The Portland daily press., 1881-07-04
THE FOURTH.

A Day OF Rejoicing Changed into a Day
OF Mourning.
LEWISTON, July 4-The day has passed very
quietly. News of the Presidents condition
has been almost the sole topic and there has
been SO deep gloom that little attention was
given to amusements About seven hundred
Joined in the excursions at the trotting park
A celebration run by Boston party was thin
IL patronized. This evening the citizens Of
Auburn had a meeting of coincidence with the
President.
In Bangor.
BANGOR, July 4.-The streets have been
thronged since early this morning with people
from all the surrounding country, but the
grave situation at Washington has cast
heavy shadow over the otherwise festive cele-
hrstion OF Independence day. At 1890 pro-
vession was formed with Col. A. B. Farnham
chief marshal, aud marched over a shortened
route. the bands playing solemn music, with
muffled drums and the troops carrying reversed
arms with Grape on the colors, in token of the
public sorrow at the critical condition of the
chef magistrate. AT II o'clock the procession
marched to the First Parish church where a
great concourse of people assembled, and the
meeting wa, organized by Mayor Strickland
whcalled to the chair the venerable Chief
Justice Appleton who made brief and feeling
remarks, and requested Rev. DR.. Field to in
woke the divine blessing which he did in
q most eloquent manner.
Judge John A. Peters as chairman Of COM
mittes consisting of himself, W. II. McCril-
lis, G. A. Boutelle. e. B. Neatly and John
words the following resolutions:
Whereas, a nation is suddenly shocked with
horror and alarm at the attempted, and per-
haps cons1mmated mprdsg .s Of ...2 our beloved
Whereas, the Inhabitants Of Bangor and
vicinity wish TO add their voice to the general
manifestation Of sorrow felt by men of all par
ties in all parts of the land ever the impending
and terrible catastrophe, Therefore
RESOLVED, That words can but inadeQuately
express the emotion Of horror which the sud-
den news has impressed upon this community;
that our grief is to great to be borne without
some public expression by whic b we can COM
mingle our sympathies and lamentations with
those OF our common country; that we desire
to make this public record of our adherence
of the infamous and a trocious crime attempted
- be committed, and to express our deepest
~sympathies for the President and his family,
With hope and fear devoutly supplicating the
divine mercy that the calamity which would
fall upon the nation if the assassin's act be
fatal may be averted from us.
The resolution were seconded by W. Fl.
McCrillis, and adopted by a rising vote.
Ex-Vice Presidenl Hamlin then addressed
the people IN the most feeling manner
In Other Places.
twas very quiet In Chicago, yesterday, al
though many visitors were in the city. A
feeling of anxiety prevailed, and the attention
OF all was concentrated on the bulletin boards.
The celebrations at Newport and Bristol, R.
l., were postponed.
The celebration at Albany was merely NOM
inal
In New York and Brooklyn it was very quiet
The usual morning and noon salutes were fired
and the excursion steamers were we'll patroniz
cd, but there was an absence Of iubilation.
Washington, yesterday, was unusually quie
for Independence day. The national salute
usually fred was omitted. An order was issu
ed forbidding the use of fireworks in the streets
and generally enforced. An almost universe
feeling of distress seems to prevail in the city
q over the attempted assassination. At an early
hour q crowd which is constantly increasing
began to assemble in fir ont Of the gates of thu
Executive Mansion. and anxiously questioned
every visitor leaving the White House concern
ing the Presidents condition.