Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-08-31
New York correspondence of the
Register.


Louis Mapo,eon's Worlds Fair-Lighting /
up he Palaee-.E rening Exhibitions
american Fire arms-C Colts Revolring
Pistol-Pouer's selfloadiag Rifs-hs
Superior advantages 7hor,raidsen's
Great Groups Christ aad his Apostles
Irish Embroideries-l
Handkere1iefs for tie Presidents Wys
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tire ofthe Saga-z Testimonial to Captain
Ingrahana- Sailing of foreign Appoin-
fees-Juliaa and las Prinaa Donna-Un-
preeedentsd Morsality
New Yonk. August es. 1858.
Mr.. EDITOR Louis Napoleon has de-
termined to be in the fashion. England
and America having had their Worlds
Fair. he has resolved that France shall
not be long behind. For his universal
exhibition he has fixed the year 1856
and as he will bring all the resources of
government into play. and will do his
best to outstrip in point of magni6ceneel
his potent rivals. there is no doubt that
the Crystal Palace of Paris will not suffer
from comparison with either of its pre-
decessors Official information was re-
ceived some time since at our State De-
partment. that goods, the importation of
which is prohibited. will. on that occasion
to be admitted into Paris, and that af-
ter the Exhibition they may. at the OPP
lion of their owners. be either re-exported
free of duty. or delivered for interior con-
sumption by paying a duty of 80 per
cent. 1855 ea.i -saH 4
Last evening. the Palace was for the
first time brilliantly lighted up. editors,
reporters. and other guests having been
invited to commemorate the OCCASION
The long vista of the waves. illumined
with flood of light, presented a striking
appearance; while the vast dimensions of
the dome and the singular beauty of its
establishment seemed rather to belong to
the sublimities we read of in family tale,
than 10 sober reality. For week back,
workmen have been constantly occupied
in putting up gas-light fixtures. Some
idea may he formed OF the vast size of
the building and the brilliancy with which
it is illuminated, when we say that four
thousand burners are in full blaze at once.
All this is preparatory TO opening the ex-
hibi'ion in the evening" step which will
be much to the benefit of clerks and 9th.
ers whom business engrosses during the
day.
In time of peace prepare for war.
says time honored adage, which we
Americans understand and act OH. al
least if we may Judge from the formida
BILE. array of muskets. rifles. cannon and
bayonets, to be found among our own
contributions. 1t is universally admitted
abroad that the ingenuity of our country
men has carried off the palm in this de-
partment OF manufacture. In its com
ments on the various contributions at the
London Fair. the Maidstone Gazette
published, it will be remembered, at til e
principal cavalry depot of the United
Kingdom. holds the following language
respecting Colts repeating pistol: 1.-The
result of examination and inquiry con-
vinces us that if the Great Exhibition con-
ferred no other national benefit, that
of having public attention called to this
! formidable arm was one of no ordinary
importance" If it held Colts revolving
pistol in such high estimation, what would
this paper say to the self-loading rifle
exhibited in the present Fair, which is
capable of discharging forty shots mi
mute. II would seem as if no impression
could be made either by bayonet or by
cavalry on a body of men armed with
this weapon. no matter how great the
disparity of numbers. The legislature of
Tennessee has adopted it for the militia of
that State. and in January. 1852. passed
resolution recommending the United
States Government to purchase from the
inventor the right of manufacturing it by
the various arsenals. Louisiana and Flo
rida have also adopted it i; and General
Scott has endorsed it in the highest
terms. That it can shoot forty times a
minute is almost Incredible but this is
accomplished by most simple and in
genious mechanism. 1t is both self-load-
ing and self-priming is perfectly water
proof. not liable to get out of order. and
is said to shoot as far and accurately as
any other rifle.
Wandering through the various apart