The New York herald., 1876-03-03
THE EXHIBITION.

THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MErcH-wHx
cREEDMooR WAS sELEcTED-FRAScE EN-
RoUTE-THE BRITISH STAFF ON THE
GRoUND-rHE UNITED STATES GOVERN
MENr BUILDING FINISHED
PHILADELPHIA, March 2, 1870
General Hawiey, President OF the Centennial Com
mission, to-day received the following letter from
General Martin T. Mcmahon, Of New York. director
Of the National Rife Association, explaining why the
association selected its grounds Crecdmoor for
the international rife contest instead OF range in
this vicinity
DEAR GESERAL-The Board OF Directors Of the National
Rns Association have at last after much de-
you win .oday receive the programme which has been
regard the selection Of the place think while fully
apprecising your views favor OF Phiadepha that the
PhiAdsphia and vicinity to xamIne proposed
like the advantaees OF Creedmoo nor was any place
ses,ed which could BY the largest amount money pro
Of the international match On the other hand the Long
furnished with all necessary appliances ae prnc-
tce aud compares SO avofaby with foreign ranges that
asSi 70 vs. nIs i. 0' " ''
-Four years expenditure OF about s1ooOoo
were 20 Irsg 20 a. spd %
Ss %s on there which wi" doubtless completed '' S''''~
The employees are experienced in the conduct Of rife
moreover under the absolute and inmsdate control Of the
whom your commission have ntrnsied the conduct Of tho
accepted prepared especially occasion by private
5.,s and as %9nf % 2s,S Of nS a " an
such the persons investing their money in the
Sh rSsr S directed that end haS
the Of having the affair of with the highest credit
Many Of tho members OF the Board favored the plan
very properly opposed to farming for the purposes
or to tssnS any a, as 70 the fitness or sum"
hope the @ So"s I aoI Il has
seems me from s Henry Halford's letter published
this morning. that England viii compete. He thinks
ought settle domestic difficulty tor him by excluding,
imperial term The do to admit his imperial
and % S, % TS the 70 Sns
do not see how we can 80 further Very truly ycyrs
General JOSEPH r. HAwLEr, President of the Centennial
| Commission.
| The French Comm ssioncr General, NJ du Sommer
ard cablcd to the Centennial Commission to-day, al
follows -Four largo cTransntantquc steamers will bt
sent direct TO Philadelphia. The hrst the Labrador
leaves March IL bringing Commissioners, secretaries
engineer and contractors and all the fine art collection
tho products OF the national manufactures and many
| private exhibitors. The steamers Amerique, France
and ST. Laurent will follow bringing tho rest OF the
French exhibits and the employees"
GREAT BRITAIN on HAND.
The executive staff of tho British section of the great
! Exhibition is now complete those members who did
|
| Indiana The following is the organization embracing
"a large number Of persons, MS will be seen:-
Joint Commissioners, Colonel Herbert B. Sanford,
r. A. Professor Thomas c. Archer f. r. S. f. Sccre-
! tary, A. J. r. Treude; Superintendent Industrial
| Space, Thomas A. Wright; Superintendent General
Machinery, John Anderson. Ii. d. superintendent
Fine Arts, ]. NJ TOPPING; superintendent Agriculture
and Horticulture, b. J. u. Gibbs; Assistant General
Superintendent and Engineer, j. II. Cundali; Assistant
Superintendent Catalogue and Ofical Publications,
Hugh W. Sweeney; Financial Clerk Fred j. Hodgkn-
son; Assistant for Machinery T. E. Cooper Clerical
Assistant, Ernest Charrington; Clerical Assistant In
dIa Secton j. NJ. Brett; Clerical Assistant Passenger
and Transportation, II. A. T. Rookie; clerical assist
ants, registrar, messengers, copyst, inspector and
five sergeants Metropolitan Police, active force,
stables and pensioners all under the charge OF Chief
Inspector William Rowland There is also guard of
Royal Engineers, consisting of sergeant three cor
poras and a sapper. number OF men and women
! Servants cooks, sc, are among the subordinates.
| TuR UNITED GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
day transferred to the United States Commission. in
complete condition to receive the government exhibit
by Messrs. A. Doan X Co.. the contractors. The con-
tract for the building was made with Mr.. Doan about
| the middle Of August and fhe buildings were finished
a week or two ago Tho cost OF the buildings to the
government $50, 600 for the main building and
$40 additional Tor the post hospital In addition
the building therc is, within about 100 feet o
it, building styled the arsenal, which will be used for
experiments in shooting and TO exhibit the different
kinds OF powder and cartridges in by the United
States Army and Navy