The New York Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1876, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION SKETCHES OF THE DEPARTMENTS. The Expositions of Philadelphia and Vienna Compared. Where We Are Ahead of Austria and~ Where Austria Was Absad “of Us. A LIST OF DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS, The Emperor of Brazil and Presi- dent Grant in Town. Senators, Governors, Congressmen and Army and Navy Officials. Paraperraia, May 9, 1876. All loyal souls in expectant Philadelphia are looking toward the heave: nd praying for sunshine. The sudden spell of warm weather which came on Monday threatened us with August before we wore well into May. One effect of the heat was to bring us the green leaves, which had been lingering, but which make the park exceedingly beautiful The rain came last even- ing, and for hours it poured a torrent. It rained until evening to-day. As I write the gray clouds hang {mn monacing aspect on George's Hill, with only © faint glimpse of sunshine behind them. As all Philadelphia is ready to bufst into flowers, and Bugs and ribbons and lanterns—as the city is to be a garden daring the day and an i!luminated grotto during the night, you can imagine how all of us, even those who have not reached the pitch of Philadelphia enthu- siasm, pray forthe sun to come out. For it would be | pity, aller all these years of work aad waiting, and with so many great people coming—a real President anda dozen budding Presidents; and, what is more, a Teal Emperor, who, though he goes about in a white Bhat and umbrella, only caring to see Sheran Sad Longfellow, is a blue-blooded prince—to have the show in the corner of the main building, and all our Greatness, home and foreign, splashing aboat from hall to hail under unbrellas. “To-day the grounds were de- Plorable, and a walk from building to building gave fature anticipations of what it would be in the ovent of continued rain. Between the main building and the Machinery Hall, the route which tho President entourage is to take, there is a fino asphaltum pavement. Bat the spaces between these edifices and the outlying ex- hibits are almost impassible, EVERYBODY AT WORK. But the rain, of which we have had more than enough, did not dampen the enthusiasm of those in charge of the various displays, Every hour seems to bring each department into a bettor condition. The tush was kept up all during the night. By special favor I was allowed .to stroll about last evening for an hour when the main building was lighted. I was curious to see tho effect’ of the light upon a dis- Play so vast and varied. It was very fine, and I would well imagine how the whole scene, burdened as % is with color and bathed in light, would give ‘am idea of tne ‘Arabian Nights.” In most of tne sec- Mons there @as earnest, steady work, especially among wr Americans. In tweaty-four hours our people have jade tremendous strides. This morning I was grat!- led and astenished to see how much had been done, The work of arranging glasses, burnishing up cases, iitsposing stlver'and steel'so ‘as to look the most attrac. tive, continued without ceasing. The conspicuous American dopartmeat, the one which forms, with Germany, France and England, the cen- tral pazt of the whole display, is lng- ging. Germany, with its beautiful collection of porcelains from the imperial works is all ready, while England, with its jewelry and gems (one vase alone costing thousands of pounds), only needs a dust brush to make it fit for an Emperor tosee, France is slow, and I could not see that activity in the workmen who were disposing of Mr. Marchand’s ameublements mecessary to have them in order. But they still have & good twelve or eighteen hours before them, and in that time, especially with the impulse which always comes with the last moment, the four nations in this culminating display may all be ready. THE PROGRESS OF THE NATIONS. Brazil is working steadily ahead, and your corre- spondent noticed much improvement. All the sections, with ope exception, seemed qui ready, and a good morning’s work would finish that; so that when Dom Pedro comes among his own to-morrow he will have reason to be proud of his interesting exhibit—one of the most showy in the building. The Netherlands at its side, so’ plain and chaste, and yet so rich im ite draperies of purple and gold, is ready, Although not among the largest, lesa than Sweden, in fact, Holland and her colonies will arrest many a curious eye. You see signs of pa. tient Dutch work, well and promptly done; and I had something of the Knickerbocker pride as I compared it ‘whh much of the flashy and meretricious staff with which some departments abound. The Dutch colonies especially have a good display—the rich tropical woods frum Java, the hemp and grasses, dressed skins and implements of war and agriculture, all forming a use- ful array, Mexico is still im disorder, and it is hopeless to expect much on Wednesday. But evon Mexico 1s going abcad with awill. The portals have ‘been painted, and I noted several cases arrayed with delicate fabrics of soft comforting hue peering out from a calico cover. In Switzerland the painters are ‘still at work and in somo respects the exhibit is behind hand, Belgium is ready, with the exception of atew cases, which are rapidly going into shape. Austria is well ahead. I should say quite ready, and there is ono collection of meerschaum pipes, tn all variety of carving, which will gladden the heart of a President eager for his vine and fig tree and his pipe of peace, Austria wili show well in glassware, and in decorated glasswork especially. Spain is mach behind, although her portals are so fine that the outside effect will be imposing Japan, which is the sixth in size, goes aboad patiently. Thero is enough of Japan already to show the gen- etal features of her display, and some bronzes especially, which I would advise the almond-eyed attendants