The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-29

Saturday the Fashionable Day
Of the Week.
A LARGE AND DISTINGUISHED ATTENDANCE
Valuable Additions to Memorial
Hall.

PHLADELrHIA, May y, 1876.
Saturday b evidently destined to b favorite day
with Centennial sghtsesrs Last Saturday the visitors
10 tho Exhb tion largely excess Of other days
during the week, and to-day the experience mas been
the same.
sorn SIDES OF THE CASH
AZ viii be seen from tho ofhcial report Of yesterday
the cash receipts the gates Friday were S92 So
This sounds vol, and much 10 laid by ultra
enthusiasts among tho Centennial mad the steady
Increase OF tho week. yesterdays receipts
Tor instance, being an advance those Of the
DAY previous 1t Is probable, also, that days re-
reipts win exceed this figure. STILL good round
sum il appears n casual glance, this Is far yet
nom being paying business The bureaus are still In
chaotic condition. and TO obtain anything like exact
lgures from tho officials regarding the matter 10 I'm
possible. ] am, however, informed BY gentlemen in
he Pay Department. who are best qualified to give
estimate that the daily OF running the Exhibition
abou. 81, 500 This includes the pay OF 500
gagged In completing tho large amount OF unfinished
work Of all Sorts or between 1000 and LOO guards
LIS nrsmen and small army OF sweepers. bus does
not include the monetary outflow through other
channels TOO numerous 70 mention
rHH PORTUGUESE PAVILION
Modest. quiet, and yet very picturesque Is the pa
vion just completed q headquarters the Centen-
Mai grounds for the Portuguese Commission Of which
Baron do Santa Anna is the chief The building winch
Is the Iandsdowne drive cast OF Agricultural
nue. the Restaurant Lafayette opposite 70 the
Swedish school house. is In what the arshtects cali tho
Renaissance pavilion STYLE and about 90 feet square
by 40 In height II has beon under the i'm
mediate supervision OF Mr. Edward Sayros, tho Portu
guesc Consul There are porches around three sides
the building the being supported piles which
face into the andsdownc glen Tho general contour OF
al In hahn In tho
dome and in tower which ornaments it The porch TO
the south gives Abundance the main paror an oc
tagonaI 70 feet by 20 feet the entrance in the
being by double door, tho others being placed
Ut each corner The roof which conforms to the gen
cra ground noor is raised six feet into dome,
surrounded by windows which give abundance OF
light to the interior. There on the roof small
tower, from the top OF which proceeds Flagstaff with
tho Portuguese national coorA The Of the build
ing So 900, and, being completed has been handed
the commission from Portugal who viii at once
proceed to carpet and furnish It handsomely Al each
of the villa stats for pennants and tho
main entrance the Portuguese Of arms shield
Burmounted by a crown in gilt The commission will
occupy the villa as the carpets be laid.
noNsrRosiry.
monstrosity has just been placed IN a passage In
the Art annex, already well filed. which ought 70 be
"cleopatra and Her Family" in a large and cumber-
some glass How such q vulgar production, which
u only a. for common country ''show, ever OBJ
tanned admission a department of nne arts Is some.
thing which somebody ought 70 rise and explain
Illustration OF wax and Of silk and wooen fabrics IL
might be slowed away In Agricultural Hall
NOTES or THE EXHIBITION.
The unpackng Of the works by American artists
brought from Europe BY the United States storeship
Supply ID going on briskly But where they 70 be
placed In the already crowded art department is mys
ery to the unlnitiated
Many Of the sailors Of the Supply were among the
visitors yesterday and to-day. They seemed especially
interested the pictures OF naval combats. Some OF
them were struggling with catalogues and Of course
The work Of railing off tho pct1res and statues is
going ~ fast possible with crowds Of people
There is matter that the Centennial authorities
have overlooked and that Is the placing OF
boards showing the direction Of toe different buildings
he way the various State and Exhibition structures,
and sometimes lose considerable time in finding them.
The rhododendrons In the tent near Horticultural
Hall are IN full bloom, and make beautiful sight
Go TO Mexico In the building. and see the 1000
pound lump Of silver II is worth So, ooo Visitors
are requested not TO pocket IL
Tho Narrow Gauge hallway is voted nuisance. with
It's long platforms and wire fences practical
The explosion to-day in Machinery Hall was caused
by the accumulation Of water the result OF condensed
in % upO ps No wSsa sa Sss
WAS let into the pipe column Of water was forced
against the cap Of the pipe, which weighs about six
ieet. fortunately without ujurng any II was
piece OF cupabe neglect ana might have resulted
iutaly If the usual crowds had been present.
The OF admissions for Friday, folows:--
Complimentary. 551
yxhibuors and attendants ................... 67l0
s, rssa,; a ads li ~
Fifty .nine car ana wagon loads OF exhibits lf,y.
three being Of American artclcs) were delivered In
Machinery Hall on Friday. @
Tho Judges OF The Jury Of Award having completed
their organization in groups arc now prepared 10 pro-
coed with the inspection Of goods exhibition. To-
day number OIL the American judges returned home
70 arrange ihclr private affairs preparatory 70 their
prolonged absence In tho discharge OF their duties u
.Thc DYING Iioness.. o beautiful work OF art in
bronze, was placed IN position to-day at the east end Of
Memorial Hall
eight page weekly paper published Philadelphia
by tho Womcns Centennial Committee. IL 10 devoted
the industrial interests Of women and its articles
In the United States department there is a machine
for the manufacture Of envelopes located In the Post
Office section, opposite delivery window The
paper is put into The apparatus in sheets and comes
ut the other side complete envelope, stamped and
ready receive either The business memoranda the
billet donS Of the lover The feature of the envelope
Is the stamp, GOOD all over the countryr
II consists OF shield embossed upon tho ON
vclopc, the bottom beng broader than tho top
Al Inc top are seen the figures 1776," on the len
hand the letter III and on the right the letter
rs" Underneath this, on scroll Is tho word
s.Postagc" Beneath this . boy mounted OH horse
back representing the old style o. post horses TINS
design about dividing the shield into TWO parts The
top OF The half contains Telegraph and poles
and beneath, the hroadest part, Is a locomotive,
tender and car representing the fast mail Of tho
present day. Beneath the tram, on scroll, arc the
words ssThrec cents" Ia Roman letters, the whole de-
sign being finished with the figures 'lS76" The
figures and designs tho entire shield arc white on
green ground.
cExrExxiAL STATUES Axp MEMORIALS
Among the great popular DEMONSTRATIONS OF the CEN
tcnnal season will be the unveng Of tho statues Of
bronze and marble in the Park Quite number Of these
cdlcations have bccn arranged Tor the coming Fourth
oil July, while others will occur prior 10 that day.
THE wirBEKsrooS MEMORIAL
Tho unvciling oil the Witherspoon statue VIII take
place on about the lst Of june and will DO attended
by the General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church.
which will then be in session IN Brooklyn Governor
Bcds, Of New Jersey, u u supposed, VIII be the ora
tor for the occasion The pedestal and statue are now
ready Tho statue Ia about ~ feet inches hgh and
Of bright bronze The attitude IL oratorica and the
pose OF the figure easy and graceful The pedestal Is oil
Quincy granite. On tho front the words, PRO
claim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the In
habitants thcrco;'' while the contains tho
conclusion Of withcrspoon's speech ssOf properly