Life. Oh ! aalnsM of deoav I The autumn Ae'ds are gray And ton ft fogotten I* the hedge row tune ; How *iok tho shattered torn, How hsrwh the wood* and stern. How pair and palmed ic tha afternoon I Oh ! gladness of drear ! Tim wild bnda store the Mar. The hashed lane* listen for Ihe h'ockMrd'* ■ong ; The dumb tree* hoard their strength. The airy fern peep*, at tofth Old death ie quickened and the day* are long. 1776-1876. Tlie Cental el Pailaiclpliia. C kb. iiio i c : : ii One Hundredth A it vrrsiry ludopeudence of th Unit d Stat*. Djsor;pticn cf the Centennial Huiliings, with Illustrations. Arrangements tor the Centennial. The act of Congies* which provided for * celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of American independence, by holding an International Exhibition of arts, manufac tures, and product* of the aitl and mine," authoritrd the creation of the United Staler Centennial Commission, and intrusted to i: the management of tlie Exhibition. Thi* K*ly is composed of two conunhwioiier* from each State and Territory, nominated hv the respective governor*, and (vmnii si tied hv the' lVesident of the Cnitevi States. The enterpri*, therefore, is dis tinctly a national one. and not. as hsswnio times Iven stated, the work of a private *\>r jv i ration. The Exhibition was opened on May lOtbj 1>76. and *ill remain open until Novetn- K r 10th. There will he a fixed price of 50 cents for admission to all the building* and gr. unds. The Centennial grounds arc situated on the western hank of the Schuvlkill river. ART OALLERT, MEMORIAL HALL. and within Fainnount Park, the largest public park in proximity to a great city in the world, and one of the meet beautiful in the country. The park contains 3,1(50 acres. 450 M which have heen inclosed for the Exhibition. Besides this tract, there are large yards near by for the exhibition of stock, and a farm of forty-two acre# is already suitably planted for the tests id plow*, mowers, reajeis, and other agricul tural machinery. The Exhibition buildings are appront li ed by eight lines of street oirs, which con nect with ail the other lines in the city, and by the Pennsylvania and Heading rail roads, over the track* of which trains n'.si run fnwji the North I'emisyhranla and Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore railroads. Thus the Exhibition is in im mediate conn, etion with the entire railroad sy-tem of the country, and any one within ninety miles of Philadelphia can visit it at no greater cost than that of earriage hire at the Paris or Vienna Exhibition. An important sjw-ciai exhibition is made by the I nited States government, and is prepared under the supervision of a I >ar>l of officers representing the iwversl executive departments of the government, A fine building of 4$ acres is provided for the purpose, space in which is occupied by the wsr. treasury, navy, interior, post-office, and agricultural department* and the Smithsonian Institution. The Women's Centennial execntive com mittee have raised $30,000 for the erection of a pavilion in which to exhibit even kind of women's work. To this collection, women of all nations hare contributed. The list of special building- is constantly increasing, and present indications are that their total number will I*- from 200 to 250. Most of the ini|. KUHTZ, 1 Alitor nnd PropritMoi YOU ME IX. liters, forges, hid sting engines, Killer*, plumlwrw, carpenter*, etc. Power in the machinery hall is •hi.ily supplied 10. a pair of monster Cor lis* engimw. K.u li cylinder is lorti incite* in diameter, with a stroke of ten feel; the fly w heel i thirty one hot in diameter, and weighs tiftv-tive tons; the hois, jsw.r is l.tttp and the tittmher id Kdlrr* is twenty. This,ngin drive* ihntl a utile of shafting. For the an exhibit icr, the moat eminent \ merle.* artists hve ettt iqieeim.n*, ami n ins. is e> ioletilly stated that, i-sjwvially in the dep.xtfnivrt of landscape p Milling, tin 1 niltd N lie* pri nts a ver - - applieati.Jiafnuu i broad call Mr tuori than f>ur turns the yhibiting spav ■tlooled hv the gr-at Memorial Hdl. Provision for thssurp'tt* hi* lent made iu temjurarv ltre-proerci*rv of the navy ha* arranged th! a Vtiiwd S: He- \nise 1 shall call at Con venient Europen ports, to collect and transport hither to the Exhibition the works of American artist- resident in Euni|tt ion. Among those (hlrJt may now be enumerated, are the (irand Uxlge of Pennsylvania, Independent thaler of Odd Fellow-; the Ur.Hiif !"