The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-06

t,r,u;ng we take from the New
York Hortd' ,..,
49, Tommnny Society or Columbian
10, h,,. -, was onencd for public view Thurs
10 interior arrangements and deco
''. -" hc;nr exactly rs fixed for the Ma
' .',I no,ncro,ic Convention to assemble
,''''. . Tho Glorious Fourth. Ii is impos-
gI, - nrojse them too highly. On all
S ~, ,Lc stars and stripes meet the eye in
S ,.,r;o5 5rapcrics of gay design. There is
,,mc,b;nc particularly happy in the way
,.I:oh the American flag accommodates IT
...If 70 all the requirements Of decoration.
I,s colors-as has been repeatedly proved
Earn, the truly Legitimate elements Of Oil
a.,,ncalIe decoration. 4 remarkable exam
,Ic oF their happy combination in Tam
many Hall is the rich canopy above the
rba;rman's desk enshrining the bust OF
Washington. The slender shaft bearing
mon its apex the noble lineaments of him
whom We look upon with such reverence
!. thrown up with remarkable distinctness
from the crimson background, while the
folds of dark blue silk hordered with gold
c,mnlctc m harmonious arrangement OF
co1nr clciting the highest admiration. TO
r,mrlc;c the glamor of this little shrine.
concealed rcAectors throw golden, htful
clean upon the pallid marble.
By the mighty aid of the great st. Tam
many. the Columbian Order has made for
Itself home worthy of its grand repnta-
t;on in the past, and glorious presage OF
- achievements in the future. And all
the puests who yesterday thronged its spa
ions hall were earnest in their applause OF
,ts ACCOMPLISHED work. The invited guests
horan 10 arrive at o'clock and in short
time the hall was filled with q crowd OF
pIcgantly-dresscd ladies and gentlemen,
who moved slowly around the aisies and
galleries, gazing at the decorations from
every possible point of view. The arrange
ments made for seating the delegates are as
follows: The whole number of seats upon
the ground floor within tho bar and facing
the platform are reserved for their USE
The seats are divided by aisles into three
sections, and in these sections the States
are located in the following order:
RnIt Wing.-Virginia, 20 seats; North
Carolina, IS; Pennsylvania, So; Ohio, AZ
Iowa, Is; Mississippi, IA; Maryland, IA
Minnesota, s: New Jersey, u; Missouri,
%. West Virginia, 10; Connecticut, IL.
rr,,'rp.--Texas, y seats; Vermont, III
Massachusetts, "a; Alabama, l6; South
Carolina, IL; Louisiana, IA; Wisconsin
Ii: New Hampshire, 10; New York, &c.
Lrn Hing.-Maine, a. Florida, +
kentucky, %: Delaware, 6; Indiana, e
Nebraska, G; Kansas, 5; Nevada, 6; Ten
nesscc, 20: Illinois, 80 Rhode Island, )
Michigan, lG; Arkansas, 10; Oregon, +
California, 10; Georgia, Is.
The seats Of each delegation are marked by
4 blue banner bearing the names of the
States they represent in gold letters. The
friends of the delegates will have seats pro-
yilcl for them at the sides, where there is
,lentv of space and ample accommodation.
There is also large number of seats below
the bar, and beyond that q considerable
amount of standing room. The galleries
also are very large, and afford excellent po-
sitious of watching the proceedings Of this
great Convention, and will doubtless be
crowded with spectators. The platform will
accommodate about eighty persons. There
are plenty of large ice-water fountains II
the building, anu inc WiHuo"s, ihoh' "'
rear. afford excellent ventilation.
Grafula's Seventh Regiment band OF nifty
pieces having taken possession OF the plat
form, oprncd the proceedings with the per-
furnnuce Of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
This was followed by "Hail Columbia"
Other pieces were then performed at inter
Ya's.
Beautiful as the hall now appears, it is
l-..'-- ~ ,,..r. 90 r'ill-lite but when filled
w.IA the delegates of these various States.
Ill charged with stupcndous duty which
mike their actions fraugbt with the grayest
issues Of the future, it is not too much to
s-y that the scene will be one that must be
T!vlly prominent for good or evil in all the
annals Of America.
1t is impossible in the brief space at
command 10 name all the celebrities who
visited the hall in the course OF the after