Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-01
TINE FOURTH OF july.
Gen. Barnssde Coming 20 East I-nues'
see.
a Grand ttIizens' Celebration Prom
tsed
Prom

A Grand tttizens' Celebration Prom
Ised.
Some weeks ago, in reply to an invi
tation to deliver the Grafton on Decor
alton day, Gen. Burnside replied by
saying that he could not attend then
but would come on the 4th of July. The
Knoxville Typographical Union, com
posed only of practical printers, in
tending to hold a grand picnic and
excursion on that day, at Inskir
Station, on the Knoxville and
Ohio railroad, invited General
Burnside to be present and address
them. In reply to their letter the
following telegram was received Fri
day night:
PROVIDENCE, r. l., June 26, 1874.
Frank Seaman, Secretary 7ypogrdph'
icdl Union
Twill be in Knoxville on the Fourth
and will gladly speak at your re union,
A. +. BURNSIDE.
Small posters were printed Saturday
by the CHRONICLE and scattered over
bhC NhNl lht law ~
news was eagerly caught up by the
large crowd OF country people in the
city, and considerable excitement re-
suited. Similar posters were sent up
on the eastern-bound mail train and
were also sent out yesterday afternoon
on the Knoxville and Ohio and on the
Maryville roads.
At the request of several citizens,
Mr.. J. ID. COwan prepared an order for
fire works, which was telegraphed to
New York yesterday by Mr. Kern. Ii
will be seen from what follows that the
Typographical Union has invited the
citizens to cooperate with them in
making the celebration general and in
giving Gen. Burnside such welcome
AS he deserves.
Without regard to politics, our peo-
pie propose To have an old fashioned
Fourth of July celebration, and We
hope to see at the meeting tomorrow
morning TO make arrangements for the
day persons representing every shade
of politics and every class, so rs tC
make it demonstration worthy o
East Tennessee.
ACTION OF THE PRINTERS.
The members of the Knoxville Ty-
biographical Union met Saturday
afternoon, and appointed the following
Committee of Arrangement to repre-
sent the Union and co operate with tn,
citizens in perfecting arrangements foi
the celebration. r. A. Brown, G.. II
Bomar, r. S. Stevens, w. w. Gibson
and II. G. Barry.
The following resolution was adopted
when the meeting adjourned:
Resolved, That, rs Gen. A. f.. Burn
side has accepted our invitation TO b.
present and address us, at our picni
on the Fourth, we solicit the cooper
alton of the people of all classes, il
making the celebration of the day
general one, and extend to Gen. B
such cordial welcome as his eminen
services to the Nation deserve, and t
that end we suggest a meeting of tn
citizens of Knoxville at the Board q
Trade room on Monday morning, jun
Goth, at 8 o'clock.
The following is a list of the ire
works ordered for the celebration ant
night entertainment of July ith, il
KnoXville:
Exhibition pieces-Polka dance
Mexican Sun, July Fourth, Thunde
Wheel, 1915 - Rainbow, Gallo
pade Of Serpents, Mad Wheel, Star u
the West, Illuminated Wheel.
Detached pieces-Colored Rockets
Parachute Rockets, Union Rockets
Tripod Rockets, Colored Candles, Tri
colored Candles, Saxon Wheels an,
China Flyers, Blue Lights, FLYNN
Pigeons, Bengola Lights, Large Bat
terry, Five Pointed Stars, Variegate
Boquets, Colored Volcanoes, Red
White, Blue, Yellow, Green and Pur
pie Fires, and Balloons.
Capt. Jos. Jaques has ordered excur
sion tickets to be sold on the Eas
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail
road.