, 1876-07-05

IN BRIEF.
TIE DAY VIE cHLHB1lAfND.
Tho Centennial Fourth, like the hundrta
F0urths which preceded IT, hns passed into lis
tory. Nothing Of It rcmatns to-day, SO far rs
Chicago Is concerned, save large number Of
headaches, the smoldcrlng ruins Of few small.
sized con1agvatlons, m occasional thumblcss
hand, md general feeling Of uscd-upncss. A
hundred years hence, the Carter II. or tho
George Francis Train Of 1915 may search tho
files Of The TRIBUNE of the century previous
to ascertain how the then half-mllllon popu1a-
ttun Of Chicago colebsatcd the first Centennial
uf tho nation's existence for the purpose Of
inslltuting kind Of Piutarcl,inn comparison be-
tween the days TINT were and the days
that nrc. Then Chicago will have a popn-
luton Of probably s, ,000, 900; and they will bo
Just as nnx!ous to know huty tho Chicago o.
1870, with i.s hatf-mitlion Of souls, celebrated
the day as the hitter took pride In knowing how
the llrst Fourth Of July was engineered In 1ndo-
pcndcncc Hall, Just 100 years ago, and they will
do Just na Chicago did yesterday.
Slice tic War, Inc average Chicagoan has talk.
en- comparatively little Interest in I" tho day wo
celebrate" Why, Is ono Of those conuhdrums that
no follow can find out. The Chicago calendar
Is wofulIy barren OF rel-lotter days. Year In
md year out ho plays tho rolo OF q commercial
Wandering jew. lie Is always on the. 60; Il
perpctually looking after business; ia total!
only days III the year on which
Oh s' viii SE'qfs 3e %e %SHn'?ssss ssseknss a;s tSs ,
on the 1sscnty~tl,ird street grounds. On thoa
occasions he aggregates quito largely. On even
other opportunity that Is 1!lescd for holna:
the way Of any unity in enjoyment;
Yesterday was no exception. with patriot
ism that IL nowhere else manifested, tho Ch!ca
goRn celebrated the Fourth in his own inf1nitn,
part st Chicago q "a an American citizen. II,
simply celebrated to suit llnlaon He wont oll
on the lako, either with hle wife or sweetheart:
ha took the train the night heferc for the "suxs
dimu'a worth Of minnows, and sat on tlu
hrcakwatcr or on onn Of tue piers nll day lout
in the burning aun, and didn't catch fish; Iii
pcramhulated around town, aud at occasiona
Eagio; he rolled q string, Of ten-plns:
hc pnchcd tho tvuries to the extent Of three oi
four games santwichcd With the, seductive and
yet hugely Intoxicating rttn.puuch, But lac did
kssp sep e ts tappp u 1ys ssss
drum. lie would ba 'blcsscd first before lie
would stand in = crowd, and listen to tho rcatl.
Ing Of tho Declaration of 1ndopen9ddlenco. nee.
kind Of business ho left to our German ar!
| Irish fellow -citlzous. IhoY had monopoly of
It, a,M l.e was perfectly willing that they ahould
mike all they could cut Of IT,
D'' ~ IT Tns % DAY Was usuunrD M
with tho usual pyroscchnic pa1demonl1n1. ftro,
csaskezs, pistols, aud ganpoWdcr did their Level
he.t to 1T The socRlng sty kaow ,n. thas The the
Ing tle night and curly morning It Ind rnincd
considerably, tho artior Of the boys was not
datnpened- They folt that Il wae not
ths@ ts ot sns noSss s%sas INC io
slecpng allowed tn this vicinity" waa their
motto, and ono Ia conatnltned to say that tho
injunction was pretty thoroughly sarlted ont.
Tue was o aa tSo saaS. od a. S
and tho sun stotfo out quito generously: And
then carac both m cbb md Cow In tho humun
tide. Tho FORENOON trains brought IN yast
quantities 81 unsa9psStine nrangers' % tae1r wiycs @
strolled n!mlcssiy through tho streets, lodging
Futlo boys armed Nth pistols ard lro-crackurs,
wl,icl, they casclcssly discharged; avoiding
oseg sdn 9gar =" o a.aeu sn THsn
ire; viii Their wanderipgs, frutt,cssiy
cncavoring to pick ttloir why nnaidctl to tho
railway dcPos whence they we're e taks tho r;
on the aldo Of the Chicagoaa. Tic got out of
town u feat a. he co,,ld. lie went q the parks
Ut tho city lInlts. IL Waited Evanston, Wasl-
kega, pSspa!nes lydo tark, and ,l elsswhsre re-
down 70 tke guards with living freight, some Of
| Tic component parts Of which tried 10 danvr to
the ulusle Of small bahas, anu follu1, because
Thy equee5e was to great,-and ~ they called
aang, md danced, ani drank bocr, aud did 1uss
about what trey lmyu been Ia tho habit
Of doing at tlle,r shooting, tnrninG,
and snYng festivals Ito 55. ,;x s'snsnt H..
sisted by tho eouutrymen Of poniatowski. ~
gays concert a.'d vxi'61tlon et t'lu Exposition