, 1879-07-05
The Charity Tournament at
Dexter Park Well Pa
tronized.
Grafton Of Emery A. storrs
ut Princeton, Ill.
Charles H. Ham the Speaker oi
the Day at Morrison, III.
Revival OF the Observance OF tho
Day at the South.
CHICAGO.
THE GREAT DAY.



At 0 o'clock Thursday evening, when the
small boy took his last meteorological o'scrsa-
tlo,l, the prospects wcro anything hut hattcr!ng
fos pleasant Fourth. a heavy rain nMl tic
sky covered with dense clouds prophcslcd.a a wet
holiday md such tame an,usononts a. tho |
house or bnru would afford. But The weather
clerk laid himself out specially for t,u occasion,
und the result WAS ono Of the finest holidays
Chicago has ever seen, at least as regards the
weather. just cool enough to mako ordinary
clo.hinE comfortable, thc rain Ind laid Tic dust
and da1npcucd all comhuattblc substances, such
rs dead leaves, shingles, roofs, etc., so that the
danger from ilreworks was reduced to q Inln-
mun1. ,.
Inside tho city, however, the celebration was
tame, very tamo. The boys hare become used
to tile bonds Of slnvery atltl mudo less enctgatic
resistance to the ordnance prohibiting the fest
ivo frc.crackcr. As u substitute, however, ,tley
took to u hardly less dangerous weapon,
a cheap revolver. Tho law as to
fireworks, however, was not very
sttngcutly enforced, und they woro sold mud
used frequently In the centre Of tho business
portion Of tile city, nnt almost under the win
dows Of the police headquarters. So'no outlet
was afforded to the patriotism which could not
expand itself In Gunpowlcr by tho numerous
excursions ly raIl and water which were bonn
tIfully adyertisct1, and 'llhcraliy patronizcd.
The stnrcs wero yerY generally shut, with Tho
exception o! those whose custom IL tilcreaacd
on holiday. The canc men vera ont IN unlls-
ua!iy strong force, nnd strapgcr Waiting llurc
would haye supposed It Was the festival of canes.
| The blind man ani Ills hnsltl.orGan was very
| plentiful likewise, mud his SUCCESS In getting
where he sns most III thu wnY was 1nost t'nttcr-
| Ing. Que Of him, Or them, took riot licar l,11E
TRInuNE BuildIngnnd ground nut n faint fn,tta.
Il ~,
hehrsrs were BLUR than ever the river was. It rs
| suEgeskttt-frcc-tllat 6onc cntcrprisl'lg curpso
SHOULD inaugusato t,c custom of trnyfhg hAln!-
organs at a funtral There is no ktnsi of music
lux for tplnatorc"---iilat would bu 10 c!fcctual
| In reducing the SpIr!ts of co.npany. to titt
ienth OF woe which Is supposed to be aprroprt-
| ato to tho occasion, as two Enod hn1li-orEans
s4sSs s Sr!yan Il t|ftersat rites s q SPEED Eos.
/ wlthstantlipg these drawbacks however. tho
colebratlon vent on in very mild war, =,
Tho lack Of bunting was rcnaEknhle. the dis'
MAY Of flags being chiefly confined to street.
cara an!t laser.becr Wagons. 1t h left to those
wao delight to discover the ca,lxes Of things 10
show what relation tl1crc ia between strcct-caF
mud the Fourth Of 5Lfy. There Is ono improve.
tho day, and tl4t would he 10 have 1t cunc
earilpr In ihe weok.' 4 holiday necesaitutes the
spending Of nlonuY,. and young :, na1,
wto hns Al. extra 80 cents IN FrltlaY
iaadlaay' dl wasacrwomai,. ys a nnd .aor. Or thay
llnvc seen lin, as IA nurc likely, IL n yourg MA.
to be cny!td. Thu feelings Of tic ynuth wllc
finds hta spare change Just 10 cnnts less thar
not to nrei M extcalcti description. 4 well
known Judge OF tllis city {Sho viii u II cnntit
date for re.clceion ncxt faal. by y. wny) stated
It eMphaticnl!y as his opilton, Thursday, 70 :
| reporter TINT It was Il grent mistaka to prnhhi
u.e use u ilrc'crackcrs gad other flroworks II
The city on the Fourth. It WIS n great pity