The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-05-24
Texas In Ph1Is World
In Slices, SkiIIfuIIy Carved Up.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 10, III.
Editors Statesman permanent
exhibition, which is the legitimate off
spring Of the Centennial, was opened
on the tenth with flourish of trum-
pets and display of bunting highly sat
isfactory to the local pride of the
Quaker City. Your correspondent
does not pretend to say how many peo-
pie were prescnt-probably seventy
five thousand; certainly the crowd was
Of the hugest dimensions. Having
been favored with a special invitation,
"Mr. and Mrs. Statesman beheld the
serene compiacency that comes from
safely viewing the calamities Of others.
Pull-backs" became "pulled offs"
crinoline was crushed like an egg
shell, and young feminine humanity
was in an ecstacy of delight at the
wholesale hugging and squeezing.
There were a pair of Presidents on the
platform. Grant was the first to come,
being fresh from the hands of the hair
dresser, who had been liberal in the
use of pomatum. lie looked more
sleek and less natural than usual.
President Hayes is a man of fine pres
ence, calm, manly and dignified.
When your correspon lent Chen a
young reporter) first knew him, the
President was slender and graceful
man, but age has given him rotundIty
and portly mien more attractive than
Youthful beauty. When the heroes of
the occasion struggled through the
surging mass of broadcloth and petit
coats to the platform, there was such
cheering and waiting of aristocratic
linen as is seldom seen even in this an
cient city. Number two CATERS for
getful of modesty clambered to the
tops of the highest seats where they
stood with opera glass in one hand and
handkerchief in the other waiting the
perfumes of Lubin like incense to
presidential nostrils. The speaking may
be safely pronounced as exceedingly
eloquent for no one heard a word that
was said. Even the'prayers were in
audible, so little respect has Phila-
delphia crowd for either presidential
decency or the respect due to the
King of kings.
There was an enormous choir OF
$500 people, with limitless orchestra,
to sing-well, your correspondent need
not tell you what they sang-for Phil.
adelpbIa has sung the hallelujah
chorus" and the centennial hymn every
day and every night for the last three
hundred and sIxty-five. A little vari-
ETY. in the music would not be disagree,
able.
Your correspondent will visit the ex,
hibition again, and then he will tell
you how much enthusiasm has overated
it. There is an abundant interest in
all that concerns Texas, and scores OF
thousands are preparing to go out to
the Lone Star State in the fall. A doz
en- colonies are already beng formed
under the direction of your cerrespon-
dent. 1t may not be generally known
that the San Antonio railroad has es-
tablished a regular bureau of immigra
ton, with Col. Henry b. Andrews al
its head and Capt. l.. +. Edwards al
his assistant. Their headquarters i!
located at San Antonio. "Yours truly
has charge of the sub department
of the Middle States. He is located il
the goodly city of Philadelphia. Ber
Honnet, whom everybody in Austin
knows so well, is his travelling agent.
1t is something not to be forgotten IL
hear Ben make a Dutch speech to {
colony of German immigrants. HI
spreads an affidavit all over his face
and talks as if in early youth he ha5
been devout student of the story o
Annanias and Saphira, his wife, a:
related in the Acts of the Apostles.
The agent for New England anC
Canada is DR.. AMI Brown, who is do
ing good work for Texas among tn,
"blue stockings" of that highly illiu-
minated section.
Brevity is soul of wit, but this cor
respondence would be longer were i
not that the Texas headquarters ar
located directly opposite the theaters
and as this is the hour for the end o
the Saturday afternoon matinee, thu
street is thronged with beauty which
IS more attractive than the duty Q
writing. w.