, 1876-09-15
A TRIP TO THE GREAT SHOW.

10 fht Editor a. 1fhs Tribune.
CHICAGO. Sept 18.-l startel for the Centou-
nial on the baltimore g. Ohio train which leaves
Chicago ut u. III. 4 delay during tho night
during tue following evening yiew Of the
mountains Of Wost Virgnin by moonlight.
Tie scenery, which Is hero grand and beautiful
when viewed IN tho daytime, was, Us VIC saw It
with clear moon, at once sublime md unique.
Whom we were following tile windiuga OF aomc
uountAin-stroam, causlng the moon's apparent
position to 10 constantly aud rapidly changing
from one aldo OF the car to tho other, tho sceuo
which was then presented was ono Of great
brilaiancy, and our pleasure bor1crcd on excite
mcnt ns We Witnessed SO lne an example OF
natural panorama wllero the views shifted "
rapidly 40 in Kaleidoscope:
sunrise, and reached Washington in tlnio to
take tho steamer for hount Vernon FOr
tho benefit Of the thousands who hayo not
visited the tomb Of WashlGEson, Let la,, NE .ay
turn without having done homage to this Amer
lean Meccl. The ride down tho Potomac Is q
delightful one. You 90 at ~ .. m, aud return
oast sSoat ysa s3 S tFs yE t 4 sa hS ousa f
fore the Revolution, . country gentleman, OWL
tng an cstate Of 10, 900 acrcs, ana Was Surround
cd by II! the comforts and many Of tho luxurlos
but In 17l3 with Masonlc honors {as tAo exist
Ing cornerstone attcsts) by Lawrence Washing
!on, brother OF dooEgs' When tile latter was
Il There be Is Tow much Of interest to bo seen on
tho estuse, for ,besdes tlIe tou1b !tsulf and the
mansion, there are tnany things shown there
which were owned or used by Waslinaton,
such W furniture, pictures, surveying
tois, ste. WIS aush Interested ID
| TINT old key Of the French Dast!io aud tho
model of tho nslson, which were presented 70
Washington by Lafayette. " soursc,.l visited
| tngton, bcsttics other Government buildings,
Including thu Capitol, with Its many wonders.
Wo lost, tn = measure. the tlrst Two days at
| tho Centennial {as IL usuRl) III running arollna
taking genera! surveys Gro we could get, down
to real work. Hy this Tins w0 recovered from
| our first feelings Of alnazcnent ny Which VIC
had hecn overwhelmed oll first sceiug. tho cx-
whit dinsinlsllcd, VIC had bteome enabled more
| intclliKuutly to comprehend ths magnitude Ut
the undertaking. Thurs are ndont lU0 buildings
un the Exhibition grounds. and somc uf our
[ party went into ull VI those which aro open to
IL lno tho grcatcst wonder of tho Exhibition
| wna tho Exhibition itself, - shown In tue lnagn.
tu.e aud perfection u tho Hpsk@ings @ Of the 10,
thought und labur thae !ayu bcCn expended IN
the Cutting up Of tbs Exhibition Is indeed IN.
tiuItc. Niue.tcnths Of tho peopc you meet IT
liz Ccn.enn1a! ara Americans, an4 a., nr.ty. ~.
Intelligent ultl4le-classos,,, merchants, farn-
ers, atc., aud their families, aud lanttssds
Of them nlay be seet. villa pcucii snd
paper taking notcs Of what llloy geo, evidently
du.ring 70 learn something, by their tlsit. s2
orderly, polite, alld pleasant crowd OF people I
uoycr Jaw beforv, did not hear nm oath OF an
obscene word, nor so aay Drunkenness OF
Our slioily peoplo,-ladies. with thsSa kan-
gafoo DIP" and ts "Gssstan ss.na " saii
themselves tho elite Ut soc!ety, were seldom
sssa psraps they yefs a. the wsts wsleFlnsi aai
haye been thuso Is mainly due the dacIcdst OF
having done the lnjury. 10 ths goods that has
ySry w stylish isiies uss ~ u too iigirsoned TO take
heed to tho inscription. llsnds OIL" which
Foreisaess % have @ pseviousy u y formed s their 81
mates Of our people largely from thoss whom
thsy have sesa A A. our xatetang-rla anu e
unfayorable criticisms which We hare received
from time to time at tlclr hands. Ths prescn
Exhibition will, think, materially altuE thc
ylews iu shis respect, aud Will thsretose, In tht