, 1864-07-06


Review At Camp DouslAs-E1eur-
sions and other Gatherings
Addresses - Fireworks
Othes 4mnsements,
FIRES AND ACCIDENTS.
Another Fourth Of July II gune forever; 1t lies
buried with the cteru1ties. aud Its deeds have be-
come history. We have not to record any such |
heroic action as that which first immortalized the
day. nor any such brilliant achierement At that
which ahed additional ]ustre in the epoch in 1863 So
nr as known, the 4h Of July, 1854, presents nothing
beyond the Incidents ordinarily attending the cele-
brahon OF The anniversary Of the day when the in
dependence Of " theee American colonies" wae de-
clared and the signers Of that instrument pledged
blood. The present celebration hAs had its Incl
dents. q rejoicing, Of speech.naf1ng Of display
and acddent; al these have certain degree Of
altimpnztant event Of tie Period It Is not 80
now. The mlmicty OF Wal. dealt forth BY. stfnt~
ting juseales however inte1esttng in itself as in
tnslenidcance before the light Of the terribly actual
conflict now wsgiug for the conservation os that
Repuhlie whose foundation was laid On the Fourth
When that body Of heroic men met In solemn
cnnclaye in Phtladelphta eighty Eight years ago,
they surely never dreamed OF The mighty results
They bad long watched the successive eucfoach-
ments Of George and his minioDs, and at length
came to the conclasion-now passed into pro-
and forbearance cease to be virtues. They had a
duty 10 perform to themselves and to postefity,
end1obly periilcd their ires TO ensure The rights
he > bayonet. @ They conquered. and non that
time till three years ago the nation enj Dyed pros
per1ty uneeus!ied In he history Of ea,ths Pee, s
seed there BOWL Sp!unc up into 4 great Liberty
tfee which overehadowed The world, and in whose
branches the oppressed ot al nasons iGana Ssl
tsloueh tn 1 lit long pcried il gsea and increased
rapidly til The cursed Pssssss-sl9,e1ymThfia
asa up p.op1d she psssnt stems
rev bold and naughty, and attempted %
choke Of The Life sap q the sturdy oss sronna
The conflict vas terrible, and for lime was car
ned on with remarkable mildness, the oak seeking
only TO dlseneaee itself from the death throttle
The raj polnt At issue Was fug recosnized and as
promptly met. 1t Was seen that the death Of the
the M Of ttfs oow
laid to 1te root, slowly but surely its hold hss re-
leased On one artcr another OF the branches though
II still c'ines TO come 81 them with terrible t.
| vigorous blows from The axe welded b. the wood
man {the rail eplItter) and the stem Will be c1n.
picked OF. and released from their choking en-
pracet the tree OF Liberty shall flourish In immot
tai youth and Donr1sh the people ol earth with Its
fruit. ..-..-
CELEBRATION IN CHICAGO.
The celebration In Chicago passed OF With great
| eeEaf, The1e w1s DO public Observance, The M1yo1
not having thought Il worth his whll9 to lesue
akase to lint eset bus p{i;ats feo'e!9gs md e.
uehefed in By sa'u!e Of artillery, the ringing Q
eu the bells II .he city, md millions 9
II s e9 ta fofst III
| OF the pistol kept the city in constant whttl Q
noise and excitement during the morning. The da
the he clouds Of dust there was lille to Interfere vii
selves The streets were crowded, the cars wer
] cpamncd ID w,lh living treieht. Every ayenue Of CT
toynent was filled up and the people hsd res
Gau day. The ftuow1ng are afcw OF the incident
~ ' nA1aouS Ascxss1oss.
Byfar the most interesting incidents Of the da
were those connected with the two balloon asce1
Sons from Washington Park in the West Dfvlsio,
There was ve5y large attendance od M citizens az
Of whom 5000 were outside the enclosure, obtatl
/ | ing Enrreptitiona view OF the interesting pr
q ,nsoa and ~ nnss4 a1d dns
e The dispositions between those 1nside and thoi
outside was not cred,tabe to the lioeraity Of Of
,oP a9i sal1s4 e1hibitions
of lie capacity of $500 cubic feet and the: oil:
4
ReooIs ths asIo9aqt t aad nsevman tss ,tssse %e
= The male,ial used to initiate the balloons WAS II
"a ordinary cafburettcd hydrogen furnished By to
on % Rando{ph street WIS conveyed into ihe noFti
u ! east corner Of the Park. and EXTENDED hundre
s feet more into the inciosure, and from the en-
\. ct the iron main the gas was conducted thfouE
e canvass into the lower end Of the balloon II
= inhation Of the large balloon WAS commenced I
g earl! as 70 o'clock IN he morning and continue
= the street main wae 60 slight that the process
ID came necessarily 4 tedlous one, and Nj. Broo
be vac compelled TO suspend operAttons before t
al necessary amount OF gas had been obtained. T.
emaller balloon was then attached to the pipe, a
filled IN little less thau an hour.
