The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-11

hundrcd ard eighty buildings within the enclosure
g, hs hRSsss Sssn ss s1Ss'S sss
every eIh6lt ready IN time;
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ate and the hal IN which the rst Continental Congress
pss the 'Ss o c n o. Of m: s,ss @
Mesrs and bis .socstes received generous
snrpssSng beauty OF he situation placed a. onr dis;
support given he enterprise by the State the city and
In The name OF iSe Usi,ed State. you extended re-
.psciful and corda Invitation to he Governments Of
III, fs6i5i,cn GU HloS he very secepsoS % Ier%s ia
which they responded from even the most distant re-
soon see with what nergy and brIlan,y they have en-
II has geen the ievcnt hOpe Of the Commission nat,
during tins festival year the peop from al States snd
classes, boryng AL rcsentnents soild come W To-
evidence Of ~ to measure &c prssres ' OF
hundred years. anu to examine to our pIont the
Join In psIfcet fraternity and promise TIC esi
& % e true HSt Of Ana ni aSe
that from the association here Of welcome visitors from
Invention, manufactures, spricuiIurc. trade.
merce bat also stronger international Friendships aud
Thus reporting TO you, Mr.. President under the laws
tue name Of the United states Centennial UOnmis
SION present to your view the International EIhiOion
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
Only one other thing was left on the pro-
gramme-a speech by President Grant. CuriUs-
ny was depicted oD the faces Of tho people, and
they became 50 still, after "A brief demonstration
OF applause, that the sudden silence seemed to
add to the Presidents perturbation, lie stood
partly sidewise to the rail, put on rpectAcles,
took some pages Of foolscap out OF a side pock
ct, and read from manuscript. Appended Is
what he intended to say, aud In tho main did
say; but his corrections OF words mIsre ad at tho
hlst effort, his pauses where there shouldn't
have been any, and omissions Of pauses where
they should have been, his loss OF the pl.c
when he turned page, are not shown. He
spoke so low that few could hear. and conso-
quenty the bad elocution did not make much
difference, the efforts TO understand him being
abandoned soon alter he began. A tumult IN a
distant part OF the multitude, caused by man
falling IN a Ut. made SO loud n noise during the
last third Of Grants speech that he stopped
twice In his re ding as though bewildered. Gen.
but he was not needed. aud the Presidents ad-
dress was concluded amid great confusion.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID.
MY CouSrRYNES 1t has been thought appropriate,
upon this Centennial occasion. TO bring together IN
nilsdelphs fcr popular inspection specimens q our
ure. SCIENCE ana pnilosopny as wel as IN the great
business of agriculture and of commerce.
That may the more thoroughly appreciate the ex.
eel ences dencences OF achievements, snd
sate tue irIendshp our fellow members gr,
family OF nations, tue enlightened agricultural, com.
been invited to send hituer spending specimens VI
srn Vii .iIh our % 0i iS,s ysap tney s
erously responded for 50 doing w render tnem our
Tue beauty and utility OF the contributions will this
day pe m.ded to our Inspection oy ths OF
specimens OF the ski OF all nations VIII anord 10 YOU
pTactica eIsc OF 50 many OF the renarkaOe re.
suits OF ne WONDERFUL shil existing In enlightened
Oae hundred years ago country and but
ccsins sh onr mean ssa ns n ,ss forr.,s
suSSging pIarnes 9nlsins d..'nss i.sor,es sSips;
schools churches, horAres, aud ssJ iums have
peen tsiab isned within a hundred years. Birdened
BY these great primal WORKS of necessity which could
nVn 10y oe % ~ ~ eu ~e nc,e 5et G S1ne ts 1 ,n
advanced nations la law medicine and theology; ia
science literature philosophy aud the fue ars &ile
| proud OF what we have done. regret that have
| not aone more. Our achievements nave been great
enough however, 70 make easy for out people 10 &C
na np s9p apnv ct,.ss hoss esr,ful ,,.m,n.
ton Of xnst rs Az, Ut to be rxnolted TO YOU will moi
only inspire you with profound spect for the sAi
and lAsie of frends from other nations. aisc
satisfy syou Win the a,tainmen,s made ~ our owl
people curing inc pss. QUE nun nuhdea e rts
yvu, ~ % 10 III ,in
ion ana 10 maze the stay " our foreign visitor
| -owhon We extend hearty welcome-Doth prontsDl'
ana psa,.h1 20 I'm, mem ma.
| THE rIsAL EVENTS.
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COM usion .ns w i s , ~, ~ ~ Al a n . oan.
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| c.nf, sacond Than about In me orda
ursn.i ssoilnwad neirars of ,na Ep5ihin,uuvn
| naIIs, - ,h, C,Itnaf u,amha,a o1 ~. =, -,
| ' n.o,a ro,,ri the n,nInmsttc cnrns ,nor. nft,o .
| " ~ Eyn,h,tion Goyernors of Ststes ana re =
| i,r,as ~ Tnited states Senator, and Renresenta n
| 80 .r,nv nncers navy 1fiirers yarinus cn,,
,.,a a. and ther IN yited quests The nrocesSio,
i ni,seJ', ,,hronch the MAN Iinii1inc ana ss a. c,
, nosvu a,,'r,Inent VS. m s.d + ha ,,nn
ioIe't" ie'ti,tsd md ,e into line ihat was AZ la -
, .tS s"u, na1 hesn Intended. bui thera WAS conf,
| wa ,n no" ine performance. The route was no
| Ient clear. and soon The III q was Invaded h,
| IN ,nd women who desired To gel close 10 m.
| notewoTthy personages. Mr.. Feesh got separa
| 80 ,ron, his Cahinet companion. was stucE 4,
| lam. and GOT left behind. Inc procession
| fhsIeiofe. was very disorderly yet good tempe
| prevailed. 1t went from the Main Building /,
Macnlnet, nan , ~. '.ar ~, I'M, @ o'
os Doni u,h na,h,nes "a bad hsaI o., o. ,no Gu
snes stH anH rhat andsd ihs "sraw"n,es eo"ueo'e'
| 'ueio"""' A" ~ ~ e'
| THE PRESIDENT fAriGUED.
| II was mart of the original programme of tb
| dav thnt after setting the Inachinery IN Ma
| cbinery Hall In motion the President woui,
| hold a reception In the Judges pavilion Fn
| this purpose the troops Of the First DIVISION o
| Psnnsylyania. the boston Cadets, and othe
| military organizations were urawn up in line q
| salute hIm. large number OF people wer