Show fourth of july the eighty third anniversary of american independence wab waa celebrated with less leea ceremony than has usually been displayed in this ibis city on our national birth day the weather was excessively hot and there were not as many people on the street displaying their patriotism as generally turn turnout out on such euch occasions i ca cas lons ions the following order issued by lieutenant general wells was conformed to in every particular ti by the marshal marshai of the day col gol little with his bis usual proMpt tress treas Less nebb 1 in addition to the brass bands alluded to in I 1 the order capt martial band participated in the ceremonies and took position in the morn irgon the top of the council house in which our office is situated A e goodly number ef of citizens were at the court housey house at the firing of the salute and the reading of the declaration of independence at noon after dinner a procession was formed which headed by the several bands marched through the principal streets visited union square where a salute of six guns was fired and then returned to the court house in time for the evening salute in honor of the territories which closed the exercises of the day there was less drunkenness in that part of the city known as whisky lane Lan elthan than might have been expected from the mixed multitude that generally congregate there and few incidents occurred to mar the peace of any during the day so far aa as reported there was only one individual a young man named charles benson who secured free lodgings at night 0 by hla hia disorderly behavior in the course of the day |