The New York herald., 1876-11-12
THE EXHIBITION.


rrYTExS THOUSAND POUR HUNDRED AND
TWENTY-FIVE VISITORS YKsrKRDAY-MEKT-
mo or CITIZENS FOR THE FORMATION OF A
STOCK COMPANY FOR SECURING A PERMANENT
ExHIBrTIoS-osE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOU.
SAND DOLLARS SUBSCRIBED.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IL, 1876.
Tho paid admissions to the Exhibition to-day vert
Is, AIS. of which 25t were half fee.
Tho general belief that tho Exhibition would bs
virtually closed after yesterday caused tho dininuor
in tho attendance to-day, but as the TACT becomes
known that the display be with
comfort than formerly the number of paying
visitors will doubtless increase. The dsmantlipg OF
exhibits has begun, but in way seriously incrfercs
tho sightseeing Several Of the State buildings
including that Of New York, have been soid and VIII
soon be removed.
AT meeting OF citizens to-day favorable to forming
stock company secure the Main Building as per
manent exhibition Hon. Morton McMichacl wm
called the chair George w. Allen elected secretary
scrlptons Mr. Clement c. Biddc stated that notice
OF application for a charteD hes been gver
national Exhibition Company Of PhiIadelphia with
capital OF 5000 0O0 divided into 5000 shares OF $l0c
each ~ was also proposed 70 recsse SUBSCRIPTION;
Directors TO be appointed by the stockholders, and
second, payable by a transfer OF the stock OF
OF tho International Exhibition Company being
issued at par the actual cash that be realized
Then there was proposed . maintenance fund TO DO
made OF subscriptions cash stock OF the Centon-
NAL Board OF Finance, cash subscriptions being enti-
tied to ticket for the year 1877 for each $40
contributed and the other contributors to
ticket for 1877 for every shares to twenty sin
gle tickets TOR admission for each share The amount
needed was $3.50 In cash, be asked for from
timc 10 time and the remainder In stock. IL
was stated that the Pennsylvania Railroad held STA 900
IN stock and that they would be equally willing sub
scribe iberally TO the enterprise. The same state
ment was also made In regard to the Lehigh Valley,
North Pennsylvania and other steam roads Subscrip-.
ons amounting TO nearly 100000 in cash and $50 900
In stock received.
The meeting adjourned, to meet on Tuesday next "A
one O'Clock, in the Common Council chamber.
HoMEwARD BOUND.
largo number Of French ctzcns of this city
gathered yesterday the wharf Of the French
atlantic steamers 10 witness the departure of tho fol-
lowing French celebrities, who about returning
home the steamship St. Germain:-Counselor A.
Canbert OF the Paris Bar delegate OF the French Ag
rcutural Society to the Centennial Exhibition ar.
Canbert during his visit to this country, 1t may bc
system Of Philadelphia and this cty; NJ. Alfred Des-
francois delegate of the city OF st. Dcnis NJ. Bour.
gat, delegate OF tho city OF St Etienne; NJ Charles
Limonson the well known Partisan journalist and
respondent Of the Journa! des Debats, who has
particular study while here of the condition OF tho
working classes. A largo number of French exhibit
ors also returned home by the st. German.
Should there bc any grounds Of sicion Of fraudulent
ing either side should b reported and denounced
ar counted in placed there Jy any rand Either party
afford Be disappointed in the rcsh country cannot
afford hare the result tainted by the suspicion Of illegal
Jalsc retnTs. u CRANE