The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-10
THE EXPOSITION.
q celebrating Cinci innati
Day. 1%f'il
Attendance Yesterday, 4,997,

handsomely decorated In the evening IL
Illuminated designs were furnished by the
Gas Company and fireworks by H. P. Diehl.
The Willimantic Linen and Spool Company
did much toward the illumination last
night They erected, at their own ex-
pense, a scaffold in Washington Park. On
this they had an electric light and rehec-
tor, and by aid Of colored glass lighted up
the fountain in the Park. The spray of the
falling water was turned into rainbows and
the sight was magnificent. The illumina-
tion will be repeated this evening and to-
morrow night = fL5
The Commissioners, by a dinner at the
Queen City Clubhouse yesterday evening
ate o'clock, celebrated the anniversary of
the formation Of the Board. Mayor Jacob
and Mr.. A. T. Goshorn were present as the
guests of the Commissioners. An invita-
ti0n was also sent to Mr.. R. r. Springer,
but it failed to reach him in time for him
to be present. The Commissioners had ex-
pected to lave the Chicago Commissioners
as their guests on this occasion, but in this
they were disappointed.
At the meeting of the Board Of Commits
si0ners yesterday afternoon, the Treasurer,
Mr. Simpkinson, reported that the exact
number of admissions on Wednesday was
fifteen thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-six.
The Committee on Jurors and Awards
made report, which was adopted.
The Committee on Jurors and Awards
reported in favor of confirming the award
Of premium to the Willimantic Linen
Company, on the ground that it was the
only firm in competition.
The following awards were yesterday ap-
proved by the Board:
CLASS NO. 13-BooT, SHOE AND LEATHER MACHIN-
cry.
Best display ofboot and shoe machinery, silver
medal Ross Davis u Co., Cincinnati.
Best machine for metallic fastenings for boots
and shoe soles, silver medal, Hugh Mckenzie
Cincinnati. for the Mckay Metallic Fastening AS
sociatiOn, Boston.
SPECIAL DEPARTMENT-RAILRoAD DISPLAY.
Aandsomest comprehensive display by any rail
road company of the mineral and vegetable
products on the line of its road, gold medal, Kan
sas Pacific Railway Co.
CLASS NO. 40-PLATE AND ORNAMENTAL WINDOW
GLASS, PAINTING, ETC.
Best enameled metal work silver medal, Tuch-
farber & Co., Cincinnati.
Best engraving ON glass; silver medal J, M.
Ryan, Cincinnati.
GLASS NO. 61-sURGIcAL AND DENTAL 1NsrRu.
MENTs AND APPLIANCES, MATHEMATICAL. OpTI-
CAL, PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS, ETC.
Best display of surgical instruments. silver
medal, VIM. Autenreth, Cincinnati.
~ Best artificial limbs, silver medal, Charles M.
Evans, Cincinnati.
Best specimens Of denti. try, silver medal. War
die & Co., Cine nnati.
Best set OF surveyors instruments, silver medal,
Herman Pfester, Cincinnati.
Best display of optical instruments. bronze
medal, FeId. Wagner, Cincinnati.
Cincinnati.
CLASS NO. 62-wATcHEs, CLOCKS, REGISTERING AND
sidNAIING APPARATUS, SILVER, SILVER PLATED
AND BRITANNIA WARE JEWELRY, GOLD PENS
PENCILS ETC.
Best general display OF solid s,lyerware, useful
dnnati.
Best general display of gold and silver watch
pha.
Best display of ornamental bronzes, bronze med
al. NJ. A. Frilsche Philadelphia
Best gold pens. pencils and cases, silver medal,
John Holland, Cincinnati
Best display of show cases. silver medal
Schmidt, Weigel Co., Cincinnati.
CLASS NO. 65-BAGGING, HEMP CoRDAGE AND
TWINE.
Best American hemp cordage and tWine. bronze
medal, John Bontes Sons Cincinnati
Best Manila hemp cordage, bronze medal. John
BOnte's Sons, Cincinnati.
Best Sisal hemp cordage, bronze medal. John
BOnte's Sons, Cincinnati.
Best bale double dressed hemp, bronze medal
John Bontes Sons, Cincinnati.
Best linen and flax thread, bronze medal, ], R,
Lesson, Boston, Mass.
THE FLORAL DISPLAY YESTERDAY,
There are three things past finding out.
saith the Psalmlst and there had not then
committees been invented at floral show
of an exposition, or assuredly his catalogue
of mysteries had been greater than those
enumerated for the reasons that weigh
with the judges in distributing their awards
are frequently ineXplicable to the finite
mind. Yesterdays display of flowers was
case in point. First came Mr.. Critchelrs
table-simple, neat, plain elegant. from
the cut glassware and china with which il
was ornamented to the quiet elegance
Of the, twisted scroll figures of
the elaborate yet quiet design
wrought out in flowers upon the damask
table cover, the folded napkins enclosing
roll and the perfect elegance of the but,
ton-hole and fat bouquets, and the menu
cards at the plates, every thing was severe
ly simple and yet complete, the partly
wilted fern leaves of the epergne in the
center OF the table being the one defect of
the display. This table received the first
premium over the tables both Of the Gin
cinnati Floral Company and of the Messrs
Sunderbruck. both of which to many pres
ent were more attractive than Mr.
Critchell's. The tables were all so dissim
liar that it is unfair to either to
compare any one to either of the |
others, or with each other, any more than
it might be to compare landscape to |
figure or genre picture, each one Of which
might be excellent in its way.
The display of the Cincinnati Floral Com
pany was the reverse of that of Mr..
Critchell, being the extreme of elaborate
elegance without blemish or defect, and
perfect in every detail. On the snowy da-
mask table-cloth of exquisite fneness the
finest of silver and crystal. porcelain that is
said to have had the distinction of receiv-
ing an award at both Vienna and the worlds
fair at Philadelphia and the dec
orations Of which were a study;
epergnes of silver and gobets elaborately |
chased, urns and pitchers lined with gold, |
these, the background around which were
horal devices arranged with the exquisite
gout that characterizes this firm in all its
work. Around the table was run a garland
OF smilaxx, on which delicate flowers were