Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-05-10
OURNAL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1876.
The Centennial Exhibition.

tnt tthtthhiht EAhipihons
To-day "wednesday, May 1O) the great
Centennial and International Exhibition, for
which such vast preparations have been
made and in which such a worldwide in.
terest has been felt, will be formally opened
the exercises taking place in the open air,
upon the south terrace Of Memorial Hall,
and fronting the main building.
The music is under the direction Of Theo-
dore Thomas, assisted by Dudley Buck, with
an orchestra of one hundred aud fifty, and
chorus Of eight hundred The orchestra will
play the national airs OF all countries repre-
sented at the exhibition.
The President Of the United States will
be escorted to the grounds by Gov. Hart
ranft, of Pennsylvania, aud division or
more Of troops from Pennsylvania aud New
Jersey, arriving about half-past ten A. NJ.
Formal invitations to attend have been
sent to the President of the United States
the Cabinet the supreme Court, the diplo
matte corps, the Congress, the Government
Centennial Board, the Foreign Commission.
ers TO the Exhibitions, the Governors of the
states aud territories and their stats, the
Legislature Of Pennsylvania, the city authori-
ties Of Philadelphia, the chief officers of the
army and navy, the Woman's National Cen.
tennial Committee, the Centennial Board Of
Finance, and others ia official positions or
officially connected with the work Of the
exhibition.
The programme is as follows
First Centennial Inauguration March, by Rich
ard Wagner, Of Germany.
second-p Prayer by the Right Reverend Bishop
Simpson
7hird-Ilymn by John G. Whittier music by
John X Payne, Of Massachusetts Orchestra and
organ accompaniment
FoUrh-Cantata, the words by Sidney laner,
of Georgia music by Dudley Buck, Of Connect-
cut Orchestra and organ accompaniment
FVW-presentation Of the Exhibition, by the
President Of the Centennial Commission.
SigH-Address by the President Of the nitcd
States.
The declaration that the Exhibition is
open will be followed 10y the raising of flags
salutes Of artillery, the ringing Of ,he chimes,
and Ilanders lIalleluiah chorus, with or
gan and orchestra accompaniment. The
foreign commissioners will pass into the
main building aud take places opposite their
respective sections. The President of the
United States and the guests Of the day will
pass through the main building. The foreign
commissioners, upon the Presidents passing
them, will join the procession, and the whole
body will cross to Machinery Hall. There
at the proper moment, the President will set
in motion the great engine and all the ma
chinery connected Herewith. 4 brief re-
ception by the President of the United
States, in the Judges Pavilion, will close
the formal obseryances Of the day
The Sabbath and liquor questions have
proved very embarrassing to the commits.
sioners, and the decision reached seems to
us to have been sort Of compromise, with
ayiew thatthe one should couuterbalance the
the other In respect TO the sale of liquors,
1t seems that the Board Of Finance had
made contracts with various persons and ac
cepted large bonuses for permission to sell
various liquids--in Machinery Hail. soda
only; in the Main Buildings, light wines
in Agricultural Hall, malt liquors; in the
restaurants, anything that may be called for
at the tables. The question of confirming
or abrogating these contracts came before
the commissioners. The solicitor of the
/ commission gave his ouinio,, that tho tr,tH.
proposed under the contracts would be legal
\ motion was offered by Mr. Peters, OF
Georgia, that the contracts be sustained fol
the reason given by the solicitor President
llawley while he would be willing to allow
the sale Of ales and the lighter wines al
meals, was of opinion that the honorable
way was to tender the money back which
the liquor-selers had expended, and thu.
get rid of hequestion of good faith to those
with whom contracts had been made. On
motion of Mr.. Crawford. of Kansas. tho
whole subject was indefinitely postponed
thus practically referring the temperance men
to the courts. The vote stood as follows
Yeas, Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida
Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Min
nesota, Missouri New Mexico, New York
Ohio South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
West Virginia and Wisconsin; nays, Ar
kansas Connecticut Maine, Montana, Ne
braska, New Jersey, Oregon, Utah. Wash
ington Territory cighteen to nine.
wurruER's Hymns.