The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-07
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
[From our regular Correspondent.l

:
PHILADELPHIA, Sept, 2, 1876.
The center Of interest this week has
shifted from the Centennial grounds to
the Schuylkill. The International regatta
has for the nome mt attracted greater at
tention than the International exhibition.
The river banks have for three days been
covered with immense crowds of people.
and great enthus iasm has been manifest
ed The grand stand has always been
filled with its complement of occupants.
the river stands have been densely
crowded, while the banks and receding
grassy hills have been so frequently COW
cred that nothing but a sea of human
heads could be seen. All this excite.
ment. about mere boat race, can be
| likened to nothing but ocean into tenn
pest tossed to wait a feather or drown
| fly"
The interest of the race on Tuesday
was to large extent monopolized by the
London and Yale crews the contest be-
tween them was very sharp, and the
| result to the last moment doubtful
| The foreigners won by only few feet
| and less than quarter Of second In
time. The victory of the Albany crew
over the winners of the before mentioned
race seems to have surprised everybody,
as we'll as the winners themselves. 1t
was the most exciting OF the three days
| races. In a mile and halt struggle the
al ha 4 1tonr o1,,h IL nalle6
won by only few inches, and the spec
tators. without the decision of the UNI
pire. would not have known which was
the victor. No more exciting races have
ever occurred on American waters, and
to be defeated after such sharp contest,
and by so few inches as were the ale
| four on Tuesday, and the Londoners on
Wednesday, is almost as glorious as TO
win.
In spite of rivalry on the Schuylkill,
or perhaps. because of the large numbers
that have been attracted to the city by
the races. the exhibition has this week
had an unusually large attendance, and
reasonable hopes are entertained tha'
from this time until the tenth Of Novem-
Der the crowds will continue to increase.
GA last Saturday, under the % cents ad-
mission experiment, and favored by
a remarkably fine day, the largest num-
Der that has every at one time been
upon the grounds was registered by
the turpstiles. On the 10th of May, at
the opening, there were between 10000
and $4,000 persons present. but there had
not been so large number on any other
day since, until last Saturday lo7 $50 per-
sons entered the gates. and of this num-
Der Nip paid the admission fee. The
success Of the reduced admission rate is
fully established not only does it bring
more money to the treasury Of the CON-
mission, but, what is of infinitely greater
importance. it enables a much larger
number to be brought under the educat.
ing influence of the great museum. The
commission have designated Saturday, the
ID of September. and the following Sat.
urday a. haii-rate days, and there is rea-
son 10 believe that the crowd then will
be larger even than that Of last Satur-
day. During this week the daily cash
, receipts have averaged over $4,000,
which is more than double the average OF
the early days Of the exhibition. Not
only is the financial outlook more en-
restaurants and booths inside the grounds
are doing a much better business than
, they have done at any pre-
? yious time. The class that is Wis
money than the school teachers and stu
dents who come in June, July and the
earlier part of August. They are com.
posed largely Of those who were able to
leave the cities during the heated term,
D and they will now see the show under
2 more favorable conditions than if they
had come earlier. For nearly three
months after the tenth Of May the work
q of construction and demolition was still
r going on, and the entire management
I was raw and undisciplned. The at
. tendants, far from being able to direc,
and assist visitors, did not know theil
I own places. Now the exposition is ma
\ ture. and almost perfect in all its de
n partments.
: The live stock show will be one o
= great interest and will attract class who
A have been waiting to see the animals
: The admission tee to this exhibition vii
n be twenty-five cents, United States mott
or silver piece, or, for two admissions
!. fifty cents. Each exhibitor in this de
/. partment will be entitled to free pass
: which will also admit him to the mali
exhibition. All holders of press or com
p pimentary tickets to the main exhibition
70 will have free admission to the anima
y fair. c.
< THE INFAMOUS ORDER.