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1778.

January. No military movements. Congress,
tho people, anil tho arlny were ilcmoruilzca.
Washington, Hamilton, nn1 few other brave
splritH retained their cquanmity, and Washing
ton was kept busy dismiasing officers for CAUSE,
and answering tho complaints Of Provincial
Legislatures anI oi1lce-holdcrs who critclscd Ills
collrBo In going into winter quarters instead OF
leading naked men against tho cold fortifcs,-
ttons of phfladclplia.
Fe5. g. Baron 6teubcn arrived at Valley
Forge, nnd guvo much comfort To Washington,
who Has In SOTO need OF 1t.
Feb. 9. Frapco acknowledged tho indcpcnd-
cnco Of Amcricn.
Ftb. n. a committee, designated for this pur.
pose, found nctual starvntton among the SOL
dlyrs at Valley Forge, ufld scnt Congress and
the country. a ynlcntlne to that effect.
March. Nothing except WiistlluE down tho
wind 10 keep the spl1ts up
May. Nova oi lilo friendly action Of France
llaying reached tho army, thrrc was q grim ccle-
bratlGl at Valley fougo. Npf0ro the cxpirntlol
of tho month preparations for rcnewal of llos-
>' Ja,m TIC Ssitiah Comm lsslouors arrived ut
Philadelphia, ostsnstb'y to 'nake turns Of hun
sion thai they could buy any arfange1nenta
thoy ptoascd. C0ngrcsa Informed them t21at
Ec..cc without Independence was Impossible.
Immediately utter tllo news arrived that FEuncu
lad acknowledged American Independence,
Howe restgncl and, Us y lust oifurt 70 dintffl-
guish himself, ho determined TO clastlse 9el,.
Lafayette WHO, with aniAl dutatl1Mcnt, WIS
postcl ut Dntrcn Hills, nunr Valley Forge, thu
butter to watch IIowu's lulngs iu PhllaluIih
Lafayette sayci himself by strategy, and Howu
WIZ succeeded by Clinton, wtioso 0rsiors wcru to
abandon tAIladclphia aud concentrate tho troops
upon Now York. TIC Pcac0 Con.nsalonorau uiI
not lnl their task n,Mlo Ous[er by this step,
and went home To urge tl,at no quarter be shown
the rebelS. Washington puFsucd tlle fctruat!nE
urlIy across Now Jcfaey, aud tue negligence 1r
peril1y Of Leo produced alMoBt y tllsaster.
yitsts ~, MouIuouth-aiaEy Pitcher" Captain
Molly.n
yHsy3, Wyoming.
Ix4vb. Clinton crossed to Sandy Hook.
Jaiy J. Count D'Esta1ng arrived with tho
Jug e. Washington csosscs tho Hudson.
Tho Frunch tcet Is 6llatory, but arrives In Mar
rugansett Bay by tho last u the month.
AyV.as. Tho month was eonsutlcl IN almost
ai,uluss shifungs of tho Fronch Nul British
llccts, which wuzo ~ nog great hurry 70 mcvt,
and severe atur7ns did tho laHlugo to both which,
neither WIS Ieady or abe to intlitt Oh tho other.
September. Fctnts-
Ltto1er. The County Of Illinois WINS nudes
RSst Of , vto,a !. " ths ,nt1Fd1x s # s Gs
Hamilton, IT. command ut Detroit, thrro-
upon ordcred tho poss Of Vlucsnues to sur
render. Thu gntrla0n c0nsiato1 Of Capt.
Helm aud QUO nlan; but 1t was enough for the
emergency. lltIm stood over cannon with
gtsd matG and sesare g The SS1Hts
Ltcenster. Tho British dectdcl. as winter ap-
proachct, TO nuke she South tho battlefield,
and Oh thu last day Ut tho year they obtained
possession of Savannah.
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MILITARY OPERATIONS.
11T5.

t.,.y IN ro~y,r+,, ,,,1 r,,,,rl n, H.,
~, n!"" e, ~. 4'eAnss W. Ausi ev"eotu ~" sns
:.SN tho news rcashcd Ncw fofR. On tho 10Th
the Rhode Island Assembly voted 800 ncn,
and tho next day Connecticut ordered G,0OO to
the lcld.
