The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-09-06

lag make total frontage Of 3s2i feet. The
machinery hall 50 newhat resembles the
main building in geaerAl appearance, AMI
covers Il acres OF d ,or space. Here Won
see the great Corliss eagine. Of 500 horse
power IL drires all the machinery. and 50
noiselessly, that were your eyes shut yen
would not suppose that sou were in the
presence OF such a monster The engine
has been sold for $4,000. Mr.. Corliss gets
ss0-oo0 for running the engine during the
season. The engiae was bnilt AZ Provi-
defee, X l----Ihe smallest State thus fur
nishing the largest article on exhibition.
While We were In Machinery Hall on
Thursday, President Grant aud Secretary
Borie entered. They attracted but little at
teniion. IL was The first time that l had
seen His Exceilency, and certainly there
was nothing In his manner or appearance
10 impress one with the feeling that he was
IN the presence Of greatness. Ills recent
sianderous assault upon the peoIle OF Ms
sissippi, shows the full measure OF ms ca
pseiiy As a statesman. Washington was
the first and the greatest, but Grant is the
last and the least
from Machinery Hall. you pass TO Me-
mortal Hall. or Art Gallery. constructed OF
granite, iron and glass 3G5 feet In length,
ziO ieet IN width, and 80 ;eet high. This ia
Oiie great centre OF attraction 10 a majority
OF the visitors, aud here one can spend a
week gsziug upon tiue paintings and statu-
airy. England, France, Austria and Italy
excel in the variety and excellence OF their
exhibits. Several paintings contributed by
Queen Victoria, attract special attention.
chief of which is the Marriage Of the Prince
of Wales, 1853. The Temptation in Para
disc. the Banquet Scene from Macbeth the
widows Son raised TO life, the fall of Ri
eHzi. the last Roman Tribune, Samson and
Delilah. the Death OF Julius Caesar, Riz0ay
protecting the bodies Of her soss from the
birds OF prey, (2d Samuel p :lO) the landing
OF Columbus, Landing OF tue Puritans. bat
Tie OF Gettysburg, Venice doing homage TO
Catherine CornarO, are some Of the princj-
pal oil paintings; while in the way OF stat
uary, it would fatigue your space to men
ton the most prominent. A twenty-five
cent catalogue gives the visitor the name OF
each painting and statue. and the name
OF the author aud sculptor. There are
, some paintings and statues here that mod
esty and drceney should have excluded,
and there are others that remind the South
ern man in ways most disagreeable OF the
late unpleasantness. / will not particular.
ize, or eritieise, for where there is so much
that is excellent and grand, il would seem
unreasonable TO dad fault with any thing.
This building, and Horticultural Hall,
will remain permanently in the Park. The
Main Building, II is said, has been purehas.
ed for railroad depot in Chicago. and will
be removed there after the close of the exhl-
bition.
In tho Agricultural Building, found the
few articles sent from Mississippl-all dis
played to best advantage. A bushel Of
wheat, sent by w. NJ. Smith, Of Bonneville,
Is pronounced very superior; Mr.. Nc
Gaughey, of Verona. aud Mr.. Sartain, of
Water Valley, have some very fine cotton,
which has been sampled by the judges,
but the awards will not be known for some
time yet.
The Government building will occupy \
full day to inspect it. Tie Army and Navy
: are here illustrated in the minutest details.
: The Smithsonian Institute aud Patent
Onice, at Washing ton, have sent here,
everything that is novel or curious in their
collections. In one case, you the suit
worn by Washington, when lac resigned his
a commission a. Annapolis. his swords, camp
chest, camp bed. tent poles, etc.
The Woman's Building l. also one of the
special attractions. aud one of the
greatest cnriosities, therin Is fall-sizet
iesnals head, In battea made BY Mrs. 5.
Caroline 5. Brooks, Of Helena, Ark. sculp-
= turel IN April. 1875, upon kitchen table,
:" with common butter ladle, broom-straws.
cedar sticks, and camels' hair pencil, With
out instruction or model, and brought In
fifteen inch milk pan, a distance of 1000
miles. Il is kept ON ice. Thousands of
photographs Of it are sold at twenty i've
cents copy.
But did not make the tour of these and
other buildings, until had first visited the
MISSISSIPPI HEADQUARTERS.
Here met with quite a number of Mis-
sissippians, whose names / would mention,
n but for the fact ;hat all who register are re-
% ported to The CL-RIoN. l found Major
Langley (he has been promoted since he
came here, and Tazwell Jones at their
posts. A dozen or more ladies were in the
sitting room, and many Mississippianr
were in the office reading letters from home.
or reading the Stete papers on file. There
r is constant stream VI visitors at our build
Ing. While Was there, one lady inquired
II it was the style of building common in
ID Mississippi. Another lady wanted to ee,
re some OF the mosf, and Tazwell gave her a
=; = large roll OF il. Mississippi is the only one
40 Of the Gulf States that has HEADQUARTERS.
NJ or building on the grounds 1t has an
| aNv a L.
investment. Other State buiIdiugs are
more extensive, and expensive, but mons
Except the one used jointly by Colorado
and Kansas attracts as many visitors.
There is necessarily a good deal Of red.
tape in the management Of such an affair a.
~ this Here for instance, is the laodEs oDeyan-
:. d. OF obtaining press pass. First, YOU nav
- City cents to get in; second, If Your appl;ca-
!. ton has already been Hled at the Pres. ne.
= partment you viii be told that il will he -
y lefIe9 % bne proper obeial, and to call next
ID morning; thi-d, when you cali. II II Il =.
nj dorsed 70. X" the clerk will issue the nae
= iourtil, you then 90 to photograph zaiIerv
- aud SIT Tor your picture, and YOU gel : 49,
IN tihcate that you have so done, Which viii
lis cost one dollar, within the enelosr-. ~ :.
no fifty cents a certain gallery on tshes,y' =.
. street, nth, you call next day. and ,,o,,,
- photograph viii be attached to the rass ; ~
3. the gate-keeper Will en- pass YOU IN bns
X Informs You that, sixthly, you mast 20 -
n sbe p1SPer once ian; aud have the photograph
IN nedged dead-bead for the season. Yon en- ear
ne lhen pass 10 aud out as Oft . As YOU desire
he and by exhibiting your photogfaph vae s
~ you present Il on our return
Excursion parties from fha .a,e....
ss Staies keep up the interest and the So,.,as
ar On last Thursday, therewere @ 900. and ~
We saturday last, when the entrance fee ~, y.
- = cents, the total admissions were ,,.s- rs
u 10000. "sie nearly
10 AS yes nothing has been done toward q.
- ledaction OF rate for parties from the S...,
e. me Ticket Agents are 70 meet in rev, n
to:discuss tie matter uAy
Outside Of the Exhibition, the visitor "a,
.Pehd day very pieaszntly Ia visit.
ee Ing Carpenters Hall. Inaeresdenea III
:. the InIred starns Al. - .l.1