The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-10
OUR FOURTH.

hearing that there was to be q Gel
ebratlon at North Prairie on the fourth
we rose early and supposing that din
ner would be late fortified the inner
man with substantial breakfast. A
pleasant drive Of two hours and a half
brought us to the church. The place
selected was q fine Hickory grove on
the farm Of G. F. Roberts. The en-
trance was marked by flags and the
public were duly informed that q fine
of 50 dollars would be enforced on anv
one that trotted faster than a walk
over the bridge. On reaching the
grove we found liberal supply of
swings, croquet sets, &C., for the young
Whilstcooks of both genders were busy
as bees preparing food for the hungry.
When the president called us to order
there was quite a crowd, and the Ora
tor OF the Day S. T. Dothact, of Chicago.
was introduced to the audience. He
occupied about three minutes in the
usual fourth of July, spread-eaeleism
and then turned his attention to mod
ern politicians, commencing with the
North, whom he handled without
gloves. Then impressed on the audi
ehce that the southern politicians were
very honorable men vide Mark An
thongs address. He thus showed the
numerous instances of honorable con-
duct displayed by them from 81 I'D to
the present time, closing up with the
information that although the Devil
had been ever since the Rebellion in
heaven very busy on earth he
had retired from that business
and had been engaged in Dig
glng a sub-subteranean hell under
the present one for the protection of
the south. AS there were no polite
lans among the crowd all enjoyed the
fun, and when he drank the last drop
of water from the tumbl9r and said he
must stop, an enthusiastic, elderly
lady called out to give him some more.
This speech made us hungry, and we
repaired to the tables And what ia
bles, chicken pies, boiled ham. roast
beef, pork and beans, cakes too numer-
Gus to mention. Why it is sad thing
to think that our StOmachs were so,
small with all those tempting things
before us. After dinner the Rev. J,
Brushingham gave an address on the
bright side OF Ireland, and although it
was not SO we'll calculated to carry p.
crowd as the grafton, it was loudly
and no doubt the Irishmen
present were pleased to hear what the
Isle was and ought to be. Tt
was q very excellent address and we'll
delivered and does it's author great
credit. Mr.. Pape, a farmer, then read
a paper on the questions Of the day.
full of sound sense, calm reason, and
sterling truth. Mr.. Pape is not a first
rate reader, and good reading is not
received as we'll as speaking, but Mr..
Pope's address called out three cheers.
1t was decidedly the best kind of q
fourth address that I have heard for
some time. We leave the best to the
last, the music. tell you there were
sweet voices there, and My Country,
It's Of thee, Star Spangled Banner.
God speed the right, were rendered in
5ood style. A LOCKER ON.
1t is officially announced from Wash
ngton that the receipts from internal
revenue for the last fiscal year were
S11O,033,8T9; for the fiscal year which
expires June 80, over $113,036, 000-an
increase of over 100000, and that
despite the reduction on the tobacco
ak. Excess Of exports over imports
IF merchandise for the II months end
ed May 31st, 1879, was $269,7O9, $40
Tor the II months ended May 31st, 1878
5241, S59,939. Excess of exports over
IMPORTS of gold and silver coin and
bullion was, for the II months ended
May 31st, 1879, $5,294,615; for the IL.
months ended May 31st, 1878, $7,24s,-
)o1.