Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-04

Next follows the Independent celebration
by the colored people Of Nashville, who
bolted from the corporation body
e.. THE PROGRAMME
Msrshals-Henry Harding, (Chief Mar.
shals will be designated by red SASH james
Sumner and j. G. Napier.
Aids will be designated by white and blue
sashes. ,
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Chief Marshal and Aids, I
Brass Band,
BARRIERS Association,
Sons of Relief,
Mechanics Association,
Benevolent Society,
Peoples Aid Society,
Benevolent Society of Edgefeld,
The Sons Of Ham,
Open Cab with Presidents,
Open Cab with Orator Of the Day,
Citizens on Foot,
Carriages and Buggies,
Horsemen.
All societies not named, wishing TO par
ticipate in the celebration, will take their
places Immediately in the rear of those
mentioned.
The procession will move down Broad
street to Market from the corner of Broad
and Cherry thence up Market to the
Square; around the Square to Cedar:
through Cedar to Cherry up Cherry to
Church; down Church to Chattanooga de-
pot; thence to Antioch.
Exercises on the grounds will be as fol-
lows:
/. Prayer by Elder Early.
2. Introductory Address by Abraham
Smith.
8. Declaration Of Independence by w.
A. Sumner.
4. Grafton by George Bartee.
w. G. Brownlow, Hon. John Trimble.
Prof. Ogden, Rev. Alfred Anderson, J. J.
Cary, Travis Winham, NJ. NJ. Brien, ]. NJ.
Langston, J. Albert Smith, A. S. Chad
bourn and other distinguished and ex-
tinguished gentlemen q are expected to
be present.
PIc-NIos AND BRAN DANCES - RAINS
GROVE.
A grand picnic for the benefit of the
st. Mary's Orphan Asylum, will come of
at Rains Cut. Trains will leave the Chat
tanooga depot, on Church street, every half
hour. Stopping at Ewing's Avenue both
going and coming, for the benefit of per
sons living in the Southern portion of the
city. Tickets for the round trip twenty
FIVE cents, children free.
NELRosE PARK.
The Sons Of Temperance have a bran
dance end picnic at Melrose Farm. In a
different locality from the corporation pro-
cessioD who celebrate there. A beautiful
shady spot has been selected for the
dancing, aud a pavilion erected over the
tables. Wilson's band will be on hand.
BELL MEADE.
a picnic add bran dance wall come of
a Bell Meade, the homestead Of General
Harding, i've miles out on the Church
street pike.
MISCELLANEOUS sHINpIGs.
-Four Sunday Schools unite 10 a sylvan
festival at Flat Rock, four miles from town
on the Cherry Street pike. Glenclige is to
have picnic in its neighborhood. Also
a oroquei party go % Nichols grove, on
the Lebanon pike. -...- ..'
RUEMERKORF AND sCHoENPFLUe.
A grand target contest for prizes, under
the supervision Of the Nashville Target
Shooting Association, stthe former garden,
and a picnic and other festivities st the
latter, are among the attractions to-day.
THE DRIVING PARK. .f y :
An unusually atactive bin is out from
Wand n Futcher. .FoHr races come off
The mule race especially will be rich,
rare aud racy."
FIREWORKS AT THE CAPITOL.
The whole days proceedings will wind
mp in a grand pyrotechnieal display
from the the south wing Of the Capitol.
Among other features will be the ascen-
sion of six fiery balloons, artfully construct
ed so as TO explode in mid air aud Gre of
rockets, serpents, etc. r.r.
LET everybody enjoy themselves, for it
comes butonce year.
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