Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-14


,,,,,as,ay EyENIye. MARCH IA.
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THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
A ssixausic Failure Anticipated. /
From the London Daily News Feb. %.
IN. Ps,i. Prssse attributes the o'nissisn
&c any msntion Of the exhibition in the I'm
,.,.,, Napoeon's speech 60 his majesty
y..s.,;.f.r,;on with the whole arrsnge>
80. and his expectation that 10 will turn
''n, gigantic failure. According 20 the
J,,.., the general public takes little intsr'
"a, In the affair, and the psicss hHsd arc al
..,,,hss zoo high for most pockets. The
writer goes on 30 say "Ins sxsetns, sP>
.ss,,nc. Al the exhibition pslace 10 sas rom
ss,isfvins 10 the sys. Il 10 vast. bus without
Grandeur: low add hssvy; fasouoss sons'
rhich the lively eolors Of fisgs or nanesnes
Iii mo, neutrslise. This erection, which
IRON, the entirely modern character OF 10
as.,ins,,on, sAcrding full ssops for the &C.
,,ius Of IN architect. does not prsaent the
s,ss, and pure linen which thst art 90 vii
liocl, rspso,iuces in France. nor hes il ths
power Of originality which was 90 striking
IA the Crystai Palace. Thsss who have the
pr,vi.ege Of penetrating Into the interior !
speak in stiil iess favorable terms.
The oval form adopted in the construction I
Does NOT permit any extent Of view. and The
we falls upon column after column which
succeed each other perpetualiy like NOV 4
ing wall In this building, which covers
100, 900 sqnsrc inc:scs (about To-, DOC square
wards - 2Tt acres. snace 10 twsniing there
- not enough for the manufacturers OF the
departments. so rich in products OF all kinds,
mssue. a silks, cotton wool, embroidered or
It.ntea. perhaps there 10 not even sufficient
Tor Partisan industry itself. And then, with
c,hottitan. TARIFF, what becomcs Of tho hos
l,ts,,,y which France il understood 10 offes
h. manufacture and art, How are those
100 great principles which ought 70 preside
ovee really universal exhibition preserving
,n double character. national and public. TO
10 realized aud guaranteed. namely, that
every facility should 10 ol5ssed - whoever
eau show work Of merit, ana should also
Us provided for ~ exaaination By those
Who arc in,eressvd In the review Of efforts
tending 10 the amsliusasion Of material life
aud of the results acquired BY their psssssv
ancss" The writer dsciasss that - dose
not intend discussing the question Of price,
but that the pubic 10 Of the opinion that The
s~osral good has been tso much disisgsrd.
Cd IN favor Of individual interest The srti-
Gle then sAya ITO these observations,
which we have reproduced without en- arg
ios on them, are added some fears which
will probably BE- disaipatsd BY . note in the
Nowsfevv. Those who are acquainted with
shs interior state Of che works ask ", u
fact. the palace can be open ~ the public OF
the let OF April. and, in case the opening
dess take place then, Il the incomplete ar
sAugemsnls will not be VI such importane,
that The exhibition viii run the risk Of bsin.
lessened in the estimation Of The foreigner
constituting the iisst guests. Wshope thss
approximations ere exaggerated. The com
snssce Of Paris awaits with lex itiinate i'm
patience the movement which that aseumu
iation of elegance and riches ought TO pssduc
These exceptional aud uafsssssn sugmsnta
tioss In consumption form part u che ben
sats calculated on in city like Paris; thcy
70 establish tho equilibrium in business
which, in ,vnversing such period Of acsivi'
~. sends n compensation Tor the past and I
stimulus for the future.
The Bridge.
Springfield correspondent Of Chicag,
paper givos the following interesting Item
on the subject 81 the bridge across tho Mis-
sissippi Mt 81. Louis
The cn,.e length II the bridge will b
200 feet. The lowest part OF ,hc mai
spans, or bottom cord, will 10 not less thu
50 feet above tho city drectfix lindcatn
the highest wAter>tnArk) at the Kreates
span. There will Do two spans over III
main atcanboat channel OF $50 feet EACH
in the clear, not including the abutments. =
The remainder OF the spans over the mai
i,vcr will not he less than 200 feet each, AM
probably viii be a5o feet each. There vii
be- two spans from the Missouri shore IT tn
river over the isvce aud il will probably
he found necessary TO bridge at least w.
streets. besides the above o. the 81. I.0ui
eide, before coming to = level grade.
portion Of the slough on the llinois sid
will also be bidgci The tosa, length O
the bridge over the main channel Of n
river will be about 1900 feet. The tot'
length Of tho bridging over the streets |
81. Louie aud over the slough ON the Iii
nois shore will be about .0a feet, thus MAX
my the entire length OF the bridge, a. above
about g. 700 feet The superstrueturc vi
he built Of iron. and On Posts patent plan
Fine roadway viii consist OF two douUl
track carriage ways and one -nslc trac
railway, with tracks on the latter to accom-
,ncdate the dill, rent slages IL the railroad
eentcring II S. Louis Tho railway trac
will run between the two carriage track.
tho latter ends passing under til. railway
which viii ruu over thein over bridges. thu
Keeping the carriage and rawsy track
from all interference with each other. Thu
there will, IN reality, be three bridges owe
tho river. abreast Of each other, which i
equivalent to single track bridge 5, 10,
feet long. Ia addition 70 the carriage On.
railway tracks. there Will be two sidewalks
six feet wide each, % Q At each side Of IN
bridge. The mtsonry will be OF the u Us
substantial and massive character and leu
ctiption. The ma,n piess wsll I've from IL
10 1870 iees high from the foundations, an
will be 80 iest long on top, and u 3 wid,
Nth proper battea g. their foandationi
The foundations viii he very sxpcnsiv,
and il may b~ found necessary TO use pne,
.nat,c piles; but il 10 hoped that the crd,n
sry piles viii be found sufficient. II o
they will be firmly driven. sawed off q II
bed Of the river OF top Of foundA ION
aud tne Masonry lowered in iron csssiov
90 its lace.
The approximate cost vi the entire stsu
turs, il is estimated, will he Is ,00O, 900, d
thorough examination 10 wsAdc Of the bed
the river A corps Of engineers will be q
shs gsound for that puspsse in Few day
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S0eaerao oeeoOoeces Or The usaro0l
0eaeos.
The San Eraneisce Alto California. in ,
article ON the variety aud abundance Of q
minerals found on the Pacific coast, says
"Gold. silver. qu,cksilves and copper. q
the only metals which the coast nov yiel
IN any eonssdsrable quantity A plasna
obtained, and thsss are rich veins Of iro
lead. antimony and tin. in the State. b.
they are not worked VI The nen.metall
sninerala. coal is the most important, and
'hst the annual production is about q, 0
tons. Of FROM Diablo. The borax lakes
Lake county arc the sichcst sources Of IN
m,ne'M known, and the production Of 9,
h"ed eorsx is becoming Important. II
porcelain clay Of Michigan Bar l. of . ye,
hne aud valuable quality The felspsr
Ca'averas - considc,ed equal to any for a,
ceramic useA. The plumbsso Of tolunbi
according TO the repor, Of expor,s. il
good as that Of the best English mine viii,