The emelleT balloon "sn GEs1tss os;a1 Z cail
Of Shott took bis position in the car. the ropes Vt
IN cut loose and The balloon g.th fss living apPel
nse al home M IN is rs Journey and respo1
=. cd to the cheers and shouts Of the assembled m
NJ titude, by waving his hat and cheering In resu
he This balloon took direction almost one north
on attained 10 an altitude As We hare since learn
ats OF nearly three and half miles;
nts Ten m1nntes afterwards, the large balloon,
nj Bowman, was sent of. The quantity Of gus q
ee. not SUFFICIENT to take them up rapldy, and fol
te. time It was thought 1t would nol rise suficen
pett pet emptied couple of paes Of sand which be
led taken in for balsaet upon the beads Of the eapl
Of | multitude and Inc monster enot up 0to Bps
nv eide.sble however, thai he not able to res
M any crest altitude and nfscs rems'ning bali ht
ssna sS 4es 1S
colty. The ballast was gu expended BY rhe Il
os the voyasers had reached . point distant
ID. Il wss ionnd that tha1: were Likely % land n
10 midst Of timber ps.ch To pssSeRRt hi. con
esss Ms,s'f to essi asiae naa 3Se
garments and boote. The balloon, thus Iii
oin, ened, shot up and cleared The wood,
they Tese enabled to rsash ;ho tae srGn1a IN
ect snotts descended Il safety about three miles
~, side OF where Mr Brooks and his companion |,
zen ed TO br1ue he @ aeronants and tic balloons 10
w. CITY, where they arrived ab0uC three O'Clock
ii'7 dry morning, uninjnred' but minus hats be
,ta o. Il Is understood that two more ascensions
te Isn be made from the same grounds nbout the IN
aes August, one Of which WiIlsbe horseback az
the zion.
hol There WAS large attendance at the Dri
rus Park. The grounds were lined with carriages
0 Of OF which the hrer5 men fesped rich bar
CHARGING twelss to a.tsen dollars fo5 buggy
ioT name for it-they wc7e jammed inside, ont
and covered oTer With mortality on the roof. T
undl
was painting With the hest, the Precipitation 90
at. through erety thre OF their Earments, they I
= rom rom lie race. The day was fine, and The trac
good condition,
,..r a good deal Of interest centered on the con
| The entries were fonr-HsrTY Clay. Quaker
ateo Jim Rowell, and Princess; mile heats, best t
20 in five, TO harneeA, Ior purse and stakes oil 81
was Fully $4,000 had teen invested in pools prev
,cnt to the day, and At least double thar amount.
stay was well pstronized. Before the race, the I
,1ee | were five to one on Quaker Boy.
alGa Just previous to the rap Of The drum for the
u y heat. the Judges announced that dim RoWeil
e1- WITHDRAWN. and TINT Princess was uuwel.
guve additional coincidence 70 t5e paekels o !
and odds, The hret heat, run in a.8sA vas awardt
kltn Onaktr Boy, be running about al the way 70
1e1s ! while Clay only broke once or tWlce. fItn
mes was seyeIa1 lengthe behind. The betting vas
ana lively on Prairie Boy. who now stood at .
me against either OF the Others Princess being
aged heat vas won by C1ay in 2a4. after neck
ss neck race along The home stretch between hin
J. Prairie Boy; Princess beng long way bel
Strange to say, Quaker Boy et1ll continued II
cave vortte at long odds, standing At 10 against
'a1m .ha and to against Princess The tnasd neal
the Betting now took sudden turn. PTincest
n q | ont and Clay was the favorite at two to one
inc odds settling down to three to one BY the tim
com. driver called the naEB 70 the start Clay VOL
shea fourth heat and race. IN 2s3s4, coming IN II
tne head. I'm
duty, test as shown in The bets. It is Impossible
y. more, The position assigned to the reporter
inch that no man could wntch the race sudtcl
,efol well to be able to detail the incidents OF the
ror1. Ele We therefore give results only as auno1
udlug W Wv BkA1s
dated Robert Champion's bl. Z. Hurry ClaJ..--2
L. W. D. Peabody br. &. Quaker Boy.....-1 2