The Morning herald., 1876-07-20
PEE CENrEHnIAL.

THE CENTENM1ALs
The LyOn'0 Delegasion-Chtl0ren
Excursion-Noble GrsnEers- Igno-
bio Physician-Wilting Reflections
Arkansas CuriOsit1es.
GRANGERs' ENCAMPMENT,
ELM STATION,
Philadelphia, July Ii, 1876
The delegation alluded to in my last, of
thirty French workmen from Lyons, have
arrived, and entered heartily upon the ex-
animation of our American industries with
the true vim of Frenchman. These In
ternational reunions of various classes OF
society at our Centennial will 20 as far In
the interest of peace among the nations, as
the recent sPeace Convention" held In this
city, with the brandishing of sword by
some half-demented enthusiast. and other
riotous scenes, would result in bringing
disgrace upon the cause of peace, so far as
influence could extend.
To-day one hundred children of poverty
will be taken to Rockland, Fairmount Park,
and enjoy the cool breezes and sports upon
the green. This is the pioneer excursion OF
the season, and in the words of the chill
dren's song, they can sing with pleasant an
ticipations, "There's more to follow"
The enterprising managers have engaged
the presence of a whale for the 25th ult., to
disport in the waters of the Schuylkill,
and if the whale don't hear of the rest OF
the programme, all may 90 well. If he
does gentle reader, he may object to being
harpooned as proposed, and the public be
disappointed.
A forcible illustration of the perils to
which one is unconsciously exposed, In Wis
iting strange city, was recently exempli-
fed in the experience of Mr.. s., q young
mau from Steuben. New York. On the eve
of the Fourth, he, with friend, became
jammed in the patriotic crowd on Chestnut
street, and was passively borne along with
the tide, when he was roughly seized by a
man who charged him with having stolen
hiswatch, and in atwinkling he was turned
over to q policeman, and jostled along to
the lookup! His friend who followed, re-
turned to the Granger's Encampment,
where both were guests, and notified the
managers. Here comes in the redeeming
| feature in the story-the green arises In this
blackened waste Of outrage. Although the
| victim was a total stranger to them, these
good Samaritans left their hotel, went to the
prison, found the young man without
friends in the city, gave security and releas-
ed him, waited on the delay of proceedings,
and obtaining proper evidence of character
and procured an honorable acauittal, and
proceedings are now instituted against the
prosecutor for false imprisonment. Upon
| the trial, the latter swore positively and man
ifested vindictiveness that left no doubt in the
mind Of Mr.. s. that upon the reckless testi-
mony of the prosecutor he would have been
swiftly convicted and sent to prison, had not
time been gained to procure evidence from a
distance, and proper defense secured,
through the generous timely interpostion of
the gentlemen conducting the hotel of the
Changers Encampmem at Elm Station.
| A strange story has come to me at the
breakfast table, viz: informants, substantial
farmers, were called up at midnight by tel
egram to see friend who had been one of
their party the previous day, but had sepa.
rated from them, and was overcome by th 9
heat, borne on a stretcher to the Physician
of the grounds, and the orderly sergeant of
Co. E. on duty, stated to my informant that
| medical attendance was refused as it was
after O'Clock and were compelled to re-
move him outside to hotel after conSidera-
BILE official delay, and some three hours
passed before he revived. Snch physician
cannot receive his discharge too soon.
Some of the exhibitors state THAT they
have been furnishing ice water to visitors a,
their own expense but have been notified
that it has been forbidden-the supposed
objection being that it was interfering will
the sale Of liqnids, on the part of those In
terested in producing not quenching thirst
The standing connundrum interchangeG
among the visitors to the exhibition recent.
ly, has been; "Why doyou come in this no,
weather." and outside of Philadelphia
nine out of ten announce their intention tc
come in September. The old joke has al
improved application with the thermometer
in the nineties In says the victim
On the ground invites her lover tt
come on: "Wilt thou, Chawles?" and h,
wilted. For fearful amount of willing
has been going on here for the last few
weeks,
The Arkansas building attracts attention
from its odity-like sugar loaf is in
form, sort OF double tier affair-The in
terror is neatly decorated and on exhibition
are over forty edifferent kinds of wood
found in that State, some of them quite
beautiful. The tapelo gum is a remark
able white wood used for cabinet work
The bois de au is deep yellow. The cor
rugated pine takes finish like satin wood
There a:e sections of eleven kinds of oak
a sassafras, twcntysix inches in diameter
wild grape vine thirteen inches, &c.
, The relics of the "Mound builders" " are
more interesting from the mystery sur
rounding their origin than any peculiarity
, in their formation of these stoces and othel
l sol.