Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-03

THE GLORIOUS FoURTH.-Seldom have
we seen such ample preparations as are
being made for the due observance and ap-
propriate celebration Of the Fourth Of july.
"The grand celebration" which is intend
ed to embrace the great body of our citi-
zens, will take place at Bosley's Spring.
three or four miles ont on the Northwestern
railroad. The celebration will be inaugu-
rated by grand procession of citizens.
which, after passing through some Of the
principal streets, will repair to the spring
on the railroad. The ears will run to and
from the spring every hour during the day.
and carry all who may desire 10 partici.
pate, free Of charge In addition TO the
programme Of exercises, which is found in
our advertising columns, we may state that
the Grafton Of the day will be delivered by
Samuel Watson, Esq. One ofthe most at
tractive features Of the occasion will he the
appearance of thirty-six young ladies.
representing the several States of the
Union, in appropriate costume, who will
form a part Of the procession, and ioin in
the festivities at the spring.
Besides the above, our patriotic Irish
American fellow-citizens have arranged
for an
INDEPENDENT CELEBRATION,
at Rains Grove, one of the most delight
ful suburban retreats in the vicinity Of the
city. The preparations for this are also
on a grand scale The participants will
form a procession, and after paradiug
through the principal streets, repair to the
grove, where there will be an Grafton.
music, and a gay and happy time general
". A cordial invitation is extended to all
TO share in the festivities. We are also to
have grand festival at the
HORTICULTURAL GARDEN,
where visitors will be entertained by con-
cert and dance during the day, an illumi-
cation Of the garden and a brilliant dis
play of fireworks at night. The street
cars will run to and from the garden. In
addition TO these very attractive pre-
parations, the
sHARPsHOOTERs' ASSOCIATION
will present a grand shooting match at
Rumekorfs Park, whereat there will be
distributed nearly nearly five hundred
dollars worth Of prizes. During the day
there will also be brilliant Garden Festi-
val, embracing a concert and dance. Street
cars and omnibuses will run from the Public
Square.
AT NIGHT
there will be a grand display Of fireworks
at the capitol, under the direction Of the
managers Of the "GTand Celebration"
which will surpass anything ever messed
in the city. Everything promises most
happy day.
Tar Home Monthly ioT July, edited by
A. b. Stark, comes to us in bright new
face, and presents TO its readers an inter
esting variety Of reading matter. Thc
high grade of literature now pervading the
magazines Of the South proves that there is
life in the old LAND yet" Why should
we not illustrate the present age as the
golden period Of Southern literature? We
have always had the learning and geHils
among US bus have never felt the spur of
necessity before That necessity is now
laid upon us. Whether the grandest eff
forts OF genius are ever pa; forth, under
the pressure Of poverty, we will not dis
cuss. Bunyan wrote his Pilgrims Pro-
gress while in prison. The mighty weight
OF the Alps presses the purest rills from its
bosom. Our saddest songs are often our
sweetest As the South has enrolled her
name high on the temple of Mars let her
now write il in letters of living light on
the temple Of Minerva.
This number is embellished with a fine
steel engraving of Stonewall Jackson" and
opens with an article on "The moral and
religious characteristics of Thos. j. jack
son" by one Of MS staff The character of
this hero, will never fail 70 attract the
reader, blending IS it does 50 much Of the
moral heroic ia ia texture. With all the
dash and elan OF Napoleon, he added The
obstinate courage aud sublime devotion 20
duty, which made w llington famous. It's
said Bonaparte never srJtc n war dispatch
without using the word glory, aud Yelling
ton never wrote one that he did not use
the word dUiy, and that StOneTall never
wrote a war bulletin, that he did not give
God the glory for the victory over his
enemies. That was man-the-e the hero.
Then follows articles from the pens of
Mrs Cross, james Maurice Thompson,
Rev. j. r. Litton, DR.. Green, Rev. j.
Dietzler, Dr. Rivers, and other prose wri-
tiers of celebrity.
10 the department Of poetry We find the
names Of Mrs. Preston, Mrs. Ware, Mrs.
War6eld, James Aris BARLEY and Others,
whose nom de- plumcs are familiar 20 the
readers Of poetry. The editorial depart
ment is very interesting this month.
This is the beginning Of a new volume
and Is a suitable time 70 subscribe for the
year. Price, 50 per annum. Address A. b.
Stark, Nashville