Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-05
INpEPEEDENCE D4T. 1873.
TIE Glorious Fourth in the Capital c. :,
ECw Cd and Young America Cele' ,s,.a

Yesterday was an exceeding hot and swell
tering day. unrelieyed in t. q ex,a,;rc nv tho
usual storm, with its refr' .sala,y rain and cool
breezes, which had been = pieasaDt incident
OF the fourth IL tAis nefgbborbood for sew
eral years. Tie larFs number of people who
went picnic,ing and on excursions fresh and
staIched generally came back tired, and limp
with pefspiratlon. These who from choice or
necessity remained
IN TIE CITY
sought Tire shady sides of the streets il com.
PEELED to walk, and hundreds of people lounged
in the parks. At sunrise, noon aud sunset
saluteS were fred at the Arsenal (by Co. |, ID
Y. ;. artillery Capt. HamiltOn) and near the
Capitol BY the D; c. artillery, Major Hanne
man. Prof. Widows periodically hOnored
the day by Ginning national music on the
metropolitan bells.Warm work, for which he
| gets no "ding-hats Notwithstanding the
| orders of Major Morgan against the firing of
| crackers and fireworks, Young America fol-
| lowed the advice of John Adams. and through
| out the day there was an intermittent popping
| and blazing, which after dark became gen
| eral fusilade. Hardly had the sun set before
| IN almost every section OF the District the
rockets red glare" the meteoric showers
from Roman candles, and the display of col
ored fires illumined the streets while crackers
| and pistols hL D furnished the ACCOMPANYING
cOlored lights were burned.
THE EXCURsIONIsTs.
There were, Probably, more people out OF
town., from Washington, OH this fourth than
ever before. The excursion party which left
| the b. & =. Depot for Richmond yesterday
morning and returned last night mbere d
| so pei sons; that of Franklin Temperance
Legion to Annapolis, over 800: the cOlOred eX-
cursiOn to SeabrOOk leaving on the regular
trains, numbered several hundred; by the Bal
timore 4 Ohio Railroad about $50 went to Har-
per'S Ferry; over 500 went to WaShingtU II
Grove camp ground, where the DashawayS cel-
ebrated-Mr. Z. B. Hays reading the declara-
ton, Rev. Richard Norris delivering the ora
4 Il
Bud" EageStOn catering for the crowd.
Large numbers of people went to Laurel and
Bladensburg.
The river seemed To be the TavOTite resort
for those who wished to escape The heat of the
city. About ten steamers, some OF them max
ing two trips during the day, went to the Var-
Gus landings below. Two Oh three went up the
canal from Georgetown. Every boat was
/ loaded as heavily as it could be with safety TO
its passengers The number Of people who
spent the day on the water was hardly less
than f We thousand. The landings which re-
ceiyed the largest number Of visitors were
those where there are dancing payliOnS
These were almost uncOmfOrtab!y crowded,
yet people danced and perspired with patriotic
zeal, as II the safety Of the country depended
on II. In addition TO the Regular steamers
there We're hundreds of small crafts, row boats
and sail boats, moving on the river from early
i'll the morning until late at night.
TIE OLDEST INHABITANTS CELEBRATE.
The only formal celebration of indepen-
dence Day IN this was that of the Oldest In
habitants at the Masonic Temple at noon.
This was the best celebration the association
has yet held. There was an audience of abOut
800 persons present, including many ladies.
OF the members there We're present the follow
i ing Wei Known WI &c, citizens; pr B. Biake n
Cen Palmer, Us A, DR.. j. w. Clarke, Howard
Taylor, NJ. W. Gait, Col. j. \. TAFT, w II.
NJ Pa ri faP It. Rd B. cprsR R HapbuF
Waters, L. Drew, W. Boron, L. A. GObright, F.
j. Lord, DR.; VIM. Gunton, Hon. A. n: Zevely,
Cen G; c; Thomas, John Pettibone,S s, E; Doug
hue, james IL. Boss, James A. Kennedy P. f.
