, 1876-11-13
THE CENTENNIAL.
Formal CloalnE Of tho Greut Fair.
yp<ctdl Dt8lsasch 10 The IFtbunA,

yp<ctll Ofkpdtch 10 1Nt Tribune.
PIlLADELrllla, Nov. 1..-rhe Exhibition
grounds were visited by immeusecrowds to-tlAy,
The buildings were not 0pcucl. The Centennial
Commission will probably adjourn Tuesday Tor
several months, while ACCOUNTS and inai reports
arc being made up. Must VI tile sta.e bullL-
ings hagc already found purchasers. Thu Ter
man pavilion has been formally presented 10
the City Vi Philadelphia.
Pima nELru1A, Nov. l0.-Thc ceremony of
clusing this Exhibition was begun this 1uorning
by Federal salutc of thirteen guns, Which was
llred frum Georgos Hill ut sunrise by thu hoy
atunc Nattory, anu simultaneously from tile
United Suites steamer Plymouth ip tho harbor.,
The First City Troop wcro drawn np In front
Of judged Hall at 1215 O'Clock, and, With tho
.ai,l of uetAvhmcnt Ut tho Centennial Guard,
spacc extending from tho entrance along tsu
aveuuo liz front, ,ls fur rs the Daftllolui FouI.-
tain, wAs incusel. Within this inelos,rc all
those cprovicd with spcctal passes for the Judges
hull were permitted to enter. DIRECTOR General
tiosllurM,, rfcstJunt Hawlcy. Mr. john Welsh,
Commissioner alorrcl, aid thu heals of tu
various dcparttnentsDt tlle Centennial nanasc-
1nrnt, cntcreA aud tasaed TO tl'o lett .,f thu
ata.e. TIC members Ut tllc Cvnlynnial Chorus
and tic Tho;nns Ortlc8trA arrived III the Menti-
time, n.ltl werc escorted to tho balconies, thu
orchestra occupying tl,c wl'nle OF ouu slde, and
the CHORUS more tlat, i!llINg the otI1cr.> a lcw
rived, ailu was greeted with hearty applause III
llu pussctl trulgl, tho military ll,c, md nsrcsnl-
Ing the platform t:'ok Its scat In THO ecutre Of
~ hrst row. between , s:eu. nawiey and
/ performed WaSherss Inauguration Murch,"
| with much greater c1Trct than Vi, tue uprn!ng
llay, tho Instruments aosndlslg somewhat di!1eF-
entity than in tbs open nlr. rhe Invocation waA
te,i dtsiYercll by the ltuy. JoscpI 4. Lriss, Of
Philadelphia, The alidIelirc rising 4td renuiusng
stumbling Atlit silent Until it's close.
dltion VI nacn's "CuIalc a,,,l Fusuc " BY tho
ORCHESTRA, With was gwen with ine expression,
the devotional harn,oi!!cs n tue llrst movement
securing like biting tntcl ule alter te 1eryuut
suppl!sution Which haa Just Geen Offered. Tho
Hon. u. J. Morrill, was tllon Introduced, mil
durItiou. liz sloqiently reviewed the work in-
ci1ent t0 the organization md subsequent labors
Vi the Centennial Commission, the Hoard oE ii.
uaslyc, aud thc Woman 9 Centennial Commits
| siul. llu Alrectcl the attention OF future his
loriuns Vt thu Exhibition tU the great difficulties
which lad heen encountered aud uyercu,nc, anu
clMined frtln them ! rhuritablo criticism. At
the conclusion VI this address, the " Delbingcn
! 10 UeWm" Waa admirably 6llus by tAu chorus.
while lllo orchestra performed must Objective
! accompaniment,
MIR, j. Welsh was next introduced, and greut.
Cd with exceptionally prolonged applause. IL
hal!owc.l memories Of the century just past.
lic referred to tho great Exhibition, which u!
the s,urt term ot six months llaI concentrated
0n that spot ,00l Uu1 u visitusa-tht septcsunt'
atlye4 of llauy nations, skilled, accomplished
anl experienced, bringing with tte.n storca as,!
treasures Of ug-praetecil industry uua at. II
hus, he said, matle tue country aud its tnbtitn
tons KNOWN to Intelligent representative Ut I'LL
ilays Iccomu iamt!Ir with uur habits, iayt
studied our system u education, observed Thy
Administration Of our LAWS, mud will
Stalus exerts 10 large IN influence ol
othtr nations, aud, consequently, the 'grta1
truth that iu proportion to the Intelligence and