■ "liupmcnt. In dej*i)di-nt < >rder i f (Aid Fellow < ; Grand Is-'ge. United States, Independent t >rd- /umhus Monument Association ; Board of Trade Convention ; International Tvim graphicai Congress ; Hillc Association „f the I nitcd State*; Centennial Legion- Philadelphia County Medical - nternationa! MedicafCongress ; ()M Volun teer Fire Department of Philadelphia ; German Rifle Club ; Army of the Potomac! etc., etc. • Main Building. This is a parallelogram, running cast and THE CENTRE REPORTER. •. r w +**/,*. ''- j ( W^C. V ZEtfy '■■■ _ % t ,„rm , - ~*~mJ w.-t T*7nbvi long, ami n >rt ft and south Ed feetfwide. The larger |*>rlion i-Jotie story high, the interior height bring seventy feet, and the cornice on the outside forty eiglit't.vt bom tl:-ground. At the ivliter ill the long\'r side- are projections 4 lti feet in length, and on the ends of the building pro jections 216 feet in length. In these, which are in the center M the four - V*, are lo cate.! the main entrance*, which are prve vi.lt*! with arvadew upon the ground tl- -r. ar.d .-enlral faeaile* ninety fi-et high. The t-a-t entraiuw form* tlie prim ipai ap proach for carriages, visitor* alighting at the door* of the building under cover of the arcade. The south entrance is the principal approach froui railway car*. The wpl entrance q**n* up>n the main nassage wrav to two principal huildiug*, the M.t chinery and Agricultural hall-, and the north entrance to Memorial hall ( \rtgal- JervV Tower* seventy-five feet in height ri*e at each corner of the huiiding. In order to obtain a central feature, the r.*d for I*l feet square at the center lit* K*-n raise.l aKive the surrounding j*irti-.>u, am! our tower- forty-eight feet square, riing t 120 feci high, are introduced into the j corner- of this elevated nw>f. This gives | ventilation as welt s ornnment. 1 e Main htlilding has "rMUiv square feet of stir fa,*, or nearly twenty-one and one hall acres. 11 tr tnd plan h>n- a Ventral • atrrnue I*2o feet in width, an 1 1,832 fee t in length, which is the longest avenue of lost width ever introduced into an exhibition I < building. <>n either side id this it another ■ avenue of espial length and one Hundred i feet wide. I let Ween the central and si-le • i avenues are aisles fortv-eight feat side, ami I ! on the outer aider of the building smaller | aide* of twenty-four feet width. To break the great length of the read-line* three tran sept* have la-en introduced, of the f feet long. Their aggregate weight is 2j200,000 pound*. The roof , trusses and girders weigh 5,000,00(1 pound*. 1 The sides of the building, to seven feet I above the ground, are linisherl with brick work in panels between the column*. Above this are glazed sashes. The roof covering is of tin, that lieing the Is-st roof ing known in this climate to resist leakage. The flooring is of plank, II]MUI sills resting upon the ground, with no OJK-II -pace be neath. Turrets surmount tin* building at all the corner* and angles, and the national standard, with appropriate emblems, is placed over each of the main entrance*. There are numerous side entrances, each being surmounted with a trophy, showing j the national colors of the country occupying that (Hirtion of the building, fn the vesti bules variegated brick and tile are intro duced. Louvre ventilators surmount all the avenues, and skylights the central aisles. Light, of which there is an ample supply, comes from the north and south sides almost entirely. There underlie the building two miles of drainage pi|>e, the water supply and drainage systems being complete. Office* for the foreign comiuis- CENTRE IIA EE, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, MAY 25, IK7C). I *ion* are placed along the sidet of tlie build | ing. in close proximity to tlu* product* ex hibited. Offi.wa fur the administration arc at the end*. The d.-stgii of the building i* such that all exhibitor* will have an equally fair opportunity of exliibiling their I g<**ls to advantage. There is coaiparntive | ly little choice of hx'MtoU, * the light i i uniformly distributed, anil each of the I spaces devoted to product- is located ujoii one of the main ihoroughNrv*. Machinery Hall. This structure i I.K v tel w.