New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-04

be no imposing military parade, but arrange
ments have been made for many outdoor
sports and excursions. The rush out of town
yesterday YVES great. Many business places
closed early yesterday, and will not be open
again until Tuesday morning.
HOW THE DAY WILL BE OBSERVED.
None of the public offices. exchanges or banks
will be opened tomorrow. Many business firms
closed at noon yesterday and gave their employees
holiday until Tuesday morning. Many persons
embraced the opportunity to 20 into the country.
The outgoing trains on all the roads crowded,
and there were also throngs on the eastern-bound
steamers az well as those plying on the Hudson.
For the past week there has been opportunity to
engage n room at the Manhattan Beach or Brighton
Beach Hotels for TO-DAY or tomorrow. The various
conveyances to Long Branch were more densely
Gro wded than any other day thus far this season.
The police have received the usual orders with
reference to preventing the discharge OF firearms
and explosives of all kinds The ordinances forbid
ding the discharge Of fire-crackers or fireworks
within the city limits are explicit. They read as
follows:
No person shall fire, discharge set Off in the CITY Of
New York any rocket, cracker, torpedo squib balloon
or other fireworks. anything containing any sur
state or combustion under the penalty OF %
No person shall sell expose for sale. nor fire. dis
called or known by the name OF " SNAKES or esaseIs,
or any fireworks called or known by the name OF d0u-
ble-leaders," any fireworks under any other name
composed OF material and of the charac-
ter fireworks specified In this section. under the
penalty OF $50 Tor each offence TO be sueI Tor and re-
covered of person Sc ling exposing the same
SALE firing off or discharglng the same. And In case
such shall be APPRENTICE scn penalty snall be
sued for and recovered of from master OF such
apprentice In such person shall be minor and
moi nm APPRENTICE shall he sued for and recoy-
cred and from the father OF the death OF
father. then Of OF from the mother or guardian OF
No person snail fire discharge any gun; pistol fowl
ing piece other firearms, IN the City or New-fork,
| under The penalty of sl0 for each offence
In 1877 the Common Council suspended these
ordinances for the Sd and 4th of July IN that year,
but since then no attempt has been made to prevent
their execution. The only exception made to their
enforcement is where permission has been granted
to certain uptown private parks to establish shoot
ing galleries.
A visit to several manufacturers, Jobbers and re-
tal dealers in fireW Orks showed that the trade In
their wares is more prosperous this season than 1t
has been for many years. Although they admit
that many frecrackers have been sold to residents
of the city, they say that such customers have
bought little else. The greatest part of the fire.
works sold to private consumers has been to subur-
ban residents. The demand for fireworks
from dealers throughout the country has
been large The demand in this city
has decreased greatly within the last few years. No
display in the public squares will be given. In
spector Seery and his assistants were engaged all
last week issuing licenses the sellers of fireworks
and other cOmbustbes. These licenses are good
from June 10 to July 10. About 1900 of these
were issued. At sunrise tomorrow Battery Is will
fire "a national salute at the Battery Park, and sa-
lutes will be fired from the forts. tile Navy Yard
and the war vessels in the harbor The military
display will be confined to a parade OF the 18th
Regiment National Guard. 1t will assemble at
Joness Wood at pm. in full dress, and be presented
with a stand of cOors on behalf OF the State. lie
veterans of the of 1912 will dine at the
Stureyant House, by invitation of the pr0prieors,
Messrs. Leland. The Society OF Iammany VIII
meet at the Wigwam in Fourteenth-st.. and listen
to addresses by leading Democratlc orators. The
Washin gton Heights Century Club will dine at
Schedler's Hotel, High Bridge
Outdoor sports Tomorrow VIII receive much at
tentOn. The Arganauta Rowing Association gives
It's annual regatta at half-past p m, ending with
a reception and dancing at p. III. The annual re-
gatta of the Pasade Boat Club. of YOnkers, will be
gwen at a. m. on the HUDSON River, Oppo-
site Yonkers. The Manhattan Athletic Club
Will mold It's summer meeting on the club grounds at
Eightl-ave between Ffty-sXth and Fifty seventh
SITS. The Williamsburg Athletic Club will hold Its
second annual meeting &C three o'clock p. M, on
ledge-sis. The Caledonian Club. of Hudson
County, will hold its tenth annual games in It's new
park on Bald wIn-aye.. Jersey City Heights, at half
past ten a. m. The Stockton Rifle Range Associa-
ton, OF Camden, n. j., will give prize shooting
match from 10 a. III. To 4 p. M, on Monday. There
will be more than the usual number Of excursions
been made.
There will be music on the Mall in Central Park
at p. NJ. tomorrow by Grafullas Band.
Inc celebration of Independence Day at Wash
ington, j., was carried out yesterday with
usual demonstrations. Mayor Daniel +. Beatty
opened the barbecue with ADDRESS. Major
General Judson Fitzpatrick reviewed the Beatty
Veteran Guards, the Washington Troop, the Beatty
Veterans the Warren Phaanx. and the Fire De-
partment. The procession occupied thlrty-hve
minutes i'll passing the re viewing stand.
Albert Meslahn, jr.. will play the following pro-
gramme Oh Trinity Church chimes at noon to-
morrow Ringing the changes on eight bells,
Hail Columbia. Air by De Beriot. Columbia the
Gem OF the Ocean, Evening Bells Child of the
Regiment Yankee Doodle.
Preparations for celebrating the Fourth of July
on the 5th are complete Brooklyn. In the after
noon there will bo q band concert in the Park In
the morning there will be appropriate exercises in
Iompkins Park, and in the evening there will be
fire works at various places in the city, The 47th
Regiment will parade through few streets in the
Eastern District. Early In the forenoon there will
be the usual salutes fired, and mum berless picnes.
At sunrise q salute of thirteen guns will be fired
at Governors Island. Az half-past 3 O'clock the
troops will parade under the command of Cap
tam Ward, VINO has succeeded Major Sanger
as commandment of the post. The Declaration of
independence will be read by the Post Adjutant
Lieutenant Hubbell. AT noon the National salute
of thirty-eight guns, one for each state, will be
fired and at sunset the Federal salute will be
peated.