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1rWO CENTS.
A GREAT IRISH FESTIVAL.
PREPARATIONS FOE A MONSTER DIS
Play At NEWARz.


A Camp at CnIedonian Park and Ar
rangements for n Display To-mor-
row-Censpfeuous Men who are 90
be present.
NEWARK, July 3.-The Irish military en-
campment and festival. which is TO con-
tinue for four days in CalendoniAn Park,
opened this morning. The first military
company to arrive in this city was the EN-
NETT Guards of Washington, which put in
an appearance at o'clock. The command
numbered forty men, and is accompanied
by about twenty honorary members, sew
eraI of whom brought their families. The
members presented fine appearance with
their neat uniforms and immense bear
skin shakos. The Emmett Rifles from
Plainville, near Wilkesbarre, (which arrived
shortly after the Washington company,
are about forty strong. The Kearny Light
Infantry, Company G. Fifth Battalion,
Rhode Island militia, also arrived in the
early morning. They number forty-fve
men, They are accompanied by thirty
visitors and bring their own band. They
were received by detail of the Irish Vol
unteers of this city, and escorted them to
Caledonian Park, where they found tents
IN readiness TO receive them.
The park presented the appearance Of q
regular military camp, Hundreds of tents
arranged in streets with the officers quar-
tiers at the head of each line cover the
lawn to the east of the main pavilion. The
streets are named after Irish heroes, such
as Tone, Grattan, Meager, Mitchell, Mar
tin, etc.
Over the music stand in the centre is
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picture of Gladstone and Parnell. Stream
ers Of red, white and blue fall in graceful
lines from the roof to the supporting
columns, and the effect of the whole IS
tasteful and cheerful. At one end Of the
pavilion long banner bears the inscrip-
ton: "Erin's Independence Day" Over
the entrance to the park is the Irish greet
ing. "Card Mile Faithe"-..A Hundred
Thousand Welcomes" This afternoon
General III, T. Mcmahon, Of New York, re-
ceived the men on dress parade and then
delivered the opening address to large
number of persons who were in the park.
He was followed by Joseph Atkinson
and E. E. Mcdonald To-day the
Seventh Regiment band will give a sacred
concert. Monday there will be grand
civic and military parade. The committee
have positive assurances that Mr. Randall,
Senator MCPHERSON, Mr.. Carlisle and Mr..
McAdoo will be present and speak on Mon
day. Among the letters received yester-
day by Joseph Atkinson, general manager,
was one from James Redpath, one of the
founders of the Land League.
st. Patrick's Alliance of America have
arranged to celebrate the glorious Fourth
by joining in the great parade in Newark
to- morrow. The different branches in this
city viii form at jersey avenue and First
street, at nine clock sharp, tomorrow
morring, and march down Newark avenue,
Montgomery street and Exchange place to
Pennsylvania Railroad depot, where they
will embark on the 10. 20 train for Newark.
All the Marshals will report to N. P.
Moran, Grand Marshal, and form into line
according to their rotation of number. The
aids to the Marshal will be John Phalin,
Branch No, /; John Clifford, Branch No. 2;
James Nolen, Branch No. 8; VIM. Dorgan,
Branch No. 4; Patrick Kelly, Branch No.
9; Jas. P. Kenlean, Branch No. 10. Mr..
John P. Murray is the chairman of the
Committee of Arrangements.