, 1877-07-05
THE FOURTH.
How tn : ay We Celebrate
"; = Observed in
= the city:
Emery 4. Storrs and Leonard
SWEET Speak at tho Ex.
position.
Commissioner Holden and a Few
Friends Fix the Courthouse
Cornerstone,
A General Outpouring Of City
Folks to the Country.
And q Proportionate Gran-
ger Influx into the
City.
| A Batch Of Accidents
Shooting Of a Little
Girl.
Senator Blaine Talks at Wood.
stock, Conn.,, on Annexa-
| ton Schemes.
Ex.Gov. Chamberlain, at the Same Place,
Aira His Differences with Presi-
/ dent Hayes.
Tho Day Properly and Quietly
Observed Everywhere.
Senator Blaine Talks at Wood.
stock, Conn.,, on Annexa-
ton Schemes.
Ex.Gov. Chamberlain, at the Same Place,
Aira His Differences with Presi-
dent hayes,
CHICAGO.
AROUND TOWN.

appear yesterday, bnt, owing to the homcidal uc-
lion Of the Common Council. II hiss not bcon .ccn.
That Ia copy OF tho advertisement which
will appcar this morning In all the newspapers.
Lost to the small bor whose fingers burned with
patrlottsm-and punk; whose soul nllcd With
ar.ior and bis pockets With flrc-crackers. Lost
to the maiden who could find M excuse lor
grasptng her lovers arm, as In days gono by,
every time an explosion was heard within a ra-
dius OF fve blocks. Lost to the youth who
could not thus pall!atc his ofIense when hs arm
vas found around this iuanorata's waist, Of
even make q reasonable prctcxt for All extra
afternoon call on her under thp gulso Ut giving
her young brothers eonc fireworks.
Lost to the homeopathic spcculasors and tralcs-
men, who hoped to swell their small profits by
q salc Of the brilliant rocket and cxnspcEat1ng
pin-nhcci. Lost to nil these, but ahundantY
found by the confecttoncrs, tho yent1crs OF leu
cream. green aoplcs,a and peanuts, ant tho Keen.
ers Of boats, horses and carrlagcs, who rnap'i
an lncrcasctl tariff. Tho very SUI had tue Jaun-
dice. aud evcn tho sky lookcd blue over tho
gloomy prospect. Even the wood.cnts OIL tho
walls, Of tho lat man shaving himself, using his
atImEring himself In the botto1n. Of a uk-pnn,
eeenled 10 share the general melancholy. and 10
hare an unusual sadness on their brazcu
cheeks.
And Jet, with constructive notice ot al thls,
one ot the ubiquitous, etc., waa directed tn
write up tbs Fourth as It aprcarctt on thn
streets. Is not . man, In such caac, warranted
tn evolving tis facts from that tathcr unreliable
facllty, hts lmagtuattot,-ifh he has nhyf
1t wa said about 399>>3 times BY Is many per:
sons that yesterday WI. = very quiet ,lay. anu
thv reporter was bound 70 believe IL, How
could It br otherwise wlcn boys wcro deprived
Ut their inAlIcnahte right T. blow their Fingers
or hsads on sna "ae ,nete menG no asl
or nuxzle, with which ~ yarnfsh ssnsy!
Farts cat.not Le evolved frota imagination en-
trrly: there nltiht te d few weights to hold tho
guuKy fabric down.. ..
was pretty gcneEuliy observed. The average
small boJ fose about daylight. mud, after hayinE
spent half al hour IN mourning over the mis-.
fortune OF not bc!ug able to raise I'll: roof "ts
trously employed hlmscf IN thu front rtcs'ss
with getting rid of as many boxes u
n,amnoth torpedoes IS possible. Having
thus put his PARENTS Into 0ood hu.
NOR By cheating Them q the,f ,s,,a morn!ns or
hearty, according to tho greater Or lchs prospect
Of mischief ahead. The hours between break
lat and dinner be was Ectscra!Iy dlseovctabla
from tims 70 time ia The i,sskYatd or the a neigh
ausplCIOus TnKATiis
OF blue smoke Indicated Ills whereabouts. EV.
CRY few minutes a 1recrArkct thrown by some
invisible hand would APPEAR III t!'a street, anu
explode with defiant n0tsc, ~ II 70 protest At
such clan.lcBtine lnole VI celebration. Good
little boys and girls generally amused tt'en-
selves With the Innocent toEreao, or eousht
SONS other foEm Vi amusement, though t'cca.
sionally the corlse Of = cracker to!d tales oat u
school on the marble stcps Of tr0"n-atono
fronts Patriotism incFcaaed toward tho citJ
limits In all directions and inachcVous urcll1tn1
OH the south side Of Egau svanue, the west sue
OF Western avenue, aud tie north :ido ol tni-
auces on the opposite sides Of those streets fFai-
tic by lavish displays Of the forbidden fruit. anil
caused the latter 70 shaitcr tic tcliih coul!ass'
ment into microscopic pieces
Downtown the strcGts Wcrc crowded with
persons who, u TO their clothes, appeared to bu
having holiday, bus whots fsecs, sspoctslly
among tie AInss1can portion, hetokene4 Vii
ardent DESIRE TO shuttle oil the mofta! coil u
onee Ihe storcs generally. except If o1s t,,. 2.
dealers, were closed, aud very iitue Gustuos4
wa transactcd. Policemen walked! tl1eir ac-
custome4 bsats, examining naHowly tho
me4gIe display ot as ann tooGss 70 ,t t.1
eiea I rcTu tos salc, nd bentxnaatly gazing star.
ward When cracker Of pistol wss et
pioiea almoss y their tecs. During
tho afternoon the Violations 81 Ma
Whole packs of crackers were thrown tn ths
strret4 II 4 time, sn1 boys openly xnuse1 them
selves uitn pistols aud powde. - they pleased
Al No. 100 Wabash avenue, hal dozen 4r
chlns climbed 70 tho roof aud rendered tlaa
prospects oi = condaasasiou drstr<la4s by letting
ID csAckers anl throwing thetn down to tho
sidewalk below. The amount Of powder buEn-
I'd was Ia tho aggregate no doubt much le.s
than usuzl, but during the latter part o1 tas
lstts1,-a huge seaze Which bud Lost ia feAs-pso'
ducinR qualities
Tn1 DISPLAY OF BUNTING
was crcditahle. Tbs Sherman Hoaso u pastie-
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