New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-04

Opening of the Cincinnati Exposition.

OpeO109 OF the NlnClnn0t1 ExpOSItsOns
CINCINNATI, September 3.-The fourth
Cincinnati industrial exposition was
opened tonight in the presence of a very
large audience. The doors were opened at
seven o'clock. At ten minutes before eight
a procession, consisting OF ex-Secretary
Cox, who was to deliver the address, Mayor
johnson, the presidents of the Chamber of
Commerce and Board of Trade, President
Blymyer, of the exposition, and the exposi-
ton commissioners, accompanied by meIn-
bers of the press and headed by Currar's
band, formed and passed through the va
rious departments.
At the Fine Art Hall they were received by
George Sharpless, chairman of the fine art
committee, who formally welcomed them
to this department The procession passed
along one or two aisles of each department,
receiving at each greeting similar to the
| one mentioned above. The procession at
| last reached the stand which had been
erected at the west end of the main hall.
| Here the formal exercises of the opening
| occurred. The orchestra, from its position
! in the pagoda in the centre Of Domestic
Hail. performed the Exposition March pre-
scribed by Professor Audres for the occa-
| sion.
| Present Blymyer asked for silence be-
| fore speaking commenced, but with little
effect for sounds of hammers and the noise
| of workmen from various parts of the
| Duilulug COulu De uedFu dt All tlMcs, pTo-
| venting the large number OF persons who
| collected about the stand from hearing sat
| isfactorily. The galleries in the vicinity
! were crowded to Overflowng with ladies
and gentlemen, and the halls in the vicinity
were densely packed.
| Hon. Samuel +. Darlington, president OF
the Chamber of Commerce, in few well
chosen words pertaining to the character
of the distinguished gentleman he was
about TO present. introduced exSecretary
| Jacob d. Cox.
The Governor commenced by recalling
the history of the exposition in its growth
from a mere local TO aapatlonal enterprise,
drawing exhibitors, not only from all parts
| of the United States, but, to a considerable
extent, from Europe. The grandest exhibit
| ton here was of the two great social forces
so mutually interdependent that it was an
absolute impossibility for one to exist apart
from the other.
ave should" he said. Empress ourselves
| with the debt which civilization owes to
these two great forces, and to endeavor
to realize more strongly the dignity
and power of skilled labor The ad-
dress occupied about ten minutes In It's
delivery. The formal announcement OF the
fourth Cincinnati expOsotion was then
made by President Blymyer. The attend
ance to night was 500.
Cholera in Chicago.
CrrcAGo, September 3-There were eight
cholera deaths last week against five the
week previous.
, LITTLE Rock. September 3.-Ion. ID.
Ringo. the first Chief Justice of Arkansas
and for twelve years United States Judge
! of the eastern district of Arkansas, died to
} | day, aged seventy-tive.
The OsnRe Lands.
g ! 9ToPEKA. September 3-A letter will be
t | published tomorrow, frCm Governor O9-
9 born to President Grant, concerning the
| Usage land controversy in this State. The
: | Governor takes strong ground in favor OF
| the settlers. and against the railroads, and
urges the President 10 take or order 5ueh
:, action at Washington as will bring the mat
ter before the courts for speedy and de-
,, cisive adjudication. q
f The Coming Prize Fisht.a
, ST. LOUIS, September 3.-The last deposit
i | of $500 in the Allen Nc Coole prize fight was
. made last night. The fight Is to take place
a on the twenty third instant. There is very
g | little betting on the result, although tht
d friends of both parties are sanguine.
e Exploring Expeditions. o
IS SALT LAKE. September 3.-Hoxie ia push
n inp toward Colorado river, and will joil
y the main part of tl0 Wheeler expedition a
rs Fort Wingate late in the season. Captain
-e Jones exploring party from Fort Bridge
ir has reached the Yellowstone country. Hi
a line cuts off about 200 miles from the raj
,e rod to Boseman. Montana. He will com
t. back on a new route, which promises
a, still shorter and more feasible wagon roae
ID No Indians have been encountered.
Q Transportation.
Fl SARATOGA, September 3.-The legislat!v y
"a Joint committee on routes of transportati0
=. met here to-day and adopted resolutio
~ | invitinp the limited States Senate commit
l.o tee 70 visit three routes of transpOrtatiO
80 oz: va the ChamplaIn, Erie and Oswee
a canals, and recommending that ths 9oI
,ia mittee proceed by way of Lake S8aGS?a
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