The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-02

or Mogulism and complexIons are scrutln
lied for nationalities. All are studying each
NAV be the result is in the womb of the flu
ture The sensational is in ORDER and W.
all fall into line. l spoke of the great sensa
tionalist, Dom Pedro, in my last, and attemp
! ted an explanation of the "DOm." mu
have been in error. | was inspecting an
enormous locomotive to-day, made for the
! emperor of Brazil, weight of the engine six
| ty-five tons, also q beautiful car marked
Companhia Sad Pauls, e Rio de Janeiro, and
on the panel, Dom Pedro. a plainly dressed
but very polite gentleman accOsted me-
"Can YOU tell me what Dom stands for?'
said no. not exactly. A bystander over.
hearing the question, enthusiastically said
"That, sir is an abbreviation, sirl of Do
minicker. His Majesty's titles, sir! are Do
minicker Rustar Braganza, sir" Thanks
Where he obtained his information your de-
| ponent knOweth not. The emperor is pa
tronizing Philadelphia extensively in the
line of rolling stock. The first railroad was
constructed in Brazil on 30th April, 1854.
VISITORS TO THE CENTENNIAL.
Their name is legion. / have been graft
fed with several pleasant interviews with
Gov. Elisha =. Ferry, of Washington Terri
tory, Ex-GOv. &. Brown, of Tennessee, Ex-
Gov. Stearns, of New Hampshire, Ex-Goy.
Joel Parker, of New Jersey, and other gen.
tlemen from different sections of the cOun-
| try. From grouping of ideas from the list
itics am led to confirmation of an opinion
means often expressed; the centennial
peace.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Kansas State building will have seal
| nine feet in diameter, over an entrance with
a map of the state 12x25 suspended beneath.
| Only four serious casualties since the open
| ing. Police system thorough. ROwePs news
paper Pavilion is having the finishing touches
put on. 1t is the most eligible buildiyg on
the grounds. The future of the exhibition is
in the hands of the Presto be financial
success it must be advertised Admissions,
| May 10th, seventy-six thousand two hundred
and sixteen; May 11th, fourteen thousand sew
en- hundred and thirteen; May 10Th, ten thou
sand two hundred and forty-twO. Fitzgerald
and Forney, two of Philadelphias most inlu-
ental journalists, are clamorous for Sunda ex-
| hibitiOn. Gen. Wilder of Tennessee, left for
home to-day. learn he will soon return.
| On taking a car in Philadelphia for the CEN
! tennial grounds, be sure to ask, q" If this car
| goes through" and thus save yourself much
annoyance. GilmOre's famous band gives
| concerts daily, morning and afternoon, in the
main building free to visitors; the music is
worth the entrance fee. If you come to the
! exhibition bring a lunch to the grounds, or
! else eat late and hearty breakfast, then
! postpone your dinner until your return to
| the city, by which you avoid the extra
! charges incidental to patroniZing a restaura-
! paid large sums for their privileges, and nee
essarily must charge more than the ordinary
prices. Lovers of billiards will take notice
| that grand billiard tournament begins to-
day. The participants are: William Sexton
Maurice DAILY, George SlOsson, Melvin Fos-
ter, Jno. Bessunger, A. p. Rudolph, Albert
Garnier, Joseph Dyon, Cyrille Dyon, and
Louis Shaw, champions of the world. The
cash prizes amount to $50O0.OO. The judges
of award have been partially appointed; the
published list is incorrect. The foreign
judges receive $1,00O00O, those from the
United States, $60000. WOrkmen are not al
lowed to leave the centennial grounds for
dinner; if so, it is at the risk of losing fifty
cents, which they must pay to get back; this
seems a restaurant corner.
One of the most elegant residences in the
city is that of Geo. w. Childs, of the Ledger,
Twenty-seeOnd and Walnut. So much for
successful journalism. What a pity that G.
w. c. writes such execrable verse. Tennes-
see makes the best showing of Iron ore, and
the hdndsomest specimen of marble is from
the same state.
