Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-18
LOUISVILLEs EXPOSITION.
Glimpses in the Wonderland of Nature
and Industry.

day something of the vacancy that made
1t chilling. Every afternoon about 3
O'Clock when the weather is fine the or
chestra files into its pavilion in the park.
and at the first strains the moving crowd
in the building turn out and scatter
amongst the shrubbery or lounge under the
trees and around the great fountain that
dashes its spray far and wide in the centre
of the park. At . O'Clock when the or
chestral concert is concluded, the chairs
in front of the organ are always well filled
in preparation for the recital. Several
times during the week it is customary for
some of the leading local vocalists to give
solo selections, and it is getting to be the
regular thing for visitors to drop in at
this hour until the regulation Large and
appreciative audience" is the result.
On last Saturday, the second of the
horticultural exhibitions took place
under the supervision of the Agricultural
Department. These exhibits are free to
all who wish to enter their display. At
its close the fruits sold and the money
divided between the exhibitor and the EX-
position management. On this occasion
only three displays were entered from the
South. DR.. E. 5. Avery, OfRockfield, South
Carolina, exhibited the kuklux grape:
ii. NOwlin, of Little Rock, Arkansas
splendid queen apples from Haywood
county, Tennessee. Some of the famous
Georgia melons also found a place on the
tables. The Bee Keepers Convention
meets under the auspices of this depart
ment on the 2Sth of this month, sitting one
week. There is but one specimen of honey
yet on exhibit in the building, and that is
from Lake City, Florida.
THE DIRECTORS ARE ARGUING
amongst themselves whether it would be
feasible to have sorghum mill, iute
mill and cotton seed OIL mill kept run
ming on exhibition, and if so thev will be
procured and set in operation.
In the Tennessee incIosure NAV be
found hanging on the side of the pyramid
string after string of what appear to be
pearl buttons. They are of different sizes,
and even after critical examination defy
detection, but they are really nothing but
muscle shells shaped and polished at
factory in Marysville, BlOunt county.
Some are almost white, others of darker
tint like the common pearl button in gen.
eral use. Perhaps the State may yet find
the muscle shoals in the Tennessee river
a mine of wealth.
There is here also a small collection of
cOcOOns, but no other branch of silk cul-
ture. There is a new arrival from Nash
vile of several blocks of native marble
partly in the rough, the rest having
undergone an exquisite polish.
There can be nothing so beautiful
tor all purposes where marble can be in
troduced as this beautiful dappled stone,
varying so markedly in tint, greenish,
chocolate, gray, blue-gray, and each va
riety equally handsome. Haywood coun-
ty contributes little of everything. and
more than any other county in the -collec-
ton. Colonel II. B. Folk. of Brownsville,
has on exhibition here an invention of his
own, pneumatic motor and railway
propeller, which attracts attention from
persons interested in mechanics.
Amongst the specimens of wood in
natural state in the Louisville and Nash
ville's Alabama display is a section of an
immense cypress tree sent by A. C. Dan
ner IL Co., of Mobile. The cut is taken
thirty feet from the base of the tree, and
is sixty inches in diameter. This tree is
supposed to be four hundred and sixty
years old. Adjoining in the Cincinnati
Southern section is the trunk of a yellow
pine, also from Alabama, which measures
four feet eight inches in diameter. This
youthful specimen is pronounced to be
three hundred and thirty-fve years old-a
perfect forest Methuselah.
BESIDES THE REGULAR STATE DISPLAY
of Florida there is one tastefully arranged
exhibit from FeTnandina belonging to J.
Angely. 1t is festO0ned in Spanish moss,
and includes the usual supply of shells
and star-tish, baby alligatOrs and stuffed
birds, and one case of manufactured
curiosities, which are very handsome.
There are only two firms from Georgia
represented here yet, and both are from
Atlanta. The second is B. d. Vittur's
steam grinding and cutlery works. Only
portion of the display has arrived. but
thnTn iG iG ho
arranged.
There is one exhibit which, although
merely local one, deserves special men,
tion because it is so grOtesque. 1t is the
pretty parlOr of McFerran, Shallcross q
Cos. Magnolia hams. These in all sizes
are scattered about wherever they can be
seen; but the chief attraction consists in
two huge pOrkers, very life-like, sitting
opposite each other at a table on which is
sliced ham. They remind one wonder
fully of pair of solemnly pompous old
money-bags tied up in white chokers who
have just come off 'change or bank presi-
dents meeting and are dainty discussing
little club dinner. They look ridicu-
IOusly human.
The offer to the press of the South. es-
pecially that portion embracing the States
of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and those
portions OfTennessee and Kentucky reach.
Gu ny OiG1lH6S VI railways from Alabama
and Georgia, of cash premium of $500
iOr the best articles in the local papers of
that section, setting forth its resources,
advantages and attractions, cannot fail
of abundant returns. A space near the
Park entrance in the Louisville EXposi-
sitiOn is fitted up, and one also will be in
the Cincinnati Exposition, where all pa
pers of the section mentioned will be ex-
hibited and distributed in large
mn NH =
prizes OF 500 each for the articles appear
ing in daily, weekly or semi-weekly issues,
and these will be awarded by a committee
of journalists, meeting either in Louis
vile or Cincinnati before the end of Sep
tember. a better time or place could not
have been seized for thus freely advertis-
ing the undeveloped resources of the
South, nor could happier method be de-
vised for bringing these uncOnsidered ad-
Vantages to the attention of the CAPITALIST
and immigrant. The enterprise at this
date promises a gratifying success, and
invites the cooperation of all those who
have the development of the South at
heart.
THE ART GALLERY ELECTRICALLY
LIGHTED
is even finer than the Art Gallery by day-
light. 1t must not be forgotten that there
are two Of Sarah Bernhardt's productions
here-a small bust of a woman in marble
and picture of herself strolling alone by
the seashore and looking rather moon
struck.
The Government Museum, conspicuous
by any number of star-spangled banners
draped over it, is just being unpacked.
What is inside the boxes may prove very
Interesting when it is brought forth. but
just now the outside is rather forbidding.
The Rev. Samuel Lowrey, colored
minister, from Huntsville, Ala, has ar
rived in the city with a quantity of silk
and cOcoOns from his silk farm near
Huntsville. He has commenced fitting
up his space for display of his wares:
the spun silk is the work of his children
and himself.
Macauley's Theatre, after being remod-
elled and renovated until it glitters like a
gem, opened the season last night with
Ford's Opera Company, and a fine attend
ance. John Ince, with "Our Boarding
School," at the Opera House, began the
season at the same time. Barnum and
Forepaugh are to hold forth shortly,
almost at the Exposition doors. Surely,
IL the stranger within our gates should
sigh for diversity in his amusement, he
can have his choice.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Society met
to-day at the Gait House. A large dele
CATION from all over the South is coming
in. From Augusta, besides Charles Il.
McCord, the orator of the day, are 7. w.
Alexander, G. II. Nixon. p. A. Stovall
and T. r. Gibson. From Atlanta. w. r.
Brown, r. II. johnson, Howard Van
Epps, T. 5. Nell, J. d. Nell. From Sa-
vannah, ID. Freeman.
COYLE DOUGLAS.
Twenty Minutes for Refreshments,
Thus cries aloud the fiend who stands
on the railway OIafforDo v-ho,, 4bo 4.o;,,