, 1864-07-07

1Np1AsAro11s, July 4, 1864.
There is very little excitement In the city
on this the 8Sth anniversary Of American
Independence. The stream of trade runs
placldly in Its accustomed channel, swe1led
to little larger volume, perhaps, by tho
influx Of some Of our country cousins, who
hnye come into the city to while away the
nation's holiday BY visiting the camps, aud
doing little extra shopping. Small boys,
to be sure, are doing their share to usher In
the day by appropriate sa1utes, &C., for they
swarm in the Governors Circle and State
House Square, and become dense on street
corners, with their fists full Of those unmiti-
gated nuisances, torpedoes and fire crackers.
As the day wears away the "young youths''
will become reduced, Ike the moon, occa-
sionally, to their last quarter, and anon dark
ness and midnight will come. and stft dust
| OF silence over all, and the tick Of the clock
Will usher in the beginning Of the S9th year
| of the Republic. Goa grant that by the time
the hands On that dfal, whose figures repre-
eent months instead Of hours, shall have
rounded another, circle that We shall be able
to celebrate the 9TH all over an united, peace
tul, and prosperous country, country TINT
will realize the ideal hopes Of its found
CTS BY being all free, throughout its
! length Auu uIEAUL1 1HEu1 l4ALCA
.sThe mighty West shall bless the East, and sea
ehall answtr sea,
4 Tor We are fteeH" .-......-
We can only wait and hope, while the dark-
ness oTershadows us, that Light may come
and these things be. The events Of the past
week hare been comparatively unintertsting
and furnish little worthy to record
The Wabash Co1legeat Crawfordsvlle, A.
bury University ct Greencaste, and ana state sts,
having their Annual Co11mencements, and
the exercises have been attended with the
usual Interest. Their catalogues show q tatr,
tbouch smaller than that Of former years,
number of students upon the rolls, and that
financially speaking they are al prospering,
trade, they have furnished their full quota to
the defenders Of the nation, and the vacant
seats in the claas-rooms speak eioquently O.
the absent heroes.
The rumored nomination Of David Tod
: by the President, for Secretary OF the treas
nry. fell upon us like vet blanket 1t u
useless to deny it, we a1l felt It to be the IN
1risrst, Of all unwise thingr. But The selec
. fion Of Fessendeu has quite restored us t.
, life. II any man can fill the place Of the GIT
j ed Chase, William Pitt Fessenden Is surel1
~ = c. CT Fremont, Esq, Is expected to yisl
bfs ,mnlorers. bis adorers,. bis fall-on-ny
kneeg- before-hers, In this region, some thu
during the present month, and Is further ex
to ,asks tns@ spseSfs Souss hst h% %ade O.
SaTe Of # seofs dn4ed bis prospects u
out" ou3, by y doing Just 50. And when peep'l
: con- COME to see Fremont and biz hatr parted y y
The middle, they'll be like The gIl wn9 O. to
;, har anr more, as the more she saw OF hin
l. ne ne better she didn't like him. John {
TFes sttS Ts rta,asa n s hs Sstts5 ts sasP o +
En's 4ovtqb IN @ Tile + Isa psn { ghties than Il
!: 7I Governor Morton h.s gone to Washingto
on matters ns vii e9 fhe ye H59
upon his tae e%Gsmoriai refs1enee
R1siEshh,tsc Rtieh Is contained ID my ast letter MI
Colonel poobs, whose term o. service hnaors d.
elPl'so; Sth reception Df On tuesday lsst sPeeeht
were made By Governor Morton, dsnet! a,
Csrngton, aad Colonel Blake. Col Dobs