Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-07-10
The Glorious Fourth.

this Clty, we believe gave general salIsfae-
t.ea. Everybody seemed haPPy-every face
wore holiday smile from early dawn until
the small hours Of night. Al 10 o'clock, the
Miners Guards, accompanied by the Linden
Band, were paraded in front Of the Court
House, aud after marching through the prin-
cipal streets, were placed at the head Of the
procession, which, but for our narrow streets,
" 5uld have been much wider than long
The Marshals tried every means in their pow
er to get the crowd TO fall into the procession,
but al in VAN. It was a free country and
day Of freedom, and all were determined to
be q near as possible to the head of the
crowd. Alter marching through several
treets, the crowd was marched to the grove,
where the exercises were conducted IN the
most appropriate manner. The Music by
the Linden and Mineral Point Bands, was
good. The Prayer by Ray. Ma. Benson,
was one Of the best we ever heard on an oc-
ca~ion Of the kind. The Reading of the
Declaration Of independence, by Rev. Ma
SkiNNEE, was admired by all present, for
the clear, distinct and forcible tone of the
reader. The Grafton, by Thomas ScoTT
ASHLEY, Esq, whether in point Of delivery
or the sentiments uttered by the orator, has
seldom been equalled by 4th of July Ora
ton to which it has been our pleasure to lis
ten. We hope II may be furnished for pub
LEGATION.
After the conclusion Of the exercises at the
grove, the procession was reformed, and
marched to The Court House, where it was
dismissed, and the crowd proceeded to the
several Hotels, where excellent dinners had
been provided, 10 which ample justice was
done by large number Of citizens and
visitors.
At precisely 3 o'clock the I. R. T. & 3.
rs made their appearance on horseback,
under the command of Gen. RmscRArcHu,l-
RuNFIsEusco, assisted by Lieut.. CocKYouR-
oLDEYE and Sergeant SSEIPHENaoPHrNsNoP
Their uniforms and costumes were Of the
most costly material, (all from The same piece
but no two alike,) tastefully and admirably
arranged, and 50 exactly resembling each
other that It was impossible to tell (which
from tother." With a splendid Band. and
followed 5ythe InvincibIe Artillery Of Shake
rag, they marched through all the prin :
ciPal streets Of The City, surrounded by the
PoPulace and cheered by the c.5wd. and f.
naIly brought up in front of the stand on the
corner of High and Chestnut streets, where
the Hon. SOLOMON ALLwIsE, Esq, mounted
the rostum, and held the assembled legions
inProlound admiration, for an Indefinite space
Of time. by the delivery Of themost eloquent.
logical, philosophical, and fitting Oration
that ever fell from the lips Of a member Of
the sublime order Of l. r. T. & b. Is. Du-
ring the delivery Of the Grafton the most
perfect silence was observed amidst the
shouts of applause and continual Cabling
Of the audience. After tie close Of the ex-
ercIses At the stand, the Company repaired
il regular order and solid column, each one
+ taking different direction, to The place Of
rendezvous, where they were formally dis
missed, and disappeared among the mineral
holes and ravines that surround the City.
This Company was emphaucally the al
traction Of the day, and though gotten up on
very short notice was perfect success.
Long may they wave"
Much disappointment was manifest, not
only among our own citizens bus among all
who came in from the surrounding country,
on account Of the failure 10 receive the Fire
Works ordered for the occasion. But We
can assure our friends that the fault was not
with the committee on FIREWORKS. They
were ordered more than two weeks before
the day they Were wanted, and a letter from
the firm Of who the were ordered received
on the 9Th, says the Express Company re-
fused to guarantee their delivery in time for
the 4th, for which reason they were not sent.
The supposed disappointment in this par
ticu'az was not, however, as great as antici-
patld These who remained in the evening
were permitted to enjoy g2od display Of
Flre-Works, gotten up By Nh. Thomas Ma
Lo>EY, al his own expense, and which gave
very general satisfaction to all who witnessed
them. The expense Of Mr.. MALoNEY, IN
this particular, could not have been short of
one hundred dollars, and he deserves the
thanks (rather poor pay Of our citizens for
his successful endeavors 10 amuse the thou
sands who witnessed his display Of Fire
Works.
On the whole the Celebration was one Of
thebest ever held il this place. Che weather
was fine, and every thing passed Of quietly
and ii r8od order.