The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-01-08
THE CRESCENT CITY.
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS SEE
ING THE SIGHTS.
Enhancing Musfc.---Attractfve
DispIays.---ExpOsiti0n
Notes.
Correspondence Of the Democrat.

quietly and agreeable (barring few
| drunken revels and their results
cutting and shooting scrapes-only
two resulting fatality, and the pub.
lie has settled down to usual bnsi-
ness routine.
Thousands Of visitors were in the
city on the 25th, and enjoyed the
festivities Of the crescent city. Here
the ancient egg .nog, flowing bowl,
came boldly to the front, without
which, the people in the South,
Christmas would not be realized.
Buffalo Bill (W. F. Cody and his
Wild West Company are filing an
engagement in this city. They oc
cupy quarters on the common equal
in capacity to Barnum's hippodrome,
and give an exhibition to the west
| frontier born. 1t will soon be fol-
lowed by the James Boys combina
tion. Surely there will be blood and
thunder entertainments sufficient for
the Worlds Fair visitors.
Every day adds new and attract
i've features to the Exposition; and
while few chronic grumblers are
constantly seeking flaws to criticise,
the management moves on toward
the goal of success it is bound to OBJ
tain, and are supported by the liber
al progressive people Of this age.
The world never has seen, and this
generation may not see again, the
like of the present Exhibition.
Several hundred teachers Of the
young idea from the Northwest, took
advantage of the vacation this week
and ran to New Orleans. 1t was a
holiday with big "H" for them,
To see the beautiful bright school
marms in the government and main
buildings of the great show yester-
day and today taking notes. was
'.iust TOO sweet for the average re-
porters blood, and If there should be
shortness of local news in the city
dailies the public should not think
it was too much Christmas, but an
overdose of school mistresses.
Even a visit to the city alone, at
this season, by the inhabitants Of the
bleak Moth, is well worth the time
and money to say nothing about the
Exposition. The way every one
seemed pleased, judging both from
looks and expressions, justiiies
your correspondent in reporting
none no not one--wlll ever regret
the visit to the Southern metropolis
during the six months from Decem-
her 10Th.
One Of the principal features of
the Exposition is the fine brass band
Of Prof. Currie, of Cincinnati, Ii
numbers about seventy musicians.
They play in Music Hall every day
from 2 to A p. M. Regular pro
grammcs are given out by courteous
ushers, and all who wish to take a
seat according to choice, and while
resting the body the mind and heart
are refreshed with soul inspiring
strains from the band, interluded by
solos oh the trombone and cornet.
The latter by Prof. Walter Emerson,
said to be the finest cornetist in the
United States.
All the manufactures of useful and
ornamental goods and articles known
to the genius OF man will be carried
on in the main building during the
day, propelled by power from the
grand Harris Corliss engine of sever
al thousand horse power. That fea-
ture alone is worth several days Wis
1t.
The immensity of the Exposition
cannot be realized even when seen.
Those who have been at the head
from its incipiency cannot vet com
prehend its extensive bounds, and
with the continued improvement be-
ing daily and continually made by
suggestions coming up, whereby
commissioners are going and writing
for more and better displays, a scribe
is unable to surmise where and when
the end viii be.
With the elegant accommodations
| for the press and the inexhaustible
supply of material for thought there
will be no excuse for the whole uni
verse, knowing that the centennial
for 1884 So caps the climax for sue
cess.
Consequently those of the news
paper persuasion would do well to
see that the Press Club Exposition,
New Orleans, La, address is on
their mail books and copy regular
~ sent. That will be sight to be
hold, $4,000 newspapers and period
icals from North America ooncen-
trating at the publishers headquar-
theirs at the Exposition.
The weather keeps little moist,
but there has been but short cold
spell to date and 1T is likely not to
be fine weather throughout the win
ter. However, people from the North
need not disposess themselves of
iiannels aud wraps just because they
may be coming South, for changes
are sudden and they had better come
prepared for any emergency.
The japanese still believe that the