, 1860-07-04
CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY. JULY 4, 1860.


Fourth Of July.
Sound the fife and beat the drum, Indepeu.
dence Day has come, or il you cannot get q fife
whistle, and in lieu Of a drum, tin milk pan o1
the baby 3 bath tub will do very well-oaly IN
either case condne yourself to patriotic tunes.
You may 60 further, and by combining the iu-
venile ta1ent Of your section of community.
i1npro.iss very respectable orchestra, (meas.
ured by volume Of souud.) A dry goods box,
| CT flour barrel, makes a drum Of the basest de-
| scriplion, a1d any Of The common forms of fence
palings, judiciously appealed TO-, will produce
ttacc4to eGecta, 80 coveted On a1l orchestral
occasions. You may 70 eren further than that
| and while you are about it 60 entirely out Of
our neghborhood, leaving u. to cherish your
memory until you come back.
| Everybody expects you will make noise to-
| day. II you eau command artillery, tho loud
voiced cannon, from the rising Of the sun to the
going down Of the same, sha'l attest to youz
patriotism. And, If forced to celebrate On
smaller scale, you contlne your efforts to boz
rowcd Queens arm, regulation musket, brother
B5bs reyolver, or an ancient pistol touched Off
with Il masch-go in seyeraly, and collectively.
end as "a committee Of the whole On the state
Of the Uuion," bang aad blaze away with your
reports, minority, and majority.
inu can get crackers, too, and smaller pyro-
technics in internal variety. We know where's
hut huving m inter"s: in the trade a-e not dis
posed to le more communicative. Only 80
much we know: after this, until the Fourth il
orer, 4ce 20 home by back streets and alley
ways, avoiding the sicinage of the red and bite
sbominations that decorate the fancy stores, as
It inviting some stray spark, imp directed, to
set them all IT in a daIce Of death, ouch as
and destruction Of property in our midst; wit.
ness the Clark street and Dearborn street cas-
ualties. Have these induced caution? We tell
you nay.
Make roise today, by all ueans. Half the
nation were at it hours ago. 1t hegau along the
coast and away cut on the Atlantic, wherever
the stars aud stripes consecrated soil or deck
beneath. The cooks brought coal from the
galley to touch of the svirel. of smack aud
schooner, and the long toms and twenty fours
ofthe navy roared aud banged ~ith more art,
but only equal zeal, long before rosy fingered
au'o'a' ausn'er OF tho moro'ag' caused 1ho
aas 10 ofeak, with boom end hang' IN ibis
re2'on west OF the lakes.
0ao tae wave OF patr1ot'c olaziu IS ano oane-
.ase "'l' oe1s tne world, oorne over Inc nocky
aoun'a'ns anu the lone Sierra by the JUDI
'antt5 "as1ed powder OF the het1ontieFsman' caught
up aud forwarded faster than by pOny e1-
l'e ess aoog Tue scattered line o1 tfoanef 9af'a'
oons' rising ioudeF and louder in Tue ne" conl'
inon"eaitns along Inc western coast' ano GUY
eeas'"e ia1 Jul On tne broao fac1nc- oang aoo
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1fc Fesfftn Here ana hefcabouts.
40" ttlas we are to have grand fourta of
July celebration in Chicago twelve months
after date, as agreed on at the fremont House
on aonday evening, tint matter is disposed Of
for ae1t gear. But ior to day, that is 4 matter
lett to Committee of the Whole.
The Following is the progr ANNE Of promised
erents in this city and vicinity: The Chicago
Light Artillery have taken the contract to wake
up the town, and will fire salute at day-break
from guns posted in each division Of the city.
a Salute OF thirteen guns will also be fred at
noon. 1heS will also paraee during the morn
ing through our principal atreets'
a large excursion psrt5 Will start for Gold
spf'ng G:o'e' IN "lll County, few miles this
sue Of Johet' leaving chicago By the Chicago
anu hocH lslaaa Hatasoad Train at 4. II. 1t
will be most notable affair. and will be among
Inc most marked events OF the day.
At The Wig"am will take place, during the
day ;nd evening, the grand Fair under The au-
spices Of the Sisters Of Mercy, for the benefit of
the orphans. This is worth visiting.
The German Catholic benevolent Society
give pic nic opposite VIM. u. OCden's Grove.
Then there are tn be Lake r,curs;,rs fro,,
This city to -day as follows. Thu screw Steamer
Globe siyes two excursions. leaving her dirk
ut the foot of Dearborn street at ann u RI.
turning a. 900 r. ". ard moonlight excursion
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' =, ~eo' ~ eA'af' ,'u' g w. Ane "ae
wa. 'A0 W. ee1'e'ons' 'eu'.
''t ~ o',N "''s ~ aao "',ef street, a. "
r. !n0 T. H. 1'eAets ioF tne rouao Trip oo
ee'1's'
ce1eoFa'ions are TO lake place IN Elgln and
aurora IN haae County: Horse Fair at Wau-
1egan' ana grand military parade ut Adrian.
Kall"ny lures TO both tbs last named at half
rates. At Lyons, Iowa, Davenport aud Alton
IN this State, there are to be celebrations.
At Wheaton Station the day Mill be observed