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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18
THE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING

stands north of the horticultural build
ing, being separated from it by roman
tic ravine, and has commanding view
of the Schuylkill river and the north
western suburbs Of Philadelphia beyond.
This building illustrates a novel COM
bination of materials, mainly wood and
glass, and consists of a long nave
crossed by three TRANSCRIPTS, each being
composed of truss-arches of gothic form.
The nave is 800 feet long by 1875 feet In
width, with height of Is feet from the
floor to the point of the arch. The cen
trail transept is 100 feet wide and IS feet
high, and the two end TRANSCRIPTS 80 feet
wide and 70 feet high. It's interior ap-
pearance resembles that of a great
cathedral, and in looking from transept
to transept, the vista is extremely I'M
posing. The building is supplied with
steam power for the use OF agricultural
machinery. The four courts inclosed
by the nave and transepts, and also the
four spaces at the corners OF the build
ing, having nave and end TRANSCRIPTS for
two of their sides, are rooted, and form
valuable spaces for exhibits. The
ground plan of the building is paral-
telegram $40 feet by 800 feet, covering
about 101 acres. Sixteen foreign ma
tions reserve space i'll this building, and
in the LAT, 572 square feet which remain,
more than 1000 American exhibitors are
accommodated. Thisnecessitates special
buildings for the collective exhibits OF
their natural resources provided by the
different States.
In addition to the grounds within the
inclosure, an eligibly-located stockyard,
% acres in extent. has been provided for
the display of live stock, which will be
exhibited in series of shows during the
months of September, October and No
vember. Two farms, moreover, OF about
so acres each, have been suitably planted
for the trials of agricultural machinery.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18
THE BUILDING FLAGS.

Buildings on the Centennial grounds
carry over each entrance numbered
banner surmounted by small flag.
The color of the flag corresponds with
the border of the banner, and indicates
the class to which the building belongs,
VIZ:
Blue. Buildings erected by the Cen
tennial Commission.
ed.-United States and State build
ings.
White. Foreign buildings.
.YellOw. Restaurants, places OF enter
tainments, etc.
Green. Miscellaneous buildings.
For convenient reference, separate
set of numbers has been adopted for
each of the following four subdivisions
of the grounds inclosed for exhibition
purposes
l. Buildings located south OF the Ave
nue. of the Republic carry on banners
blue numbers between one and hfty.
2. Buildings located north OF the
Avenue of the Republic and west OF
Belmont avenue, carry on banners REQ
numbers between SO and 100.
3. Buildings located east OF Belmont
eVenue and south of Fountain avenue,
carry On banners yellow numbers be-
tween 100 and $50.
4. Buildings located east Of Belmoni
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18
THE JAPANESE BUILDING.

The Japanese building on the Centen-
NAL grounds is remarkable for its beauty
and elegance of finish. It is regarded
as the finest piece of carpenter work
ever seen in this country. The wood OF
which it is built Is most beautifully
grained, and as smooth as satin. Every
portion of the building is most carefully
fitted together, and the carving is truly
wonderful. Some persons were inclined
to ridicule the leisurely manner in which
the Japanese workmen labored, but they
find if the work was done slowly, it was
done remarkably we'll.
The shingles covering the walls are
scored by saw marks running across one
another, so as to enable the paper to
hold fast. Then covering of coarse
paper is pasted to the boards, another
covering of fine paper is added, and then
the first coating of plaster is applied.
This plaster is white and smooth, having
the appearance Of stucco or plaster of
paris, and contains a liberal admixture
of wheat straw cut in pieces of about an
inch and half in length. The second
coat of plaster, which is applied after
the first one is quite dry, is of similar
appearance, and presents, when finished,
very smooth surface. Vhe roof is COW
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18
THE ART GALLERY.

