Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-13
THE FOURTH OF JULY.
Sacramento to Celebrate in Old-Fashion
Style-Colonel James McNasser, Grano

The Executive Committee appointed by
the Fourth of July meeting at the Court
house Wednesday, met at the reading
rooms of the Golden Eagle Hotel last even
ing In the absence of Mayor Brown,
Richard NJ. Clarken was called to the chair.
He briefly outlined the duties OF the COM
mittee and urged that as long as the citi
zens' committee had transferred to them
the mantle of authority, they should do all
in their power TO make the celebration of
the natal day of their country what it
should bean outpour of patriotism. APP
plause.l 1t should be made keeping-in-
mind of the heroic actions of those who
fought in the days of the revolution, and
recognition of the signing of that docu-
ment, more sacred to all freemen than any
other, the declaration of independence. He
said he hoped that the committee would
act in unison with the citizens
meeting that created them, and
that the celebration with their united
efforts would be fitting tribute to the day
we celebrate, that of American Independ-
ence. The time, he said, to get up good
Old-tashioned celebration was short but if
all united, us they should, there was no rea-
son why Sacramento should not make
| demonstration that would be as fully ap-
preCiated by our youth, and as impressive,
so far as the impression of love of country
was concerned, as anything in the past.
No matter what may be our political diff
| ferenceS or political views, we look back to
the 4th of July, 1776, as the birth OF the
first nation of the earth. Applause
The Secretary, o. p Dodge, read the pro-
ceedings of the last citizens meeting, which
dol
read the names of the committee appointed
which were as follows John .. Brown, K.
NJ Clarken, Thomas Is. Hall, b. [. Stein
man, Charles AddingtOn, James Mcclure,
Joseph SteffinS, Frank Johnson, AdOlph
Hebron.
As soon as the meeting was called to Or
der, some one said that he feared the action
of the committee would not, no matter
what they did, meet with the approval of
some, who as in former years endeavored to
run the Fourth of July celebration. Each
member disclaimed any intention on their
part to do anything other than to try to
make such appointments on committees,
and strive by their every effort to please the
people and make the celebration of 1.-The
day we celebrate a success.
After the preliminaries usual to such
meeting the following committees We're
appointed:
Literary Exercises Professor f. C. At
kinson, j. r. Lame, Robert 7. Devlin
Music, Vocal and Instrrmental-A J. |
Frost John Mcneil, Professor Otto Fleiss-
ner, AL Elkus and John We'll.
On InvitationS-G. b. katZenstein, J. n |
Young. Judge 7. &. Mcfarland, NJ. r. |
Beard g. NJ Mott, H. l. Wiley, W. c. |
Van Fleet. Christopher Green, c. Z. Burn
ham, G. L. johnson, \. Abbott c. NJ. |
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H. Hubbard, 7. II. Berkey, +. &. Blessing, !
G. G. Tyrrell, c. L. Simmons, Fred Cox, J. I
y. Larkin J. K. Watson, Z. X. Alsip, Con. |
Sullivan, VIM. Beckman, Colonel f. Il.
Hamilton, Douglas Lindley w. r. Ormsby. |
Fireworks or no fireworks, was a ques-
ton that occasioned considerable discus
sion. Some argued that for years those who
had taken contracts for the furnishing of |
pvrotechnics had furnished the citizens for
their money, not what they should have
had but asssnide article. Others contended
that a Fourth of July celebration without
fireworks was like a kite without a tail
People came from the country for many
miles for no other purpose than that Of see
ing the fireworks. If committees in the
past had been bilbed defrauded and cheated |
by fireworks companies and their local
agents, that was sufficient notice to the
committee that they should steer clear of |
such people and get a gOodquality of goods
for their money. Some COntended that |
such thing as getting an honest deal in
fireworks was ont OF the question: but |
they were voted down, and the committee, |
by majority OF one, declared for fireworks. !
Committee on FireworkS-H. c. Chip |
man, F. Hebron, \. J. Rhoads.
Committee on Decorations-O. ?. Dodge, |
D. DeBernardi, c. II. krebs.
Committee on Transportation J. i. |
Wright, Richard Dale J. W. Wilson.
Committee to wait on the Trustees and
secure, if possible, a donation toward de-
fraying the expenses of the celebration
Thomas B. Hall, Joseph Stcffins, Adolph
Hebron, b. [. Steinman, Frank Miller
The new Pavilion was selected as the
place for holding the literary exercises,
which will take place in the evening, COM
mcncing promptly at clock, in order to
complete the same before the grand dis
play of fireworks, which Will commence
promptly at o clock.
Thomas B. Hall moved that the commit
tee proceed to select a Grand Marshall. |
Joseph StetienS named Col. James Nc |
NaSser, who was nominated by acClama- |
ton.
A committee waited upon the Colonel, |
who came before the committee, and in a |
neat speech. in which he returned thanks |
for the honor accepted the position. He |
then asked r. NJ Ciarllen if he would ac-
ccpt the position of Chief Aid, and the |
same was accepted.
The committee will meet with the citi- |
zens meeting Monday evening and report |
progress.
They will hold business meeting Tues
day evening in the reading rooms of the |
Capital Hotel.
\ TRAINED DoG.-Rccently man from |
the country offered for sale in town Il dog |
which he claimed to be well-brokcn for |
hunting, and trained to perform tricks 1t |
was not by any means an lntelllgentanimal. !
but good specimen Of the thoroughbred |
cur. A man living near Agricultural Park |
INQUIRED of the owner of the animal !
whether the latter could pack a kettle and |
receiving answer in the affirmative said he !
would like to try him He went into the |
house to get the kettle, and called the dog |
with him. while the owner remained out |
side informing bvStaudcrS what remarkable |
things the dog could do \ few moments |
later there was 4 great cOmmotion in the |
yard. and the dog flew out of the gate re-
marking " Owwich Owwich - with great |
rdpidity. and sped off down the street. |
packing the Authenticated to his tail |
His master, too digustcd to speak and |
afraid to fight, started on a run after his |
property, and has not been seen in that |
neighburhood since.
GRAIN AND HAY.-FarmcrS who visited |
the city yesterday were exceedingly blue, in |
consequence of the damage done their hay |
and grain crops by the rain. Still accord I
ing to all accounts Sacramento county has |
not as yet suffered very scverely-not by |
any means as much rs some other locali- |
ties-and it may be that if the weather |
clears up to-day. and does not become not |
right away, the loss will not prove as severe |
rs is feared. Some declare, however. that |
where the grain was heavy and has been |
beaten down, the profit under any Circum- |
stances will be very light aS the grain had |
ceased growing and will not rise, and the |
extra cost of harvesting it in its present |
condition will amount to q large figure |
Those ranches on which the yield was |
moderately light will probably do better
than those whose prospects week ago |
were exceptionally fine.
BRouGHT TO SrANDSTILL.-E eSterdav |
morning about o'clock the fine black team
attached to the wholesale meat wagon of
NJ. NJ. Odell IL Co became frightened in
front of a downtown market and entered
upon a lively runaway At that hour but
few wagons were in the street, and the run
Always passed up X for several blocks,
meeting with no opposition. They started
to turn into Eighth-Street, but came in con-