, 1866-12-09
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Display, Of Specimens at the Illinois
Central Railroad-Samples of Vest
etn Preduce-The Goods Ready
for Shipment.


1be e1lenlaFe preparations WHICH hAFt been In
progress for some time past throughout the yazi.
Gus Western States, To send 10 the parts Expoti-
Inn specimens Of Western produces and utnnfac-
tu1r, ase now completed. and the goods arc re.dy
for shipment 10 New York. Chicago was made
the central place Of deposit for the State Of ILL.
nois, ard the Illinois Central Railroad COMPANY
tendefed the ute Of 1lc1r depot a a temporary re-
oses ef 1h 91 an1 VII 70 a5s
an abundance Of all kinds O! produce, rcprcscnt-
ing The mineral and agricultural wealth OF iii
b1sneb $ Of progress. % ous xostsy H'as;n.n, n c:e g.
T. Holden, Esq. tic land Aafeatnan OF lhe road.
10 whom was entrusted The task Of asserting and
siblo csfe q the proper falment Of Ills R
duIJ, having the articles all correctly labelled,
aud PACKED iIto the eascs which Will b. shipped
early In the week for New York.
Among tho specimens Of various kinds ofp1oluec
now al thf Lard D! pastment, we observed 4 vast
collection OF etmplts repsess ntln2 the agricultural
~hcats d various Ends, sorEhnna, Chinese .nrsr e
cane broom corn. surprise oase+ and cotton. bo,h
IN the rax state and manufactured. The ili,n ois
tsibated IN immense variety Of spectaens witch
Thar a1e boitled samples Of soil f:oa the iii
po1ttors Of The State, ca1cs Of pork, neef md
bans, md ..IIety OF ARTICLES too mulufar'one
:. In addition 10 tho specimens from onr own
Stlte there are a. variety from o:hef Western
States which have been forwarded 10 Chicago ~.
Shipment. Minerals Of all kinds from Michigan
sions, viii copper, led ana Son' building s,oae.
cement, and marble from Iowa City, cosls rom
0anvillc. DuQaoin. 1Asallc snd oshsr parts. Tae
serse 70 CONVEY some idea to o'A ,a so1.
eigne1s Of Tho wealth aaa indust1le, Progress Of
tho Gtcst Northwest. The show Of agricultural
antcpa,ed to BE- very compiler. falls oonsidc ably
thort Of what wo were led to expect We oois
that one Of The tanons schutu9 wagons il among
In con1ecdon with The subject we may mention
Ing = few spedmehs OF tae abotig.uea to tae
VINO will { ,ubless be regarded Ia Europe
By tho MATS o. tho people with more
ea,'9ti.y tssn II The miae:als and implements
T. panum, ESQ.,, Of New York, a Com missioner
for Connecticut, who IL now in TIL. cltY, kud ha
psiSy, @ s tae II 1nisea @ sn;cs 1 conasslase. sa !;
room hs It was nndcr4tood that Arrangements
could be m1de In rarts for thu acco umodatton
usual sasc.prise, conceived the idea of sending
over I few good specimens Of our odgina1 native
redskins. ard ps cparcd TO expend considerable
she S s 1 S'ta II IT, bes9e Id o 'saems ss,
pE,.poee:t 10 send ovcr froup Of Indian. without
ca1!lpE fos ent appropriation OF pnblie money OF
represents va.ious s1,tes and Territories Of u:
Northwest, acting on tho suggestions Of NJ. Bar.
num- took hold OF the project md pl2n wHs
soon de, cluped 10 ferd a delegation OF Indian
::tbss to The Expo.i.iaa for parpos q seient,ac
From letter addEees'd d hJ Mt. Rowland to M:.
Bas1un on 'he snhjest, we kan that as7asre;
about t.ifty picked men from the tetbes
known a. the sion1. Dakotah and caippewas::
their rb}ldrrn- 1le-e will be sc]ected WITH g7eai
the,r phytiqae, thsif habiss - syel = pnHt,
lheI Will he accompanied BY three Interpreters
and one medicine man> under the con'toi and care
Of m experienced as1nt 1t proposed that they
hall carry with Them a variety OF goods O. ihe{.
own Manufacture, and vii, probably exhibit on
the grounds Of the Champ de Mara. suitable
fpace may be apportioned oat,tae Of The ExpoeI-
flon building tor the erection Of their WigwAms.
for rar1. about the 10Th Of March: tis very de-
tirahc that suth Representation thould be made,
and .he project will doubtless receive tho ost Ia.
vorAhte consideration from the imperial Com
missioner, In order 10 secure the fullest heue6ts
TO the Indians 4. d 10 those ~ao have undertaken
The nix. We understand that AF. Harnum. tec-
ing his suggestions 70 ably carried ont, his It,
l.nquished his connection With the project.