Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-01
The Centennial Espusjf!on.

Correspondence Of The Alexandrla Gazette
PHILADELPHIA, July 81, 187G.-We started
in our last to take ride around the grounds.
Imagine seven Of the street, open excursion cars
strung together and drawn by = hobby little en-
CINE on 8 narrow gauge, and you have the make
up. The fare for the entire circuit is five cents.
The conductors as you wind in and out among
the buildings give ejaculalory descriptions, On
one OF the trains there is young man from Pe.
tershurg, named Biick, who varies the moGoto
nous description by original comment and crit
cism to tho great amusement of the passenger.
Here We go! main building on ou7 right, art
gallery on our left; now we glide by al extend
ed exquisite psrtelr: upon our LETT, EN- bei:!shed
with fountains and rare fl Wers; on the gh.
the ground rcllS and dlScoses walks leading up
snd down to vsrlous buildings, grotLos ano pa.
v!!ons; department of pubic comfort row on
the right; woman's pavilion on the right and
now tne cars turn out and fly. Co.Yra,i~, I'd
KANSAS. Old Virginia. Wisconsin, Mary land
West Virgins, New JIG, &c" Jorusaien'
snouts gu: middle-agec ist !..dy from the VS.;
~" re New jersey; you could only see par.
OF Il, ?eIrneu young r mpal!lpn VIII 5aoy
on zap Agriculture. bui,ing. III. 49, bazaar,
glass orks-but this is glimpse " The shifting
pan0Tama You may take the rido III -hy MOOD
y
rs 4 10 ere sensuuus Eest 1t is rare. Critically 10
encompass 1t and lmrruvisc de:ects Is suited AN.
unn=:u al Curiousy 10 gather l.: In: tout ell
s:inE.c Is k!quant and c4h.ratlng in slAtcei
m:EuLcs you are back wilei!ce you sLa..4l '"lt-
suutcnc= .! ne.fiy TWO huGdred buildings aila
with varied and spicnGld lecsptc.7es vi !h4
park.
Before returning to the main building we vii:
stop By tn. mans pavilion. Here 70! the i-:t
tine, til? exterior eject is not pleasing |;
has not the gay triunpba LOCK OF the main i."',
tie architectural beauty and elegance ~ tie az;
,eIy, lur yet the coui, inviting roposC .: the
horticultural hull. was surprised u. ca enter
ink - zee tae wall hung with such al array >.
oil paintings. Chletest among these Was the ii
legcry oi ruth uEvcllins falsehood, "ni tue
or y incnngruty | could detect WAS IL truth no!
huv.ag nor eyes Exec OF! The art gallery, "h@fe
might be seen pictures by Rafael Z, Rubefs ant
Murli.u. Did you ever lead DOCK OF travels
by M Amer:ca: (t:her tt N Mark Twai") IN
which you did not nave stun (oi course y.
wiz 20 abroad ;.ro IL the Tact cnnnolscIrs,l
>uui, wial about this dresden wv mist re.
co.nlZ,ng tue i: arve.Uus grace III the pose anl
classic viYi>:ECss % outline II form yet We iaii
~ catch the liie-kc glow OF tho great f!orcn-
tire scroo!, or the warmth ui co!uIiIg OF tiic
r einsh. y. see nothing mat brings 3ack ~
unut;crat,:a (true n.D rcco. !ectlons % Doincn!
chino and >tintorct!o OF Paul OF Eerolcsc, or ..
Claude, nor yet vi Vsndyg,: Or Peter Pau
You see an embryo iiits1tl SpesS u kuoeii=
AS Peter Pau, ~ sentimental rnprlz3& A!%ay:
dub E,cl:tcr j 81. Paul, ait.r n!s parents. y.
course the display hers IN The woina!.'s depart
mclt is gr"n. tribute to her re. aus i,"-'"nec
md courage. ay:~i work, w"rsted Work, "a%
work: embroidery, etcEl.g @nd WEAVING.
cs.;.l Je.ii.e-le II detail tngand >pHl:.,
Brazil, CGnada ry3Uvy VINO has Ill aunt
who is .n . maid ms given her showing
here. Queen Vi,Lorla sends tuc napkins Sl
ma!e 9"i !olly burltsquas Of tho bEatS In nee
d!eaorK whose IuUuth= the napkins were EOie
FIR whan H. yet the lads were not Louis. o.
loruc sends /. splendid dress she made Tor Ia
i II bic. scd ii don't describe it, Standing bohll,
host wume-. The over dress is OF tWllicu siIh
or COZ led, say oiuc. with basqIe Of sam Mate
ria aud co.o:. io:, thanks The pet-ihc
pettycouri OF fashion Is rs hutocr.tic ~ The ,et
Tie petticoht and tacirgs are 0G or. am cocr.L
satin o., the I'M. er side the sleeves arc en-
brolcreG Nth little forget lie not spriss Iae
cuffs are ~ c-esm-cuiur sHtln embroidered
! Ike the sleeves The corsagc Is designed to b.
worn over \ kerchet ani across lhe vest are
bars OF blue like those across the sleeves. Inc
over dress mss nenvy silk fringe trimming III
front OF color to msLcu the bottom has clashes,
(ike thi2 dcscriptionJ showing IL deep 'u'i satin
rHili fastened 10y veins # Beautiful -t!ttu!ns
I'm done, and ] fear done Tor. Over .3e en-
LrHtCc - tA@ .aieTylS M inscription III Inc yer
nscu!ar and Spanish tongues .anrn :ru.:i / ro.
verbs, "Let her work, pca:e aer ii: the gates .
81 y u do not care Tor labelled and parct!lci
enuucrstlon, YOU will infer there are :. THOUSAND
things here do not even tax your rcautrs ~
na!ue. ~ -. NJ.
ASSAULTED AND ROBBED j Ohm Logan, au
Eaei.s!tusn. 20 route from Manassas to Ala
bama, was .cuad last Saturday night on the
river bank, close by the stoac quarry below the
bridge u Am: erSt county, near LyDchturg,
covered with blood. iyog IN the pain aud az
parently suffering great pau. He was very
seriously injured. His right arm WIS brykcr
b.twecn The wrist and elbow uut, ms left aru
badly bruised, and Hi< head SO bady Gus that
his hair VS. a perfect mass Of clot', i blood.
He said that he har; stopped IL LyDchburg
and had h"eG drinking with man, whose uatc
lie did not knjw, but whom lie described; that
he had been III the house 0! this man, and
while there had exhibited roll Of gr-rnback>;
that tbs man had subs, queatIy asked .lmto
take a walk across the bridge, aud that, whcn
til reached the place where he was f:uoL i!:s
comp!n!op III :deLiy attack! him with al iron
bar s,rikirg him with great force FROM twelve
70 fourteen times. telling him TO the gtourd,
srd after robb;ng his pockets, went If.
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