The New York herald., 1876-07-05
fANY HALLS PATRIOTISM.
Qe and Enthusiastic Gathering
in Irving Hail.
pKLYN AND NEW JERSEY.
|lar Demonstrations in the Sister Cities
Y and Elsewhere.

Monday night, in pageant and with universal
demonstrations of joy, OF which children
ak when they gray haired men and women,
impire City stepped lightly and proudly into the
hd century OF the national independence. All tho
questions which mark of and gather them
cinerent and opposing camps; election issues and
pects the weaknesses and sin OF the administration
which the public mind has been stung into fierce
pr, all seemed Tor the nonce laid aside, in order that
York, with the rest OF the nation,
ht send the cry Of liberty achieved ring
round the world. Long after the newspapers had
lerday morning begun to tell he people what had
II done throughout the city ana in the vicinity the
cts squares thronged only
our urban sight-seers, but with
OF thousands who had in
Bee how the metropolis OF the country would com
yrt herself on the great aud memorable occasion 1t
until dawn had shot its silver sheen high into
Athe Eastern sky the the city resumed
their usual aspect. Then profound quiet fell upon
lhem. population used to much indoor employ yment
and 10 little exercise In the open air had necessarily
So feel the soporitc effects of a days rejoicing pro-
lonRed into the first hours OF the morning The
quence that the real Fourth July this year
Itn many ways
~ CONTRAST To ITS PREpEcEssoRs
All the city the window blinds seemed belated;
hero In the streets in the early
milkman greeted by eyes that looked
Though smiling through fog But New York
richly deserved the she taking, and
there with heart abroad in the fore part
OF the day who would not have uttered gentle benson
upon the slumbers of tho population whose mighty
acclaim of the past night had Already been sped by the
lightning to the uttermost ends of the earth. sleep
then In peace, ye grateful children OF a proud II
youthful mother. while the wakefu HERALD
moves rapidly through the great city and catches for
your weary eyes the expression OF the city the
Fourth itself
NATURE ABHoRs VACUUM
This fundamental axiom of physical science was
made palpable yesterday morning by the prodigious
aumbcr of lager beer barrels themselves all looking
thirsty nowl which might be seen on their way home
In almost every horoughiare III the city. How proyl-
dental that they tho metropolis on Monday TO
oil another ever-recurring vacuum which
the slenderest aud most delicate reference is
the best Combined with the weather of
the last week. they argued more cogenty
against the Sunday Excise law than thousand quartos
In calf suggestive OF the trainers OF the law itself
There they the long drays every attitude of
quiet, compacent disdain for stupid legislation IN
every posture OF hearty good humor they thought
OF the parchng throals they had sakeI the night
fore. and we're Low on their way home to get their
hl. Beyond these evidences OF life anda crawling
stage two the streets a than Sunday air
their closed and their pavcments that re-
echoed the unfr quent football Unul TOUR o'clock in
the afternoon from the Battery up to Union square
pedestrians wilnin each hundred yards easily be
counted on the angers Union Square itself was tue
first place which gave any evidence OF HE
and this, in art parlance, of part,cu.
larry 'still' character The seats were occu-
pied bat by people who looked though
deferred from breathing by the heat 1t sounds
like paradox TO say so, but the livelest thing en-
countered between the HERALD office and Central Park
was funeral passing the Ffth Avenue Hotel Death
vii insist upon being llbred and upon running
to the general feeling of the population upon
Fourth of July 1t Is to be presumed that the
cellen services OF the guardians OF the public
had been designedly rewarded by slcop, not
one policeman could be seen Broadway far
Central Park Perhaps, too the Police Commissioners
took of the aesthetic tastes OF the people and
withdrew the Derby hat from their gaze least
one day Tho juvenile population OF the city was
aumcrousy represented but seemed to have expended
all Its detonating munitions the previous evening.
Hero and there only hrceraoker could be
heard though In protest at not having
teen let of the night before 1t should not be
omitted however that In to the general quiet
tho sharp ominous cang of the re gong vas here and
there heard during the day and the rapid rush OF
the ambulance spoke OF anothcr huuco 10 hc lst OF
city casualties The sabba,h-like repose Of the city,
broken upon at sunrise, aud sunset by the
ksoming OF the guns from the forts
CENTRAL PARK.
Untn about Eve O'Clock yesterday afternoon the heat
evidently had deterrent effect upon the Park gong
part OF the population In the early part OF the aitor
noon the number OF visitors small and these
sought such shade Afforded by the along
the walks Indeed, with the absurd " Keep OF the
Grass rule 1t wOnder the people
visit tho Park all for virtually they
have no such thing The asphalt walks yesterday
were at Temperature Of about 1SO degrees The
and Il is upon them that Park Commissioners SEN
tence the people walk in this II they would
walk At ALL And yet this Is great municipality la a
great republic In which the citizens govern them
selvesl
Tux SHIPPING.
The river yesterday was a gay, pretty sight on
soeh sides the island the shipping had dung
suntine 10 the brccze--the tiny boat, the swiftly ply
ng steam ~ tho sober schooner, the tali-mastcd
hip aud the ocsaa alike be eckod with
,very imaginable national color Tho eaect strlk
ng aud an had significance lent TO 10 by the
soutgaity. In numerous instances OF tho Stars and
stripes TO the Union Jack ior tho dsnnne
and efectual sundering OF which mucn
noble blood was shed a century ago Yesterday
the flags waved TO tho breeze IN rendiy accord
the shipping. and though the church would be
bebndhand In the sinking OF bygons broiis, tho nass
OF the great ArgoSaxon nations Autterod together
ia the wind IRON Grace cnurch tower As the IiKRAiD
man came down the east side OF the city the grim,
gray bufa6ngs on Blackwers Island challenged his
afts~ tios \xhpss devoted 10 the reception OF our