The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-17
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
THE ANNUAL EXPOSITION AND FAIR
DESCRIPTION OF TEE
GROUNDS. ETC.

DESCRIPTION OF TME
GROUNDS, ETC.
VISIT of the Pompier Corps TO Chicago
Quarantine observation-disclosures
ti0ns tn the Relief FUND. Etc.
JSpaelaI CORRESPONDENCE Of the Democrat
ST.. Louis Thursday September IL. 1878
While New Orleans, Vicksburg, Memphis and
othsr Southern cities are IN mourning,
Sr 1oT1Is Is ArRAYED IN HER GAYEsT CoLoRs.
No matter what may happen to other cities, the
peope Of st. Louis cannot give UP their annual
fair and exposition. The exposition is young,
In its second year only. but 1t opened
a11spiolously. and has grown in favor ever
since It's popularity. III fact is exceeded only
by tho fair itself OF which it is in reality part.
The st, Louis Agricultural and Mechanical AS
ISOLATION WAS organized some twenty years ago.
Its members are nearly all we'll known citizens
Of st. Louis. principally merchants and MANY
faGturers. The legal, medical ana Joutnails .t
professions are also represented on the list,
and there are no religious, political or soelai
distinctions. The association may be said to
be an agency OF tng people t ZOE s aEsio ana az ~
The money made by its fairs eXposit1ons, etc..
is expended again in improvements at the fair
grounds and consequently IN the interests OF
ffhs neopie. No dividend has ever been declared
BY the association. and about the only benefit
which its members receive. that 10 not enjoyed
iting the grounds free Of charge. The fare for
others Is generally. though not always. fifty
cents on fair and exposition days ana twenty
five cents at other times.
THE GROUNDS ARE orEN ALL TIE YEAR ROUND
and ore thronged every pleasant afternoon
with Visitors Foshewaite's band plays there
svery Saturday and Sunday afternoon during
be &Gn nrden pu The anma Roa
scattered all over the grounds, but they are
generally spoken Of as whole and are called
which is always the, week beginning with the
f1rst Monday in October. st. Louis Is crowded
with Visitors Almost every town n missouri
Of people come from Kansas, Texas and Ar
kansas. The exposition does not draws such
crowd to the city, but 1t brings great many
nor ey here This at least is the opinion OF our
business men and they ought to know.
n he r Is hqea tbe e2poson e mgR
be called the terminal week OF the exposition.
The latter Is a big show OF store goods, ma
ehory nd The fop while am ncudne
all this, also embraces farm products, stock,
and great many other things; Most ct }i.t the
drills, IL usic contests trials of agricultural i'm
plenents. and gymnastic exercises and other
outdoor sports are scattered over the four
weeks OF the exposition. We are now in the
midst OF .
THE MILITARY DRILLS.
A prize Of $3.50 is offered fol-. the best battalion
drill four companies 70 ,r battalion, and $3.50
ond and third prizes, $500 and 5000. for company
drilling. The, competitors for, the battalion
prize are the e. Louis Natlona Gaards th R st.
ment Illinois State Guards Of Chicago. The
~ Louis battaons dred Tuesday and the
onfries for the company drill and all but one
or two of the companies will compete: Among
the are tne ohe e Guard d OF
he t4ef g Lac upsniz ouaves the Governors
Guards, q sprine4e,d{ H., and The Hso Belle e.
are ST. LOFTS companies: The company
drills will close tomorrow, when the prizes. in
Guiding the. battalion prize. will be- awarded.
OF the visiting companies, the ChlckasaW
Guards and the Lackey Houaves have made the
best impression here with the people, and Am
Incl to hp ar @ ey T drng II
TO mention q cavalry tourney that took place
Monday. the opening day of the exposition;
2ee around the trk and three e
at each of the imaginary enemies. three heads
and three rings. The amphitheatre was Ta filed
pan When the rings we're sabered and the
heads cut Of, 1t seemed that they never enjoyed
themselves 50 much before. Ihe tourney was
National Guard cavalry. During the war Ma
jor Garfield was cavalry officer. amalor , u
the Confederate army. The prize was FLOODED
horse from Kentucky. valued at $3.50.
shat attended the firemens tournament at Chi
cago last week are jubilant over their victories.
They bent the Chicago and Dubuque pompier
their q1y eff Pe rs nr II sa
and also two of the gold medals. offered for in
Siividual excellence. The winners of the
medals W9 Hoa re ana Tom ee Since
their return the boys have contributed the
prize money to
THE YELLOW FEVER FUND.
The contributions so far collected by. the MGR
chants Exchange committee for the yellow
fever sufferers amount to something over
$40, 600. and the amount raised through other
sources l. $4,000. Some Of the money, perhaps
ipg towns, and the balance by the people
OF St. Louis. These are the money con-
tributions, large amount Of cloth
Contributed. Last night three car loads of sup
plies, consisting Of flour. meal, potatoes. oatt
meal Is nod were 10
New Orleans. one to Vicksburg and the other to
Memphis. Benefit concerts, and /, other e.. enter
yellow fever cities and contributions OF
MONEY, CLOTHING AND PROVISIONS
are being made daily. At meeting of the
school board Tuesday night, all teachers were
Instructed to take up nickel collections Ia their
Louis Medical Association will meet next Sat
urday night to hear the report OF q committee
appointed to consider what action should
physisiaps Of the oyelEow feveE I cities
doctors who went to Memphis couple Of weeks
ago, one, Dr. MeKim, is dead and the Other Pr
ters Of st. J"seph who accompanied them from
St. Louis, are still IN Memphis and we'll. Since
Louis for tie South. Five went to Cantoni
letter the Catholic churches here haye added
$500 to their contribution. One Of the st Louis
lodges of Odd Follows voted q contribution OF
$1,000 to the yellow fever fund at its last meeting.
to be sent in weekly installments Of 500.
The Western Travellers Association-an or
ganiSation composed of mercantile drummers,
held a meeting Wednesday night and appointed
soliciting committees. might continue telling
about
INDIVIDUAL CASES OF THE L1BERALITY DIS
PLAYED
in st. Louis towards the yellow fever sufferers.
nut enough has already been said to shoW the
60 Cincinnati and Louisville papers are con
fusing shelter to a boat load of refugees from
Greenville Miss. but think the people here
are lust az generous and warm-hearted as are
The people OF Chicago. Cincinnati and Louis