to have well in viow, when the Congress- mou are about. China looks bewildering, with her dozon pagodas and temples, but all is unready, and John works calmly along, without caring whether the show is to begin on Wednesday or not. Portugal is hopelessly behind, and where Russia andjTurkey were to bave shown their respective strength is only an open space, ‘THE OPENING SIGNAL ‘This description of the main building and its present condition may be accepted as applying to the whole exhibition, I should say that about one-fourth of the work remains to be done Asall interest will centre on the main hall for the first day or two every effort has been made to complete it, The machinery hall is further advanced, mainly because there is less to be done, The vast cngine, the largest in the world, whose motive power isto run every machine in this fourteen-acre workshop, sands ready for the Prosident's touch which will giveit Wile and et every one of the thousand machines in mo- Gen. To Saxon eyes this mighty engine hasjan irresist- ‘ble fascination; 80 vast, 80 complex, go |pitilees, so truel, it stands up like @ mountain ia its tude, with men crawling from one limb t the other, an em- bodiment of the strength and @aracter ef) the Saxon face. If you were to @@k me what! above ali \mings to sec, if only ome thing coud be seen, 1 would say @hich looms upg black and maneciag, condy af the this bage engine, this meneter ‘NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1876,—TRIPLE SHEET. i touch of a mere man’s finger to show its awful power. It was fine concett thatthe starting of this engine was to be the.signal for the opening, It -you fave fol- lowed the programme you will remember that it is set down that, afler the ceremonies on the platform, tho President shall come here with his following. Every mechanic in the building who has machines to man- age will be st bis post: The President will press the lever which controls this engine, and in « flash every machine will start upon its office—tearing bemp, combing wool, spinning cotton, throwing off the printed pages, whirliag the shuttle through the web. ‘The pressing of this lever will be the formal opening, the consummating act which brings the great exposi- tion inte life, It seemed to me singularly appropriate that an exhibition which represents more than any- thing else the grandeur and strength of the Anglo- Saxon race should find its embodiment in this stupen- dous engine. VIENKA AND PHILADELPOLA. The question is often asked, “How does this Exhi- bition compare with the others, and especially with that at Vienna?” Itis difficuit to answer this ques- tion, and then only in a general way. Here are figures which tell you that we have Gfty-six and a half acres under roof, while Vienna had thirty-eight and ecight- tenths. They will tell you that it is nearly ‘twice as large as that of Paris, more than twice as large as that of Hyde Park, and eleven times as largo as our httle World’s Fair behind the Reservoir which Presi- dent Pierce and his Cabinet opened with so much state nearly a quarter of a century ago. These figures are deceptive, because many buildings within these grounds are not essential to the Exhibition, Tako these State buildings, for instance. Thoy are only so many houses in various forms of architecture, and most of it bad, in this thateven as architectural effects, They mean nothing. You might as welltake a cluster of houses from Yonkers or New Rochelle, or some of your West- chester suburbs, and call it am Exposition. If the money spent in these State buildings had been devoted to the collection of the mineral, agricultural or indus- trial resources of cach State in some of the main halls, 1% would bave been more aselul. There were none of these at Vienna, and beyond affording a loafing place for the free minded American citizen to discuss the Presidential canvass during the warm summer after- goons I do not see their value. Vienna was remarkable for the variety of outside buildings which bada true interest in a world’s fair. There were cottages for showing how the peasants in Hungary and Styria lived. There wasa Russian house, famous for its architecture and its beer, and its caviar luaches, There was the Khedive’s palace, built before people knew he was a bankrupt, a beautiful building, showing ‘an exact idea of Oriental life, from the farmyard to the harem. There was the exquisite Moorish house, with its opem court, almost a doll- house—it was so small, There was our American schoolhouse which all self-respecting Americans used to go out of their way to avoid; and a Swedish school- house, which was a gem. There was the pavilion of the Prince of Monaco, as pretty as a boudoir, and ex- hibits like those of Prince Schwartzenburg, which were worth going to Vienna to see, With a few exceptions there was scarcely @ building outside of the main halis im Vienna which did not havea positive meaning as a part of the World’s Fair. fi WHERS WE ARE BEHIND VIENNA. It isnot so hore, We miss the Kbedive’s palace and much of the Oriental outdoor life that made the lopg evenings in the Prater grounds 60 attractive. We miss the hundred booths which lined the road to the Aus- trian show. We miss the beautiful approach to the main entrance and that wondrous rotunda dome, under which the visitor never tired of lingering. We have none of these at Fairmount ana nothing to compensate for them. The main building bulges up on the sidewalk and you lese all the advantage of perspective. Tho building is not as fine as it was in Vienna, but is lighter in details and more graceful. Where our Exhi- bition surpasses Vienna isin its compactness. It was a day’s journey from America, at one end, to China, at the other, and when you bad taken that trip there was still another to the Art Gallery beyond. Wo have a Horticultural Hall, which surpasses Vienna, where flowers wore shown in the open air. We miss Greece, whose poverty keeps her out of this company of nations. -As # recompense for the Khe- dive’s palaco we have the English buildings, which are among the gems of the show. In Vienna there wasa plain cottage and a few frame buildings for workmen. In our grounds we have dwellings copying faithfully the architecture of the sixteenth century—the tile roofs, the qaaimt red brick chimneys, the rooms in panelled dados—a complete picture.of the home of an English gentleman 300-years ago.