May ~ W. Esuaa Altea % aau Deneu.et Aenolu,
with 500 men, cnpturcd Fort Ticondcroga- On
the 18th, Crown puut was taken, nnd OIL tic
tf.1, Ar,,oll entered St, Johns,
aC,,, u Howe cItntlm, md Tnrrovnc or.
80. e''0' 1'1 'e0'1' ~
f1Voa a. new YORK.
June II. Bunker I'LL.
JuiY O. Washington tnkcs command before
nnstnn powdcr hrpamo so acnrro that tfo
ua.s.@h,.nt.a Aa.o,n,I. eo,,oI.. -. ,,s, ~ ~
l.a,s,1r s.assu''t'0 Aese4'o'J 4oiolao 'ts oao Ill
ePvs Pc.sat IA A,,,,1 ,,., ~. t,- r,.,a
npt. ~; ~; 1.t es1s ~ W. .na ~ ~"IaA' ,.e
49,, r., tb s:th ,,s T., au'ao'
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,,i,,,,to, Tr1ass ~ a ~, Hars ~ tno
h,,., .,in -, 1r ..nsao,s te' au
tiSLlsS VIZ S!gfn a91 W. u.nIn , t ses1sts.
nT sn,ntas es nn~ srnus1a ta snd W TX
,. III ~ Etro"s catarin ~ ~ nv
eoli1ato1n,so q, ~ Mtn Ie 1 suppress Gatnee o. !.aS
~ H. !Sf y. Ut 'tUo@ " w WIN
sac EnGsn tocs III ~ Alnes1 @ aeS,5u1s aa "aa M
1n,t u !, Sn,cstv hsr ot.,, 'u. tnr,,.n Nv
Tsaen fS.s =. ~ rcrn Ea,t,u ~ n'r s",n ts.,
wasn, no"ev. @ ,ss,i. ni5'a ay 'gsSusea nnan 1a t,e
u 9Iit IL n 1uo WIFI Ha.,mon @ ,y,p trrn
=. wl' .ma pettT e11 a1.iata. , wv
~ 49, wy ~ ,,s, r, 1u nst
.,a, 1it ~, ~ - ~ 70 N'ap ~,
LINZ % poes' ~ " Ns., fua % & n I.',. ~ u!u
"aSo ~ , f,,"n1 ra as T.. W & ~. .,a1
,,i,rne, ~ oa anul isvc thah~ht ,i9ltf 1,"xo
, 1876-07-04
TIE CLOSING YEARS.
fTNn

January mud February passed. Without nstablo
events except TINT Moultsta defeated the British
at Port Royal, aud Hamilton surrendered Yln-
cenncs 10 Claek. March and April were almost
eycntlcss. III tho latter purt Of Nay Clinton u.s.
ccnlel the Hudson.
July 10. Washington was anxious 10 dislodgo
tlv British from Stony Point, aud conveyed Ills
Wishes to Mud Authony Wayne. ~ will storm
L-l II you Will only lay tho Plan" said tho pro-
fullu man. The furt fell.
.luytsf. Sullivan drove tho indians, after
weeks Of dcsporuta 0ghtipg, out of tho Wyom-
, 1876-07-04
morning tho city will DO ono spectacle Of adorn-

49,
rncnt.
Jnnsnr Cry, n y Jaly s@ThS ,S. Centennial Sn i,
r"stss'''s sE s1rsst ai f's'1Hsss % a
Ft the ,.:,{Y A1or'ss So,e "E w. ssh,nstoa rs;ts
square by Mayer seider' ESa ", H.. ss1uts y
Ds aDSs, s eacF ss psre aho ssns
whistles oi railfond dcpots and factories blew.
There was d magnificent display Of fireworks,
and tho dwellings throughout tho city wofa very
GRAND nAr1ps, MICH.
6pe1ai neposch to ms 71ornt
GKAED kAriDs, July 8,-Tho Fourth OF ynly
paSgh'a cirrus ID iicre, and viii be to-morrow.
Fully h0o0 stnnngcrs have been In town today,
and as tho prospects for good weather to,mor-
row arc cxcclcnt7 probably q, ooo people NJ! 70
honor homo a of the Centennial Independence
ns} os sn q tha s' rsaesss snsss nseand ssss
In tiags, banners, strcancrn, patriotic mottoce,
ntiIcent Centennial srel, about s9 feet high. A
Erant military and civic procession will occur IN
tho morning, Which Is expected to 10 fully 8
miles long. Tho dsy ts crowded With visitors
tonight who ca'no tocclcb.ate. E5eslleut order
ddGnts have occurred.
