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Little Celebrations.

TRACY, Minn., July 4. - The feature of the day was a pony running race. Bucksking won.

MOORHEAD, July 4. -- Moorhead held a fine celebration. The procession was nearly a mile long. The foundry and the News office had floats with men at work.

BRAINERD, July 4. -- Rain interfered with the out-door program. There was, however, a very respectable parade and an address by Judge Sleeper. IN the evening a dinner and a dance.

BISMARCK, July 4. -- The day was passed off quietly here. The chief attraction was at the grounds of the Bismark Gun club, where several hotly contested matches were shot off, Bismarck winning over Jamestown. George Feigler, probably the best shot in America, broke twelve successive balls thrown while riding in a wagon at full speed, and broke three balls thrown into the air at the same time. Tonight the city is ablaze with fireworks.

WABASHA, July 4. -- The celebration today was the largest ever held in the city. The parade was a very striking feature. Every business industry in the city was represented and the G. A. R. post, three bands and a large number of invincibles were in line. The exercises consisted of chorus music, reading the Declaration of Independence and an oration. Wabasha beat Lake City at baseball 15 to 7.

LONDON, July 4. -- The Fourth of July was celebrated with more than usual fidelity by American resident in the leading European cities. Minister Phelps' reception was largely attended by Americans in London and was the most successful affair of the kind on record. Ex-Minister James Russell Lowell, J. G. Blaine and family, Mrs. James Brown Potter, Minnie Hauk, Buffalo Bill Cody, and General Palfrey, of Boston, were among the notables present.