Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-05-11
Our RadiX Letter.
The Coaching Mania Silver YER
suS ShinplaSters = Matters at
Philadelphia - The Exhibit
tors SnaFl The Race of
Nations. Cost of
the Show.

ruling Ole IN their intervals of
Centeunial-seelng this summer, is
the revivaNcf the old fashioned
English coaching system, which
with the post-chaises formed the
main travelling facilities before
the introduction of railways. =
There seems always to have been
a peculiar fascination to some peo-
pie in the exhiIaration of driving
or riding on the top OF these bull
ky convcyances, and if we may
credit those inimitable Gescrip-
tions of Dickens, a vast deal of
dignity attached to the magnate
who professionally held the RIB
bons." Ia spite of steam the
stage-coach has never become
quite extinct in England, but to-
gay the pursuit Of coaching a.
mong the aristocracy amounts to
a passion. In summer many a
titled driver runs his daily route
out of London, and no more
thinks of missing trip on &C
count of weather, or losing a fare
that can be obtained by any of
the approved methods, than if bis
sole support was derived from his
occupation. Well, as ] have said,
the rage has spread to our own
shores, and we are now the de-
lighted passengers of "CoacAing
Cub" organized and membered
from the very upper crust of so
ciety. The first meeting of the
season was on last Saturday,
when six new coaches participa-
ted in the drive and a really ele.
gaut display rewarded the thou.
sands wh9 lined the streets to see
the fun.
The paying out of silver in ex-
change Tor fractional "shinplas-
terS' has been going on for some
ten days over the counter of the
Sub. Treasury, bul it comes slowly
into sigLt. 100000 has already
been thus put into the hands OF
the people, aud it is intended by
the Government thus to put ST.,
100000 Of it in circulation here
as rapidly as possible. But the
novelty is as yet too great. It's
now some sixteen years since we
have been able to jingle the
dimes and quarters in our pockets
without going to the trouble OF
buy ing them at big premium OF
some Lroker or other bloated aris-
tocrat; SO now that we can hear
the eXhilarating tinkle at small
expense, we have got to feast our
eyes and ears for a while before
trusting the coins out OF our hands.
It's as good as play to see a
crowd of street Arabs, most Of
whom were, SO to speak, born in
to paper currency Tor rather the
lack of it), get their heads togeth
er over a dime. The little sinner
arouses no tender recollectlons in
them. Silver had hid It's head
before their troubles began but
the looks of eager curiosity or
pleased surprise as the center of
attr .ctipn passes cautiously from
one little grimy hand to another,
t, gelher with the various quaint
md original comments which are
freely made, are extremely anu
sing.
PHILADELPHIA, April 20.
As yet there is none of the lull
that precedes the storm. Every
thing shows, if possible, increased
hustle aud energy. A blockade
of cars, loaded with exhibits,
threatened serious results to the
Exhibition, which, however, have
been averted by the prompt action
of the Pennsylvania r. r. Co.,
who, seeing what a snarl things
were gett ng into owing to lack |
of terminal facilities, rendered to
the authorities their own trained !
force, who Strengthened things out
in short order so far as the cars
were concerned /; but that hasn't
solved the problem. So enormous
are the accumniations of unplaced
goods, that all these tardy eXhibi.
tors tumble over each other in
their work and hinder each other
badly. All work with will, how.
ever, and in time everything will
be in readiness.
Several nations have apparent
~ entered the lists with the in.
-ention of MAKING the most strl-