Font wArNE.
6ptCf1 DfktH13eh to 2N< 7Hb1tHA. -,
Fonr WAYNB, Ind, July 8,-The city tonight
ia ablnzo with excitement. Nearly uvcry public
building, business houeo, and priVnie Residences
In Fort Wayue Is brilliantly Illuminated and
handsomely decorated with dags, banners, Chi.
nesc lat1totls, patriotlc mottoce, etc. The
streets aro uirnngcd with people. A long
torrhlight procession, untlcr tho nusptccs Of Tho
German societies, IL marching, through tho
principal strceta, VollcyB Of arltl1ory ufp being
iIrod, and MI the bells in tho caty nsu being
rIpE. a heavy rain lln0 lust begun to fall,
which has 1nnpcucl the patriotic arlor OF cit
izens, and bids far to sul,inarily stop all dens~
0ustrntious.
DAvBNroKT, IA.
6ptctat ,NtpatsA 20 1ns H. Tribune
DAVHEpoAr, ID, July S:-ihe FoIrth OF jury
celebration Begun hero tonight with gransd
tnrchllght procession, which trnVersc4 the d1l,
1etcnt strcots Win roman canulcs, torcnes5 ana
bands About 2,fO0 men Wcro In line Thefo
Teso aso taoleaun aud On alhlscss a. tne coura e
1iois0 square, TUG ceremonies EluslnG ~ IL
O'Clock Tonight by fITlng OF guns, illumination
Of tho city, aud ringing OF bells III tho Dapttst,
Presbyterian ard Congregational Chuschca:
Yesterday resolutions Wcrg read nn1 ndoptnd
Declaring It au Insult to tho Christians Of tie
city TINT no religious service had been arranged
for iu tho celebration. This has caused much
bitterness, Us The GcrmauH rpfuse to tako part
Il thoro bo prayer.
,,,,- ~.,,n,o.. ..
, 1876-07-04

Ing anil Mohawk Valleys. md in two months
September. D'Eataing and tho Fen1lch feet
appeared ol 0corgln ind captured four British
Sqt. e, Paul Jones captured tho scrnpis on
Oet. ). lliot In Philadelphia =
OF. % The British leave 1iotlo Ialnnd.
Novontbur and December witnessed nothing
but petty trouble. Not 50 petty, either, for
pair Of boots cost secG S1ao.
,Janttoru. Ar1lold's fniamy tarkcna this por-
tim OF tho American struggle Tho rcadcr
a %S Is II ID agsG gns q ~ nt%iog to s S o1tSnRs ts R a}
this NINTH tic pretc1t waa fuFn!shed by m or
der from Congress 10 Washington TO rcpr!tnanu
Ar'.old for rtnsamnl!nat!on- duty which WASH
iugtSn sof1Fowfn,ly snt d1tse9arssd 9ar e In
March 1l. Clinton Is boforo Charleston With
5fay u. Clar1cston, surrounded on every
rsyagsr IN ssSs eoss.sss. sSfs South confident Of Dur
aMt. ID. lsnitlo Of Camden. Gntcs tgno-
's 'min!o,isly whipped by co'nwall's' Pride goet'
;s1pitmisr. Tho tragedy Of Andre is begun.
oef' . II was enact; i7s1.
Jan. I. Washington cows tho muttncor& Ut
mSrs'tSw s t Sa GtGn rsosian Ssns 'sspTss orn sGn
Arnultls" Indignantly replied tl.o mon who
aud m !lnGeclIc Congress.
. yaa. IT, cowpc'ls. 'rarlcton's flight. =,
fa1l intd tho trap which Washington waa lnylng.
March -. 0rtoiio nirl Cornwnltfa collide ut
Gufffortl Courthouse. CornwallIs lost quar-
ter OF Ills army, and Gsocne did not elatm a VIC
itrA 20. Lafayctto nrrivcs ut Richmond.
, 1876-07-04

Guards, under command Of MaJ. 4. II. Zarcmb.,
a:cisted hY Surgeon. Major H. 1srert anl fgna.Iua
on Wort Atlnms street, with right resting on uca.
plnlncs, Tho procession starts Vt q. III.
