The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-08-10
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PHILLIPS & PRERNINs. EDIroRs.
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Me-. VI. Ecvs 1888.


Others being here, in good health and spirits,
!" seeing the sights" This Empire City" little
village of Monohotton"-s crowded with stran-
gers from every portion of the civilized world.
Poor, rich, humble, noble" old and Young.
white, black, red yellow, with few blue. The
nobleman of France, England, and other nations.
mighty and powerful, parades and struts about
with pompous and important dignity, in all the
glory of epoulettes. imperial and rnlastaehe- But
alas! for g pomp and circumstance" how often
are they defiled by the noble touch Of republican
equality" Sed quiescant IN pace"
The Crystal Palace was inaugurated the other
day by the President in beautiful little speech.
He was received with all the honors that Gotham
could give to the distinguished head Of great
and glorious Republic-great and glorious by
reason of its equality, intelligence and unparal-
led progress in all that adorn and elevate human
ity. His coming was announced by the boom
ing of cannon, and large city delegation recei-
we'd him at Castle Garden. Many regiments of
infantry, varlously and beautifully uniformed,
with splendid bands of music; companies of
cavalry and light artillery, with shining Parapher-
MALTA and thousands in citizens garb, went to
greet and welcome him. l never witnessed such
a spectacle-magnificent and grand. Broadway
was ga sea of up turned faces" so crowded that
officers had to precede and make way for the
President and those who accompanied him.
There were a hundred thousand people on the
street, and in the windows. striving to see him.
He rode along on horse back, bare headed, bow
Ing with grace and dignity to those whom he
represented. was amused when he put on his
hat-a plain sik-to see that it was nothing but
g a cooked hat" knocked entirely out Of share,
both sides sunk in and crushed. The vast crowd
first laughed and then cheered. You may imag-
inc with what feelings. Soon the rain began to
fall, and then such a scatteration The President
with only an umbrella, got very wet, but contiu-
ed TO the Crystal Palace, and delivered his speech.
The Crystal Palace is building what is build
ing" and entirely worthy of the enterprize and
genius that projected il. 1t is erected on Rese-
voir Square, in the north western part of the
city, and extends over five and thsee-fourths
acres; area of first floor, 157 lg5 squire feet
area of second floor 2496. sguase1 feet. The
general idea of the New York building is Greek
cross, surmounted by dome at the intersec-
tion, over 1913 feet in height, beautiful and no
BILE in It's proportions, and the chief architecture
al feature of the building, its diameter is 100
feet The frame work of the building is a sys-
tenn of iron columns and girders, and panel
work, into which are inserted the glass sashes.-
The glass is one eighth of an inch thick, and is
covered with an enamel durable as the glass it
self, being translucent, but not transparent, the
rays of the sun give an agreeable and mellow
light, free from intensity OF heat. The whole
quantity of iron employed in its construction
amounts to 1900 tons. The quantity of glass
is $1,000 panes, $4,000 square feet The guam
tity of wood used amounts to 750,0 900 feet board
measure 'Tis a beautiful, noble, majestic pile
light and airy in appearance, and graceful in its
mighty proportions-a successful specimen of
our rapid and wonderful advance, in so short
time, in that art which is to be the pride and
boast of this Republic, aye, it's the foreshadow
ing of that happy period, when the giant genius
of architecture shall have his empire in this land
of Liberty-lberty of thought, of speech, of ac-
ton.
The e.Fair' is no failure, but is eminently sue
cessful even nows in its incipiency. OF course,
the u. S. are far ahead at present; but all the
nations, having pretensions to excellence in art
or science, are somewhat represented. Two or
three bundled workmen are still employed in
completing the arrangement of articles to be ex-
hibited; and building an adjacent structure. It's
length is 45O feet, and width IS, designed for
machinery in motion, cobinets of mining and
mineralogy, and refreshment rooms on the lower
story; and for the exhibition of pictures and
statuary on the upper. No one can imagine the
transcendent beauty, nagnifcence, and grandeur.
of the breathing sculpture OF sunny Italy, the
foster mother of all that is glorious in art. There
are, also, the slight and delicate fabrics of France,
unsurpassed in beauty and fneness of texture,
and the splendid manufactures of England.-
There is the '.model engine" small as thimble;
and scales that weigh $4,000 lbs; carpets soft as
down, woven in one solid piece, large enough
for very large room the latest and most APP
proved Improvements in philosophical and chem
ical apparatus; indeed whatever you may think
of is there Everything goes on in perfect or
der, for there is an efficient police. From three
TO six thousand go there daily. Near and around
the building are grog-shops, fruit stalls, oyster
stands, monkey shows. and every thing else which
may relieve one of carrying money, OF afford
matter for the pen of foreign scandal have tres
passed on your patience, but ask leniency for
YAZO0.
AN ExrRAoRnINARY DISCOVERY. atten-
ton of men of science, in Paris. has been drawn
to an extraordinary discovery made in neigh
boring denartment prave-digger in throw