New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
TIE FOURTH OF JULY.
A GREAT OBSERVANCE PROMISED.

PREPARATIONS by THE CENTkNNiAL CoMMiTTEE-
CoMPosrIoN AND ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION
ExEECIsEs AT UNION QUARg AND The ACADEMY
or MUsC-rnE GERMAN OBSERVANCE
The work of the Centennial Celebration Com
miee Is preceding satisfactorily Col Risa T. haw-
kns Henry Havomcyer OF the Committee have Sc
cured subscriptions 10 the amount Of $4,000. which they
xpect 70 increase considerably before actual disburse
ments are necessary Tie plan of the genera cet bra
tion which originated with Col Hawkins, VIII consist
OF brilliant decorations. Nominations and grand iu
minated recession" The utmost efforts of the Com
noe o. course. will fail to bring about the success
when the ; OF the ana the relation OF
the metropolis TO the country demand ii 1t Is not enthu
siasticully assisted by individual citizens.
The llst ing OF the Committee held last even
ing NJ the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Among those present
were the Chairman. Col Hawkins Thurow Weed Charles
A. Peabody, Jacob Z. yermilye, sImuel b. Ruggles,
Cen Franz 81 cl, Gen. shaer, Willy WaIlaoh, T. b. Mus
grave, ana William A Camp. From the reports OF com
mtee and other able TO give the follow
ing general programme for the celebration.
The Committee ask that. especially the line OF
marh citizens have their houses and stores decorated
rs their own taste may suggest. from noon of July
until tho evening of July 3, and that the buildings be
Illuminated b,twe1n the hours of p m. July D. and
o'clock on the morning of the Fourth. The decoration
and umn Iton TO be grand need not be attended with
great expense, 10 is thought, as many economical
methods Lave recently been devised for these purposes
Col Hawkins says the object Is to presents magnificent
mass of moving and fame" without any popping of
reorackers firms Of guns, proceeding which
would turbulence, disturb the dgnied march
o the procession Uaionsqudre will be brilliantly deco
rated and illuminate ami also, Ii IL expected tle o'her
Squares The oubbOuses and hotels IL IS thought that
the procession will be fully five miles long The military
OF the city will act as escort to the civic societies. the
following OF which have already signled their desire TO
take part and the acceptance Of twice as many more is
expected
Grand Army OF the Republic: Sumner Post No "a.
Dahgren Post No. 1l3. and Posts Nos s. H. 49, A. 5e
German organizat.ons: New-York City scitzon Corps
NcvYnrs gciii zen Company Singing societies. TuTnc.s
West side Centennial Association civic societies. Anne
lsh organizations: ls Regiment Irish Brigade Father
Mathew Temperance Society No. D, Icnpcranc' Guiid
81 Joseph temperance soce,y 1t. PaIcs5 Mutual Al
Colmsd Organizations skiJmore Guard and drum
corps and Himton Lodge No 10 of the Independent
! MISUNDERSTANDING Volunteer Firemcn's Sons
ASsoci ton ChGisea 9,gton n II EeSS o de
Cnba, NevYOrk CALIFORNIAN Cub, WashnEtJn Ctnten,
rial Guard. Columbia Guard William Cullen Bryant CUB
The OF the procession 50 far as comleed Is as
follows various divisions VIII be rmed under the
direction their respective mdrsha upon streets and
avenues 10 he hereafter designated, in the vicinity OF
their rooms ana take their position in the order OF COL
unn on East Seventeenth, Eighteenth Nineteenth Twen
ueth, Twenty-Hrst and Twenty-second-sts with the
head o. tie column resting Thrdavc. The first d
vison under the command OF Gen. Varan will form on
! East Twenty-drst and Tw,nty-socondSts., west
| Of Thhd-avc. leaving the other streets named
| for the civic columns. Precisely at O'Clock
the column Will begin TO move, passing down Third-ave
ard the B0wcry to BIoomest., through Br ONE to
Broadway, up Broadway to Thireenth-st. to Ffthave
10 upper Broadway 10 Thirty -lOurthst TO Fifib-avc
down To Tw,ntysxth-st. to Mad,sOnave., to Twenty
thTd-st to FOurihdve, ana around the sOuth side OF
Unou-square which will be reached about or before
midnight AS the subdivisions arrive at Unlon-squaie
! they will he masscd upon the plaza and IN the park
! facing northward. Gen. Frauz Sigel has been ap
pointed Assistant Grand Marshal; Major sauer. Marshal
of the German division OF singers and Turner's; Col
| A. Lengcs Marshal OF tue division composed
| of German civic societies OF the cast sde
and Capt. Henry Schneider Marshal of the west slde
German Division The marshas for the Grand Army
Spanish French and Cuban Division have not yet been
named. Tne Grand MARSHAL GeL shaler, wiz announce
the leaders OF the various organization.
