, 1876-07-05

III ICEu LltG BEcDttl III lDsLU1 Inc
City Of Peoria In 1916; Peru waa tte Only COM
pctltor. l.. 3. Grovcr, OF tho Saturday Erening
NeraM, was tifne,kccpcr.
onG s .g,n sysaE te. sews s slaSInE many
rceslsncss aud buatncss hollsos arc finely fllutn
Italian summcrnight festival Ut Centennial
rEKfn.
PaK1H, III. .luly 4.-Thu Centennial Fourth
was celebrated in fek!n yesterday la 4 stylc that
ia,, iar surpassed , anything Of thc Mna eyer A..
strett, was deeorntsd IN superb atyIc, and Inoro
nearly rcscmbled grind atchway Of green III
terlaec1 With graceful fesloons Of nntioal eolors
thana tlorouFhfarc, and the entirocity was bcat,.
va. over nDe il icpgth, every sieatars was c1.
out. Tho Hon. ]: D. Colrs was liz orator
o. tho Jay. md delivered thrilling o1aton ,
eeos we4s o. Inc % %s No IT, tan
this evening was Oh grand scale. Over seventy
c'nhlematSc atd expensive ptcccs wcrc fred ani
nothing could have cxccllcd thcsn In l'rillaucy.
The ;,: ws1t,er s W. sasant taa sFow ,armo.
long TO- 10 remembered. The unantmity with
which all entered into the spirit OF the oc1uson
WIS one OF the n1st Ifensant fcatnrcs and
tended TO cnhn1tcn tho pleasure of tho time.
Gpetfd! Dspatch 10 The Tribune.
sllo celebration ot thc Fourth At thIs place llas
cidcnt. Tho day WIS usllerc1 IN by the firing Of
salute, the ringing OF bolle, and other noIsily
patriotic denominations. At . o'cloel1 Bcore
0f selections were. rendered. " thu lIcitcon
sacngerbunl societies, at the close oi which
largs conco4rsc Of people marchrsl IN procession
ty Inylor's Park. Tho most Interesting featuru
OF tho display WINS the representation Of tic
ynr' LOU nr trao' Of hs city Il netys opo5at@G @
lnrge amphitlcntrc, but a temporary pavilion
crectcl in tho front Of II, listened to the
rcadlng Of the Declaration of Independence
In English and German " Messrs. Sunderland
Mcssrs. Casper Butz nhd Emory Btorrs, Of CHI
eago Both gentlemen were interrupted by
frequent bursts Of applause, and were heartily
chceFcd upon closing. Tie exercscs closed ia
GARDEN rHAtHtE.
aAnnzs fsiais a SHY i r s14hs 5hss' Counties Of
R2srs s @se hsh Il s fens grove uase a asa sss
Bclylerc, and otllcr stations on tho road, lowcd
in Oh tho morning trains. Jndgo l.. W. Law
rsnco delivered m historical address In which he
ita first settlement. K. II. Porter, of Rockford,
delivered tue Grafton Of the day. The KcY. Mr..
FELTON,, Of Delvidcrc. I'm Stark, and others,
gavc cStc.nporancous speeches. There were
about 2, 100 persons present. III tho afternoon
q plgcot'-slAootlng match came Of between
twelve mon Of tho Garden PraLrIo Ktlo Cnrps
and Ike number Of the Belvidero Club,
ten birds each. The score, after al animated
The shooting was good. Tho Dclvldcro hand
aud a choir of twenty from that city, wcru pre-
cent
wAuKE0AN.
EnA rfofr tpS-h
WAuKEaAa, ILL.,, July 4.-yvl.en tic citizens
Of tl,ia p'acu arose from their eIunlbcrs this
norning they were much disappointed concern
ing the weather md bad condition OF tho roads,
but about O'Clock their fcars wcre dIsncllcti,
as the clouds began TO disappear mud tic sun
sl,ouc brightly. All tho incoming trains were
heavily linden, and Our city WINS full Of strangers
The Erandcst procession over witnessed In this
tho principal ssreots. Upon reaching tie pub
lie square the order of exercises WAS c0mnicncct
aud they wore Of on interesting character. Iii
tho afternoon InnlIy Intended tho rncea at tho
A dance at Fhtpn!x Hall md fireworks 1t tic
public square wcro tho clief attractions in tho
evening, No Incidents Of any kind occurred
during tho day, and general good order pro-
81. ANNE, H., July 4.-st. Anne had It's g,o-
r1ous celebration In spite Of the threatening
weather. Tho President Of the Day, Capt. 4
Chinlgty, with the Committee, J. uurtl,,, NJ
ChaFti.i l. hrdraais n ns,t'e Nj. J. IL re!sr-
to Burns Grove, whore over 1900 people went
provided With tountcous victua,s, dancing
loors were spread, md Swings, races, md vail
tors Of tlle day, Prof. DcsiIars, irom. Chicago,
AIessrs. Carmichael, Vasscur, Joseph Parutlis,
and E. Thorn, related in glowing terms tho
events Of tue Revolution, and Of tho hundred
Tho patriotism ot Washington, Lafayette, Rocll.
aMbcau, and their followers. 1n fact, 1t waa =
grand celebration, showing tlo patriotic spirit
u the people Ut 81. Anne,
BrRINGFlELD.
Special Ditpa'eh 70 1ns 7t1buna.
sPnIHorlELp, ILL.,, July 4.-Notwlthetandlng
the rain throughout tho day, the Centennial
celebration Of tlls Fourth In Springfield hus hcen
Central Illinois: The military aud civic proccs-
sunn. between showers, was on very extensive
% sealo; Tho @ e1oreisSs S a5 The grand st4n1 con-
by Tho lion. Alfred OrcndoriI. Music, vocal and
instrumental, Wa intcrapoFscd. In tho after
noon test of steam Org engines; later, bal
by q brilliant display Of nroworks. The city
~as handsomely decorated to-day and illulnE
uated Tonight
pAsv,1G9s 9;sif H., oS;ss sS"y skn and mum.
bcr, tho Fourth OF July procession today llns
never been equalel in Ycr1njllion County. Tho
PEoecse92 beaded by tls o5ator ot tho day, tho
poa:a Of the Montgomery Guards, with brasa
Ipn:, commanded y Gen; Lew Wallace, Of IL
partlncut, infantry aid artillery companies, old
scttlors, headed by Gusdon Hubbard, Of CHI
cago, WHO WIS formerly resident Of Danville;
secret orders ot tho county, aild cittzons. Ono
hundred guns wore fired al dnybreals, and mn
other 100 will b. fired at eunsut, Tlleru Will be
a grand display Of fireworks In tho evening.
CHAMPAIGN.
9ptc'dl D1putch 70 TIC 1stbuma
CiIAMrAt,N, ILL.,, July 4.-'rl.e Centennial
celebration III this city passed OF Without anY
accident 1t rainotl nearly all last night, aud
t!le roatls arc horriblo, yet there aro estimated
70 hhYc been 5000 people In tho city from The
surrounding country. Tho procession was q
nile long, and occupied forty ininutes In pass
delivered ali e'uqucnt enatloll. Tho great ica-
turu OF tho day Waa IN bringing tlls battlu.dags
Of tho Twentieth Illinois Infantry from UFbanI.
gs!ck pomeroy spoke In the latter city, but thc
old soldlcFa would not permit the lAu OF tho
tlHEe pu tho stand. The ircwnrks tt,.nf01t crC