Iu tho afternoon nt 2 o'clurk and In the even.
tng nt VII be given two grand Centennial
Following Is tho programmed;
AFTERNOON.
]. Mnslc, - ....... ..
.. Heading q Declaration of Independence by
!. Eah!bsiton diff BY Emerald Cadets.
{. SIatlon s; by T. A. Moran.
!: !: hss's. hss,s..e..
I. pIoss:ps,ads by Second Regiment
9. Exhibition drill By tho Angel, Guards.
s; Singing OF the Star spanglcd Banner by The
Tho Turner's viii ut Z o'clock this morning fire
salute of 100 guns; at 10 they will takc up the
1inv ot lnurcl, from Turner Hail; At 12 arriving
tneo Will Dc read IL German aud IN English; ut
4, the Hon. Emil l2othc, ctlItor OF tho CLncin-
natl Fu@ks Hiatt will make tic epccel Of The day;
thcso will then bo sung national tubllcc all-
sung by all tho ucrn,au societies Of Chicago;
tho day will c1oso with general amusement, bull
loon asccpsions, nusie, and fireworks III tho
cyeufpg. .-.-....-.-
TIE HIGHLAND ASSOCIATION.
Tho mombcrs Of tho Highland Association Of
Hl!nuls, aud tholr frionlst will h0ld tllcir an
nuu) basket picutc ut Wolf Lake, Ind: Arrange.
merits have been made for tho usual Highland
Ind dnncing, Traits viii icnvo tho Lake sile5roe
g. Michigan Southern depot, curucr OF VIM
Dureu aud La sallc streets. at 8:a5 e. n- rcturu-
Ing at Z. p. III. ...-.--...
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho stcusnef Peerless will make three Lake
excursions, leaving her dock On Market street,
between Madison al.l Randolph streets, Us fol.
lows: $50 a. m., returning at 1200 III; $3.50
=: NJ, retu1nng " o:W r. M'' ,, tSr maoonltgl.t TO
tendance.
Tho Post Office aud postal stntIons will close
at 0 o'clock a. N. for the duy. Tho afternoon
aud evening ulnlls will close at . u. nj. No
delivery ty curriers' WILL ba mn.lu. Oistce au1
stations VII be- ope, ioT tao delivery u letters
collection from the street lettcr-b0xcs Will he
1uatic In the morning. business otl!cc, casllicr,
money y-ortler, u1,t registry departments will bo
closed for thu cntiro uay.
Tho following gentlemen Of this city have
nsespssa lnyta9ns t% set t as GtoTS n e
H.; Horace White, at Bcloit, Wis; Z. A.
storra, at Frccport, ILL.,; Andryw RlMtnatl, at
Lena, Ill. Hisam Barber, Mt Waukegan, H., :,
;sHlert st Collyer, a. Lacrosse, Mis.; to lscy.
William A. Dartlctt, at Aurora, Ill; II, II. For
Esstcr, ut Eva,,stal', ILL.,; F. W. Palmer, at
Warren, H.; E. D. shtrInan, at ualcnu, H.; !;
Mark NJ. Poucroy, at Urs,ann, ILL.,; ucn. stlles,
at Morrison, ILL.,; Col: Jursscll, at Juliet, Ill.
ILL.,; Jan1cs Leddy, ut Maconb, Ill.
Citizens OF Chicago will not forget tho Good
rich Transportation conpauy's excursions to
Joseph, and MIcligan civ today: lid. 10
, 1876-07-04

rung, tho pnpuacc rushed to tc encounter, and
tl,e military wcrn obliged to fec for eafcty. IN
Rhodo 1tlni,l lIrttiah schooner which had been
w. dss.rsssS il e1;S0 n in0 III III as'Ss' tSs'
In I'LL, par1Inmcnt closed tho port m OF Boston; %
ard the merchants Of Salem mid Nfarbohcad
Offered the use of thciF wha!!ves to the boston
money and rice. Sept. g. 1774,
Tnn F1MsT CoNTiNRNrAL coHonRas
assembled at rhllalclphta, md every Colony but
Georgia was represented. II was voto,l that
incnt, and that Massachusetts should DO st,s-
tatnctl. Tho Congress requested Gen. uago 10
dcstst from military operations lost irrgcon-
ciasI(e difference should ariao. Il resolved to
nnl to h!atntatn Congressional union ,lntll tho
repeal Of tho oppressive lnws. Party lines wore
now clearly drawn. Military compantea wcrc
everywhere formed, aud the peaceful air OF tho
fields sesonnaci to the piping Of tho flfc md the
tap Of tho drum.
