New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-13
TIE CENTENNIAL Exhibition.

ARRIVAL OF TIE GOODS OF EGYPT
TIE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED by TIE KhEpiNE
PRODUCTS OF TIE Farm AND NANUFACIoRf
SENT CUM0sITIEs
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TkiBuN"
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 1.-THE oldest OF nations
is the first To appear at the birthday ies'N'i " o
Youngest Egypt has arrived Her entire Contribution
70 the Centennial already landed at NewI0rk ana her
Chief Commissioner is here with his catalogue READY Ioi
the printer and nothing remains for him TO DO Du' 70 pun
in orderly array the exhibition buildings the products
sent II the fair 10 begin next month ihs'eaa
OF in May he would be ready The Egyptian
Commission s. composed OF the following inemDefS'
His Highncss Prince Mohammod Tawhc Pasha. Presi-
dent; His Excellency Chenf Pasha, Minister OF Com
merco, yce-Presidcnt II. Brugsch Bey, Commissioner
General and Secretary; Members, Gen stone; Mahmoud
Bey Astronomer; Marietta Bcy Director OF Museuihs'
NJ Gas;ine Bey. Professor In the Medical School Inc
Commissioner q cneral, accompanied by his Dro'her'
Emil Brugsch and NJ Behmcr, attaches of the Commits
SION arrived here few days ago and will take house.
in West Philadelphia and remain until the close OF tne
Exhibition Nearly the whole Of the Egyptian exhibit Is
the property OF the Kh6divc. Many OF the curious ana
costly articles such weapons and ornaments from INC
barbarous tribes nhabiting the remote regions
Of Central Africa Jewels, inlsd work in ivory,
precious metals, rich embrodcries In gold aud
silver thread produced by tho Arabian artisans
OF Cairo are taken from the National Museum while the
best specimens Of agricultural products are from the
estates OF the Khedive. In ALL the catalogue contains
over 600 numbers in itself niue Of information
about the novel and darng experiment OF the khedye
in migrating npcn decayed and dormant nationality
all the modern improvements OF higlyciyzcd Europe
Statistics are given Of the FARMS factories laboratories
schools and charitable institutions that have been esao-
shed since he began his remarkable effort to awaken his
country from It's sleep OF centuries The new arts anu
industries imported from France Germany and America
AMI made 10 take root BY the will OF one man, contrast
fbo h,ria
apparcl whose forms and decorations come down from
tie reign OF Khaif and with the primitive furniture
and utensils Of the Feas unchanged snce the days VI
the PhIraohs.
II was not until April last that the work OF forming tho
exhibit began. 10 defray the expenses Of making the
collection, trans porting II to this country, and maintain
ing the Chej Commissioner and hA stan the Khedive
made an appropriation of 100000 francs Whenever
articles desired that the vicerega museums FARMS
and factories did furnish they were In most cases
purchased. Only very few private manufacturers ana
land wncrs contributed thai the Khelive IL almost
the sole exhibitor IL the kbtdiyes desire, Brgsch
Bcy says, Z have palace erected ON the Exhibition
grounds like the had built ~ Vienna Ia Illustrate
Egyptian architecture aud domestic life, but me tiino
WAS too short after the Pesdents invitation 10 partci-
pate Ia Centennial received In the Agricultural
Department Egypt contributes complete and admirably
classified collection of the products OF the Nile Valley, the
cases. and the Of tho Mediterranean and tho Red
Sea The display Of cotton includes specimens Of the
crops Of the past eight ycars-in all $500 sampes-with
the prices they brought in Alexandra aud In Liverpool
Sugar raw aud refined In the next most important ar
tice All the grans-wEeat, maize barley doufa heahH
peas, fax, yetcb, lcntils, sorghum, poppy seed; a
great variety OF useful Gbcr besdes such well known
ones hemp fax and rane all the woods of Egyp In
sections trees, polished upon side; dates olives
preserved fruit. &c, appear upon the catalogue Inc
localities which all these products como arc given
and large map OF Egypt in the Centennial Year OF
the American Rcpublc" prepared expressly for the Et
Lb'on by order OF the Khedyc will enable visitors TO
study the geography and productions Of the country at
the time. IN the Agricultural Department VIII also
be shown tobacco, indigo, chemical IIelsiation7 IT.
fnmery, Arabian honey, specimens ui marbles ana Dud-
ing stones and many other Interesting Things. -,
iy help Of the catalogue and the Intelligent eIra-
nations Of tie Commissioner easily IN ina Il
nation the Egyptian section III the main building Inc
srIcudors OF The Last mngle strangely with the palmer
aud more practical appliances of modern civilized HE
There saddles Of iOusy embroidered leather ond-
mented with massive gold, cimotcrs with Jeweled hits,
firniturs iuald with ivory silk curtains, aud ladies'
Jackets heavily embroidered with gold thread, and there
are also drain pipes shOYos and hoes and axes books FOR
the blind, and drawing by pupils in tho polytechnic
-cnoo by side of the ancient payyrus one secs the
modern newspaper, the hlppopo'"hus hldo cohllaais
with good, every day cafn, the chbouk and nargieh,
with the Partisan cigarette porcelain OF Lur0pean
articles from souddn DarlouI, Abyssnia Uganda, ana
eve FROM country the Dwarfs those singular people
whom Bayard Taylor introduced 10 the readers OF lIE
TRIBUSE about IA year ago. Excellent photographs oi
raunGt enuIuere 1.-THE of these interesting articles
but must not onit 10 mention the niShcap made ~ e
iectIoate greetings 10 his brUthcr Majesty OF Egypt.
Neither must forget the collection oi painted plaster lac
yimes Arabic architectural oinanentatiOn ia mosques
and othor buildings, tho great aquarce picture of
Cairo by u German artist WOi;1nbach 81 Berlin
Bmgsch Bey II tie Director OF the Museum Of Egyptian
Antiqnlcs and the Commissioners General OF Egypt
al tne Vienna IA position lie Is "a learned Egyptousst,
h the author OF several books and 10 well known
literary aud scientific circles Ia Europe Formerly no
was Professor in the UniyGrsy Oi GOttingen. lie Is
pleased with the preparations iOr the Centennial winch
he regards emnenty practical and he charactcLcs
the m inagement exceedingly energetic and ehicent
he has than fortnight OF American me- but
| am will not object To my saying That nc COIN
plains of the of Philadchi Cairo, hc
declares is much cleaner city. Tho indlidudl hero
appears do great deal he says, but The community
docs very little The cilizen builds himself hpC mousse
and surrounds himself with every comfort but the city
fails keep the street decenty clean IN front or MS
door Such these, from clsent foreign
observer ought To make the municipal authorities under
stand that philadelphia in danger OF being dsSiaccd IN
the eyes tho world by lithy condition Of her
thoOugh There yet tIuo TO purify them before
the Exhibition begins.