The Morning herald., 1876-07-13
vIlE CENTENNIAL.


THE CENTENNIAL.
r,c sunday Question Finally Settled
tr,,a Hot Spell ErOken-leNth by
vin1.tninc- tho Faris Delegation
odd Pers0nssEss, &c,
,n.xcERs' ENCAMPMENT, ELM STATION
P,R.R., Philadelphia, July II, 1876.
The two most notable events for the pres
Dn, rhronicling, are the decision that the
Ey,osition will "not" be thrown open on
Sunday, and the presence OF heavy thunder
mowers that betoken breaking up OF the
ty.remc heat. Both are events of no ordi-
k,rv magnitude amid their present bearings.
ot us hone that the former is final and Will
Ia 60 ACCEPTED by the press of the country
mo further agitation of the subject de-
.rov tbe moral effect of this decision on the
minds of the foreign visitors. AS to the
a,tcr, the atmosphere surcharged with
R,|or'c. had become worse than malarial.
EIr heat had mounted to the rallying cry
bf"Eyce,sior until 176 infants in
his city during the week fell vic
j,;s 10 this fire llend in this "mas-
|acre of innocents." On Sunday there were
ever visitors about the entrances and side
lows, and on the street cars, though
;.h diminished loads, numbers OF
horses fell dead Oh the streets. The attend
nee on the grounds was much reduced.
es,erday afternoon. however, with less
ian half an hours premonition, heavy
huulcr storm fell over the city. On the
No grounds considerable excitement pre-
allied, shelter was sought on the run. The
|orce of the storm drove in whole sections
|rsash that came crashing among the ladies,
oing no harm, except a general fright and
|le damaging of some valuable maps. AT
be Grange" however, it left sad mem
Into of its work. was sitting by window
the Office, almiring the grandeur OF
.ayen's cannonadiug, and observed the
cen scntillations of the lightning flashes
rkc telegraph pole near by, and seem
u to have struck the building very near to
s. We soon found that q young man.
logger V. Haff l,finger, drummer in our
p,nct band, lad left his seat and was
psing skylight in the corridor, by means
& line wire, when flash, shattering a
hne of glass, passed down the wire through
j. arm and body, tearing the sole of his
pot and killing him instantly. 1t was pit
III to see the grief of his comrades as they
aStiiy prepared his body and bore it to his
idowcd mother by the evening train. A
Prrowng escort, with music hushed.
On sunday the delegation of workingmen
ON Paris, visited the Encampment, in
barge of Mr.. John Sheddin, President OF
e State Council of the Sovcrcigns of In
lstry. These Frenchmen ar, very intel
gcut looking body of men, sent out by the
lrous bodies of artizans, representing a
lrety of at least forty trades. There was
ons. Donnry, who contested seat ia the
ssembly with Gambctta, land lost it by only
rce votes. Like most of our foreign visi-
RS, nothing escapes them, and many notes
Fc jotled down. They sang the Marseil-
Use ind other national songs with the es-
Fit Of true Nrenchman, and listened to
pr American songs with evident enjoyment
hey will soon divide off and visit various
les in search of practical information
ia Dom Pedro. Another delegation
om Bordeaux and one from Burgundy
p"rscnting he wine growing districts, will
rive in August.
Cue of a number of odd characters, draw
ljher by the flood tide of humanity is 81
leriy man named Sprague. His personms
shabby but not beggarly-hair long
!ro"sy, linen solicit and hand
rchi"i, once white, tied a.ound his neck
Tank body encased in long linen dus-
much bagrimcd by travel; his stock
r%'.e consists of large map or chart on
men he has rudely traced full length fig.
es OF Nebuchadnezzer and Washington
ne Wooden Idol" style Of art. In the
h're are four figures which I supposed
ere intended to illustrate pork raising
'brh of novel brccd) among the
r;a,n?ers. Having gathered crowd in the
VI, ne read some prophetic passages from
DAb'e and.proceeded TO show'that the woI
fllIl discovery OF his life work was that
c bible pointed, not to JcsusChrist, but to
torse Washington! The haranguc first
hdSed but soon bored his audience. This
Ds his contribution to the Ccntennial!"
MRS. Maxwell, the Rocky Mountain hun
PSS, is achieving considerable notoriety
IN her five hundred specimens of wilt
nc killed by her own hands and tasteful
arranged in the Colorado exhibition
Is lady-lilEe in her bearing, and gives
evidence Of conflict with grizzlic'
"a other dangerous "varmint." She is .
I'VE OF this State and presents stunnc
'hc question of voman's sphere
VIDI.