be eousult d. The Committee arg very dc irons tat
lay, and has decided that no applications Tor %
IHr lo n ,re rnher If Inrcn~s vii Ice fur ished
civic organization by the Committee although IL y
expected that sociey VIII furnish It's owns means OF
| Illumination As the oonimn passes the flith Avenue
| Hotel IL viii be reviewed Dy the Mayor ana other ely
officials from stand 10 he erected ~ 'nas foh ine
Committee mas appropriated III all 600 Tor torches
bu trusts ma!n to the ndrpendeDt action OF organEl
ti0ns for the iorchishts Inc cAlcn aut oiiIci
viii make necessary the raising at least II 600 more
surprise le tat so much diucny hds attended Tie
| raising oi "A FEW thousand dollars.
At Uniousquare all bands will unite forming about
4 COO probably, undcf me
| y. DJIworu. TEey will play Hail Columbia win
the first grand exhibition OF ireworks CHOIR OF 900
voices upon elevated platform, aud under the deo
ton of Dr DamrOscG, will then sing, The eavenl arc
Telling the Glory Of Cod" by Beethoven ibls VII ne
followed by Lyehuers Hail 10 the Atlantis" aud " The
starspm lea BaDner," IN the chorus OF whlch t h1
! audience is expected 10 join. Tie united DandS VII
then p " ,ncdley OF American airs, during which The
grand pyrotocln display oil te evening wil take pasr
The Park Department has charge OF the Fireworks. NC
illuminated PROCESSION and fireworks VIII be concluded
between and O'Clock Of tae morning. ol the fpitl
The PARK Commissioners viii occupy The PARK lodfe,
atVtil ID rDDm
must take position in procession The fireworks will
b, discharged on seyenleenthst at fouf,h-Ye ana
Ia the PARK. NO calcium lKhts VIII he hiioWe III lnc
ncIgn.ornood Inc singers are expected 70 De IN tha
severe rain-stOTm the evening OF July . me lnnhi
o % tvrnng agreeable TO tho Park COMMISSIONER
au1 ia such event citizens are mol expected 10 ldhi
nate unJ the night On wbicn the celebration actuaJ
0 tue morning OF the Fourth Of July the celebration
A. Inc Academy OF Music will take place Tnts includes
1e clIoNie exercises winch are also in charge OF the
! elaboration ,Ommittce Hymn by schubert Now-iOrk
,e Iry Vim ADAMS d. d. Reading of the Decllrs-
non Of Independence by George Nlndcnhoh; CtnleI
n4l Ode, words By William CIlen Bryant music ~ D.
NsentAaI by tie NewYork Centennial Sanger NefOnnd
and audience; Grafton by the kry. H. D. stoiT', ID. D.
me song or 1870 words by baSafd iay0r ana music ny
g. Koer, by the New York Centennial sanger Ncrblnd
me Star sPansed BanaeTn orGnes,ia ana No"-Aofh
! Centennial Sinner NerDuud ami audience
Nv u1er OF the Fire Commissioning, TIE headquarters
in Mercer-st. VIII be illuminated ana decorated CD Jay
! 2 and 4. The Ecwf0Ik STOCK EXchaDgc Wih c,O,e ON
! saturday, July /, ut p. ~ uitl wednesday Jny D.
inc banEs, however, WIN remain 2len on J,y o. DE-
cause it is not legal hOfday lac tte DtpllhhI iis
! made all arrangements III case Ol an shlcItebey: NJ
ne steamers and trucks viii be placed IN the places
where the most danger IS to 6e Anlicpaled. ino oge
! Commissioners yc6teidIy decided 10 Illuminate dhc
Contral Once and probably the statlCn-h0uses. The
whole reserve pol &c Will be 0rueieu ou--Ooo men anu
AZ rhe Cmmnitee passed resolution recommending TO
the heads Of corporations, nciclints hdnulaouItrs
supSay july l. and wednesday, Juy 8. TIE leading
hardware and grocery dealers, Arnold oohs.ae q -