Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-02
TOMORROW THE DAY.
OPENING OF TIE vIReIaIA rxpos1-
TTON.
Progrs's OF Work Yesterdsy-Brrivsl Of
Buffalo Bilrs show-How the
Indian Camp Looks.

Indian Camp Locke.
Wonderful progress was made Sunday
and yesterday in preparing the Exposi-
ton building for the opening tomorrow.
All exhibitors who had hitherto taken no
steps toward arranging their goods we're
on the ground bright and early with
their wagons and drays loaded with all
sorts OF stuff for The show.
All day Sunday the crowd outside the
Exposition-Grounds was very large.
Hundreds of people went ont expecting
10y some means to get inside Of the IN
closure.
YESTERDAYS ENTRIES.
Among the exhibitors that began work
yesterday were c. ". Tanner d Co..
oils, brushes, &c. r. l.. Barnes, safes :;
Vandergrift & Co., Of Charlottesville,
window-blinds Corbitt & Norris, of
Washington, 1our-mill machinery; T.
w. Tignor, guns. pistols, &c. VI. j.
Dlmmock, architectural drawings A.
Pizzini, confections Kennon, Gray
a Co., canned goods ; George A Leon
hard a Son, cabinet-makers, and r. p.
Richardson a Co., carpets, &c.
Louisa county began putting in her
exhibit yesterday.
wOMAN's WORK EXCHANGE.
Adjoining the Ladies' Department is
the Exchaneo for Woman's Work. Mrs.
George Watt, Mrs. ID. Iideman, and
Mrs. Frank II. Mcclure were Yesterday
engaged in putting tins section in order.
APPEARANCES.
From oil appearances yesterday the
exhibits viii be very far towards compile
tiou by tomorrow OF course there are
numerous spaces thai will not he proper
ly dressed and many goods that Will not
have been uupackei, AMI a great deal
that viii not have been adjusted but all
viii be finished in few days, aud Will
not detract from the brilhancy or cciat
of the opening. 1t is TO be regretted
that all the pictures for the Art Hall
have not yet reached the city, but they
are ~ route.
Mr.. Sheppard, who is the superintend-
ont Of this department, says this exhibi-
ton will be the finest ever seen in the
State of Virginia. All the works that
have been received have been put in
place, hut there are several vacant spaces
which 1t Is hoped can bc filled speedily.
BUFFALO BILL.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show arrived
in the city Sunday morning at daybreak,
and Immediately went into camp on the
XpOsitiOn- Grounds near the race course.
The camp embraces sixty-fve tents, and
contains 1872 souls, over 100 of which
are Indians There are twenty-five cow
boys, fifteen Mcxicans, and lot of
western girls. There are 200 animals,
which include buffalo, elk, horses, don
keys, mules, DC. One portion-one
side--Of the camp is made up of IN
dian tepees Gents ali IN low. The
first one can be recognized as that
of the chief by the small feather hung
from the top of a staff stack in the
ground before the opening. The rest OF
the teuees are painted or decorated on
the sides with figures of animals and
which signify the rank Or
Of the occupants. IS the Dir
f|ftNf 70 II l'NAAtl NAIANAN' lAfHt flllilf y
tent that sayage-looking warrior
raised on his elbow from the
couch on which he lay, and as
the intruder proved to be unobtrusiye
and docile looking, the old man gave his
cigarette a pull and lay back again. On
another couch near Red Shirt sat come
ly Indian girl, who is one OF the two
aquaws in the party. Her black hair WIS
braided and hung nearly to her waist.
She was dressed in red clothes and wore
beaded slippers. Tins young woman is
the sister Of the wife of Broncho Bel, |
cowboy.
In another tent near by lot Of In |
dians were sitting around the tent-Ere 1
On the ground. and one was beating on !
q small bass drum. while the rest were
singing, so the reporter was told. The |
sounds differed somewhat, however, F.
from the usual songs among civilized I
people.