The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-07-28

The Centennial.
FROM orr ows cosnEsroyprSr.
TnILAprLrma, july ALI. 1875.

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For n hundred wears every fourth OF
july has he"n celebrated more or less tl
the American prople. OF all the ccic-
hraiiru.. ihe present J. no doubt con-
,iuri.i on she LARGEST scat aud II rns.
lgranhest HAT has ev'r taken place. lr
lau.urai.d on the evening oi the thifi'
los u large and grand parade. mud" az
,linripHily ffom The workshops oi thr
,liy. sud combining. also. ieFrcsriiin-
iiyr~ iiuin ail tie tows.riul governments
a.. the woa ld rnd dotted here and tier
with Ihr boyrrhnr> al - large numher OF
onr own State~: II continued until l1ic
IN tie evening ui tie iuurth. Inling
the ni.lL of Tie illiid. aud far into ;he
morning of tie fourth. Ildi part Of tine
,cltN Ia whirh tie old State house i.
sluaicd. wa, Wild with excitement.
The iumens. crowd completely i.ll'd
ihe streets ia The virihiIy ~ iii. SPOT.
around which 80 many stirring r,c"i-
lrrAons cluster: there we're nu brund-
To Tie cnthu-ii~n Di the people - The
miimigil hour approached. The b~ight-
ll, iliuuuinat Il isousrs tasteful, adorned
" ih 1ass and Iran-isarcncic-, hearing
ipairiOiic anl .on-stirring sentences.
and the mu-ic OF the bands more soul
stirring than all. oniy con-pirrd To
render the scene one 10 be reIncm-
bred, not described.
The ceremonies Of tie fourth were
Iu-hcred in by a grand miliiar, parade.
Three hours alter the parade of the pre-
lyious might hal q sband.,l- II continued
irom about eight ia the eNening ali
three in the morning the streets over
which this military pageant was :"
Imovc, were beginning 10 I'LL up with
lpeople, and when the line commenced
moving the crowd was So dense that
he police had great difficulty in keeping
l,ar.s numbers of them from being Train
lpled bea, All. . horses hoo.-. IT,
lireet- over which thls Iars"e 'n--.s.
lwcre brilliant with nag>. siu soma .
III. more I.lominr,L ious,s we par
lt'cularly gay with decor.i Ions. III,
lime wa- und.r The c.mmanh ,' Gov
. rrnor ilarir ut. -: Penn-, yauis. Tner.
werc visiting cumpsIiiss from rearl,
'lrv-ry STATE IN the L nion; protaiiie!,
laruony a., ~. was tie seventh NeW NOIl
4 lRr-im.nt. accompanied hy their ceie
lbr tel band .om ,,os.d q III Instruments
The Ceni-nn al L-liun nIa,i- 4 hnc sp
pes Tsnce II was niaAr upo. OOPS from
lvsrious >iaie> among them were The
Rhode leland Light luinu;ry. the Ciincl
ii..il,s oi Georgia. the Phil. kearne,
!Guards OF New Jrrsey. The American
lEiiics al De.. q ir,sci.men of the Fiiii
Mar, land Regiment. the Eo>ion Liah
Infantry. the Washington Light Inisnir'
lnf south Carui.nn. the Old Guard o
New York city ihcrr were Others itoiE
8 North Carulma. New Hampshire. Con
.urriicui, Virginia and Philadelphia
iIli- legion war under the command o
Gen. lisih nf Richmond. Va. lh'
.lrnu nandrr a. we'll n lie ~ hole legiui
lucr, received Mp~t Cntpnsin-'l sil,
ill.Hy tile whol. line. the s"ldierlN bear
ln. ui the men: ih,ir fine uniforms aas
lll,. .niiy.nin. music di.cour.cd hy th.i
llan.s called ioith general admiration
III. troops we're reviewed y, Gen "
In. sherman. acting ..r Gen. l.. :. t,rari
Inn font of independence Hall. On th'
len az the Gen. stond Prince oscar. Q
4 sweden: on his right the Seciciars y
WAR. md around about them on 10
iatnnim wrl. man, prominent mcM q
rr nwn aid 'or ign countries ~
ar dc corrupted one hour aud i.aif u
i.,ss>ing, and was composed Of about 'ci
..t4sand men.
Fo los ing The parade came the fxci
ci-r. In Independence square. ~ lar u
most interesting of all; q y square
i,ua,sd ,iirccfl, in tie rcar al the ha
the same name. Here large plat
ON. Lad l,.n erected barge enough :
,-crirn rdalc l5po l6oi u. Long sc'"T
h. hour appuinird for the opening ha
,rrivtd. ,vei, seai on tie laIiurn ~
very available spot Ia the square ha
,.u taken and the police busiiy ~
AGED on all sides Keeping back IT.
mn ense masses ot people pouring
non. All directions. At -ignal iioi
\ ,ru. uawley. the orrhe>tri played q
y. lnx.t,u,e entitled. The Grand Rrpnl
). lie fornled on tie National air. Tia
= ,,luu,b AZ Professor l.. :. Gilrnor
l,be n u>iral director Tor the day. a>rru,
I'd his elevated platform. gave a qu'c
. mapi eiic motion Ia his baton, whi'
Svas apsweied by the orchestra with
f,,od nf richest harm, ny. tini'd 10 y
most spirited msrii-l movements. III
oyer,ure which opened the never To
.rco,trn ceremonial. was composed e.
pr...ly for the occasion by Geo. l.. Bri
{ I,ow. Of ~. y: the work being fonnd'
~ lon The National air. Hail Columbia
The opening strains we're oi the mo
trium phal character. though The Amer
can author could scnrcrl, hc discern,
- In the successive chords: aud then "a
o. lowed a pleasing movement. IN viii
d, .cmr portions o: the familiar air cou
be recogri7ed, notw ithsifnding ihs els
: ors,e ins strunientalioa. a. 'lm cschssl
procerded. tie thrilling iont-poetry
.ihe American song OF eAultaiisp dash