The New York herald., 1864-04-07
THE FAIR.
A Grand Crush in Fourteenth
Street Yesterday.
7 r e S A L E S :
Music During the Day and
Evening.
THE CATTLE DEPARTMENT.
HOW PICKP0CKETs ARE SERVED.
General Mcclellan Ahead in
tho Sword Race.
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Twenty-Five Thousand Tickets
Sold Yesterday.
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Brilliant Opening Of the Unisn
Square Department,
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usIlerei With orlSut, lnVlgoratinB morning. inc
visitors 10 the Fair were consequently very
The doors opened about ten O'clock and shortly
terwards the building tolerably we'll filed. In few
hours not less than twelve Thousand people
They had plenty OF money, and purchasing all
or articles AT every stand brisk business was done,
and curious witnessed when the pur-
chasers, with their full Of fancy goods toys and
other artices wandered around 10 search place in
which TO deposit their treasures.
GaAFULLAs BAND
arrived O'clock during the next three hours
performed number OF shocely selected pieces in their
usual nne STYLE Among pieces the overture to
Gazza Iadra, waltz, Dreams OF the Ocean, Hunters'
Polka, selections from the Trovatore, medley quick.
STEP sele ,iions from vesprs and concluded with ,hc
"Flag Of the Free"
TIE HAIRY EAaLs
body wanted 70 know where II perched. On finding
their way 70 u they were very 10th to in
sheir s Autographs to Uncle p Abe They doubted "S
the genuinsr Of the whole thing The lady n charge
humbug" er position certainly trying one, and Il
only by the exercise OF considerable tact that she
dollars Il is Thought that fully one Thousand dollars
will be gained from this source before the fsr closes
THE S9 +.
Episcopal Union represented The contributions con-
s camp stools nO,r Srafy sye o. ~nen
broidered goods imported from Paris, Infants
and other artificial fowers mechanical toys, dolls OF
all sizes and coors, shell work and pcrfumery The as
Of the largest in the Fair and presided
over by Mrs John A. Kennedy. One OF the articles
worthy Of special notice fine group Of Paran marble
the young LADIES' q he Alpha Phi Society Of the spussr
Insttu,e and sold yesterdayor the sum OF seventy
ave dollars.
THE FLAG FOR GENERAL DIX.
Al the table the Art Gallery where the book OF
graphs and the flag which will DO presented to General
following letter for sale yesterday at Eve dollars
| each
Tell Lieut. Caldwell to Captain BresL wood assume
Of The cutter and obey the order through
crfere with the command Of the cutter ten Lieut. Caldwell
ono at.emps to haul down the American Gag shoot
JOHN A. DIX, Treasury Department.
THE CATTLE DEPARTMENT
s frame building about one hundred feet long by
sweuty.ave wide. The mammoth OK, valued at $1,000,
and weishing three thousand six hundred and Two
rounds is hero in company with yoke OF oxen valued
- $500. three fine horses, three Shetland ponies valued
valued 4 $780, calf, three peacocks four pigeons,
rabbit. al eagle, ten hens, rooster and fine aos
admission to this department. which is closed at
o'clock every evening About fifteen dollars we're taken
! ers Of season tickets visited il.
THE EVENING
the crowd was immense. Moving about was almost In.
possible Grafula's band performed the following pieces
| o'clock:-
Overture, Tampa; selectsons Faust Selections Due
Foscar Waltz, Songs OF the Thames; waltz, Homage
Ionden; Quick step, Linda; Champagne Gaiop, ealiop
The Fair was more crowded last evening than at any
other t'mc since u commencement Several ladies
carried INTO the room Of the Elective Committee in
fan..og SbDditiou and although the ventilation OF tho
Sdiidne has been considerably improved, the heat
almost ovsrpowerng.
caused considerable excsment In tho Pair yesterday
The comments 81 the bystanders when either General
amusiry ana considerable feeling seemed to 10 mani
feea lsep The abost Que lady G,Isd neer.
y twhoe page for General Grant, She hsd but pst left
book encrsd the Whole Of Me oppoes page FOR
General Mcclellan. The ladies deeply Interested in
this contest much nero so than the rev entries
wore made yesterday for Generah Burnside md butler
probably about rouri each General Moc!an last night
had received @ ss2 vote, and General Grant 49, Ma
Tho contest for tho naval sword docs NOT excite the
same interest a. does that for the military Admrds
Farragut ana Dupont and Commodore Rowan are about
equal and only enc hundred and nfy votcs have been
entered.
rHB POLICE ARRANGEMENTS
continue TO give general satsscson About hundred
stationed In and about the building under the
Garland. superintendent Kennedy and CommIssousr
Acton also In and about the building during greater
hy detectives McDOussli, Radford and Bennett. fhSy
were alleged TO be well known pckpockcts, and several
times during the day we're psraded through the building
with large placard bearing the word 'pickpocketp y
hung their backs After being kept IN confinement
for about six hours they let on charge having
brn pre'erred aRanst them. During tho day upwards
of hundred different srtccs were taken 10 tho hesd
q ers which had been picked up In the build ing.
Aaay OF them were afterwards restored TO their rghtfu
owners.
THE RESTAURANT
was crowded during the whole day, and tho receipts
viii probably be about six thousand dollars least
ten thousand persons patronized II aud served with
feireshments, varying from plato Of leo 70
twenty dollar dinner.
TICKETS AND RECgrrrs.
Inc treasurer reported last night that SIT coo had been
received by him up to threo O'Clock tho afternoon
Twensy nve Thousand tickets sold tho doors yes
teray and OF that number twelve thousand woro
tickets.
the Union Square Buiidfngs-First
Opening Might.
me second branch OF the great Metropolitan Pair was
opened last evening Mter many days f pcsiponements
APO asappomtuspN tes great des was ~ lepg,b con.