Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-24
CENTENNIAL NOTES.

The United States ship Congress,
has been ordered to Philadelphia, to re-
main during the Exhibition.
| Iowa plants will be represented by
about 1 800 specimens, collected by
Joseph Arthur, of Charles City, Mimi.
Among the additions made to Bel
mont Mansion is large dining room
capable Of seating 1000 persons; five
small ones, each 40 feet square, and a
commodious cafe.
The Iowa Coal Company has for
warded a A pound lump of coal. cut
in the form Of monument, four feet
/ square at the base and two at the top.
1t was taken from the mines near Os-
kaloosa.
Everything is Centennial-red,
white, and blue, or star-spangled BAN
ner. "Maria =" screams Flora McFlim-
sey, "hand me down that Centennial
pink silk of mine-that with the Revo-
lutionary bias cut on the John Quincy
Adams ruffler ~
-Fredrik NJ. Wallen, representing
the Bergeds-Posten, the Dramensbldd, and
other Swedish papers, has arrived, au-
thorized by the Swedish and Norwegi-
an governments to examine the condi-
tiOn of the fisheries of the United States,
and also those Of its geology, meterol-
ogy and topography, and to make re-
port of the same to those governments.
Another chair, which was in Inde-
pendence Hall during the session of the
Continental Congress that passed the
Declaration Of Independence, has been
presented to the National Museum. 1t
was purchased from the late Edward d.
Ingraham, of this city, by Charles S.
Ogden, who now places it under the
charge of the committee on restoration
of Independence Hall.
An immense chandelier, "a feet in
length, having spread of IA feet, and
weighing 1000 pounds, has been hung
in the Art Gallery. 1t is the work of
Messrs. Cornelius s. Sons, and is man.
ufactured of crystal and gilt in the Rem
naissance style, of a special design, to
accord with the interior design of the
building. Twenty large four light
brackets, of style to match this chan
delier, are being put up by the same
firm.
"A badge of beautiful design has
been adopted by the commission to be
worn by each of its members. 1t is
made of gold, and consists of an Amer
lean eagle grasping in its talons hori-
zontal bar, upon which are the letters
U. S. c. C. An escutcheon is suspen-
ded from the bar, and the badge is worn |
in the centre of a blue silk ribbon, at |
the top Of which is the name in gilt let
ters of the State to which the commits
sioner belongs.
In the display of Tiffany & Co.,
New York, will be a number of ele-
CANT presentation swords, comprising
one voted to Gen. Grant at the New
York Sanitary Fair when General Nc
Clellan was his competitor; also, a
sword presented to Admiral Farragut,
one of General Hancock's and many
others belonging to officers of greater
or less celebrity. All of these have
seen service, and each is associated with
some leading incident of the civil war.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and the Philadelphia River Steam
boat Company have perfected arrange
ments for the carriage in steamboats, of
passengers from the towns and land
ings along the Delaware river, between
this city and Trenton, direct to the Ex-
hibitlon grounds. The transfer from
boat to car will be made at Tacony,
where four boats will arrive daily, the
hours being s.35 A. NJ, 1928, $40 and
$40 p. NJ. Trains will arrive at Taco
ny from the Centennial grounds at the
hours of 7 40 and 1I.5O A. NJ, and 800
and 6.1s P. NJ.
New Jersey will possess two OBJ
jects of special interest at the Centen-
tennial. One of these is now in the
possession of Mr.. E. Bishop, of Boon
ton, and is the original commission, in
state of perfect preservation, issued
by Congress, October 10, 1776. appoint
ing John Paul Jones a captain in the
United States Navy. 1t is signed by
John Hancock, President, and Charles
Thompson. Secretary. The other is the
original deed transferring portion of
of New Jersey from William Penn,
Gauen Laurie, and Nicholas Lucas,
trustees, to John Fenton. 1t is dated
in the year 1876, is very much worn
and contains three immense seals of
the members of the first part. 1t is in
the possession of Col. Frank NJ. Etting,
of Philadelphia.
1t is in the United States Building
and nowhere else on the grounds, that
tDt AucIlCdu NlSltOE lCcis tudt uc Is IC-
ally at home. Here everything that
has contributed to make his country
great and interesting is thoroughly rep
resented, and no other nation is per-
mitted to show its nose anywhere with
in it. The building is filed with ma
chinery and models representing the
workings of every department of the
government, and Of departmental
branches, to their minutest ramifica-
tions. Important and well organized
as the political display is, it is far ex-
ceeded in interest by the representation
of the antiquities Of the country and of
its mineral wealth and geological won-
ders. just outside the building work.
men are engaged in arranging the par
aphernalia of the "Light-house estab- J
lishment." A fog-bell, weighing 5000
Dounds has been hung 1t Is ODerated