Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-07-11

geant was hours and 10 minutes passing n
giving point Ex.-Gov. Chamberlain's adj
dress, which was delivered at Court square
after the procession had completed its line of
march, was upon the subject of American
Nationality-Its Sources and Principles, and
was attentively listened to by an audience
numbered by thousands, who frequently APP
plauded the vigorous and pathetic words of
the speaker. A successful balloon ascension
took place in the afternoon, and the only
thing which did not go off according to the pro-
gramme was the fireworks, these having been
damaged by wind and rain during a shower
in the afternoon, SO that n postponement un-
til Saturday evening was unavoidable.
The temperance celebration at Lake Pleas
ant was very largely attended. Rev. j. F.
Moors of Greenfield, Mass, was president of
the day and made speech. Mrs. Liver
more's address of nearly two hours length
was a strong and happy effort. Among the
other speakers were Messrs. Booth and
Smith, Rogers of No. Adams, Simons of
Greenfield and Rev. L. p Gibbs of Athol
A heavy shower interrupted the proceedings,
but aside from this everything was success
ly carried out.
AT Boston the exercises were seriously in
terfered with by the weather's freaks of wind
and rain. The rowing regatta could not take
place and the balloon ascension from the con-
mon was made under many difficulties The
wind carried the balloon and its passengers
out over the bay, and when the voyagers
thought best to come down they got well
drenched by being dragged through the wa
ter. A yacht took off two of the men and
then the balloon took another sweep of six
miles, its inmates being finally reached and
rescued by the quarantine steamer. Henry
Cabot Lodge was the orator of the day
A picnic with an immen Sc attendance was
held at Walden pond, near Concord Mass,
where Henry Ward Beecher delivered an ad-
dress, and speeches were also made by Gen.
Fitzpatrick and Neal Dow.
At Henry G. Bowens political celebration
at Roseland park, Woodstock, CT, the at
tendance was very large. John II. Wait of
Norwich made the address of welcome and
introduced as president and orator of the day,
Senator o. II. Plat of Meriden, who spoke
at length and was heartily received. Gov.
Andrews spoke upon Rural Life" George
B. Loring on New England" and Stanley
Matthews of Ohio on political Progress"
A poem by r. II. Stoddard was read by Clnr-
ence w. Brown. After-dinner speeches were
made by Prof Northop and A. S. Hatch
New Haven, Conn, celebrated the centen-
NAL anniversary of the evacuation of that
place by the British with crowd of 20, 600
people, fine military display and civic pro-
cession. The Grafton was by Rev. DIR. Leon
ard Bacon.
Taunton, Mass, dedicated soldiers mon
ument with imposing ceremonies, and at
Newport and Providence, Il. l., Albany, NY,
Cleveland, Ohio, and many other places there
were celebrations of greater or less local note.
One of the most gratifying features of the
days record was the very general way in
which the national anniversary was observed
at the South. At Richmond and Harrisburg,
Va, Charleston, S. c., Memphis, Tenn,
Montgomery, Ala, and other places, there
were extensive celebrations with appropriate
patriotic observances
At st. Louis there was general
suspension of business, the special feature of
the day being a grand parade of the eight
hour labor league, composed of numerous
workingmen's organizations, the German and
English sections of the socialist labor party
and the Montgomery guards in uniform and
fully armed. Several trades were also repre-
scented ON wagons with mechanics working at
their vocations.
In San Francisco business was suspended
and there was an Grafton, a regatta of the
master mariners association and other fea-
lures. The workingmen held mass meeting
at the sand lots, and passed resolutions sym
pathizing with their Eastern brethren in their
struggle for the eight-hour law.
Abroad the day was not without suitable
recognition. In London banquet was Civ
en- at the Westminster Hotel with 100 ladies
and gentlemen present, and after-dinner
speeches were given by several noted Amer
cans, the celebrated band of the Codstrean
guards, under Fred Godfrey, playing Amer
lean and British patriotic airs during the din
ner.
At Constantinople Mr.. Maynard minister,
and Mr.. Heap, consular general of the United
States, gave reception, all the principal
American residents and visitors being pres
ent. In the evening Commander Farquhar
and the officers of the u S. steamer Quin-
nebaug entertained the Turkish ministers,
members of the diplomatic corps, and a bril-
liant party of native and foreign residents of
Constantinople on board their ship.
The day was more than usually productive
of accidents, the most disastrous one being
that at Worcester, Mass, details of which are
given elsewhere. --Munroe Brown and Will
liam hamburg were dangerously wounded at
Columbus, o., by the explosion of a cannon
in crowd. Pieces of the gun were thrown
several squares into the crowded streets with
out hurting any one except in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the explosion. Gin
cinnati, Ohio, Margaret He'll was killed by
stray bullet, and at Durhamville, N. Y, two
men were fatally hurt by the premature dis
charge of cannon.-The Unitarian church
at Scituate caught fire from the crackers Fri
day afternoon and was entirely consumed
At Trenton, N, j., rocket set the roof of
the Third Presbyterian church on fire and
the edifce was burned with an organ valued
at $30O0.-In New York child was killed by
a bullet fired by some unknown celebrator,
an actor was accidentally shot by friend,
and in the days list of crimes in that city
there were no less than four murders.
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The London Economist pronounces the
popular notion that India pays vast tribute
to England, and the less popular notion that
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