The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-05

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notwithstanding there has been 10 arrange
ments made for general celebration Of the
GLORIOUS fourth" there are few Of our
citzcns who will not In some way DO some
shipg b eoipuhemorate ne my. Lyytgl
A lkr~ nytmter o. sxcuriioas, pioahcs,
&c., have boon picuned, and those who do
sire 10 escape from the heat aud dust Of the
city will hnd variety Of dpp5ftunisics;
Mount Vernon Is always popular place, M
birth day Of the nation. The steamer Arrow
will leave tho Seventh street wharf 81 e.So ..
House. Ysre, foT il,c round Grip, $50.
Glymont, which has crown Into such I'M
mense popularity under Che management Of
Mr.. Joseph H.. shaficld. Will pfeeert uu- |
usual holiday attractions. Boats viii run ~ \
follows The first boat, the Kcyport, Will
leave at Z a. m. Tho Wawaset and City OF |
Alexandria ct and 0 a. M, 1 and p. M,
and the last boat, the Vanderbilt, al 2
O'Clock, p. m. Round trip Tickets on the
Wawaset and Alexandria, 80 cents, Newport
and Vanderbilt, one dollar. Those who mar
wish to remain all night can return next
morning at o'clock, on the Vanderbilt. A
fine brass and string band has been engaged
10 cnliven the scene with strains Of sweetest
music, and In the evening Che whole grounds
will be Illuminated by lanterns and transpa-
rcncics,. In addition to grand display Of
fireworks.
The day will be appropriately celebrated
at Rosslyn House, ut the south end OF the
| Aqucduct bridge, where the Declaration OF
Independence will be read, and good timo
| had generally. s.at if
Washington Circle, y. B., give q grand
civic and military picnic at the Washington
| City Gardens. The Declaration OF indie
| pcndcnce will be read, after which Col. Jno.
Warren, who was incarcerated In ireland,
and who dened tho courts there, will deliver
On Grafton.
The celebration at Analostan Island will
include picnic, fireworks, general illumln-
alton, and other amusements, and the read
Ing OF the Declaration Of Independence.
The children Of the Sabbath school Of tho
Fourth Presbyterian church will spend tho
day at the Kalorama grounds. The Dccla-
ton Of Independence will be read by young
lady at 2p. m.
The members Of Martha Washington Social
Temple Of Honor will also hold basket pic
mic at the same place.
A grand picnic will be given at Crystal
Springs, concluding with ball ut night.
For the lovers Of the sport there will DO
horse race this afternoon at tho Plny Branch
Race Course, and another ut the National
Race Course, across tho Eastern branch.
There will be large number Of private
pic.nics, &c. In the suburbs, and the only
question need be as TO which Of the many
opportunities shall DO embraced.
Last, but not least, tho printers and re-
porters are to have holiday, and will no
doubt take good care TO celebrate tho day
appropriately.
The boys should bear In mind that Major
Richards has issued very strict orders 10 the
police to prevent the firing Of cannons, pis-
tolls. crackers, &C., else some may be COM
PEELED to spend their day In the station
house, which would not be so agreeable while
everybody else was enjoying themselves.
FRE.-on Saturday afternoon, about
o'clock, an alarm of frc was sounded from box
"a, METROPOLITAN truck-housc,) caused by
J the burning Of two small stables In the rear
! Of houses Nos. 205 aud 207 Fourth street
w. t, owned by Mr.. Patrick Downey, who
.s,Ir,. .es his loss at $500. The roof OF the
Son." No $50 took fire, but the flames were
speedily subdu, ID by the bremen. Inc origin
Of the 6rc was the uring o. chincsc crackers
in the vicinity ofthc =. "''e'. -..f W..
FREE FIGur.-About 10:3O c'oes oa'u.'
day evening considerable excellence VIZ "a
casioned on Seventh street, between ""s u
q, caused by q number Of men engaged in
!
borhood. Sergeant Pierce and OHiccrs Fits-
patrick, Stevens and Tucker, Of the Seventh
precinct police, arrested the combatants,
and yesterday morning Justice Schmidt
fined them s. each for their amusement.
PERsoSAL.-Mr. Thomas Z. w. Felnour,
the courteous and gentlemauly clerk to the
superintendent of the police, LEFT the city on
tour North In quest OF health and rest. By
strict attention to the business Of his office,
Mr.. Feinour's health has been seriously I'm
paired, and the Board Of Police have allowed
him leave of absence to recuperate.
In A New RoLE.-Tom Bowie, the notori-
ous, who has probably given the police as
much trouble as any CROUCH" In Washing
ton, has eylnced desire to leave off his evil
habits and mend his ways. To aid him In
, this good resolution, Major Richards, super
intendcnt of police, has given Tom tho Job
of withdrawing the several statlon-houses
, of the city. lie is now engaged In that
| lnudnlle npcunation.