The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-05-24
PHlLaDnLrmrA May 18th 1875.

n NtkaiEiAftttA May A0tu lOfbs
This Is run mad city and there's full
as much method In ifs madness as there
was In the Melancilolly Dane. They
knew hawk from hand saw whether
the wind sets Easteriy or III some other
quarter. They are centennIally mad, ask
a man the way to Arch street and he viii
tell you he GeplsppisI opened yesterday.
IL h the greatest Exhibition tile world
ever saw and 50 with everything. Flags
and the Centennial are all that the aver
age Philadelpl,ian can think OF talk about
dsbeIieye thai there Is an under current of
thought in which u llasty calculation Us
totbe contents ofyour pocket book II
made. There Is mixture of Patriotism
and seifishness in the display that is
laughable to 4 calm looker on ike Saxon
who laughs az the folliesa and forbles fall
the world and bis wife. saw woman
on the streets yesterday and AZ she raised
her skirts ut crossing discovered that
her stockings werestriped red. white and
blue. knew then that she was Plila-
delphian. This Centennial business will
be u profitable one to the Quaker City, al
most ms profitable as that OF the foundei of
Carthage who bought for trifle rs much
land as he could encompas witha bulls
hide aud immediately had the hide cut
into the thinnest VI strips and surrounded
several square miles with ii. brought my
siaiistician from the Bureau Of statistic
with me aud he isas good . guesser as
most men set hlm at work this norn-
Ing aud he reports that the probabilities
are that there will be fully five millions Of
people here Ia the next ten months. That
they will make an average stay Of about
five days, expending at least four dollars |
per day which will make two hundred |
millions Of dollars added to the permall-
ent wealth of the city. Not bad SUM
n,ers Centennial work. The Llyery and
hackmen are the only ones who seem dis
pissed 10 kill the goose that lays the gol~
den egg aud hope the city authorities
win lake them in hand. Twenty five dol-
lars for days use Of u carriage or three
dollars for half an hours ride Is an Outrage 4
that demands redress. Yet these were
the prices yesterday. There must have
been rs many people on the grounds to-
day as there were yesterday, barain us an
Irishman would say the dead heads most
ofthsm weat home this morning. Con-
improvements were made dur
ing the night aud before the grounds were
opened OF nine o'clock. by the way the
hour Of opening should be changed 10
about seven 80 that the early birds would
be accommodated aud allowed TO catch
the cils warM, The politicians are here
In great numbers aud they talk aud talk
aud talk. listeh aud hear what they all
have To say. The Democrats seem 10
think that Tilden Is the coming man for
Iheya ~ New York must be carried they
Wy aud TiIden as the. candidate makes it
rertain. The Republicans hold New York
10 he important, aud many Of them say 10
beat Tilden la that state Conkling must
be the nian nominated by The Republicans
~ he would carry the State against Tilden
or aHy other naa, Thus seems that
bcth parties recognize the Importance Of
New York and Il may be that w shall ,
have the unusual sight this year OF seeing !,
he two opposing candidates from the
,ame State. ! find allt ther feeling very !,
'tungly developed among the public men !.
who are here aud thar Is the pledging Of
,arties To internal Improvements 1 heard
very prominent ons Of the independent
'oters say lllat he proposed TO support the
and the party pledged TO u
judicial system Of Internal improvements.
That It was the duty Of the General 4.
government, to improve the navigation Of \
he Mississippi river ard to aid IN upil- !.
ling the Texas aud Pacific road I believe
his sentiment Is growing aud " all these :,
uestions have been laid over untl next N
al the people can be heard from on them. :,
but have said enough ON that luijec I !,
nd will re.utn 70 the Centennial. Don't
one bere until AFTER Tue fourth OF June !.
range your trip 80 that you will arrive !,
n Munday morning on that day get yau s,
good hoardIug huuse where you can
eard at fgum two 10 three dollars per day
nd stay until Saturday. by this you can
pend week eheaply and protitabIy in
,oking at the wonders collected IN the
epteuuial buildings and START hDns On L,
aturday. Everything will be warking y
naathly w the tia,e mentioned aud the I,
ip will pay every man aud woman WHO ra
si possibly make Il,
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