The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-21

and one that would take me fr beyond limits,
which fear have already exceeded
TUE srxDAy CENTENNIAL MOVEMENT.
A mass meeting Of persons IN favor Of opening the
Centennial on .Sunday held At spring Garden
Institute; Broad and spring Garden streets 10 night
The hall was crowded 10 Its fullest limit and Tho
meeting was enthusiastic IN the extreme number
Of the audience were Germans, who expressed them
Sunday.
The meeting called 10 order by Colonel Charles
N Plue, who nominated General william b. Thomas
President which was confirmed by the united voice Of
General Thomas made strong speech r favor Of the
claims Of the workngmans admission TO equal priv
eses with The rich man in the Exhibition, BY throwing
u open on The only day on which. he can improve rs
advantages
General Thomas was followed by Mr. Sidney Biddcll,
Colonel Fitzgerald and others
large outside meeting was arranged on the pave
addressed In tho German language by several speakers
Considerable excitement was manifested and strong
feeling shown ~ favor VI Sunday opening.
BRILLIANT WEATHER YESTERDAY AND LARGE
ATTENDANCE or vIsIToRs-couSTRy PEOPLE
IN THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF TIE CEN
TERMINAL COMMISSION.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20 1874
The Exhibition has boon brilliant o-day, what with
the bright sunny weather and tho largcs, crowd since
the opening day Every building has been nlcd from
the Nam Building and aachinery Hall-where
one or the principal attractions is tho HgRALD's
double Bullock press, around which wonder
Ing crowds gathor--down 10 the least interesting
structures the goundsthe State Buildings, they
callcd-wnicb for tho most part nothing more
than cheap and poorly furnished Offices What claim
they have TO considered portion OF tho Exhibition
IL would puzzle to ind ont The visitors to-day
of motley character but the country people and
the poorer classes better rcprcsoniod than
ut any previous time There many
who, having come to .tcown" with truck to market.
spent the second half OF the day the Exhibition.
whether the newspaper accounts Of the cxtortonate
prices al some OF the restaurants had frightened be
or whether 1t ~ merely because they naturally,
with John Gilpin 70. frugal mind, 40 not know,
but II Is certain that each Of these little family parties
almost always carried with II u lunch basket most
substantial size and weight
TnR CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
The United States Centennial Commission ct to-day,
and, open s,tting. into executive
when has been pfcmaturcly published 40 complete.
John L. Shoemaker the iorlner solicitor to the commits
sion, unanimously reelected Mr.. Bddlc having
refused take his place. THIS action OF the commas
defeat OF Nyc, Of Maine. aud the extreme
pcrance people who want TO ignore tho contracts OF the
restaurant Keepers the grounds Mr.. Shocmakcr's
election opposed by this faction OF the commission
because lac gave II Us his legal opinion that the
tracts could not bc violated by the commission.
The Centennial Commission when II Adjourned to-
day, adjourned until July l. No action was taken on
either tho Sunday or the admission question The latter
and the Board Of Finance, and will DO settled during
the recess, while tho Sunday question is closed until
the next meeting.
EXHIBITION
Tho nrnber of paying visitors Yesterday was 10 095
IL ia reported by Mr.. johnson, OF GAINESVILLE. OHIO,
that aged about sxty-hve years passed through
that town Monday last with wheeibarrcw Of
for the Centennial, which he mas pushed from MIS-
souri,.
A mass meeting 10 favor tho opening Of tho En-
hihton grounds on Sundays will be held this
ing Spring Garden Institute, Broad and Spring Gar
den streets
call has been issued for meeting Of tho ctizons
In favor OF sustaining the action Of tho United states
Centennial Commission IN closing the Exhibition
Sunday. be held at Musical Fund Hall Wednesday
evening next.