New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-05
GRIEF IN THE SUBURBS.


MEETING FOR CELEBRATION CHANGED TO ONE
OF SORROW GENERAL CELEBRATIONS INTER
DICrED
Geo sc II. Thomas Post No. 23. Grand Army of the
Republic, had arranged for ceebra ion yesterday,
put the attempted assassination of the President cast
s"ch gloom over the community that the comrades
OF the Pest and their guests had no heart to carry
out TIE arrangements. The parade was omitted
the Post ana members of other Posts merely march
ing silent to Rock Riig Chapel, ON the Heights,
where part of the exercss were held. Captain T..
L. Reichehn pr sloi, and the proceedings were
opened with prayer. The audience sang MY
Country tits of Thee" Tho Declaration In
cited Bunker Hill" aud then the chairmnn in
'ro 'uced the orator of the OCCASION b. W. Throck-
morton non to ,;,, Who said in substance:
a end na io grSt shadow las allen every heart
Joy whole people stand suspense at the bedside of
tntir wounded Pr sient counting, the pulse noting
Sagcily catching every word. it is rather the hour
s "T Wato ,S tor silence for rejection, for
American c fpxsS Should n assemble "e on
ton '" one 81 a Fsat
ensrgenry we need to take draughts of patriot sm
10 mar W.T.. calnness and submission the unlocked for
As yet We have REASON to be thankful not only that
God rcigns and the Government at Washington still
srd ' to se aES to Id GDs fr" II. a s
mes OF the Ma ion as its chosen President and to u.s.
doier can lay low the Chief executive c Of the No,i%n
o. its people and make it possble N an"si
fraction OF mo nent TO effect change In the leading
an Administration, may pause to ask ourselves
WMS1hsI, II our Stiinli ns be all that we claim
eileen other than he now performs in to keep
dwell upon the ordinary topics suited $40 TO- rnoi
obs 'rvGnce Of this day whcn sixteen years ato Lin
s, t could ncc and carry r ON TIE r .fT wo ,S
aociois crime hut in hour of profound peac. in an
e'a o unprecedented prosperity at the outset of an nd
minis'ratom satisfactory to the pcope al large and
promising 50 much TO the Union, eve OF "A National
anniversary why thcjusi rIlcl re pure unoi lins
man Tue representative OF the civilization. Intelligence,
d Eeatmss OF Tue NAtGn snold he made the target
FOR co"aiuly murderer ballet SURPRISES ordinary con
Jcttdlc The wrcicn sane enough 10 plan so dla6oca
his Aended victim live, ca under the sian;. as II now
exists, be punished at tie mos, by imprisonment and
bc moment IN amendment will be emgraitcd IN tue Con
or 'SG any 3f e Gn elmer the fresident
treason. runis aole upon conviction, with death
have faith in the integrity, the pGtrintsm the
wisdom aud The cqnipose OF the American people and
sh1chs greater than hose We have been called upon
To bear VIII not crash our institutions. lut tins late
crime, msinerprcted by the nations Europe should
result fatally cnr WIN be most dsastrou. 10 pco
TI IN iaiiS WHY'S ioi ohS tllhc To come Should Gar
field live to carry ou his high inns and purposes and to
temporary. and grander Administration than any
which has blcSt the country lit time peace VIII
bless the country.
SAD HOLIDAY.
There was no public celebration of the Fourth in
Jersey City yesterday out of respect for the con-
dition of President Garfield. Early in the day
Mayor TausSig sent "a communication to Alderman
Puster chairman of the Celebration Committee
sugg sting the propricty of emitting the celebration
under the circumstances and Alderman Pustcr
adopted the Mayors views. The Mayor also sent a
special messenger to Chief of Police Murphy with
the following communication:
have written to Alderman PGstcr requesting him to
undoubtedly he vii do The irng Of canno, or Ti ire
arms should b" prevented much possible. Pres
ldcnt Garfield RECEIVERS, the people day of
JocihG ana hre and shoot as much as they please.
The general observance OF the day was very
meagFc except that all business was suspended.
The people seemed to be under IA cloud and to have
no heart for engaging in festivities of any kind
Everybody chiefly intent on obtaining the
latest news from Washington. The same was true
of liobokcn and other cti There were a general
suspension of business and some displays of bunting
In accordance with the recommendations of the
May"r OF Newark there was ont door celebration
oil the Fourth i'll that city. No bells were r,Ing or
cannon fired, and til" parade abandoned. The
LIST and 9th Regiments of the Natio ,al Guard as
scmbed at their aTmorcS pursuant to orders and :
the order Tor the parade not countcrmandcd the
REGIMENTS turned out, and after marching
two ay s"cNs sa;, re%rnea to ,hrr a,mor,sy
Grand Opera House. Mayor Fielder and the mem
berS OF the Common Council Committee on Cclclra-
ton occupied seats on the platform. The exercises
included the delivery of an Grafton by the Rev
james Boyd Brady. The orator dwct particullrly
music.
- Tie celebration of the Fourth Of July at Paterson,
n. j., was ry quiet. Early in he morning all the
bells were rung. Very little was done in the dispiav
o. fireworks. There was large number of acct
dents rcportcd but none OF a serious character A
cool many societies held picnics.
The fact that the President was lying at deaths
door mauc the festivities prepared for yesterday
IN the villages OF Queens and suffolk Count s.
Extensive preparations had been made in Flushing
for Il parade OF the militia AMI Fire Department and
an Grafton at the Town Hall 1t was generally un-
dersood in all the villages that if word should be
received before sunrise that The President was dead
the church bells should he tocd. But as they rang
parade. When the line was formed and the first dis
patch was receive l. That the President is sn, ),
the companies were dismissed and returned TO their
quarters lt" bunting, cXcep. The public bui ID
ings was displayed in any of the yilIadrs ina a,'
nual regatta Oi the NercuS Yacht Club, of Flushing
was also posponc well the exhibition of fire
works III The evening AT Northport the Monument
tai Association hal picnic to raise money to inclose
the S0llierS Monumc with an iron fence At
Rvcrhca the post office closed in the afternoon
the only observance Of the day at the county seat
of Suffolk. At pcarsall's and Rockville Centre
preparations had been made for an d-faslioncd
domed. Bay and beach parties from various paris of
the island to Hockaway, Long Beach, Fire Island
ana other resorts Oh the south side NUMEROUS
FEOM A DEMOCRATIC POINT OF VIEW
WHY EXC0NGHESSMAN HURD, OF OHIO ADMInrs
ASD LOVES TIE PRESIDENT
+. Ii. Hurd, VINO was Democratic member
OF the last Congress- from Toledo on ludov nigt
and all day yesterday ne down town, stumpng with
his one leg from buioti-board to Bulletin board study
ms tao latest news and trying draw conclusions from
conflicting stories. He talked in Il very feeling manner
tue Steps Aston House 10 IL TAM, Ne reporcr
SUPPOSE" he said, that this first time In NV
lite that ever sy"pthzcd with James A. Garfield We
have always been opposed in politics sympathize with
Mr. COnhing in the present tigat with the President
believing that the prehirnt is wrong accorn, o tina
Constitutions; yet my personal feeling and regard far
Garfield are such that feel his mist be per-