The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-05
THE FOURTH AT ALBANY.
Grand Flag Reception Of New York
Volunteer Regiments.


The eighty ninth anniversary Of the independence Of
shs United States Of America but the rst OF univer
~ freedom, commemorated in the city yesterday,
had been anticipated would b. with great sclat II
beautiful day-rher TOO warm, but oil unclouded
hy rain or storm or wind and with % Air sky over
head as ever looked calmly down upon man nnoe the
hssh Of The Child n Bethlehem, when he stars sang
segshsr" and I'll nature reoiced with exceeding great
~. Ana tho psoph were early awakened to realisa-
aien Of the occasion about to be cesbrstsd by
che loud roar Of the deep-mouthed cannon
q the Battery and N different ponts
which sst their easements rattlms and their idess
working for the day. At early an hour eight A.
L. ths thorsughfarss were ned with well dressed men,
wsmen and children who had started out 70 see the
siehts and hear the noise 1f they heard one
half there 70 and hear they have
- their homes late last night or early this morning
weary and footsoFc morals tsod the Of
ausss city. For thsrs was much 70 Be and heard
Whs Broadway and other popular lines Of travel wore
crowded Win people, going 10 so the review.
vss found on busy Wall street. and even the Post Onoe
dsssrssd and the stock exchange had no, gold Or
Dstsslsum broker poor ~ 10 do IL reverence. In
fAct busnsss at stand -stll and the avenues Of
esAds closed Theoretically All the sons of commerce
were enjoying . holiday. All the clerks bookkespcrs,
sadssmsn, porsrs and even the busy bootbAcks dis.
dainsA their hands heads upon the shop The
sAop had received . decidedly dead "cut" None sold
goods excepting the soda fountain keepers and the dis
psnssn Of nroworkA Their goods sometimes baits
And here let be said that thing initiated some
what against the Juvenile portion Of the inhabitants Of
the metropolis celebrating, they certainly desired to
celebrate They were charged ntecn sixteen cents
for Chinese cracke and Young America could not
stand such q price as that Hence Young America, u
many INSTANCES cried itself sleep and forgot It's pyro
technics In dreams Of better Gays One OF the
ss brilliant sights TO be In the city yesterday
THE SHIPPING,
whioh very extensive, and which displayed q mag.
nihcsnt forest Of the New York and Brooklyn
sido, decorated with bunting all the hues Of the
rainbow There was the broad and free banner of
shese United States Of America and waved broader
aud freer and more Of IL, aud sprtedly 10
seemed, than before, and looked certainly
more beautiful, Tapping against the cross OF s.
George and hob b-nobbing with the flag Of Merry
England. There also a sprinking OF the tri.
color Of Franoe-but the eye looked 10 vain for the
stas and bars-the stars had probably twnkled their
last and the bars been barred out Every craft above
che size Of Mississippi dugout sported ts gay bit OF
bunting, and every man able 10 raise flag the OF
pocket handkerchief raised with PRIDE devoting thus
much 70 his country and to Independence Day The
larger ships decorated with all their signals giving
ahem the appearance OF huge triangular bouquets Of
strangely assorted flowers.
A VETERAN or l776,
apparently OF the rank Of brigader general paraded
the streets about nine O'Clock In the morning He
was all by himself and unaccompaned by his STAFF yet
created no little excitement The magic figures "'7e,"
upon the front of bis old fashioned cbapeau for
him great many sautcs from the later veterans he met
and oil passed him doing act Of II was,
perhaps OF his last appearances upon dress parade
AZ least he can hope 10 enjoy few more anniversa
rics hike that Of yesterday and he looked as though
OF the hsppies he had ever had since the one
making che close Of the Revolution The chimes OF
Trinity ringing out "Yankee Doodle az that time
worn veeranwalkcd up Nassau street. And he seemed
" move proudly measure II could not have beep
Lear that coussd down his wripkled cheek II twas