The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-27
Fourth of July.

Fourth of july
A meeting of the veteran soldiers and
sailors was held In Arbeiter Hall laa
night, Col. r. M. Moore presiding. Th{
veterans will turn out with one THOUSAND
two hundred and eighty-eight men. 4
resolution was passed accepting the Cd
ter OF DR.. James Kerr Of a splendid RED
ulation flag, to be presented to the ward
or precinct turning out the largest NUNS
ber of "Continentals" ON the 4th of July
next. Also a unanimous vote OF thankA
was rendered to DR.. Kerr. The Finance
Committee was instructed to solieif
wagons to carry manned soldiers.
The officers were ordered to equip them
commands with such variety OF arms sd
as to initiate the troops OF zone hundred
years ago." Hon. Durbn W ard 10 to de-
liver the oration at Exposition Hall.
BrIgadier General II. G. Young hasj
the command Of the First Brigade, FirsA
Division.
The following orders were issued fron'
headquarters. 3
The First Brigade will be composed Of
Regiments and Companies OF the F0upi
teenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, TwentietbJ
and Twenty-second Wards, under thru
command Of Brigadier General J. a.
Remey.
The Second Brigade comprising Rcgi-
| ments and Companies formed in tbs
Twenty-third, Twenty fourth, and TWEEN,
ty fifth Wards, under the command OF
Brigadier General Morgan S. Shaw. whg
is hereby assigned to this command, yaea
Brigadier General James Morgan, de-
tailed for other duty. !
The Third Brigade will be composed
OF Regiments raised in the Eighth, Sew.
enteenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, aud
Twenty-tirst Wards, under command oe
General Ii. q. Young.
The Fourth Brigade will comprise
| troops raised in the First, Second, Third,
Fifth and Sixth Wards, and Speuosr,l
Anderson and Sycamore Townshipss
under command OF Brigadier General
Sam. l.. Campbell.
Brigadier General l.. q. Frintx, Will be-
| composed Of Regiments and Battaliona
OF The Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, >,
| Twelfth and Thirteenth Wards.
Colonel u. j. Mullaney is hereby M,
pointed Commissary General, ana wait
report to these headquarters ON rsceipt
| of order.
The Nineteenth Ward Company "A
| organized as follows: e. Shott, Cas-
tain; John Gleason, First Lieutenan4,
w. A. Bryan, Sacond Lieutenant; u. B,
| oeiena, Oiueliy 0oi BoH"Ii VI. W Asssin
| Color Sergeant; John Larkin, Second
| Sergeant; NJ. 1. kinsler, Third Sergeant:
James Moran, Fourth Sergeant; Joh9
Lee, Corporal; A. W. Gazlay, Qlartert
| master.
The Mexicsn-War boys will meet 10.
night at Arbelter Hall.
The Forty-seventh o. V. I. meet al
| Lou. Walkers at O'clock for oryanixa-
tion. The Fifth Ward also meet To-
night at the Tens Engiue-houss.
The Seventeenth Ward was addressed.
last evening by Messrs. Hunt, WISE
| Thorne, Lacnman, Fratz, Voight, Heinz
| sheimer and Epply. The ward will turn!
out two decorated wagons, one rcpre-
| senting the thirteen original States and
| the other Valley Forge. An arch is TO-
/ be erected on the line of march. Y
| A rehearsal of the pupils Of the High
| and intermediate Schools 10 set tOc tut
morrow morning, at 3 o'clock. =
| The Executive Committee for tha
Fourth of July Celebration met at 1e .ss
| O'Clock this morning at the Board Of
Trade Rooms, with President Simpkint
son in the chair and Secretary blackburn
at the desk.
The minutes OF the last meeting wem
read and approved.
| The committee appointed at the last
meeting reported that they hud visited
| Columbus and waited upon the GsE
ernor as requested.
| The Governor stated that he had "A
| prior engagement to be at Philade lphiS
| on the Fourth, ana in case he was res
lieved from that engagement he had
| promised to take part In the celebra alton
at the State capital. He would, there.
fore, be competed to decline the kina
| invitation of the Committee. The Com
mittee had also waited upon the Adm,
| tant General OF the State aud ascen
| tanned that there were no arms ia the
State Arsenal except one hundred flint.
lock muskets, which would Willingly ba
placed at the disposal of the Committee.
Report received, and on motion CUa.
Jones was authorized to make applicaS
tion in form for the arms, the Commitaea
TO be responsible for their return.
The Committee on Grafton reported
| that Gen. Durbin Ward had consented
to be The orator for the occasion. Rev,
Samuel W. Duncan will open by prayer
and Mayor Johnston will preside. Th@
music will be furnished by the CinciGs
natl Orchestra under the leadership II
| Mr. Brand, and the pupils ol the lntess
mediate and High Schools.
The order OF exercises has been agreed
upon and the programmes are now being
printed.
| On motion, the hour for the exercises
was fixed ct 3 p. M.
Ga motion, the Secretary was appoint,
ed Commute of Que TO confer with the
Chief Of the Fire Department ia relation
to the part to be taken by the Depart.
menL in the parade.
| Major Robinson reported that he had
written to the several railroad com,
panies and requested reduced rates lot
that occasion. He had received fayor..,
BILE responses from some, and anties,
pated that all would extend iaciliiles 10
our neighbors who wish to view the
great parude.
| On motion, adjourned to meet here,
alter daily at 1880 A. M.
The Ward Committees will meet at t..e
Council Chamber this evening. II Is
hoped that every ward will be repre-,
sented, and be prepared to report drA