New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-04
TIE CHURCH BELLS.


FIREWORKS.
The pvrotechnic display in the evening, on behalf
Of the city, will take place as follows:
city Hail Liberty square, Tompsins square, Madison
square, Jackson square East Broadway and Grand street
Battery Seventh and FOrythird street,
Thy fourth street between Eighth and Ninth .venges
onoa Market square Marion ard Spring
aud Boominglale road Randalls leland.
0RATIoNs IN THE CITY,
The Hon. Hiram Walbridge will deliver the
official city Grafton at the Cooper Institute. A. j.
II. Duganne will recte a patriotic poem, and the
Union Glee Club and brass band will give the
music.
Judge Charles P. DAILY will deliver the Grafton
before the Tammany Society, at Tammany Hall.
George Mclean will read the Declaration Of indie
incidence. and the festival will conclude with a
dinner.
The Society of the Cincinnati will meet at the
City Hall at II o'clock, and celebrate the day-she
Hon. Hamilton Fish presiding.
CREATIONS OUT OF TOWN
The Hon. H. b. Stanton viii deliver an GRAFTON
appropriate to the day, in the Reformed Dutch
Church, at Bowronyille, Brooklyn.
MILO. Butcher will deliver an Grafton IN the
Park at Port Richmond, Staten leland
The Hon. James A. Briggs of this city will de-
liver an Grafton at grand Union Meeting on Passac
Island, Paterson, Nj
THE NETWORK RACES.
To-day the New-York racing-meeting commences
on the Union Course. l.. /. Every arrangement
has been made to the comfort and convenience
Of spectators. Ladies accompanied by gentlemen
are admitted free. All the military in New-York
and the neighboyhood are also invited to attend as
the guests of the manager OF the meeting, no charge
being made in their There will be three races
contested for the first, twonllie heat race Win
twelve entries; the second, The great event OF the
day, being the handicap race OF two miles, win
thirteen horses entered, all OF which will start
The third race is foE the Tiffany prize ladies gift
being a magnificent enameled gold watch, richly
inla;d with diamonds, and chain to match, value
$50. free only to saddle horses, tie winner being
bound to present it to a lady. Cars leave all the
Brooklyn ferries every five minutes, connecting
with the steam cars at East New-iorki through
fare only - cents each way.
TIE ARMY AND NAVY CELEBRATION.
To-day the army and navy qusriered in the vicinity
OF New.Yor take holiday, to celebrate the glorious
Fourth" Tie army salute will be fired from Fort
Columbus, the navy one from tie Cob Dock at the
Nayy-Yard the receiving ship North Carolina not
being used as a celebrAtor any more. The French
frgate Gasend has arrived in time TO fire salute,
which she will 30 at noon, it being the duty Of Com
Panlding to inform tie commanding officer Of that
vessel beforehand Of the jubilee. The frigae Sabine
90 the steam corvette Adirondack, tue North Caro-.
lima. Connecticut, Supply, and Relief dress ship and
air their bunting All recruiting business stops TO-
day.
EXCURSIONS By STEAMBOATS,.
Persons DESTROYS OF leaving the city have an
abundant choice.
The steamer Hendrix Hudson viii 60 TO Stony
Point on the Hudson tie Thomas Z. Way, TO New
ark. NJ j.; the steamer M.ry Powell. around Staten
leland; the Croton, to the Fishing Banks the
Thomas f. Hulse, and the Long Island, TO Fort
Lee: the Kill Won Kull, down the bay and mp the
river: the Bridgeport, to Bridgeport, Conn., the
Tiger. moonlight excursion; the Naushon, TO Co
new Island: the Aurora, 10 Peekskill; the Broad
way, TO Newburgh and West Point the Rip Van
Wrinkle. and the James ". Baldwin, TO Pcughkeep-
sic; the Sylvan Shore and Sylvan Grove, to IIar-
LEM the Keyport to Long Branch, Red Bank and
Shrewsbury; the Plymouth Rock down the bay to
the Atlantic Ocean; the jesse Hoyt, to Whitestone'
Great Neck. Sands Point, Glen Cove, Motifs Dock,
Rosyn and Glenwood
See advertisements for time and place Of starting.
EXCURSIONS BY RAILROAD.
The Long Island Railroad as taF as Greenport.
Excursion trains are advertised for tue Hudson
River, Harlem, New jersey, New Haven, and
Flushing Railroads For particulars, advertising
columns
THE CELEBRATION IL BROOKLYN.
The anniversary Of American Independence viii
be celebrated in the Western District OF Brooklyn
by the ringing Of bells ard firing q salutes at SUM-
rise. noon aud sunset and in the evening there viii
be splendid display Of fireworks from Fort Greene.
The programme Of pieces is designated az follows:
" Grand Seal Of Malta" " Peruvian Cross" " In
dian Palmetto "Tnbute Of Cores, and Polka
Dance" "Glory of Mexico" "Tho Prairie Rosei"
" Yulcan's Delight" "Grand Mosaic Battery"
" Gallopadc of Serpents;" Kaleidoscope"
" Union" Persian Rose :" " Illuminated Bolnbsi
and "Temple of Liberty"
The last piece begins with an octagon wheel of
Chinese, Egyptian, and radiant fires, forming al tAe
varied and beautiful changes of the kaleidoscope, mu
tating to the grand Temple Of Liberty. On the
dome will DO emblazoned in silver lance-work,
" Union and Constitution" and beneath this, irom
tho capital Of ons column to the capital Of the
other, the word Freedom" The arch will be
supported by columns of stars interpreted with
Jets of varedcolored fires, showing tue base, shaft
and capitals in bold relief. From tie apex to the
dome will float tie stars and stripes in appropriate
colors, the whole eliminating to an immense dia-
moud rose-piece, running out from the eide OF the
shaft on each side. composed of gerbs of Chinese and
lr.ll.anta hnnnd in diamond lailice.work teImi.