Postponement of the great "Pourth" celebrations for day gave the American community an opportunity to meditate further upon the importance of the occasion and make assurance of worthy observance doubly sure. Monday's programme was entered into with the heartiest goodwill as a matter of course by all good Americans, and with the friendly ce-operation of other na tionals, and the clerk of the weather being genially inclined, everything passed off very satisfactorily.
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