, 1877-07-05
TIE FOURTH.
{Coa&anucd from she Th,rd Psgs.)
Tho banks Of Rock M7er, md all seemed TO bu
happy and patriotic.

INC oahAs VI !NEn .aSett III" al eeeaaeo ~ y"
spreta1 ptspateh e Ths 1stotzsA.
TuscMA. III, Jaly T., this s. .day r.s oossT Cd
have been desired. The feature Of the day was
IN old-faAhioned baskct~pcn,c IN the Court
1louso Park; The Hon: Caleb usrrctt2 ~ old
iaration was read by Miss Carrie Perkins.
St,eeehes wcre mhtle BY several local orators
Tho business houses were appropriately dec
Grated, Us also seTcra! rctldcnccs} notably The
fesideneo OF Photaon Howard, which Vas per
let partcrre Of otnamCntat'0n.
MENDOZA.
Special Dtpalch to Ths T1tunA
.Sef f 1a m h iay ybs tss ts rGa tantes n Tas
guns and tire,csackers, but, owing to the unset
lied state Of tho weather, no arrangcmcnts wcrn
made to celebrate by procession or street parade,
aud many q our eiti5cn. went BY excursion
day was duty. observed. The Changers and
farmers around this scttIon held mammoth
picnic nt Troy Grovo, where the l}6pttats also
held one Tor tho members Of the sunday-school.
IAsALLK.
kpecfa1 DfspaseA TO T1d Tribune.
LAsALtE, Ill.,, July 1.-THE celebration OF
the natal day Of tho United States has been cop-
oa Rdmeas ss et eso IT, va. he ths
orator Of tile day. James ". Duncan, MayuFt
read the Declaration Of Independence, and 3D.
ward Wall, Of Ottana, and $. II. Davis, of this
@ tef. ,ndieste ss ioo degrees X sss .h.ae Ths
DAY passed without any serious accident Two
grasid balls viii be held this evening.
KL0tn.
Spsefdt Nspdfeh to 72e 1ttrat.
Eto1y. July 4.--Iho day was hailed At mid
night b5 the rigging Of bcl1a snd the booming
II cannon, md tho firing was continued until
dayllgbt Throughout the qay Eraaaa Ea picnic nc
city. where kpcerlscs were lad, many games par
trlpatcal In, IN m abundance Of catablcs dis
patched III a eattsinctury manner. There we're
aleo hurse-races mud game oi basc-oall on Tho
falr grounds at Elg[u. In tbe e7cu1ng there
wus grand display of fireworks
spscial nxpaseh 10 7hs TTbbns.
HARVARD, ILL.,, July .4.-1nucpcndcucn Day
was celcl'ratel hs.e in . very approximate maa;
ner by about =, 500 pcoplc. They were addressed
by tho lion J. D. Murphy and tho Hon. n. DON
nelly, both from Woodstock. a. spct1a1 order
from Mayor Crumb prevented all pYrotcchnlc
display iy the festive youth.
MT. NORRIS.
Gpfrfai Nepdtch to 7hs Tto'tns.
1.s Mt Mo1R!S u R; ill., !Sy 4Ta' a[g nsn i3 B. II
here to-day. Tho speech Eavc universal salts.
EotNi wi'i among all THO statea LIZ ouioRtzed
President llayss md h!s poticy: The people
sp<cta4 Dt*poiea 10 M. 1rtasmA
JOLIET, ILL.,, July 4.-These wps no guneral
celebration of tho Fourth hero, and, In fact, no
the feutteu.tary, picnic at the Fair gEounda
fur tho benefit Ut Ut. Mnry's {Catholtc) Church,
and tho ubiquitous small boy With Lis lrropress-
ahlc 1rc-craekeE.
MAnOA.
Special 0ayateh to 1He TrtbHna-
MARoA, ILL.,, July IA rousng celebration,
With paratle, epaechcs, fireworks, ctc. The
speakcrs were the Rev. A. Il. Bates, tho Hon. r.
llundicy, LED. Capt. Pcrstnger was Marshal Of
tic day.
A"PH1NcIrAL fNcIDBNrH At QUINCY.
6pecdai Nsbd.eh to Taa Tribune.
QUINCY, ILL., July 4.--Tho Fourth Was not
celebrated In tllis city by any public demonstrar
tion. The principal incident Of interest was a
ruw between some negroes In which two uaou
got killcd.