For the benefit OF the practical men and
mechanics-railroad and other wOrking-men
who read the papers, l give the names OF the
leading engineers in council, both foreign
and American: Sir Edmund Barry, of the
Victorian Engineering Commission; Angus
tus Morris, Esq, of the New South Wales
Commission; Emil BOusewitz, of the Swedish
Commission; John Z. Icely Commissioner
OF Civil Engineering for Switzerland /;
Messrs. J ohm and Joseph Wilson, engineers
of Philadelphia Carl DanielsOn, representa-
tive of the iron interests of Sweden; Gusta- |
vus Uhr, OF the Swedish department, and Ju- !
lan Deby, Belgian Commissioner. OF the |
members of the association there were in at
tendance Prof. VIM. p Blake, j. B. BrittOn, |
Prof L. 7. Cox, of Indiana, E. B. Coke, r. |
w. Raymond, J. \. Alexander, VIM. q. |
Nelson, a. l.. Hally, John B. Price, VIM. |
SOmmers, VIM. Meinor Roberts, chief engi- |
neer of the Northern Pacific Railroad, VIM. |
Sellers, John BOgart, chief engineer New
Pork, and Chas. f. Emory, of New York.
Have no uneasiness about obtaining ac-
commOdatens. To be perfectly comfortable,
come before the 4th of July, or after that pc
riOd, as there Will be pressure on that oc-
casion. Good board and lodgings, $3.50 per
diem. For young men who wish lodging,
good room, and clean bedding, can be OBJ
tanned for one dollar night which is fifty
cents each cheap enough. Any informa-
ton of interest to your readers will be fur
nished gratuitOusy and cheerfully by ad-
dressing your correspondent bureau of cor
respOndence to 607 Chestnut St., Philadel-
phia. Mississippi has one of the most tasty
buildings on the ground. 1t is log cottage
trimmed in with Spanish moss. Sixty-eight
different kinds of wood finish the interior,
vanished to show the granting. Bravo! for
Mississippi. III gates goes to the grounds,
money received at &C. six for compliments
vehicles, forty-two exits. Gentlemen of the
press coming to the centennial, will please
remember this or cut this slip out.
The main entrance to the grounds is at the
intersection of Belmont and Elm avenues. a
few doors from the entrance is posted, press
furnished here, and You present your pass
at entrance No. 81, marked in large letters
over the door. Press head quarters judges |
Hall. The stuffed skin of the great trotting
stallion George N. Patchen occupies a posi-
ton in the shafts of Gatling gun in the or
Ginance department The board of finance
receive a royalty of thirty cents on each bar
rel of beer sold within the grounds. No
music allowed in the hotels or saloons con-
tguous to the grounds on Sunday. Don't be
CajOled, ,and buy cheap shirts marked Sl.OO
and $1.25 good article is $3.50; and like all
good articles is worth what it is marked.
Cheap goods "a paradox are dear at any |
price. There are eight hundred letters from
exhibitors applying for space unanswered.
In one month | am led to believe that the
arrangements may show an approximation to
completion. Our agriculturist and stock |
raisers may be interested in the following.
A stuffed chester hog is exhibition that
weighed when slaughtered one thousand
three hundred and seven pounds. He was
raised by Hon. Lemuel Croydon of New
Hampshire, measured eight feet ten inches
in length and was three feet and six inches
high. While fattening he gained one hun
dred and two pounds a month for eight |
months. The plow of Daniel Webster is on
exhibition made by himself in 1887. 1t is a
breaking plow fourteen feet long with ten
foot beam, and has the following ideas of the
immortal Daniel" inscribed upon it.
'sWhen / have hold of the handle of my big
plow, with four yoke of oxen to pull it
through and hear the knots crack, and see
the stumps al 60 under the furrOw and out
of sight, and observe the cleared and mel
lowed surface of theplowed land, feel more |
enthusiasm over my achievement than comes
from my encounters in public life at Wash
ington" There is an OK exhibition ad-
joining the prounds, gross weight four thou
sand pounds.
am glad to say that by my next letter |
catalogues may be completed and goods and |
machinery so far arranged and perfected !
that can furnish your readers with an in
telligent account in detail of the practical |
workings of this centennial exhibition; a CO.
operative movement utilized for mans i'm |
provement that stands in the worlds history |
without a parallel.
JOSEPH BARBIERE.
IN order to act intelligently against |
the cotton worm, southern planters are |