The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-03
LITE CABLE DISPATCHES.
Formal Opening Of the Paris
Exposition.
Immense Coneourse Of People.
The Exposition Yet Incomplete.
A Skirmish with Fenians.
ON e NJ AN X l. l. e ID
Immense Concourse Of People.
The Exposition Yet Incomplete.
A skirmish with Fenians


HEw YogK April e.
The Herald of this morning contains the
following specials
PARIS, April l.
The great Paris Universal Exposition was
formally opened this morning, and the day
was observed as a holiday by the entire pop.
ulation.
At eleven o'clock the doors were opened,
and BY the time the Emperor arrived, there
we're FIVE thousand persons inside, and on
the outside al least one hundred Thousand
people had assembled. There were eight
thousand police on duty, and the order was
excellent.
Every carriage in Paris seems 10 nave been
employed.
The grounds Of and around the Exposition
Building are in lamentable state of con-
fusion. Not one.tenth Of the goods are
opened and arranged. But the French De-
pariment is in the best order; next to that
is the Russian, and third the English. All
the other departments are not yet ready.
1ut AUtIlChu OeHhfbiuSut Is utc VI hAc
most incomplete, and the commission Of ex-
hibiiors, and Americans generally, In the
city, are very much dissatisfied with Com
missioner Beckwith, who appears TO be
totally inefficient The only department in
operation is the restaurants, but even here
the Americans are behind-hand. The only
goods which have been damaged on the voy-
ages are American.
At one o clock the invited guests assembled
in the Art Gallery, where America made q
fine show, many fine pictures being exhibited
and well hung, but the English display was
much greater.
When the guests gathered, however, the
superiority of the American ladies was CON.
ceded: they were the bellies ofth day.
A brilliant company, blazing with diamonds
and pearls, 6lled the centre hall to welcome
the Emperor and Empress, who came pre-
cisey at two O'Clock. They drove up long
avenue covered with velvet canopy Of green
and gold, decorated with flags, and lined
with soldiers. They alighted at a splended
pavilion, built especially for the Emperor.
The Emperor Immediately re-sppeared and
gave bis arm to the Empress, and proceeded
on foot TO the main door, preceded by the
hamberlains. The party passed round the
entire gallery, nearly one mile in length.
The Emperor spoke few words to each
Commissioner, but at the American Depart
ment he stopped with the Empress, aud
bowed to the crowd. who we're cheering
heartily.
The Exposition will not be ready till May
One half of the space is allotted to France,
and that is net yet completed
/ The English very strong in machinery
beating the Americans in that department.
There is nothing like as many Strangers
here as were expected, and the number o
Americans is not much greater than usua
every season
Prices have gone up fearfully, and th'
hotels raise their charges fity per cent site
this week
1t is useless to come TO see the exposition
before May.
LONDON, April 2-m.
Erie shares are quoted at a9t; Illinois q
7sl; bonds IS.
A despatch from Dublin SAYS that tn
troops we're searching, yesterday, near tn
city, for Fenians, and found three fall
armed. The troops fred on and killed on
of the Fenians, and one, who proved to b
the notorious Maclure, was captured; tn
others escaped.
Advices from Bombay states that tn
growth of cotton in that region is beinI
greatly increased.
In the House of Lords last night, the Duk
Of Buckingham, Colonial Secretary, said th
proposition of the transfer of the Russia
, North American Possessions TO the Unite
States was matter OF indif erence to En-
land.
DuBLis, April g.
A despatch from Cork reports fight
the vicinity Of that city this morning, betwee
the troops and band of Fenians. Sever
of the rebels we're taken prisoners