The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-04

the midst Of battle. The official estimate
was. that mp tn O'Clock, p. m, al. e92
persons paying iaif fee, AMI 33,ssS pay
ing half fee, making total OF 244,H7
persons that had entered the grounds.
At o'clock. when the gates were closed.
the number of full fee admissions had
reached 2l7 ,G1S, the numbers of half fee
visitors remaining the same, thus the
number of cash admissions were pol ,463,
or over twice that Of the largest number
on any day at any former exposition.
with the single exception Of one day,
during the Paris exposition when the
turnstiles are said to have registered l'3,-
go admissions The regular visitors to
the exposition paid little attention to the
exhibits, hut spent their time In watching
the human chaos rs it ebbed and flowed
o. stood in the gorged aislcs and ave-
nues.
Receptions were the order OF the day.
Governor Hartranft, Mayor Stokeley and
Mrs. Gillespie, all held them. At the
two former, there were speeches, not UNI
reasonably long. At the reception OF
Mrs. Gellespie, president of the woman's
centennial commission there were no
speeches, but it must not be supposed
that their absence indicated any lack of
ability on the part of the ladies to talk.
Although the fireworks eXcelled in
splendor anything Of the kind that has
taken place in Philadelphia, they were of
short duration, and the performance was
hardly equal to the promises of the pub
lshed programme. AT the hour an
nounced for the display more than lO,-
coo people had assembled on the plateau
bounded on the east by the narrow gauge
railway, near the Catholic total absti-
nencc fountain, the British villa TO the
north, the glass works to the south, look
Ing towards Georges Hill, which was the
objective point. 1t is 10 be regretted that
the elaborate preparations that had been
made were in some respects "a failure.
The programme embraced twenty-five
distinct performances or displays. The
arrangements were perfect. the eXecu-
ton wa. not good, but gun powder is not
a reliable thing to handle. The display
opened with brilliant illumination OF
the grounds with many colored lights.
The bomb firing was very magnificent
spectacle, and, as they assembled, burst
ing mid air, and discharging myraids OF
fiery stones. they were greeted with loud
applause.
After this display everybody started
home, and Notwithstanding the cAtraor'
binary arrangements made for the trans
portation, tens OF thousands were unable
to get into the cars. That such huge
masses OF unorgsnzed humanity, EN-
braciug both sexes. all conditions, and
every age. trom the cradle TO the grave.
can come and 90 without serious ACCT
dent, as was the case on Thursday, re-
tjscts great credit on somebody, or, per-
haps, on everybody.
Since | last wrote the exposition
| awards have been presented 10
| the Chief commissioners OF the
various countries represented, and
they will be distributed by them TO the
various winners Of prizes. The presenta-
tons took place with much form and
ceremony in the judges hall. They were
made by Gen. fIawley. The announce.
ment of the names OF the various nations
was received with applause. France,
England, the Netherlands, Japan. swift
eriand and Brazil were honOred with
cheers OF great heartiness, bn, the men,
ton ct the United states was the occa.
sion tor the noisiest demonstration OF all.
The list OF nations was called alphabet
cally, commencing with the Argentine
Republic. in order that there might be no
imputation OF iavOritism on account Of
precedence-this was a small thing, but
it was in character with the scrnpulOus
fairness and courtesy that have distin-
gnished the commission in all its rels-
lions from the start. G..