New-York tribune., 1876-07-04

nations seen.
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.
The French quarter, west of broadway, does hot
show so lavish display of colors as the east side,
but scarcely house is without some recognition OF
the Centennial Fourth" Here the tricolor and
the stars and stripes strive for preGminence In this
neighborhood silk handkerchefs containing the
Declaration of Independence are often displayed.
In Thompson and Sullivan-sts. the colored people
have shown their enthusiasm and interest by eXhiD-
iting large numbers of flags and streamers Vi
all colors and all nations. From lines ACROSS
the street, from housetops, windows and doorwaSS'
the bunting waves Pictures of the signing Oh 'ho
Declaration. of Washington crossing the Delaware
of former Presidents are hung over the windows or
in prominent positions. At place. where pictures
of this kind seem to be lacking, large portrait VI
Dom Pedro is shown in their stead. flaeS peaiihs
the names of "Grant and Wilson" and Grant anu
Colfax are not rare, and look oddly out OF place aV
this day.
In the lower portions of the city, among INC
poorer classes there is also attempt at display.
Fire.escapes clothes lines and windows furnish the
most convenient means for such exhibitions, and are
generally employed. In Baxter, Mulberry, Mott,
Elizabeth and other streets i'll the vicinity almost
every house is in some way decorated In some
cases tho whole 'front.' from the sidewalk to the roof
is alive with the colors, and in some cases only a
little flag flutters from single window
Part of the shipping along the river front bore evil
dence of the celebration by displaying bunting III
great abundance. The Sound steamers were hahd-
somely decorated from stem To stern Win HaSs rep
rescnting the various natOnallticS. The lines Oh
ferry boats dew from their iagStafs the American
ensign. flagstaff was erected ON each of the East
River bridge towers, and at noon the ensign was dis
played, while smaller flags were flying from other
parts of the tower. In the Navy-Yard no unusual
display of bunting was noticed, except at tde resi-
deaces OF the officers.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
At the City Hall large picture representing
American progress. and decorated with shields pear
ing the names OF the different States, was placed
over the balcony with five folded flags used at the
first ipauguration of Gen. Washington. Several
trausparonces were also suspended over the nam
entrance while pictures of the Goddess OF Liberty
and Gen. Washington adorned the upper portion ol
the columns. No display of flags was made III the
rooms of the Board of Aldermen, but the Governors
room the Mayors Office and the offices of the Gro
ton Water Department were tastciully decorated
with flags and bunting About 300 trausparencles
appeared also on the roof Of the City Hail. while
the tower and the 1ag-poles were covered with the
flags of all nations Each window in the building
was provided with twelve gas jets, which burned
throughout the evening.
The Police Commissioners had made unusual pre-
paratlons for display ami illumination at the Cen
tral Once and various statOn-hOuScS OF the city
and all day Saturday and Sunday the flags were be-
ing put in place. and the colored paper pasted upon
the window -panes behind which the candles were
placed to illurinaje the buildings. The central
ONCE presented handsome appearance. From the
As windows fronting on MubeTy-st., $50 flags
| wore thrown 10 the breeze. large American f9g
projected from the center al the sill OF each "ldoW
On either side were smaller flags with border con-
tanning miniature embiems of all nations. Bunting
containing ercnt national flags projected from the
center of each window and ct the top there were
| smaller ensignS. From the top Of the bulldin9 to
the railing i'm front of it, hundreds of flag, were
stypuq covering the edifce with bunting. The cor
| nice of tie building was lriugcd with diMinL!vc
! en,irns and stleamcrs. Flags were attached 10 Io"g
balyartls, which extended from the roof TO Che top oI
| the main flagstaff Between the main windows
there were ,liclds containing in their ccntcrs p'r
| traits Of Washington. The whole presented hand-
some and gay appearance the white marble
BACKGROUND OF the building setting OIL to aaNahtaSc
! the rcdand blue which fairly siirouded tho edhce.
The Superintendent office decorated with
| The prevailing co.ors, and the chandeliers held
American Irish, and German hass. Behind MS
| chair there was a fcstoon of rtd, wmte, ana blue
d7aprry. shield composed of the National colorS
and miniature portrait Of Washington The Office
Of the steamboat squad was especially rich III deco
ration. The chandeliers and walls were covered
with the American and other flags, and depending
from the former, were large wooden balls, from
which there raIiatcd ia every direction 90 small
flags. There were lcstOons OF the National c'lor'
extending across the room, fastened by roseitea OF
the same hues. Tie reyoption-room. inspectors
Office Strcct-ClcanMg Bureau and all the o,hef
apartments were lbsrally decorated.
For the illumination also, extensive preparations
had been made. Behind the eight window-panes Of
each of the nine windows OF the first, second
and third floors tissue-paper had been placed OF red
| white and blue; while upon the windows OF The
| basement and top floors the tissne-ldper had been
arranged in stripes representing hdgs without ihe
| stars. Behind each pane of glass there was hXed Il
candle so that there appeared 400 red, white ana
blue lights Illuminating the front of the buiid ng.
The display was brilliant. and large numbers 1i peo-
ple iOckod from the Bowcry ana the side streets 20
| witness it, Aboyc tine entrance to the buiiilhg Il
shield composed of gasets, threw its glare upon the
| crowd, while above were the words " Police Depart
| mentr in letters of flame.
In the statOn-house of the Eighth Police Precinct.
at Wooster and Prince-sts the Office festooned
| with red white and blue from the chandelier to the
four corners of the room, and flags were grouped IN
front of aud over the Scrgeants desk ana over the
windows, doors, aud pictures. Outside the entrance
was draped with red, white, and blue picture of
Washington being placed over the door The green
lamps were dressed with flags, and from each win
dow both on Prince and Woostersts five flags were
hung A large flag waved from the pole Oh the top
of the building. The window-panes were covered
with red white and blue tissue paper and at night
these were illuminated by candles behind each pane
! The large fiye-stOry building OF the Fourteenth
Police Precinct. at No. 205 Mulberry-st, and the
House of Detention next door, were very tasteinly