Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-06
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s-Savelthe National Festival at the State
Fair Grounds and the general suspension
ofsordinary business, there waslittle trans
piring in our city onfT Tuesday last, to indi-
cate thatit was tie Fourth-of July. AS in
many other places, so in this, all attempts
to get up an old-fashioned celebration end
ed in smoke, which the boys raised by
burning powder on the sidewalks, often to
the discomfort, and sometimes TO the peril
Of passers-by. We heard of several in
stances in which ladies' dresses were bad
ly burned by the careless throwing about
Of fire-crackers, &c. 1t was fortunate no
more serious accidents occurred from the
same cause. ..-
Everybody was left free to celebrate the
Fourth, at his own expense and to his own
liking, Earlyin the morning the people
began to pour into town from the rural dis
tricts and continued to, do so till late in the
afternoon. Generally they wended their
way, as fast as they arrived, to the State
Fair Grounds which were also the general
resort of citizens. Many citizens and
strangers, however, visited the races at
Olentangy Park In the afternoon. The con-
sequence of the large influx of the rural
population with the citizens who turned
out to- celebrate" was that the street cars,
as they passed each way up and down High
street to and from the State Fair Grounds,
were generally overfowing with passen-
gers from early morn till late at night.
At the Fair Grounds an immense con-
course of people of both sexes and of all
ages passed the day, or the, greater part of
1t, under the shade of empowering trees
With few exceptions, all things passed off
pleasantly and to general satisfaction
The dancing floors, as well as the cotillen
bands, were put under tribute early in the
day, nor were they relieved until the god
of day had disappeared below the western
horizon. The musket and bayonet exer-
else of Sergeant Childers, which he repeat
ed three several times in the, course of the
day, was the theme of general admiration.
Other ADJUSTMENTS contributed To the
pleasures of the Festival. There was some
disappointment that the balloon ascension
did not take place as announced, but none
were So sorely, disappointed at the fail
ure as the Managers of the Festival and
the accomplished -Eronaut, Mr.. w, j..
Shots. 1t is said the failure of the
balloon 10 ascend was owing to the def
cheney of gas in its imitation. To whose
fault, Il to any ones, this deficient, supply
is to beattributed, we know not, but feel
quite sure that the Managers and the Ero-
naut did all in their power to have the as
cension all that the public had been led to
expect. f ,.5 7' .,, lI '' 5, h'.n ,H
We did not see the display. Of fireworks
at the Fair Grounds in the evening, but
learn that they were very splendid, and in
some respects more grand and imposing
than any ever before exhibited in this city.
During the evening there were pyro-
technic displays at various points In the
city, par ticularly in the vicinity of the
Opera House. That popular place of
amusement was thronged to its utmost ca
pseitNywhile crowds Of persons were. per-
ambulating High street till late hour.