The Nevada picayune., 1885-01-08

nearG or DIOOueI siOCh IldNc bSCh constructed and many car loads are now on the road headed hither.
 Machinery is getting into place in the the.immense cotton and saw mill departments; and the art gal lery will be receiving its con tents the first of January, while the Mexican octagonal iron build ing will be furnished by the mid dle of January.
 Workmen are busy laying the railway for the electric passenger train; WI ile the dozen electric tow CTS will shed refulgence over the whole grounds that will astonish and please the world of spectators.
 Fountains are playing thousands of jets which are caught by the mild zephyrs and gently waited i'll refreshing sprays over the park forming beautiful miniature rain bows by reflections of the suns rays.
 Ways and means for reaching the Exposition grounds, which has been a serious question for the managers to solve, is to be render ed by laying a steam railway to run from Canal street, which with the street car lines and steamboats on the river will probably be adequate to serve the throngs that will dai- ly visit the grounds for the next six months.
 A very important evil in the way of accommodation for the public, which threatened to lessen the ex- pected attendance by extortionate charges for board and lodging, es- pecially the latter, have been over come by the sudden reduction over the city. Now one can rent room for a week or month with out being necessitated in purchas- ing the same, seemingly,
 Christmas eve, the three electric light Companies engaged in light. ing the ExpositioE turned on every lamp and burner in the building and on the towers, and such hall of brightness has not been seen since the Star of Bethlehem arose in the East, 1881 years ago. It | seemed q hundred suns, q thous- and moons, a million stars had suddenly blended into trinity, and that Heaven itself had bent forward and smiled down on this wicked world on this memorable event of the 10th century, the eve of the birth of our Lord and Sa. vior. The reflections electrics shown for miles around, and the glass tower of horticultural hall was particultrly attractive as it glittered like so many diamonds up above the ordinary building. Those who saw the wonderful sight will never live long enough to forget it, and those who didn't see it will never know what they missed.
 In music hall of the main build large Christmas tree was erected Christmas eve, on which many a pleasant souvenir was depended for those who took an interest in this old fashioned holiday pastime
 Wm. II. H. Judson, Exbosition Sup't of printing publishing, has made an excellent official and be ing a newspaper man. knows how to deal with the press and has many friends. He extends the courtesy due the fraternity and makes them as: comfortable as pos sible. The management has liber- ally arranged for the care of editors and consequently the Fourth Es- tate will go to the front.
 Of all the gay Christmas eve fes- tivities New Orleans had 'em bad It seems that Pandemoniam had been let loose. Everybody with his girl was on the promenade, and Canal street was lively scene. Tin horns, whistles, drums, kazoos and 10 cent shows had the run, The noise was terrible and tue fun likewise. All in good humor and the stranger as well as the towsman had some instrument of sound and chimed in and enjoyed himself. Grown young ladies with their bauX armed with the terrible noise producing fish horn, and would in passing bashful young man surge the funnel shaped machine to the fellows of ear and let him have n Christmas eve salutation. The V.