DISPARITY or THE ANTAGONISTS.
=. 30 unequal match was never witnessed In
the world botoro Or since. It wns the challenge
Of o. the p!Elny to tho giant. Tho Colonies wsre
armnmcnt7 Or leadership There were many
With cnch other, ana scandalizctl md Aemoral-
Eed the people. Tho opponents Of the war,
fsher 1 ta ns,1 e patsots deV sn paent u'w VIZ
with tho Indians had produced no soldIers Of
grnius, aud their solo effect had been to Increase
tho general poverty. 1'hcre was no clear Idea
ON tue very eve Of tho Revolution Of tho great
Federal Union, In which each Colony should nct
on eQual terms With the others, tho Union IT.
self representing their united strength for the
protection Of tho whole. On tho contrary, some
Of tho honest patriots desired that Instead IT q
single united nation, each Colony should
errupnlously maintain itsoif independent Of MI
tho rcst. In addition to thcsc political dis
sonsions, tho patriots themselves wcto by no
fncane Ut ono mind In regard 10 tho conduct
and tho chances Of tho wnr. Alnny Of
them forcsaw nothing but ultimate de-
fcat, and ro-cnslavcment to tho Parliament
aud preferred dcnth In reaistnnre to lifu ut,dGr
ro,lcwal Of tho tyranny FROM wl,tcl, tley coull
temporarily escupe. Others, while protesting
fcrvetly agntnst tho unconstitutional nsstlnip:.
tions of Parliament nnd the King, weru detorred
by domestic El economical considerations from
encouraging the precipitation Of u struggle
which would lcnve to their families ONLY lcgncy
OF grief and want, while II robbed them, PR
hals III vain, Of their natural protectors. Tho
colonial 1natecs wo1o IN . state Of bankruptcy.
Tbs navigation laws lad crippled thu yuuug
commerce, nnl tho taxes hui slIsotllerGl tho
iuust profitable manufactured Where was tho
money to come froul to send abroad for artllcry,
arms, ammunition, aud appliances But before
ANY of these questions could DO answered, tho
war was suddenly begun.
, 1876-07-04

/" cor,o when q isol isiblmn would not nyail
him. hit lit us remark. rn pnssnnt, TINT atly
man WHO required such imggagltrnln Of
wor,ls for little sk!rn!.ls ot idous c'ull not
omithirsty pocts o{ tic .i,i;c Ind tho au,laclty
thue To Characterized ono Of Uurguyno's procln-
rations,
will let loose tho dogs Of he'll,
And FOAM, md tenr. and grim, sna roar,
Mnd .ifanSn ~ tacar m mnceas!f,s es IN EoIo- 1.-
uo t.iGfn ra IL Elvo ~! H. aSupGa aau p1"y
'fo" a'eo"oo''s u p''''4''
II, after all tlIefo toycfy .wnrnlngs,
~ Tsas; .saa ra ny 1SrSs es T. aaef
sgtoww ~ w'ah M h9st'lo % soEe ! tho L. mmaafaof' maSf
e%6at ;,, ~ ~; ueofao @ ah1 2" faoA
anh.ct,is..' ghsi.tn s1tth ~ ,nnnne, .lrn.
70 tcst those PRESENTS John iIrugpyne.
E,,, o. rho nnrodt.t.. tha nlahn1,s' lin rnn-
,ra9yrs Sy ~ and Nv m.s.I11v' t" kin~ wnrn stfrnL
VIM, t,y;, W ~ Hr"nxp:a 1"tians ,t3,',rSrri Mia
Mf'rcs il,n m i",,t4}nr ~ :"rrv,na,,. and tj,o
bctfotilstl ,,ife 5f m English siilsor who Ind
commissioned tho n,artlersf,, with tlo premise
Enrl!s X i;n". ;,;sp,,tn arnsn hntwcen tt,un
=. +, ~, ,,,s'"o WITH s,,rt t1,snnr ~ th"ir
.1osttnafi,r nv, ,nc ~ ticm so1vai lin nr,,l,nn
v Ia,rvT iMs ,"Ino"W,s n ii,o ,otar viii
byy,ns Y ns'S''B lib ''"'"'""'> ''A sDo i''o' gu
o'a'"s' .,>,.
