Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-18
ST. PATRICK.
HOnOrs to Ireland's Patron Saint.
Universal Celebration of the Day.

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Universal Celebration of the Day.
New York Parades 30, 900.
NEW YORK, March 17.-Saint Patrick's
Day was honored by pontificial mass in
| the Cathedral and high mass in most of all
the churches. The customary march Of
Irish societies took place, notwithstanding
an unceasing rain. The start was deferred
till = o'clock. The procession took one
hour and twenty minutes to pass the City
Hall, marching closely and fast ON account
of rain, and numbered between 1900 and
| 10000. Brooklyn, Jersey City and neigh
bering towns have their professions also,
but the rain plays havoc with the glitter
and show. Dispatches from New England
tell of professions and rain there.
st. LOuis-The Most Imposing Speeta-
Gle for Years.
ST. LOUIS, March 1.-THE Irish citi-
zens celebrated st. Patrick's day in the
usual grand style. An immense procession,
composed of battalion of military compa-
MES, section of artillery, all Irish, the
civic societies of the city and several from
| the surrounding towns, interSpersed with
number of bands, decorated wagons filed
with children and with prOfusiOn of fiags,
banners, wTeaths, flowers, &c, making one
Of the finest and most imposing spectaeles
| witnessed here for long time. The Irish
| temperance societies formed a division by
| themselves under their own officers, aud
not only made distinctive feature Of the
| procession, but in view of the present tenn
| perance movement attracted marked atten-
| ton. They numbered several hundreds.
Several balls and banquets will be given to
night, and the day will end in general fs-
| tivities.
ChieaSO-Three Miles of Patriotism.
| CHICAGO. March 17.-St. Patrick's dIy
was observed here by the celebration If
High Mass in ST. Patrick's Church 5y
Bishop Faley, and by fine street parade Of
the various Irish civic and military sOcis-
ties, the procession being at least thrse
miles long and including over twenty o.
CARNATIONS, each preceded by a band tf
music. The line of march was thrOnged
by spectators, the day being bright and
warm, and the celebration has SO far passed
quietly without accident. Dispatches from
nearly all the cities and large towns
Throughout the West
give accounts of a pleasant, orderly Obser,,
Walton Of the day.
At MemPhis-ItaIian brethren.
MEMPHIS, March 17.-St. Patrick'S was
duly observed by the various Hibernian
societies with grand procession through
the principal streets, in which the Italian
Societie, De Unio Fratellazera, took part,
after which High Mass was celebrated at
St. Patrick's Church.
Cairo.
CAIRO, March 17.-St. Patrick's day was
observed by parade of the various Irish
societies, quite respectable in numbers and
appearance.
Samuel Fisher, a little boy, was drown
ed to-day by falling from the sidewalk into
pond formed by the seep water from the
river.
BY the Lakeside.
CLEVELAND, o., March 1.-THE whole
Irish population Of Cleveland have been
celebrating to-day. The day was beautiful
and the procession the largest of the kind
ever seen here. Banquets are being given
by various societies in different parts Of the
city.
Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 17.-St.
Patrick's Day was appropriately celebrated
here to-day by a street parade Of all the
Irish societies of the city and number
from the adjacent towns.
wheeling.
WHEELING, w. Va, March 1T.-St
Patrick's Day was observed in this city
with appropriate ceremonies. The parade
Of the different societies was larger and
finer than at any former period.
TOIedO-A Statue Unveiled.
TOLEDO, March 1.-THE various Catholic
societies, religious and civic, celebrated St.
Patrick's day in an imposing manner. One
of the largest professions ever witnessed
here paraded the principal streets and
statue of Ireland's patron Saint which has
been placed on the top of st. Patrick InSti-
Uute building, was unveiled with apprOpri-
ate ceremonies. Gov. Allen was present
and participated in the exercises.
New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, March list. Patrick'S
day was celebrated by the Hibernian Be
nevOlent Association and other Catholic
societies in procession. Catholic total alb
stinence societies, about 400 strong, formed
a notable feature of the procession.
The Pacific Coast.
SAN Francisco, March 1T.-St. Pat
rick's Day is being celebrated in grand
style by the Irish residents. The weather
is clear and pleasant.
Elsewhere.
COLUMBUS, March 17.-St. Patrick's
was celebrated to-day by professions, and
a banquet this evening. Delegations were
present from several neighbOring towns.
DAYTON, March 1T.-There was no cele-
bration OF st. Patrick'S day in Dayton, but
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dier's Home, Hon. Dan Callen delivering
an Grafton.
LAFAYETTE, March 17.-St. Patrick's
Day was celebrated here in an appropriate
manner. All the Irish societies were out
in regalia, making a splendid display.
High ma S was celebrated at st. Mary's
Church, aud an Grafton delivered by Father
Nagle, of NOtre Dame.
CINCINNATI, o., March 17.-St. Patrick's
Day was celebrated Ly aprOcessiOn during
the day and supper at night.
Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, March 17.-St. Patricks
day was celebrated in this city with more
ceremony than ever before. The process
sion marched through the principal streets,
making very imposing display. A grand
ball and banquet in progress tonight.
THE Richmond Wing says some children
in Indiana were lately excluded from a
public school because they were one
sixteenth Indian, their great grandfather
having been of Indian descent. The pa
rents appealed, and it was decided that the
children were in effect colored children,
and could not be allowed 10 attend school
with white children. If the two or three
hundred thousand ''deScendants of Poca-
hOItas.' now living i'm Virginia, were to go
to Indiana, they would be in a bad way so
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