Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCR.


The preparations for to-day's celebration,
which have been occupying the time and
attention of committees for weeks past, are
all complete. The aids of the Grand Mar
shal met him at the Capital Hotel last
evening and received their final instruc-
tons Invited guests are requested to as
semble at the Capital Hotel lay A. u to-
day, 10 be assigned carriages.
The route of the morning procession.
which will move promptly q. o'clock.
viii be as follows: From Seventh and |
streets, along Seventh to II. to Tenth, to J.
TO Second, to X, to Tenth, to NJ. to Second :
countermarch on Second, and come to halt
and front face; here the Grand Marshal
Will review the column. and on his return
10 the head Of the column the procession
viii be dismissed.
The literary exercises will take place az
II \. NJ, in the Acknowledgements the pro-
gramme Of exercises being as follows In
troductory, John 9. Brown, President of
the Day; music by the band; prayer by the
Chaplain, Rev. II. c. Christian; reading of
the Declaration OF Independence, ". \.
Henry; song, The Star Spangled Banner. -
Miss Ida CGnch Grafton, }. Mem Skater
national anthem, My Country. lis of
Thee. by the audience; benediction, by
the Chaplain ; music by the band.
At Agricultural Park, commencing at ,
r NJ, there will be an entertainment under
the management of l company. Among
the attractions is monster balloon ascen.
sion by Professor Martin, an aeronaut of
San Francisco. The balloon IS monster
affair. containing 10000 feet of gas. An
uncommon novelty Will be the display of
daylight fireworks. the first ever brought 10
this city, and 4 direct importation from
Japan for this occasion. This will be fol-
lowed by a competitive drill between the
first and second piato0ns Of Company Z,
for gold and silver medal. The Atlas
and Unions viii play q game Of baseball
for purse of 800. The game viii be
called promptly al o'clock. The next at
traction on the programme Is a race half
Tpile heats. between Professor Robinson, q
bicycle rider, and Sheriff Wilson'S pacing
horse Roden. This viii be followed By a
tug of war, bicycle riding, etc.
In the afternoon, ct o'clock sharp. there
Will be q grand and interesting regatta on
the Sacramento river in front of the city,
to consist of: First, i Whitehall race,
double scull. two oarsmen) second a sIif
race double scull two oarsmen third. a
ub race, for liberal cash prizes.
In the evening, commencing promptly at
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nival. which, from what can now be
learned, will eclipse in size and merit any
former attempt on this coast. From the
number of floats that Will be in procession
and the number of maskers who have
expressed determination to participate, it
no doubt viii exceed in grandeur all the
preceding exercises Of the day, and be q fit
ting closing for the days festivities The
Mardi Gras procession viii form at Eighth
and I streets at : p. N, and the route will
be. Down l TO Seventh, to X, down X to
Sec0H,i, TO J, mp J to Eleventh, 10 Il, 10
Skill, Gown Sixth to Armory Hall, where
the procession will disband,
The Pioneers will have a banquet AT
their hall. commencing promptly al I
o'clock.