The most imposing and ornate of all
the structures is memorial hall, built, at
cost of 81, 500, 200, by the State of
PENNSYLVANIA and city of Philadelphia.
The design is modern renaissance. It is
an acre and half, and is 365 feet long,
21O feet wide, and SO eet high, over
spacious basement IL feet high. A
dome, rising 159 feet above the ground,
surmounts the center, capped by CO
lossal ball, from which rises the figure
of Columbia. The main front of this
building looks southwark, displaying
main entrance in the center, consisting
of three enormous arched doorways, a
pavilion on each end, and two areades
connecting the pavilions with the center.
The entrance is 70 feet wide, to which
there is q rise of thirteen steps. Each Of
the doorways is 40 feet high and Is feet
wide, opening into hall. Between the
arches of the doorways are clusters OF
columns, terminating In EN- blematic de-
signs illustrative of science and art.
This fine building gives 200 square
feet of wall space for paintings, and TO-
600 feet of floor space for statues, etc.
The skylights throughout are double,
the upper being of clear glass and the
under of ground glass.
Great as is the space afforded in the
memorial hail, the applications from
American and foreign artists have
proved SO greatly IN excess of its capa-
city as to require the erection of much
more spacious building. This, though
only of brick, harmonizes architecturally
with the memorial hall, and is to be per-
manent. It stands just in the rear of
the original art gallery and communi-
Gates with it. It affords 10000 square
feet of wall space available for paintings,
| and contains twentY-four galleries, each
| 40 feet square, besides two galleries,
each 100 feet long by 40 feet wide, and
two transverse central corridors, 20 feet
| vida
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18
LIBERTY BELL.

This famous old relic hangs suspend
ed from its massive beams of wood, In
the vestibule of the sold State house, :"
near the entrance of Independence Hall.
The bell was originally cast in Eng
land, in 1751, at a cost of 9100 !; was Or
dered to be of 1000 pounds weight, and
to contain the following inscription
"By order of the Assembly of the
Province of Pennsylvania, for the State
house in the city of Philadelphia, 1852. :"
Also: IS Proclaim liberty throughout all
the land, and unto all the Inhabitants
thereof"
Before the bell was properly hung, it
was cracked by stroke of the hammer
to try the sound, and was recast in this
country, the workmen being compelled
to remix the metal, as the original mix
ture was found to be too brittle. It was
finished and hung in June, 1853. In
1777, at the time the American forces
were compelled to evacuate Philadel-
phia, this bell, together with Christ
church chimes, was removed to Allen
town, to prevent their being melted into
cannon by the English; at the close of
the war it was returned to Philadelphia
and continued in constant use until 1928,
when it was replaced by the present bell.
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HORTICULTURAL HALL.

The design is in the Moresque style
of architecture of the twelfth century,
the principal materials externally being
iron and glass. The length of the build
ing is 383 feet; width, 1913 feet; and
height to the top of the lantern, ~ feet.
The main floor is occupied by the CEN
trail conservatory, 230x80 feet, and 50
feet high, srlrmounted by lantern ITO
feet long, 20 feet wide, and IA feet high.
Running entirely around this conserva-
tory, at height of 20 feet from the
floor, is gallery 5 feet wide. On the
north and south sides of this principal
room are four forcing houses for the
propagation of young plants, each OF
them 100x30 feet, covered with curved
roofs of iron and glass. Dividing the
two forcing houses in each of these sides
is a vestibule 30 feet square. At the
center of the east and west ends are SIM
liar vestibules, on either side Of which
are the restaurants, reception rooms.
Offices, etc. From the vestibuies orna-
mental stairways lead to the internal gal
leries of the conservatory, as well as to
the four external galleries, each 100 feet
long and 10 feet wide, which surmouni
the roofs of the forcing houses. These
external galleries are connected with 8
promenade, formed by the roofs Of
the ground floor, which has superfcis
area of 1900 square yards.
The east and west entrances are ap
preached by flights of blue marble step:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18

or ten miles, and every modern appliance
for combining the highest speed with the
most perfect safety has been adopted. The
company has built 200 elegant cars, with
engines of the first class ample to move all
trains that may possibly be required.
Centennial visitors will find the Pennsyl-
vania road the only direct route from the
West, North and East to the Centennial
Exhibition, the rates as low as by any other
route, the time made by it the quickest, and
the accommodations for comfort, luxury
and safety unequaled. Careful agents, on
all trains, will arrange for the prompt and
cheap delivery of all baggage, and, for fifty
cents, sell seats in comfortable carriage to
any point in Philadelphia.
Above all, these visitors will be landed at
the very doors of the Exposition, in the
beautiful Centennial depot of the company
represented in the above cut. It stands OPP
posite the open space separating the Main
exhibition building from Machinery hall,
facing the principal entrance gate and the
Judges pavilion, and in close proximity to
several immense hotels and restaurants. 1t
is $40 feet in length by 100 in width, two
stories high, and surmounted by six towers.
In design it is tasteful and ornamental,
comparing favorably with the many beauti-
full structures erected for the purposes of the
Exhibition. The first floor contains gem
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18

