The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-05-25

International Press Bureaus Letter.
When We goodly William Penn
quantity trusted that Philadelphia
would become a greene countrye
towne" an unconscious prophecy was
echoed from the eminently respectable
broadbrim. Though grown up geo
graphically, industrially and CONNER
cially, Philadelphia for almost century
closely resembled "countrye towne,"
and withal very green one, until 1876,
she suddenly developed into a metro
polls. All the world was then amazed
at the unexpected indications of Yankee
enterprise and energy everywhere visi-
ible. The inertia Of other years was ap-
parent only and the Centennial Exhibi-
ton was the natural Outgrowth of a
modest, quiet, but not dormant spirit
already felt in numberless directions of
human effort. The sweets of pub
lie recognition and adulation, once tast-
ed the Centennial season had scarcely
closed before ten thousand tongues clam
ored for the Qerpetuity of the superb
cosmos Of wonders, and ere the eventful
year faded into the mighty past, the Ex
hibition was no longer vague sugges
ton, but predes.ined fact. \ company
with capital of 100000, was formed;
thousands of exhibitors Immediately
offered contributions; the Main Build
ing was purchased for S250!O00; its 20
acres Of floor space rearranged for
varied uses; the elaborate displays prop
erly installed; hundreds ofnoted person
ages responded favorably to the invita-
ton to be present, and on the 10th of
May, 1877, the anniversary of the great
Centennial inaugural, the Permanent
International Exhibition was open to
the world. To convey any adequate
idea of the enthusiastic reception
which in this city greeted the new en-
terprise would require not newsletter,
but series of descriptive articles, aided
by the combined powers of photographs,
paintings, dioramas and the latest i'm
proved telephones,
Meteorologically the day differed but
little from its memorable predecessor.
Old Probabilities telegraphed the night
before that the weather would be clear,
but he must have found considerable
difficulty in keeping his promise, for the
sky was overcast with threatening
clouds from the hours which the alma
nae asservated that the sun rose and set,
and the entire force of the Weather
Burea could not prevent a few trickling
tears escaping Dame Nature during the
afternoon. Staid old Philadelphia how
ever has seen too many monster celebra-
tions to be frightened by an ominous
cloud, and, therefore, notwithstanding
the dusky light, every street IN the city
was in gala-dress, myriads of flags and
streamers of sll imaginable shapes, sizes,
and nationalities futtered in the breeze;
heavy festoons of red, white and blue
bunting rustled about the larger build
ings, while from innumerable flag poles
galy waved the American colors. At an
early hour the air was vocal with the
hurrying roll of numberless vehicles en-
route to the Exposition grounds; the
street cars heavily freighted bewied
along at double speed; merry shouts OF
joyous laughter mingled with the tread
Of steeds and the ceaseless rumble OF
carriages, and ever and anon the reyer-
beratipg thud ofa bass drum, the enlly-
ening rattle of smaller but noiser lnstru-
ments of torture; the sflrill, piercing