"Mr. John G. Whittier has written a letter to a friend in Philadelphia, from which we extract the following: “I quite agree with thee about that great commemoration of the Fourth of July, 1876. It ought to be worthy of the occasion. But at the same…
"Chicago Ill. July 22. - There is no such thing as an Independence Day celebration South of the Mason and Dixon line, according to J.C. Holmes, white, writing in a local paper. The people of that section show their enthusiasm by burning firecrackers…
"The Huntsville, Ala., chamber of commerce has wired invitations to General Nelson A. Miles and General Joseph Wheeler to visit that city on July 4th and deliver addresses. A big celebration will be held on that day to commemorate not only the…