Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-14
LAGGARDs AT LOUISVILLE.
' Naeant Emptiness Still Confronting the
Managers of the Exposition.

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1 indifference of the local exhibitors. have
lrled something like bluff game with
them, and with some apparent success.
They threatened that if the owners of
these spaces did not come forward and do
something toward filling up the drearv
emptiness their names should be placarded
in derision upon their unoccupied territory
or these spaces should be taken from them
and given to parties in Chicago and St.
Louis who had petitioned for room and
had TO be refused. In consequence of
TINS threat the past day or two has wit
messed considerable activity in those de-
partmehts. There is no excuse to plead
Tor local delinquents; section after sec
ton OF unoccupied space in the home cir
cIes is apt to chill strangers ardor and
impress MN with the belief that the great
enterprise Is very slow in getting down to
firm bottom.
a circular containing information in
regard to the Exposition is being pre-
pared by the managers for distribution
among the merchants of the city, with the
request that they scatter them abroad
through their regular correspondents.
Being printed on thin paper, they require
no extra postage.
yesterday afternoon, having made its
trial trip the day before, the CAV little en-
CINE and train of one car emerged from
the depot with a musical Jingle and
spent the afternoon whirling round
ana round the park. This part of the
electric display is working in fine shane.
More lights are added to the electric cir
cult every night, so that the prospect
may be said to brighten. There are three
electric companies representative Edi-
son, the United States, and the Jenney
Arc Light Company. Young Mr.. Jenney.
the inventor of the Arc light, is personally
experimenting the working of his inven-
tion. He is youth of barely 20. There
Is movement on foot to invite the great
Edison himself to Louisville when the cleo
trlc display has come under perfect CON
troll anu is turned on i'll full force. and
tender him reception at the Exposition.
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS
A large space handsomely carpeted and
htted up is occupied by Elias Haiman. of
the southern Agricultural Works, Allan
ia, Ga. His exhibit of plows of great va
rlety in make, cotton scrapers. steel
blades and attachments, is large and
complete.
The Florida regions are beginning to
look more inhabited, especially in
the middle, where the returns are
terday Columbia county's addition
arrived, and was unpacked and par
TALLY arranged on the shelves of the pvra-
mid assigned it. 1t includes specimens
of vegetables, grains, cotton, sample of
sugar of the crop of 'S3, clipping of
wool, also this years crop; some fiue
natlVe wines, and, amongst the many in
terestlng specimens that 90 to make I'M
the collection, beautiful little case of
Florida woods, dozen or two in number.
Skllt0n Brothers, of Jacksonville. drive
flourlshlng trade in canes made of FlOri-
ia wood, and Commissioner Stevens has
Il corner crowded with attractive bric-a
brac, stuffed birds and alligators and a
collection OF fans made of the plumage of
the curleW, heron, seagull and flamingo,
which are eXquisitely dainty and beau
tiful.
Yesterday also arrived the first bale of
the cotton crop of 1888, sold August 9Th
at Montgomery, Ala, to ID. Dreyful and
raised on the plantation of w. f. Ray.
montgomery county, Ala. 1t was at once
placed in the Alabama exhibit of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad. In
TINS section is an OctagOn of native Ala
bama wood, containing an extensive dis
play Of grains; and here, too, is a hand
some CABINET containing specimens of ore
and pig iron from the Alice Furnace. Bir-
liiAA3 3htti1s llC DbdGG OcOlO1lcdl survey
has on hand a display of marble and
granite from theFlint quarries, Lauderdale
county, and FOSsick d Co., of InglestOn
quarrles, Dickson. have a large DISPLAY
in dressed and rough granite. The ar
rangement of the various grasses and
botanical specimens in this department is
one OF the most careful and thorough in
the whole building. The Cincinnati Sou
thern Railroad, whose section adioins this
of =
ginghams. warranted fast colors,v from
the cotton mills at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
which IN quality and finish may compete
Tor favor on equal terms with the stand
ard productions of New England mills.
Denunzio, the largest fruit dealer of
Louisville, has just received a car load of
GEORGIA wATERMELONs,
expressly intended for his handsome
stands in the Exposition. They are by far
the finest melons ever brought to this
market from anywhere, several of them
tipping the beam at seventy pounds.
That may not be surprising i'm Georgia
but 1t is really something of an eye-opener
up here. The Georgia watermelon is
rapidly becoming phenomenon.
The Art Gallery is at last open, and is
of course thronged, There has been a
widespread desire to see this rare colIec-
ton, and much murmuring because the
committee seemed to take its time in ar
ranging the treasures. But it has sue
ceeded SO well that even the grumblers
are paclhed. At the entrance of the yes
tibule hangs Herman's large and elegant
painting, ''The Bal Masque," beneath
which is an old Spanish bridal chest of
the fifteenth century, larger than a
modern brides largest Saratoga. with
gilt panels quantity carved and painted
IN Biblical representations. At either
end Of this are priceless cases of Jana
nese bronze. In the centre of the
IestlDule Is tall and grace
ful palm tree. and grouped
around it is the statuary, interspersed
with the cOstliest cases of seyres and
Dresden ware. The four sides of the yes
tibule are occupied by the Sheridan Ia
pestrles, and in one corner is Gen. Grants
cabinet of bric-a-brac. His collection is
rather small, unless it be that like a wise
and careful man he has kept his best
things at home. The elephants tusks pre-
sehted by tue Emperor of China are on
the floor of the cabinet with some rare
laces and silken embrOideries from the
orient; some exquisite old china |
ana several jeweled boxes, in
cluding the gold casket present.
ed by the city of London. about
make up his collection. The vestibule is |
made dimly beautiful by soft crimson |
glow Inat IS shed down from the stained |
glass in the skylight. Beyond this and on |
either hand stretches the vista of Dicturp |
lined walls. The committee in its zeal of |
overdid its work and brought |
TOO many pIctures-mOre than the gallery /
can hold-and when it concluded the la I
Dor OF hanging, many valuable paintings |
were boxed up and sent hack for want of |
room,
THE OWNERS OF THE LOAN COLLECTION
need not feel this disappointment so
much, although they would naturally |
wish to have their treasures disnlaved |
but the pictures of the Art Union were |
displayed for sale, and the artists whose |
pictures failed to be hung will have cause |
for some annoyance,
There is considerable olamor from a |
certain portion of the public for reduc- |
Llon OF admission to twenty-five cents.
There are doubtless many who could nro-
luce a quarter to help the directors ont Of /
financial straits, but how few in a Iono |
llIe can nope to accumulate half dollar
Tor that purpose? These argue that
many would wish to 60 into the Exposi-
tl0n building who cared nothing for the
Art Gallery, and therefore there could be
an extra charge for the Art Gallery of
twenty-five cents. The management,
however, retain the first price eff admit, I.
tance as best for all considerations.
Adyices from the Northern and Eastern