~Tnere was nothing of this ut Vienna, and) shall never cease to mourn the apathy of Philadelphia if her authorities do not purchase this superb exhibit and retain it as a permanent attraction of the Park. The Japanese house is novel and curjous, and, although Japan did well in Vienna, her display was nothing to what it is with us. WHERE WE ARE AHEAD OF VIEXNA. I do not seo as attractive an exhibition as the one at Vienna in the sense of show and comfort, There will be none of the samo temptations to. idle the after- noon away. For work, study and observation it will be much better. There are none of the exhausting Journeys that the sight-scer was compelled to make in the Prater.» The buildings hero are grouped together more easily. We have a Machinery Hall much finer than at Vienna: an Agricultural Hall which stands alone, The American build- ing, that which shows the history and progress of our nation, is finer than auything of the kind in the Austrian show. If we miss Roumania, Persia, Turkey and Russia, we havo a better exhibit from England, and, more than all, we have her colonies in glorious completeness. France is only a shadow of what she was in Vienna Italy, Switzerland and Belgium, attractive as they are, do not com- pare with what they did in 187% But Spain and Brazil are richer and more imposing, aud The Netherlands made no such impression upon me then as they do now. We have our South American Republics—Chili, Pera and the rest—which wore not at Vienna at all, if lremember. We have nothing in the way of art to compare with Vienna. The great Powers, Russia, France, Austria and Germany, only give us a portion of what they gave Vienna; but wo make up for them in this, that we have many coun- tries which were there absent altogether. A GENERAL COMPARISON. To sum up the comparisons, I would say that this is more truly a world’s fair than that at Vieona—than has been ever seen before in an international exhibition, For the two or three nations we miss we have « dozen who were not in the Prater. If we miss the prodigious show of European civilization, we have enough to show what it ts, Above ail things, we have our own country iff her strength, This is enough to rejoice the heart, of the American, who was taken to the dingy collection of sewing machines, false teeth and California wines, and asked to regard it as an “American Department.” This is frst of allan American show, and second an Anglo-Saxon show. We see what we fe done ina hundred years, We sce wherein consists the greatness of mighty England and the group of colonies which aiready threaten her supremacy. We see also what our r American nations of the South bave done. And, although the display is rare and crude, before many weeks are over there will be improvement in every department, [ sometimes think that this Exhibition will not be in its fulness before September. Tho resticss American mind will not be content with things as they are. Ex- hibitors who have not done their best will strive to do better. States which have beon laggard will hurry to the front. I shall be surprised if New York will be content with her part in this world’s fair, We must remember, also, that the Exhibition is dnly a part of what is to be done in this centennial year. There are to be parades and encamp- ments, the celebration of the Fourth of July, the meet- ing of various conventiong Add to this the canvass for the Presidency, and you can imagine what a year it will be—a year of excitement, enthusiasm, effort and, I am afraid, of disappcintment, And as much is said of Philadelphia for going wild over her opportunitics, and her inability to entertain her guests, let me say, finally, that on this point there wil! be nu reason for complaint. Philadeiphi@ is fully alive to the duties which come with her honors and opportunities She has thrown open her gates in the heartiest and most hospitable fash.on, and he will be bard to please, in- deed, who does not feel that he has been treated with kindness and that his welcome has been friendly; homelike and sincere. ABRIVAL OF DISTINGUISHED VISITORS, Immense throngs have arrived here to-day from all points of the country, and Philadelphia never before presented so crowded and cosmopolitan am appearance, The leading hotels are turning awsy hundreds of appli- cants almost hourly, The President and Mrs. Grant, who arrived this sfter- noon, are stopping with Mr. George W. Childs. Secretary and Mrs. Fish, Secretaries Robeson, Taft and Chandler and Postmaster General Jewell and their wives, and Dom Pedro and the members of his suite, the Supreme Court, Congressmen, army and naval officers and others, arrived from Washington this afternoon. FOREIGN COMMISSIONERS, Director General Goshorn has published an offietal Uist of the foreign Commissioners, by which 1 appears that the following countries are represented at the In- ternational Exhib!tion:—Argentine Republic, Austria, Africa (Orango free State), Belgium, Bazil, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, German Empire, Greece, Hawaiian Islands, Italy, Japancse Empire, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tunis, Switzerland, Turkey, Venezuela, 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 MASSACHUSETTS, Shortly after noon Governor Alexander Rice, of Mas- sachusetts, arrived in this city with other officers of the State, under the escort of the Boston cadets, a four company organization, dating as far back as 1741, ‘They are