, 1880-03-19
RAILROADS.
CINCINNATI E(}ITTnErI1

CIEc1EHAT1, March 1S.-r0-ntEht's bana,,et to
tho Southern guests ut tho Musto- Hull was the
oulmiiintt0n Ut tue great enterprise Of bringing
stitch lltrge iitimbcr Of ncople such lo,ig Ills
lance 0nd providing thon, Il feast t1ltcnutled In
this country III tts proportions. Seventeen hun.
tirod at,d seventy six is tho cxnct number al
guests that wtre provided for, which Is the ful
cApncity OF tho ground floor md stnge OF the
Music-Ilhll. vi cDlrsc In tho arrangement o1
tho "details or such II great undertaking there
has been moro or less friction and some dlsap-
pointmont, but most OF tho utter Is attrbutnstu
to carolesncas In issuing invitations, this bciug
dnno ~ the ro9ts tli tho South commenting with
tho Cincinnati Southern. hut ul tElesO little
n!,nnynl,ces we're fnra''ttGn wien tho Scene
II nx IT, ETfsn Ta he hset ,et FL h was wltss,s g
to-ntKht with ita ArrMy Of table and It's profl,se
ornaments. Y! toEether With It's delighted gi,css,
gentlemen In tho upper thurs, forms Il scet,e Of
beauty md tsiagntilccnco which Will ln tho re-
n'9'9nrnnce nt lifetime to ali vhn witneasnl It.
Ad19inlIx buildings hnve t,ccn f0rseyeru1 lnys
turned Into vtst kitchens. with little ,rtny If
eonks preparing beforehand everything Tint
been devised Tor preventing delay aud confusion
Thors aro fofty threc tables in al. thlrtoon OF
n!nu guests aro scatttl. Ench tahlo has d hixh.
stewnra selected from tho lending citizens to
poiaonnto M hosts hesltlca cnoinatlnns nre sentcf
ninoEK the GUESTS In proportion to every aevcn
Elgsis, and t,cso Arc grouped nRnin ,ittcr hc,,ti-
"aItcro hr1i bAv6 cAAY acccss tn tho corridors
Wnere innenso attniE,-heAtin1 tnblcy nre prO.
ylded y !s tn reallty Group 0f b4ng..ets. eaol,
faeis s representing M one Tie cost of tho balquet
Tho floral dccornuona In such lArxo hall aro
necessarily on largv srnlc. Among tho nlost
i'mpos!ng L u i'olsli locomotive, olsht feet in
fruit Of tho orsa Two tIor,l.peces, f"siHd fbesides e
living plalits A'v on e1uh tAbic mid 117b hltto-
hoio bouquets nro provided for the l,so of tho
Tho bill OF fare IL m complete rs could be
,nMae g. thq anst ccxnnt prlvatc banquet nnd
nishctl. isy TO means tho east atttnutivu fcat-
tlro nf tho entertainment Ia tho music, which
g2,,ssts g9a nl to sret o1gt,. which Ls played by
clicstra, under tue direction OF Michael brand.
IN TIE BANQUET HALL.
,!t, T. wns r. @ half' 'past when tho guests began to
eter % tS aSat ai but 80 perfect were the nrrango-
a,sSlgnetI seat witu'it tho sahtcst c:nf,lsion or
tlule aud With tho utmost ensc wns hit an in.
ho estcrer sr. Edward iIoth, Ind 81 1a tasrouEh ca:
n.ovctl with tho stondincss and confidence II
vot2Fens. Tho co!,rsos wore acrvou by sl4nai,
F % tho 9" prfat;y P1nPty at ths Sr,,t the mt
thG K,tcats; Tho order wns Remarkably .Kood.
Citizens md strangers hal bccu we'll f,i;sgicti
I1aao ovcry where. and conversation wuB general
an! oasy: Therc wts but one taDIn nf hoi,Ur,
atd That wns no tnnre conspicuous than
the rest, except fh9t 1t Ms In rrstjt ut tho grrnt
orgtn. At 1t sat tho Governors ot Ohio. Iign-
t'!uky, Tennessee. and ucorsla, ex-0oy. llssnop,
saSator ot &s:ssy SyGr 6a 6SsD 9eSs eS
cosa A puysa f PEE tas Z. isss ,.
orn quests acknowlc,lEcd tic t coapiinvnt lin aii by
anr|Ts4K sahs9FnK aa wyIn Of 'npss f. which hs
orehesr. struck up tho m.sJcstso measures of tbo
.atar-spH,lglutl t]anncr" The uttGot VIVA oloytri