The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-20

Ga Saturday last We boarded the train at
itb. foot Of Eleventh street, to visit our
aAer city Of Steubenyille. Having arrived
there we dropped in on mine host, Ross
Mossgroye, whogreeted MS with his usual
pleasant SMILE and then We stroIleda across
the street To The Court House building, in
which the steubenyillians are holding
their Loan Exhibition. Wemounted one
pair Of stairs to the second floor, on which
are located the China and Glass depart
ment the Ayairy, containing birds from
all cllmes, the Chinese department. the
Curiosity department and the Main Hall
In which Is served lunch aud refresh.
ments. In all these departments. the
smiling faces OF the ladies greeted Us,
and kindly explained and showed
Us around until we hardly knew
where we were. Next we started
for h third floor. On this fioorAfe locat.
cd the Floral department, the Art Gal.
lefy, the.deparGment Of Relies of,the Late
War, the Home Art departmentand the
Textile Fabric department.
The attendance at the loan Exhi.
blton q growing, and the interest
Increasing, with each succeeding day.
The receipts for tickets to the close on
Saturday night footed up S698 IS, and net
receipts for lunch, etc, $50, making total
Of S748 IS. II would take q number Of
visits to simply make a hasty examination
Of the treasures contained In the various
rooms, to say nothing Of the entertain.
ments, musical and otherwise, offered
each evening. The concert given by the
choir oiSt, Peters Church, Saturday night,
was most cordially received, and the per.
formers we're heartily encored. Last eve
ming the laughable farce, loan Of a
Lover was given by local talent
There are several very creditable ex-
hibiB by Wheeling merchants, among
them Geo. R. Taylor & Co., Cummins 4
Woods and 6. +. Mendel & Co. The Her
aid, In describing the Natural History De-
partment, says: "a number OF cases Of
stuffed birds Of various kinds, put up by
I. 81. Hardy; are most natural, while the
large Rocky Mountain wolf lying at ease
on his rug, and chained TO an adjacent
post, IS so liielike that the smaller chill.
dren have a wholesome hesitancy In ap-
preaching too closely, while even the
adults are tempted TO start back at first
glance. This magnificent specimen was
sent by Mr.. ]. II. 0glebay, Of Wheeling,
to whom also belongs the pair Of large elk
antlers on the south side OF the room, and
the pair Of buck horns above the north
aquarium" :
The steubenville papers speak Of . case
OF handsome specimens OF coral from the
tropical seas, belonging TO Miss Lizzie Sea-
man, Of Wheeling, which are described as
mo less beautiful than they are rare in
this part Of the world"
The Gahdte says; prominent among the
exhibits is fine collection from bethany
College, embracing the enormous Austria
lian bat with wings measuring three feet
from tip TO tip, the South Wales sugar
squirrel, the boomerang, and curiosities
from the Fegee Islands"
Among other interesting curiosities on
exhibition We n9ticed. zig Foot's toma-
hawk, captured after his fight with Poei o
aint.lock pistol belonging to the Hst
Virginia cavalry, a WEIGH coffee mill over
100 years old, q piece Of the collar and
necktie worn by President Lincoln the
night Of his assassination, o letter from
Cotton Aathsr, and many Others, "too
numerous to MENTION as the shoWmen
say. The Gdtstb closes q long account Of
the Loan as follows:
This completed the tour Of u reporter
throgh the Loan. He has not pretended to
tell our readers ahoptthe manythings gath.
cred together there that will furnish food
for thought for the student, study for the
scientific indtYidgRl, interest for the curl.
Osity seeker, and amusement Tor manElRa
generally, but has merely mentioned q few
articles 10 give a faint idea OF the Institu.
ton. We cannot say with the circus man
that it is the biggest and only show on
earth" because our desire is to tell the
truth about it, but We can say that 1t is the
biggest and only show pf the kind ever
given in Eastern Ohio, and the price Of
admission asked makes it the cheapest
entertainment ever given hnro, also. I'm.
less you want to miss something you may
never have the opportunity Of seeing
again, SO and see ii.
In the Textile Fabric department we
were surprised that the principal ex-
hibit came from Wheeling. Mr..
Geo. R. Taylor has, with his usual
good taste, sent as fine a selection OF
fine silk, laCes, Yelvets, grenadines and.a
number OF ancYarticleswhich are creating
o stir amongthe ladies of Steubenyille and
from the surrounding towns, as We heard
several remark that it was the finest Of the
kind ever before shown in Eastern Ohio.
Among the many. goods on exhibition We
noted several patterns Of velvet grenadines,
OF ten yards each, from s. 90 per yard to
81 90. There were perfectly elegant.
Striped satins In patterns Of ten yards at
s. 90; Figured foulards in patterns OF ten
yards ut 81 50 per yard; plaid raw
silks at 8 so per yard; elegant
silks in all the new and desirable shades
at from S. 00to 81 90 per yard; a perfect
beauty Of an India shaw at $3.50, and one
otthe most elegant point lace shawls we
have ever looked at at $3.50; a point lace
handkerchief at SS5 and one at $50, three
Duchesse lace handkerchief at S25, SOS,
and $40 eacht English thread handker-
chiefs at SIS and S2l each a Duchesse col
Jar $40, a Duchesse set at SIS, Duchesse
Fichue at $40, q Duchesse scarf at $50, and
one at So, and two atSS5 each; a point
lace cape at 500, Ducllesse Barbes at SIS,
Duchesse lace at $50 and $40 per yard;
point lace at $40 and SIS per yard, elegant
fans at from$ s. Soto 81, coloredsilk mits at s
per pair, India lace at 81 90 per per yard.
There was also quite o fine collection OF
textile fabrics from Steuhenville, but
Wheeling and the enterprise Of Mr.. Geo.
X. Taylor (who has awide reputation for
keepingnothing but what's choice) should
be fully appreciated by our s%teubenville
friends.
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