The New York herald., 1876-07-02


TROY, n. Y.
At sunrise patonal salute OF thirty eight guns will
be nred from Eighth street, and the bc OF The CITY
will be rung At noon aiedera salute of thirteen guns
and ut salute OF thirtyeght guns Will
be tired Firing Will bc continued during The moving
OF the procession AT intervals of ten minutes Firing
be done by Battery Il, Tenth brigade Captain A. H.
Green commanding. Tho procession Will be divided
in eight divisions and consist OF New York State Ma
ronai Guards tae Mayor and other city officers, polcc
hrcmcn, temperance aud secret societies The thrd
division will bo
In this there will be wagons escorted by special
guard OF honor. The first wagon Will represent the
History Of America from the discovery by Columbus
10 the declaration OF peace after the colonial war The
second VIII represent the devcrance OF the slaves
ana the present time Each wagon VIII be drawn by
four handsome horses, and will have large platform,
appropriately decorated The nrst wagon Will contain
nrs half Of its platform Christopher Columbus;
Two sailors VIII kncel before hun anu Two Indians
covcry of America. The latter half OF the wagon will
contain Washington, with Columbia standing behind
him IN the ACT OF cro~nng him with laurel wreath
each side OF him boy and girl, dressed In the old
time fashion, Will be seated and Two English ohie els
Will knec eore him The net Of surrendering their
swords This 10 represent the conclusion ol the war
Tor freedom and liberty. On the hrst hall oi the plat
form oi The second wagon Lincoln VIII be seated hold
ing the fifteenth amendment before him negroes,
bound with broken chains will kne / at his ieet On
the latter half OF this platform the Goddess OF Liberty
VIII be standing and Der oil young Ia les Will be
seated each side Of her On the OF the
platform our ladies Will DO standing, represe enting
commerce, agriculture art and mechanics. The guard
ncntas, headed by Generals Steuben, Auhienberg, De
kaib and three adjutants on horseback.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Tho authorities have determined that the celebration
shall TO the elaborate character procession
and fireworks ON The 3d; parade and oratons, ure
works. sa!uies, public games and bahqueis on the
Fourth, arc ali in the programme Wth reference to
the military display Colonel Grumbach, OF the Futy
hrst regiment, orders that officer enlisted man
Will be from this parade except upon surgeons
certhcate OF disability.
ELMIEA, n. Y.
local writer says truly thstths town will celebrate
the Fourth IN its own peculiar way. The eagle Will
as high Jupiter II the weather should be tine.
The programme saws nj Two O'Clock T. M citizens OF
all ages aud all occupations will from all rart OF
the CITY, Eidrdge Park, The Casino and the trotting
park, to Chapel Grove where will be observed the io
loving order OF exercises;-l Prayer by good man.
2 Singing by the Apollo Club. j. Reading OF the Dec
iaration OF Independence by Daniel r. Pickering 4.
Music by the La France Band, with thor new instrn
menis. o. Snort grafton oy all eloquent SPEAKER d
singing by the Apollo Club An Original poem by the
tion by another eloquent speaker 10 Other exercises
H. Opportunity for remarks. IL he Apollo Club aud
the band lS Adjournment 10 The Casino Tor refresh
ments. IA tand last The old fashioned game OF base
ball by citizens over the age Of sixty years. David T.
Billings acting as umpire and tallyman.
wATEaTowN, n. Y.
'.The whistles of twenty locomotives and steam
g,pes wiz bc sounded IN concert during the evening,
aud all the bells OF The city Will be rung" Such
the beginning OF our Ceutcnn al festival July B.
But this IS not AL. We are to nave an immense pro-
cesson Monday evening, the old sold ers wearing
badges commemorative OF their services. AT the Rink
there II be Tree supper provided by citizens; dress
ball later IN the evening On Tuesday are to have
gay times There viii be grand procession, divided
into four DIVISIONS composed OF military city societies,
and citizens, commanded by the following gen
tiemen ali mounted --Coionel L. d. Morgan, Thirty
hith Cdntan =. Lansing, Tenth; Captain John Arm
strong. Tenth; Captain e. Zimmerman Ninety fourth;
Captain C. b. Bowers, Thirty -iith; Captain W 7.