the Governor’s special body guard wherever he goes officially. At the North Pennsylania Railroad depot, the visitors were received by the First regiment, Colonel R. Dale Benson commanding, and were escorted to the Contin- ental Hotel, which will bo the headquarters of the Governor, staff and soldiers of Massachusetts until Friday, when they leave tor New York, The following isa hist of these visitors :— His Excellency Alexander Rice, Governor and Commander-in-Chief; Major General James A. Cunningham, Adjutant General; Colonel 1 F bury, Assisiant Adjutant General; C. Frank’ Luther, Assistant Adjutant Colonel John H, Rice, Assistant Adjutant igadier General Cornelius G. Atwood, ln- pect eral; Colonel Kdward G, Stevens, Assistant Inspector General; Brigadier General Wilmon W. Blackmar, Judge Advocate General; Colonel Henry G. Parker, Assistant Quartermaster General; Brigadier General "William J. Dale, Surgeon’ General; Colone! Joshua B. Troadwell, Assistant Surgeon Gen- eral; Colonel Wilham V. Hutchings, Aide-de-camp; Colonel William A. Tower, Aide-de-camp; Colonel Arthur Lyman, Aido-de-camp; Colonel William P. Alexander, A le-camp; Colonel George H, Campbell, Military Secretary; is Honor Horatio G, Knight, Lieutenant Governor; Executive Council—Hons, Joseph K. Baker, Alden Leland, Robert Couch, George Whitney, Harri- son Tweed, James Sturgis, Georgo 0, Brastow and Will- seek GC. Plunkett; Hon. Henry Pierce, Secratary of e, THE GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND. Governor Carroll, of Maryland, with his staff, also ar- rived here this afternoon, having left Baltimore in a special car, The personnel of the Governor's staff is as follows :— Frank A. Bond, Adjutant General; Andrew G. Chap- man, Inspector General; Fetdinanu C. Latrobe, Judge Advocate Gen: 3; Andrew J. Pennington, Quarter- master General; Gilmor Meredith, Commissary Gen- eral; George 8. Brown, Paymaster General; John Car- roll Walsh, Chief ot Enginoers; Dr. William Loe, Sur- ce Generat; Thomas W. Campbell, Chief of Ordnance; Snowden Andrews, Chief of Artillery; John N. Car- roll, Chief of Cavalry. ‘THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK. -Governor Tilden, of New York, was among the dis- tinguished guests ot the day’s arrivals. He will be- come the guest of Mr, Henry Havemeyer, at No. 3,407 Spruce street. Mr. Havemeyer, son of the late Mayor Havemeyer, of New York, has leased this splendid residence for a period of five months, during the absence of Mrs, Har- Fisand family abroad. Governor Tilden will remain several days and will be entertained at a dinner party on Wednesday evening. OTHER GUESTS, Senator Conkling is at the Girard House, Mr, Blaine ig the guest of Mr. Morton McMichael. General Sheri- dan and Sir Edward Thornton and suite are at the Con- tinental. At the Globe, Transcontinental and Continental ho- tela the members of diplomatic corps and distinguished government officials trom Washington are quartered, THE FINAL MUSICAL REHEARSAL, The final grand rehearsal of the musical programme for the opening took place this afternoon at the Academy of Music, under the direction of Theodore Thomas. His own unrivalled orchos- tra, reinforced by a large number of local mu- sicians, all forming a band nearly one hundred and filtty strong, and an immense chorus, selected from a num- ber of Philadelphia vocal societies, were present. Mr. Bactens’ arrangoment of sixteen national airs, three of which are American, was the first work rehearsed. It is ‘a very clever arrangement, a great deal of taleut being shown in the ingenious manner in which the different themes aro strung together. It isno easy task to take such a di- versity of subjects and bind them together artistically so as to form one harmonious work. This Mr, Bac- tens, the first viola player in Thomas’ orchestra, has accomplished. The Wagner “Centennial March” followed, and was given with such a will and spirit by the orchestra that all present were compelled to greet its rendering with AN ODTSURST OF APPLAUSE Grand as the work is, there is a certain feeling of disappointment on hearing it, knowing the purpose for which it was written. Thero is not the faintest reminiscence of any American air, Many who heard / it to-day and admired it as a musical work of un- doubted artistic excellence, remarked that even a phrase or two of some American theme introduced in some part of the work, would have im- proved it decidedly. Every one looks for some familiar phrase in a march designed for the inauguration of America’s Centennial, but the motives are all strange and new. it is a work that will answer for a similar occasion in any other nation’s history, Following the advice given in the Heratp some time age, Mr. Thomas bas written a very brilliant pianoforte arrangement of the march and a few thousand copies will be on sale at the opening of the Exposition. Wag. ner has left everything in the hanus of Mr. Thomas in regard to copyright and arrangements, a flattering proof of the high esteem in which he holds our repro- sentative American musical loader, The ‘Centennial Meditation of Columbia,” which was next rehearsed, is a cantata poem, the words of which are rather inapplicablo to musical purposes, The music of Mr. Buck tn this cantata is a NOT A YAVORARLE SPECIMEN ot American art, It is tawdry and commonplace in some of its movements, and unnatural and ineffective in others, The choral parts are clumsily treated, and the short bass solo that occurs in the middle of the work is unworthy of the noble voice of Mr. Myron Whitneg, The English horn obligato which accom- panies this solo is pretentious without being artistic, Itis a pity that some of tho grand cboral works of really talented composers were not chosen instead of this cantata, It is to be hoped that foreign musicians who will be present to-morrow will not re- gard “Columbia's Meditation’ as a representative American work. Thero are many composers