The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-10-12

4 Lesson on Cheap Railroad Fares
4 Statue of christopher Columbus
H,1odciphia Wdnts q Permanent
Mo@- Closing Programmes.
From our Regular Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9th, 1876.
The rural citizens still throng
ccntcnnial-ward, and cheap railroad
fares and tho additional excitement
of estate days" continue to keep
the average attendance at the Ex-
position up to 100000. The rail
road companies are making i'm
mcnsc profits, and if experience
shall teach the railroad kings that
their past policy of high rates does
not bring in as much hard cash to
their Golfers as cheap fares which
stimulate travel, the public can
thank the Centennial for it. EX-
pericncc seems to show that the old
rates compelled people to stay at
home and that the companies would
be gamers by permanent rcduc-
ton of fares. If they can make
such enormous profits as they now
do at excursion rates to Philadel-
phia, it may be found that they can
thrive best on low fares after the
Centennial is over.
Virginia, Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia, arc to combine
and hold their State day on the
10Th inst, the anniversary of the
surrender of Lord CORVALLIS at
Yorktown; a splendid tournament
will be the conspicuous feature OF
this day. Thursday was Rhode
Islands day, and little Rhoda made
big fuss for so small a patch Of
ground. Gov. Lippett and thirty
six members of his staff, in gor-
geous uniforms, received ut the
Rhode Island building, and did the
honors just as we'll as though they
hailed from one of the largest States
in the Union.
The naturalized Italians will show
their love for the land of their adop.
ton. and their desire to prcson,
some suitable testimonial in com
mcmoration of our centenary by
unveiling in Fairmount Park, on
the 18th inst, a monument OF Chris.
toplicr Columbus. The monument was
made by Prof. Salada, mt Carrara, Italy,
of the plircst Italian marble. The fig,
urc Is ten feet high, representing Co.
lumbus i'm the costume of lis age and
clime-low shoes, tights, q tuE'c reach
ing nearly to the knees and ncatly dec
grated about the neck, and long, Loose
cloak, with sailors broad collar. The
head il bare, and his abundant haiI
flows back from high, square forehead.
His physiOgnOmy is nearly the same
as it Is represented i'm the famous "bust'
ut Genoa, and in what arc supposed to
be his most authentic pictures. His
right hand rests upon globe fifteen
inches in diameter, OH which Is traced
In black the outlines of the continent
which he discovered, and which rests
upon n hexagonal column. In his right
hand he holds his chart, and around
his feet arc artistically arranged All an
chor and tackle belonging to ships.
Around his waist Is u plain belt, from
which hangs u beautiful sword. The
figure rests upon cap four and n hall
feet high, OH the front of which Is in
scribcd: "Prescnted to the city of Phil
adclphia by the Italian citizens" and
OH the back, an COmmcmOration of
the first Centenary of American Indc-
pcndcnce." On the back of the die,
the next piece below the cap, Is the in
scription: "Dcdicated on October II,
1876, by the Christopher Columbus
Monument Association, OH the Ami
vcrsary of the Landing of Christopher
Columbus, October IL, 1872" In front
of the die Is u beautiful bas-relicf, rep
rcsenting the landing of Columbus. In
the foreground IL the small boat from
which he landed with view of his fol-
lowers, the land being on the right and
the vessel on the left. On either side
of the die are the coats-of-arns of Italy
and America. The total height of the
monument Is about twenty-five feet,
and its base Is seven feet long and six
feet broad. The weight Is about thir-
ty-fivc tons, cost Sls,0 900, and will be
warmly cherished by the people ofPenn
sylvania, and form one of the most ac-
ceptublc of the many tributes and art
treasures that will be permitted to re-
main In Paramount Park.
Philadelphians and the Philadelphia
newspapers arc talking about making
u permanent thing of some portion Of