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Show j M GEORGE. j TlitM'iiionmtcrs Melting Harvesting Har-vesting luiiduiled. Salisiied With Tildcn and Ht'ii-1 Ht'ii-1 d ricks. .lluuilicftiit (Vlcbraliuu of the Kuiirlh. Sr. (iKoiitiE, Utah, July lid, 1870. Xthturs JhraU: To-day is the hottest of the neaaon. Morctiry went up to very nearly 110 in the thadi. Wheat Hiid barley are harvested, and the second hay crop in being cut when limn can he spared from pre paring for our grand Centennial Fourth. We have a very stirring and energetic oommtttee, and thoy have a programme lor a rousing celebration celebra-tion f;u eclipsing any former one here. Wo oid-;unliioiieii democrats down here are delighted with the presidential presiden-tial nominees, and think it us good a ticket as was ever ollereii a free people peo-ple fince Washington. Wo will on the Fourth give them fifty guns, and "ratify" with loud huzzas, three times three. Now let "tliu people" arisu in virtuous majesty and send adrift those thioving CHtpuroea who have robbed the people ni hundiedu of millions. THE FOUKTH. Sr. Georus, July 4. This morning the Centennial Fourth was ushered in with uuusual eclat, commensurate . with the earnest labors of the committee com-mittee of arrangements for the past two weeks. The flutter of fl.ts, the j sweet strains of music, tho sound of . fife and drum and booming of cannon I at oarly dawn, and silence lias been the exeept'on from that lino until now, at dew y eve. i Much crwJit is due the committee, i Mprki-s. Hard w Branch. Pir.knLt. i Morris and Orton, for earnest ktbon in providing for so much comfort aui I amusement. At 8:liU a processioi 'formal under direction of Colone Hardy, the long line including ( corps of the revolutionary army, undo father S. Hardy, with flags, banners ban-ners and mottoes. One on s huge tea chest read, "Millions for defense, but not one cent foi tribute," the "mothers of the revolution" revolu-tion" following, each attired in the style of the times. A corps undei Col. Pearce represented the army; another an-other under Lieut. Carlton, with banner ban-ner and motto appropriate, stood for tho army of 1601. Sergeant Clnrk headed a band representing the Mex ican war men. Tne Goddess ol Liberty shimmeriug in stars, shields and national colors, occupied the centre of an open sided carriage, with numerous mauls of honor in white, with gartands, drawn by six fine buy horses, each surmounted by a stalwart young man, in uniform dre4B of white and colors, and a motto on each helmet, "Liberty or death." The "boys" got up for the occasion quite a laughable burlesque of "The god of liberty," consisting of three mules, in a string, each with a burly rider, hitched to a cart containing the "god" with umbrella-holder aud boy with fan. The concourse marched to the upper up-per hall of the tabernacle, when the usual readmg, orations, patriotic airs, toaeU and sentiments wero gone through with. E. Snow, chaplain; John MacFarlane. reader; Milo An-drus, An-drus, orator; J. U, Bleak, toaster. At the dose of the ceremonies, 12 o'clock, the "mothers." veterans, musicians, soldiers and a lew promi nent citizens, marched to the big hall of the court house and partook of a well relished lunch, washed down with the juice pure and delicious. At 2:30 p.m. the "goddess" and suite, choir, with players and invited guests, again filled ihe hall, partook par-took ol refreshments and indulged in extended amusements, singing, recitations and all that, and when the mantle of night was gathered about, the bonfires aud fireworks were great attractions, and now at the moment of writing the hall is illumined and the light and gay are tripping the light fantastic toe. The weather is hotter; mercury 110 today in the shade. If it doesn't rain soon the thing will meltdown and you need not expect to bear from us until you send out to explore the ruins. J. |