southern shores of the great lakes, on the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers, and on the At
lantic harbors. The main road from New
York to Philadelphia, though passing
through the principal cities of New Jersey,
does not deviate six miles from an air line,
and this deflectioni is due to the interpositlon
of navigable waters. These routes not only
excel in directness as we'll as in the number
of important cities and towns they connect,
but they are confessedly superior in con-
struction and equipment. Between Pitts
burgh and New York, 444 miles, the entire
line is double track, laid with heavy steel
rails with Joints connected between ties by
a process that gives the effect Of continuous
rail, on which there can be no unpleasant
Earring. All bridges on the line are OF iron
or stone. A large portion OF this distance IS
provided with third track, which enables
freight trains to keep entirely out OF the
way of passenger travel, and permits the
express trains to run their allotted distance
without interruption, and near Philadel-
phia, and other important terminal points,
four tracks have, for considerable dis
tances, been completed.
The Block signal system, exclusively
used on the Pennsylvania railroad through
out it's entire length, compels the engineer
of train to know whether the track Is
clear or not to the next station, be 1t one
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18

The Pennsylvania railroad company,
whose lines penetrate every section of the
Union, and directly connect all important
points with Philadelphia, has made magnif-
cent preparations for conveying, with safety
and comfort the millions of people who in
tend visiting the Centennial Exhibition di-
rectly to the Centennial grounds. The loca-
ton of the Exhibition made it impossible
for any other railway to directly reach the
Exhibition buildings and grounds and the
management, ever since the site was des-
ignated, has employed its gigantic equip
ments and unrivaled facilities to make the
Exhibition a success, by providing the
amplest accommodations at the minimum
price, for both exhibitors and visitors. 1t
was fitting that railway company national
in its character and operations, should thus
second the commissioners in illustrating our
centennial history by demonstrating the
high degree of excellence attained by the
railway transportation system OF America,
in making the great thoroughfares uniting
the Atlantic seaboard and the Mississippi
valley, the West, Northwest and Southwest
with the Centennial City, as erfect as posi-
BILE in all it's essentials and details.
Its routes follow the geographical chan
nels of continental inter-communicatlon
uniting most of the larger cities on the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18
cry OF HOMES.

Philadelphia has population of near
" 800, 900, and it lives In an area OF one
hundred and twenty nine and one-eighth
square miles. The city has thousand
miles of streets and roads opened for
use, and over five hundred of these are
paved. It is lighted by nearly ten thou
sand gas lamps. The earth beneath con-
ceals and is penetrated by one hundred
and thirty-four miles of sewers, over SIX
hundred miles of gas mains, and five
hundred and forty-six miles of water
pipes. 1t has over two hundred and
twelve miles of city railways, and nearly
one thousand seven hundred and ninety
four city railroad cars passing over these
railroads daily; three thousand and twen-
ty-6ve steam boilers; over four hundred
public schools, with suitable buildings,
and over one thousand six hundred
school teachers, and over eighty thou
sand pupils. It has over thirty-four
thousand bathrooms, most of which are
supplied with not water, and for the use
of the water at low rates the citizens pay
more than half million of dollars; it
has over four hundred places of public
worship, and accommodations In them
for three hundred thousand PERSONS; it
has nearly nine thousand manufactures,
with capital of nearly one hundred and
eighty-five million dollars. employing
one hundred and forty-fve thousand
hands, the annual product of whose labor
is over three hundred and eighty-four
million dollars. It exported in 1873 in
value over twenty-four million dollars,
and imported in value over twenty-six
million dollars; the amount for duties in
gold was nearly eight million five hun
dred thousand dollars; the real estate, as
assessed for taxation, was over one hun
dred and ffty-eight million dollars, and
there was collected nearly nine million
dollars for taxes.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18
MACHINERY HALL.

