Daily Republican., 1883-07-05


by railing made of musket barrel.
with tixed bayonets, captured from the
Rebels during the war. The four corne1
posts are ofcannon captured from thu
British in the War of 1912. The cere.
monies at the grand stand were presided
over by Johu Stallman, veteran of the
War of 1912. There was singing by th4
Germantown societies, auu girls from
the Germantown Grammar School. A
memorial ode written by Thomas Mac.
Kellar was read. General James A.
Beaver, the orator of the day, was .over.
come by the heat while delivering his
address. The statue was unveiled by
eighteen young ladies', the highest
honor scholars from each of the divisions
Of the G. W. Shaeffer and Rittenhouse
Secondary and Mount Airy and Chest.
nut Hill consolidated Schools. Pre-
vious to the ceremonies at the stand,
there was a procession, in which a large
number Of organized bodies took part.
st. Paul's Beneficial society took a
large excursion to Mt Cuba, where the
day was spent in dancing and other
amusements. Music was furnished by
Albert orchestra, and every one had a
good time.
A number of rough characters were
on board the steamer Clyde yesterday,
and a fight took place on the down trip.
A man was seated on chair when
some one pulled it from under linn,
which was the signal for 2 row. After
the beligerents had pummelled each
other for time, the officers Of the boat
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them down the coal-hole.
AT an early hour yesterday morning
q salute was fired by Adjutant Sullivan
and party on the Brandywine, above
Happy Valley.
A large number of persons attended
the pic-nic of the Mt. Salem NJ E. Sun
day school at Riddles Woods.
A tub race on the Brandywine was
witnessed by quitea number of persons,
and was one of the interesting features
of the day.
All the available row-boats were
utilized yesterday, and the creeks were
turned into one sea of small boats
The livery men did big business
yesterday. The national colors tioated
from many business establishments,
and awe the People had the old flag
floating from the pole at the Soldiers
Monument.
The attendance at Homewool Park,
near Newark, was very large, the chief
attractions being a cricket game be-
tween the Delaware and st. Georges
eleven, ,and ane display of marksman-
ship in breaking glass balls,
The annual Fourth of July dinner
given to the newsboys ofPhiladelphia,b by
Mr.. George w. Childs,at Belmont Man
sion, was attended yesterday by 800
boys, each of whom was furnished with
street.car tickets to and from The Park.
Two hundred invited guests in addition
to the boys sat down to the generous
feast.
1t is stated that George Wilson, of
this city, won the swimming match on
the lower Schuylkill, yesterday, defeat
ing both Butler and Adams, of Phila-
delphia. The prize was $50.
The running match that was to have
taken place between Dan Thompson
and another young man Of this city, for
a arse, was declared off on account of
tho challenger failing to appear
Thompson received the forfeit money.
DISTURBANCES.
Considering the number of persons
who indulged in the flowing bowl but
few disturbances are reported and not
maiIy arrests were made. A slight dis
turbance took place at Third and Pop
lar early in the morning,an another on
Fifth street above King about the same
time. Last evening fight took place
in front of the Logan House, in which
one man was knocked down, but further
trouble was averted by the arrival Of
the police. A lively row took place in
a saloon on Pine street above Fourth,
during which beer glasses flew in every
direction, and a number Of windows
were broken. About $50 o'clock two
young gentlemen clinched at Fifth and
Pine streets, which attracted quite a
crowd
At Front and Market streets motley
crowd of colored men and women were
loating around all day and having i'm
bibed pretty freely in Front street
whisky (sure death) made the air
hideous with their curses. Between
i and o'clock the excitement was at
fever heat, and fight occurred, during
which razors were drawn, but no one
was hurt, and the police made a raid
on the crowd and locked several of
them up.
Pennsgrove was the scene of u most
fight, which happened about
3 o'clock in the dancing pavilion in
French's Grove From what could be
learned party of Philadelphians Ian
ded from a yacht, and being half drunk
went right into the pavilion for lie pur-
Eosc of raising a row, and for Il time the
fight waxed warm between them and
the Jerseymen. Both parties were eject
ed from the grounds by the proprietor,
and the battle was renewed near the
landing. The visitors got |
the worst of the bargain, and after being
severely punished, concluded to vacate
and at once scrambled over the wharf
and made for their boat. In their haste
some jumped into the mud, while others
were thrown over by their opponents. |
They left, however, as soon as possible. |
The tug John G. Bradley, Of Phila-
delphia, while fastened to the wharf at
PennSgrovc, came near having a costly |
accident. When the tide went out she
and if it had not been for The
mud and the prompt action of persons
IN the boat, the entire wharf would |
have been seriously damaged
CASUALTIES.
a few serious accidents were re-
ported, among the number being q
Young mau who was struck with rock |
near the Brandywine bridge at Market
street, and received a severe cut over
the eye. The wound was dressed at
Iialagher's drug store.
liz the morning Samuel Green cut
himself on the hand with a pistol.
AT GREENBANK.
The Good Temp.ars spent the day
very pleasantly in Greenbank Park.
There were at times as high as 700 per-
sons on the ground during the d;ty, and
at no time after the excursion reached
the Park less than 800. The day was
spent in rs pleasant manner as pos
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