Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05

America. This display was prepared at great
expense by the Anglo-Japanese Company, on
the grandest scale, not only in regard to size,
but in the taste and quality of the representa-
tions. One piece represented a cascade of fire,
in shape like horseshoe falls at Niagara, and as
it spread over the heavens, in liquid drops and
running streams, it produced a roaring sound
very much like Niagara, which it was intended
to represent. 1t was both beautiful and start
ling in its effect. Another piece, and one of
the most novel and radinat spectacles, was that
of flights of fiery pigeons, winging their way
high in the air and going to pieces in clusters
of bright stars. A fac-simile of the cotton ex-
change building was pictured in the heavens,
and the sky was illuminated with rockets,
figures of celestial creatures, bright and beau
tiful as the fancies of Imagination. There were
fiery lakes, billowy waves of fame rolling along
the zenith. showers of stars, streams of fire
running athwsrt the sky, bursting bombs, scat
tering sparks and bright shafts of golden light
in all directions. This is but faint and partial
description of the most wonderful pyrotechnic
display that your humble servant ever beheld.
We are promised similar display and, if pos
sible, a grander one tonight.
There is some special attraction brought out
nearly every day or night such as have spoken
or some other designated place, as cotton plan
ter's association meetings, farmers meetings
(institutes), press association, manufacturers ,
and horticulturalists' meetings, and various
others; and also state days. At all these meet
ings there are speeches and addresses delivered
by persons from among the best talent in the
land, interspersed with choice music. So, as
may have said before, there is abundant Oppor-
tunity for entertainment, and also instruction
! and improvement in the various fields of labor,
art science and literature.
THE ATTENDANCE.
The day after Mardi Gras 10000 people per-
haps wanted to leave for home and other parts,
but could not for want of sufficient transporta-
ton to carry them all away on the same day,
consequently many of them had to wait along
for several days before they could get of-in
the mean time incoming trains and vessels
brought vast numbers of new visitors, which
very nearly equalled the number that left, so
that the attendance remains about the same.
PERSONAL.
We were delighted to meet with our highly
esteemed friend Wilson MITCHELL Esq, who ar
rived here on last Friday with the other e1cur-
sionists from St. Clairsville and vicinity. He
made US a very pleasant call at our rooms, and
also accompanied US on last Sunday to DR..
Palmer's church First Presbyterian, where
we heard preaching by that celebrated divine,
and at night to the NJ E. church South. Mr..
Mitchell is stopping at the Hotel Windsor,
near the exposition ground. The other parties
are at SO Race street, mile or so up from
Canal street.
The weather has been, for few days back,
rather cool; to-day, however, it has become
mild again, but showefy with thunder, which is
my excuse for making this letter too long.
h. VI.