The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-11
Arrival, Of the Ra,Iro.a s.cur,i..ist..

uculars of the celebration at St. Louis. CORES.
pondent of the Baltimore Sun, writing on the 4sh
instant, says
We reached Bloody Island, opposite St Louis at
1ls o'clock in the night, precisely tims, . thing
unprecedented In railroad excursions, aud for
which the managers dss tho chest credit Piue
torches had been stuck In the ground for several
hundred yards brilliantly Illuminating the scene,
and adding greatly TO the convenience OF passen.
gers. Mayor Winner received the guests in q short
ties of st Louis and was replied to on the part of
the excursonists by Mayor Pitcher of Louisville.
Cannon were fred from the opposite shore, and
rockets pierced the sky.
Four large steamers, the Illinois Reindeer, Die
Vernon and B Baltimore, had been provided for our
accommodation during the night upon which (only
few steps from the depoD We marched. while two
bands stationed upon the upper decks filled the air
with music splendid collation. was set board
OF each steamer, and the accommodations equal to
Fl rst class hotel. Const quently every body went
to he'd 10 the best possible humor with himself he
abroad company and lh' exc ion.
The same writer, dating on the 5th, the day of
the celebration, says:
This has been truly gala day iu st. Louis All
business has been suspended, and the population
en- masse have joined in the festive welcome to the
guests of the city from East and West, North and
South who bave come up to celebrate the open
ing # the last sks in the line of 922 miles of rail-
way from the Atlantic to the Mississippi and the
union OF cincinnati aud st. Louis by the iron
bands Of quick communication
After br.akfasiing an excellent opportunity was
afforded the distant guests to view the city and
adjacent country, by the fur mag ifloalt steam
ers on which they bad lodg-d, passing some eight
mics up ard down the stream before landing At
the city. Some seventy steamers were thus
counted lying At the wharves. Finalfy, as we
disemoarked on the st. Louis wharf abou: nine
O'Clock. the multitudes who lined the shores and
the streets sent up their greeting shouts while the
guus of the artillery, drawn up in line, reverbera.
ted in loud tones over the water.
A IA ip1meps line of carriages, over one hundred
In a Der, decksd off neatly and gayly stood
~si,ig along the prize pal streets ioto which the
guess we're rapidly u,hered, male and female, AID
escorted directly by brilliant procession of aili
tary-"horse, foot ard dragoons"-fremen In gala
dress, the Turner Versin and other associations,
to the splendid and spacious grounds about four
miles back from the ciy, set apart and arranged
for The ~ nual display of toe agricultural aud stock
raising products of the State. 1t was a brilliant
pagean'. and twas hailed by the whole population,
who in anima, ed thousands filed doors pavsDen,s
and windows. Many blocks of beautiful private
residences were passed, where the fair daughters
of the city Stood as numerous rs leaves In Valam
brosa. .
III. show grounds were reached about noon,
and surprised all from the East with their extent
and beauty, some fifty acres substantially -encos
ed and adorned They are perfect level. green,
with luxurious blue grass with open groves At con
venient points, and Z most tasteful and capAciou.
amphitheatre erected in Tho centre This latter
is perfect circle, the seats and . wide platform
all rooted In at au ample height to leave the
view perfectly clear for all the many thousands
who may occupy it. A heavy ornamented cor
nice surnounts the numerous pillars facing in to
the centre, and on the ground 10 the middle of
the circle is neat octagon structure, with three
platforms, handsomely balustrEded, up through
which aud far above runs lofty flag staff, from
which foated the stars and stripes. The interior
circumference of the amphitheatre Is one thou
saud feet and the diameter three hundred and
twelve feet.
Dinner was then psrtaken of with zest.
Ga entering she amphtheatre several tables
tesdng many hundred fest each, around one
ha If of the immense ci.cle, stood loaded down as
1t were With pI uson of visnds, substantial and
correctional. win Missouri wines, ice-creans,
strawberries, &C., for the refreshment Of the
guests. All those bearing the card of invitation
of the Ohio and Missisapp Company had been
furnished the day previous on the cara not only
with badge denotiag thsm to be guests, but
also with an admission and dinner ticket, and
thus everything was carried out without the least
disorder. In keeping with the teeming produc-
tions of this great West whore Ill things seem to
be- on q colossal and profuss scals-the repsst the
hospitality, the jolity, and ahe good feelipg
enthusiastically Overwhelming, taking old and
feet @ o. ~ ~ ' - - ''' . - 'A '1'''
The st. Louis IDtelligsncsr says that in the pro-
csssion, which was two miles long, sixty five
carriages anu C< OmutpuSSS CODtAinlpk RuCbB
There wsre it is said. about IS 900 persons in the
amphitbeatrs, whore the celebration took place.
The celebrated Drsd Scott and an Iudlan chief of
the Mohawk tribe were Cd the ground and attract
ed much attention. At night thsre were numer
GUS displays of fireworks In the city.
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THE ADVANCED PRICE OF TEAS The total
export from China of teas to the United States,
for the period between the 1st Of July 1856, and
the 9Th of March, 1857, shows falling off of 16
s33 l78 lbs on the exports of the year ending Both
June 1856 with no probability of the exnorts ha.