Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-24
The Centennial.


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The Centennial.
The general plan Tor the exercises at the
opening Of the Centennial Exhibition, on May
10, has been agreed upon by the Executive
Committee The specially invited guests will
he nearly as fol oss: The President and Vice
President, the Cabinet, the Supreme Court,
the Diplomatic Corps, the S.nate and House
of Repr, seutatvcs, eadidg officers Of the army
and navy. the Governors of the States and Ter
ritories aud their stats, the Legislature OF
Pennsylvania and the Board of State Supervi
sors, tie Foreign Commissioners, the Centen
niaI Commission aud the Chief Subordlnates,
the Centennial Board of FiDance, The GoVorn-
mcut Board, the Womeus Centenuia E1:cu.
tive Committee, the judges OF the Exhibition,
The Stale Centennial B Yards, aud the city off.
Gals of Philadelphia. This list is, however,
subject to revision. AS the exercises are to be
held iu the npeU air, il will be possible Tor
great multitude TO witness them. About 1870
. clock, the persons invited having beech cou-
ductcu to their places, the orchestra of one
hundred and fifty conducted by Theodore
Thomas, wall play the National airs Of all "a
tons. The President of the United States will
be conducted to the ground by Coz, Hartranft,
with a military escort. The following pro.
gramme will then be carried out: The grand
march written for the occasion by Richard
Wagner invocation of the Divine blessing;
original hymn, by J. g. Whittier; original can-
ata, mad by SIduey Lanier, ofGl.; music by
Dudley Buck of COM. brief prc ScutatioD by
the President of the Centennial Commission
reporting the Exhibition to the President of
the uLited States an address by the President
of the United States, which he will clos: by
declaring the Exhibit 10 open. lmmedialey
the flags will be unfurIed, the artillery will sa-
lutte, the chimes in the tower aud other great
bells on the ground will ring, and the chorus
Of 600 will render Haudes ''HalIelujah. " The
Folclgu Com mlssioDels will move to their re-
Specllve ASST nmunts 10 the main building The
President OF the United States, escorted by
tnt Coumi aud Board # Finance and the
invited guests, will enter the north doors oil the
main building and move, accompanied by music
vt the great organs, along the great avenue 10
such a manner as to pass by each National
Commission. The procession will then cross 10
Machinery hall, and wax down the main aven-
ue to The centre; then, 1T signal from the
President Of the Uuted States, the enorm us
cuglUc aud its thirteen acres of machinery Will
be put 10 motion, and the Exhibition will lie
open to the world There Ii Iy follow more pr
less formal receptions in the Judges Hall aud
the gu rtcrs of the Commiss 90.
1t is believed that not outstanding the sppa-
rent desire Of Marsh to withhold all furt her d.
rect testimony couceruing the distribution of
the proceeds derived from Fort Sill post,
bis evidence already given 90 that subject is
sufficient to warrant the proceeding with the
Impeachment of Gen. Belknap. 1t is manifest
thai b th the Republicans and Democrats 90
the judiciary Committee are anxious to have
the matter disposed Of 1t is not at all unlikely
that the committee will pr sout the impeach
ment article TO the House next week, and that
he Senate viii at once proceed to the trial.
Gen Beknap's lawyers will interpose, FIRST, the
right Of the Seuate to try al officer who has
passed without the jurisdiction of the Govern
uen by resignation, and if that point is deci-
ded against them, as it probably will be, will
hamper the proceedings with every technically
known to the law Bckaap aud his wife still
abstain from appearing 10 public, and since the
unfortunate and unhappy disc!, sure have kept
closely to their house, aud are visited but by
few friends. To day the Secretary for the first
time drove out 10 bis carriage, aud was recog
olzed by many Oh Penusy lvauia avenue. Bot",
however, are 10 much better 81 irits than they
were two weeks ago. Mrs. Marsh has been
suu moned TO appear before the Committee on
War Expenditures. She will also b. called be-
fore the Judiciary Commit,e and there the
true story will be told Ball.. american.
General Sherman having been Invited to
Washington to consult with Mr.. Taft, the new
Sc Rotary Of War, it is thought probable that
the General will DOW rem We his headquarters
fro1 81. LOUIS to the Capital
MANASSAS. March %, 1876.
To the e1it1r of the Alexandria Gazette:
The article copied in your ISSUE of the 2lst
instant from the Manassas Gaz tie, entitled
"Shal! Mob Law RUE in Manassas ~ is ma
lignsnt assault on Messrs. King and Round, sn
insult to the citizens of Manassas and = tissue OF
falsehoods from ginning to end.