The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-21

party took quarters at the Ciaren- lon Hotel, where we were kindly treated by that hospitable old gen. Ileman, Mir. A. A. Burleson, the We spent Saturday pleasantly, visiting different places of interest in that city.
 We left Memphis at l o'clock Saturday afternoon on the elegant Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway We passed through por- tions of Tennessee and Mississip pi before reaching the Louisiana line. Through this section of country there was nothing to at tract the attention of the escur- sionist except the very fattering crop prospects, and an occasional cucumber tree in lower Mississip- pl, in fnll bloom. From Baton Rouge. La., to New Orleaus, great sugar and rice plantations lay stretched out as far as the eye can see, generally protected by levess; the waving sugar cane and rice, the clusters of cottages, neat and comfortable, on every plantation,
  for the use of the employee, the fine residences of the owaers, ma chinery, etc., were all of intereht to our party.
 Arriving at New Orleans Sunday at noon, the entire party settled at the Windsor hotel.
 Tho gang" conducted by Dr. Lewis, visited the Exposition in a body, rcgistcaed at the Arkansas Department, and then went to the Maaic Hall, where we were en tertained by the excellent Mexican Band, sixty in number. uniforms with cavelry boots and spurs. From the Hall we went to view the Battle of Sedan, the most won dsrful panoramic painting in the world, in a circular building, the spectators moving around the room instead of the canvass, ard life. like scenes appear to move with them.
 Monday was Alabama Day, also Veteran and National Guard Day. Several thousand Alabamians were present to witness the exer' cises s'of their state, and in our opinion a good deal of red tape vas used.
 Upon entering the main build ing the 5ceto is at once grand and imposing, holding the visitor spell bound. Many of the commission : CTS have spent large sums of mon ey in building and adorning mag nificient towers or nonements to their states, also in having gorgeous banners painted, but such has not boen the policy of Dr. J. Guy Lew is and Gen. D. McRae, Arkansas commissioners. They have en- deavored to show up in a simple realistic manner, the genuine pro- duets of the State, with few artifi- cial adornments, and have sue ceeded so admirably that our space is daily thronged with peo- pie who come to the Exposition to gain valuable information rather than to be entertained with n grand artificial display.
 We went through the Art Gal lery, Horticultural Hall, the Mex ican Mining Department, took 1" look at the old liberty bell, and took in as much of the Main and Government buildings as we could during our three. .days-stay, but whom ae tell you that the Main covers B acres, and the isles and walks through 1t meas ore $40 miles, you will see that 1t was impossible for us to go through it in so short a time and make de- tailed account of it. We have rather a confused recollection of hurrying through, taking in all that we could see as we went.
 New Orleans is q city of exceed ing interest and beauty. At least so we found it. While most of our time was spent in the Hxposi- ton buildings, we devoted a part to sight seeing in aud around the city, and we were fully repaid for our trouble by the obje cts ofinter- est that met Is on every hand.
 To the gentlemanly, efficient and obliging Conductors and Agents of the old reliable Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, the Memphis and Little Rock Railway, and the