-*t of the in terse. ti.in of lieltinul and l.lui avenue*, at a distance of ol'J feel from the w.-*t Iront I the Main Exhibition huildiug. am! 27-1 feel from til" north side of Elm av.nur. The north fr ut >f the hui! ting i up n the same line as that of the Nlain Kxhihiliou huiiding, thus prvwrniing a frontage fie* wide b* 1. 4< rj feet long, and an I annex on the south aide of "Jtot fort by 210 feet. The entire area covered by the main hall a*i I annex ia square feet, or 12 n re-. Including the upper floor* the building provide* fourteen acre# of floor The principal portion of the atrueture i# • ens atory in liright. allowing the main t-ornire up.n the otitaide at forty feet from the ground, the interior height to the top of the ventilator* in the avenue* hein* aeventv fei-t, and in the aiale* forty feet. To break the long line* njon the exterior, projection* have l- n introduced upon the four *■>•!<. am! the main entrant** fini-hM wl.lt facade*, extending to seventy-eight fret in height. The o! entrance form* the prin cipal approach from the alreet ear*, from the Main Kxhihition building, and front thr railroad de|c required. The wnt entrance affords the mot direct eommnnirntion with George'* hill, the |*>int affording the le*t view of the entire Exhibition ground*. The Art Gallery. The moat imp*.* 1 hall, from which li*es the figure of Columhia. The main front of thi* building look* southward, displacing a main entrance in the renter eonaialtng of thrve enormous arched doorway*, a pavilion on each end, and two atrade* connecting the pavilion* with the center. The entrance i* seventy fec-t wide, to which then- is a rife of thirteen ate|ia. Kach of the huge door way* ia fortv fei-t high ami fifteen feet wide, opening into a hall. Rotwcen tlw nreheaof the doorway* are elnater* of columns, terminating in emhlematic deaign* illus trative of science and art. Thi* fine building give* 75.000 square feet of wall apai-e for painting*, ami 20.000 'eet of tloor snare for atntucw, etc. The aky lighta throughout are double, the upper le ing of clear glass and the under of ground gla**. Great a* ia the apace afforded in the Memorial Hall, the application* from American ami foreign artist* have proved *o greatly in exec** of ita capacity aa to re quire the erection of a much more spacious huihiing. Thi.*, though only of hrirk, har monize* an hi bet u rally with the Memorial Hall, and ia to l>e permanent, it atnml.* ju*t in the rear of the original Art Gallery and communicate* with it. It nflords 00,- 900 square feet of wall apaeo available for painting*, and rontain* twenty-four gal leriea, each forty feet aipiare. licaidc# two galleriea, each 100 feet long by forty f-x-t wide, and two transverse ix-ntral corridor*, twenty feet wide. Horticultural Hall. The design is in the Moresque style of architecture of the twelfth century, the principal materials externally lwing iron and glass. The length of the building is ; :tK.'{ feet; width, 193 feet; and height to the 1 top of the lantern, seventy-two feet. The main floor is occupied by the central conservatory, 230 by eighty feet, and fifty - five fwl high, surmounted by a lantern 10 feet long, twenty feet wide, and fourteen feet high. Running entirely around this 1 conservatory, at a height of twenty feet from the floor, is a gallery five feet wide. On the north nml south sides of this princi pal room are four forcing houses for the propagation of young plants, each of tiieiu 100 hy thirty feet, covered with curved roofs of iron and glass. I >ividing the two forcing houses in each of these sides is a vestibule thirty feet square. At the center of the cast and west ends are similar vestibules,on either side of which are the restaurants, re ception rooms, offices, etc. From the vesti bules ornamental stairways lead to the in terna! galleries of the conservatory, as well as to the four external each one hundred feet long and ten feet wide, which surmount the roofs of the forcing houses. Tia-*- ciUunil gallerio* An- txitHrinl with > |iruiuriiaJi' l funnel by the roof* of the piouiitl |h>t>r, which ha* a *uj-ttuial ari-a of f.VJO yard*. TV rj>i ami wt Mlrtm* trr aj>- UMArheJ bjr flight* of blur marble bU | from terrace* eighty by twenty lwt. in the rentvr of each of which Mand* an open kioM|ue twenty fort in diatnt-tcr The angle* of (Im mi uuiH-rvakiri an- adorned with ornamental fountain*. I'hc corridor* which tin* ctt>>.rraiory with the *urruutui- N.FI room* < JK-II line viiUi in every direc tion. The Agricultural Building l a ml* north of the II rlictiltural building, l*-ing ii*nlnl front it hy a rowan lir ra vine, at i ha* a commanding view of lite Schuylkill river at; T the tti ithw.