The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-27
THE NATIONS CENTENARY.

THE NATIONS CENlENAni'
AN EXCURSION FROM NEW YORK 10 THE CEN
rENS1AL GRoUNDs-PRoPosED CENTENNIAL
DEMONSTRATION AT sTEINwAY HALL-ALGIERs
AND EGYPT's DIsPLAY-THE TOMB or BEND
HAsAN.
Mr.. Bigler, the chief OF the New YORK centen-
NAL Bureau announced yesterday that arrange
ments had been made for a special centennial
Excurslonn from New York 70 Philadelphia on
May IL. Invitations will be issued 10 a number o.
the most prominent bankers, merchants and
manufacturers OF New York who have exhibiteds
special interest In the national festival OF 1875
is to be remarked that the expenses OF this
excursion are not to be betrayed by the
Board of Finance, but by q committed
OF prominent citizens OF Philadelphia, who have
thus offered the hospitality OF their city to their
fellow citizens of New York. The invited guests
viii leave by special trains, furnished gratuit
ously by the Pennsylvania Central Railroad at an
early hour of the morning, on Tuesday May IL, ana
will be shown over the Centennial grounds on tnelr
arrival In Philadelphia, where they Will partake o.
a luxurious luncheon with their Philadelphia
hosts, and return to New York at seven /. M. Al
Mr. Bgler systematically expressed it-"lns
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Win furnish the train, tns
Philadelphia committee the luncneon ana the
that by means or this and other special
excursions to the Centennial grounds Phiia-
delpnia and New York win be put en- rapport az
far as this important enterprise Is concerned, and
that all jealousy or unfriendly rivalry between the
sister clties-u any ever existed-will cow disap
pear At the same time the citizens OF New YORK
who have already contributed nearly $500, COG, WI
have ample opportunity 10 see "nds nus aioauS
0'o-' 4 MEETING AT sTENwAY HALL
In
OF inc Centennial celebration. IL IS expected that
representatives Of all the trades and Industries OF
New York VIII be present TO take con-
certed action as to the means by which
the representation OF New YORK snaii
0e made as compete as pos nn.p1nc aor
ward the gigantic undertaking. IL Is eApect .
that severa OF the most eloquent ora.VIs ~ .nS
GAUGE, scope and needs OF che Centennial. lns
win probably be only the nrst OF y series Oh zen.
tennlal meetings TO be held IN this city Dy Wnloa
the public sentiment Is To be stimulated IN iavor
OF tue Philadelphia worlds Fair. There was also
held with sucn brilliant ceiat III Philadelphia; but
I our ladies here seem TO be absorbed In other mat
ters ana have as yet taken no steps 10 insure me
! execution OF this plan, whlle the women Oh Pnla-
4 dephla and Boston are upremittng III Lnelr eioru
4 10 promote the centennial.
! have held meeting to discuss the expealency "
sending tner pest works 70 the Centennlal IN Fh
conference has returned 10 this country ana toiu
Mr. Bigers secretary at the ST. Nicholas ~ .el INA.
n desire was manifesto by all scuiptOrs present 70
exhibit their works at Philadelphia. Ihey e1
presseo the hope mat the America government
would delray part OF the heavy costs or ttanspor
tatlon-as European goyernm ents do Ia slmIal
cases - but sucn was their enthusiasts
defray these expenses out Of their OWE
pocket rather than not participate az ,r tne
otner arr centres of Europe, sucn as Nun Gu, Dus-
sedorf Paris, Rome, &c. indicating hvely IL
terest IN the centennial Among "a ttsls IN 10y
general participation III the display VI "olAs v
EXHIBITION AT ALGIERs.
An exhibition IS 10 be held the city OF Alptera
and will be opened on the 15tl day Of november,
1876, closed on tue 10Th day OF February, 1919
The foreign department. VIII oe esl eclany ap
propria ed TO the exhibition Of agricultural TOOLS
implements aud machines Of modern Invention,
when are III great favor In Algeria. Among
the various items Of the programme there -
one py which the Commission oil the Exhibition
has received charge o. Ine classification and ar
rangement or Algerian products INTENDED Tor dis
play at the International Exposition OF Pnllapef
pnla In 1876. The Committee, presided over by the
Governor-General OF Algeria, mas been charged
VITA the duty OF taking the necessary steps, IN
order 10 facilitate the forwarding Of the selected
products to Philadelphia. That tine pest article
from the Chilean aud Australian ESpOsltloM
which neld tus year viii De sent 70 Philae
columns. Aus -ralia viii send ner wines, and can
teach us something OF vine-groWing. Her vines
are growing into European favor while ours nave
still 4 hard battle TO fight with the cynic o.
European wine regions.
is reported to have announced his intention oil
sending some rare Egyptian antiquities in
horticulture and manu- acture5 10 the EAnl-
btion Brugscn hey, distinguished German,
now In the employ OF the hhediye. VIII probably
be the director OF the Egyptian department. IL
will be remembered that the ever famous tOno OF
Benz Hasan, WhIcn Is one OF Egypts most won
deriul relcs, was exactly REPRODUCED 10 az It's
gorgeous splendor at the Vienna Worlds FAIR,
ana Brugsch Bev will probably put II up again az
Philadelphia. 10 Is over 1000 years old, and VIII
certainty be one OF tue most interesting antique
ties at Philadelphia, as II was generally admired
at Vienna. The Khedlve has always shown himself
such an ardent friend ana adnirer OF TINS country
that there is almost doubt OF tue participation
Of Egypt. -
Another interesting relic OF tae Revolution naa
been discovered and win be sent to he Centen.
NAL Exhibition. liz Is an Infantry sword and scao-
bard winch was part OF the eq lipment Of an bug.
4 lish soldier who fGugbt and iel wounded m that
contest. Upon the guard ~ the sword are plainly
\ engraved the following letters XVI Rt., Co A,
1 No. 49,, showing the number OF the REGIMENT,
l letter OF company and tue numper 81 the
! owners place IN the organic alton. Toe blade n
IN auite n good state of preservation. being
about thirty inches IN length and one inch 10
width, with slight curve. much af;er shc style OF
design oil dress iniantry swords oi the present
day. The hit Is Of brass, and IS well aud strongly
made, having tastl nnisn At The end IN shape Oh
d tigers neat, into he mouth OF winch the guard
is trmly secured. the scaODatd, or sneath - o.
rough thlcK leather, and. unlike the swo:d, II mas
shared more Ia tne damaging enccts Of Chlonof
iron tootn so taat about 0neOurtn o II mas rottes
and been torn away.
FUNERAL OF JOHN HARPER.