Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-05-09


wirh white l@<xn captured the great
est applause SsEe % these tsrS are iuss
kou from loaS cruises. aa4 thfs fact was
g1loubt=sslT remembered ~ they trzlged
aIoag. elicitizy \ storm 0s applause
The Day 90 ChEesx>
CErcsSo April Il-Th- dsy 10 bright
and . beautiful Que. and excepting .
sIixhslT ehsIlT breezs from tn north 1.
AL that eo1id be desired Not since the
Grant reception has Chicago sssam.d
such royal robes Of rejoicing The
crowded th0roagh..res aad long lines %
stately buildfnSs In the commercial eea-
ter have bIsss0red out in masses Of
bright color. Flags and Towers, sr-sths
and portraits % The Father % Our COgn-
try nset the eye on every side Tn. pub
lie buildings are ssndsomeIY drsp>d III
red, white aud blue. while decorations By
private citiz-as embrace every style OF
design A glance up and down Madison
or State street Is like booking through 4
forest Of Tags
The celebration began ~ h~als-pass
eight O'Clock. when salute ot thirteen
guns Wa fred from Dearborn Park All
the bells % the city were then rung until
nine O'Clock From ain. O'Clock until ten
religious services we're held In al the
churches, irrespective Of creed
~ eleven O'Clock IN. chiIdreu's c-ie-
brsriou began with the raising % a f,x at
cash o. the eighty-nia- public schools In
the city. and at all the district schools in
the county ss well As ut many private and
parochiAl schools Addresses aud the
distribution o: esnteanill medals FOL
lowed
Ewa -NCH a1-N~ g.
each State on the dag was fred At three
O'Clock was held the gres, nass-meesfns.
nj Battery ID. the Cavalry Arnory. Far
we'll Hall, tho Board OF Trade. Central
Music Hall and the Exposition building,
Tents A and B on the lake 'front.' and an
Opez-atr meeting in Dearborn Park.
Two addresses were delivered nj each o.
these places By prOminent speakers from
Chicago and other cities There was in
strumental ani vocal music. In shs
singing % America" the -Star-Span-
gl>1 Banner" 4 other patriotic airs the
audience iOinet in tie chorus and waved
small fags with which they we're pro-
vtded-
The public celebration concluded With
magnificent pyrocechnfe displays, begia-
ming at 1=3 p m The displays were
held simultaneously On the lake trous IN
Lincoln Park and Garfield Park, aud
were idensieaL Aseni- public banquet at
the Uaioa League Club corcIuled the
days festivities
At CfaetsaasL
CrvcrxSArr. April sD.-The Centennial
a~uniEarsarY OF Washtngtoa's
tl9u was celebrated in ab~aftiax msnn.r
All the Government county and city
Offices were closed; also tbs schools and
most % the business houses Flags foat-
Ell frons thet tops og all the pubic build
ings, and many houses sloay the princi-
pal t~horoughfaFes were gsiIY decorated
with flags and t~ri-eolorei banners Ap-
propriate services were held in all the
churches The Centennial trees we're
planted IN Ellen Park this morning With
out ceremony. Swiag To the fnclemency Of
the weather. They will be d-dieatei NJ
some future tirae.
This afternoon. nj Music Hall General
NJ Ryan delivered an orarou on wash
iagtOu Z the Continental Army.-fsI-
lowed by addresses from H l. Morey
and Jatgs Joseph c Coz The Star
spangt-d Banner" w1s surg by scholars
Of the tateruediat- schools, the asssu-
blase joining in the chorus
Al WashAsgs~a
WA<HTssrOS. April NH. Centennial
Of the inauguration OF constitutional xov-
erum-nt n the United States vas prop
erty observed here to-day All bushes.
was suspended the G-ov-ruu.ns DEPART
n1ents closed the pabtic-scnooI ehiIdr-r
we're given holiday and the eoarrs .s-
Ioarued- IL vas n gala day. The streets
we're alive vith people dressed in holiday
attire The weather Is very pleasant
The day vas also very generally observed
IN y religious sense Ths Presbyterfan
churches held \ unioa m-.sinx, ss-r
which Rev Dr. s1nt-rhai presided Ia
e Catholie churches special thanksxiv-
ing masses we're said The Baptist
churches held 4 aafoa service. Services
were h~ld IN the varioGs Methodist and
other churches aad addresses Appropriate
10 the day delivered There wass larr.
attendance A. all the churches
At P~lstsBarxh-
PrrssCRsH. Pa April D.-The local
Centennial eele brstioa Of w~Ashiuston,s
t~naugarstioa to the ~Presidency vas 1T
ting and eaioyAbl>. The veather vas
cloudy and cool Public and private
buildings throughout AlleShe1y City and
f~Ittsouryh we're periodically draped and
business o. all kinds suspended. and the
streets thronxed with strangers and cisi-
gems n holiday attire. Special religions
services we're held in nearly every church
IN both cities The Pittsburgh and Ale
Sheny City school ehildrea held q ceIe-
oratton ard Jubilee in the AIlexhenv
paris, where . chorus OF three thousand
children ssrg q selection Of patriotic
sonss and listened TO addresses By Hon.
Ihadde1es D. Keaaeson Of View York
and others
81 Bostou-
Bosroy- April 0-Althouxh the Lexis-
lature failed to make to-day u holiday. il
Is being quite extensively observed a
such N Boston and n~eigbbarias towns,
The LAY vas ushered In With the ringing
OF the bells aud salutes- Special services
we're held NJ nm Of the Protestant
eharchess notably ~ Kings Chapel and
Carist Church At all the Catholic
churches masses we're celebrated All
pQolic o1ildinxs are closed and most ot
The Wholesale and maay OF the retail
stores s1specded business There viii be |
= nunbs Of anniversary celebrations and
ban9Ge. this evening
A 6<aeral Obs<rvsne~
NEW YoEk, April 0-Dispatehes from
San Francisco. ChsrEessya, Beaver BaI- |
unore, View Orleans and other LEADING |
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