The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-27
7HECEN7ENNIAL EXPOSITION
A lightning Express Of the Most
Primitive Pattern.
GILLIAN GOLD SEPARATOR.
Foreign Exhibitors Complain Of United
States Customs Exactions.

PHILADELPHIA June %, 1870
About 100 feet from tho southeast Of Machin
cry Hall may be Of the nrst locomotives ever
run on American rails II is generally known by the
no, very euphonious or particularly American title Of
sJohn Bul'' as il was built in Newcas,e-up Tyne
England the early part 1881 II shipped to hs
country in the year. and its arrival at he port
Of Philadelphia II carried piece by piece In wagons
10 Bordcntown, N. j., tho northern terminus OF the
Camden and Amboy Railroad, which then extended
only three and hair mles south OF Bordentown. Al
IL is without tank place for carrying fuel tender
constructed by placing whiskey cask. on
truck used in making the roads and adding to thu
front box for wood. Considerable difficulty aros,
when IL came to connecting the extemporized tanh
with the pump, but this finally disposed OF BY
Jersey shoemaker, Who after some days labor, pre-
sented tho delighted company with leather hose
which found we'll adapted for the purpose that
for years aferward, all similar pipes were made after
the pattern The engine originally con.
structed had cylinder OF nine inches, with twenty
inch stroke, only pair OF driving wheels, iour and
halt inches in diameter aud another pair Of independent
wheels Of the The dimensions were after
ward somewhat changed, but the general Dc.
sign OF the engine was not altered Ths
smokcstack is OF the short, straight old
fashioned kind. and the boiler seems ridcuously
tracted The entire engine is only about ten feet in
length though 1t Is made to look almost twice long by
the addition Of pilot, which extends to distance Of
eight feet eyond the front This An extra pair
OF wheels necessary keep the clumsy continuance on
the ground The driving whec!s constructed I'M
der the body with the piston rods instead Of the
outside and the steam chests p ced directly under
the smokestack. Attached to The engine is a rude
tender, closely resembling wootshcd rollers and
behind this two old time vehicles which, doubt
attracted attention than the paror dining, sleeping
and palace do nowadays. These cars, only about
twenty-five leet long, are low rooted roughly finished
and are dmly lighted by windows even smaller than
the diminu,ive openings OF the Moorish villa They
are so primitive construction the ancient side
seat cars which not many years ago were attached
small freight raius but exhibiting the next stage
progress they possess interest peculiar to them
selves This model train OF half century ago stands
short stretch Of track in close proximity
eral EXHIBITS Of modern triumphs in steam railway
transportation, and is generally admitted that the
rapid extension OF railroads has done more than all
other combined develop the VI the
Untod States the contrast between ths old and the
Is very suggestive.
GILLIAN AMALGAxATING xAcHiya
In special building erected Tor the purpose,
100 feet Of Machinery Hall, being set up
Of the most elaborate working models in tho Elk
position. THIS model Of the Chill amalgama tiug ma
mines The original machine is said to have cost
$500 o00 while model alone $4,000 The gold
silver ore Is FIRST sent through series Of
cylindrical pulverizing mills worked by steam.
From the mills tho nne dust runs into .
stream OF water which IL over . series Of
slightly inclined planes in order TO catch the larger
particles Of gold which course sink apd remain on
the bottom The Anor then couda cd
through long row Of revolving barrels, where, by
means Of quicksve aud some secret preparation oi
2maIg0mAtOn
ts separation from the powdered quartz ID completed
Adjoining this model 10 . miniature furnace 70,
running the gold into iugots aud ail the apparatus
necessary for preparing u for transportation, &c.
Though the amalsamasIng machine necessarily cover
facture II Is comparatively simple 10 construction
and said TO work vast quantities Of ore in half the
generally consumed, At ccntaRe Of waste small
that the gest estimate ade puts the figure within
three ounces Of gold to every two TONS In about
and the proce Of separating the precious meah
from Inc quartz rock can be ineIlisen.y examined
CUSTOM HOUSE
meeting OF foreign exhibitors Tor consultation in
regard TO obtaining from the United States govern
ent custom regulations held yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Doulton, Of LONDON, presided, assisted by Mr..
TO the number Of over 100 were present from almost
all the from which goods had beer received
exhibition The cause o. complaint was stated 10 b.
allowed to be sold until the duties upon the entire
invoice OF which such conslgnments werc part had
been paid II was stated ~ the mseting thai
the permission asked for not to sell tho articles
displayed IN the respective cases, but simply
the duplicates and surplus STOCK that upon saea
thus made the exhibitors wiling 70 pay the dutes
at the end OF each week or month, but that in many
instances TO qnrc the payment Of the whole OF the
duties advance would operate very GENEROUSLY, es
pecially whore the aggregate amounted 10 $50 600
having never before been Imposed at worlds fair
The meeting resulted 10 the appointment Of commit
tee 10 wal. upon the OF The Treasury wthoa
delay and explain TO him the grievances comDianed Of
the following were constituted the committee Italy
Rn uchc Mr. Grin lusfr Mr. t~,sa
switzerland, Mr. Crib; Ireland. Mr.. Gibson; sweden
Mr.. Berextrom, England Mr.. Crouch
II was threatene by some OF the exhibitors that
no abatement OF the regulation made they wouN
up their articles and close thor display during
tho remainder OF the Exhibition
The committee leave for Washington tonight
EXHIBITION MOTHS. .
Yesterday was the hottest day OF the Exhibition.
Tue top OF the column or the mineral trophy
In The government building was placed in position yes
terday
The admissions ON Saturday we're --Non- paying.
II, s36; cash, 20. l0s receipts, $l2 $40 So
Tweuty-sevcn manufacturers have entered machines
for tho moving trial al Addington station whicn begins
to-day and continues several days
The West Point cadets will reach the Exhibition
to-day.
Mr.. Lopez Net,o, Vice President OF the Brazilian
Commission, will give reception in honor Of tbs
Emperor Of Brazil at the Continental Hotel, - nine
HIS Majesty Dom Pedro, yesterday visited the kansas
State building the Womens Pavilion the Brazilian
DISPLAY in the man building. A the latter he
companied by the Empress The visit was OF short
duration To-day the German department Of the main
The hire which occurred the Brazilian department
on Sunday morning proved much less than
at FIRST feared only about thirty iorty pounds Of
ton being consumed aud the framework Of the pavil
ion being only slightly scorched The total loss &C.
corning to Mr. Landresh, who has charge Of the Agrt
cultural department. 10 less than $50
The frame work was covered with cotton from the
cornics Of the pavilion to the floor, and this wa
gnitcd by the blaze Of psrl0r match, upon wnichs
workman accidentally stepped The prompt action Of
members Of the Fire Department. who were immc
diately upon tue spot with extnguisher prevented
what might have been . serious connagration
several small broken in extinguish,ug the
flames but beyond this and the loss Of the cotton NO
damage done. IL IL estimated that the total ex
pcnscs Of replasng the cotton, returning the rames
and other necessary incdentals Will not exceed sim
FRENCH wORKMEN'S DELEGATION