Bacon, VIM. MCGEE, Robert Ball. Michael
Nash Ma; W. H. Williams; Thos. Mcdonald, j. B.
W. e. Harper, Nj. j. L0ughlin, f. Lulf, n. ID.
Larner, j. L. Given, and VIM. Finn. In the
georgetown delegation were Capt. Turvey,
Peter Mankin Jenkin Thomas, Th0s Fenwick,
and Jos. l.. SimmS.
Shortly after Il o'clock Dr. Blake, the presi
dent, called the assemblage to order, express
ing the qualification OF the society in hayiny
SO fine an audience, including SO many ladies'.
MessrS; Robert Ball, G. A. Ball, T. A. Rochar,
Henry Eberbaeh, joseph Hodgs0n, S.V: Noyes
MI Il. Ball then read the Declaration of indie
pendence. The above named gentlemen also
sang Our Glorious Union Forever
MI l.. A. GObright was introduced as the
orator OF the day, and spoke for about three
fOurthS OF an hour. His theme was the spirit
of revolution, and the Grafton was very Inter
eStlng-tul! OF anecdote and incident. He re-
feTred to the wars since that of the ReyOu-
ton, and expressed the hone that those ne had
named might be the last to disturb the hdr
mOny which should exist between US and other
nations and among ourselves. He concluded
as follows: LAS the estimate OF constitutional
liberty cannot be placed too high, so no Sacri.
hce Is too great TO preserve it in strength with
all Its resulting benefits May the American
nag always be the symbol of justice as well as
independence and of the righteousness which
eXalteth nation And as we pass from the
stage OF action may the coming generations be
mindful OF what it cost to win and preserve
the liberties which have for more than one
hundred years been enjoyed, and by no act
diSappolnt the enlightened portion of man
kind in other lands, who, by our example are
cheered with the hope that the benefcent rays
OF freedom may make bright the places now
darkened by despOtism. and with the addition
OF new political consultations more precious
than those ever discovered by the eye of
science, secure to them, as with us, the inaien-
able rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness" Mr.. Gobright's address was bril-
liant and patriotic, and was heartily applaud
ed. The Star Spangled Banner, (duet) was
lpiano accompaniment by Miss florence
Bald with fine effect: miss May, who had
Spangled Banner as solo, was prevented
from attendance by the illness of a relativel
sh tine %as Soed BY the audene
tune OF America.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNICs
Several Sunday schools picnicked in the
woods near the city-that of Hamline NJ E.
church going in chariOtS to GleaSOns farm
tabOut five miles OUT and Grace NJ. Z, church
to the woods back of the Soldiers home, where
several children We're chrlStened by Rev H.
). France pastor of Grace church. The Sun
day schools of the Bethel, Nj. Zion and fSap-
list (cOOred) churches, of Georgetown, spent
the day in Lyons grove.
TOURNAMENT, ETC, AT BLADENSBCRG.
Extraordinary efforts were made by the res
identS of BladenSburg for a lively celebration
OF the day, and all the trains 70 that ancient
town were loaded with passengers. Added to
this the large number OF country people who
came Ill made the roads and lanes in the vi
clnlty quite animated. \ number OF the
horses were decorated with bunting. All OF
the popular games. such as ball playing
swinging, crOQuet, &C. were in order.
A match game OF base ball between the
Athletics. of this city, and the Spa Spring nine
came on at 10 O'Clock, the former coming off
victorious, the score being Is tO3.
A tournament came Off at O'Clock. At the
conclusion of the preliminary nueuvering
OF the Knights, the orator. MIR. +. L. Browning
addressed them in appropriate terms, when
they started for the grounds. The first order
TO charge upon the ring was given about 5
O'Clock by MIR. I. X. Brooks, marshal of the
day, and the knight Of Bladensburg, took the
lead. The tournament was exciting, and kept
the attention of the large crowd fixed for
about two hours The score stood: Knight of
out, MIR. L. F. Lusby, 7; Spa Spring, Mr. Arthur
Day, 3; Don QuiNOte Mr.. Thomas j. Watson,
>; Maryland Boy MI. L. S: Magruder, s; Clair