... INDEPENDENCE DAY. New Orleans, Sunday. New Orleans yesterday celebrated ludepeod• ence Day for thu Bret time since 1860. All places of bnsiness were closed, end the day was observed as a general holiday. The Italian shops and stands were profusely decorated ...

... Boston, Tuesday. A balloon ascent whirl) took place here yesterday in connection with the festivities on the oottasion of Independence Day had a fatal termination, two persons being killed octright a third seriously injured. balloon after ascending to a ocnsider ...