The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-07-27

markable-Reception Of he Presideni-'
Opening Ceremonies Words o the An
them-H6erniaa Indignation Meettng-'
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NEW YORK, JoI.Y l3, 1853.
Mr.. EDITOR The Crystal Palace con-
tinues to Re the engrossing topic of CONVEX
sation; rs the time Of opening draws near,
the excitement increases. Invitations for
the opening ceremonies have been sent out
in considerable numbers, and no doubt even
the immense area of the Palace itself will
be filled with closely packed crowd Of Gu.
rious spectators.
One who was inside of the magnificent
edifce to-day would hardly believe It posi-.
bic that order could be brought out Of tho
chaos there prevailing, in time for the open
ing to take place, as announced on to-mor-
row. The eye wandered over motley heaps
of boards, scaffolding gshavings. packing boxes,
paint pots, carpenters tools, covered statues,
paintings, canvass, and thousand monde
script etceteras; and it seemed perfectly ab-
surd to imagine it possible that all this could
be cleared away in the course Of twenty-four
hours and put in apple-pie order for the re-
ception of that respectable body the public.
Rome was not built in day" nor If it had
been pulled down could the latter have been
disposed Of in that brief period. The Crys-
tai Palace, to be sure, is not a Rome but
the elastic fragments strewed about the floor
are almost enough to pass for the ruins of a
decent city. BY tomorrow this time they
must be in "the tomb Of the Capulets," or
somewhere else and their removal will be
enough to keep five hundred mon busy all
night. What a hurry the various hands are
in how flurried the Directors are! Imagine
a matronly house-kecper who has some rePu-
tation at stake, with unscrubbcd floors, car
pets up, house topsy-turry, and invitations
out for large party to assemble in half an
hour. Realize her sensations, and you will
have some idea how the President and Com
mittee of Management feel just at the pres
ent time.
The announcement of opening, like the
laws Of the Medes and Persians, changeth not.
The distractions will be removed, the in.
auguration ceremonies will take place; but
60 suppose either that the building will be
complete, or the contributions all in their
places would be grand mistake. The pain
ter will arrest his brush, the carpenter his
hammer, tho upholder his needle, in mid
career. The softened light admitted through
the half opaque glass will illumine many ar
er'n,v stsil and nadastal widowed Of il statue
In other words those who visit the Exhbi
ton mt this early stage will lose about hal
the curiosities. In this respect however
as in others. our Crystal Palace has followet
its great London exemplar. II will be- re-
membercd that it was some weeks after th,
opening, before oil the contributions arrivec
and were arranged in their proper places.
One Of the most striking features in tn,
American Department Of tho Fair will b,
the fine collection Of arms and warlike equip
ments manufactured for the u. s. Army
and exhibited with the consent Of Govern
ment, under the direction Of Jas. T. Ames
OF the Ames Manufacturing Company o
Massachusetts. This company send speci
mers Of the bronze guns and swords fo
which they have the government contract
The Armory at Harper's Ferry contributes
some splendid rifles; the Watembiet Arse
nal sends number Of field pieces, howitzers
battery wagons, &C.; while from the Spring
field Armory we have a selection of musket
and musketoons. This latter establishment
enjoys the reputation Of having carried tn,
manufacture Of muskets to the very hiphes
point Of mechanical skill Every part, ever
down to the most minute screw, is made b,
separate machine, and with such perfec
precision that they are take indiscriminatel,
and put together, fitting with admirable ex
actness.
An exceedingly interesting collection o
Japanese curiosities arrived in this city tw,
days since in the Steamship Illinois, in charg
Of Lieut.. w. c. Peasc who has been appoint
ed BY Gov. Bigler, Of California, Commis
sioner to the Worlds Fair for that State
They were obtained from Japanese Junk
which was borne out to sea by contrar,
winds, and after having been tossed abou
for seven and half months was picked up b,
an American ship, the Emma Packer, boun,
for San Francisco. Cold aud starvation In,
carried of every soul on board except on
Mongolian With barbafous name who ha,
acted rs suPercargo, and who despite hi
nation's antipathy to outsiders, was By n,
means sorry to be saved from the Jaws O
lcviathan by an American bark. From thi
ship, the articles in question were obtained
the more remarkable Of them are rs follows
a number Of quaint-looking coins, bearin,
inscriptions in an unknown tongue /; a yolu
minous log-book Of tho Junk, kept on sepe
rate sheets about 8 yard long, which bear
strong family likeness to tea-paper; Japan
ese mariners compass, differing from our
In having twenty-four points instead Of thin
ty-two, each point being marked with In,
Inn - Il