Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-08-11

Time rolls rapidly by. Think Iremark
ed something about the way tempus fugit:
in one of my first letters from here and il
fugits just as speedily now, if not more
so. One half of the allotted days for keep
ing open the Exposition have already gone
by and still there are several people scatter
ed around loose in different portions of the
the country that have not seen the show
Indeed of the forty millions of people les:
than three millions have paid their respects
so that revision of the estimates at thi:
time would involve reduction, probably
placing the total at nearer eight than thret
millions. Thursday was to have been g
gala day on the grounds, Prof. Kings first
balloon ascention having been announced
to take place that day. But the monstrou:
air ship didn't go up. Old Probs interpos
ed some trifing objection, which discourag
ed theIProfessor and the unusually large con
course OF people-over 37,000-who had
gathered to see this unwieldy vessel start
on fits venturesome voyage were disap-
pointed. 1t seems shat this fellow Probs
has queer ways with himself any how. Fol
long weeks the earth and every thing there.
in were parched and dried up with weather
so hot that beefsteak would fry in the sum
and now there is a fair prospect Of -four
weeks of drizzle, while fall overcoats come
out to take the evening air. It's pity the
weather clerk couldn't keep his equilibrium.
The balloon at this writing still waits his
pleasure.
Returning to the exhibits of foreign
countries, the place occupied by Italy
comes in the same neighborhocd with those
already referred to. This exhibit is large
and embraces the most artistic as well as
the most practical departments of industry.
Two large tables in papier nsache, one rep
resenting the Cathedral at Milan, and the
other that of Venice, both fine specimens
of workmanship. An episcopal chair and
desk are carved in the most artistic man
ner with representations Of scriptural
scenes. Articles of furniture, including
bedsteads, mirror frames, tables and cabi-
nets, are exquisitly carved, one of the last
named having heads Of Dante, Michael An
CELLO, and Alferi cut in relief. The dis
play of iewelry, gold and silver filagree,
mosaics and canoes commands, perhaps
the greatest attention Of anything in the
entire building. One necklace Of rubies
and diamonds set in silver is valued at
$50, 900; other tiaras and ornaments for
the hair range from $4,000 to 81, 800. An
exquisite set, consisting of breastpin and
earrings, each being the representation Of
bird with spreading wings formed of dia-
monds, rubies and sapphires, is one of the
most unique in the collection. The mosa-
les, canoes and coral jewelry are Of the
rarest workmanship. A large assortment
of conch shell jewelry is also shown. There
is an extensive exhibition of bronzes. A
large bell manufactured in Venice, most
delicately chased and Of peculiarly sweet
tone, which has already taken several med
ais, has been purchased by the Italian
church in this city. There is a dental ex-
hibit which for completeness EQUALS II not
surpasses any similar displsv. Teeth in
every form and cas- -howjpg the vlrions
stages Of growth '-f-s-- bitod
"'iii' "a PiaNi'ory -. tlJl and
complete informstiyns I...., ord
shoes, Leghorn straw i ~ bonuets and
every kind Of millinery device. and Arti.