The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-20
EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE


Interesting letter From BAR. Sam.
uel Lnughiin-A Few Words
About the Exposition-a Trip
From Paris 10 lialy--Passnge
Through the Great Alps Tuu.
nel-The City of Turin-Eisit 10
Genoa-A Musical Enchant.
nent. -. an
CunepoDdsnSs Of the Iptellisenosr.
Aweek at the exposition should have
given one = good idea and general view
ufths same, but found that 1t would re.
quire more time to zee Il satisfactorily,
and hence | shall postpone any notes
shout Il until my return from Italy and
by that time you may have been posted
up by some other Of your friends here so
thoroughly rs not 10 want TO hear any
thing more about Il, and one has to be
ysry careful about notes taken
10 the building as all sketches &c.
are prohibited. The editor Of the
Scientific American informed me
yesterday that gentleman in com.
psny with him had his entire pen.
cilings captured by the officers, and he
had TO be careful and was then in search
Of come one to give him official permits
sion 10 draft some machinery.
THE CANADIANS Is PARIS.
/ might give you an account Of the
magnificent display our neighbon the
Canadians make. They do themselves
great credit. An immense pagods, Eve
stories high, occupying one Of the four
miin.cerpsrsreach $ height Of seventy.
Eve feet bull. OF Canadian woods entire,
and filed with specimens Of manuIact.
ures Of the products Of their soil, mines,
minerals, fishing and hunting, gives the
locker on a very aatterins idea Of the
country. The Douglas Pine, over sos
years old, 1856 ysars old when Columbus
discovered America-is looked at with
much interest, and we'll it might, 800
lee, high and 10 feet thick, aud yet we
hsys Just as large in California. A sin.
gle block Of graphite from he'd q feet
deep Is another attraction. q.
rHE COLONIES H
and dspendeeies Of England are here with
srlch profusiOn and Ane di,play. Vic
toria has a bronze pyramid Of immense
extent showing the amount Of gold mined
IN twenty-five years, aggregating two
hundred millions sterling, whilst the
Indies alone have contributed a wonderful
variety, occupying . large extent Of the
space Of one side 10 which his R. H., the
Prince Of Walss, exhibits the presents
made him, NOT only from the Indian
Princes, but from all parts Of the world;
including gems and diamonds, pearls and
rubies, Of enormous size, and In fact.
everything you can imsgine IL 10 the
list, IRON the slippers for his dainty feet
70 the smoking cap for his royal head,
not admitting saddles sparkling with
stonea for his elephants and coverings for
bis eAmels. The crowd around this ex.
hibit at all times IL so dense as 10 com.
pell the forming Of linea and approach
10 regular order.
AUSTRIA. ..e
Then Austria not to be thrown In the
shade exhibits all the presents which
have been made 10 that Royal House, Is
also, the various crowns, scepues aHd
swords 10 use, aud worn BY this branch
otroyalty, while the ladies 81 the same
families contribute their silks and
lsoss, the latter Of which are exquisite
and rare and would put some Of your
lady acquaintance In a phrenzy TO look
upon, % delicate and superb are they.
.f.-.,a.i. RUSSIA = III
has not neglected to assure the assembled
nations that abe, too, Is the possesaor Of
jsWSis and gifts Just as rare, In addition