, 1876-07-05
TIE STREETS.
A POPULAR Htsp AND FLOW


Early In the morning, and while It was cool,
tho streets wcro well crowded, though thcro
wcto very fnw natives nbroal. Tho tlrung |
seemed almost entirely made UP Of Granger |
visitors, who lad como from al1 pasts TO sec tho
sights, md hear tho Sounds and participate In |
both. The main streets wero' alive with futter- |
Ing flags and excited rusttcs. Almost every |
window presented some sort Of Nh c1nblcm, and |
from the lousc-topS yards Of bunting Tapped |
In the cool lake air. Looking up or down any |
Of themost frcqucntct1 thorouehfarcs, the scene |
was cxhflarating. Myria1s of tiny aags Of all |
nations, mixed up with atrcnmers, and relieved
by green fcstoons, cnliyened the fronts Of the
buildings. Hcrc md there an ambitious ar.1,
Of lcaves spanncd the street, bearing Its ccntre-
piece Of 177U1s78, with the portraits Of WASH
ingtop aild Lincoln. Great cnslgns in bunting
stood out In curls over tho smnller emb]olns, and
minute efforts at thu grldIron pattern, with In
consequential stars on a fold OF faded blue wctc
formed into round balls, aud lung out To draw
tho contrast between tho smaller culcavor OF a
ments OF yesterday, as represented lY
the larger lug overhead. Hickory sap1lngs
found their mission, too, and they were planted
In tubs along the curbs, lending grove-llke
aspect to the smoky streets Strange fruit they
bore fot hlckorles, too, for thclr branches bent
Under the weight Of cotton nags, TINT snapped
vndIctivcty in tho cool air. There was scarcely
q foot OF ground or foot Of 1louse-front that
did not bcar solr,e reminder OF the day, mud, na
the bucolic element madn 1ts slow march, It's
constituents turned rosy Of face aud humid OF
eye III tho contemplation Of tho grandeur and
lnagnidccnco Of tlc patriotic display. A fow Of
tho vessels III tho river hoietcd their colors and
thu visitors pausel on the bridges TINT spAn tho
poliurd strca,n to admire the eeaman's mani.
lcstatfon of his gratitude for thg Enlightened
and bencleent rule Of freedom. Tho Bca1nGn IN
tho meantime might havc been seen al almost
my time iluut liali-Iu1l Of the enlightenment
md heuclleenec, aud tnIlng their way to nd
1ncent cradles uf Justice.
GREAT DlsAPrOfNTMENT
resulted to many 0f the Visitors iu finding the
stores closed. Tho average denxcn oT the
rural districts looks upon largo city, to which
lo Or sue as PAID Ills or lcr frs In t!c Light Of
to SEQ the sgIta, he o. she very much depra-
Gates uly curtaiiment of vision. Tho orator has
never been born could satisfactorily explain
to tS sti @ t tSt o,r 1aS sSs a toa
towl-shops, and tho sequencu IL eternal dis
satisfaction VI ha1n Or her, when he or she ar
rivcs upon tho pavement and anla one single
shop window that Is not Oh ita most attractive
exhibition. Probably two-thirls Of tic strangers
In tho town ycstcrti0y came with view of COM
bintig bus!neas With pleasure, enjoying what en-
tertainuent might bo served up to tho eyes, and
nlaktng purrhases Ut odd minutes. Ths. general
olss~,u1icc Of the tlaY u1I tho closing of ul tho
places ol business upset the lotter calculation,
and III u 1urasure reduced the dose Of pleasure
per head of our suhurban frionls. But tley
managed ~ lAve good time. They had tho
city to themselves. They swarmcl tic streets,
theft mouths wide open with dulight, and their
hats Knocked very nlllcl! on onu alc by coustut
eo,Aart with others ul t!,cir SPECIES.
