, 1876-07-04
COLUMBIA.
August Tributes Rendered
Her on the Eve Of the
New Century.
The Great Cities Furnish Spec
tacles for Memory's
Latest Offices.
Night Szvays q Power1css
Sccptre Through Effu1-
gent Avenues.
Nearly Similar Scenes in Phil
adelphia, New York,
and Brooklyn.
A Magnificent Celebration in Course.
at San Francisco.
Tho First Regiment Of Chicago
Bcing Lionizcd at
Madison.
The Simple Manner in
Which Chicagoans Will
Celebrate.
Historical Summary Of the Reyo-
luton and Its Causes.
Venerable Errors Concerning the Dec
laration Of Independence.
The. Simple Manner in
Which Chicagoans Win
Celebrate.
Historical Summary Of the Reyo.
luton and Its Causes.
Venerable Errors Concerning the Dec.
laration Of Independence.
1VATCH-NIGHT,
PHILADELPHIA.
Special MspdtcA to Tic TftbMne.

An UNPARALLELED DEMONSTRATION.
PHILADELPHIA, July 4-1a:8o a. m.-The
watch-ntGht Of tho century has been observed
By the people Of this city with MI the ccEc,lo-
Mails mud enthusiasm that SO important an oeesa-
sion could Inspire. Tbs scene presented BY tho
streets Of Philadelphia during tho entire even
Ing, and continuing even at tho present writing,
has been one Of unprecedented novelty aud
imprcsstyencss. 1t was expected that tho
philadclphians would "lny themselves out, ns
the phrase is, In the celebration Of tho national
Of the whole country were upon them, the
citizens long s!nco determined to produce
and carry out programme greater than had
evcr been attempted on my similar OCCASION.
For the pant month tho officials and prominent
residents hayc bccu la alnos. constant consuIla-
tion as to the best means md measures to be
taken for securing tho grandest results, an.i
their unaptnity Of feeling and action has led
them OH to SUCCESS. Already Philadelphia
,yearn proudly tho sIgniflcaut wreath Of laurel,
as having produced the blggcst Fourth Of July
celebration on record.
TIE IHnUPTioN or FREEDOMS HOSTS.
Beginning yesterday with carly mora the trains
from all quarters Of the land came, oyerludcn
with eager stght-eccrs. The cxpress-trains on
the Pennsylvania Road-and what Eoal here
about is not the Pcnnsylyania's1-a carried
extra cars, In many cusos double the usual num-
her, willie countless excursion trains and boats
rushed hltherHartl the llgclong day. Although
the eAete.sco "eto Nv! ~ conalnehec oc'ofo
evening, tne. pt'hc'pal s'1cets aoWn Town were
n'led WIN Gtca1 eFo"u coastaht'y III Inc lore
nooli, though thesc were no pfoeeSslons OF pub'
NC olsp'aSs WnateVcF 70 as1Eaet tne people,
Chesthnt etfect was 80 ]ainmou as 10 6er!-
oa8ty impcue travel. MANY ot Lie throng,
IRON taclf long hnch-oustefs, carpet-
SOCKS, nhd umbrellas, could bo readily
distinguished aa pslerlMS hcmmcd III
between train and hotel, anu their weary, 1i1'-
shason faecs seemed TO bcsocch pity from tho
hcafticae crowd h1ofc Times Linn the tTadl-
tonal stick was ever shakcn at did tho stroot~
cars become blockaaca' fassohgcrs IRON the
centennial grounds were frequently stranded at
sixteenth stfccts anu people desiring 10 60 tue
Opposite uirceflon' Ii3e tho poor players Ill
"nan'et'" tore passion to tattcFs' In vain
enoFts W Sccufo tsansl'o11as'oh'
DECORATION
seeking Tor IN aue9unto reason Tor this cx-
tfaofalnafy anu atcal!ed.tor lliins-up OF tho
1aofouea1aIes, 4 ~ 'eneth came 10 tle eoaciu'
SION that a1l tn1s muletuue "eFe astsaetca W
tiie process ol deeofatlon that was going on at
~ ,''.'. e'SS - t"e ..'A. ~ ~ ~ tA"t
t.us' tnous" st9a"se, e"a! t''o a'a1aso grown
f4u'aoe'ih'aa csaa eat"es n.ulbe't 'h1o c4owo
~ ~ lar s'na!4er pFo.oe"eoh tHan tAe Ganlh OF a
"eststH 'nMeo. WI "'l1"E " "ne till cset'
nv ~. D'e"t " tIo "at' A,'' o'""e.s lfolcct'
1's 4toni saousa"as W nv "u4uo"s' s"e psop'o
r,o,ne,aueo W ana ao"n enestnu', Aasket, ano
walnut , sssects u"asr su.laos sun .'lat e1'o''o
uoHn 'a5o Ao.te' % .l.1tt g. 1uo psots''4es ~ LUG
ponoa3an''ut u. foit au.l'les.
romaat9s nut
~ W. an.s"ss'y ., % '9s ~. Ivy 9easceay 1epnys
Pataaea ~ s.o .aau, -. .t'1 I,e'anaso sc1,
noa aoy ona "'.o nas oeen " th',Aac'pu'a knows
tnat' WIN .ne'u ~ Au "1uu on tno Hsef III sum
'her t1ns' .to e's - .'ae o,e ~ muse furnaces
upon ""'e4t 'no s1y oat'et'as1 4an s5ts "s'o M
stewcs', oe paaeuo " ess'ea w ~ Pa't0 a<@"fu1nG
70 tae tas'o u tno 4to''an 1'hpstoH' "a.kco
tAe thes'nu,l'etrs o.'lY oneu ~ ou,'"s t"e a@er.
noon, a''a u's" M J.. stoou w a ~ s..o eusa'. anu