Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-07-27

Ccmtennialities.
Fifty-two Thousand Ave hundred
and sixty-two persons visited the
grounds on the 9Th, the receipts
being s23, 025.50.
One of the most life-like pictures
to no seen In Memorial Hall is q full
sized portrait Of Abraham Lincoln,
which stands at the right Of the main
entrance.
3 The Michigan State building was
formally opened on the 9th, Gov.
Bagley delivering the address. But
~ the building had been open u
visitors for some weeks, tho formal
Iopeniug was III little moment.
There Is display of potatoes and
onions from Bermuda In Agriculture
al Han worth looking at. The veg
etables are OF the largest size and tho
finest quality, showing the produc-
tiveness Of the soil in that fertile
little island. A good many of the
potatoes would weigh ton, while
the largest Of the onions is 40 Inn
mense that sixteen persons could
stand around II and shed tears to-
gether. eV0ta sss'pN Aate
The Commissioners had another
very knotty question on hand the
other morning. 1t was proposed to
thank Vice President Ferry for at
tending tho Fourth OF July ceremo-
nics, but the feeling against 1t was
30 evident that the motion was with
drawn. One of the members said
that 1t was simply in the line OF his
duty to attend, and that he was paid
obc there, just as mach as the band
or the policeman.
Tho Centennial loiging-housc
agencies are on the verge OF starva'
ton. They say that they never ex'
pected any business until the over
crowded hotels swept myriad Of
sleefy victims ntetheir hands, bn,
as the hotels have not been full theil
business has been minus. The larg-
est of them IL about to move its
Office into an obecure street, from
which 1t can step gracefully dowr
and outwIthout attracting any at
tention.
The bust OF Abraham Lincoln, has
arrived at the Illinois Headquarters;
has been placed on handsome ped
estal, eight feet nigh, in front Of the
State Building. and a few yards from
the main Yenteanee. sit ais = large
handsome bust, made of galvanized
iron, and remarkably fine repre-
sentatlon OF the head and face Of thf
murdered President. A handsome
bronze, eagle has. also been placed
over she main entrauab Of the build
ing.
In Agricultural Hall there Ii Q
windmill. said to BIO fac smile %
AN old mill stIlI standing on Long
Island, at East Hampton, abon'
eight miles from New York, which
was a representative Touring mill
for that period years ago. The
mill had capacity for grinding out
eight barrels per day, wher
the wind happened TO bo ia
vorable. Tho fac siniileis cxhibitad
Ny n New York milling firm, who's,
1eam Touring mill in that metrop
dis has a capacity Of 200 harrelI
Per day. f nt
\ A new style of refrigerator Is on
exhibition In the Unitasi States Coy
ernrncnt Building. The sides ar,
Principally OF glass, and through
them may be seen several large iiii
time OF them being a sturgeon nearl,
four feet iong), sorne strnwberrit
koxen into the Ice, a cake OF leo from
which not y drop az water u seen n
run, and several other objects indi
eating that the temlfssaturo wjti,i'
Ne s'cabinct' Ii very enid. Indeed
hero Is InrRe tiscrmosneter show
tng the mercury 90 tie twenty de
frees below zero, Notwithstanding,
that II Is from nIuety-fve 10 fm out
side. Ii sweltcring visitors coul,
- permitted toscrawf into that I'd
figerstor only for a few moments
9ey would soon sigh for sumaae
again. .
At ths crossing Dc th1 narrow
nauge railroad near the north cente
81 Machinery i Hall, = telegraph
DARN has becn constructed, simila
y the alarms used In the "hlnck sys
toin'' On The Fenasyivania Railroad
A telegraphic wire laid under tn
track. and extending about u hun
dred yards In zach direction from
The station, communicates with
sees 9 Hs fsiion PlattiorY