, 1862-07-07
TO COLD SPRING GROVE.

TO COLD SPRING GROVE.
The Good Templars' picnic to this locality,
near Jo-ict, left the Rock Island depot at 8 80
q H., and after heartily doing Justice to them
selves, their order, md the day generally, re-
turned to the city at $50 In the evening.
TO JOLIET.
The Tabernacle Mission took the Alton and
and, what with picnfciug generally, seeing the
inside Of the penltentlary and the way In which
tits conducted, the Grafton Of Rev, Mr. Col7er,
and other plcasurable entertainments, they re-
turned without accident, ell agreed upon the
deljghifulness Of the trip
THE FIREWORKS.
In the evening, commencing at nine o'clock,
the municipal Fireworks were sent oil from
tho outer hrcakwatsr, opposite the foot Of
of the Park bordering the Lake sldo Of Mtcnf-
gun Avenue afforded ample room for spocta-
tole, thousands upou thousands Of whom
crowded. tho enclosure. This uas!n firly
ewarmed with TOW boats and snll boats, thu
latter gliding past tho brilliant l!ght4 l!ke
phnntnnls, and annoying o,1rs at that, IN tl,a
majority OF tho tlme their l,use a.1's nntlru1y
concealed tho display from tho apoutatusa,
The ryrotcchulrs III tho u,atN c,,liniatuA II
rockets. manet, cas,dlrs and rsrttct'lorut1
lights with low stars, ryn.ulda au.t g,'..cn
showers. 1hs last ptese eonnlstcd os vasl''us
loyal" "Tae Constitution ~ It wan," "t'cath
to Traltors'' ctc., brought aut In vat1u.n vs.l
ond tlres, jettlng Oh, heast,f,l fl,na If aesaul
lations, wlth nlue aud rcd 1txh.a. aanhrs, by
two handsome flags with tlrcs indicating the
national colors~ Several tuga lay o&l
cts Mt intervals. The cxcurs!nu stcan,era
dini1y visible and tholr couEsu marked only l'y
| their lights added much 10 thu cilcrt. Ae Il
whole the fireworks passed of very ptoasantly,
| aud were heartily applassded, although many
improvements might have bren malu IN their
ing feature was in the effect upon the water.
The lake and basin wcre kept IN Que continual
| simmer Of undulat;ng light, red, blue, green
and yellow reflections playing upon the sur.
| face which Was just rippled By the gentle night
breeze and occasionally changing from the
| pyramida1 to eerpentine form as if some sub
| aqueous sea serpent that had suffered q sea
| change into gold were playing about. Again
I upon display Of candles the whole surface
| seemed sglow with stars. Coupled with tht
calm light Of the moon which bridged the lakk
far to the eastern horizon with steady track
I Of silyerfsh light, the effect was almost magi
cal reminding one of some fairy sceneanf
! realizing some Of the gorgeous water fete5 O
the Arabian njghts-which vas cheap enough
| for thousand dollars.
| The display upon the break-Teter was but
tithe, however, OF the prodigal pgrotechnics
Every part Of the city was agloW with then
and until far in the morning, the air WI
! pierced with rockets and candles. McVicker
| in front of his theatre On Madison street
made very brilliant display and attracted
large crowd, The Germans upon the Noetl
Side closed their Fourth with fne display
and Young America everywhere was in
blaze and Whirl with sqnibs and pin wheels
I ACCIDENTS.
Considering the numbers participating i
the festivities Of the day, these were exceed
| jng1y rare. One man wes severely injured b
coming in contact with q runaway horse.
| lad, w1ose name we did not learn, fell from
tree On Washington Park, and WAS taken to hi
| home iusensible.
Another was run over during the fire o
North Clark Street, and 60 severely injnre
that lis recovery is considered Impossible
There we're innumerable runaways, none
which we're sufficiently serious in their cha
ecter to deserve special mention.