, 1860-08-02
EMANCIPATION DAY.
Celebration by Co1ored Residents.

Yesterday. the anniversary Of Emancipation
in the DritisaWest Indies, Was observed in their
usual manner BY our colcred residents, aud With
ajnbiant feeling akin to that described by the
poet when he exclaims,
'uol1 Fourth Of 1ul:z scemto bile n my veins"
These celebrations have heretofore been, as
was the case yesterday, entirely worthy the
Niterally) august occasion and OF the partfc-
pants. Our colored residents are many Of them
persons Of large intelligence, and members Of
our community valued for the exercise Of those
ta1euts Of enterprise and sasacity which hare
made SONS Of them the owners aud builders Of
some Of our finest business blocks. Thus the
Burnet House and the Clifton House, two large
and custly hotel structures we're originally built
and owned by colored resident, now occupy
ing one Of the most charming suburban retreats
in the vicinity Of our city.
Tbs costly new marble block on Dearborn
colored men. We might 60 on to cite numerous
other instances Of ike substantial business i'm
provenents Of their achieving. When resi-
dents Of this claa 60 in for day's enjoyment,
commemorative Of an occasion received By all
as large stride taken in the elevation Of their
race, they can hardly fail to secure for it, fea-
tures worthy Of any intelligent portion Of
society.
The programme Of yesterday included pro-
cession through orr streets, an excursion to
Evanston, tea miles distant, banquet in the
beautiful grove at that place, speeches, &C., aud
an oratioa ut Metropolitan Hall last evening.
Every thing fa'orcd the carrying cut Of each de-.
tail to complete success.
The procession numbering about ono thou
sand moved from the Methods. Chnpel on
Jackson street, at ! L. NJ, and led By Gee band
passed through CLARK, Lake. md Canal streets,
to the Milwaukee Depot. At Esanston the fol-
lowing was the programme:
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Aet, = Geo. L. Tsoinas
os4rlos. by 11os i. ME:sOEE LASGsroS. obes1n, Q
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The citizens Of Evanston turned out in forco,
aud the gathering was a very large one. The
address bY Mr. Laugston, lawyer Of Ohio
a light mulatto, was production of which .
7ery respectable portion Of any bar might b
| proud to have delivered.
After this portion Of ths proceedings wa:
over, o banquet came in order Everybody al
sors of the art Of Soyer, aud Robert Cash ac
cordins to ali authorities, made culinary tri
umph Of his tables, yesterday.
The party reached this city On their return a
6r.N., and tho day closed By m address de1iy
cred ut Metropolitan Hall last evening by M1
Laugston, listcned to bY respectable though
not lsrge audience,
The colored folk are to be congratulated for
day passed without aught to mar i, in aoy 70
| spect-
| Rurg1artes.
We arc being oyerrua with burglars. Thcr
is no doubt that nercr before in our history a
city were the operations Of these nigh: prowl
ers more numerous, more daring, and thei
booty in the aggregate more serious tar upol
our citizens. Just now the Weat Division
most largely in receip! Of such iarors, and With
in the past week there have been dozen place
visited. The names Of many cf these we hav
given, ofothe1s We have heard only tardily, q
the victims prefer to avoid notoriety that ben
edts them nothing, since stating the grievance /.
the police is mere mockery and Of no yalue.
Probably much Of this erll is done by the les
expert Of the cracksman fraternity, as no larg
hauis Of p1under hare been made under circun
stances to show the higher exploits of the Graf