Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-01
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2Sth, 1876

The attendance on Ohio day was some
thing over ore hundred and twenty thou
sand. Considering that there were neither
fireworks nor tournament nor balloon as
c~ension nor any other mere popular at
fractions" the showing for the Buckeye
State was cert tinly wonderfully good.
The financial results of the Exposition,
up to the present time, have surprised
even those among the managers whose
calculations at the outset were most SAN
guine, the actual cash receipts being far in
excess of what had been estimated. No
body ever expected that the Exhibition
would pay, and Il deficit of several millions
was predicted by every one who pretended
to know anything about institutions of
this character. 1t is, therefore, gratifying
to know that the total expenditures will
but very slightly exceed the total income;
and also, that our inter national Exhibit
ton has been more successful in this d.
rection than either that at Paris in 1869 or
that at Vienna in 1872. When we consid-
err the superior facilities that France and
Austria AVE for makiag undertakings Of
this kind Il success. we will be justified in
looking back with some pride upon our in
dustrial show of '76 us u proof of what
our nation. though young, is capable Of
accomplishing.
In \ former letter | mentioned Il subject
which. at the time, threatened to lead to 4
serious disagreement between the citizens
of Philadelp hia and the Park-CommissiOn-
crs of that CITY. | mean the retention of
the Main Exhibition Building, which in
spite OF both public-and newspaper opin-
ion, the commissioners ob>lintlely refused
TO consent to, After \ number of meet
ings. and several spirited discussions, they
have finally concluded to permit the peo-
pie to have their own way, and the VI tn
Building will remain. Philtdelp hia is
now to have a"ptrmanent exhibition of in
dustrv and art. at Il low Fate OF admlssion;'
II il will pay. i, Il doubtful question, bat
our Quaker brethren will be willing t.
acrilre some hing for the glory of keep
lny the Main BlllIing until the next Cen
tcnnial-or Till it fall, To pieces.
Those who have been there will pro-
badly take an interest IN knowing what
disposition is to be made of the Immense
hotels erected for the occasion in the vicin-
ity of the Centennial grounds; the Trans
Continental Will remain rs long rs the
Main building does; SO will the " United
States, '-botl of these being comparative
" substantial structures. The Giob "
will be removed IN sections (aS the Pllilt-
dclphia papers gravely state) 10 the sunny
shores o. New Jelsev, where it Will in
future years. furnish the summer residence
ofmarriagcahle mai,lens, fashionable ~tlirts.
tourists, and mosquitoes. 1t is important
that the reader should know thai il Will be
removed " in sections the entire >uuc-
ture being some eight or nine hundred feet
long. The Atlas hotel will 5e sold for
The lumber it contains;-a chance, by the
way, for some enterprising Spectator to
lay in Il stock of Splinter>, with Il view to
supplying "relicS for the next Ccnttn-
NAL.
Now, that the Exhibition is so nearly
over, it is easy by Il walk through tn,
Main Building, to find out which OF til,
foreign exhibits have taken best with our
citizens-iudging from the sales that have
been made. The Swiss exhibits have near
" all been sold; but they consist mostly o1
little nlck-nackS. tempting rs Centennial
Souvenirs: Holland will take but very lit.
/. tie home, and Sweden scarcely anything
The latter country has magnanimously
made Il present to the Smithsonian InSti
tute ut Washington, of its entire agricul
; tural. its pi>catorial and meteorological cx
hibits. Russia has sold one-half and Ger.
many over three-fourth> of their exhibits
Italy and Spain have made satisfactory
sales. Canada has disposed of some $40,
900 worth Of furs; Turkey has sold SOM
carpets and rugs; Denmark, some S2O,COt
: worth of pottery; Norway, all her fur an,
; tiligree silverware; and China and Japan
last but not least on the list of successful
t%radcsmcn. will leave about two-thirds 0
their exhibits in this country.
= The weather which has. for The last sew
! eral weeks. been remarkably favorable TO
this season of the year, still continues 50
Il Overcoats. it is true, are in demand; bu
Il fortified with one, the Centennial will fur
nish exercise enough to keep any on
warm and lively for the twelve or ~fourteeI
y days that remain.
= Fifteen thousand Centennial medals c
bronze have been awarded. The mint ca
turn out twenty per day. Somebody wi
> have to wait a long time before they ca
Il sport their trophy.
+ Vermont day at the Centennial came o
Friday last, and proved Il very pleasan
affair. The reception was held at l
o'clock in the morning and WAS attcnde
by 1900 or 1000 V~ermontcr~. Among tn
8 gentlemen present were Messrs. Herr
t Clark. the orator of the day, and III. Can
field of Arlington, Pitt w. Hyde of Cas-
Teton, Henry Chase of Lyndon. Co
Whcelock e.. Veazey of Rutland, Hon
{ Martin A. Everts of Rutland. DR.. Samue
Worcester of Burlington, j. S. Patterson
: of the Centennial Commission, and w. II
III. Bingham of Stowe. There were II
speeches ut the reception. The whole n
t fair WAS informal and exceedingly pleasant
) After the reception Il good number of tn
guests adjourned to the Judges Pavilio
J, and listened to IN address on the ~cIrarac
Il ter and resources of the State by Ilenr
" Clark of Rutland.
The comments of the Southern press II,
" on Gov. Tilden's letter on rebel claims ar
- - pretty good evidence that the charges ar
$ not So groundless As they might be. Her
v is The .NacOn (Ga.) Telegraph and Mes
SINGER distinctly announcing the purpos
of the South to seek the rcfunding of III
!. cotton tax. 1t says: "Tilden comes GU
q with Il sweeping declaration against al
Southern war claims, including even tn
refunding OF the unconstitutional and Oh
+ ~pressive cotton tax. We think Tilden ha!
n gone too far in this matter. The cottol
d tax, which was 4 punitive tax and who'll,
g unconstitutional, ought to be refunded al
j ter the question has passed the ordeal o
; the courts and Of Congress, and no Presi
dent ought to oppose An executive veto to
e clear measure of justice and rectitude, S,
: decided, simply because that measure in
: ures to the benefit Of quondam rebels an,
linsurrectionists, so called"