The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-05
Jersey CITY md noboknn.

The national holiday was celebrated II
Jersey City with unrestrained enth usiasm. Thers
was no dwelling SO humble but bore its bH
OF hutterng tri-color, and all day long th1
crack OF ride and pistol, the bursting OF crack
aud the boom Of cannon were heard. A.
day break Battery A Hudson County artillery
fred a salute OF lOO guns. Tho bells from the
church steeplss chimed, the whistles OF the To-
comotiyes and the vessels In the harbor Joined
the din.
The Irish civic societies formed in limo 10
Jersey avenue at 8 O'Clock, aud, headed bS
Grand Marshal John Hart, a platoon Of pOlioe
aud DowniuR's Ninth Regiment band. maroheA
through Grand street, Lipp avenue, summit
avenue, Bergen avenue. and the principal streets
OF lower Jersey CITY. On tho right Of line were
the Emerald Z)uaves ana Hioerniln Benevo-
lent Society, Marshal Miohael Farrell ; st. Pat
ricks I. A. u. Society, Marshal Michael Gre
ham 81. Peters L. y. Is. Society, Marshal Cnris-
topher Geragnty; -. Michaels +. A. II. SoCietp
Marshal Lawrence Sullivan. he second divisloA
was comprised OF the Young Mems st. JoseDhs
4. A Il. society, Marshal d ,niel Klng; ST. Plus
Il. A. Is. Society Of East NcwarN, Marshal Jno.
A. Lord Workingmens o. I. 4. Society, Mar
| shAl Jno. Reilly and the Hbernian hlies Lieut.,
| Jno. Graham. The third and fourth divisions
| were comprised of fourteen divisions OF the
| Ancient Order Of ilOsrnian@, who presented an
| excellent appearance. Every mAn carried Q
beautiful silk rosette OF red, wnite and blue
anu the banners " the orga lizatons were fes-
TONED with ths national coIors Inc Americas
| aug was carried alone by many Of tho divisions.
| The hfth and last division c1mprsed the St
Patrick's Mutual Alliance OF Ameslca ana Sh
| PatTick's Mutual Alliance L. A. b society, un-
| der Marshal NJ. J. Carroll. rho line was tive
| miles long. At Van nrst Park the men, fully
| 10000 in number. formed a hollow square, and
| listened to orttions by senator Loon Abbett aud
Hon. Patrick Gorrigan. John Garriok, Esq,
read the Declaration of Independence, and ths
hands played the star Spangled l,anner'.
"Yankee Doodle" and other national airs.
At Kepler Hall, Jersey city, tue ohte OF the
| city gathered under canopy OF bright colors V
| listen to exercises prepared by the oitizenT
committee. The platform bore life size por-
| trait Of Washing ON al valley FORGE, and from
| the walls hung festoons OF red, whi 9, and blue.
| gracefully entwinsd. Near a small table sat
| Gov. Bede, and around him, In n semi Circle,
| Mayor Seidier, ex-Mayo ors Traphagen, ONeiil.
| Gopsill. Cleveland. Clarke, u Worst, hpmA 9
| Manners, Collard, Harrison, Sawyer ana va
| Reyper.
Tho Governor presided, and tho opening ener-
ciSes began by an invocation O} tne NoF' W M
| =. COrbett, OF rrlnity NJ. Il. CHURCH Madame
Salvotti sang HAL Columbia, and the chorus
| Joined. 1t was excellently rendered, and loudly
sncored.
| After the reading Of the Declaration ~ Inde-
pendence by G. IA. Benson, the "Stu Spanssq
| Btnner" W ls given by NJ dame 5lvottl ana
Chas III. WINFIELD. lie pronounooi asansi
| oorrup ion In political parties and oondemnes
| tho voter who would sell his vote ana the
J man who would spend money Tor MS election,
lie ass tiled subsidized organs, and declared
that corruption at the fountain head was the
| sure decadence OF tho country. by remaining
true to the severer virtues OF our fOrefalhers
we alone would become mighty.
Mad lIne StlyOtu'B clear voice led on In the
| Rcd, White, aud Blue" and subsequently 10
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