The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-04-20
THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION.

THE final consignment of goods from
France to the Centennial arrived on the
steamer L'Amerique on the 9th, and
comprised 800 cases.
THE Moorish villa, which has been
shipped by DIR. Schmidt, German Con-
sui of Tangiers, Morocco, for erection
on the grounds, has arrived, and is be-
ing erected.
THE various railway companies are
making arrangements to land passen-
gers from all points as near to the doors
Of the Exhibition Buildings as possible.
Thousands upon thousands of visitors
will prefer to retire to the shade of coun-
try hotels and boarding-places at night,
instead of taking the long street-car
ride into Philadelphia; for many cool
retreat five, ten, fifteen mics away from
the Exhibition can probably be reached
by steam sooner and more comfortably
than the Centennial Hotel can be reach
ed by horses.
ACCORDING to the Augsburg Gazette,
Holland will figure prominently at the
Centennial Exhibition with splendid
paintings and books. In Amsterdam
1900 works on education, natural his
tory and medicine 354 journals, 231
magazines, and 147 paintings of the
great Dutch masters are already collect
ed in building specially set apart for
the purpose. The products of Java
will form a separate and very interest
ing collection.
The steamships Ohio and City of
Bristol have lately landed sections of
one of the largest groups in terra Gotta
ever made. 1t represents the United
States as directing the onward march of
America, and is modelled after the Al
bert memorial group in Hyde Park. 1t
is about II feet high, and II feet square
at the base, made of durable terra cot
ia in buff color. The weight of the
group is IL tons. 1t is the work of the
Messrs. Doulton & Co., the most cele-
brated potters of London. 1t will be
erected on pedestal Is feet in height,
directly under the rotunda in the center
of the hall in the Art Gallery.
THE committee appointed for the
purpose of sending a deputatioR of
French workmen to the Centennial Ex-
hibition at Philadelphia, publish an adj
dress to America explaining the object
of the visit of the delegation. They say
that the apprehensions of American
artisans that the French may induce
lower wages and unfavorable changes
are groundless. The majority of the
delegates occupy good positions in
France; they only desire to compare
the industrial products of the two cOun-
tries, and attend the anniversary of the
birth of sister Republic. They hope
to establish fraternity of artisans of
the two nations.
THERE is a "hitch" in the Centen-
NAL. Just when every thing was sup
posed to be going on smoothly it is dis
covered that there is grave uncertainty
whether the Declaration of indie
pendence was written at No. 700 Market
Street, Philadelphia, or at No. 7O2.
The former has enjoyed the honor I'M
questioned for almost century, but the
evidence in favor of the latter is so
strong that even century of vested
rights weighs little against it. 1t is not
possible, however, to 60 on with the
celebration until the points determined
with absolute certainty.
ALTHOUGH the contributions of ex-
Otics directly from foreign countries will
not be as large as was at first hastily
anticipated, the Horticultural Depart
ment of the Exhibition will probably
show, besides ample American contri-
buttons, very extensive varieties of for
eign plants. Specimens of Australian
tree ferns have arrived from California.
From Jamaica, Bermuda and other En-
glish colonies, where immense botanical
gardens are supported by Government
subsidies, some fiRe varieties are eX-
pected, which may be presented to the
Centennial Commission as the nucleus
of botanical collection in this country.
The chances of life of bulbs, roots and
growing plants sent from the tropics are
yet Cuba, Mexico and Bra
I'll will try the experiment of transport
ing them hither. France, Germany, En-
gland and the Netherlands will be mod
erately represented in the Horticultural
Grounds. A remarkable specimen of
has arrived among the
English invoices.