Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-16

Tie CoIored Peoples Fourth of July.
IMFOsIsG BEnOxsTRlTIoN TO-DAY.
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the District of Colombia, and our cOlored citi-
zens are appropriately cels brating the import
ant event by procession and public meeting
in Judiciary Square. The weather is all that
could be desired; and as the various organiza-
tiOns-civic, military and politicsl-have been
Tor several weeks past making their prepare
tons, and each organizaio ion doing its -'level
best" the display vas a very imposing one, and
reflects credit upon all concerned in getting il
up. The various organizations commenced to
arrive on Louisiana aud Indiana avenues about
10 o'clock, and the pavements in the vicinity
were crow ded with spectators.
The CHIEF marshal was Col. Perry Carson,
(corn colOred sssh;) and right and lett aids, j no.
a. johnson purple sash,) and +. K. Douglas
The district aides (blue and purple sashes)
were list district, Edward Allen; %, .. s. b.
Wall; Sd, Willis N ii. Barker and Logan Will
lams; 9Th, Joseph e.. Beckett and Aaron Lo-
max; 5ib. Arthur Day and George Forester;
9Th, Alte1t II. CHdeIH cod and X. a. Gray; 9Th
Nm. Beckett. John T.. Clark and George w.
Stewart; Sth. Thomas W. Chase and John K.
son; 1Cth. James ,Jenifcr; 1lth, Jas. +. ThOmp-
son and 9, oIge II. Newman; 18th, Henry HysOn;
l3th, Noble James and David Hughes; 18th,
James Gibbs ara Geo. W. Brown; 18th, e.. G
BTiscoe and James y. Tslley; 10th, Edward T.
AItD; Eth, " m. Washington, W. II. White
ard Z. &. SERVER; 18th, Henson Davis and
Charles johnson; 10Th, Ambrose Terrell; 10th.
Frank OveU, " I'D. Wayne and DIR. Tucker; 21st
William Brown and Lawrence Fletcher; I'D.
jose u Lee.
The staff officers were as follows: Chief of
staff, Cornelius CLARK; Sd district, Alfred Pore
and AGOlphus Hall: 4th, Mason Cotton and
Joseph Smallwood; 9Th, George W. Phillips,
Henry HiDber, and Alfred Jones; 9Th, Nicholas
Oliver ard Daniel Lewis, jr-; It'll, T. II. Will
hams and q. Il. Cant; Sth, James Lomax and
George Reed; 9Th, Charles Peters and Henry
PiTeI; 10th, Patrick Taylor; 18th, James Cant
and Arthur PannelE 18th. James 5. Wood and
Richard Butler; 18th, NJ. Macbeth and David
Shepard; 18th, Robert Green; 18th, John Free
man; 10th, James Lenart and Samuel Williams;
18th, John Ii. BrowB and l.. karpeles; 18th,
Lewis Willis; 18th. Robert errell and DAVID
Green: 2tth. EDWARD 5. Atkinson; 2lst, VIM. T.
Davis and Charles johnson; 22d, Peter Moseby.
TIE PROCESSION.
The order was not given to move until 12T
o'ciock, when the line started in the following
CTGCT:
Detachment of mounted rolice, under Seq
geant Poole; the Chief marshal, aides and staff
Presenting fine appearance.
Philadelphia + xcelsOr Cornet Band, twenty
one pieces, in snowy uniform, led by Frank
,IOE6s.
Battalion Howard L University Cadets, number
il z near 100, in dark blue uniform, white belts
armed with breech- loading cadet muskets;
Capt. ~. NJ. Gregory, Lieuts. Ottley and Settle,
ard Adjutant Carter.
Company A, Butler Zouaves, Major c. b.
Fisher and LiCuts. II. Poland and John Moore;
forty men in full Zouave uniform. white leg
gings, blue pants and jacket trimmed with red
Ted shirts, yellow sash, white and blue turban,
yellow feZ, accompanied by field music.
muskets; uniform dark blue, white trimmings
and belts, blue and White acorn pompon; Capt.
Beverly Tucker and Lieuts Il. j. Ford and G.
d. Oral SIN. These formed battalion, COM
manded 10y Major Fisher.
stanton Guards. Major Bland Company A,
Capt Marshall; b, Capt. Warren; G., Capt.
Brown; i, Capt. johnson, headed by a drum
COTps; uniform dark blue coats, white shoulder
Knots and trimmings, light blue pants with
orange stripes. Col. Bowen las with this COM
msId.
