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LETTER FROM BOSTON. .taseVx
q ,,sgs. BosToN, July 10, 1865
10 the Editor Of the Press' -
~ viii not undertake to give you an elabor-
ate description Of the wonderful celebration of
the glorious Fourth III the little town Of Bos-
ton, and its sister cities around--for trifing as
it may, seem to the city government to COM
pose and execute their brilliant programme, It
passes the Compensation of weak-bfained.f
mortals, like myself, how so much festivity,
fSting, oratory, music, and general celebrating
could be comprised within the short space Of
1 one little day. 8sox VIZ 3asYte 2 fstaa4 !
!, Whyfirst we had bells rrng in the morn
ing and saiutes fired then band concert on
the Common; then regatta on Charles river;
then aproeession ! them an Grafton by Rev;
Jacob NJ Manning, Music Hall, with the
agrate orgifrl.s Then d dinner at FaneuilHal
i and speeches by Mayor Lincoln, Gen. Ander-
i son, Vice Admiral Farragut, Rev. DR. Lothrop,
and a letter from Gov Andrew; and great
dinner for tbe soldiers ON tbe Common: the in
anourationo AZ Aha Horace Mann statue IN the
state Huuse grounds. withrspeeches by Gov.d
ANDREW, DR.. s. G. Howe, Mr.. .Philbrick, and
y President Hill of Harvard; and last the fire.
works Cd the Common, and a no less beautiful
st,rexvorlrs behind a,
aia,,d "a ,,,;st n tba western horizon
So ~ liohtripp MAYED xv;flabE sncessant
oTniver in all its most beautiful and fantastic
i fssb;ons iiobtinor mn ma dges 81 the closnd
with white s,,,,ane;1 aipht v,sa
xog IN t;arce elact,;c GLOW hack and fortb
rEs tsyr 4, Ono r. itla.
while above an ltb4 silver
roa ~ L, Ia, = ov . ma
4 ;es,;c glarvga 0oing disda5 mon "a nn,, ,v
rockets that flashed upward fer moment and
,vo,,t o,,t.,e asrl,ssss 81 net RI
4 W., -, .,,,,I, 4,,.4 =, .,s 800. oo,
fo, our civ u ~ b,f MS isrt 7IsaltTal7
The S4afl vt;sat,,ra ~ the occss;o,,
honored guests, cur - and nd ANDERSON u
It Is theiashion foriarge Esitiss 10 Ionic he
heroes of, the war. Grant and sherman have
a been the rounds and we had the yice-Admi-
raj and the hero of Sumter for the, Fourth 4
a His Honor. the Mavor. and his retinue de-
\ voted the dav Ia their entertainment and made
az corofosts.,le as,,oss,ba lar t,,4 dir
cumstances: for the people would cheer them
= wllereveri tles showedD their Ieadsg and the
z Z Faneuil Hall multtude would insist unon
. sneecbes Not,,pe Iast . ,fots sea,s, s56,cIani
tba havoc and, thunder ~, hon, barln,aat, eo,,lt
have hardened their nerves ~ !, state ma,
I could enioy such an. entertainment. = .
Acl5F They were taken to the Music Hall to hea,
the organ, where they were presented with
bouquets and regaled with rounds of cheers
- the,rto Andrew Han TO See the alt
y receive their homage: next 10 the Boston
8 Theatre where the children also, honored tn,
heroes, while the band played and the audienc
cheered vehelnently Nine young misses il
= appropriate dress. danced the aaHighlan,
y Flngn in an admirable manner, greatly de
= lighting the guests with the elegance and gacs
IS the ,s4s quann statue rms statue wliichi
e ma Stebbins-and n il fair nroof Of to
N H.. e, y -
L --''-so' 49, '-..-o sno "a .4osins Povpie
Massachusetts have judged her labors WORTHY
~ to adorn the grounds of their State House
81 The ebJp fil,,r in n ~ III vas d,
y -a.''0 - ,no pio gam. .alnlno was 'ile
Dahoon ASCENSION by frof King which was
inexpedients lon account of a Strong westerly
= wind which wonld have carried .the,o ont
~ ',.rn "o''1 ''ssa 's'lei,i lar o'l'
4 = sea. Inc Inc ascension was made. however
& upon saturday with great success. Thirty
SIX small balloons were first sent up represent.
s ing the thirty-six. States. These determined
- n 800 4 '~SS7s " y
E uliss afragu ,',. wens UP tmasnincently in
cnalge o. Mr' wiliamH Megeimack, assis-
: lant OF rroi. Aing, and the Star spangled
Danner'' an nour later followed on its aerial