Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-01
ALL READY,
And President Arthur ul!! Start
the Machinery
IN THE SOUTHERN EXPOSITION
At Louisville To.0ay-BriiIiant Banqusts
and Receptions Given the Visiting
NotabIes Programme
ofthe Festivities.

LOUISVILLE, July Si.-The exposition ts
in more forward state than the most san.
guine had hoped for, and tomorrow when
the President starts the machinery the dis
play will be fuller, comparatively speak.
ing than was the case at the Centennial
when President Grant performed like ser.
vice there. The change from day to day
has been phenominal, even to those sccus.
toned to such matters, and had the eIhib-
itors shswn but half the energy characteo.
terizing the management Of the exposition
il would have been the first one on record
10 be ready when the inaugural
day comes. There will be an
immense crowd OF people ready
to greet and honor the President The
city Is filed 10 oyetiiowins already with
strangers and every train brin6s arsat
crowds, so that tomorrow VIII wsu,s
such an immense throng Is has not been
seen in Louisville since the armies OF the
Union marched through its streets. The
city is
One Mass Of FlauutasG FlaEs
both in business and residence portions,
and portraits OF Lincoln, Garfield, Grant
and Arthur greet the eye on every hand.
as il IL were thoroughly Northern city,
instead Of a thoroughly Southern one. To-
morrow night transparencies, Chinese Ian.
terms and fireworks will be the chief feat
ures, and the town will hc blaze OF light
anu festiyiIy. The Presidential party ar.
rived thi, evening at O'Clock. n frw mo.
ments after Gen. and Mrs. Phil Sheridan
reached the Gait House. A battery OF ar.
tileTy on the river front fired the Presi'
dental salute. On the arrival OF the psrty
at the hotel, the committee was ready with
carriages. and drove the party at once to
the Gait House. The streets were filled
with very large crowd, the hour OF th'
evening being considered. Details Of po-
lice, under commsnd Of Gen. Taylor, kept
the way clear, aud the party reached the
hotel without delay, proceeding At once 20
roo.us without the iOrmality Of = reception.
The Party.
Besides President Arthur, there were
SECRETARIES Foiger and Lincoln, Postma aster
Gel neral Gresham, Commissioner OF Inter
nal Revenue Evans, Surrogate Rollins, of
N,w York, Senator Bayard and Congress
men Perry Belmont T. II. Green and g. &.
Baldwin, Of New York. General Shrr-
idan is accompanied by Mrs. shrri'
dan, Col. Mike Sheridan and wife,
'tl. sfN'lal ~
night at the Gait House the President and
party, Gen. Sheridan and party and few
gentlemen OF Louisville, diDcd with H.
DupOnt. President OF the Southern Expo
sition. the dinner being the most cleg,nt
ever set in the Gait House, famed the
world over for It's splendid menu. The
number OF guests who sat down 10 dinssr
was thirty
The Ladies'
with General Sheridan preferring TO dine
alone, after their long trip, were not OF this
party. At eleven In the evening President
Arthur and his party attended q reception
given Hon. Perry Belmont, OF New York.
at the handsome residence OF Francis &.
Cn,ley. Besides the Presidential party.
number Of distinguished visitors attended.
Among them were General and Mrs. Sher.
idan. Colonel and Mrs. Sheridan. President
e. G. Baldwin, of the Louisville and
Nashville road. Senator BayArd. and Mr.
L. II. Gre.ne OF New York. In the alb
% hp.- g. -iac whp ~as detAirsd st
her summer residence at Newport, . mum
Der Of tie most prominent and beautiful
ladies Of the city assisted Mrs Carley In re-
c.iying the guests. The attendance was
very large and the entertainment the most
brilliant affair ever given in Louisville.