This structure is located west of the
intersection of Belmont and Elm ave-
nues, at distance of $40 feet from the
west front of the main exhibition build
ing, and 274 feet from the north side OF
Elm avenue. The north front OF the
building is upon the same line as that OF
the main exhibition building, thus pre-
senting frontage of 1924 feet from the
east to the west ends of the exhibition
buildings upon the principal avenue
within the grounds
The building consists of the main
hall, $50 feet wide by 1,402 feet long,
and an annex on the south side of 2OS
feet by 21O feet. The entire area covered
by the main hall and annex is sos, 44O
square feet, or 1892 acres. Including
the upper floors the building provides
fourteen acres of floor space.
The principal portion of the structure
is one story is height, showing the main
oornice upon the outside at 40 feet from
the ground, the interior height to the
top of the ventilators in the avenues be-
ing 20 feet, and in the aisles 0feet. TIC
break the long lines upon the exterior.
projections have been introduced upon
the four side, and the main entrances
finished with facades, extending to e
feet in height. The east entrance forms
the principal approach from the street
cars, from the main exhibition building
and from the railroad depot. Along the
south side are placed the boiler houses
and such other buildings for specia
kinds of machinery as may be required
The west entrance affords the most di
rect communication with Georges hill
the point affording the best view of the
entire Exhibition grounds.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-18
Dom Pedro i'm Washington.
washington Cor. New York World

washington Cor. New YORK world
The Emperor, accompanied by the
Brazilian Minister, Mr.. Borges, called
at the Executive Mansion and were ush-
cred into the blue parlor. The Presi-
dent, accompanied by Secretary Fish, at
once appeared and was formally intro
duced to the Emperor, after which fol-
lowed the customary salutahons. The
President then led the way to the adj
joining parlor, where Mrs. Grant and
Mrs. Fish and Mrs Fred Grant were in
waiting. Presentations to the Emperor
were made by Secretary Fish, and then
all entered upon social conversation
which lasted for half an hour, In which
the Emperor spoke In glowing terms of
the country, and especially of its means
of rapid transit. ALI formalities were
laid aside, and at the close of the inter
view the Emperor gave cordial shake
of the hand to the White-house party,
and left for the Capitol. He had made
brief visit during the morning before
the House met, and was oficiously taken
in charge by Door-keeper Fitzhugh, be-
fore Speaker Cox could even extend him
welcome. Subsequently the Speaker
pro tempore was introduced to him in
his room, and extended the eourtesies
of the floor of the House, which the
Emperor declined with thanks. On his
return from the White-house the EN-
peror proceeded to the diplomatic gal
lery of the Senate chamber, again de-
clining an invitation to the floor, accom-
panied by the Brazilian Minister and
two attaches. He found a large and at
tractive audience upon the Belknap i'm
parchment, and was the central figure
while he remained. He seemed particu-
larry anxious to see Belknap, and studied
the appearance of the ex-War Minister
for some moments, but he spent most OF
his time listening intently to Judge
Blacks argument. Occasionally ne
would turn to the Brazilian Minister,
who sat beside him, and that gentleman
pointed out the various Presidential can
didates present and the prominent Sena'
tors. He appeared to observe with unu-,
sual interest Bayard, Morton and Conk-
ling.
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eral waiting room, $50 by 100 feet, ladies'
waiting room eighty-one by 100 feet, a bag
gage room forty-nine by 100 feet, ticket
office thirty by forty feet, a package room
ten by thirty feet, and number OF retiring
rooms. all handsomely finished, and pro-
vided with every convenience. The rooms
on the second floor are for the use of the
railroad officials and employees.
This depot is reached by a circle of three
tracks sweeping from the main roadway
four-ffths of mile long, and the diameter
of the circle they describe is 900 feet. All
trains will enter this circle heading west,
and depart from the depot heading east.
Three trains can be landing or receiving
passengers in front of the depot at the
same time, the entire tracks being hoored
over, and no matter in what direction the
trains may come or go, they can be moved
without confusion, delay or danger.
Seventeen additional sidings have been
constructed, connected with this circle, of a
length of 1000 feet each, upon which wait
ing trains can be run and remain with en-
gines attached, until the time arrives for
them to enter upon the circle, receive their
passengers, and depart for destination.
This arrangement of tracks and sidings is
novel, and affords facilities for the transac-
ton, without detention or confusion, OF an
almost unlimited passenger business.
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The Coushatta (La.l murder.

