Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-07-07
JUSTICES BLANKS.
FOURTH OF JULY.


recollection. sweetly cherished IN the hear'S If
others, vain regrets ard sad forbodInGs Beautifully
and bri Sht the sun in the c'ondcSs sky,
usher.uy in day Of rejoicing. cool and refresh
ing breeze, laden with the perfume Of Innumerabic
dnwers, passed noseessly through our streets du
ring the entire day, invigorating and adding 10 the
pleasure of those in procession and on the crow ded
sidewalks. Fr: the light Of the SIN fell upon lie
hill.tnps encircling CITY, numbered forth
it's welcome to a nations Jubilee. arousing from
their slumbers the gay, the drnwsr and the nduicut
aud thrilling with delight the hearts Of the youth.
full and patriotic. From an early hour crowds q
pleasure seekers came pouring into city in every
direction, and BY the lime the procession formed on
4 Q plaza, II o'clock> Main street was literally
pc ed with an eager and joyous multitude. render
ing it almost impossible to pass "l"ng. larger
number of persons VIC have not seeN in rlacer'llie
for years. TIE towns, mining tThIFy and country
10 our vicinity must have been deserted
From the lofty Liberty Pole on the Piazza, from
the Engine houses. from the public buildings and
from q number Of private dwellings, gracefully
GoOted "all proudly and free" the and stripes.
Youth. innocence ard beauty graced the balconies
on the line Of march.
Punctually at the hour appointed, each Company
Of tho Fire Department with nearly full compile
ment Of members, formed in front of its house and
at given signal marched to the Plaza, Whcre the
procession was formed according to rioGrammc,
under Chief Engineer. p Lynch.
A few minutes nftcr ~ o'clock the whole Fire
Department vas in line, Confidence NJ !. preceded
by Wilson's Brass Band, leading oG, followed by
Neptune No. ,, and they BY Hope Hook and Ladder
Co,-Young America. Ne 5. bringing up the rear.
The fine Band attached to Dan Rlcr's Circus COM
pany, marched in front Of Hope Hook and Ladder
Co; and martial music in front Of Young America
No. 3. 4 salute was fired whc the proc sson WAS
marching through the streets 1t was agreed, we
underErund, by The commirtcc Of the Fire beTart.
ment, not to decorate the Engines. and the En- CINE
n Confidence No. !, aud the truck Of Hope Hook
and Ladder Co., were unadorned Two beautiful
wreaths. the gift Of San Francisco lady, and a
few flowers, ,astefnlly arranged, adorned Nep,un,
Engine No. @ and materially added to its neat aud
attractive appearance Suspended from the bc4k Of
'bs eagle on The top Of Neptune Hose Carriage w.t.
. neat painting Of Washington on horseback, Will
golden stars on a blue ground cncirclingit. ltwa;
much admired, and The lady who got it up deserve:
the thanks Of the company for rendering their car
rnHe one Of tho attractive features u the lroccs
eion. The superb banner ind neat flag cf t!.is
company were also lornc in procession. Young
America No. S. was also profusely decorated Will
flowers, and showed to advantage.
The procession was large and marched with thu
utmost regularity and decorun, cvincipg mastcrl,
discipline aud rejecting credit on olIi,ers and men
The Confidence toys marched it'll the rcRnlAr;,
Of skillfully drilled veterans, aud executed ever,
order with the incest precision Cheering smiles
from bright eyes and blooming checks greeted th,
procession along the line Of march, Refrcshmcni:
for each company carried along By servants, y
dressed in the uniform Of each company.
Returning from Upper PlacCrville the procession
entered the Theatcr, where the exercises wore had
The stage was occupied by Chief Engineer Lynch
and his Assistants. J. E. Knukler and +. II. HAr-
mon; Mayor Wade; Chaplain. Rev W. Frcar
Reader of the Declaration, Hon. J. G.. McConn
and Hon, Jas. johnson, Orator Of the day. The
tower part Of tho Thcater taken up by the mem.
bers Of the different companies Of the Fire Depart
nlent. Seats asles and every available place iu the
dress circle were filled with an intelligent audience
. majority Of whom were ladies. The members
being seated and order restored Mayor Wade briefly
und pertnenuy made some introductory remarks,
the Pacerville Band performed national air, at
tho conclusion of which Mayor Wade announced
prayer by the Chapian Rev. W. Frcar. The Re &
gentleman stepped forward, amid profound silence,
and in an earnest and impressive manner offered a
most feeling and appropriate PRAYER, which was
listened to with interest and respect Another ma.
no nal air BY the Band followed and when its melo-
dy bad ceased to charm the ear, the Mayor intro
duced the Hon. J. G. McCollum, who rrefaccd the
reading Of the Declaration with a few fclctous and
patriotic remarks, which elected warm applause.
10 tone measured clear and earnest as if inspired
By the lofty patriotism and burning words of thu
author be read the Declaration. every word Of
which was distinctly heard in every part Of the
house. Applause, at intervals, momeutarily inter
Tupted his reading. Another national dir by the
Band followed, and then Judge johnson. the Orator
ot the Day. from whom much was expected and
expectation was moro than realized delivered
chaste. CLASSIC and patriotic Grafton 1t was ignihed
10 style, lofty in sentiment. FREQ from "gittering
gcueralities," and filled with historical anecdotes
and facts. Although the Theater was densey
crowded and the heat oppressive. the audience pre-.
served the best ORDER listened attcniivev to the
orator, and frequently interrupted him with hearty
applause When be concluded. he was greeted
with long. loud and earnest applause. At the con-
clusion Of each tune, prayer reading and Grafton II
salute was fred from the Canon stationed on the
hill Immediately in the rear of the Theater. A ma.
tional air closed tho ceremonies at the Thcater
The procession reformed in front Of the Thratcr,
and Confidence Engine Company escorted the diff
ferent companies 10 their respective quarters, where
they were dismissed. Nothing occurred to mar the
pleasures Of the day. The procession was large and
one Of the handSomeSt We have ever seen. and
observed with interest and admiration hv ALL
The fire works on canon hill on the PLAZA. at the
foot of Main street, i'll front If Neptune Engine
house, though not an extensive scale were beau.
tiful, and were witnessed with delight BY hundreds
of persons.
The festivities Of the dav were closed with grand
ball. given by Confidence Engine Co. at Srbastupoi
Hall, q large cool room, which had o IN neatly deco
rated for the occasion. The YOUTH beauty and in.
tellcct Of our county graced il with their presence
II was gay, happy, fascinating party-enioYcd
with unall0ycd pleasure BY all present. The mana
gers were unsparing in their efforts To please those
present. and they were successful in their cndrav.
nrB. Pleasantly tue hours passed, aud just befurc
the sun the party broke up, bearing with them
TO their homes pleasing recoections of delightful
party.
FoREIoS Miners LGcENsEs.-The Deputy County
] 537 aliens during the month of June-a slight in
crease over The mouth Of MAY. OF the above mum
Der, Deputies Matheney and Hume, in the Southern
portion of the county, collected from 1914 and Birch
and Ingham, in the Northern portion, from 493
IN the rivara Ina nor cnmmenrad IN