Herring, lsd,h; Cap,aln A. w. wheclock, Tenth; Cap
tam Elaridge Green Tenth; Captain Jerome Proctor,
Fourteenth; sergeant G. L. Putnam, Thirty nth; Cap
tam q. b wnsow, First artillery; MAJOR l.. c. Green
leaf Thirty -nllh Major c. ". Sloat, Ninety lou th
Captain Horr, Ninety -iourth Surgeon Fuigerson,
George Nanvieck, THIRTY NTH; Lieutenant j. q. Nc
Cartin Fourteenth; Captain B. b. Taggari Tenth; Cap
tam Don A. Watson, Tenth; Adjutant .. u. CALDWELL,
Tenth Caleb S.ocum, Thlr,y -diih Milton Converse,
Th'rty-hith; Captain John A. Hsddoek Thirty MIN;
Lieutenant Gayer Rouse, Captain Wayand Ford, Nine
ty-.our;h; Colonel j. A. Lawyer. Major W. W. Herrick
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
To tho Lpinitiaed II may appear that this city is
fever o excitement mixed VIII some bad temper,
the celebrations .; the Fourth. But amid the general
turmoil or preparation the features OF the day may
thus be Summed up First the OF the Fourth Will
brilliant with iumin anu beacon tires; second
the Grand Army will hold camp fire and bean bake
all night thlrd under escort OF that good old company
The Foot Guards will raise the flag the liberty pole
sunrise Tuesday and The bells Will ring and the
national salute bc hred; iu. H. procession OF AN
uques and horribles' the line intervening
between Tint anu o'clock. An interesting feature
coaton plated is the sending up Of hot balloon.
The balloon is to be seventy-two feet
circumiercpce made of material N red whi,c ana blue
and illuminate inside. Thirty ect below the
balloon are suspended the rockets, bombs, dOuDe
Roman candles, cannons, &C., which are fired the
balloon rscs, many miles high In the air Awful ex-
piosivns are given out as II accnds and the sky is
alive with pyrotecbncs. No SPARKS reach the Garth,
aud when the balloon nnaly rests there is no fire about
IT, According to he last meeting OF the Centennial
Committee the Yale College authorizes had decide to
ilum ate the college buildings on the evening of July
J. The display intended wiil, II Is said be very hand
II was also voted that If the churches will illuminate
Temple street the city will illuminate the elm arch
Church street
II voted that the citizens general be requested
TO illuminate on the evening oil the 3D.
NEwroRT, II. I.
The nations hundredth birthday is to be celebrated
in this beautiful Watering place in manner worthy OF
position and the patriotism OF its Inhabitants
morning OF Tuesday will be greeted by federal salute
at ruuro Park and the ringing OF all the church bells
the city simultaneously. Al nine O'Clock procession,
consisting of police federal infantry and cavalry.
religious and social societies, the Mayor and the city
officials Will form on Washington square. In the pro-
ccssion there will be large car drawr by eight horses
scoo dressed IN white and representing the derent
States OF the Union The line will move ST., rty after
npc aud proceed 70 Thames street, up Thames to
Bridge down BrIdge TO Washington, up Washington
to Walnut, up Walnut to Farewell down Farewell 10
Marlboro, up Marlboro across broadway
Spring down spring to Dearborn, down Dearborn to
Thames. up thames to the Opera House. where the i0-
lowing exercises will take place: Music 10y Newport
band: PRAYER by Rcv. A. g. Mercer. u. ID music by
Fall River band reading OF the Declaration OF In
dependeucc by His Honor Mayor Bcdlow music by
Newport band nisor ical discourse by William r. Shei
Held by Fall River brass band beneJicton.
AT noon there will DC sailing boat race for boats o
three classes, viz FIRST class boats, - 30 icet
second class - to - feet third class all css Than
20 iect length The cours" will be IRON the stake
boat nloorsd on Long Wharf around the Can Buoy of
Lime Rock thence around Brcnton's Reef ghtship
returning the same course.
The pu5c sports will commence at tive o'clock N.
The Hrst the programme is half mile foot race
all amateurs; the second. sack race open
ali the ta'rd, tub race and tho fourth, swimming
match The fireworks In the evening Will be discharged
irom the King lot on AnnaIdale road.
PROVIDENCE, Il. i.
The processons here Monday will bc grand should
the weather be fine The military and bodies, d
vided INTO Ave plaoons, viii Start at halt past
O'Clock and will be about five miles lon. At half
past O'Clock there viii b. trades procession, rep
resentiEg the business interests OF the cy. vhcn wall
he divided par and will bc about miles
long The exercises o tie day VII b. held in the oid
Baptist meeting house--a Centennial, builJnc-and
Nil be nluYcr n kcX 4 IL .Lnhn .nu The Hrnn Il