The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-05-12
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THE EXPOSITION.
Good Weather and Large At endance.


Good Weather and Large At endance.
Philadelphia, May 1.-THE atten-
dance at the Exhibition to-day is es-
timated aisfrom %, 900 10 30, 900, up
TO 10 o'clock. Many of the distin-
guished guests who were al the open
ing yesterday are visiting The Exhi-
bilioL to-day. Several foreign min
isters, including those of England
and Chill. are now on the grounds,
and there are many Congressmen
army and navy Officers, and nearly
all the State governors and other dig
nitaries who attended yesterday. The
weather is delightful.
Grant and Fish received calls dur
ing the morning and they went out
to visit several friends this evening.
The President and members If the
Cabinet dined with Sir Edward
Thornton at st. Georges hall. The
Presidential party will leave to-mor-
row morning for Washington. Dris-
tow, Jewell left for Washington this
morning. Taft will remain till to-
morrow. General Sheridan left for
the west this morning. Chandler,
Robeson and Pierrepont still remain.
One Of the principal points Of interest
about the city just now is the old In
dependence Hall. The original Dec
Iaration of Independence and the
original commission of Washington
as Commander-in-C Chief of the Amer
lean army, which are in fire-prouf
safe. are fully exposed 10 view and
attract great attention from all visi-
tors. The National museum in the
same building is also largely visited.
One of the first visitors to the exhi-
biti5n grounds this morning was ihe
Emperor of Brazil. This visit was
more esp ecially to Machinery hall,
where he carefully inspected the
great Corliss engine. His stay was
brief, and after short stroll through
the grounds he left the city accom-
panied by the Brazilian ministers,
for Wilmington, Del. After express
ing himself very much pleased with
the trip he returned 10 this city in
the afternoon. The Emperor will
leave for New Orleans in a day ur
two, where he will remain for sew
eral weeks, and then again return To
Philadelphia TO witness the Exhibit
lion in detail.
The total number of exhibits re-
ceived AT Agricultural hall up TO 9
o'clock on Tuesday was ia. There
are fifty cars on the Pennsylvania r.
II. tracks and three vessels at the
wharves on the Delaware, filled with
exhibits for the Exposition.
No official report of the exact mum.
Der of persons payingand not paying,
who entered the grounds Wednesday,
has yet been made, but the closest
estimates put the number ut l3O,Or0
of whom 1000 entered free. The of
ficlal guess for to-day's attendance i,
81, 900.
Sir Edward Thornton gavea grand
dinner tonight at St. Georges hall
One hundred and sixty-nine invita-
tions were issued. Among the mos
prominent of the guests were Dom
Pedro, President Grant, Secretarie,
Fish, Robeson, Chandler and Taft
| Attorney General Pjerrepont, Chic
Justice Waite and ex Speaker Blaine
After the dinner was over Sir Ed
ward Thornton proposed the Presi
dents health, which was drank, thu
band playing the Star Spangle(
Banner. Grant then proposed the
Queens health, the band playing th'
English National air while it was be
ing drank.