\, Arg. y IN dunG y GonRlcss 4aa y1te4 s.a.
tne iag Oh L.o 'uEsgsm is.t,' um''cu 7 o'a.vs an1
on thlrleen s.Ise, atieIaso ,1.,t ac .t1n. n"n
wtS, anT sG ai %n"" hs ftuv ta rtish MtiJ ''s ut.
aatllsu fort schuyler, Lae Ieneia coa,n ,a"i
nlluru fcEulnt1on liaRs ara one VIZ lt'lpfov!sea
Y w., a lngn1us IT ~ m,n y, Man M, ,,o
IN rlobnlla,'-Mta ot ~ liannc,' , du a. ptuo
Willct IN c1lnIa o1 ~ ,1,it, i9,rt haying ,'.ae
rnllys IliieeA Inc ensm9s He'''es' lE'soaess' a'o
i've britis'l Ssnt'tiarue. ,..,, c,.,. ,,.
4tnv. H. nehn'hRtoh:, molly osafK ., ulu no.
, 1876-07-04
Better Lnto than Mover,

Tho Mbany 7ymss' Of Friday ovenlpg says:
non the 9th lust. We puhllalicd pararruri,
stating that UP to that latu Qov. Tildcli had
not paid hts subscription af SlUO to tho fund for
tlo relief uf thu Nebraska sufferers, started u
year ago The statement waa correct hut tho
money has since lccu paid, atd II la : becn e1-
plGned that thu lopg delay wus Vwing tu urus<
sight, and not iHtrntlUnul.U
, 1876-07-04

Aug. Is, Tho l1essfans arrive In Station Isl
;Ang. 20. sullleau takes command on Long
:. Aug. -, Tho Drit'sh forces converge toward
this punt, and battle grows Inevitable.
Amg. y. Washington crosscs lro1n New York
Avg. =. Tho ncssans md Howe Join forces.
dug. 70. Clinton nrpronchcs.
Aug. ~. Dattlo Of LonE Taland Tho Ameti-
cans were caught between tho Hcsaians mud
the Drltlsll, and inercilcssly lMyoncted. WASH
,ngten saw tho 1'sl,t from h!tl, n,,l wr.,ng he
Americans 1,050, anl 1000 mora wero taken
Avg. 70. Washington saved lis cnt!ro army
frsni captnro and tho newborn tatton from
island a catastrophe was impending at this
time Of which Washington kltew lotlllrg, and
Which has beon fully revealed only by rccent
historical invesugation.. Charles Leo, m Eli.
On tho Continent, and seen service With bur
goyno In Portugal, VIVA an American Major
Long 1.lani. When Dnrgoyls ea!no oycr
n la2 @ il Il ss3s E5ss t% sor G o ReGstS1 Gaos. seG
long lcttos u which ho stated Incidentally TINT
"tlieso was hardly u leading nun an1uhg tho
rcbo1s, In council Or IN tho field, bu. ut proper
Ssss S fn ar " @ sE Jssps1 n ae aSe
even tten. Clarles Leo oponcl to1rcspu,le,ra
with him, mil durug It's progress DurEoyne do
tbcraicly planned tho purchase Of Lee anl tho
capture, by lItd agency, Of Wasllngtun's army.
Leo was overestitnntt1 by Washington, who
had unqualified rontdoncc fu his Integrity, aud
high admiration of Ills stratcHic skill. Tho
intercourse between l,isn mud l,urgoyne was
sur,marily stopped by ordcr, gf Congress, and
thus dornngctl. When tho retreat was urtlorctl
from LonE Island, Lee nystcriously li1gnrctl.
Massage alter ucssnge failed to HASTEN his Iace,
o aa a i1 IL
hls tent, nearly at midday, by detachment u
Burgoyne's horse. He leggcd fur his life, aud
to ll!e iicssiaus' Gimp. 4 iloto t. Durguyno's
"Poltttcul and Military Episodes" says, :" So
great vatuo did tho American Cungrcss at tlils
tltno nttael, to tho services Of Gc,i. Lee, TINT
they offered To give stx English field officers,
prisoners OF waf in their lnn,ls, In oxclMngo fUT
him.. Gon. 1towo refusvA tv cutcrtuin this prt,-
posnl, OH Tho ground thdt Leu WIS a .lcsertcr
from the Kf1lkig urIl,Y-a Crptrpslun which would
, 1876-07-04
LOCAL.