We learn from the officers of the
steamer G. FL. Durfee some further par
ticulars in regard to the killing at Cou-
shatta. The stranger was armed with a
Winchester rife, carrying sixteen shots,
and navy six-shooter, both of which
he shot with remarkable accuracy, and
at the same time displaying great cool
ness. He never removed the goggles
from his eyes while shooting, nor did he
let the ladies, who tried to prevent him
from firing, interrupt him in the least.
When King, who was in the skiff, dis
charged his revolver at him, the I'M
known called on him to desist that he
did not want to kill him, but King fred,
when the unknown drew bead on him
and he fell dead man In the skiff,
pierced with three balls. He then turned
his attention to Twichell's arm, with
which he chung to the gunwale of the
skiff, and shattered that with a ball,
when Twichen clutched the skiff with
the other arm, and that met like shot.
At this time citizen of Coushatta made
his appearance on the bank of the river
behind him, when the unknown leVeled
his rifle at him and uttered one word,
skip, and he skipped in double-quick
time. He then commenced shooting
again at the skiff, behind which he sup
posed Twichen was, but the latter soon
after foated off down stream, when he
drew his six-shooter and fired on him.
1t was then he shot off the negro ferry
mans finger for trying to save Twichen.
He would have killed Twichell outright
at this point had not the negro, in re-
spouse to Mrs. Merrell, stated that
Twicheu was already dead.
The unknown then said he was salts
fed, but that he had killed King in self
defense, and that he did not come there
for that purpose but to murder Twichen.
He had fired twenty-five shots in all and
retreated few steps and loaded up
again. When through loading his weap-
ons he mounted his horse and turning
his eyes In the direction of where
Twichen lay, remarked that he "did
not believe the id scoundrel was dead
yet, and that he would have the lob to
do over again. He then rode off leis-
urely, remarking that it would be dan
gerous for anybody to follow him. Mrs.
Merrell, who endeavored to keep him
from shooting, and who chung to him
for some time, has no idea who it was,
and she is well acquainted with most
people about Coushatta. Shreveport
Times,
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PROPOsED FRENCH EXHIBITION.

The fact seems to be generally ignored
that a decree has been issued in France
for a grand Exposition in 1873 on scale
of greater magnitude than that of 1867
and, in spite''of some strenuous OPPOSE
ton, there are indications that the
scheme will be carried out. The FEAST
bility of holding another great fair at
that time has been variously discussed
for two years or more, and one OF the
principal reasons cited In support of 1t is
the influence it Will probably exert III
diverting the reactionary sentiment OF
France into peaceful and conservative ac-
uuiescence In the common industrial and
commercial movement for the benefit of
the country. It will be bold under
taking so soon after the Philadelphia
Exposition, and it can scarcely be ex-
pected that the different nations of the
world will put forth the same efforts as
if there were a longer interval between
the two. Nevertheless, the thriving IN
dustry and growing prosperity OF France,
allied with the great attractions OF Paris,
will enable the French people to
succeed where others might fail.
There are two projects for the
necessary buildings. One proposes to
use the Champs de Mars, where the
buildings of the Exhibition of 1867 were
located, with the difference that the new
building shall cover an area of about
/ 800. 600 feet, or some 800, 900 feet more
than that of 1867. There is another
project for covering the avenue of the
Champs Elysees, the Place de La Con
corde and the Tuileries garden. which
would certainly. make the grandest in
closure of modern times; but the objec-
ton to this plan is that it would deprive
the city of one of its main attractions
the promenade, drive, pleasure grounds
and incompatible view that this success
sion of public places affords. It is likely
that the former plan will be adopted il
the scheme shall be carried out, and the
cost of the building is estimated a
$4,000, 600, part of which is to be borne
by the Government and the remainde-
by private financial arrangement.