Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-24

NO GENERAL oDsfRvASGE OF THE DAY-THE BANK5
CLosTD BUT business OTHERWISE uNISTER-
HurrEp-LAsr MOTIFS PABADE-pIsPLAYs OF
BUNTING.
From tie Commercial Of Tuesiay.l
There il no general observance OF Washing
tons birthday in this city. The banks and 9TH
or financial institutions are closed, but business
is not otherwise interrupted. The stores &C.
main open as usual and the industrial estab
ments are generally III operation, although some
of the employees have obtained lesvs of alb
sence. The high winds are tempered somewhat
by the bright, warm sunshine which succeeds q
night OF storm, and tie weather well BELTS the
semi-hoiday OCCASION.
Notwithstanding the rain, which fell gently
during the carly part of the night, the contem-
plated street paTades were hot foregoue,
although they may have been interrupted to
some extent None of the fire companies turn
ed out us such, but several of the members of
some OF them joined in a masked parade. or
these quite II number were made. There seem-
cd to be nothing systematic about them, but
| they moved wherever inclination prompted, and
almost all managed 10 paEs the several engine
houses where they were appropriately greeted.
Among the parties ouJ iii MASKED costumes
was company led by jno. McCaherty, from the
| National Hotel, about 30 strong, preceded by
| music from a fife and drums. The Live Oak
| Assembly turned out abolt 40 persons, and sew
| oral of the members Of the Reliance Fire Co.
were out with painted fa,es and old-fazLioned
1 fire hate. A small party came in from tho light
house, grotesquely mas ked. The National Hotel
party bore torches, and made number Of dis
| plays of fire works
Tic most noteworthy incident of to-day is the
great display of flags which is made. The ma,
tional colors float from the public buildings and
many private residences, from the ilB-staIfs OF
several Of the industrial establishments, and ii
! numerous other places. The show Windows OF
| several OF the II ores arc also decorated, notably
1 De-, ~. which hnnl
| with ilas- with al oil painting OF Washington IL
! the forelr ound in one, and bust OF HIM III the
| other Porter, Adams X Bro, Ferris Garrett
| and others make less conspicuous displays. A
downtown hardware merchant has adorned tht
tail of kl- dog with small nag, the end curl Of
the tail being tixedly upright and well adapNe
| to the reception of the staff Of the flag.
The greatest display of flags is made at the p.
| w, a. b. depot. The depot buildings are literal.
| ly covered with small national emblems,and the
windows of the office Of $. A. Hodgman are
draped with larger flags. The locomotives which
| took away cue trains from this city, this morn
| ing, were also all profnsely decorated, and that
| which brought out the fast morning mail from
Philadelphia had been similarly dressed, but the
| head wind had blown off most OF them. Many
| of the vessels ia the harbor ran up their coore
1 early in the morning, but afterwards hauled
| them down because OF the high winds.
| The post-onice was closed at noon out OF re-
spect to the Presidents proclamation requesting
| a srspension of business III all Government
| buildings possible. Two full deliveries had
previously been made by the carriers. The af-
ternoon deliveries will be omitted, but the boxes
and drawer. will lie accessible to 10 T. M. The
mails will be made up and sent away a. usual,
| and will be regularly distributed on arrival. The
public and private schools are generally closed.
! This afternoon there will be a parade by the
| American Rifles, and exhibition drill at 4th and
| Lombard The members meet at the Armory,
Friendship Engine House, at ~ I. al. MI.
l hall Mt In q
| Company takes place at the Opera House. The
=, N, Il b. depot will be brilliantly illuminated
with red, wiiite and blue lights, presenting ons
OF the finest Illminations ever seen in this CITY
There may be small exhibitions OF ire works,
bnt theTe will be no genslai effort in that direc
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