The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-02
THE EXHIBITION.

DISTINGUISHED ATTENDANCE OF xNraHr
TEMPLAR AND THEIR MISUNDERSTANDING
MEDALS FOR THE ExHrBrroRs FIRs1
ExcuRsIoNrsrs FROM EUROPE.
PHILADELPHIA, Juno I, 1876.
With the termination OF the great street pageant OF
the Knights Templar to-day the multitude Of
daily visitors the Centennial grounds received very
considerable accessons to their ranks IRON tho numer
GUS hosts haing from points within . radius Of loo
miles of the city, who had been attracted thhher by
the momcntariy more important spectacle OF the
morning the streets OF the CITY, Large numbers OF
the visiting Knights and their families attended the
Exhibition In the afternoon.
With opening of the gates to-day. the regulation
requiring tho presentation Of tho photograph Of each
holder upon every exhibitors, employees, news
paper mans ticket OF free admission was rigdly on
forced could be ascertaincd exceptions 10
tho requirement being made In favor Of any ono. In
many the photographs were the subject
Of good naturcd criticism the originals Of the portrau
protesting that their pictures did not look enough like
them to be genuine that they had thought themscvcf
''Dctter looking" &c.
loads OF foreign and domestic goods arriving the
grounds to SOL. Fifty loads Of which forty
four American arrived ON Wednesday, consigned
TO Machinery Hall.
MEDALS FOR EXHIBITORS
An appropriate design Tor the medal to be awarded
to exhibitors upon the announcement OF awards by the
Centennial Commission has been the subject OF con-
ference between Director Llndcrman, OF the
Mint, and Chairman Mccormick, Of the Exccn-
tive Committee who was constituted q SUBJ
committee tho subject Tho medals
will be fine bronze, or uniform size fsomc five or
six inches IN diameter and OF very handsome work
manship. No distinction will DO made IN tho size OF
style Of medals awarded as premiums rs has been the
custom other international exhibitions: bus The
relative grades Of merit Of articles Of different exh
bors will be shown in the reports OF the group Jurics
hibiion IL is proposed TO direct three Of tho
artists to DO employed al the Mint IN change Of
the designs OF OF tho coins nowin circulation, TO
prepare tho design for The Exhibition modal
HUMBOLDT STATUE
The unwilling of the Humboldt statue has been ap.
,oncd 20 take Mace on july the ceremonies 60 com
mencc at eight O'Clock A. N. Over nifty singing aud
benevolent societies will participate. including the
Turnvcren Schuctzen Verein and others The societies
will asscmb the Paramount avenue entrance 70 chs
Park proceed directly 10 the site Of the monument
al tho OF Park drive AMI Grard avenue. Invita-
tons TO be present will be extended 20 the city
authorities and TO the Park and Centennial Com.
Of Inc Hum boldt Monument Organization, viii present
the monument TO the Park Commissioners IN an ap-
propraie address short addresses viii also be made
IN English and German and festival songs sung by
chorus or over 100 voices The principa, address in
German Will probably be ade by Dr. kcllncr, OF tho
German Democrat II 10 the intention Of Tho organiza-
ton make this dedication part OF tha general cce-
braton OF the Fourth Of July.
PROM EUROPE.
Tho first In what may prove TO be series Of cheap
European EXCURSIONS Of working men 70 tho exhibition
has been arranged 10 leave southampton on tho ssh
lust Tho entire to Philadcphlx and back for
first class passage the living from southampton and
hack, and rst ciass railway tickets from New YORK 10
Philadelphia and back has been liked - go. or Sl0s'
gold
MOTHS
The public temperance fountain OF the Sons Of Tenn
perancc, at Belmont and Fountain avenues has been
supplied with Ice water and visited daily by thirsty
thousands
Protection gates at the Belmont crossing OF
the steam gauge railway were placed In posi-
ton to-day
The Music Pavilion in Lansdownc Ravne was for
may inaugnrated to-day With morning and afternoon
concerts by Gilm0res band
NUMBER or VISITORS AND CASH RECEIPTS
The total number OF visitors 1t she Exhibition TO-
day $3.50 Tho cash receipts for to-day were
sl3 124 So