, 1876-07-05

HAEtNE.
Speriat EfspeleA 10 The Trf6una.
RACINE, Wis, July 4.--Thla Inns been grand
gala dny In our city, and will always remain
undimnlcd In t1n mrtnory Of our Oldest acttlcrs
There hns beer continual succets'on Of stir:
ring cvonts, witncsaul by tho largest crowd
ever gathered here TN my occaso,. Not only
oue own natives turned cut to q fTsnn, but nur
Of humanity, and tbc, rtreesa raliatlng
capactty. At carly dawn tho Bnccl,an"1Ia1
demonium Of noises. Every conceivable In.
plcncnt from which sn,lt,l could fc cxtractct!
Wns pressed Into tho service Of the 1atst0tst anil
sleep was entirely out of the question; IliY
stsnt % %e1plosion T u eom6!,sl,bie , % materni I from
Tic puny hre-craekcr to The. noisy cnnnon kept
rcstfcss uech!ns happy unttl Q o'clock. Nearer
noon MI the 9ccret societies, native 70 Rae,nc,
after which tho vast crowd braccd
up and aectle,l. 10 and fro. in front
Of our new Court-11ousc. A pebble. weighing
stone, was sa.scd up lnss il,e air by our oldcss
eottlor and founder, Capt. tillbert Knnpp, and
finally deposited By him In it, proper position.
The lion. e, f. Dyer, spoke few feeling words,
H. sot ps 81 soTs ssany sF 4 " n1as a III aa
body hoorayetl and turned their faces TO tic
East Park To lcar the orator of tue day, Josepfi
N; bnily, u Freclnrt' WHO covered M I.im'
ss1 a WIZ y gsyycdeco gGsy o s0u,ss w. ' Ica satH to
baud footed a prelude 70 other speeches and
more pr,,yers ind then l.. 8. Blake cxpectoratc1
on his hnilds, grabbed rusty shovel, and com.
nenced delyinE thu % sol Gns'cr where l,c stood
supposed 10 I've sytnbollcnl Of the speedy com.
petIon vi our Centennial Park foundation. und
was encored BY an old man and boy, who were
H. blfaAir IgnoraE1ce Of the n'eanlng 81 ti'c
Ssenen Tsaa sg Of Sc 'a 'fs "'e cSs sSIesa nd
tho park wns dotted with tents, where
WIS wendell leInonadc, rum plighes, aud
gin cocktails, all for tho benefit 0f IT. Luke's
| Hospital. The latter arrangement netttu
The Charitable managers about $500. Ii The
afternoon there were RIGGS at Jerufne iark ana
a basc-ball match At tic college grounds. This
evening the mir and sky Is brilliant with millions
ot areWorks. Eysrylollyso - throat = hoarae md
row morning.
specfdt DtspuicA ~ 1As 7ttsuns
SPREAD helss!l today, ti asa I'D se s1sndsss
| celebration alc ever had. Early this morning
| crowds began pouring In from i'll quarters by
special trains aid private conveyance. and eoti-
The procession was over mile long, composed
OF various societies, the fire department, visit
ors, tRt. Fully l0,0l0 people assembled IN 1'at-
tens Grove to listen to oratlons, which were de-
lvcrcd by the Hon: G. q. Williams, H. c., md
othcrs. Afterwards, single sctll-ruce was
rowed on Rock River, which was won In Gue
| style by Joseph d, Doe. Tie Mutunl baseball
! Club, Of gainesville, playe.l the Lakesidcs, Of
Chicago, very exciting gaamo OIL tho new ball
gruu,,ls resulting ttI Q TIC On twelve runs IN
eleven innings. Tho festivities close Tonight
| with fireworks aud several balls.
1 NnLofT.
specia' 1fspatch e r. ne Tribune
DELolT, Wis, July 4.-Ths years celebration
will l,o long remembered III belo!t Our citi.
zcns lave United very heartily IN i,onoring the
day BY procession, music, oratory, decorations,
ctG., and no accident has Marrcd the enjoyment
| Of the OCCASION. Stores and residences have
boon most clahoratGly ornaMcntcl witA the ia
tlonal cnt0rs Iii NIL surts Of shapes and materials
1Iurace White, Esq, Of Chicago, gaye us most
comprehensive and able sketch 0f the political
growth Of this country during the century, clos
s oue cisI scryIcG. Tho address was an hour ii
length, but WIS listened to throughout w1tl
great intcrest. Fireworks wprc displayed in
greater profuslon un1 variety Tonight than crcl
before.
PORT ATKINSON.
| Special Dispdtch 10 TIE Tribune
FonT ATKINSON, Wis, July 4.-keljEfons ser
vices Ia nccurdancc with tie Recommendation ol
tic President to the Chrlstlun people OF ths
United States, wore held In tho Congregations
Church In this village, Tho exercises were con
Quoted by the Rcys. Montague, Congregational.
isti Colillan, Methodist; aud Lcavitt, univcr
sallst-