National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-06-24
TIE INrrnIon EXHIBITS.
All tho Goods shipped From New Or
leans to wasiington-Refe of n
Leftover Chief.

All tho Goods shipped From New Or
leans to Neutrality-suspicious. of
Leftover Chief.
New ORLEANS, juno 17.-EDTroR Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN: The last car contain
ing exhibits Of the various bureaus OF the
Department Of the Interior passed from our
view night before last amid the reioicings Of
every employe of the department remain
ing in New Orleans. Old shoes, rice, cocoa
nut shells, and all the emblems OF good
luck were hurled after the recedng train
The exposition has been grnnd one IN
many respects, and II is a pity that the
magnificent aggregation OF object lessons
in the government building could not re-
main until their full mission had been per-
formed; but the scheme for holding over
for another year was never practicable or
feasible.
The collections made by the Smithsonian
Institution from foreign governments for
the national museum have been somewhat
less in extent than the collections made at
the centennial, but in intrinsic and pecu-
mary value vastly greater. The educa-
tional bureau has also succeeded in making
valuable collections to be placed on perma-
nent exhibition In Washington.
BY order Of the Secretary Of the Interior
large portion of the exhibit Of the geologi-
cal survey was shipped to the Louisville ex-
position, which opens In August.
The weather hero is now settled, firmly
established on q hot basis, aud everybody
PUSHES to the shores OF Lake Pontchartrain
as soon as the labors of the day are ended
to get breath Of as pure afr as can be OBJ
tanned In the Louisiana lowlands and to
view the gorgeous sunset. BY the way, did
you ever see summer sunset on Lake
Pontchartrain II not, do not fail TO do so
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The beauties OF sunset on Lake Pontchar-
train at this season Of the year can no more
be described than can the happiness the
"elect' are supposed to enjoy in the UNI
known beyond. The sail from West End
to Spanish Fort at Z o'clock on u June
evening is one OF the most enjoyable expo-
riences ever vouchsafed to man. Biloxi,
Mississippi City Bay st. Louis, Ocean
| Springs, and Chalmette receive their full
| quota Of day excursionists, but the shore OF
| Lake Pontchartrain is the evening resort
| the Coney Island of New Orleans.
Vaudeville and the Tchefuncta river,
across the lake, the resorts of the old DAYS,
| when the clang OF the slave collie sounded
through the land, have Of late years become
almost deserted; yet their picturesque
beauty still remains, and many Of the old
creole families still cling to their summer
chateaus. One of the most vivid rcmi-
niscences OF my life is associated with
| visit to the summer resorts on the northern
shores Of Pontchartrain aud the Tchefuncta
river. IL was year or two before the war,
when the southwas at the apex of its wealth
and glory. | was a boy, and the sounds Of
| revelry and the flash OF diamonds made an
impression that has never been effaced; but
ruthless war swept the wealth away, and
the beautiful cottages have fallen into de-
| cay. The luxuriant vegetation OF the low
lands spreads itself over the streets of the
villages, and black 'mammies, }" with snowy
turbans, are feature Of the past.
Another word about the government ex-
hibits at the great Worlds Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition. The bureaus
Of the Department OF the Interior, repre-
sented at New Orleans, were as follows:
United States patent Office, United States
geological survey and bureau of ethnology,
the general land office, the census bureau
the railroad bureau, the educational bureau
| forming by far the most extensive exhibit
Of any department of the government,
occupying-including the gallery In which
the bureau OF education was situated
about one half OF the entire space allotted
to the government. Notwithstanding this,
the exhibits of the entire department have
been repacked and are on their way TO
Washington, and--except the educational
bureau-were shipped a week ago. No
other department has shipped pound, OK
cept the Postofllce Department, which, a
few days ago, got of a few packages in u
postal car, but the bulk of the exhibit OF
that department still remains in the govern
ment building. III. w. COFFIN.