... July. The House of Representatives had rejected a resolution expressing gratification at the downfall of Maximilian. Independence day was enthu- | siastically celebrated throughout the North, but in the South it was honoured principally by the freedmen ...

... emergencies w-hich may arise.” BROTHEE JONATHAN SINGS “GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! A New York paper, recording the celebration of “Independence-day (the July that city, pays the following graceful tribute to the European influence of Queen Victoria:— Among the festivities ...