, 1874-09-15

The Condition Of Affairs ia tho stuiad.
tsaG Yesterday.
Tho Exposition opened yesterday morning ,,n-
tcrlally improved over what It waa at its close
Saturday night. Whether It's improved appear.
a'.ce was brought about by my body Of nochan-
ten noglocslng thoir sabbath aovotiops, no ono
sooms to know The improvement, howover,
was noticeable on alt sides. The machinery had
now lnatre, gainod from froo application OF
polishing material, with horo and there touch
from Tho phintcr's brush. Tho Bhow-oaBcs woro
fearratgod. and many Of thom rof,lrnshcd,
while tho nrray Of household gooda had
been 30 changed as to mako them look entirely
nniiio vhat they woro fyw days ago. IAo:Art-
Gallery was also inapro sod by tic addition Of
tic Puris pictures, which, arrived Saturday, antl
contrary to cxpoctatiea a. were on exhibition
yesterday.
In tito afternoon tho exhibition was further
! improved by tho addition Of numerous articles
to The nlrendy largo tll,ow, Which embraced al
most everything fronl q sn,all-tootled comb to
r. steam fro -ouglHo.
TIE ATTENDANCE
in the forenoon Sas unexpectedly largo. and III
the Afternoon, despite tho unfavorablo weather.
1t was hut llttio behind tlaot Of Saturday, and
larger than Upon tic first day or two after tic
opouing. notwithstanding that tho manage
mont LAS, for somo cause, boon extromoly lib
oral In distributing
COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS,
IT cnmo to light yesterday that Bomo ono had
presented d card bearing tho name OF "W. w."
accompanied with tho request that three pcrsolis
| be admitt od Tho gentleman mixing tho request
was cainicd to DO tho ''local editor Of city
consequently Ills request was refused. In q fow
monlontTi tho following letter was received by
the sncy etarY, which is doubtless from tho pen
OF 1nedcl doal-boat iunsmt1cl as the editor Of
tile pAi1er In Question asscrts Tint such CHAR
: act'}r has any connection ~hatovcr with his
paper:
DEAR sIn The answer Tou have Eeud me ~ regards
cf them Ticket dt not osroct: Il yon wontd ike to
o1 V IN kssnes'fs ;ssa ssaf q so?''
! II the lead-boating OF auch characters as tho
| writor Of tho above would soein to DO, ondou
with their admission to tho building, tho man-
! ago,ncnt would not oare 80 much. But such Ia
| not the caso, for yesterday sayeral
! PETTY TAErrs
werc reported, md OF Saturday night the printing
ollico Of the building Was pretty we'll xanRackol
! and robbed. Another 1evicef for admission, which
Bon,e claim rs a licenHo to do Us they please, is
| to pass themsalseu or a. employees. Tho plan
nucli acamp adopts IL to pull on hia cont, iive
up to the employees entrance, aud insido
tlo building, Tho confederate tlcu passes tho
coal III ~ window, and tho chap In ready for
work. How extensive this systom of doad-boet-
days Of tho Exposition it was largely practiced,
but now that tho icoper Of tho ompoyeB' door Ii
acquainted with moat employees, few havo tho
courage to try the plan, Tor fear It would mol
which large nunabcss steal a sight Of wbat is on
exhibition, simply to hare thu chance to stea!
from what iH exhibited. but tho management
is careful, and tnking every precaution
one iH admitted OH . ..pass,'' no matter who he
is: No doorlscenar is allowed to receive "pnes"
! Of auy kind. When one presents compli-
nlcntary ut tie door ho is directed TO tho Office
to 10 recognized, whom ho is furnished with 4
second '.paes," II Lo acemH entitled to ad1nis-
sion.
Among tho objects that attracted especial Ut
tontion yesterday afternoon, which may porhapa
be accounted for in measure from tho gloomy
weather, was
nooEns' srAruAnr AND onours
on ono Efdo aud tho aewipg-1nachines upon the
other. Among NoEors' groups were two that
were Ye particularly attractive Coming to tho
stoaps arc are cops1s1iyey oa yet noy 1 .Po 81
| invested with new interest from tho force OF
circumstances. by stating TINT Henry Ward
Beocllor was the contre figure of both tho cir
tho Pnrson" is the representation OF vnr.lnnt
youth mud bashful lasso standing baforo Mfr.
Noccher, awaiting to bo united in lie holy bonda
Of n1asrimony: Some cruel ,wag labeled. the lad
beth Morse" and tie Inquiry 'D's vas saI-
| joiucu. "When Bhall no three meet again.
The picture spoke for itaelf, and until stripped
of ita labels was tho subject Of great nlauy
crude jokes. The othor picture represented
Dcechot seatea, while upon ono SIDE stood Wen-
doll Phillips md upon tho other William Lloyd
Garrison. In front was the fugitive from sla-
verv,-a female with An infant IN her ar1nB. Tho
fugitive WAS called Butler, aud the babo in Iia
atms was named Moulton. Tho group ~ truua-
formed had its own language, mud nouo wero SO
dull Us not to comprehend aud appreciate tho
| same.
THE gEw1Na-aIACHlNgs
| wero not particularly attractive In themselves,
| but there waB poWor behind the throne stronger
than the throne itself. The ladies' to preside
ovor tho machines were solicited, doubtless, with
an oyo to their beauty, as wol as their knowledge
OF tho business, and whila the machines attract
tho ladies in search Of labor-sagers, tho ladies
a.trnct tho ; gentlemen III search OF lfecen, ~,
aewiag.maehiues On exhibition ;i3 arn TUG
grand centre ,:;, tor both ao1es. md
nlogancios aud intriraccs Of the machines, and
lleart.tiutteringR OF tlelr exhibitors.
Tho management feol encouraged at tlo sue
though many departments arc as got far from
being full. especially the gallery, tho managers
aay tint ovory available inch Of room has Boon
engaged. and that inside OF ten days 1t will be
| occupied.
] THEY ARE COMING.
On Thursday tho Pittsburg, Fort Wayne K
Chlcaeo hallway will run special train OF
Twelve coaches from Fort Wayne aud iuterme-
diato stations for the benefit Of those who de-
sire to attend the Chicago E1position, Yickets
| viii DO soid for leRs thun half faro. Next week
the same Company will run excursion traiua
from Cfcstline mud plttBl,lrg to CLioago. Tue
prospects aro slat largo numbers will tako nd
vantage Of tho reduced rates to Wait the great
| Exposition.
Two Children 15urncd t0 Douth,
:, From tie EaH Ca,rt llis.} Free fress.