The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-11-18
From the Centennial CITY.


PHILADELPHIA, Nov IL, 1876.
MEssns. EDf1oHs;-philadelphia tho lerac,,
city In area or slzo and tho second In population
In the Now World, has been for the last ss
months the great local point Of interest both bls
torlc and actual. for tho last three months ha,
been In the zenith Of patriotic fcrvor, and Of Cen
tonnial glory; but yesterday tho greatest and
most nearly marvelou, exposition yet OF tho 10Th
century was formally closed. Nearly every one In
that countless throng on that day, both In speech
and action, seemed to regret It could not be pro.
lonscd, and the weeping clouds and drifting mlsts
seemed to whisper the same sentiment: but II.
chartered limit had expired, and tho full torn, Of
six months Of unccasing Interest had formally
come to an end
A. halfpast four o'clock, r. g.. in tho Judges
iin,i, tne prosloent oi tho United States afoso
and said, I" now declare the international "a.
position closed" and on wave Of his hand. the
operator at his side, by touch, sent I'M electric
spark over the wires to Machinery Hall ordering
tho rattling and buzzing machinery and belts 70
cease their course; in an instant the gigantic and
ponderous Corliss engine cbeyed tho mandate.
and gradually slowed down and ceased TO pcrfnrn
its ovoutions and like tottcring giant could NOT
move.
Although, as havo just remarked, tho areat
Exposition has by Its own limitation, censed, yot
ph@nix-like from its proposed ashes n thrifty
scion has already sprouted from the old honored
trunk. To-day at an informal meeting Of capi.
taists and business men Of this they gave no.
tico that they had applied for charter with On
ital Of 5000 00O,and subscribed the spot u con.
junction with tho Pennsylvania railroad over
S20O,OOO The Main Building Ia 10 he purchased
md that monument of architectural skill Is to be
spared from the "woodman's axe" and to be con.
tinued as a national and international exhibition.
Nine hundred and fifty exhibitors have alreadv
applied for space, among whom are a large mum.
Der from foreign countries.
Probably the New Amsterdamurs over across
Jersey will again feel disturbed: thew not only
have almost uniformly turned tho cold shoulder
to quite an oxtont to tho late exposition, but at
inc outset undertook to got up one on their own
hook, to manifest their Indignation because Con-
kress did not see fit to locate IL whore rum, the
pistol and the garrote stalk the streets almost
without "let or hindrance"
Something over year since, attended n meet
ing as an outsider, at the Belmont Mansion. inst
outside the grounds, when q largo number of rep.
resentatiVe men oil New York were present, among
whom were capitalists, merchants bankers. brok.
ers, &C.; they were feastod and winod 10 their
hearts content at the expense of the pbiladel.
phia merchants and business men. Thew made
speeches aud promised great things, wero goiur
to take hold and put this thing right through, or
40 great proportion OF it They seemed to feel
an Inspiration Of patriotism, perhaps partially
aided by vino and brandy, but be that as il NAV.
q delegation, it was understood, would meet our
board OF brokers tho next day and helm devise
measures and plans to put the thing through but
they did not put in an appearance, and 1t was
SAID at the time that all that woro not too drunk
to do so, went home that evening, and that was
the end Of that gaseous demonstration; this was |
At time when help was sorely needed, the future
Of the great work looking dubious and uncertain.
rhiladeiphians had at this timo done about all |
they thought they could, but they rebuckled on
their armor and carried tho great undertaking |
through nearly unaided, except tho appropriation
by Congress.
Messrs. Edittrs, through your courtesy | !
have visited tho exhibition grounds largo |
number OF times, and If have not taken or made |
some observations surely must havo been dull |
scholar; but say unhesitatingy, that have
not seen even one person that showed any indi-
'ation Of having drank liquor; neither have 1
heard an angry word or n vulgar word spoken
within the Centennial grounds. This may look |
title incredible, and perhaps others may have
made observations to tho contrary. but have not.
The grounds arc to be thrown opon to tho pub.
10 tomorrow Sunday. but all Buildings there
n will be closed. The grounds will be opened
o visitors until Saturday the 18th inst, but tho
anne admission, 90 cents, will be exaoted; but
here will BIO so much ''noise and confusion as
General Cass once said, caused by exhibitors
moving their stock and fixtures, that probably the
ttendance will not amount to much.