Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-16
Second Day Of the Grand
Affair.
A Successful Opening, with Pros
poets of More Interest
Each Day.
The Several Departments and Who
the Exhibitors Are.


dence that the most sanguine expecta-
tons of prosperous beginning is real
lied. Every inch of available space in
the building has been taken, and the sew
eral departments are being rapidly filled
with beautiful and costly wares, the
works of art and products of nature.
So very excellent were the displays
made to-day that not one person who
visited the building and viewed them dis
passionately and with the eye of lover
Of the beautiful and useful, has yet found
fault or been heard to utter a word other
than of the most complimentary nature.
True, our remarks OF yesterday regard
ing the late hour of preparation on the
part of some OF the exhibitors was but the
expression Of large number, yet it is
better late than never. The attendance
last night and to-day was unusuallylarge,
for all heavy rain set in early last
night, and left murky clouds to darken
the day. The cheap transportation fa-
cilities offered ey the railroads and steam
boats will certainly attract large num-
Der of visitors from abroad, and if the
enterprise and energy already shown by
our merchants and business men is not
permitted to lag, we can promise visitors
an.exposition worthy of their attendance
and encouragem ent-one which will ex-
coed in point of usefulness and attrac-
ton any heretofore made in this city.
Let every citizen feel it his duty to con-
tinue it as it has begun, and thereby
show to the outside world that Memphis,
with all her calamities, is not dead nor
even asleep.
Yesterday we commenced descrip-
ton of the different displays and for
want Of space and time, were compelled
to omit many attractive features. We
left off with noticing the attractions in
MAIN HALL,
and continue with noticing one of the
handsomest displays in this department,
which is that of W. & s. Jacks showcase
of fancy china and glassware, silver SER
vices, etc. This display is admired by
all visitors. The large assortment of
canned goods and fancy groceries of
Lyle Il Shields is very grand. The boot
and shoe trade is represented by the
firms of Kennedy & Rudd, VIM. Miller,
John W. Voegeli and H. Harder, each
firm making good display. Ferguson
& Priyetts show of home manufactured
ssddlery, harness, etc., is very large and
attractive. Cole & Co. exhibit paints,
oils, lead and glass. Thomas d Gross
make fine display of saddlery and
harness and leather manufactured by
themselves. THE big cigar" is sus
pended over the space allotted to julius
Schalsach, the Washington street cigar
manufacturer. He offers the big cigar"
to any man who will smoke it by carry
ing it in his mouth, with no
other support than the teeth.
Duffy d Carey and Oliver, Finnie & Co.
have each large space in the center of
the hall for samples of fine groceries.
The First National Grocery Store
has little of everything in the grocery
line on exhibition. Candies, nuts,
raisins, etc., are plentifully displayed by
B. Rocco. W. S. Bruce & Co. have on
exhibition fine assortment Of carriage
and wagon material U. F. Cavanaugh
4 Co., proprietors of the Memphis Spice
Mills, have grand selection of spices,
teas, coffee, ETC. The restaurant is under
the personal supervision of Uncle Tom
and Aunt Mary, the famous proprietors
of the Raleigh Hotel. Warm meals are
served at all hours night and day A
nice room is fitted up for ladies also.
Farreil's big fat oysters " are oonspicu-
ously prominent on his stand.
That enterprising cuss las many call
HIM, Lou Loubrie, has erected in the
building an effegy Of King Cotton, which
is not only very appropriately arranged,
but suggestive of this the capital of his
realm. The king attracts the attention
of all visitors, who are profuse in their
compliments of His Majesty.
The saloon, under the joint proprie.
torship of Messrs Cannon, Rourke &
Malley, is under the charge of Con |
Keiliber, whom every body knows to be
one of the best bar tenders in the city. |
UP STAIRS
will be found Mitchell & Hoffmans fine
display of furniture; Leddin's speci
mems of penmanshipi L. NJ. Deans col
lection Of chromos, looking glasses, etc.
the Singer, Wheeler & Wilson and Grover
& Baker sewing machines; Chickering
pianos and musical instruments lthe col
lection ofB Hollenbergl; also the Knabe
and similar line Of goods, exhibited by
L. Goepel; White, Lsngstaf & Co.'S
display Of cutlery, hardware, etc Boyle
4 Chapman, statiouers and blank book
manufacturers, where ruling machine
is in operation; Bryson & Camp, furni
ture, carpets and curtain goods Marcus
Jones, wall paper and window shades;
B. LoweDstein & Bros, where one Of the
finest displays of laces, silks and fancy
dry goods is made; Mrs. F. Kremer,
fancy millinery goods; Leubrie Bros,