Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-18
The Great Centennial kxpssssion.

From an advance proof-sheet showing the
system OF classification of material at the in
tsrnational exhibition in Philadelphia In ls,6.
good idea 10 obtained Of the character of our
FIRST national centennial celebration. The COM
missioners appointed TO take charge of the
matter seem To realize the infinite amount Of
detail connected with such an enterprise, and
the necessity OF early action. They have.
already made good progress in the way of
general arrangements. The system of classii-
catien comprehends ten department., each
department being subdivided into ten groups,
and each group into the same number Of classes
For instance, " Department 1" embraces "Raw
Daierial--mDersl, vegetable and animal"
and group includes metallic and nom metallic
minerals, coal, mineral combustibles, building
stone, marbles, states, lime, cement, mineral
and artssisn waters, mineral fertilzing sub
stances, &c, sc. The other groups under
this department embrace everything which
comes under the head OF raw mate
rails - mineral, vegetable and animal
and would cover thousands of articles
The first department embraces, OF course, ami.
mails of every kind. Department 81 is devoted
to the exhibition of all articles coming under
the head Of "materials and manufactures used
for food or in the arts. the result of attractive
or combining processes;" department 3" to
"textile and felted fabrics, including ready
made clothing, Costumes, and ornaments for
the person; and department A" to furniture
and manufactures of general use in construc-
ton and in dwellings," The other departments
cover q vast number of articles and inventions
of all kinds in use in the various branches of
industry, including apparatus for the increase
and diffusion of knowledge, mechanical and
philosophical Instruments, engineering and ar
chitecture, the fine arts, &C., Sc, in almost
endless variety.
The big Indictment of $50 pages agains Boss
Tweed is an elephant on the hands of his prose-
cutOrs. In the court on Monday the counsel for
Tweed demanded the reading OF the indictment,
whereupon the court directed the clerk to read
il. One Of the New York papers in describing
the scene says: The halt horrined look with
which the clerk gsZed alternately at the i'm
nense black volume, and at the impassive face
OF Judge Ingrshsm, upon which glimmered the
faintest shadow of a smile, caused laugh all
over the room, and well it might, when it is con-
sidered that this volume Of $50 pages, full of
figures, and as interesting as unabridged die
ti0nary, Dust occupy, at the rate of two minutes
TO the page, s. hours OF continuous reading, or,
counting the usual number OF hours in court TO
the day to nine days. In fact, everybody saw
the subterfuge, everybody saw the farce and
laughed over it, commenting freely ON the
acuteness which had brought it about. The
learned AID dignifed counsel for Tweed lau yhed
and chuckled, as II they thought the court had
nothing 10 do but TO enjoy the joke, at the ex-
pense of It's valuable time" SC. When flesh
and blood could stand 1t no longer the clerk
handed the book TO the court stenographer,
having read two hours, and mastered but 81
psges- The court then set the trial for January
6, and adjourned the court. The Boss may be
called upon after "life's ftful fever to answer
for his deeds, but he need stand in no great fear
Of New York court.