The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-10

The President and Mra Grant, who arrived this sfser
noon, are stopping with Mr. George ". Childs
Secretary aud Mrs Fish, Secretaries Robson, TAN
and Chandler and Postmaster General Jewell and their
wives and Dom Pedro and tho members OF his suite.
tho Supreme Court. Congressman, army and naval
| afternoon
FOREIGN coMHIsMoxERs
Director General Goshorn has published an ofnciai
list ofthe foreign Commissioner by which IL appears
that the following represented At the In
sernasiona Exhibition Argentine Republic, Austria
Africa Orange free statc). Belgium, Brazil, Chile.
China. Denmark, Egypt France, German Empire,
Grssce Hawaiian Islands, Italy, japanese Empire,
Mexico, Ncsherands Norway, Peru, Portugal Russia.
Spain, Sweden, Tunis Switzerland Turkey. venezusla,
United Kingdom and colonies, embracing the Bahamas,
Bermuda British Guiana, Cape Of Good Hope, Canada
Jamaica, Now South Wales New Zealand, Queensland,
South Australia and Victoria
GOVERNOR RICE, OF xAssAcHusErrS
Shortly after Governor Alexander Rice OF Mas
sachusetts arrived III. city with other officers OF
the State, under tho escort OF the Boston cadets,
four company organization dating far back l7Ai
They arc the Governors special body guard wherever
he goes ofhsally
AT the North Pennsylvania Railroad depot the visitors
were received BY the First regiment Colonel r. Dale
Benson commanding, and escorted TO the Contin
entail Hotel. which will DO tho headquarters OF the
Governor, star and soldiers Of Massachusetts, until
Friday, when they leave Tor New York. Tho following
| Is list Of these visiiors:-
His Excellency Alexander Rice: Governor and
A Cunningham, Adju,snt General Colonel
Isaac y. Kngsbary, Assistant Adjutani General;
General; Colonel John e. Rice, Assistant Adju.ant
Genera Brigadier General Cornelius G. Atwood, In
Inspector General; Brigadicr General wilmon w.
Blackmar. Judge Advocate General Colonel Henry Q.
General William j. Dale surgeon General;
Colonel Joshua b Treadweil Assistant Surgeon Gen.
Aide. ds.camp; Colonel George Il Campbell Military
| Secretary; His Honor Horatio G. Knight Lieutenant
Governor; Executive Council-Hons Joseph K. Baker.
Alden Leland, Robert Couch, George Whitney, Harri
son Tweed, James sturgis. George Q. Brastow and Will
State.
ruE GovrRson OF MARYLAND.
Governor Carroll OF Maryland, with his STAFF also ar
rived here this afternoon, having left Baltimore in
special The personnel OF the Governors sta is ~
| follows
| Frank A. Bond, Adjutant General; Andrew G. Chap
man, Inspector General; FerdinandC G. Latrobc Judge
master General; Glmor Meredith, Commissary Gen.
erai George g. Brown, Paymaster General; John Car
geon General; Thomas W. Campbell, Chief Of Ordnance
r. Snowdcn Andrews, Chief OF Artillery; John n Car
| roll, Chief OF Cavalry
i
Governor Tlldeu, OF New York, among the dis
tinguished guests Of tho days arrivala He will be-
the guest Of Nj. Henry Havomcyer, At No S,407
| Spruce street.
Mr. Havemeyer, SON Of the late Mayor Havemeyer, Of
New York, has leased this splendid residence for .
period OF five months, during the absence OF Mrs. Har
| ris and family abroad. Governor Tden will remain
several days and will DO entertained dinner party
on Wednesday evening.
| OTHER GUESTS
Senator Conkling is at the Girard House Nj. Blaine
is the guest Of Mr. Norton McMichaeL General Sheri-
dan and Sir Edward Thornton and suite the
| unental
AT the Globe, Transcontnental and Continental no.
tells the members OF diplomatic corps and distinguished
| government officials from Washington quartered.
| THE FINAL MUSICAL REHEARSAL.
| Tho final grand rehearsal Of tho musical programme
| for tho opening took place this afternoon 1t
the Academy OF Music, under tho direction OF
| Theodore Thomaa His own unrivalled orchcs-
| ira, reinforced by large number OF local mu-
sciaps, all forming band nearly hundred and hity
strong, and immense chorus. selected from num-
| Der of Philadelphia vocal societies, were present
! Mr.. Baetens' arrangement OF sixteen national
airs, three Of which are American, was the
| first work rehearsed. II is a very clever
arrangement great deal OF talent being shown the
| ingenious manner which the different themes are
strung together II 10 easy task to take such d.
versty Of subjects and bind them together artistcay
| so to form harmonious work. This Mr. Bao-
tens, the nrst viola player in Thomas orchestra, has
accomplished.
The Wagner Centennial March, followed, and was
given with such will and spirit by the orchestra that
all present were compelled to greet It's rendering with
| AN oUrsuRsT APPLAUSE
Grand as the work is, there Is certain feeling OF
| disappointment on hearing Il, knowing tho purpose
for which IL was written. There is not tho faintest
Renaissance of any American air. Many who heard
It to-day and admired It musical work OF I'M
doubted artistic excellence, remarked that oven .
phrase two OF some American themo introduced
| In part of the work, would havo i'm
| proved Il decidedly. Every one looks for
some familiar phrase in march designed for tho
Inauguration Of Americas Centennial but the motives
all strange and 1t Is . work that will answer
for similar occasion in any other nations history
| Following the advice given in tho HERALD some time
age, Mr.. Thomas has written q very brilliant panoforte
arrangement Of the march and few thousand copies
will be sale at the opening Of the Exposition wag.
has len everything in the han1s OF Mr. Thomas
regard to copyright and arrangements, . nattering
proof Of the high esteem in which he holds repro
! sentative American musical loader.
The Centennial Meditation Of Columbia" which
next rehearscd is cantata poem. the words Of which
are rather inappicablo to musical purposes The
| music OF Mr.. Buck In this cantata IS
FAVORABLE SPECIMEN
Of American art II 10 tawdry and commonplace in
some Of It's movements, and unnatural and Ineffective
in olherA The choral parts cumsily treated and
the short bass solo that In the middle OF the
work Is unworthy Of the noble voice or Mr. Myron
| whitney Tho English horn obligato which accom-
| panies this solo Is prctcntious without being
artistic. Its pity that some Of tho grand choral
works OF really talented composers not chosen
instead Of this cantata II 10 10 DO hoped foreign
musicians who will be present tomorrow will not re-
gard .'Columbias Meditation" As . representative
American work. There many composers in this