-tern MIIO Itrha of Philadelphia hey. t>• I. Thi build up illutrii a novel combination of mate ria!*, mainly wood ami gl-ue. Hid will i>i*t of a lung nave cn<*ed hv lime Irwnwrpt*. I it'll IHI tit; coin | HUH . I of truw>-Al> he* of politic form. The nave ia >2ll feel htn); by lii > feet in width, with a lieighl of •evet tr tive frri from ilie tbuvr l>. the jedrt of the an h. The central trauae|>t i* It" Icet witlr tttd Hftthtr livr felli)|>li, i'H tie I iml tr.iii|i* c ghtv ft. I wife and arvuty Uvt high It* inN rior i|.|e trat cat rvn-mhlr* th-it of a ureal c-tthrdr.il, :t! in IttMin; fiam li;i )■( In IrtutM jit, liie v wta ia rilMurlt iiMp.-wp. Tlte Ituihlinu i* •tlppilrd with tirvm |. *rf for lite Ue of agricultural lint li or llu- four n lift* im lixw-rl f t the i iVe ami Iranm-pt*, and alao the fiwir *j>or* at the mntntuf the build up, having- the lufi- ami c> I Irnnef lr Iff t • ..f th< r i - r. ft ■' arid fnrui val 'are* 1 r exhibit*, The ground plan of the f uihfing i* a t>ralkl<*r*tn 5W feet by sjo fevl.onvcring * .ul un and ooedoutlh ii-rt>. Si Hem fonirn nation* r w-rvr *pce in thr* Ituihiiag, and in the 147,57} twiM-ii* leet which remain, nr. re than otic lhou*and Vmerican exhibitm* am* annwiimodalcd Thi* nee.*itie* ajw-ciat Imildinp* hr thr collect!*v cthifard and lodging in Philadelphia and vicinity during the pmgre-s of the Centennial Exhibition will not U-ao exor hitant a* come papena insist, there ia still an opportunity for person# of moderate nieiuia w ho may desire to visit the Centennial, see everything worth therseing and enjoy theni aelve* accordingly, ami that without the outlay of an extrnvagant amount of money. Not only in New Knglnmi and New York, hut throughout the entire, country, then are thouaand* of highly educated and in telligent |ieraona who will deaire to give themaelve* the a viait to the Ex hihition. Tina jiloaaurc they can give ihcmarlvo* if they are inclined trf*bc#tow a fIAIU'KNTRUs' HAI.U little care nml thought up in the proper ar rangement* for a visit. We subjoin cx tract* from a private letter written by the wife of one of the Harvard College profes sor*, in order thut friend* further away may take from it auah hint* a* will he of nervine to them in arranging a vixit during the mi miner. The letter begin* hy s|>enking of the " money outlay '' contingent upon a viait to Philadelphia, nnd then goe* on to say: " If they could go Home what in the way jieoide go in aiuumer to the Hennhore, on a sortj of caniping-oiit principle, they could form partie* and *hare ex|*nses, and *o lie able to go, when a regular boarding houae or lodging* would HUB too ex|eusive to be thought of. The plan proponed wan to take a houae in aome town or country village on aome railroad, near enough for the farva to lie cheap. A nmall, plain houae, aay parlor, dining-rcrhaps one more room a* bed room—four lied-rooius nlaive. Furnished very simply with tahlea, chnira, and cook ing stove, and a few cooking untensils: tea- kettle, spider, kettle, didipan, etc.; a little very plain crockcrv. The Iwd-room* with lod*tctui and inattrx-wse* uiJ pillow*; wash stands, crockery, rtrg tables, chair*, and looking gla*-*. Fuel and ga* or lamp* . supplied. Then the house extensively aJ- Verti*el a* to let by the week, partie* wih- 1 ing to engage the house have a list *cnl , them of the weeks free, that *o far lliey may ! cliissw- tiieir own time. The parties to | bring their own bed and table linen Mill , towels, forks and apooiis and knives, and tiieir own provisions a* far a* they choose. , Their dinner* they can get in the ground*. I In short. u> live as people do in sotne of our 1 seashore place*, where a party of twenty will lake a house for a