"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…
"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…