The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-02
FOURTH OF JULY.

How the Day VIII be Celebrated In This City
The Old Soldiers-Tho Temperance Mass
Athletic Mutual Base bali nIatch-rhe Va
Fious Excursions, etc. etc. etc.
For years past but little attention has been paid
by the municipal authorities to proper celebra-
ton of independence Day. and nothing whatever has
been done this year. An attempt was made to obtain
an approprah@on @ 10 @ 1eIray ine expenses & @ Oh d m
the measure 20 come before them, so that all dis
plays that are made will be done at the expense Of
individuals.
The programme for the day will be about as fol-
lows
usual meeting ia the morning, at which the Declare
ton OF Independence will be read and a series of
At2 O'Clock p NJ. the prominent Republicans in
Congressional districts where the Democracy are in
the majority VIII meet az 0e @ Sirara aouse iOr te
which the national patronage is distributed in their
districts. It Will be remembered in this connection
that on the incoming Of the present administration
an arrangement was made at Washington by which
Republican members Of the House OF Representa-
tives were given the power OF making the appoint
ments in their districts, but that on Senators
Cameron and Scott was bestowed the privilege OF
selecting the appontees in districts represented by
Democrats The way in which this patronage has
been distributed has given offense 10 some Of the
representative Republicans in those districts Hence
At $50 o'clock p NJ a grand mass meeting will be
held in Independence Square, under the auspices OF
the Temperance Blessing, an institution which has
accomplished great good in this city. The assem-
bage WIN be addressed by United States Senator
W,
Rev. U.A Cleveland, and Others Professor Adams
will recite poem written for the occasion by John
Hickey. Colonel William III. Maurice will recite the
Declaration OF Independence.
In the afternoon, the first OF series OF matches
for the champienship of the United States viii be
city and the Mutuals of New York. The game will
come off on the Athletic grounds, at Seventeenth
At the Union League the Declaration of Inde-
pendence will be read, and in the evening display
of fireworks will be given under the direction OF
Professor Samuel jackson.
In the afternoon, the temperance people of Ger
mass meeting at Hunting Park, permission having
been granted by City Councils for the purpose.
Another Temperance jubilee aud picnic will be
held at ADgOra, on the line of the Media Railroad,
at which eminent speakers will be present.
The Germantown Caledouian Club will spend the
day at Oakdae Park. The grand Scottish games
which will be given open to all $500 in prizes
will be awarded to the champions OF each feat.
The Winona Base Ball Club will give their second
annual excursion at Paoli Grove on the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Trains every few hours for the
grounds.
solation at Chestnut Hill, will be held at Cedar
Grove. The Declaration of independence will he
read by s. f. Megargee, Esq, and an Grafton de-
livered 10y Very Rev. DIR. Moriarty.
The members and friends OF CroZerville NJ. z.
Church Will take trip to Atlantic City.
In addition to the above-named proceedings, in
which our citizens viii participate, hundreds Will
take advantage of the holiday and spend the day in
the country. The facilities for thus passing the d "
are numerous, and the different lines of steamboats,
and railway cars present inviting inducements.
and Atlantic Cape May, Pennsylvania Central,
Reading, North Pennsylvania, Philadelphia aud
Trenton, Camden and Amboy Philadelphia, Ger
mantown and NOrrist"wn Media, and Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore roads, along each OF which
ons ore rTeE boats pyag between this cty and the
almost innumerable suburban retreats which line
the Delaware and Schuylki.
Mayor Fox, have done his predecessors for years
back, has issued the notice directing the policemen
to enforce the ordinance against the use Of FIRE
crackers, ETC., and we expect that, as under pre-
yiOuS the order Will be dSrSgardeu.