The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-11-05
Correspondence FLoRrDrAN.l
Letter from Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 80, 1885.
There is nothing quite 80 depressing as the
work of destruction upon an object which has
served its day for instruction or pleasure or
profit. And that is what is now going forward
at the Louisville Exposition. II has closed its
doors upon the successful season of 1885, amidst
music and plaudits and promises to meet again.
All is confusion and desOlation in the building
80 lately brilliant with lights and gay with
voices, wagons and trucks stream in slew
procession through the streets laden with the
costly spoils OF what was so recently fair and
goodly sight wherein the heart of man delighted
Music Hall, still echoing with tie pulsing sweet
ness of Cappa's band, and the lingering strains
of my Old Kentucky Home" yet floating be-
meath the rafters, is a scene of loneliness and
desolate silence indescribable. The weather,
the splendid pOmp of Indian Summer, now wells
the skies with lowering clouds and drenches the
earth with dreary auumnal rain.
Again the management congratulates itself
upon coming out of the enterprise with hand
some net profits A wise economy, yet without
stint, has prevailed in all departments, and al
though the gate fees were reduced to the uniform
rate of twenty-five cents during the latter half
of the season, except on days of special attrac-
tons, the increased attendance counterbalanced
the cut.
The crowd on the last day numbered very
nearly forty thousand, and to get at the will Of
the people on the subject of next years music,
tickets were handed each person upon entering,
bearing the names of the four great musical or
observation-disclosures, Cappa's, Thomas and
Damrosch's Each one was to scratch the names
of two and leave the names OF his favOrites and
deposit his ballot in the box. They have not
been counted yet, but the chances are all in favor
of Cappa and Damrosch. Thomas is not personally
popular, from the fact that he usually INDUCES
in row rumpus during his engagements.
Gilmore is popular with us but it is said he has
transferred his allegiance to ST. Louis and that set
ties his claims. Cappa and Damrosch have been
here most recently, and the compliment is mainly
personal. The music question always takes a
front seat with and its final disposition is quite
a relief at this early date.
The Art Gallery is yet open and now and then
siragger elecirifies the other stragglers by act
ually buying picture; the Louisville prize pic
ture, "The Last Sacraments," has been rem owed y
TO its niche in the Polytechnic Institute Many
exhibitors who wish to save the expense of NOV
ing so many of their wares are still at their stands
in the building, proving the truth of the much
abused assertion, selling off below COST" and
many who neglected the opportunity to make
purchases are visiting the building, paying the
regular admission fee. That is something un-
known before in our Exposition, but as there are
so many foreigners here who will doubtless
never return with their treasures the reason is
obvious.
Already the management is busy securing at
fractions and specialtes for 1886. California has
promised to return in all her manifold splendors.
The Golden State has borne off the palm; it has
been the centre of attraction from first to last,
and on its special day brought out a crowd,
which was something of a reminder of Florida
Day" two years ago. Next season will begin
on the 28th Of August and close on the 23d of
October, and it is proposed to crowd as much
into that period as it can conveniently or incon-
veuiently hold, and milestone between now
and then there are vague whispers Of surpass-
ingly grand musical festival to be gotten up by
the management to fill Music Hall next spring.
Meanwhile as nature abhors vacuum, and as
the people of this great city are thrown back
upon themselves, the next sensation is to be the
Rev. Sam Jones, who is to be here next month,
and for whose queer minstrations we, as COM
munity, are hungering and :hirsting. We want
him all the more because the city clergy are un-
equally divided on the subject, majority against
his coming. FALLATTA.