Daily Republican., 1881-07-05
THIRD EDITION.
TIL + FOURTH.
How the nay was Observed-Fires,
Disturbances, etc.

The Fourth was ushered in amid the
ringing of bells and the firing of cannon,
and, as the day wore on, it was cele-
brated in by no means a quiet manner.
The firing Of fire crackers was continu-
Gus. There were numerous diStur-
Dances and an unusual amount OF
drunkenness was observed. All rows
We're Quelled by the police as soon as
possible. The number of arrests was
large. Several cutting atfrayS occurred
Il and number of persons We're injured
by the discharge OF ire-works. The
alarms of tire were few.
EXCURSIONS AND PIC-NICs.
, Many persons, in order to escape the
\ heat and noise of the city, attended en-
cur>ionS and picnic. The City Cornet
Band took between six and seven hun
dred persons TO Atlantic City. They
left tie French street wharf, at Il o clock,
on the steamer FELTON,, aud went to
. PennSgrove, where they took the cars
tor he Sca>hore, at which place they
arrived AZ 10, 30 O'Clock. The day was
spent in joyous manner. The return
trip was begun at $40 o'clock, and the
eXcursonisrs arrived in this city four
and one-haif' hours later. \ large mum
Der OF persons " no intended going on
the excursion did not arrive at the
wharf in time, aid consequently were
left
Numerous citizens went toCape May,
Collins Beach, Bombay Hook, Phila-
delphia, Penn grove, aud other places.
The Ancient Order of Hibernans,
division No. |. gave picnic NJ Scheut-
zen PARK, 81. ldul'S Beneficial Society
gave al excursion to Mt. Cuba Both
Were well attended.
CANNON EXPLOSION.
A cannon. the property of George |
Moore, exploded at The corner Of Ninth |
and Locust streets yesterday morning.
Charles VI ,Collum was struck by frap.
lnenr> Of the shooting iron, and was cut
upon the legs and body in nine places.
II" was also knocked down. One piece
OF the cannon flew 10 Spruce street and,
passing through fence, broke flower
pot into fragments. McCulum is able
to be out to-day.
CUT IN THE ABDOMEN.
Michael Mallory, saloon keeper on
French street, above Eleventh,
was cut in the abdomen
by 4 drunken man named William
Walker The wound, which is not
dangerou', was dressed by DR.. Springer.
Walker was arrested.
SHOT ~ THE HEEL.
Officer Dennis Kane, who was patrol j
Ing on Ninth street, rear King, about
$50 O'clock in the evening with officer :
Mel henney, was struck in the left heel
by a pistol BAL. The bullet penetrated !
I" depth OF several inches. The
wounded otir'r was immediately taken Il
to the hail. DR.. John y. Wales prubed ;
for the bal but he could not i
find it, After Mr. Kane had been \
removed to his home, his family physi- .
'an, DR., Springer, was Summoned. r.
rms physician was also unable to find G
the bullet. The firing OF the shot is y
supposed TO have been an accident. y
W no tired il j. not known. The wound
S painful but not serious.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF.
Richard Grittith, aged thirteen years, !,
shot himself at Eleventh r.
md TatnaIl streets in the morning A r
,istoi which he was cooking was dis l.
'hargrd and the bullet passed through H
lis LETT hand and entered the abdomen.
Dr.. Draper probed for the ball but could
iot find IT, He thinks that it struck a
lib aud glanced or n
STABBED IN THE ABDOMEN. VI
Peter Galloway, young man who N
esides at No. 81 East Fifth street, was q
tabbed a; Lord and Church streets, 4,
lbout 1880 o'clock last evening The "
,nife passed through the abdominal U.
vail and entered the abdominal cavity. Ol
The wound was so large that the intes- ~
ines came out, 1t was thought this "
morning that the wound would prove 'ii
atal it being feared that peritonitis NJ
would result from the stab. John v
'laOney has been arrested on the charge y,
# having dealt the blow. Another n,
nan, a nonresident of the city, is also W
Inspected. Search was made for him
nut he could not be found. The blow is ..
aid to have been dealt without any " "
revocation. DR.. Brown is attending 81
he wounded man. Towards noon Gal N,
oway grew worse and it was feared H;
hat he would die. Magistrate Brady :,
vas sent for for the purpose of taking 3
he deposition of the wounded man in Le
rterence to the stabbng. \ man by Le
he name OF Rhoads, Red Lion hun. ri
lred raillo I'd employe, it is understood, n
|ealt the olow. Maloney was in custo- ~
ly al noon, but it is said tnat he is re-
leved Of suspicion. II.
ALARMS OF FIRE. VA
Several small fires were occasioned =
" fireworks. They were as follows: II
10 a, M, at the provision store on i
'enth street, between Orange and Tat
all: at $40 a. M, in a dwelling house ~
n Decatur street, below Buttonwood; nm
t 3 p. m, awning in front of Walra- ey,
ems store, on Market street below
,ighth; at 7.20 p. m., in frame house pr
n Pinkctt's court; at $50 p. m, in Rev. av az
'ather Fallon's stable, Fourth and cm1 cn
ackSon streets. tn,
AT 9 p. H., an alarm was sounded at
Ok 50. Small fire. "'
ANXIETY FOH THE PRESIDENT.
I'll
The attempted assassination of Presi- NJ.
ent Garfield deferred many persons CH "
rom celebrating the national holiday. "
These individuals gathered upon An
freet corners and other places and dis
ussed the latest news from Washing. eI
IN. The Young Mems Republican
inb with its usual progressive spirit nv
nd enterprise received the official bull
'tins by telegraph and posted them in =
'ont Of the club room. This was done a
II Sunday as well as yesterday and is II
eing done today. A crowd waited pa y
elltly in front of the building all day
nd until a late hour last night. Many "