, 1876-06-02
The Great Procession YESTERDAY
Of Ten Thousand Knights :
Ternptar.
A Visit to Spain...Tho Armor sf Cub.
topher Columbus,
Textile Fabrics, r1nying.Cards, Potter,
Inlaid Steel, aud Wells.
Tho Musical Programme for July 4-Thes
dora Thomas and Pat Gilmore
4 Largo Attendanco---Visits from Del.
egations Of Workingmen.
YESTERDAY.
TItE UttRAT MASONIC PAGEANT.


Special Disputch to The Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 1.-The Knights
Tc,npar parade, which took pluee to-day III th!,
city, was one Of the lurgcst demonstrations cfe
made by tho Order. About ii, 600 men In regalh
1narched through ttlu principal streets, accom-.
pnnfcl by numerous bntlls Of ulusfc, making 4,
imposing spectacle. Tho sidewalks and winaus1
fur miles wcre crowded with lookcra-on. Tht
evening promenade CONCERT WIS given to th,
Sir Knights In tho Academy md Horticultural
Hall.
At THB EXPOSITION.
In consequence Ut the attractions down tosn.
tho attendance at the Exposition to-day VI
simmer. There were about $4,000 visitors ID
all. Tho admissions yesterday numbered 81, 50
OF these 2G,2i0 paid cash nnd the others wc,.
exhibitors. To tho machinery building yesten
day ea,nc forty-iour loals of American cxhlbu
and Six foreign, oil Of which art being to-ls,
plaecd III position.
THE KRupP GUN.
For several days workmcn have been busy 10
loading the monster krupp gun. A large cast
steel derrick with munster hooks and chaius
brought from Germany for tho purpose, VA
erected across tho rallroal track, and the gun.
carriage was slow1y md carefully lifted from
tte car; which was then pushed from un
der, md, hanging In the air thus, WIS iron 70
tho weight Of Is tons. Ti!s was placed on wheel
md rolled to ons slde, and then thc ear'tage es
sumo co,,rse. The gun etll rests outside the bul
tng IN the tlxtsen- wheel truck wh'sh waH ,sedin
brought Into tho building today.
TEN THOUSAND sWONns.
PntLAnEtrlstA, .IuIo 1.-The weather to'day
Inn nri melt liar r8t mi fh4rn
unpleasant. The grand parade Of Knights Tcn.
plar vas the SraMi event Of tho DAY, an1 ,l h..
usrnt laa not occurred here In years. and protaby
II liner and more Imposing demonstration VI ii,
Kind has neyer bset' He; :se1l IL tns county II;
utes in passing given polnt. Nearly e,esy
6 %ss .sa %'' ssss sS sssa '
On @ Broaa stseot tho rlsht rtstns ." chestnut ta4
very ailurty after that hons Ill was In readiness,
nntl the column moved down Chestnut street to hs
music Of bands and tic clrcring Of vast crowds O.!
spectators.
At the hcad os tue line ,,was Samuel u. Dick.
Grand Captain uencral of rcnnsy1yanta, With ths
i'm. John Iat.a, tac iion. William i stoscly,
Charles y; nltchclor, John g: l1ntchns, 1es:s
;; Ill., + habsSt T. ekt;! ;eStss an. Hon.
~ 4. ratton, George N. Manss, Sullivan y. Child,
james L. sicysllson. !: L.. Young, !. J. Garter,
sou, John ltussel1, unl Thomas l.. Lockerman.
1ssns ssa q %;sHss;Ss; I ss;. :Ss = ws:Safss
IT, iton: Ja,nss i. llopk!ns i. i: draad Nasi!;
s ai%n i. ;su The rSsaa H.
cero Ut the Grand 1:ncatnpmcnt OF tl1c Limited
statcs--Vincens L.: I!ur'bnt, llIinots, D, :; ",
~ Il. D.. d. G.;0 Womiiinf j. IT.. in ea11ia:e.' shs'
The grand onicsrs u Penn.y'yania followed. md
after them !arlous Communicates froul all poran'
OF tho country.
NOTICEABLE IN THE LINE
wcrr the rittnburg comNandery. the ALLEGHENY
Con.ransaery tAs 1ane:ra co..,mal'lsry ot rl!ts'
Tie @ nsSeh sh' were loudly apptaadra by thu slo~as j
Amopg the distinguished officers in line wcre tho
tol!uwlnE: drund Cummnn!lcty Of Indiana. .;
Henry, tlrand Junfnr V'nrdct. and eleven grand
New York; {. II. nppenhelmcr. urnnd Cou,,nana.
cr. 1cxna; q. Hnlnr, Grand 1nneral!sslnu, VIZ!
Eg,a; ur!!'ld to;;ma,l.cry # wgst M Virginia. G.
W. fattnn, Grand Commander; ". y. Summers.
nrantl RecoFlcs, nn Ave grand officers: H. ltimot}
aad O. Weat. ~ the Desert r.sceptoly; south
". II. Shaw, Of t'laryow, Scotland; William aib.
son uad James Mctice. Belfast, ireland.
CROWDS.
From III early hour This Inutnfr,, the ptrcetsweH
crowded. anu u thu column moved along sopes
were stretched nlons the sides Of the stretis ron
3ttutinE tlt rURte. to keep thr crowd OF the sse-
stationed on a1l tic streets nlVng which tho
AE II nv, s o fgt Ill.,
back t. Masonlc fcinplr the Knights were r..
viewed by tle officers u tho 0ranl Encampmen'
Thc Installation Of oillcrrs Of the Grand cor'
nnndery of rennsylyanln ta1;es paare tlls after.
moon, anu this evening a prnrHtrlAde tancelt u
Esia. Eli. I" tue Ae"''sy Ut S"''s anu 0'''''''''
CENTENNIAL JOTTINGS.
VEST TO sPAlN-lsArID TltAyKtlS0--THf
ARMOE or ctltiATorlIEH CnLuMUus-TE1T!Ls
PAHNtCs FK0M BARCELONA AND Valencia
rIaylNtFrAnDs AND THEIR rgcuLIAKt FIEs-
lpTTEn1Es AND TI1.E-WOAK-1hi.t'p stAr-
AND NErous3K s!iiEtps~-sfAs1sH Wells
PROGRAMME PoN JULY 4-MUstcAL NATTEKs-
UNUSUAL ArrENDAscs-A rAuirfui. sr0dE5"
TIoN.
spec4a. Correspondence n The Tribune.
PMlLApELr1llA, May @0.-~I have taken M
other jump IN thu Centennial buildings, and this
time II WIS n jump into spain. Tht advantage
of Ercut exhibition !ike th!4 IL the facII!sY
with which you may gu from o1le country ~
anotller. Ono minnie you can be III Egypt, anu
the t.ext you may bc III Denmark; In 1act, you
lnny be t!crc IN U1iu seuunl only, as Dtnnark's
next to Egypt, and tho distance between t1em
Is the sat1lc as TINT from thu sublime to lht
ridiculous. Then another step, on the opposite
side OF Egypt, will tako you io
Spa!n, wfcre you ran consider yourssll
aipoul, the Dons and the 1lltlalgos, You lintl ths
works OF tlloso who announce to yull, IVY
bloods Cast!lian, md my blade's cast-stcel," u
a,, tnl,nbltant OF Cast!c is fully Justified In d.
! clarlnc hIl.iself. TArre Is a wonderful 4!l0uht
of dignity anl higil-toncdncss anong tbs sp:n'
iards: they havs many good things Ia thsit