New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-06
THE FOURTH, OF JULY.
THE CELEBRATION IN. THE CIrY.

grow upon their observance Of any Summer holiday.
While youngsters made the whole city, nom sne
Battery TO the Central Park, IA noisy aud SUI
pnurous on preceding occasions, the dsssrs thas
seemed to animate older people everywhere, was TO
get out Of town, among the meadows by the ocean
shore. Consequently, excurxions by boat and rail-
rtad were moro popular than ever. Thousands upon
thousands hurried away, In the clear sunshine of
Wednesday morning, for Long Branch Coney leland,
Fi-bing Banks jamaica, Staten Island I'd the Hudson
and East Rivers-in fact for every place within
hundred miles that held out promises Of cooler at
uospbere and more Quiet times. The prosis Of the
beat ow ne,s and railroad men must have been some.
thing Incompatible.
But tbose who stayed behind made the day merry
enough, with the military parade and regatta in the
forenoon. and the fireworks in the syenng-au OF
which PASSED off pleasantly as could have been de-
sired
During the afternoon delightful summer rain cooled
the city, csasing just in time to make the sunse-hour
pleasant fer the crow as that again thronged the Streets
and to allow the evsning Examinations to proceed In
socordanee with tho official programme.
The military display sxcslen', the whole Of the
IL, Division n Y s. NJ participating in the celebration
Of our national Anniversary. Saluteswere fired on the
Battery at sunrise and sunset. About o'clock Gov.
Morgan and staff reviewed the troops on Fourteenth
street the several bands playing be rode along the
line " Hail TO the Chief" The Governor, attended
by MajorGen Sanford and their respective stats, then
took the head Of the coamn and the procession moved
down Broadway through Chambers street and the east
gate Of the Park to the City Hall. The Governor
here dsmoanted, aad taking position in front Of the
Hall, was honored with the marching salute BY the
military rs they passed through the Park.
After the review the men were dismissed, aud the
Governor proceeded to Gen. Sandford's residence in
Twenty -hrs. street where q sumptuous collation. was
prepared.
Of Col Ray mond marched to the Park from their
headquarters aud returning to the MercerHouse par
took Of a collation..
THE REGATTA.
Upward of twenty thousand people must have lined
the Battery shore to witness the regatta held under
the auspices Of the Corporation. The two barges pro-
vded by the city crowded so as to be rather un'
comfortable and hundreds Of small boats, not racers
padded about in the vicinity Of the shore, and con-
veyed passengers TO the barges The fret race in the
programme was postponed till some other day, TO be
duly announced
The first race which was made was that for row.
boats six-oared clinker-built, of any length, ex-
cusv.ly for amateur oarsmeH, with or without cox
sw ain First prize silver trumpet and champion PEN
nant; second prize, silk American ensign.
In this race the Waver.y wac ruled out, owing to
TO the fact at she did not have amateur crew, and
the Eagle broke an oar. This left the contest to
the Aurora, the What Is 1t and the Mantle. The
What IL Il turned the stakebost first in ID mnu es,
and the Aurora in Is min 40 ssc.-the What Is IL Z
making the race Of four miles in 80 minutes and lOsec-
opds, being min. IS Sec ahead of the Aurora.
The second race was for seventeen-feet working
boats; no resifisons TO be rowed with TWO pairs OIL
sculls. Prizes-lst, SIS; I'd, go; Sd, SO. shsre
were eight entries viz: G. w. Wiushio, Maggie, AL
fdge, Fanny, II. ". Genet, Jack Mcdonnell, Thomas
Powell, Wild Irishman; several of these were with
drawn just as the race started. TIE Jack Mcdonnell
passed the Judges Boat in 80 min. 80 Sec; the w
Wiuship, 81 min. 80 Sec; II. w. Genet, "a min. II
| sec.
The third race was for boats OF any length
No restrictions. To be rowed foe by four men will
tour oars. Prizes: FIRST, $500; second $40; third
$25 just as this race commencing, rain-storr
came up. and dampuped the ent usasn of the outside
en- and seriously AFFECTED the racers. Among the con-
testants ~ere the Stranger, Of Poughkeep4e the
Cbarlss Mccoy, of New-York Regatta Clab; the
Judge VOORHEES,, Of Brooklpn; the Unexpected; the
+. 7. Wood, of Ne@burgh, and the Great Eastern
Great doubts were cutter aimed as to whether race
rad been made at all, and if 80, as to who were the
winners. The Judges deferred their deason until
they could have fair opportunity investigate all the
facts.
TIE fourth race was for the champion scull with
boats Of any length and r wed by one man with one
pair of ,cull,. Prizes let, 800; ID, s5oi Sd, 81
In this race the Jefferson was rowed by Andrew
Fay; the Star of the West by Thomas Dow the
Oscar Field by Joshua Ward; the Theodore Craven
by John Haisen; and six otheIs Joshua Ward came
in rst making the race in 81 minutes and 10 seconds,
and Fay coming in at 81 Minutes and 80 seconds, John
Hats, coming up third just behind Fay few
seconds
Tie prizes were war led az follows:
F Rsest prize 70 th %asi n "a e me As 6 se a.
S' % sSG al q p TIE " Is ss.s
Third Roee-Jpdees did not tscids q, a.
Fourth Bdc-1st to Joshua Ward OF neWoWghi "a !"
Andrew Fay Of NewYork 3d. to John Hasen Of NeHou.h
THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Under orders of the Commissioners of Charities and
Cor, econs the inmates of the Alns-House and PEN
iten,iary were allowed day of rest the 4th. Pick
axes sho, es stone-dris were laid aside and the in
cessaut catter Of the opedrassers hammer was sus-
tended. The coDvicts were allowed to battle, snd
were treated to dinner some what out Of the usual
course aud the paupers erept about here and there
smoking ther pipes add otherws enjoying
Special provisions made for The fanatics, who
were treated confectionery and fruit, and display
Of fireworks in the evening. Not the least interesting
ceremony incideni to the Celebration of the day were
the festivities Of the Rardals Island children under
the auspices of tie Commissioners Of Charities and
Corrections.
THE FIREWORKS.
The sum of seven thousand dollars, appropriated
exclusively for frsworks, furnished pyrotechnic ma
ttral for an unusually good celebration. The City