in this country who can do more for art than the composer of this work. The “Centennial Hymn,” by Mr. Paine, of Boston, is a lair specimen of the average church hymn, but lacks dignity and power. Whittier’s beautiful verses should have falien into the hands of a more inspired inter- preter. The chorus is DESERVING OF THR HIGHEST PRAISE, There was some timidity shown in the beginning: but the inspiring voice of Thomas soon roused the singers from their apparent apathy, and the voices rolled out majestically, filling the Academy with an avalan¢he of harmony and obeying the baton of the conductor implicitly in every measure. The orchestra and chorus have a stand erected for them outside of the main hall at the Exposition, trout- ing the Art Gallery, and at half-past nine to-morrow morning every one is expected to be there, The effect of the voices and instruments im the open air will doubtedly be very grand. The ‘‘Halielujah Chorus,” from W leswiah,"? will conclude the musical pro, gramme of the day. THE POMOLOGICAL DISPLAY. ‘The arrangements tor showing the range and variety of American fruits are excellent. A special annex for this department, 180x200 feet, adjoins Agricultural Hail, end the display of particular fruits in their seasons has been so adjusted as to enable an exhibition during the entire period of the Exposition, The displays will occur as followa:— Pomological products, May 16 to May 24. Strawberrics, June 7 to Juno 15, Raspverries and blackberries, pd 6. to ooh 8 july 18 to July 22, Soul car agecite amen Peaches, September September q_horibeta pomolopeal product, September 1 te Sep Grapes, October 10 to October 14. Nuts, October 23 to November 1. Vegetables will be shown continuously as follows:— Early summor vegetables, June 20 to June 24. Autumn vegetables, September 19 to September 23. Cereais. September 25 to September 30. Potatoes and feeding roots, October 2 to October 7. The pomologica! annex will be completed by the 7th of June, when tho second of the stated or temporary displays comes off. The first display will be made the nave and central transept of Agricultural Hall, Firms in tropical traits will contribute a variety of specimens, such as bananas, lemons, limes, pineapples, figs, dates, raising Southern fruits will be repre- sented and many of the most eminent fruit growers will send very many named varieties. The exhibition ‘will be @ most marked evidence of the range and va- riety of our soils and climates, The tables for exhibit- ors are granted free of charge, producors merely paying Cost of transportation. TOO LATE FOR THE OPENING. Centennial Commissioner Levy, of Victoria, Austra, Ma, informed a Henatp reporter yesterday that the discharge of the 320 tons of Centennial goods on board the English ship Skerryvore, lying at pier No. 8 North River, will be commenced to-day. The vessel has been 147 days on her passage and ts @ wretched looking cratt. During the voyage she had seven feet of water in her hold, and ft is a source of wonder that she has over reached port at all. She is a Sunderland built craf. The Centennial goods consist ot fruits, wines, minerals, photographs, mechanieal objects, &c., all of which are supposed to be damaged, ‘The vessel also brings about 250 tons of wool, &c, A FLOATING HOTEL. The Old Dominion Steamship Company will send their sidewheel steamer the Isaac Bell to Philadelphia next Saturday, where she will remain till next Thurs- day and serve as a floating hotel, DOM PEDRO AT PHILADELPHIA. PHILaDELPuia, May 9 1876, At seven o'clock this morning the Emperor visited the Corcoran Art Gallery at Washington. Notwith. standing the broken state of the weather he was de- Nghted to see again the “Greek Slave’ and other works, because they recalled to him many pleasant hours spent in the studio of the American artist in Rome, He has avery high opinion of Powers’ gonius asa sculptor, and thinks the “Greek Slave” one of the best works of modern sculpture. Mr. Corcoran ro- ceived His Majesty and showed him through the gal- tery. Tho Emperor afterward visited the Federal Treasury. While he admires tne splendid building and the ex- cellent distribution of the departments, His Majesty 1s of opinion that the Treasury at Rio Janeiro is fur- nished with better machinery, in some respects at least; but His Majesty 1s loud in his PRAISE OF THR GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, which, he saya, isthe most perfect establishment of the kind he hasever seen, The only room for improve- ment, according to His Majesty’s idea, is in the electro- ‘typing room, which he finds too small, The general effect made by Washington on the im- perial party has been very favorable. At half-past one P. M. His Majesty, accompanied by Sefior Borges, the Brazilian Minister, and his sulte, loft Washington for Philadelphia, to attend the opening of the Exhibition Quite a large number of people were assembled at the railway station im expectation of seeing His Majesty. While walking down the plat- form His Majesty met Mr, 3. 8, Cox, the Speaker of the House, and immediately recognized him, stopping and shaking warmly Mr, Cox’s hand. After leaving Mr. Cox the Emperor turned to the Herat correspondent ana said, ‘I met Mr, Cox festerday. I remembered his face at once; he is a very clever man, very interesting and very amiable. I had a very pleasant talk with him yesterday; he comes from New York.” Comgxsponpent—Mr. Cox says he has enly one fault to find with Your Majesty, that you do not give people sufficient opportunity to become acquainted with you, * i Dom Pxepro—Ah, but it was first necessary to study the country, the physical part. Now! begin to ac- quaint myself with the men. You see, I already know Mr. Cox, Ihave accepted Mr. Childs’ invitation to dinner for to-morrow, and I hope to meet a great many of your distinguished men; and also at Mr. Thornton’s; 90 you see I will now stady your social life, On His Majesty’s arrival he was met by Admiral Dela- more, and immediately drove to the Continental Hotol, where Her Majesty, the Empress, was waiting dinner, Her Majesty was delighted atthe returnof theEm- peror, and as soon ashe had exchangod a few words with the numerous friends waiting to meet His Majesty, the imperial pair and suite sat down to dinner. ‘ ‘His Majesty will be present at to morrow’s celebra- tion as a private Brazilian citizen. CENTENNIAL NOTES. Great progress has been mado to-day in clearing the Exhibition buildings of rubbish. Long trains of cars loaded with empty boxes, old lamber, &c., have been going out of the grounds all day. The main pas- sageways of the principal buildings are now in respect- able shape for pedestrians. There remains, however, much carpentering to be done in the foreign depart- ments of all the great Exhibition buildings; that of the government is in tho finest order and most advanced stato of preparation, and nothing is to be done but clear away the débris. Every arrangement has been made to supply frac- tional currency and fifty cent silver pieces to those who need change. The Centennial Bank has provided sta- tions at points of easy access for this purpose, and other branch offices have been scattered around. There will not be the slightest difficulty on this score. This will relieve the existing stringency in the smaller values of currency. The Board of Finance has arranged to prosecute all who shall sell counterfeit and imitation Centennial memorial medals, It is rumored to-day that application has been made to William M. Evarts, of New York, for a legal opinion upon the relative powers of the Centennial Commission and the Board of Finance with a view to the determina- tion of the issue alleged to have been made between tho two bodies. The Centennial Commission mot to-day but did no business, ’ The Ladies’ Centennial Committee have accomplished wonders ia the past four or five days. The pavilion is in admirable order and very little remains to be done to make a completo exhibit. The Empress of Brazil has been requested and has assented to start the ma- chinery in the Ladies’ Pavilion on the opening day. CENTENNIAL TROOPS. At half-past five o'clock yesterday morning the Bos- ton Lancers arrived in this city on the steamer Rhode Island. They lett on a special train over the Pennsyl- vania Railroad at balf-past cight A.M, The Lancers were under the command of Captain C. C, Emery. The company wore the Prussian Lancers’ helmets, scarlet coats, blue pants and side arms, and were 119 strong. ‘THR wosTON CADETS arrived on the Fall River line steamer Providence at eight A. M., acting as an escort to Governor Rice, of Massachusetts, The Governor, his staff and escort had breakfast on the boat before landing, and then marched to the foot of Liberty street, where they took the boat connecting with the Delaware and Bound Brook Rail- road at nine A. My Mayor William H. Wickham, of New York, with three Jadies, left om the five minutes past three train over the Pennsylvania Railroad im order to witness the opening ceremonies at the Exhibition grounds to-day, Governor Riee and staff will establish headquarters at the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. The cadets will Jodge at the Masonic Hall Motel. During the cere- monies at Philadelphia thie morning the Boston cadets will perform escort duty for Governor Mice and staf. Both companies of the Massachusetts National Guard will return on Friday next, passing through this city during the alternoon. General orders have been issued by Colonel Clark, of the Seventh iment, N. G. 8. N. Y., for the regi- ment to parade on May 12 to recetvo Governor Rico, of Massachusetts, and the First Corps of Cadets, M. V. M., assembling at quarter to one P. The Seventh ~~ mo ot ee atiie ties Wie ane to July next Private drills have been ordered for May 13, 20 and 27, on which evenings the Armory will not be open tthe public. MANHATTAN COMMANDERY, The Manhattan Commandery Knights Templar have accepted the invitation of the Grand Commandery of ‘the State of Pennsylvania to participate in the Cen- tennial celebration and parade in Philadelphia on Tharsday, Jane 1, and extensive preparations are be! le he oe ‘The, \nmallation of ofeere w je place this event Masonic Temple, corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-taoird street, sited / WASHINGTON. The Presidential Candidates and Their Prospects for Nomination. DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN SURMISES. The Absurdity of Admitting New Mexico as a State. THE BELKNAP INDICTMENT. FROM. OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuincton, May 9. THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEXICO—-a TERRITORY WITH FOURTRBEN HUNDRED AMERICAN VOTERS AND A BANKRUPT TREASURY—ITS INCOME RXPEXDED IN THE SALALIES OP THE JUDI- CIARY—VIBWS OF THR TAXPAYERS, The materials which New Mexico, furnishes out of which to make™a State are shown in some statistics which the Committee on Territories bas before it, and the facts deserve consideration. The Territory nad 14,389 voters in 1875, of whom less than 1,400 are Americans, the remainder being Mexicans. The Amer- jean vote inclades all the United States government officials. If the Territory shoula become a State the 1,400 Americans would, it is sugg be about num- erous cnough to fill the State, local ard federal offices, Ieaving, perhaps, two over to go to the United States Senate, ‘The total valuation of property, according to the assess. ment of 1874 and based on actual values, was a little over seven anda half millions, In one of the counties three firms pay two-thirds of all the taxes, and in another, four firms pay three-quarters of the taxes. According to the report of the auditor, ‘made in Decem- ber last, the counties then owed, in unpaid taxes, $72,629. The Territory has a debt, besides this, of $98,812, of which $9,650 consists of