, 1865-04-11

After eight o'clock. and In the Ie:s densc'y sett=d
! poshtps, Ilumtnhhoos were not uuirequent,
while many crrlous1y wrought pieces; Chinese
Lanterns O. lent d1;,s.sty to TIE scsas Bon.
corner, end rockets, and roman candles shot out
plenteouti5 Into The air. 1tWas night Of wild ex.
s1osSs auna Is es ed hs a' ses
everywhere, they danced for Toy, huceed each
other for very gladsomeness. marched toaud fro
1.-THE fr1soper's Hope" ind o,her weil known
son2s di" every thing that eau be imagined on the
par, Of men who are thoroughly jubilant, and hap-
| py in being ahle to aaow 1t.
EasLof Clark street the central part Of the city
was IN perfect blaze Of Light: Bonhrey. were
burning At every corner, their flames shooting far
Gus luminous cloud, which hung over the scene
long after the last fire had sno.ded into ashes or
| dying ernhers Rockets leaped into the atmos.
| phcre from every point, ~Alle fireworks OF more
terrestrial preteneions seemed to be IN everybody
hands. The amateur pyroteentsts were not CON
fined 70 ne larger portion Of the poputaee, per-
ncnts. For como time large bonfire on State
street, near Madison was actively tecdea by two
indtvituais1 over whose heads from Afty to nfiy-
fairly under way the tsain Obtained Couple Of
r. norma, ano composing 4 procession Of two,
l6aRRd ,aneh 1neh'ude6 s principal
House On Dearborn street, near Monroe. were
| brilliantly illuminated, with row. Of candles in
every window. On aide, on Madison street, two
| Ii
ueighborhood, with brilllaney r1valing The sun
! at MONDAY,
Fufthern north on Dearborn The printing Office
| candles and Chinese lanterns The block Oh the
same street Just north Of the Mattestn House also
s1 f0s fastsf9lly arranged lumln
blaze Of part1 co1ored fire, lanterns were huns
from every window, and In front q large Ore was
aseldaoasly attended throughout the Whole even
tDg. The fremont House, a. Is nsun1 on all such
Joyons occasions, Was beautifully illuminated,
candles burned In every window, and many col
Sssa 1snterns hq9s f5o1n every pont of ths large
dtsplsycd several l11afnaries, forcibly reminding
tae sh htnonEatfa spectator f thers were AK sachl
eic .ne t 81 s,tnlie OF "a.tea e. sepneni9 s
the street brilliant bombardment Of pyfoaecnfc
missiles WIS Kept up for some t1ne al the news
hs1sHy H.; o.
roof Of that establishment. This was one Of the
etgns Of the Txa<s-emblematicalo Of numerous,
what simtlar institutions further sonth." State
Erect was in perfect blaze Of light The Gov-
ernmcnt and railroad offices IN Garrett Block
works were diecharged fol some hours.
The fine .blocE on the corner Of Madfson and
State. and tho Merchants Exchange Saloon on
up-the brilliancy Of the scene being increased
hy gigantic bonfire. which hlazed throughout
The evening, 10 the lntense disgust OF street car
upon the joyous occasion couidn'f see IT, or
rather they -'eaw IT.. too much. On Michigan
avenue the Soldiers Rest presented u very pretty
and aiso On Wabash aSenue, were also decEed
with candles and lanterns. The pyretccnic dis.
play IL this locality was very suggestive Of Joyous
Among the illuminated dwellings we noticed
those on the corner OF Madison street and Wa
bash avenue, also on the rorner Of Madison and
Washington and Randolph strees, near the Sol.
1!ers Rest, tho large brick block was brilliantly
illuminated, with the exception Of one corner
an abooe Of treason and darkness r. asked spec
tator who noticed this vivid contrast !" It Is the
house Of Buck Norris - was tho significant reply.
''commentls unnecessary
West Of Dearborn street the general illumina-
t1ons were confined mainly to Clark Washlnxton
Office was brilliantly lighted up from top to bot
TOM Every glass in the entire structure being sup
crowd shortly after began to assemble on CLARK
street between tue TnInUSE office and the Sher-
nan House, being draw! th1ther BY the display
tioned M on tSe roof Of lie : euijdine. Thea hen de- M
works, romsn candles, rockets, wheels, stars and
other set p'eees were ignt ed: and from halt.past
and more vas ahl.ze with beauty. The crowd
were good natnred. and cheered continuously. 1t
VIA the best display ever made from our estab-
lishment. The splendid fireworks vert furnished
Mre. Johneons Ice cream saloon WIS bril!tantly
illnmtpated. ind the ecene OF a cEed1,able display
From the CLARK street front Of Smith d Nl1on's
sent of.
70 Van Busen, and at the corner Of Wells and
Washington and IAsalle and Madison. Bonarcs
also we're lighted in the West and North Di-
visions, prominent among the latter being Batters-
I One more Juhilec rema,ns to be celebrated
that over the focmal announcement Of pescc. 1t
weeks at most. will elapse before the secession
hydra will he not only dead but buried, and
naught will remain save the de.so,ation which has
/. fearful deede. Yst but a short period, and this
too will be oblitcrated-awept into the de1 past
!! The wonderful ree1peratiye power of the Amer:
based on foundstion asm Al. he Rock Of Ages,
will very soon w1pe ont the blood tracks, SOW the
xuined valleys with waving grain, and make The
+! Son hem desert blossom a. the rose. Tue a,a:S3
will bc all the better for the struggle; II Will
!; have puE1hed Us from the ono d1mning disease
! which lnfected oar Constitution, hare taught us
aSa po,s q s q 5
martyrs has ever been the seed OF the church. 30
will the blood Of our slam heroes, fertiltze tho
M sGss so ShSa
Fathers" as a grain Of mustard. ssed ha9
sTown m sFSS.ngb S.5ygbe, aea eavc, s5a a .sa s
ehrth snd the oppressed ol ali nations shall car Of
it, fruit and be cured Of the cnxsewh1ch ha. adc-
ted humanity from the earliest ages. Nothing then
will remain save the memory Of The fearful strug-
gle; that will he preserved fresh and green In tie
hearts Of our descendants. who will learn from lis
history 'sson which Jet ia hope will he e1cctusl
In preventing repetition OF the terrible crime
which has deluged our fatr land in blood. Tbs
epoch will be beacon In his oty 10 warn othera
from the rock On which We had w4ll nigh split
holy licht Will Hume each PAGE on which Il
rclibed the Eeeora Of o1r national trial, suffering
and triumph; light which Will grow Brighter
and purer with succeeding ages. and shed sweet
halo Of glory on the memory of the brare defend
erE OF the Onion. long after their and our bodies
shall have upu!dercd into dust. May the SUI Of
peace row rising never know settling more.