The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-08-03

were afterwards banged, and Lamle
vile was made Colonel of regimen
of the line aud fell CALAMITY fightia,
at Marengo.
The Exposition is now to be see,
at its very best and nothing Is NOR,
striking than the exquisite taste ex
hlblted in the different department,
IN the display of goods, and this char
acterlstie is by no means confined tf
Eany particular nationality and it i.
certainly not wholly engrossed b,
the French. 1t is particularly notice
able not only in the display of tht
goods themselves, but also in the in.
genious and tasty manner in which
the attention of the public is at
tracted. One, firm distributes beauti-
itli bottles OF cologne another has
It's advertisements set forth on elegant
tablets of satin. lHuntley aud Palmer.
the great BISCUIT manufacturers of
London, distribute magnificent IL
Illustrated catalogue, displaying IN va
rloas forms two hundred and twenty.
eight styles of biscait. This book. as
q work OF art, is one of the maryels of
the Exposition. Their exhibit. when
viewed from a little distance, looks
like a fairy palace of rich mosaic
worked out in the gayest and gaudiest
OF coiois. In certain respects il re-
senlbles the rich tile work which one
sees in the Allambra, and some
splendid specimens are to be found in
the Spanish department. But what
ever deiusion you labor under at n
distance IS quickly dispelled by the
gentlemanfy attendant, who salutes
you with u cheerful bon Jour and in
slsts upon supplying you with Il sam
PIE of each OF the most luscious and
dainty kinds of biscuit included in
the collection, until you feel that ynu
have exhausted u decent hospitality
and begin to slip them into yonr vest
pocket, looking anxiously about lest
your movement should be noticed by
the police.
The Importance of this article of
trade we may estimate from the fact
tilab4t amounts to millions of frames |
annually; and the greater part of this |
vast business or the continent of Eu- |
rope has been created i'm few wears |
BY MIR. Joseph Leete of London. The |
provision trade is getting to bs mat. |
ter OF paramount Importance. nm
which these worlds expositions can |
not but have q beneficial effect and
n this particular branch the United /
states Is deeply interested. All sorts /
IL preserved goods are largely repre-
Baltimore, New York and |
IND Bost ten have thousands ofldiffer-
mt articles. Chicago the Qseen of
he Praries, is here with an exhibit of
PRESERVED meats, and it is difficult to
ealize that they have been put up
or many months. When the cans
re opened hundreds flock around the
tand and then commences general
uncii at which ham, tongue, corned
'eef and other delicate meats are dis
'ensed with lavishnessa which
rgues substantial bank account
omewhere. This exhibit, which is
ne best of its kind, is made by the
n Ilson Packing Co., of Chicago 81
Gen. Grant and Broadhrim iunched
here the other day, and both of them
aid 1T was COED. This is the Arm
hat furnished the chief portion of
ne feast at the late lunch given to
'en. Grant by the exhibitors, and /
Understand that a number of large
rders from foreign governments ia
kelly to test the capacity of their
'Orks.
Truly yours, &
BROADBRfM.