interest unpaid. That is to say, the Territorial treasury is bankrupt. ‘Since this report was made another payment of interest has become due and remains onpaid, and this increases the debt by about $6,000. Tne expenditures have veen for the past two years $90,839, of which the clerks of the district courts received $10,334; the sheriffs, $10,274; district attorneys, $11,638: jurors and witnesses, $40,436, making a total cost of justice alone of over $70,000 out of $90,000 exponded, but not by any means collected, in taxes from the people. Briefly, the Terri- tory, with less than 1,400 American voters, owes now something over $100,000, exclusive of county indebted- ness, cannot pay the interest on its bonds, and con- sumes very nearly all its income in running the courts of justice, It does not seem that a Territory so sparsely pop- ulated, with so very few Americans and with so low a property valuation, can afford to take on itself the greater expenditures which must come if it is madea State, It had in 1874 only four school houses and only forty schools in which English was taught at all, The truth ts, the people of New Mexico do not want it to be made a State; the taxpayers, already heavily burdened, do not want it, and the bill will probably fail in the House when the condition of the Territory is exposed. Buta shrewd preparation for the first political canvass, if it should becomea State, has beon made by the Territorial Legislature, ina law requiring the ballot of each voter to be numbered, 80 that the probate judges and clerks, who have charge of the poll books and ballot boxes, may be able to ascertain for whom each voter bas voted. This re- markable regulation is found in the statutes of the Territory, and reads as follews:— All votes shall be by ballot, each voter being required to deliver his own vote in person. Each ticket shall be numbered, and tho number placed opposite the name ot the For a sparse and ignorant population, a great propor. tion of whom are notonly illiterate but dependent, such a law as this is certainly eflective. It would give the leading politicians an “inside view” which would be very helpful to them—in the choice of a legislature, say, which was to elect two United States Senators. THR PRESIDENTIAL CHANCES — CALCULATIONS ON THE PROSPECTS OF THE VARIOUS CANDI- DaTEs—T&sLE¥s OF DEMOCRATS AND BRPUB- LICAMS ON THE ELECTORAL VOTE, There isa great deal of guessing about Presidential chances just now, as the conventions draw near and political experts go about with slates tolerably well made up in their pockets, It is easier, however, to get the partisan of one of tno candidates to talk about the chances of rivais than about the prospects of his own favorite, and the following tables have the merit that the guesses therein recorded are in each case maile, not by the enemies, but by well informed friends of the candidate They have been revised with an effort to get at the real expectations entertained by the friends and promi- nent supporters of the different candidates. It will be seen that claims are made in every case. of strength and votes in the conventions, which are doomed to more or less disappointment, The votes given on this record are thoso which im each case well informed friends of the candidate now beliove he can get on the first ballot, and they suppese that further balloting will bring over other Gelegations, In the republican list, which is the first subjoined, Ohio is given by every candidate to Governor Hayes and Péonsylyania and New York are given by all the others to Senator Conkling. The last is a significant admission, In the last the Territories, the new State, Colorado, and the District of Columbia aro omitted. They will make no important changes:— No. of Conk. Mor. Bris- Delegates. ting. Blaine, ton. tow. + 20 we M 20 4 8 _- 12 - 7 10 - _- = - - 8 - 6 - ne ane 8 8 ~ as 13 7 8 - 21 —_ lo “i - 30 pe pert 2 pod «a - lo _ -_ ~ - oe yt 8 - 16 — —_ u _ = - 16 — _ ‘a 20 a is 4 13 = 7 - lo 56 a 8 4 6 4 20 lw 20 16 por ry pet 6 ~ + _ 8 2 iM 1s ~ tw =_ 2 12 6b _ “6 6 “s oa 58 ~ rs are 8 4 = - 8 7 13 3 10 12 a Saal _ 3 pry - 2 8 = - lw 18 9 - 6 10 6 - = 16 =- - Totals.......... 742 288 slo 224 100 The democratic calculations are more vagae and un- Certain than those of the republicans. Few men pre- tend to foretell the resuit ut St Louis, If Senator Thurman loses Oh‘o he will be virtually out of the ight, and Obio in that contingency Is counted a Hendricks State. If Me, Thurman carries the whole Ohto delega- tiun he is supposed to have as good a chance as any- body, and better than Mr. Hendricks, because it is thought that he coutd carry more Southern and East- ern votes than Hendricks. It is thought, also, that Judge Davis’ namo will not come up in the early bal- Joting in great force, particularly if any one of the dem- ocratic candidates shows {rom the first decided strength north of Mason and Dixon's line. But if matters should Jook like a deadlock and no democrat should get a de- cided lead Judge Davis would come up and it is thought with a groat deal of strength. The Hendricks men would prefer Judge Davis to Mr. filden or any Eas‘ern candidate yet prominently named. It is thought also that if Governor Tilden's forces shoaid break, a considerable part would go over tothe Davis side. ‘There is a strong feeling among the Western men agarnst Mr. Tilden, He seems to bave the consent of a considerable number of Southera men; but they all say very decidedly that the North must make the ticket, and that tbey will be satisded with anybody. It is takem for granted thas the Tilden strength, before it breaks, will go in a solid body to Senator Bayard, and there is little doubt that if this should happen be would be pom mated by acclamation, forthe Southern mea would at once and ina body gofor him. At present the closest calculators say that the South is pretty equally divided between Governor Tilden and Mr. Hendricks, with, as