stone of the Temperance Hall The procession, al
though not numerous as we anticipated, lowing to
the fact that large body of cur citizens had gone
abroad in steamboats,, and public and private
SONS, into the neghborng towns and villoges) was
handsome and respectable When the procession ar.
rived near the site Of the Temperance Hall, the Total
Abstinence Society, the Sons OF Temperance, IA new
and fourshng assocation the orator OF the day, the
Rev French S Evans, and MIR A. F. Cunningham,
the reader of Tie Declaration Of independence passed
under salute 9in the volunteer companies TO their ep
pointed stations aud the platform.
After the Staging of admirable ode, written for the
interesting occasion - fr Hewitt, and sung by the
latter gentieman smd chosen choir, the OF the
day delivered an excellent aad animated address, which
rivetted the attention ot the company Tor upwards OF
an hour, and afforded them high qualification.
The ceremony Of la.ng the corner stone as
aligned the Sons Of Ternpsrance-a society nf grea;
respectaby, who already compose great number
of esteemed citizens who have united to arrest tbs
progress oil intemrerance
Ia he course of the day, noticed an interest
ing procession OF Sabbath School children, orphans
&c attached, believe, principally 10 the Methods
Protestant Church Their neat appearance, with hand
some silk banners aad badges, attracted much notice
from the citizens
In the evening, about nine o'clock the-o fin
display Of fre-v orls lron the Presidents Square
Rockets iire-balis aud fireworks OF various kinds wet
let of IN the pveseuce OF large multitude of persons
who appeared be highly graiifed with the briilian
display and Uncommon beauty of the exhibition.
is however to be regretted, lha two painful &C
cidents occurred during this pyrctechnc exhibition
We understand, that hir. Francis Ward OF this city
received severe confusion the head from the burst
ing of mortar, out of which the fire balls dis
charged lie was, however pronounced out of danger
as we happy 10 learn, yesterday morning. Ano
Their young had his very severely injnre
from a similar cause, as We learn from gentleman VIII
witnessed the accident. With these exceptions, ii
believed The National Festival passed off in our metro
polls pleasantly and ageeably 10 the citizens gene
ra!-T.NGt. FafciiSgsnfer.