National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-25
THE NATIONAL FAIR.
A General Holiday in the District
Next Tuesday.
All the Government Departments to b,
Closed-Scenes at the Fair Grounds Yes
tcrday--ArriVal and Arrangement
of Exhibits-The Gntes to he
Closed ON Sunday--Art
Gallery Not Ready.
business to be suspended Tuesday.

Next Tuesday the opening day of the Ma
tiOnhl Fair will DO a general holiday In the
District Commissioners Twining and Dent
yesterday called upon tho President aud askc
in the name Of the Fair Association that the
Departments be closed next Tuesday, and that
the clerks aud employees be given q half holi.
day each succeeding day Of the Fair. The
President promised to bring the subject be-
fore the meeting of the Cabinet. Later in the
day nj the meeting of the Cabinet II was de-
Cided to suspend business in the Executive
departments nfter 10 n. 10. on Tuesday. An
order to this effect will DO issued by the Presi-
dent on Monday. Commissioner Dint said
yesterday that the District Government would
follow whatever rule WAS laid down by the
General Government. The proposition to
close the public schools Tuesday will be con-
sidered at q special meeting of the school
trustees tonight.
Scenes at the Fair Grounds.
Business at the Fair grounds yesterday was
of the livciest description, the swarm of la
borers all being pushed to renewed cycrtions
in the various departments. Inside the main
hall, however, the hustle was moro noticeable,
exhibitors being early on band directing ihe
location Of their cases aud movements Of the
men employed in their erection. Among those
who put in al appearance were: JOhu +. kca-
dali * Son, hardware dealers, whose display
was all arranged by o'clock in the evening 4;
Benkert & Wilson, shoe dealers; J. III. Magru.
der grocer; Il. {. Smith, agent for tho Brad
bury organs aud pianos Julius Laugsburgh,
carpets; 4. Saks & Co., clothing; George
Ryncal, paints; George Breitbarth, furniture;
Carl Mueller, confectioncr; VI. Vuerhoof, pic.
ture frames aud holdings w. NJ Gait, -four,
feed, grain, &c, and Il. Charlton, Haven
nerS bakery a iine display of cakes crackers
and other articles for which this firm is noted.
The platforms intended for the showcases in
number of instances were finished yesterday,
aud the goods intended for them will be placed
on exhibition to-day. 1t has been decided
that tho ladies' fanCy-work department shall
have the space on the sides of the hall allotted
to it, and cases will DO supplied for them by
the Fair association to day. Over 100 entries
were made in this department yesterday, one
of the most interesting being q largo oval
frame composed of lrut seeds handsomely
painted aud vanished. In order that visitors
may recognize this article u splendid steel ell.
craving of General Grant is the centrepiece
For the convenience of persons DESTROYS of ell.
tering articles for exhibition temporary office
in charge of Mr.. llillmap, has been estdblished
in tie southeast corner of the main hall. The
machinery hall yesterday received its first ex-
hibit, Mr.. q. Il. Dunlop, of this city, rnterin 2
number of agricultural implements. This
hall is now ready for the reception Of articles,
the interior havini received It's last coat OF
paint yesterday afternoon. Tho Avenue be-
tween the main and agricultural halls was ed
livened yesterday by a large corps Of carpenters
erecting the various stands, for which privi-
leges were sold last week. Work OH the grand
stand progresses rapidly, the roof having been
completed and half the clap-bOarding finished
when work stopped last evening. 1t is ex-
pected that by Monday afternoon all the ex.
hibits will be in position, aud everything III
readiness for the opening Tuesday morning.
The directors have concluded not to allow
any more indiscriminate driving on the track
and hereafter the gates opening upon it will
be kept locked. Tomorrow all the gates Of
| the grounds will be closed, aud no one per
mittod TO enter The art gallery will not b,
ready for the reception of exhibits until Mon
day. During the Fair Mr.. George w. Kuoa
will run line OF omnibuscs to the grounds
and attention is INVITED to his schedule else
where