National Republican., 1882-07-04
THE FOURTH OF JULY
HOW 1T WILL BE CELEBRATED.
The Bang Of tho Flrc.crackor and the Flz or the
Fireuorks-The Oldest Inhabitants-Races
at Ivy City-whcro Else to Spend
the Glorious Fourth.

the death day of numerous toy pistol.loving
American small boys There are many days in
the calendar that are near and dear to u.s. Christ
mas, Thanksgiving, washington's Birthday, and
several other days are good days; but to-day
combines In itself all the best portions of the other
days, and is more sunny aud exhilarating and
howliDgly patriotic than any other day. Its hours
are sky rockets its minutes are spit-devils, lis
seconds are fre-crackers. B,fore l776 1t was
common, ordinary affair that came out of time
and rolled sluggishly into eternity, without being
regarded as any different from the 18th of June or
the goth of october. In the year men,
toned, however, number Of indignant
men sat down and penned document
WHICH REvoLUrIoS1zED THE EARTH.
1t was the moral Archimedian level which, placed
predetermined hands upon the fulcrum of right,
moved the world from the darkness of despotism
and misrule into the bright paths which led TO
freedom and equality among men. Its pageswere
Inspirations, and Fame herself guided the hands
that wrote the glorious delivcrance. Ever since
that time the Fourth of July has been the dearest
OF days, and likewise the noisiest. It is singular
thing that human beings can only celebrate great
events by burning powder and getting Rdaches.
Tue ebullitions of feeling must be accompanied
by the banging OF great guns and the rattle of
ana !. Is particularly true in refer,
on the face of the earth, the proudest, the spunk
lest and we have the best Navy.
TODAY WILL be CELEBRATED
in the usual manner by the patriotic population,
The comparison between to-day and one year ago
is prolific Of volumes OF thought. Last year the
hot atmosphere was disturbed by no rcverbera-
tions OF firearms, the bright sun was not obscured
by the rising smoke OF bonfires or fireworks but
over all the land there spread cloud of sorrow
for the suffering President who had been ruth
lessly shot d lwn by cowardly assassin The pa
triolic feeling was changed to one of indignation
the joyful hearts were sympathetic ones. But We
long, our vengeance is not lasting, and cur sym
aud
BOW OUR HEADS 10 THE DEGREES OF FATE
| with but passing murmur Aud SO o-day will
be celebrated MS though there had never been an
assassination or an execution. The President sank
\ into an untimely grave. His murderer has gone
down into tho slough whence the damnable crea
| ture should never have been delivered. Ones
memory will be ever venerated by his country
| men. The others name will be never me til ned
without the shudder of loathing and disgust. The
terrible moral strain which bore upon the Union
| duri 6 the weary months OF sickness and the eX-
| element attendant upon the trial have passed
away, and the country is rolling along Over th G
easy grades of increasing prosperity wit no Oh
structions to grand future OF riches and peace.
MOST OF THE LARGER CITIES IN THE NORTH
celebrate the Fourth in very fitting manner. the
| city councils or other authorities appropriating
m jney for fireworks and othes amusements. 1t Is
surprising that hero In the Capital of the Nation
no observance of the day is held by the general
District government In the years before the re-
the purchase Of fireworks, which were displayed
in the White Lot. OF recent years, however, the
|
citizens everywhere indulge in. To-day there
| will be number Of excursions and entertain
| ments. The public offices Will be closed.
THE ONLY FORMAL CELEBRATION HERE
| will be that to be held by the Oldest Inhabitants
| ley at Masonic Temple which will commence
| at noon: The programme includes the reading Of
the Declaration OF Indepen lence by j. A. Wine
berger and an GRAFTON by l.. Goldsborough Brutf.
| A lutte TO the flag of twenty-one guns will be
fir. at sunrise, anu a grand national salute at
W II be stationed for this patriotic service near
| s rect and the Boundary.
EXCURSIONS AND PIcSIcs.
An excursion by train and steamer has been ar
ranged to Bay Ridge. The train will leave the
| Baltimore and Ohio depot at G:50 u. m. for Annap
| oils, where tho excursionists will embark on the
steamer, returning so as to reach Washington at
4 picnic will be held in the Georgetown college
villa grounds for the benefit Of ST. AIMS Church,
| at Tennallytown.
The attractions to be offered at Gaithersburg
| Md, to-day, will include parade of the United
Stat, troops encamping there during the day and
display uf frewoik, at night.
= The steamer Jane Moseley will leave for Lower
Cedar Point, the delightful resort on the Potomac
| at $50 q, m, return n in the evening.
The excursion to Luray Clyo', under the man.
ngement OF II. X. Hell henstine and J. D. Free, jr,
leaves the 6th rect depot at o'clock, and returns
lower than ever before and should and will at
tract large and select party.
In ord r to accommodate those desiring to wit
ness the Fredericksburg ioyat a, the seamer Key
port viii leave 7th street wharf at a. M c'nnect-
|
burg and Potomac Railroad.
An excursion train for Leesburg, Va, where
there Will be races under the AUSPICES of the Lou
d)un Agricultural Society, will leave the Bati-
| m )re aud Potomac depot ut a. M. and returning
Lave Leesburg at $3.50 p. IN.
| The steamer Mary Washington will leave for
OccoQuan Falls at II. m, ana return at p. IN.
| An excursion TO Piney Point will be given on
| the steamer Arrowsmith, which will leave her
wharf at $50 a. m, returning at 10 p. m.
The original Knights of st. George give grand
picnic to-day at Juenemaun's Pleas ire Garden,
corner Fourth and streets, Capitol Hill. There
| will be prize bowling aud other amusements.
| Drivers Garden will have an extra programme
| by new PEE formers.
The famous Monumental Quartette will sing at
| Abner's in the evening.
| Bud Eagleston will give grand temperance ex-
curson 10 Fort Washington on the steamer Mystic,
which will leave Its wharf at and 10 a. III. and 5
| p. m.
The second pacing and trotling matinee will
take place at the National Fair Grounds this after
noon. For the three minute trot Daisy, Mollie C.,
| Matte Washington, Pat, aud Josie entered III
| the free for. all race Coupon, Little Splan, and
| Franklin will start
| There will be matinee for ladies and children
| at the Comique Summer Garden this afternoon ut
. o'clock. The bill presented will be an interest
| ing one. including the burlesquo "The Seven
B apties" and Harvey collinsssensational drama.
| "A Devil Of scrupc."