The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-07-07

The celebration in this place last Wednesday
was the occasion for the assembling together of
the largest concourte Of people ever witaessed in
Central or Southern Kansas. The number pres
ent was variousIy estimated at from twenty-five
hundred to three thousand people-the real mum
Der probably appso,imating closely to the latter
estimate Madison, Chase and Morris counties
had numerous representatives in the great throng.
while Old Breckenridge !" was on hand en- masse
The day itself was as glorious a one rs Fourth
of July sun ever shone upon-clear and bright
but less warm than ordinarily. on account of
light shower of rain that fell the evening previous
laying the dust and cooling the atmosphere
The people commenced coming early in the
morning-on foot, horseback. in wagons, eingly,
in couples. and erOwds--frcm twenty-five miles
east. north and south, and thirty-fve miles west.
and ali the intervening country. Il was mis-
! eelaneous gathering as ever Western district
could show, and the cosmopolitan character of our
population was never more fully demonstFated.-
Nearly every State of the Union had its represen
tatives present. as well as many of the States of
the Old World.
At half past ten o'clock the exercises were COM
! menced in the bower erected for the speaking.
which was packed to its utmost capacity, and
opened by singing by the Emporia choir. follow
ed by prayer by Rev. g. G. Morse; then followed
the reading If the D. claration Of Independence,
| by j. A. Wright. and the Grafton byJ. II. Watson,
Esq. We were not privileged to hear the oration,
nor, indeed, the other exercises, but we graft
fed to know. from the general appreciation. that
the Grafton. while not in the old beaten track OF
Fourth Of July efforts. was worthy "f the orator
and the occasion. All the exercises in this bower
| passed off in a manner satisfactory to everybody,
and crrditably to all engaged
A little after twelve o'clock the people formed
in procession and marched to the eating bower
where. owing to the generosity Of the people gen.
| orally, and the earnest labors Of few, most
bountiful repast ready to be served. We
venture to say that a b. tier public dinner could
not well be gotten up anywhere. In kind, aid
| in the manner in which they were prepared, the
provisions unexceEtionable. There a
profusion of them, too, and considerable bread
and beef and number of hams and chickens
were left The dinner over. the crowd scattered
| filling the streets, and stores. and overlooking
every where. But towards evening the greater
portion Of the people had dispersed to their homes
In the evening there display of fire works
but balloon ASCENSION, as had been anticipated
on account OF high wIad prevailing 1T the time
Their. also dance. participated in by m re
than fifty compile of young folks" under bower
which had been erected and foored purpose
The dance continued to the "we sma' hours" and
was enjoyed highly by the participants.
The celebration excelled the anticipations OF
almost ry one in the numbers present, in the
bountiful relass provided for them; the accom-
moaatiops provided for the people in the shape OF
bowers, de-. and in the good order and feeling
which prevailed throughout. Not drunken OF
disorderly person the ground durin g
the whole day. All went away pleased with their
neighbors and themselves, aud satisfied that 81
general commingiing Of the .Orle so recently
settled here, could not but result in good.
Take it all in all the Fourth Of July. 1860. will
be day long and Pleasantly remember d by the
people who participated in its celebration al
Emporia