Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05
NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
The Mardi Gras-0hiO's Exhibit
Brilliant PyrOtechnical Display, &c.
Nrw ORLEANS, Feb. a, 1885.

him by the mayor the keys of the city, thereby
conferring upon him full power over and con-
troll of the city during his brief reign. The
procession then marched to foot of Canal St.,
where theysembarked on board of steamers to
visit the exposition. At night the first grand
procession was had. "Proteus and his krewe"
illustrating the myths and worships of distant
China. On the next day Was the pageant of
Rex, consisting of twenty-five floats, on which
were beautiful scenes from Scott's Romances
of Ivanhoe; and at midnight Aomus held forth
with eighteen tableaux, illustrating "The Le-
Igends Beautiful. These professions were fol-
lowed at night by masked balls at number of
places in the city.
EXPOSITION AND GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
The second building in size, erected for the
0. S. government and state exhibits, is sS5
feet long by 563 feet wide. 1t is one of the
largest exposition buildings ever erected. 1t
was supposed, am told, that the main build
ing, having the largest capacity of any building
heretofore erected, in conjunction with the
horticultural hall and such minor outside
buildings as were necessary, would afford am
pie space and accommodation for all exhibits
but the interest in the Worlds Exposition be-
came so widespread, and the applications and
inquiries for space so numerous, that the man
agement determined upon the erection of this
magnificent structure especially for the general
government and state exhibits. 1t contains
the exhibits of the general government, viz:
Smithsonian institute, U. S. army medical de-
partment, U. s. department of state, U. 5.
pOstofice, Greedy relief expedition, U. S. navy,
u. S. light house department, U. S. department
of agriculture, patent Office and land Office de-
partments. This exhibition is complete-of
itself almost mammoth exposition. Each
department has its distinctive exhibit. In ad-
dition to the government exhibits, the collec-
tive state exhibits and the general educational
display is located in this building. The struc-
ture has beautiful architecture and presents a
very attractive appearance.
There are forty-six states and territories
represented by exhibits in this building, and
thirty-one nations represented, whose exhibits
are located in the main building. will speak
of one or two state exhibits now, specially
one of which is Ohio, and speak of it first be-
cause it is our own state-a state of which we
can justly be proud. Its exhibit here does US no
discredit; it compares favorably with any
other state exhibit here. The centre piece isl
round tower in shape, perhaps thirty feet high,
built of the various grain products of the state,
in the stalk-such as corn, wheat, oats, rye,
barley, sorghum, ETC., beautifully arranged.
Surrounding its base are placed a number of
the smaller implements of husbandry, shovels,
hoes, spades, forks, etc. Arranged over the
space are tables and glass cases, on which and
in which are placed the various products of the
state-smong them specimens of all the grasses
of the state-so placed as to form beautiful
designs. Specimens of -four in sacks and bar
rels, some of which l noticed, are from Mans
field, Aassilon and Akron mills. Various
kinds of grain, potatoes, pumpkins and tobacco
from different counties; minerals, coal in large
blocks, stone, etc. A fine display of sewer
pipe from Freeman's Fire Clay Company, JEFF
ferson county, Ohio; fire brick and pressed
brick, plain and ornamental, from GAINESVILLE.
Among the specimen of fine wool, noticed
some belonging to Samuel Thompson, and also
g. S. Campbell of Csdiz, W. N. Cowden of
Quaker City, and J. l. A. Porter; also Simeon
Smith of Harrison county. The whole space
10 shout on loD1 hr Al foot v;da III n
entire exhibit is surrounded at top with por-
trait lifesize, of all the governors of the state
Eward Tiffn, 1907, down to Charles Foster,
1884. In addition to this, there is a woman s
nicely arranged in glass cases. All kinds of
woman's work, embroidery, needle work,
drawings and paintings; beautiful painting
from nature of magnolia blossoms by Mrs Ida
Stevens of GAINESVILLE; case of art pottery paint
ing; delicious pyramid of honey in boxes and
glass jars, rather the honey, looked delicious
honey extractors and other appliances used in
the production of the same, and great many
other articles of art and beauty, showing the
handy work and skill of the deft fingers, and
fruitful brain of the fair women of our glorious
state of Ohio.
The other exhibit, and the only one, of which
l will give a very brief description at this time,
is Colorado. Situated, IS it is, in the rocky
mountain region of the west, it has some very
grand scenery, we are told, some of which is
brought out very strikingly in the centfe piece
of its exhibit, which is one of the most unique
and grand of any of the states. 1t consists of
Il representation of view of farm and noun
tain scenery. In front are models of farms
IIoid ont 1rith HaldS af0
Others, with various grains, farm-houses with
beautiful green lawns around, dotted over with
native shrubbery, and here and there fountain
tplaying. In the distance is seen the foot hills
lOf the mountain range, and in the far distance,
towering far above all, is the rocky mountain,
with its snow-capped peaks reaching up into
the heavens. The mountain scenery is con-
structed like the finest scenery on the stage of
a theatre, by painting on screens, and placing
them back of each other. On either side are
represented, as a frontis-piece, large pine
trees. At one of the gates of field, stands
an ear of corn about six inches thick and two
and One-half feet high, but close by it stands
the model of boy, holding in his hand a card,
on which is printed 81 cannot tell a lie-irriga-
ton dit il" which causes one to suspect that
ear of corn is a put up job, out of grains of
corn, and was not like "Topsy," who 'just
lSro"eu. harlous Otner prouucts OF the state,
vegetable, animal and mineral, are placed
around on the space in nice order so as to have
the most pleasing effect. One of the things is
monument about II feet high, representing
the actual bulk of the gold and silver product Of
one county (Gilpin) from 1859 TO 1885. The
base, about feet square and 5 feet high, repre-
sents $5,O00,00 silver The top shaft repre-
sents the size of the gold, $4,000, 900. 1t is
about feet square at the base and tapers to
about % inches at the top and is about l2 feet
high above the base. The whole exhibit oc.
cupies about 40x60 feet of space, and, taken
all together, is very fine indeed.
A few days ago was held in Music Hall the
Cotton Centennial, celebrating the hundredth
anniversary of the first shipment of cotton. The
shiDment consisted of EIGHT l;ttle haos Of oo+to,