Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-07-09
The Fourth.

Upon the whole, we think that Sunday last was not
only the hottest day of this present year 1885, but per-
haps as hot as any day for years past The remark was
general We understood that the thermometer in the
Office of the Collector of the port ranged as high 969
at four o'clock in the afternoon There was observa
BILE decrease of the heat until the evening breeze
sprang up After midnight it Numbered and ralned,
and was more sury and uncomfortable after the shower
than before it. Sleep was out of the question.
On the morning of Monday, which was kept as the
4th, we were awakened by the firing of musketry We
heard music, but did not know whence it proceeded
The Wilmington Light Infantry we understand, turned
out early in the day. and although not quite full in num-
bers, made very handsome appearance. The German
Volunteers out with full ranks presenting quite
sodier-ike appearance and excellent drill. AS the day
advanced people began to scatter out of town to the
sound to SmhviIe to anywhere in fact, so that dur
ing the most of the daytime Wilmington presentedan ap
pearance Of desertion. 1t looked like Sunday
The German Volunteers celebrated the day by pic
mic out to Hilton at the house and grounds of DR..
McRee Between nine and ten o'clock in the morning,
the Company paraded in Major Walkers yard Prin-
cess Street. where beautiful flag was presented by
Miss Minded behalf of the ladies' and received by the
Company through Captain Cornehlsen. The fair pre-
sentress discharged her duty gracefully and with ease
and selfpossession. Captain Cornehlsen's reply was
brief frank and soderIike in tone and expression.
The company proceeded thence to the scene of the
DAVIS pleasures and amusements which the unfavor
rabIe state of the weather failed seriously to We
have to return our Acknowledgements for invitation
to participate and only regret that were unable to
avail ourselves of the opportunity. At night the COM
pearance decorated, as their were, with coored
lanterns.
In town here we were visited with very heavy thun
der shower We understand that there also pref
ty heavy gust with good deal of rain at the Sound
interfering very much with the enjoyment of the regat
ia. Dry clothes were at premium, and more than one
boat got capszed but are happy to say that no serl
Gus accident occurred. The boatrace, we learn was
won by the Princess the COquctte coming in second,
but with long interval. We understand that but for
an accident the second place would have been by
the Nina. All who went down were literally provided
for by the hospabe denizens of WrightSvile, and the
feeling Of kindness and good fellowship which prevailed
more than compensated for any Inconvenience due to the
unfavOrabIe state of the weather.
The Spray, Captain John B. Price, carried down
very large party to SmithvlIc. She returned before
dark all right and tight. We understand that the
cursioniss had good time generally.
Aparty of citizens, with their families, also went
down to Oak Island and the Black Fish Ground on the
tug Mariner, which they had hired for the OCCASION
No doubt they enjoyed themselves.
The Fourth of July is-he Fourth of July, and occA-
sionay, good quiet citizen who snot speaking
terms with John Bareycon, will show his independence
by taking wrcste with the old fellow, who in the long
is to throw him. These things pass off and are
forgotten Upon the whole there little of this
less than usual AS etwe worth
naming. We trust that we may be spared the painful
duty of having to record any case of serious injury to
life or limb.
The day was appropriately celebrated by the delivery
of oratons the reading Of the National and Mecklen-
burg Declarations ETC., at different points throughout
this and other counties. In due time we expect to
cee accounts from kind friends residing in the different
localties.-DGily Journal, 9Th inst.