, 1876-07-05
ILLINOIS.

carly uoEulIlE WILL cEbHab VI pcoPAot u '"AbS
proportion of them ftom outeide towns, who |
ca1nc In w participate In tho festivities attend
ant upon tic Centennial celebration ot Atneri- |
can Independence, Tho celebration proper
opened nsspic!ously yuatordny evening, not
withdrawing the baA weather, with promo
nude concert given by the Citizens Corps, at
Werner Hull, under the direction Of Prof.
Florence Ztcgicll, President Of tho Chicago
Musica, College, asslstcd by number Of talented
artists from tint celebrated llstltutu, which wss
q very successful and peasa,t alfalr IN most most
rcspccts. Ths morning thcse wcTs s lhs nsaM 9sa
commencing at 8 o'clock. Tic c1nv1cts, 1,5oo til
NUMBER wcru assembled in tho large stone
sllop, a.d utter come no singingb by the Dlancy
9ua,tette gb o. Ciss n9% ~ ,asS i' oSs ~ sae
Capt, Egbert Phelps, and others: Ilo ASv'
james Mcleod read the Declaration Of 1ndc-
pcudence, and Mrs, Il. s. Smith rc!l patrintlc
selection, entitled "Tho Rising Of iH9;" Ing
dance, sing, jump, run fast r'tccs, converse WIN
cac other, Or cnloy themselves as they wcrc In
cliucd, aud 1t Is needless to say tll,t they csl-
oyed anA ts epporHsty H1n:yssnr 20 se @ tho
Chicago Musical College, also favored Tue coti-
vcts With vluln solo, which 'ras received wlth
rapturoua applause. .........-.. -....--,.
cont demonstration, ind included Tic different
iiitury organizations IN tho city, the civic ST.
Cietcs here mud from other towns, md repre-;
sentativcs of the agricultural md mechanical
industries ot tho eouuty me c9lomR eha % nnrehsa r
Tiffany, D. D., and tho lion. Edmund Jucssei,,
Of Chica,o, delivered addresses, The lattcr one
III German. The procession was tho largest anu
was u ciiic!oiitly handled by Capt. james 9: RI,
pcUple wSro on Tic grounds. Capt. EgGert
Phelps ruad IN original Centennial poem,
T'ea ~ DAY .otninntea nai with a'tesa grand display @
works aud u general illumination Of tllo city
this evening. Tho Joliet Light Artillery fred
salute Of TOO guns. ut midnight lust night, and
all aS euG sau'a ~ II m ,s wsss wss @ ss r cd 1t
sunrise, IS Mt noon, and ID at sunset. Notwiti1-
ties or crimes Are reported.
DLooM1N0roN.
EpsEadT Nspdlch to The 1Ttund.
DLooM1NoToN, ILL.,, July 4.-:Aithough heavy
rain during night a,id this morning rendered the
stEcots almost lmpassable ut least 10 Do reopie p
the celebration Of the Centennial Fourth. The
ruin ceased ut O. and tho sun ahono out clear and
bright drying up the roads and relieving
of as,s a ad beSn been
| should adjourn to tho Fals-Gronnds. and there
llsten TO literature and music, the programme Of
tho dny. The condition Of tho roads and
grounds pegcatedt tta ts sas and ea te Ps
Square. TUG procession ,,, formed ngl.4 81 q9.t
o.nbraccd secret ctvil anl military org9niza-
tons Police and Ftto nepaFt@en,s @ r. Uniform
ing mon al work representing various depart
nitcnts Of t.ntio nnd industry. Il was headed by
tho Kadets, military bond, IN full uniform, and
mvl,t by Justlco Davlu DAVIS, Of tho United
States Supreme Court, who presided. The
Declaratton wns read by Nsch1aond s. Dement,
reached Tic cnrs Of tho nsseln6lcd thou.
sands. Thu Grafton Of tho day, delivered
by tho lion. Leonard SWEET, OF CHI.
