The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1883-09-15

sloniStS, under charge of Col. ]. |
Power, at Grad Junction. Upo.
arriving at Milan, Tenu., we chang
ed cars. remaining lhere until an
other party OF our editorial breth
rem, living on the Mobile Il Obi,
Rail Road overlook us, when, upor
being furnished with round triI
tickets On the Nashville and Louis
vile Railroad, to Cincinnati. w,
took the train aud won.. on our wa,
rejoicing. Arriyel at Louisville
Friday morning, Sept. 7, about
o'clock. The principal portion Of
the e~xcursionists found lodgings al
the Gait House, probably the best
hotel in the city. Others of the
party we're entertained at private
boarding houses or private resi-
dences. We spent two days in
Louisville and, during that time,
think W. visited all the different
departments in the Exposition
buildings--both in the upper and
lower stories, but in that time we
only had a BIRDS eye view of the
grand display. Tbs exposition is a
Jig thing, and ii will we'll repay
any one that has never seen any.
thing of the sort, to pay it q visit.
The art gallery ia IN q building
to itself, We paid it two visits
one not being sufficient to satisfy
1t contained the largest and
finest collection Of paintings we
ever saw--'ome Of them very cost.
ly. One picture alone, 1.-The Help.
ing Hand" We were told was val.
ned at $4,000.
There was a large display Of ma
chlnery in the main building Of al
most every imaginable description.
Alabama, Tennessee aud
probably other states made Quite a
exhibit of vegetable nro.
auctions, fruits, minerals, woods,
marble, etc, etc. But the Mlssis-
lppl department was blaAk--aid
lot even see a cotton bale in tt
1t may send up something
and we understand it WILL
he government department made
fine display and We are not Ger.
ala it we did find as much in it to
interest US as we did in any other
apartment of the building, The
lectric railway train was in fun
last and attracted much attention.
II running it made no smoke or
olse, except the noise made by the
heels III gong over the track
ne concerts IN the Exposition ,
ulldlnS attracted large crowds
u one OF them, given by the New ;,
ork Seventh Regiment band, and :
chorus Of 500 singers or voices. '
10 great cOrnetist, Signor Liberati,
I'VE some wonderful performances
a little instrument that cost six
ousand dollars. :
The exposition building v as bril-, b
nifty Illuminated with electric =
,hts, and . person could sec near. y
as we'll at night as during the =,
y. a pubic reception, uompli- y
TO the Press Associations :,
Mississippi, Alabama, Indiana. II, -,
ols, Michigan and Wisconsin, :,
ne oil about / o'clock, p. M, al a.
, Exposition building. MIR. Wat
OF the Courier.Journal, de-. ..
cred the address Of welcome, -
ich was responded to by Mr.. w.
Jone', OF The Chicago Iuter. ~,
can. Other responses wers made. y,
v. Or. Galloway responded for ~
'slsslppi, and all admit that his
5 the best speech made. r
no
remained only two days in va,
llsVille--the most Of the time we 49,,
mt at The Exposition. The sec ~.
day, Saturday, we spent a lew
irs IN The city--visited the canal. ~,
lron' bridge, Oourier-J ournaI Of. ~,
/, etc, etc. The OOurier-Iourna -
is one Of the finest i'll Inc III,
/. and Is five or six stories high !