The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-14
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Twenty-Five THOUSAND Visit
Ors Yesterday.
Little Excitement but Plenty Of
Money,
6c, de-, ia.

AS everyb knows the weather wretchcdly bad
yesterday but bad IL was, the Fair very hume
rously attended II the second fifty cent day, and the
second time the middle classes had chance TO exhibit
their sympathy with the grand object Of relief to the
and wounded soldiers Of the Union. The opportunity
not lost Thousands thronged both buidings-though
not to the same extent Tuesday evcung-and the
sales quite large all the stands the various de-
parments The receipts for tickets amounted nearly
eleven thousand dollars, and taking that basis, ii
estimated that twenty thousand people visited
the Fair yesterday. The number Of tickets issued
and paid for exceeds eighteen thousand and IT is proba
bic that third Of those holding ouch tickets attended
during the day. that the number in reality have
been nearly twenty five thousand.
LITTLE EXCITEMENT AND LITTLE VOTING.
The day was not very fruitful in incidents Every
thing went smoothly and tamey. Even tho sword
business showed unmis,akable signs OF dllness Only
hundred and twenty votes added az.
gregate OF tuesday, on which occasion sixteen hun
dred poled The highest vote from single
seventy-sx, which registered for Grant The
next highest was forty for Mcclellan. At eight O'Clock
Grant led one hundred and ninety votes by
Mcclellan and at the closing Of the polls the vote
follows
s Mcclellan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s
sCsuef -
Total ms
OF the three scattering yesterday Fremont sot
Two and Andrew jackson smith received one.
THR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS INVITED VOTE.
Messrs. Tiffany Co., TO whose enterprise IL due this
great OF the Fair made arrangements %
ceive subscriptions from all parts OF the country and
particularly from the army and navy, from such may
desire TO have vote en- the interesting question Of who
shall get the swords, whether Grant or Mcclellan, Farf
gut Rowan, some other military and naval heroes
Let the boud soger boys" and the "Joy jack ars be
heard from IN notes OF thunder
THE UNION soUANE BUILDING
was well paronized. The Kitchen, International and
Juvenile departments crowded with VISITORS all the
natives with feats Of egerdemar between eight aud ten
O'Clock M, and performed before an overowing audi
We forgot t. mention among the features OF the child
ren's department
aust FANNY's CONTRIBUTION
Aunt Fanny. who has been known 10 fame heretofore
by the ghtcaps. "mittens and "pot books !" has
written little for the benefit Of the SAM
tary Commission which dedicated TO the dear little
children who will visit the great FAIR IL is entitled,
"Ifow Little Katie Knocked AT the Door OF Heaven" The
young folks will be curious 10 learn the nods opedid
Of kates knocking and satisfy themselves by pro
| Union square.
TIE RECEIPTS.
The receipts yesterday quite large nowithstand
ing the weather At the Fourteenth street
building the following returns were made:
FROM saies saoi oo
Tickets 1861 ~
donations 3,o'5 w
Total s2a or %
Al the Union square building, the treasurer Mr.. \
Judson Hawey reported the receipts for the day up to
three O'Clock % be 81 $780, which ADDED 70 the receipts
the Fourteenth street building the total receipts
for the DAY $40 00s The receipts the Union square
building since the opening amount TO Sj3,l25.
ADMISSION STILL FIFTY Cent?.
The price OF admission 10 day will be fifty cents and
that price will be continued until further notice.