Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-06
9TH FOURTH"
HOW 1.-THE DAY WE CELE-
BRATE" WAS OBSERVED
IN MEMPHIS AND
VICINITY.
Pic Mics. Steamboat and Rail-
way EXcursIOns-An About
Them.
The Day Quiet and Orderly
little Enthusiasm Displayed
Anywhere
COIOred People have Two Pic
Aics-A Rival Shop "OVer
the Way

COIOred People have Two Pic
Mics-A Rival Shop "OYer
the Way"
"1he day we celebrate" was not
marked by any especial Outburst Of pa
triOtic enthusiasm in Memphis or vicin-
ity. Yet, respect for a day so long com
memorated caused an almost total ces-
satiOn of business and consequent holt
day--a fact to which the majority Of the
pie mics and other excursions are to be
solelv attributed. So far as practical
results are concerned, " the Fourth " can
at present be appropriately celebrated By
only one class in the sOuth-radieals, and
as a partisan holiday. Southern men
who fought for or sympathized
with the late C~onfederacY find lit
tie in their present situation to
induce enthusiastic outbursts over their
freedom and independence. The cOUn-
try Impoverished; ten states crushed into
provinces, ruled with o rod Of iron by
little Caesars possessed Of almost absolute
power; the eleventh cursed by a rule in
finitely worse, if possible, with the ma
iority Of her citizens thrust from the
bailOt-bOX TO make room for their late
slaveaj the whole eleven threatened with
q sweeping conisCation which, If exc
euted, will complete the destruction aud
d~esolatiOn force reflections not paFticu-
larly calculated to o~vercha:ge the heart
with Joyous enthusiasm. Great Britain
taxed, but refused our fo%refathers repre-
sentarion. The Declaration Of INDIE
penden0e and the Republic was the re-
suit. Taxation without representation f;
Acknowledgement; negro suffrage juve-
AaNa EHgaanEn "aNh nmwwHLaa Hnnnna m-I
malicious radical governors with plenary
powers for mischief; the ballot box in
the hands of a race unable even to read,
much less understand, the Declaration
of Independence threatened cOnfisca-
ton of the landed property Of 4" rebels"
for the benefit Of this class; is the result
Of the republic to-day, so far as the south
is concerned. This may furnish some
southern men food for joyful reflection
Mark Tapley would doubtless have found
cheerfulness in it but while the practi-
cal events Of the old "FOurth" that we
all loved so much are suspended we must
content ourselves with hoping for that
% better day coming" for which an old
time song asks the "bOys" to wait a
little longer"
PIC NC AT BARTLETT'ssTATION.
The pic mic at Bartlett's station, for the
the benefit of the Catholic orphan
asylum, proved successful beyond the
expectations of its projectors. During
the day between two thousand and
twenty-five hundred ladies, gentlemen
and children were on the grounds, par
ticipatng in the enjoyment OF the Oeca-
sion. Our Catholic friends entered into
the project with their accustomed energy |
and tact, and were handsomely repaid,
not only in pleasure, but in the hand
some sum realized for the asylum. Pre-
siding at some Of the refreshmeut tables /
we noticed Mrs. Cannavan, assisted by
Miss McKeon,) Mrs. P. NJ. Winters, Mrs.
Phil. Garvin and Mrs. o. ]. Rice,ar, de
st. Pstrick's temperance benstJience
society also had = table, yihsting at
which was to be seaeu thrnJOhn League
and several Othsg his entold friend, Mr..
J. j.. O'C6sthalo ck aS4ied over the
" Pinch establishm. 2usYhere refresh
ments tabOOed by the sons SStRmperance
were served dd lib. AnthOnyhaIOtley's
fine brass band was on hand, to tYhose
music hundreds danced until nigh.all.
Trains ran at regular intervals during
the day rom the city. No disturbance
Ofany kind occurred TO mar the pleasures
of the occasion, and all returned in the
evening conscious Of a day happily spent.
A basket pic ME at Raleigh, succeeded
by a dance at night, and a similar pic ME
at Noneonnah creek, south Of the city, |
furnished enjoyment fer quite q number
Of young ladies and gentlemen.
STEAMBOAT EXCURSIONS.
Another pleasure participated in by
many, was an excursion up and down
the river on the steamer John d. Perry, |
fhn ar4gpfaaa gF Ffanfa Ehnal- anl !
The boat left on her first trip
abOgt noon for Island 40, above
the city, carrying several hundred
pleasure seekers of both sexes. Pro-
visions were in abundance and a basket
was the result. During the day
the boat made two trips, returning with
the party about dark. At 10 pm. she
again started with adancing party, went
first down and then up the river not
touching tie Memphis wharf again until
nearly daylight. Both excursions proved
Of no little pleasure to all con-
cerned. The tug Nettie Jones was char
for the day by q number of young
VINO went up pienicing as far as
Loesahatchie. An abundance Of re-
freshments was aboard, both solids and
fluids, and the young gentlemen had q
gay time of it.
GERMAN PIC MIC
Our Germen fellow citizens, or quite
q large number of them, celebrated the
lay in Esquire Heinrich's beautiful
grove beyond the eastern terminus Of
street. They enjoyed themselves
n the pleasant and rational manner for
which the natives of "Naterland are
AIMED. In the evening Turner's hall on
street, Was TILED by q large num-
Der, assembled to witness q tRbleaux rep
,esentatiOn, and participate in a hop.
HOW THE COLoRED PEOPLE CELEBRATED.
The colored people were out II force,
Jut did not develop The enthusiasm an
icipated. They had two celebrations,
unGer the auspices Of the colored so
ieties, five miles out on the Memphis
md Charleston railroad, and a sort Of
,pUosition show on Presidents island.
The former was attended by the societies
f the UNITED Sons of Ham, the
United Daughters of Ham, the " Sons
f Zion" Daughters Of Zion,U
Christian Relief Society, " " Mechanics
Benevolent Association benevolent
,ociety No. 81 Benevolent Sisters
70. 2" the members wearing full
There were speechifying,
dancing, eating and drink
1g, and holiday enjoyment generally. :
he Presidents island affair was engi-
eered by radical white politicians md
violently designed for th5 grinding Of pO-
tical axes. Mr.. \. Matthias read the De-
Of Independence and "Harde-
- Smith, alderman A. I. Shaw and [
ohm +. Harris (colored), were afforded $
u opportunity of ventilating their rhet-
ric with the certainty of very little of
they said being understood and
verything ~Applauded. The steamer
northwest was chartered for the occa-
aud returned with the party to the
.ty In the evening.
CoLoRs. ~
The display of flags was smaller than 3
q e racOllect to have seen before, b
in 1861. They were to be seen
YER Lincoln council, metropolitan po-
&c and freedmenIs bureau headquarters,
f~Olcott, Smith q Co.'S, Gen. w. j.. =
residence, Barbour Lewis Office,
the county hospital, where DIR. Laski +
a
H TTY ID
Within the limits Of the city every
ling wore the appearance of the Sab SC
ith. Few people were to be seen on
.e streets after noon, and universal -
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