The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-12
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!, A Bad Day, but a Good AZ.
tendance.
RECEIPTS YESTERDAY $42,olo,
Death of the Rafilc and the
Albums.
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The SwOral COntest, Roman
An >tiquittes,
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and discomfort generally II attendance slim. thae
l. when compared with tho crowds and jams OF ~
week To one accustomed sis excitement and THRONES
OF the first six days. the main ha IL the galleries. the Ar
Department, and the Of the arms and trophies
looked dull and uninvi.ng During tho daytime thsse
almost nothing OF interest TO ord for after ell
ia tho rushing crowds OF fashonabty dressed ladies,
laughing chatterng and coquottng with their nsis -
tendants that lend the brightest charm 70 all There
hbitions, whether charitable otherwise The Gnest
jewels and the purest gold have only relative vsssa
What would they be il there people TO admire
them lovely creatures to adorn and be adorned ~
them, Plainly OF worth than bits Of earth -
pebble stones
The force of this was well illustrated by the coatraae
between the appearance OF matters during the daytime
and the night AS evening approached the weather wss
little favorable and the sprinklng OF ladies gre1
thicker and thicker until about nine O'Clock when the
various departments allied up handsomely and pre-
scented something like their lively tableau on Saturday ~
the preceding days The buzz, buzz buzz OF thousanA
OF voices and the push push push Of thousands Of haaA
part Of the buildings There is magnetism In orowds
that pensrates the coolest natures and nuses Its tn
q strong inclination to use your pocket handk:c
walked blocks last night the Fair, and entered ~
rooms gloomy and depressed, soon shook or their sq
scene inside. Not until the hour for going honA
and external dreariness had again to DO enooVoeed ~
they were only creatures Of circumstance and slavss
the naughty clements
But leaving philosophy aside, and coming to partious
matters about yesterdays proceedings the nrs &C.
on one Of the that tho public asr; % ~
words, the rafting and the albums have received II
luetus at least for the present The Joint Executive
yesterday and Illuminated bull against the subscrpeleA
dodge The albums have, therefore. been closed, q
parsons have another victory and the cause q -
gion has been rescued from humiliation. Quers-Wn0
will be done with the money already received - sdA
Having settled the rafting, let US next take peep
A ONE DOLLAR oREENBAok SELLS FOB ONE HvDs
DRIED.
Among the curioeties OF the Curiosity DepartmoD4
which attracted much attention last week was -
dollar greenback which had been taken from the be1f
With resei su.s The Sin into the pos
sion Of the mother Of the poor soldier and she
sSs Curiosity Shop was told his story o.
and deeply touched that she offered one hun1so
dollars for the greenback. The Offer was accepted.
GRANT AND MCLELLAN.
The interest about the sword which b TO fall 10 slt
Grant Mcclellan according to appearances, ehewee
no signs q tagging yesterday: After four o,cSss
citing "Lue Mac" seems % be gaming steadily % -
opponent the contest advances. Az hah-pase -
o'clock afternoon the vote stood Mcclellan, iee
Grant $50; scattering 3seaving Mcclellan l72 aheA3
Al the closing Of tho polls the figures stood thus-
Mcclellan. ~
Grant,
McCleans majority ....................s..... ~
Tho polls win open again eleven O'Clock thh nsD.
ing. They do not close at sunset.
THE UNION SQUARE BUILDING.
The Union square branch or the enterprise was toeao1
we'll patronized throughout the day The Childrens D.
partment the Knlckerbocker Kitchen and the Intogno
tiona Hall aled with Interested visitors, and WI
extensive purchases made from the various saA1A
In the afternoon the Chldrens Department was -
rendered entirely to the young folks for grand eat
tanment and in the night commencing at eight oeloc.
estng exhibition under the direction OF Mr.. Geores k
Bristow.
THE RECEIPTS.
The receipts yesterday were ~ follows up 70 crse
O'Clock p. NJ
Sales N1.l1
ADMISSIONS, ...NvNA
Donations. So9W
Total. s4a,slS
This az usual only covers portion OF the receipes
excludes the from the restaurant Art D.
partment, Fire Department and Union square butdine
Colonel Darling Treasurer OF the Childrens Departmeoe
OF tho Seventeenth street branch informed u that IL
receipts far that had reached him amounted 70 abou4
six thousand dollars.
The Twentieth Ward Schools Donations
The Twentieth ward public school win give enter.
ta,nmen at the Academy Of Music Tuesday evening"
April 26 In behalf Of the Sanitary Fair the exercises
will consist OF dialogues, solos, recitaons, drills 80
tableaux. Dodworths band will be present, and ~
music 10 be under the direction OF Professor ColbuPa.
The committee, OF which School Commissioner J. h
astie sscharman have made full preparations Tor "
affair.
The Sanitary Ball Tonight.