, 1876-01-16


IS TIE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
d Arrival OF the f:Ott5S of Egypt.
= Correspondence .yt.u l@ark TRIBUNE.
n t PHILADELPHIA. Jan. l1.-The Oldest of nation
Q is the first to apreas at Tho birthday festival
Q the youngest. Egypt has arrived. Her cntir
! contribution to the Ceutennialhas already laude
! q: Now York. aud her chief Commissiol.c
: IS here with his catalogue ready 70
the printer, aud nothing remains 10
him to do but to put in orderly ar
, ray in the exhibition buildings the product
sent. If the fair we're TO begin next mouth in
! stead Of in May be would he ready, The Ecyrt
1nombers: Ills Highness Prince Alohammctt
Tawfc Pasla. President; His Excel1ency Chcri
Pasha. Minister Of Commerce. Vice. -Eresident
I. l;russch Ley. Commissioner General anc
Secretary meMbers, Gen, stouo: Mali
Ds ~ nafsss esssus sfy ne3 d.
Professor in tho Medical Schoo!, Tie
Commissioner General, accompanied by h,s
brother, Emil Drugach. aud II. Bchmer, at-
taehcs of 4ihe Commission, arrived here 4 few
DAYS ago, aud WILL take i house in West Plila-
dclphla aud remain until the close Of the Exhi-
bition. Nearly tue whole Of tho Egyptian ex-
iibit is the property of tho Khedive. Many Of
lie curious aud costly articles, sll2h az Weapons
| H1lA olu4u1cAlS AIUL1 LAo QlFl2rOu5 tribes
inhat'tluE the remote regions Of Ceu-
t'al Africa, Jewels iniaid work in ivory,
precious metals, rich enlbroideries ia gold and
silver thread produced by the Arabian artisans
of Cairo, are taken from tho National Museum,
whlle the best specimens Of agricultural rrcduc;s
! are from the estates Of the Kheliyo4 In all, the
! c1talo.de contains over G033 numbcrs, Ii is in
Itself mine OF information about the novel and
dafiu. experiment Of tho kheGiya III iugrafiiuc
upon de:ayed and dcr1naut nationality
I MI
civilized Eurora. Statistics are given
Of the farms. factur1cs, laboratories
schools, md charitable institutions that have
! been established since he began his remarkable
effort to aWukcn his country from its sleep Of
| centuries. Tho new arts and industries im-
| ported from F1aIce, Germany, and Anjcrica.
| and made to take root bY tho wjl! of oue mai
contrast strangely with the hariaric s;lepdors
in architecture and apparel, whose forms ana
decorations come down from the reign OF tho
Ii!al1fs and with the p:iuutlve furniture and
utensils OF tho Fellahs, unchanged siuco tho
davs of the pha.aolis.
1t WAS not untal April last that the work Of
forming the exhibit be;tau. 70 defray the cy
to this country, aud maintaining the Chef
Commissioner and his staff, tho khedi;e made
MI appropriation of 100000 francs. Whenever
n1tic'es were desired that tho vice-rcgal NIT
Beunss, farms, aud factories did not furnish.
they were in most cases purchased. Only vory
fe" private manufacturers aud laud owners |
contributed. 80 that the Khed,ve is almost |
tie solo exhibitor. 1t WAS the khediye's desl1c. |
Efu:sch Be' says to harea palxce erected on /
tie Exhibition grounds. like the one 10 had !
built at Vienna, to illustrate Egyptian arcl1tec-
tlre and domestic life. but the time WAS too short
after the Presidents invitation to participate in
the Centennial was received III the A5ricutur-
al Department. Egypt contributes complete
mud aimirabfy-classdcd collection OF the prod
ncts OF tle Mic Valley, the Gases, aud
the coasts OF the Mediterranean and the ncd Sea.
Ihe display OF cotton includes specimens of the
ctors OF the last eight years-in all 2.aG3
andfia and IN Liverpool. Sugar, raw and 1e-
fined. Is the next most important article All |
Tie eraias-"iieat a1sze, barley. doura, beans,
peas, tia1, vetch, lent1ia sorghum. poppy seed !;
we'll known ones us hemp, tlax aud ramie; ail
tho woods OF Egypt in sections Of trees, pol
lshed upon one side; dates, olives, preserved |
fruIt, etc. appear upon the catalogue. TAs |
localities from which these products come are
given, and large map OF "Eeyps in the Con-
ennsal Iear Of the American Kopublic," pre-
Jared expressly for tie Exhibition by order of
he khedlve. will enab1e visitors to study the
geography aud productions of the country at t
he same time. lu the Agricultural Department !
VII also ba shown tobacco. indigo, chemical !
Preparations. leFfumery, arabian honey, speci- :
mems OF matbles and building atones, and many ! .
ther Interesting things. s
~ tue help Of tue catalogue and the intelligent
ee in ,rnaninnt;o,, t,,a Env,t, ea.:.. % ~ osi. |
oa;u I,1t;3iru ,pia ,1 '.It'ot 80 - AZ tue ! Il
~ cl,1couoia VI AEo Last | [
n,'ss'e 1n s'lanGely win the palmer aud more i
1actleal applaInces OF modern civilized life a
mere are saddles Of curious embroidered
Gather Oruameutel Will, mac.;va o,,i
;meterR with iowo1e3 i,;,t, r,,..;t, h'
,jd vitt, irorv s,t c,,r+e;.. - 'H,.o ~ G.
o,,L!,s ~ 80. :s ss'1s "!.o iau1es jaGheta q
80 'ts enoio.aeieu WIN soIa thfeau and there
ie a!oo ulAlu"trEe5. 9t1OSel5, anu hoes, and n
Aes. uooae Tor the bl1nu and drawing br II, a | ~
lplls in the pOly:pcbDic school I:v tba a;do | u: