The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-15
Correspondence of THE CLARION.
Letter From Obadiah.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July q, 1872.
EDIToRs CLARION After nearly making
the circuit of the State of Mississippi, inclu-
ding trip up the Yazoo and two to New
Orleans, all within little over tour weeks,
I find myself here in the ''Falls City,"-the
commercial metropolis of Kentucky. Yes
terday was spent in taking bearings with
nv friends, visiting some of the great man
ufactories of the city,-the Exposition
Building, and many other attractive features
of Louisville. i find wonderful progress
made here in the last four years. Not only
is the Railroad Bridge over the Ohio river
completed, but so is the magnificent Gait
HOuse-and many splendid blocks OF mag
nificent StOres,-the most costly of which is
the splendid building of Bamberger, Bloom
& CO., on Main street, into which they have
lust removed. But it is in the colossal Expo
sition Building that Louisville has display ed
her sagacity and liOerality. Imagine one
building, two stories I'm height, covering Il
space as large as from THE CLARION Office
to Garrison's corner, and then as far back
into the block as Alex. Virden's, all thrown
| into two immense Halls (down stairs and
up-stairs) for the display of machinery,
! products of the farm, textile fabrics, agri-
| cultural implements, objects of art &C., and
| YOU have an idea of what preparation Lou
| isville has made for her first Grand EXPOSE
| ton, commencing the ID OF Sept. next. The
building is of brick--Walls two feet thick
surmounted by handsome glass tower in
| the centre. under which is to be erected a
beautiful Fountain. The building is well
ventilated, provided with steam power,
| and will be lighted up with gas throughout.
Filled as it win be with an immense variety
of machinery. &c, it will well be worth
| visiting.
Louisville has gained much population in
| the last four years and vast increase in
I fn1 MI -
solvency is second to none in the Union.
| While her railroad facilities for reaching
| the South are superior to st. Louis and
Cincinnati, her many lines East afford her
decided advantages for still increasing her
trade with the South. lC Is notorious that
| in some branches of manufactures she alrea-
| DIV excels her powerful western rivals and
| is thus drawing custom from them.
The city is well provided with city rail-
| roads the lines already built extending over
| seyenty-five miles-has splendid water
works, is well lighted and certainly tho
1 roughly elalighted by her great and popular
paper,-the Courier-Journal-and some
| lesser lights in the newspaper world. Her
| Hotel accommodations are capital.
Politics are Just beginning to be the topic
| of eyerybodyis conversation here, and from
| the immense number of Greeley hats which
cover the craniums of the male population
of the city you would think that General
Grant will not get votes enough here to be
| worth counting. Liberal Republicans and
Democrats go hand in hand for the good Of
their country; but here and there, am told,
there are to be found some dyed in the
wool'' Democrats in Kentucky, who will moi
support either Greeley nor Grant. 1t |:
generally believed, however, that as tht
canvass progresses these non-contormistS
i will see the necessity of going with thell
old friends, and, by presenting asoiid phalan1
overwhelm the enemy as he has not beer
before. great ratification meeting i
announced for tonight and several dIstin-
guished speakers are expected.
AS an item of the fondneSs OF the popola
ton of Louisville for circus shows. Barnum
who left here last night after showing twt
DAYS his great menageriesci and museum
where for fifty cents, you could see almos
as much as you could see in six shows dow
our wav, is announced 70 have sold (42
torev-two thousand tickets-he showed thre'
times clay-and so goes the money.
Before closing must not omit to inform
you that the proposition which first saw
from the pen of the gallant Major Jonas.
! the Aberdeen Examiner, TO hold CRANE
national ratification and reeoncilllatlol
meeting here &C the Falls of the Ohio River
. has been endorsed by the leading citizens
| Louisville and the cities ofJe1fersouvllle ant
J New Albany, Indiana, and commltte
appointed to correspond and make prepare
lions to carry the capital suggestion int
! execution. It viii take place some time y
September and no expense nor labor Will D
spared to make ii the greatest event Of tn
campaign-a ffe accom- papiment 70 TIN
labors Ofthe Cincinnati and Baltimore Con
, Ventfons. Mere anon.
Il OBADIAH.