The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-05-04

most desolate streets now at all hours
of the day and night rival in their
crowded condition New York's
Broadway in it's gayest mood. The
cltys monotonous architecture is be,
ing diversified and enlivened with
scores of handsome new substantial
hotels, dozen new theatres, blocks
OF immense buildings of all descrip-
tions' all being rapidly pushed to
completion. Flags of all nations
wave from every window and house
step, and the strange and brilliant
costumes of visitors from every por.
tion of the civilized, and even some
corners of the 80 called uncivilized
world, mingle with the Quakers
drab costume and our country cousins
homespun garb. What however, is
more convincing proof that Philadel,
phia is rapidly being converted into
bustling metropolis is the fact that
haunts of vice and criminality are
springing up like mushrooms, des-
tined probably, however, to a moro
permanent existence. Strangers who
banker after such tempt ations will
perhaps find that foot pits for the un-
wary arise at too frequent intervals
for the maintenance Of their Chris
tian equilibrium. Already are the
most noted and desperate criminals,
not only from all portions of the
country, but even from Europe, flock
ing to Philadelphia, and already has
their foreign handiwork been recog>
nized. In order that the police an-
thDrilies may cope with them, detec.
lives from everywhere will be detail
ed for duty at the Centennial. Three
Of London's slyest OF the sly gentry
arrived in town yesterday, and before
long every European power, with
the exception OF Franco, will be rep
r,sented here bY the shrewIest po.
| lice officials. In hooking over the lsi
OF exhibitors a>d at the display al
ready made am sorry to say
SOUTH CAROLINA
makes, in comparison with other
States, but poor figure. Even the
prize bale of cotton comes from Tens
nessee, and no Southern State with
tho exception of Maryland, if it can
be called Southern State, makes
collective display. Amid tho nu-
merous odd and beautiful State bull
din9s, the South is only represented
by Arkansas handsome structure and
am not informed that any other
Southern State contemplates the cree,
ton of an edifice. Propositions to
exhibit this or that oddity by South
erners are not, however wanting-in
fact, ridiculous communications from
all portions of the country deluge
the Centennial Commission, and some
Of them are of the most laughable
nature. OILY few days since, tor
instance, an enthusiastic individual
wrote Director General Graham q
letter from Shelby, North Carolina,
requesting his approval Of scheme
to exhibit a. the Centennial fifty of
the uglicst men in the world. AS a
guarantee of his ability to furnish at
least one of the ugliest number, the
ingenious Shelbyite forwarded his
own photograph. The director gen
cr@l was convinced, but that letter
still remains unanswered, Virginia,
unaided and alone, offers to furnish
at least one hundred Centennial quilts
OF the Queerest patterns imagina-
able. Ii would be unfair, however,
at this early date, to pass Judgement
upon the display If the Sonth. Not
one of all the States has as yet, such
is the tardiness of tho American ex
hibitors, filled the spaces requested
by ana allotted to them, and few
have not as yet forwarded q single
article. South Carolina exhibits
chiefly from Charleston. already are