TO-DAY,s PROGRAMME.

Below will bo found several announcements
OF celebrations and amusencnts In tho city to-
duy. Tho tncagrcncss Of the list will castly col.-
Vince people that tile enthusiasm over Tho BIRTH
duy ol tho nation is very dtiI,ac, and limits
ttsu}f to dcsultory explosions rather than orEan
tod decoration.
CHURCH BEHv1CEs.
There Will .bc union services appropriate 10
tho occasion this morning In each III the three
divisions Of the city, These will bo partttjpot-
I'd In by tho different churches. On tho North
6i1o these survlccs will occur at Moody's
Church, corner Of Chicago avcuue and LaSallo
street; on tho West side at the Third Prcsby-
tesian; aud on tho Suuth 6llo ut plymouth
Church. All uro invited.
Tlclc wfll NJ DC service q Te Dcum at THO ca
thctlrll Of 81. Pctor ahu Paul, corner WasllNg-
ton and Peoria streets, at8 o'clock this morit.
ing. Blshop McLarcn VIII DO present,
Centennial services will be field at Park Aye-
nuc Church. Addresses by tho leeye. 8. w, Duf-
Held and George II. pceke.
There wilt be public tncct!ng, in accordance
with tho Presidents proclamation of tho 26th Of
Inst month, in tho Methodist Episc0pul Church.
ualstcl mud Twentieth 6trcuts, this morning
from 0 to 10 O'Clock, to which ull the Christian
people from tho West Side south Of Twelfth
street a!!d from bridgeport a1n especially In
vLted. The Keys. Hill, Martin, Walker, Rogcrs,
Youkcr, and others aro expected to b. present.
! TIE CATHOLICS AND THE rouATH.
Tho Catholic l,shop Of this Diocese last week
70 s l'ee. Clergy and Laiiy o. the Dloessso caI-
aratlon Of our National Independence III this year
fs memorable ns tho tl.st century Of onr existence
~ iESa % and inicpcndsnt poops, In common VIII,
VIC should rvjoico and bc glad, mud above, ILL., rc,l.
der to lltM from whom CONES down cvury good and
inora5io bssalngs which inve bsen Gostowed on u,
and IN for tle priceless boon OF civil and
rcligtouH liberty we enjoy.
do ss. Trinltalo with tls collect Pro gruttarn,a
act!ono cum Gloria ct Crodo on tho Fourth Of July,
Ana after MASS To eant or 0sts sas Il sd,sY nsu
Blshop Administration of Chicago
TuA sECONp RE0lMHNT.
Following is tho general oflor covering tho
Second Fcgtlncnt cclcbrntton:
rendezvous On pespln!ncs and thu intcrsccting
stteeta u tue Vicinity etst PatEicks Church.. 4ho
x y sTsh On hp.,ns,s t
lAko; east on Lake to Wnbasl. avenue; aouth on
cunt1s usesuo % eeuniera'aleh q a. On Two,t q iia. j.
stcd; nprh oa 1lulated to llarrlaon east On lasl.
vo,, to pos{ps!nes; north on Desp'alncs to Monroe
Whom tbs order TO march 10 given tho flrst platoon
OF ,poce, tho conmandcr' Of which Will act ~
Street, moving uosthwasd ~ lad down Ia thu line
Of march.
4ys s .;a s s' Patsn snd t. sys i4Sssi e., H.
procession nte, TO avoid confusion, Orgauizcd Into
divisions, ~ follows:
PINsr DIv1HloN.
Tho Second Rcgmeut viii act a. an escort to tho
right " t1o procession, aud will form tho cnst
stao Ct pespla!nes street, right resting on uatFuoa
1'ha Cian-na. Gnel Guard will form on Desp,siaas
stssst tsh. tsstns g" lia,;Fr'sos, men f4ciF eas
sd1ta sn. y bo % s 1S On l' m
Tho Fnlan, tAthew Total Abstfnenes Cadets Will