, 1873-07-06
THE FARMERS FOURTH.
r1cntinGH Mt Marion md Waterloo,
iowa, EtEaas n1ad VyincAcbter4 Rll.s
md Other p1ncc9.

Sttc4at Rfa1Mfch 10 The thfeduo 1T1oNnt.
WINCHESTER, Scott County, ILL.,, July 4.-Tho
people Of this thriving llttlo town, who hare for
Bomo years been III tho habit Of spending their
Fourth away from homo, decided tlia ycar to
celebrate within their own precincts, and to
apond among homo ppoplo tho money which
would. othorwiso go abroad. So thoy got up m
Imposing handful, announcing a baslsot picnic
In \ shady grove, music, apaoch by Gov. Boy
eridge. wlio had consented to be present. re-
display of fra3orkp. Tho result WA thst lilo
grove, nhont n milo from tho town. WAS,
filled with people from Winchester. fnrnorB
from Tint part OF Scott County, mud
sgS o liz ss ses9ts g s fs nosR ssa 'ss" g.
Louis Noatl. Tho celebration was purely all OLD
Fashioned ono, and, unlike thoso in othor partsof
the State, rcated almost exclusively to '76, and
headed by brass band and wagon With thirty
soYou young ladios in bluo and white, roproHont-
ing lilo sovereign States. had rouchod tho
grounds, tho nooting vac organfzeta, judge
h1osos Rcl1ng M Chairman, and the old Doclnra-
tion Of Independence wes read: Tllen Coy.
aaticnl1y received. lIo confined himsolf
to tllo old topics Of tho day--tllo
republic, tho privilege q being an American
citzon, otc., aud did not touch upon railways or
low prices. Aftor rocesa for dinner, varlous
.toaats, wero road, such aH "The Common
6cuOOia lilo ljHlNAtH 0l UEr lAu0DECu
Citizonn," etc., to which l'riof reaponHoa woro
mado by residents uf Winchester. Late in tho
aftesnour the picnic celebration ca1ne to m end,
anil tl'oso who took part III tho affair, which
went OFT pleasantly, without tho slightest diH-
t,lrbancc. won't down to Ito town to Hpo tho fire.
,Torkn.
WATERLOO, IOWA.
WATERLOO. 1o,vn, July 5--An immonse dornon-
etrasion Of tho Granges Of Dsackhawk County
WIS held hero yosterday. A procession Of tl,rco
milca in longtl paradcd tho atrcotu, with music
an banners, to III adjoining grove, where II, 900
people n*sc;nblcd. Tho Declaration was cxcel-
fc;IIy. ~<al Is, Mrn. i: B:'11oxio., whom a. ?.
stats t..a1go, delivered tho address,, in which
ho observed that tho order. u tlo Patrona
Of unsbandry was organizea to onallo
tho laboring classes to tako their logit-
inaato placog in tho ecouo1ny Of our Government
They aro now ground dow, by tho oppression Of
tho railroaas. Tho expenditure Of @12 GOO, 600
| would bring Chicago III direct water eonlmuni-
cation with Europe, whoreby 48 conts would be
added to overy b,lshel OF our grain: Railroad
| We aro not political organization, but wo must
aa,cate the people, and in tho next ten years
thu raia railrona attorney md the unjust Judge
must give place in tho halls Of Legislation and
| on tho Eonch 10 honest Gymrathzors with the
people, mud revolution will follow to tic bouefit
or tho oppressed. Tho t!ay paaued ploasantly,
| without serious accident ar n braNl TO mnr the
! enjoyment.
ELa1H, ILL.,, July d-Tho Fourth Of July vas
celebrated by tho fnrluors Of the northern soc
! tion of Kano County, on Ja1neA Durr'e farm, in
| the Township Of st. Charles. There wore many
people present, hut not aB many aB would llavo
beon had it not boon for tho Borios Of rain
storms. Tho principal nddress WAS by Judge l..
". Lawronco, ct BeYidere, in support Of the
farmora' movement ugaitlat corporation monopo-
lies. q. Eastman, Esq., Of ElgiE, ono OF the
original o!l-liue Abolitionsts, alGo gpolse hc
drow happy parallel botweor THO anti-Blayery
and aMti-1nonopoay movements. There WIS NH
sic by O brlaH hand ani two farmers CLEO clubs.
Tho exercises were hold in n largo barn, with &
picnic OH tho hay~hH,w. 1t was unique, aui
4 worry enjoyable occasion.
! h1AN1oN, IOWA.
S7teidl Dispatch 10 TIE Ch:cnao Tribune.
CEDAR HArlDs July 5.--Wo celebrated tht
Fourth Of July nt Marion. ak miles north. by
meeting Of ncnriy all Tho Oranges in Linn Coun
ty. No less than two thousand teams Of drang
crs were III the proceaaion. a few Of the mot
toes arc as follows: In Cod Wo Tr1tat,
il Corn Fifteen Ces.tB,' tnown With Mouopo
lies" Tho orstion was tlcliYered hy IT, al. H'I',
gerfortl Of tho Dcs AIoinos Homestead. ILL
occahion will long bo remembered.
DESspIEEg.
| Special Disratch to Tic Chicago 9fftnre.
J, DEsa1olNI;s July.5.--Lnrgo crowds wero in at
, tcudnuce hero yoBtordny celebrating Tho nation
, al day. Tho Patrons Of IInsbandry had th
lnrgcnt crowd, and apout the whole day III TIL
Governors Square.