, 1876-05-18


ton to the President of the United
States by President Hawley of the U.
S. Commission. now followed, Haw-
lsy making an elaborate and heartily
applauded speech. When President
Grant rose to reply. he was greeted with
! enthusiastic and long continued ap-
plause followed by three cheers. So
great was the confusion in the crowds,
/ however, and so low the tone, the
speech was heard bat u few yards away.
The close of the Presidents brief ad-
dress was followed by raising the flag
on the main building. the signal that
the exhibition was open. Salutes were
fired, bells commenced ringing, the
chorus began to sing the Hallelujah
chorus, fhe chimes commenced to ring
various airs and the President and the
invited guests, amid cries from the
crowd, began the procession through
the main building and halls. The pro-
eession headed by the President, passed
through the main::exhibition building to
Machinery Hall, where the President
assisted by Dom Pedro, at II NJ put in
! motion the great engine; thus starting
all the machinery in the building. This
closed the formal ceremonies of to day.
The military are now marching through
the grounds, and all the buildings are
open. The visitors seterally appeared
satisfied with the exhibition. The En-
press of Brazil escorted by Mrs. Gill
ispi. visited the woman's pavilion this
afternoon. son Pedro also visited the
pavilion and gave emphatic approval
OF the work there displayed by Ameri-
can women.
1OP NJ. 1t is officially estimated that
one hundred and ten thousand people
entered the Centennial grounds To-Day.
Dispatches froin various places
throughout the country, show that the
day was observed as Centennial Holi-
day.
Philadelphia was grandly illuminated
tonight. Great crowds of people rem
de,ed the streets nearly impossible.
President Grant was serenaded to-night
NEw YoRK, May 1O.-Gold closed at
1124@9s
SAN Francisco. 10.-Legal tenders.
9O1s@9094 saying, 90a4@9l selling.
VICTORIA, May 10.-Yesterday the
House again went into Committee Of
Whole on Chinese question, resolution
introduced few days ago proposing tax
f S25 per head on Cinnamon WAS de-
cared out of tAa6er and tte following
substituted and passed by Committee
without debate, That. in the opinion of
this Committee it is expedient for the
Government to take some steps at as
early a day as possible to prevent this
Provia5e being over run with Chinese
population to the injury of the settled
popula.io ion OF the country.
The Steamer Sir James Douglass
/ sails to- morrow morning with a survey
party On board, for the purpo Sc of COM
pleting the location of the Railway line
from Butte Inlet to Chilicote.!.
The steamer City of Panama which
should have ssiied to-day for San
Francisco has been detained until to-
morrow owing. it is said, 10 some
trouble in her machine.s.
PARIS, May 10.--Henry Rcehefort' 5
Journal has been asail prosecuted for
publishing letter upon person de-
prived of civil and political rights.
LONDON, May 11.-Special dispatches
from Odessa represent that the Salonlca
outrage was premedltated; all the Con-
suls except tse British had warned the
governor and the Porte that massacre
was intended. A feeling of insecurity
| pItNAliS hJODB t4C y ohA La
ropeans in Turkey. The plot was dis
covered in Consrantinople last week, OF
which Dusoyh Pasha, the minister o.
War was the head. He pers laded this
Sultan that en- attack on the Sultan
palace was premeditated. The govern
or of Rodonto had also armed the
Mohammedan population of that plac'
but received orders to disarm them
On receipt of the rews of the salonic
out .sge, the ipsurrection in Bulgari
gained ground:
A Paras correspondent says: Tn
interchange of views at Berlin on Sal
onica affairs, resulted in a collectiv
demand on the part of the European
: powers for the execution of the mnr
derers, the indemnifcation of the fam
lilies of the victims, a solemn salute t
the French and German flags by tn
Turkish authorities. and guarantee
against similar massacres.
LONDON, May 1l.-This morning tn
, Post says that IS members of Parlia
ment have already signed o memoirs
asking for the release Of Fsnian prison
ers.
CersrANTINoPLE, May TO- Fifty per
sons who took part in the riot at Salon
ica have been arrested.
, The President Of the Cambridge Uni
verslty Boat Club has officially declin
ed the invitation of the United Associa
+, ti0n Of American Coll ges to pari.cipat
in the Centennial Regatta, in conse
, quence of their inability to organize
! representative crew.
n New YORK, May 1.-THE Journal thl
j, morning is almost wholly given up t