, 1874-09-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE EXPOSITION.

NSSfAA WloSELLNN -
THE EXPOSITION.
Ycssoraay waB groat dfangora day at tho
Exposition. No lees than six railroads brought
in this peculiar chss Of humanity. several Of
them in great uumbors. Thoso woro tho Chica-
Co. Burlington & Quincy, which brought alone
not lcsn than tan passenger cars containing ovor
1000 allow-Hoera tho Chicago Il Alton and ILL
nols Central, which brought about 800 each tho
Cl,icago & 1tock Island which brought about
700 anu tito Danrillo l. Yinccnncs and North
wcssorn, whose combined pasaougcrs incroased
tho attendance at tho Exposition by about 1000
In addition to this, tloro was, notwithstanding
tho rain Of tho afternoon. vory good city nj
tendance. 4 feature Ut tho E1poaltion which
hardly obtains tho attention on tho part OF visit
osu which it merits ID tho display OF
CEREALS, F1u1Iy, AND MINERAL
md other vegetable products Of tho lands be-
longing to the lana:.grant railroads. 10 my
ono WHO has tho ambition OF becoming sottlor,
and tho hope Of ono day being the royercd but
tootllicss Oldest inhabiant, Or, porchanco, col,
region, tho nqunsh Weighing 219l4 pounds dis.
played by tho Iowa Railroad -Lnnd Company, and
tho G3-pound watermelon OF tho Chicago Dnr-
lington d missouri Railroad, md tho plntes Of
l'aeillo md Aschson. Topeka k Santa Fo Rail
roads, Or tho magnificent dioplay Of corn BY tho
tho carrying out Of h!H ambition. However, much
tho ayateu Of land-granta to railroads may
10 condonned, nobody should allow his
littlo political projud'cos to- stand IN lis
way Of obtaining, BY q thorough examination Of
tic agricultural and mineral display at tho south
end Of tho gallery, some laoa OF tho resources OF
nndoyclopod Auorica, ospocially on tho lino OK
tho kana,ls Pacific, which roRd has wonderfully
Every ono who visited tho Exposition yestcr-
day was delighted with tho great improvement
made by adding a number OF Low 1ols to
THE FOUNTAIN,
whose prosonco aldod 4 tholiaand.fotd to it1
beauty. Tho managers hayo accepted another
hint from The TRIBUNE and have nndo ar
rangomouts with The Lincoln Park Commission
era for couple Of awanH md pnir Of geoso.
When these aro sailing around tho basin Of tho
position Of 1874.
Not littlo disappointment ia felt by a1l par-
ties at tho ExpoBition on account Of tho very
poor show mado by the Cornell Watch Company.
It ia apparout that their fac-simile building has
proved IN orror OF judgment. Tho propflotors
oyidontlr concur III this opinion, as, beyond
foW watches and q fow specimens Of tho parts Of
the works, and tho man who stts with Ills logs
coched across tho door to lsoep tho burglars out,
thero fs really nothing to attract attention.
a very interesting
pALEoNroLoa1cAL D1scovERY
was made yesterday by Mr. Latin while digging
in tho rear of tho Exposition Building, when ho
skull Of what TINT eontloman holds must havo
Deon, Judging by the signs of decay On tho
boncs ono Of tho very carlleat sctticra OF Chi
cago. uo at once notified Coroner btepAons of
the fact, and aa soon as that funct1o,sayy has
done with the sub1oot it will DO turnod over to
tue Academy Of Sciencos, to deeuro definitely
upon All particulars in tho life and hiatory OF tho
lato proprietor OF tho interesting romains.
During tho afternoon the Executive Committee
they commented upon tho fact that the Pau-l Han
die Hond was tho only ono which had declined to
grant tho layors to intending Exposition visitors
Which tho other roads Ind ngroed to accord. It
iH probable tlIat tho action Of this road ia in tho
,ntorosts OF thu Cincinnati show, which neoas
tho fostering caro- Of tho railroads much moro
than tho Chicago ono. Tho nctian Of tho Com
| pauy il moan-but thon what could DO expected
Of & road with sucha namo III tho " pan-uandle7"
Negotiations hayo beon hegnn With
THEODORE THOMAS
with yioV to having him Bivo concert at tho
Exposition Building ono evening during hiH stay
4ero with hs orohostra. II these arc successful,
and on that oyoning tue management can make
in, tho crowd IN attendance will bo something
unparalleled III tho Now 1lsminphoro.
Among other notabilities WHO intend shortly
to visit tho Exposition a1o ox-GovH. Bgler, Pol
lack, and Curtin, OF Ponnsylranis who visit
Chicago on tho 22d nnd 23d OF October, with tho
special intention of sooing tho show. To-day is
"poop,o's Day" ngain, aud tho enjoyment of it
| will bo increased by tho porfof7nanco in tho
morning, by pago'a Military Band, Of q choice
prograun'G Of music; alr: pase'a Land ia =
faults they would DO forgiven il, during their
performance, they played ono piece which tho
! disposition baud have not played at loast ten
! Thousand lmes.
a bust Of tho nov. nobors Collyor was placed
on exhibition yesterday IN tho Photographic da-
partuont Of tho art gallory, It is tic work Of
alr. William y. Starr, d promising young ohi-
cago artist who llan boon In Boston auco tho
fro Of 1871. Tho bust represents the popular
blackumith Clergyman Us no was tlve years ago,
aud IT, therefore. loss robust and mora spiritual
than the htr, Colfyor Of to-day. But it in pro-
nouncol al oxcellont picture for tho tinlo It rop
resonts aud. al work OF art, it ia almost fault
| 1GBg.
Al t1io meeting OF tho Executive Committee
| yesterday, hloaars. Douton, Drake, aud Reynolds
| wcro appointed as q llecoption CoMmistoo to
wait on ox-Ooyp. Curtin aud pollnck whom thoy
| arrive horo noxt wcok. Secretary Noynolls wns
uIao instructed to Houd formal Invitations to tho
Commissioners OF tho Cincinnati. IouiByiilo, st.
Louis, and indianapolis ExposisionH to Walt tho
Chicago QUO.