cago, was one OF tlle a0lcst efforts Of that
hour, thrilling tho hcarts OF Ills auditors. 1Io
Is m old resident OF ulooningtou-a co-workcr
and associato Of Lincoln, Davis, Lcinen, Doug
las, and others, whosu utterancea IN yca:s gona
by have mado sacred tho spot inclcset By the
iron fonea Of Bloomington court-yarl. Among
tho musical selections was grand chorus Of 5U0
chillrun's vpleea, and CCntennta, olu sung by
yotef Tss sfssss snS eFs enyens ~
sslntls arc assotnbled around tho public square,
crowdlng evcry available spot, from street to
root Of buildings asld dome Of urt-Ilouso,
wateng the Esa,efst; a'pay e swnrks eysr
meyer decorated os to-tloy. Scarco a building
but Is gorgeous with flags md evcrgrcens-thU
or,la,ncntlttons displaying euro ard good tnato.
The day has pasBed OIL without acridont or dis
turbanco.
Spsefqt nps!en .v l g r. 1Sa"s r"1n fa t.,
rents sho liost II int night and continual late
in tho morning, leaving the roads too muddy
Tor Tho people 10 60 to TIC Fafr.Orounds. About
u. NJ. tcaIns began 10 pour N. and by u the
eity WIS full froi nil parts of tlie country, and
arrangements wsro changed SO as to meet ln tllu
public park o. . y. III. Early In the morning
liz cannon fred . grand kaluto, md all thu
church bells were ringing and the factory steam
whistles hlew, for nearly M huns. F!r. M
div, Al II o. IN. tho societies marched
through, tho principal streets, led by tho brlss
hassd a1,l tho military 9ta snd drum corPs. At
tlio city purk, where patrlntic soi'gs Wcrc sung.
the Declaration real by Miss Lou Alien, mud .
history Of Macon County by::Gharlcs; Ewing, at-
ter which Senator Oglcsby delivered his orattoll.
Soator rcyiowoa tho lll'lculties our fatlirrs ltl
In starting this Government before tho Dstltru-
tIop, AZ well as thu perils OF making u With
out MEALS, epmn'e5cS aMnspGftatlon IT, or
dwell upon tho .uInut@ u tho clyil history N
tho Colonies and Of Congress during tho ycar
prior to tho Declaration and the growth Of the
evolutionary sentiment H. then 5oyertsd " ~
Caunty, and contrasted It with tho present, and
paying feeling tribute TO tic eafly settlers and
iho fathers Of the Kapublio. IIe saisi hc tsred
| W. HEtW 100 C0IA ~ 0OQE|eSOlulluuAy t1l0llklokte
u,ld iael too littlo gratitude To- tllose who built
up this nation aud adjusted tts Constitution
without chatt Or precedent-nut for ttoln
aclyes, for they could not live to $40 II
fully built, OF to enjoy It's blessings, but wlN
built 1t for Us. lis alluded toucliinyly to thu
now century, unl our duty 70 make Il greater
broader, n0Glor tlnn the past TAo speech "a
cvlycd tho closcst attention throughout. To
night gsund fireworks are being exhibited. Ut
tho whole, this has been great day to Dccatul
and Macon County,
!. FxoA1A.
6psc!ol DtepatcA H. 1Aa 7}ERumA
PsoMA, ~, !uly 4.-rho celebration Of tas
, Fourth III this city "a pronounced grand ste
ccas. Tho city u fun Of atrangcrs, aud tl,t
streets hAvo been Lively all day. The decoration,
OF residences md blalness houses u very flno
disuIayet everywhere. Tho grand street pro
. . cossoh In tho morning was vi least milo.
lung, arid nude q very ATTRACTIVE display. En-
glno M. IN tic Peoria X Rock Islani 1,ont
took tle prtzo Of $50 rs hest dvoornttxl. Cui
, | Robert G. lngersoll delivered an o1ation II
, FrInk's GrovI Attur tho procession was over
Ii lasted un hour, and Has latcned to Will. rapl
and alpsrcatIyr attention by a largc AUDIENCE
who I,ru,lOuIpy.l II ono Uf Ills Hnest spcvclcs
. Thu lion. Lyle ". James read the Declaration
III u good voice and With very e,fectiYe delivery
In thu aftrrtlt,uh tho regatta cutlltllenteu At