week or fortnight, living in a picnic fashion, and at very small . expense. TU VOIUS'S I'ATnaO*. "* 1 axtpjwwe auch a houw could Iw rrntel for S2O a week, that for aix month" would W Divide the ISO among eight |w<>- p!e. the *malli-*t number I MIKHII-I pn-|*-<- h-r a party, and that only s2.'o awt*k < r 10-lging. and a larger parly, of IMUIW. diminiabew tl.e r I nr) and light* should tw i barged a# a party usn. them, tl would mwdaomereajauiaible per*oti to certify that the houae wa* rvwtieclablo and fairly comfortable, anil to an- that lwtw<*xi the ilil fen-nt partie* it wa* put in neat and decent order. And it ahoiild I* advertiaed ia pa|icr* with a gisnl iMlintry circulation.? A plan very similar to that auggc-ti-d alivecould la- with moat *.ili/ac torjr reanlu. Liberty Bell. This famous old relic bangs auapended from it* maa*ive la-am* of w,xd. in the vc*titatle of the "old State H->u- ," near the cn'.ramx- to Imh |a ndenn- Hall. The la-ll was originally i n-I in England, in 1751, at a ki-I of one humlmi jxiund* sterling; was onleri-d to la-of two thousand iMMinda' weight, ami to contain the following . inscription; " Hv order of the Iwmbly of the Prov ince of IVnnsvlvania. for the State I'ouae lin the city of Philailelphia, 1752." Also: "Proclaim lila-riy throughout nil the land, mid unto all the inhabitant* thrre<4." Ik-fore the la-ll wa* pnua-rly hung, it wa* cracked by a stroke of the elapj* r to try tlw aound, and was recast in this country, the workmen being eom|K-llixl to remix th metal, a* the original mixture was found to . I too brittle. It wn* finished and hung in , June, 1753. In 1777, at the time the American fonxw wen- comjielled to t-vacu- i ate Philadelphia, thi* bell, together with Chriat chtm-n chime*, was removed to Allentown, to prevent them being rneltnl \ into cannon by the English ; at the clone of tlie war it wa* returned to Philailelphia and , eonlinueii in constant use until IK2S, when it was replaced by the prenrnt bell. Closed cn Sunday. At a meeting of the Centennial conunlV aioncr* a vote was taken on tlie queationj "Shall the Exhibition be open on Sunday r' rvanlting aa folhiwa, the vote leing taken by State*: Yea*—Alabama. Arkanaas.t ali fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Minmw>la, Mon tana, South Carolina and AVasltinjtton Ter ritory. Nay*—Aritnaa, Connecticut. I>a kota, District of tvdumhia, "lorida, ti.-or gia, Indiana, lowa, Kanaaa, Kenlu<-ky, Ismtaiana. Maine, Maryland, Massai-liuaett*. Mowiasippi, Nebraska. Nevada, New- V-rk, t Mio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tex a*. I'tah, Vermont, Virginia, West N'irginia and Wisconsin. A motion, then made by Mr. Latrolw (Ind.l, to open the ground* free to nil on Sundays, hut to close all the buildings, including the restaurant*, wa* carried. So that while the building* will l>c closed on Sunday, the grounds will be open to the public. Pennsylvania State Building The Pennsylvania State building i* located 011 ltelmont avenue, near the I'nited States government huilding. The State appropriated, altogether, fr&T>,ooo for it* erection. It is the "headquarter* of the Pennsylvania State commission. It i* a wooden tlothic building, 98x65 feet. It i* surrounded by a tasteful piar.ua, six feet wide, and is ornamented with a central tower, flanked on each aide by two smaller octagonal towers. The height to the eaves i* twenty-two feet, to the jtcnk of the naif thirty-nine feet, and to the top of the cen tral tower sixty-five feet. The main hall ia 30iAl feet, on the right of which arc two mom* 20x20 feet each, intended for ladies' and gentlemen's parlor*, beautifully fitted up, and having dressing-rooms and other conveniences attached. their advantage to ; I'nt'jff nx'Ui* by telegraph or mail. w rival at the hotel, the visitor should reporter | In- name, ami |m urt lit* room ami private (ur*r if desired. Koch hoiii ha a public parlor, open to ail guest*. Tltc tt of pri- ! vatf pari-' i* ctorfiliontl. No fee* to walter* r r* rvantn an- neceaaarv. Money STAIX'B Brnjjnro. or valuable* should 1* deposited in a safe that i* kept for that purpose iu the hotel office, and which can U- used without charge. If left in the loom*, they an- at the risk of the owner. A printed tariff of charge* and hotel rule* ia