one man remarked, “no particular enthusiasm for either.” The following is the count for Tilden an@ Hendricks in the Democratic Convention :— Hendricks Against Tilden, astern Mane eff North Carolina... EZ erielttalelig! Feel 1 S881 FE) S81) leekt!! ELi;Li Sri Ser Sr 1St ali pigisseriisiaie Tho Davis and Thurman calculations are not yet at tainable. and that of the friends of Mr, Hendricks, it will be seen, is “against amy Eastern candidate.” He shows suprising strength, but no ont believes tnat he can be nominated. If he should be able to defeat Governor Tilden his forces would probably break and the greater part go over t¢ Judge Davis, Senator English takes his coming dis- appointment in Connecticut, in the eleetion of Mr. Barnum to the Senate, so easily that it begins to be be lieved that his friends look confidently to his nomina- tion at St. Louis, - The calculations made by well informed men of both sides show singular discrepancies, but each side, it will be obsorved in the following lists, claims New York. The following is a table made by republicans:—~ Missi: I) ee ie — Mississi; = 6 — ia “6 = _ 6 - 3 6 — - 3 3 o- = 6 so - 9 40- — % n — wo — — 2 —- 2 — 3 = — 11 Pennsyivan' - 2 _ & Rhode Island. - 4 12° — South Carolina... 7 * — 8 — Tennesse 2 = - 7 Texas. s = 8 — Vermont = 6 Massachusetts... — 13 Virginia. bY Sanat Michigai — U1 West Virginia, 6 = — 6 Wisconsin. - Ww TOtAIS. ...ccrccsercsescesssscescres 47 223 The following !s a democratic calculation :— Dem. Rep. Dem. Rep. - siaupeioy so- 6 — Missouri. b — 6 — Nebraska - 8 3 — Nevada. so 6 — New Hampshire: — 6 3 — New Jersey. 9 _ 4 — New York. os = 1. — North Carolina,. 10 — - 21 Ohio. —- 2 ub — s = - nu - - 6 - 4 12 - ad 7 8 - Bo Poe e | ER $s =— - 5 - ww nhs — 1 West Virginia... 6 — _ & Wisconsin.......— 10 sevcsevecsesececccessssec oR 168 wo lists, it will be scen that if the re- publicans should lose New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illtoois from the list they will lose the election, in spite of gaining New York; or, working by the democratia table, the democrats could afford to lose New York, and if they gained Illinois they would still elect theie ticket, with several votes to spare. In fact, the elec. tion promises, at present, more to the democrats thag to the republicans, and this is in private acknowledged by many of the latter. But the shrewdest politicians of both sides here look for some wavo of popular senti- ment, in what direction none of them pretend to gues at present, which will, they believe, give the election to one party or the other by a large majority. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wasutxatox, May 9, 1876, THE LATE SECRETARY OF WAR—TERMS OF THE INDICTMENT BY THE GRAND JURY OF THE DISTRICT. * The Grand Jury of the Criminal Court of the District of Columbia to-day found a true Dill of indictme: against W. W. Belknap, late Secretary of War. The mdictment sets forth that he was Secretary of War on June 16, 1873, at which time a certain question, matter, cause or proceedings were pending in relation to the appointment and retention in office of the trader at the post of Fort Sill, in the Indian Territory; that he did unlawfully, wilfully and corruptly accept and receive the sum of $1,706 from one Caleb P, Marsh, with intent to have his decision and action on the question pend- ing influenced, and did appoint one Jobn 8, Evans and did retain John 8. Evans as post trader in considera- tion of having received said sum. The additional counts charge him with receiving $1,500 for the same purpose on November 4, 1873; Jan- uary 22, 1874; April 10, 1874; May 24, 1875, and Novem. ber 15, 1875, and $750 on January 15, 1876. ANOTHER SCANDAL AGAINST SECRETARY BRIS« TOW SET AT REST. A statement is published to the effect that Secretary Bristow has suspended proceedings against John Buck- ner, who was Collector of Internal Revenue at Louis- ville and defaultor to the extent of $100,000, because Mr. Miles, tho foster father of Mrs. Bristow, who died recently, leaving Mrs. Bristow s handsome legacy, is on the bond of tho dofaulter. Upom this subject the Treasury records show that James F, Buckner has been for several years past Collector of Internal Revenue for the Fitth distries of Kentucky, He is not a defaulter for $100,000, nor any other sum, but during last summer his then cashier, Jackson, robbed him of $65,300 govern: money. Jackson subsequently committed sul. cide. The loss was discovered by Bristow’s officers at Washington betoro it was known at Louisville, All of Buckner’s bonds are on file in the Treasury here, and an examination of them shows that the late Mr, Miles was nevor on any of them, The loss is abundantly secured to the government by the Collector's bond of $150,000, the sureties on which are worth more than $1,000,000, Buckner has now a petition for relief be fore the House of Represcotatives, indorsed by citizens of Kentucky without regard to party. ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS TO ATTEND THR CRNTENNIAL, Both houses of Congress met this morning, but as no quorum of either body was present an adjournment over to Friday followed, Not a committee of the Huwe heid a meeting to-day. All legislative business is en- tirely suspended. The capital is pretty generally dev serted for the Centennial at Philadephia, THR PRESIDENT AND PARTY OFF FOR PHILA+ DELPHIA. ‘The President, Mrs. Grant and Mr. Ulysses Grant, Jr, left here on the limited express this morning at twen- ty-three minutes past nine o’clock for Philadelphia to Qttend the opening of the Centennial Exposition. A largo number of Senators, Representatives and mem- bers of the press went on the special train that lef here at twelve o'clock. OBITUARY. JUSTICE JAMES H. MORTON, A telogram from Springfeld, Mass, under date o the %th inst, reports as follows:—James ke a ofthe id Police Court for twenty. ‘years, died afternoon, aged Alty-two years,