Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1890 — THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. [ARTICLE]

THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

Tammany Hall celebrated the Fourth. Congressman Bynum was the principal speaker. Crisp, Springer, McMillan and others made brief speeches. |A letter from Mr. Cleveland was read. Ex-Confederates celebrated the day at Chattanooga in a patriotic manner; no rebel flags were displayed, and the warmest loyalty was exhibited in all the decorations and oroceedings. The Army of the Potomac celebrated at Portland, Maine. Generals Sherman and Butler aud other prominent men were present. Tho F. M. B. A. celebrated by a great display of strength, and by speeches, at Vincennes. Celebrations wore held throughout Indiana and the country. The casualities were as numerous as usual. Three lives were lost and others injured by the burning of a steamer and coal dock at Ashland, Wis. Fire crackers caused the destruction of the Kenney Hotel, at East Saginaw, Mich. James Benham was burned to death. Many other fires wore reported. Four people were drowned by the capsizing of a flatboat at Pittsburg. A cannon exploded at Cantoiv, O-, killing an 9-yeai old girl and injuring Charles Elkins. Sylvester

Shockey was killed at Oil City, Pa., by the bursting of a cannon. Two persons were fatally hurt at Wichita, Kansas, by the bursting of a gun. Annie Goble, of Covington, Ky., was killed by a stray bullet. Robert Thompson was accidentally shot and killed at Lima, O. J. C. Lineman, of Lima, 0., had a thumb and two fingers blown off by a grant fire-cracker. Rev. Charles Tanner,of Cincinnati, was knocked senseless by a rocket. Twenty-one picnickers, in a wagon, were struck by an engine at Louisville. Three of the party were instantly killed. Three others were all more or .less injured. S. F. Black made an ascension at Beardstown, 111., in a balloon, expecting to return by the parachute route. When the balloon was at great height the parachute took fire; aud burned. Block fell to the ground and was horribly mangled and instantly killed. Dr. Corcoran, of Minneapolis, had a leg blown off by fire works. An aid in the procession, at McKeesport, Pa., was thrown from his horse and fatally injured. The accidental discharge of a revolver, at Hudson, Wis., killed an eight-year-old boy. Frank Palmer was hurt by a toy cannon, at Menah, Wis. Three persons were injured at Cameron, Mo., by the premature explosion of fire works. The returns are not near all in. T. :