The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-05
LOCAL MATTERS.
Tree FOURTH ~ EICI7WOED.
Grand Demons tration Of the Blacks
(ELEBEATIONS-TUE So JARE.
The TiIilary-sCciic>, etc.

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The Fourth Of July passed OIL IN the
city quietly, though generally Observed.
The merchants and higher order Of citizens
spent the day quietly at home or else in
parties at some select retreat outside the
city. We give notice Of several of these
in other paragraphs.
on THE SQUARE.
In town the all absorbing scene was that
presented on the Square. Here all was
life.
From an early hour in the morning ice
cream, fruit. and cake vendors commenced
to fix their stands around the Square, and
by q o'clock. from Governor along Capitol
to Ninth, and for some distance down
Ninth. the streets were lined with these
stands: and ones ears were almost en-
tircly monopclized By cries such 2s "lce
cream, sir, tea cents Il SaSScr: cool, ice
lemonade, and the best Of cakes: here 5
yer chicken-liXinS and iiour-doinS, ladies
and gent!cs." BY about 10 o'clock the
Square was we'll filed, and stream Of
persons was still pouring in. We entered
about this time, with the intention oi
i|tNii notes OF l!4J tEIttIatiDIS LiiI hCi "
take place, and !; harder task we scarcely
remember ever to have undertaken. There
was. as we have said, q large crowd i'll
the Square, and still larger one coming
in. On one side long string Of colored
Sunday school children would he entering
on the other a bodv Of troops would he
advancing: here q society was falling into
line, there another one was marching; IN
one place the spin, pam, pm, pd>" pm,
of q loosely Strurg, small drum could be
heard, while on every side, and above al
the din and roar, ones aurcuiar organs
would he dinncd with the "didyDmnY, le-
j1tn-didJ,Hay, tajsna-di}YJAuty, tsb"A,
Jum-jun, jumt, JuDl,' Of big and little
drums, accompanied with d fife rcckleSSly
footing tie tune CT "Icar Of Jubilee,
or "Iramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching"
In every direction some organization
seemed 10 be moving, and their tiauuting
ribbons, gay fxingS, and streaming banners
were prominent in the scene. The Stars
and Stripes were ubiquitous, and waved
on all sides and over everybody. There
we stood perfectly bcwidcred III the midst
Of male and female, little and big, large
and small, some white, many black, some
in red. some in white, some in blue, and
some in all colorS. At length we became
aware that the Sunday school celebration
was to be at that particular time promi-
nent feature. SO we took ourselves t" the
southern portion Of the Square TO witness
this part Of the observance OF the day
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS.
Near the fountain, in the southwest part
of the grounds, Il small stand had Dccn
erected for the speakers, and around ms
stand were assembled the children OF the
schools. They had formed previously al!
their churches, and after few prclimi-
nary exercises, marched to the Square.
, The following is list Of the schools pre-
sent:
FIRST Ealtist--James II. Holmes, snperin.
iendrut, Robert Brown, assistant sWp"iln-
tend"nt; John II. Carter, secretary lcach-
rrs 81: scholars, SO.
! tcndrnl: Jordan Kyle, assistant S"peTinlend- O.
.nt: Robert Herns, secretary. lcacheIs' ~ )
scholars. 200. :
tendent: James Jones, assistant supefintena. q.
cnt; Josiah Crump, secretary. teachers 10 )
tIGh BuptiS. Nero Young, superintendent
Henry iSpNu, aSsiSt;tlI SNiciiitei -
Hov; secretary Teachers, scholars, 81
| k,aat.st.r ptjSt.-tharirs Hickman s"-
prrlutendent: - Monroe, assi> tanL super
iutcndent. Teachers, 10 scholars, l>".
81. Paiijys c1yai.-lsaac Mencrr, super
| in,endent. Teachers, 8 !; scholars, 100
roLoKEp METHODIST SABBATH SCHOOLS.
yY,jr9. xt..et 4fricu,4 ". T. GsHrci.-John "
| rrouev assistant suprrin; ;endenti ]ohi IL
IyiIii:,ps. secretary. Teachers, 10; scholars,
| .y%. s. ,..;,
| trndpnl. Teachers, >: scholars, 100. ,
I''nti,E.rn Orlian 4Sg!,tnl-John II. Will
,iams SUPERINTENDENT. Teachers, : scholars
l>lngy thnpd.-Thomas Hewlett, superIn-
| tcndtnt Teachers, i; scholars, 3D.: .,n,rir
| Ia,,.,rd's Grore.-Ienry Nalyard, >upeilA'
| ,endent Teachers, =: scholars, 50. ..,,,,.
| tGin.Jora=o.-.Ioshua Roper, superintendent /
Teachers = ; scholars, i5 r,;
f! t,Ior,d w. T. SctooI, -lhgc Street, - hl'
wings, superintendent. IeacheiS''i sei'o''''
| IL.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND
GOVERNOR pEIRPolST's ADDRESS.
The exercises began by singing and
prayer, after which the Declaration OF Ia
dependencc was read by the Kew Nr:
Stockwell. The hymn, "Marchins On .
was sung by the children, and governor
peirpoint was introduced by Mr. Hu-
we'll.
The Governor said that he had prepared
an address for the colored Sunday schooi
children, but in view OF the fact tnat lhe s
children composed so small portion OF
his audience he had thrown ASIDE MS ao-
dress, and would deliver one more appr9,
pirate. He was proud to meet ms friends
rnnn tb;c Great and glorious Fourth OF
July, that day which everybody loved.
He then spoke Of the freed",n VI o,,n;ninr ,nE me
groes, and compared them IN Tue ootuan."s D'';. .
of it to the children of lsracl: sl.lus
synopsis Of the history of the suileIlnss " "