The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-07
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
How IL WINS Celebrated.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The only pub
lie celebration of the day was by the
Sunday School of cOlored children who
paraded the streets with bands of music
and afterwards amused themselves on
the Presidents house grounds. Many
persons left the city for pleasures else
where and the city WAS reasonably
quiet with the exception of general
ringing of bells for a short time in the
morning The Juveniles were shooting
fire crackers in contempt Of the Mayors
proclamation.
New YORK, July 6.-The Fourth was
celebrated here yesterday In very pa
triotic manner. In the morning there
was u grand parade by the first division
of militia, aud in the evening the usual
display of fireworks. All the public
places were decorated with flags and
everyone seemed bent on celebrating the
day. There were twenty casualties
from pyrotechnics, mostly boys, in this
city and ten in Brooklyn, one of the lat
ter being the accidental killing Of a
young lady by the premature explosion
of a gun. There were twenty-one small
fires IN this city and nineteen in Brook
Ign during the day and evening.
Boston, July G.-The day was celebra-
ted in true New England fashion. The
usual Grafton before the city authorities
was delivered by Hon. f. w. Morton.
The city was thronged. The Coliseum
was thronged all day by the children,
and later IN the afternoon grand con-
cert was given by Mr.. Gilmore. Hon.
Albert j. Wright was drowned in Bos-
ton HarbOr. No other accidents re-
ported.
ALBANY, July 6.-The day was finely
celebrated, with very few accidents and
one or two small fires. Some fifty ar
rests We're made for firing pistols i'll the
early part of the day. The day was
duly celebrated in Richmond, Charles.
ton and other Southern cities.
BUFFALO, July 6.-rhere was grand
procession of military aud school chill
dren, balloon ascension, and the day
wound up with n grand strawberry fes-
tiyal and fireworks by tho Grand Army
of the Republic.
UTICA, June G.-There was long pro-
cession, including the Trades Unions.
No accidents.
RIuNEBECK, July c. The Good Tenn
plars had large procession and tenn
perance jubilee.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-The Nation
al Anniversary was observed in this
city by professions, &c. w. III. Seward,
accompanied by Mayor Chopin, occu-
pied carriage in the line, and were
greeted by the waving OF handkerchief
ana other demonstrations of respect by
thousands OF people who thronred the
Salutes were fired from the
I"!'s III l9e harbor. The city was deco
rated with flags, and prese nted n 0aIa
appearance. gaia
ST. Louis, July G.-Tho pa,iova, ar
niversary was almost upiver.aII,. -
brated here yesterday. III. NJ 'eie, d,
Exchange, courts aud public OH n>,- au.s
closed, and business GENERALLY us, " 'S,
pended. Plcnies, railroad and s,.,aS
boat excursions were numerous. ano
large proportion of the people of m.
city went into the country. The mos
noticeable feature of the day was pic
mic at the Fair Grounds Tor the beneti
of the orphans, at which the Declare
tion of Independence was read, and a
address was delivered by John h. O'Nei
In the evening there was hne publ
exhibition of fireworks, and innumera
BILE private displays. The streets wer
aoiaze with pyrotechnics, and the ebu
lation OF patriotic feelings was kept N
until late hour. A few trivial aGci