, 1861-07-06
THE FOURTH.
THE DAY We DID NOT CELEBRATE.
How 1t was observed In the City and
Country.


was indeed general Observance Of the day as
regards closing places Of business. The CITY
presented thoroughly holiday aspect. The
streets all day were filled with crowds in gala
costume: each Of whom Was left to their own
selection Of place aud mode for celebrating
the occasion,
There Was far less noise than usual. A
community yet fresh in mourning at the death
Of "stump~ta1H were true to their erfefs.
Po~def and whisky could only be purchased
lor money, and money Fyas scarce, 30 in the
reduction Of the supply Of these twin sources
OF noise and confusion, there vas fare more
quiet than is usual on the Fourth of July. If
any one doubts that we have incorrectly de.
dueed causes, let them consult dealers In pyro.
technics as carefully as have our reporters,
and find complaints Of trade never before so
Light. In the city there was no general pa.
rade, no celebration proper.
The largest attendance WIS attracted by the
c7mps. Thousands went down to Cottage
Grove, and were repaid for their visit to
CAMPS LONG AND MULL1GAN.
| In these now adjacent camps the soldiers
received their friends from the city by thou
sands. Everything wore charming aspect.
The palm for best attractions was awarded
unanimously to the Irish Brigade, who with
marvellous taste and no light labor Ind given
| to their board barracks z lavish decoration
beautiful in itself and rarely surpassed even
in the ornaments and adornments Of Fair.
I There were on the fronts Of the barracks eu1~
blems national and IN memory Of Old Erin.
Pictures were suspended and profuse1y
trimmed with evergreen. In front Of the
barracks the tidy plats were laid out in minia.
ture gardens in cut turf and tiny graye1ed
walks, devices elaborate and elegant being
wrought in the green eward. The best of dis
cipline prevailed in this as in the Zouayc
camp.
forthcoming, and ne elsewhere explain how. |
Liberal amends must be made for the disap-
pointmeut.
The groves in every direction swarmed with |
pleasure seekers. At Cottage Grove, Hyde
Park and Wood Lawn on the south, and ut |
Wright's Grove and Lake View on the north, |
Thousands Of persons celebrated their Fourth, |
either in little coteries, in basket pic-nIcs. or |
On larger scale.
LIE EOCHld AL EVANSTON.
The beautiful steamer Comet, Capt, Babst, |
left her dock ut o'clock Thursday, with full /!
load OF human freight for the splendid grove
at Evanston. The steamer, loaded from stem
to stern, from hurricane deck to keelson, made
several trips to and fro through the day, land
ing thousands on thousands in that neighbor-
hocd, Until it literally swarmed with the null !
dtude At five, with the assistance Of the rail-
road and two steamers, the happy throng lett
for the city, while those who we're not too
much exhausted to do so re embarked, with !
the addition Of several hundred recruits, to
strip the light fantastic toe'' to music, in |
night excursion on the lake. To such the
evening passed of, as it could not but do, yery !
pleasantly.
AT RACINE AND CAMP TTTLEY,
Here there was an sold fashioned celebra. |
ton, procession, prayer, reading of the De !
claration, orations, dinner DC. The Wiscon-
Fin 4th Regiment is encamped here, aud the
parade was marked feature Of the celebra-
ton Our reporter was too late to witness I
the proceedings, except the dinner given in !
the barracks By the ladies' Of Racine to the |
regiment, and mcst magnificent affair it was.
During the ceremonies at the table, short,
plthy, and mirth-exciting speeches we're made
W number OF the officers, which were re-
sponded to by the men with such power that
it renisded one Of Scott's description Of the
celebrated
within Tint dark and narrow dill"
At the close Of the banquet each soldier
marched out with bouquet in one hand and |
lots Of "goodies " In the other. Their camp
is named Scamp Uttley," for the Adjutant
General Of the State, and is most beautila2sf
located in the grove south Of the city>z6d not
far from the Episcopal College 4 finer set
Of mep, especially the field and line officers,
we're never gathered together in cur sister
State. They hare not all their equipments as
yet, but are expecting them daily, and also
orders to march. They may 60 through Chi
cago aext week and perhaps not until week
after. For courtes!es our reporter LIS indebted
to Col Paine, Quarter Master Mccoy, and
Surgeon Van Nostraed. Company Il Is
not yet mustered in, but will be in few days,
there being rush to get in and no decision
yet made as t. which company shall have the
place
The advent Of the glorious Fourth in old
McHenry was dnly announced BY the repeated
discharge, at sunrise, Of the field piece Of the
Marergo Light ArtilleE-a well mounted an.
vl-ard soon thereafter the mir was resonant
wlih .ftu dc jote Of small arms, pistols, mus
kets, shot guns, rifles, and any other tube that
would burn powder. The neighboring popu-
lAtlon soon commenced to pour in, and about
O'Clock The 81 Z Kershaw FamilF,"a burlesquc
troupe, paraded the streets Of the village, to |
the great delight and anus ement Of all the
chi1dEeE-old and young. Grotesauely hab.
tied in various disguises, there was no lack Of
fun attending their progress; secessia and her
heroes coming in tor the lions share Of atten,
ton; an unfortunate and degraded calf Gagged
IN eroekery crate, represented the lying hero
Of the su1npter urrender-Wigfall-wh
JEFF. Davis, with ring through his nose, cast
undyirg shame on all the porcine race in the
person of lusty porker
At 10 O'Clock procession was formed under
the baton Of Marshal Dr.. ]. u. Green, and
moving to th7 grove adjacent, headed by the
cEarirreseDt fife and drum, proceeded with .he
regular prcgrcmme Of the day, under the
guidance Of Anson, speery, Esq, President of
the day, as follows: Martial music prayer BIZ
the chaplain, Rev. L. N. Stevens, music, read.
Ing OF the Declaration Of Independence by
Edward BuEnside, Esq (editor Of the Maren-
60 Jot7nal) music, oratiun by Dr. N s. Davis
OF Chicago, national salute by the corps afore-
said, more music, and benediction by the chap
lain, alter which the procession reformed and
marched to the various hotels for dinner.