posted on the door of each room. Physician* can U- pnteuml on applica tion to the hotel clerk. Telegraph offieca, IxMik and newspaper stand* tat which ticket* for places ot amusement can be pn>- cttred), barber shops, wash room*, n-nding n>om*. ami eoat room* (where tlie visitor can deposit hand baggage and receive a check therefor) are connected with tirst-claa* hotel*. The hotel* are oouduvted on one of two plana : The American plan chargus the visitor a fixed rate jar day, which pays for meals, lodging, and attendance. Four meal* are acrved per day i l. r-, breakfast, dinner, tea, nml aup|*'r), in dining-room* that are tiaed in common by all guest*. A head waiter receive* the guest and assigns hiui a aeat at table. The guest wer ; ha# two walking U-anic, weighing twenty two Urn* each; twy forty-Inch lyliwdera, a ten-fori rtrokr, a crank eli aft nineteen inch** in diaineUr aim twclec feet in length: oon nccting ro*l twenty-four fort in length, and phMon rode aix and one-fourth indiea in diameter. The platform upon which it rw*t* tf fifty-five m in diameter and cow iKMad <4 (ndhditd in plate*. nesting ujwm brick fouixiaUoßii that extend far down into the earth. The height from the (our to the lop of the watking-h am* i* thirty-nine feet. . BOM War AMMA IflooHo I nfrßmil I Ml HWM v< Uiorv, V) w.'tMi tjwntwwma ■■! hp ywo, To pw Id qyas thot bomoroM lovo-Ut oaly— Thlo woorjr mortal ooU, wan ww (ptfteawre. Who weuld endsra? woo brought into general 000 ond became exceedingly popular. A Hundred Year* Ago. A atnrjr k told of a (anil? living in col onial lino, whoor extravagant hohito ax el tod the alarm of the Tillage. " For tho eldest eon got a pair of boota, the second an overcoat, the third a watch, and the fourth a pair of ahoe buckler, and the neighbors all 4iook their head*, and whispered to each ■ ither: 'That family k on the high road to insolvency.' *, Ijegialalios in Sew England tried to re nt rain extravagance in dress, and law* were paaMtl against wearing I area, embroidery, needle-work cap* and "immoderate great A century later we And people making fmuck the name nomplainta, and quoting "good old colony time*," The khoea were of the aatne material aa the dress, often akillfully embroidered. Country girk sometim-* carried the broad rloth aftoea with |-k A toe* in their band* till ther got to church; but the pink aatin and yellow brocade ahoea of city maidena a ere u {ported on flog* and palbm*. Mm, John Adam* naked her husband to nend her from Philadelphia in 1778, "two yard* of black calamanco for ahoea," raring she could not wear leather if ahe went barefoot. Byway of ailently reproving the vanity of iheir wives and daughter*, the sterner art appeared in immense pi>wdered wig*, stiffly starched rufflr*. glittering knee and shoe* buckle*, embroidered silk vests, white silk stocking*, and eoata of every boe but black, trimmed with great gill or silver bottom*. With these elaborate wardrobes of the men to keep in order, what wonder the women had • time to cultivate their "squirrels' brains?" to qoute one gallant en inkers of the time. After all, we fancy the mom ardent lorer* of the past would hardly tie in favor of re viving the tiaoe honored customs of the early day* #f the republic. With the ma he held directly under the auspi i-ee of the Centennial commiaaion, to whom the profits will go. Thev will be supported by a committee of influential gentlemen selected from the leading cities of the coun try, and the chief management will be by a local committee comprising the most emi nent men in the profession, under the general supervision of Mr. Col leader. The tourna ment will begin on the fifteenth of May, and will continue a fortnight, closing on the twenty-seventh. It will be held tn Horti- cultural Hall. The games will probably all be the three-ball, French carom, and it is exjiected that four games will be played each day. The priies will be five in num ber, and the winner of the prize, $2,500, will gain the Centennial championship. All the most noted plavera in the world will take part in the tournament, among them Mau rice Vignaux, the present champion of the world; A. P. Rudolphs, who holds the dia mond cue of America, and M. Piot, a voung French player, who haa acquired a splendid reputation.