George White chief, uniformed in red shirts
black pants and cap, drawing a red truck, on
which were three white ladders, inscribed
"Lircoln II. & /. Company, Capitol Hill, ;" and
on The was seated small boy with the
tiOnal flag.
Carriages containing the president Or. W.
TCnpkins) and other officers Of the convention,
AID invited guests, among them Lieut.. Colonel
Cliff and Major Teagle, of the 18th Pennsylva-
nia militia, and Col. Mckee, OF the 9TH New
Jersey regiment IN full uniform.
The South Washington Band came next, in
rev and impcsiDg uniforp-daTk blue, with SKY
biue facHgs.
Fifth Baltimore Home Guards, detachment
nj numbering about 20, Col. Thomas commanding,
with drum corps.
Sayles j. Bowen Club. (Pioneers.) CAPTAIN
Scott and Lieut.. Reed, numbering IS, uniformed
in blue shirts With white facings, armed with
2NCS. The Junior Pioneers, numbering ~, uni
iorn.ed similarly, accompanied them.
GallilCans No. :, headed by National Band
led by Robert Mckenna, and numbering -
ItIs ana DedOt u DIV q banner, on which a
portrait OF the late President Lincoln; and Gal
Hears No. 6, numbering 40, headed by banner
viii r irJsentatiOn OF the II APOSTLES and shin
were IL az, snowy regslia, marching in open
order, nak b. Fl. very fine show.
Irst District NCTkingmen's Club. over 30
carving several flags. Sd. 4th. 9Th, 9Th and 7th
District Working men's Clubs, headed BY Kings
Band. and DarShaled by Robert HattOn. In
this line there were several flags. and the 81
IiS;IiCt Club had q four horse chariot, in which
Sas seated Goodies Of Liberty" surrounded
by giTlS bearing national flags. Several wagons
followed, handsomely decorated with flags and
hOweTs-Cne OF them with the motto: .'Bone
and slnew-C nittd we will live, bat investiga-
ton viii make las tall"
Ger Of triumph of the 1ith and 18th districts.
drawn by six horses, in which were seated 20
little girls. attired in white and carving flags
SlxteCrth D.stlct WOTkIngmen, marshaled
by >. ~ AXE, pre- coded by the marine band, and
chariot drawn 10y six grey horses. in which
was seated a Goddess of Liberty" and atten-
dsnts.
Shepherds Pioneers, Capt. Robert weedsn.
uniformed III blue shirts and black pants, num-
btHDG 40.
Columbia Pioneers. Capt j. W. Waters, mi.
Termed in light blue shirts and dark pants.
Eleventh, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Dis
trict WOrkinemen, headed by a drum CORPS
and carry ing several flags in the line.
large GetacLmen OF mounted men brought
up the rear.
The President and Cabinet reviewed the line
at tie Executive Mansion.
TIE MARCH.
Ihe SlElal was given 10 move by the firing OF
a salute of one hundred guns, and the process
sion marched over the follow ing route: Down
2d street 10 Pennsylvania avenue, through that
avenue ard past the Executive Mansion to
street; Gown Il to Water street, Georgetown; up
Green street 10 Bridge street; thence to High
street, and up High to StOddard street; down
StCcdsTd to Green street; thence to Bridge
street, TO h street; down X to 18th street, to M
street, TO New Jersey avenue, to east front OF
the Capitol; around the Capitol to New Jersey
avenue, TO Indiana avenue, to Judiciary Square,
at which place the procession broke ranks and
the assemblsge was called to order by the presi-
dent, Mr.. Robert W. Tompkins. Hon. r. B.
Illiott was introduced. and he was delivering
the Grafton when We went to press.
SrECIAL RELIGIOUS SHRvIcRs.-Surdayn next,
the 21st instant, at st. Matthews church there
viii be solemn ceremonials in honor of the an
n'yeTsaTy OF the dedication conservation of
tie church, and the Passionist fathers from
Bait more county wiilccmmence a mission or
spiritual retreat, 10 continue eight or ten DAYS
In the afternoon, immediately following the
yesIer service, a statue of st. Matthew, which
has just been received from Munich, will be in
augurated with imposing ceremonies, and
placed in the niche, directly over the main door
way, prepared for it when the edihce was
Revs. Fathers Boyle and Keane Yesterday re-
TUNED from the Catholic Mission church at
Rockville, Md, where interesting services have
been held. Rev. James Mackie, formerly OF st.