The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-06
FIRST EDITION
In % EP END NICE.
Fhe Celebration in wAis City.
How Sunday and Monday were Oh.
served.
The Dedication of the New Washing.
ton Monument.

80 Tar az the weather was concerned, no nner or
more propitious day for the celebration OF the 4th
OF July" could have dawned than yesterday. True,
II was the 9th, but then common consent had desig
mated 1t the day to be Observed aud consequently
tho calendar made to yield to the festlval-the
date pushed forward day Bright and fair
were the heavens; cool, clear, and bracng was the
atmosphere. A hot time with mirth and powder
there to he, and the weather kindly abated its
own warmth, so as TO produce no eX-
cess by the conjunction Of the two. More
thar pOrty parsonage, who had
prepared himself for a sweating day. deemed the
weather very considerate. From early morn till
midnight the winds blew refreshingly and who was
not thankful? With many the 4th of July this year
was triple holiday, beginning ON Saturday and not
winding up until IL O'Clock last night During that
time as for weeks before though then in anticipa
zion, might hear the constant reports OF
ploding crackers, pistols, and miniature cannon,
smell the fumes Of burnt powder, and listen to the
yels Of delighted youngsters. Yesterday all this
noise and confusion reached its acme,
being wound up to 1t during the two
preceding days, then coming off with grand burst
and flourish. Though times are hard and money
scarce, were the American youth, born with ideas OF
Fourth Of July crackers, TO be denied their accus
toned sport? Not much; and the celebration just
passed proves that their persuasions potent
amid their fathers pennies. No general and public
sbservance of the day under the auspices of the city
authorities took place, but then the extensive and
varied private pyrotechnic displays and celebrations
OF other kinds made ample amen Is for this lack
Of municipal interest. Last evening for several
hours the heaven were ablaze with glory, the pale
stars being dimmed by myriads of rockets and fiery
globues shooting towards them, like comets starting
from below. OF course the streets were brilliant.
Wherever you turned revolving pin-wheels and tri-
angles spheres Of fire. bengal lights and other lights,
tiny volcanoes in active eruption, noisy packs Of
crackers with their nying sparks, and fireworks Of
other descriptions, dd infnttunt, met your eyes.
Boys we jubilant, and their papas complacent.
All felt some movings OF the patriotism awakened
by the time. AS there plenty OF
hre, so was there plenty OF water;
but as water is bad for the stomach, 1t must be
mixed-swm ''hy,"a 'stick," something of the
sort Enough whisky was punished to float
seventy -four gun ship of the olden time. Other
beverages in like proportions got inside of patriotic
Jackets. Some OF the stun was good and generous,
some bad and villanous. The latter had its usual
effect in moving the spleen, and putting scorpions
IN mems bowels. Divers petty tights made the
Streets lively. But who minds black eye or
mauled prOboscis on the Fourth OF July? They
who were thus ornamented are all right to-day. 1t
was their own concern so long as they committed
no breach OF the peace; when they did, the Mayors
officers kindly cared for them. BY midnight every
thing quiet. Few noisy or unsteady in gait were
10 be seen, an occasional cracker only was heard,
and all that remained of the thousands OF dollars
expended for the celebration OF the time head
aches and smoulderng bunches Of pyrotechnic
paper. The GLORIOUS Fourth" is over.