From VI U'clueki lii tho oniOrnnE they dOdged
arcerackcrsnu mud turpedocs, aud sllsleke aaintilY
at the report Of pistols and guns. The smell
of Eui,,powticr w'is III tllclr hoses. anil among
tno ladies' oi TIC Invading hosts, thY stamp gt
drrsses. Everything was uf intcrcat 10
K S she , ns.5s" A. ssy Wire .n.s, is
rnnk sa sy uq ocna2ay snoasa tq naqn oaKsis tRs
were etulTcd With explosive material, to coun.
tcElet tho luurtltnatu quantities Vi icu cream and
red lc,llonGtiu that tho day suggested to their
sent wit to tic Cracker aid torpsdo business viii
vu, u1ld determination that Debpeals an agc
of miracles for the coming generation, anu Wllen
their gunpowlrr gave Out they locked With
envy UPON tbs possessur Ut a EIt,alling baby,
for tlc desire for noise hulcomrletc'y mustered
There were somc who could not be Induced to
leave the streets. Pastoral seeiIes wcrt hl old
glitter and t.sc! ot the decorations wcrc some
Thing new, There Wgrr others WEO sought llG
parks, and found In their beauty so,I,o rulicf
from the t,lpnutOry OF horne landscape Atid thu
ruur uud rash u tiie busy streets. koM1 stray
I'd into thu places Of amusement, and tAe dry
n,alic critic fouJu himself surrounded with
strnngn fnecs and stranger hivas, to t'v latter q
which hc might poaHibly listen u lils alya,'tnge
dgrstal,d tho source, were stricken dumb Ut the
unwonto,l manifestation Of enthusiasm, and
many ppor shuat stTutteA through by part
aa.tercd beyond h's control by aEpau@so @ ms role role
Gould not command nor htB nEtlnE elicit 1rDtll
thu ordinary t'leatrc-goer.
| where THEY WEST.
!. Some took carrlagcs and drove oil through
the qutetcr parts Ut thu town. out on ths pEairc,
| plcnIcklnE IN tho grass, auu returning t0 wilt
mess Thy fed-hot tNsp,ay " tbs night. Others
found the hasuball ground, u1Id still utlcrs the
rnelng at Dexter lafI. THE excursion stcanicrs
oI, tho lako wore crowded TO oyer!iuwlng uycry
greedy ears not only On their ow1t boAts, but On
sail and row.ooats tl,ut lottcd thu yurfuee Of the
wutcr, III allod with peasurc-seckcrs.
bssze ct tles under cloud u siAoke. 4 heavy
yapor hung over the sity,. ilumiacu by million
1ugs snd pierced IN all directions by tls nash of
exptodli'HM M saiapstcr; LIP m dull sullsn roaf camo
Wy from tue city. Ihero werc 10 distinguishing
distinct reilorts. They blended together 1t. oli0
long continuous explosion that shook the fro
ladun yapor overhead. aud lnado tho aAgs truul-
! bic.
Iu spite Of the absence Of any concerted plan
| Of ckirlratfOn, planned by contractors and
raIned by u,uniGlpal interference, Chicago lid
her sllaru to*ard announcing to the spirts Ut
the Ueclarntu,-siguers that they viii not bo
forgotten ~ lopg Is tyupaul exlst Every luan,
woiuau. aal child Ma,inge1 to deMonatsaty, in
some fashion, tho noislsss possibilities of that
digpel out of lilo bowels VI tho EARTH Now and
thei, sonio fellow found frightening horses mo-
notouous, and turned the tltobbi'gs II his pA-
triot!e Aeast into yzayiugs toF beer, Ills naiae
ht1n, or any part VI hun, for getting ~ drunk
that he couldn't further innotufato lhv stmus-
phers with rcsutaRt report of explosive powder
ought to be .c,at to join ttle thumbs that during
Still, there wus yosy little drunkenness on tho
streets. Tie pe6l,le who grayltate towatl iue-
LJiAtlnn on Ill IAtriotiu w well Is alspltlous