Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-30
JACKSON, MISS.
Intere.t In the Great New Orleans Ex-
position.

Interest In the Great New Orleans Ex-
position.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
JACKSON, May 29.-Mr.-A. B. Hurt, as
sistant commissioner for Mississippi, is
here on tour through the State working
up interest and providing for exhibits at
the Worlds Exposition. He reports great
success at Natchez. A lively interest is
awakened there in the Exposition, and the
following is partial list of the exhibits
promised, and they can be relied on: The
Rosalie Cotton-Mills viii make fine ex-
hibit of cotton goods; the Natchex Cotton
Mills will make similar exhibit; r. s..
Learned will make a fine timber exhibit,
also Indian relics, geological specimens,
petrifcations, ETC.; the Lee Oil Works will
exhibit cotton-seed oil cake and meal, and
n. i. Carpenter & Son will exhibit cotton
batting.
The following exhibits will be made by
others: Saddlery, fancy and stick candies,
ornamental woods, clays and other manu-
factured products, scroll-work of native
! woods, Indian relics, rough and polished,
| agates, etc. The greatest interest was
manifested among the ladies, and steps
were taken to organize an Exposition
| Society among the ladies to collec. articles
| illustrating various work, such as oil paint
| ings, decorated chinaware, etching, Turk
ish rug-work, embroidery, water colors,
| decorated pottery, mounted birds, feather
work, etc. A number of these ex.
| hibits have already been secured. 1t is
| confidently expected that the Board OF
| Supervisors will make an appropriation
I for q ,fyo ovh MI hv ~
act creating the Exposition bureau.
| In the case of Vicksburg rs. the Mem.
| phis and Vicksburg Railroad Company
| huntington, Wilson ct al, Judge Hill sus.
/ tanned the motion made oy the city o.
| Vicksburg to remand to the Chancery
| Court of Warren county, where the case
| originated.
| The closing exercises of Fair Lawn In.
stitute, long established and popular
| school for girls, under charge of the
Misses Lusk, took place this morning, and
| the large audience-room was well filled
| with the patrons and friends of the school
| Three young ladies graduated-B
Shurlds, Lizzie Young and lola Tapley
| The Rev. DIR. Galloway, after a brief and
| eloquent address, presented the diplomas
| The exhibition of the calisthenic class was
very beautiful, and their rendering of q
| "Wordless Poem" was perfect. In this
by motion and gesture, they exhibited
affection, anger, sorrow, Joy, fear, expecta
ton, religious devotion, farewell, etc. The
spelling contest excited special interest
and the one prize offered was won by lit
tie Annie Hemingway, daughter of the
State Treasurer. Willie Galloway, Ada
Saunders ana several others distinguished
| themselves as first-class spoilers.
| The closing exercises of Tougaloo Uni
versity also took place to-day. Gen
Smith, State Superintendent of Education
and several others from Jackson are in at
tendance. The choral class of the uni
versity rendered the cantata of Esther las
night, and all who attended from here arr
loud in their praise of the performance
This is one of the most successful OF the
| coiored schools under the auspices of the
American Missionary Society, toward the
support of which the State makes an an
] nual appropriation.