Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-14
A CONTINUED BOOM.
The Exposition Meeting with Sue
cess Beyond All Expectation.
THE CUSTER MASSACRE.
Wild Vest Show and City Military 10
Play Ii Tomorrow Night.
OUR CATTLE EXHIBIT.
Jerseys, Holsicins, Shprih0rnS, DsyOnS, &c,
to The Front This Week.
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
Rates Becoming Moro FayorabIe-Thc Out
look Glorious in All Directions.
OUR CATTLE EXHIBIT.
I,rwys, HolsteirS Shlrih0rnS, DsyOnS, &c,
70 The Front This Week
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
Rates Becoming Moro Tayorabe-The Out
look Glorious in All Directions

Though there were no new special
features yesterday the Exposition was
visited ~ q mass OF people, amounting
probably 10 eighteen or twenty thou
sand. II is impossible to give the exact
numbor. as 10 record IS kept Of HE
members and Their families. exhibitors,
SC, and The number Of pay visitors re-
gs;ered by the psImctres the ExpoM-
ton authorities 10 not give ont publicly.
The attendance the day before ran up
10 10000
BUFFALO UfLL.
As uual Buffalo BID yesterday Ind
tremendous audience The Grand
Stand and al available sitting room was
racEcd. Performances Of the Wild
West vii bee Gwen tomorrow afternoon
and nIyit, and at night the Custer mas
sqcre VII Pc produced This is to lie IS
far ns possible without fatal results q
repaiiiion of The historical attack on
G,ucrnl Custer by indians and his death
Some I2r rlders outside OF the troupe
have volunteered 10 take part, and the
best performance ever given by Cody
aud be company may he expected
COUNTY, EXHIBITS
The county exhibits have been in
erected by tho iut,os-COlonels Nc
PhaI, knight, Har'sOn, and White
head. Their decisions, however. viii
not bemade public until this week, be-
cause the displays q several counties
Iavo not been completed, and the man
a,.mcut fear that 30 make known tho
successful cxmbitor5 would keep the un-
completed displays from being filed.
Tho prizes iu this department are For
fnc best agricultural exhibit. 500
,ocond best. $50 third best. 5tOO For
the best county exhibit Of minerals aud
woods. $3.50. second best, $50; third
lnet. $500. A mccall is also offered for
tie best county collective exhibit, and IL
apocial premium rs offered by Messrs
Phillips q stem for tho best agricultural
exhibit.
THE RAND.
Cnppas Band again attracted large
cruwdq yesterday, both afternoon and
evening. Tho playing Of the body Of
musicians EQUALS any band music ever
heard ia Richmond. The concerts will
continue all thus week ~ heretofore, and
viii ho free 10 the public. IL IL doubt
Ioss fact TINT the public do not appre-
ciato the excellent quality Of those con
certs because they are tree, but never
thclrss the mauagcms AFRO Wiling 10
,-fye th,m for tho present without charge
Cappag Bsnd engagement closes next
SATURDAY. Djqht, when other arrange
ments VIII bo made The band whether
he retained or another one Of as much
merit engaged.
CUuLDREN'S DAY,
Some Of the papers announced that
tharo WAS a chtldrcns day last week.
THIS was q mistake. Children's days are
ON tho 9th and eth Of November, when
tho little ones accompanied 10y thor pa
rents Or guardians) viii beadmittod for 10
cents cach The adults. Of course, will
paw tho usual admission fee. On these
occuaions it is hoped the public and pn-
vato schools viii close 10 give all the
children Az opportunity to attend. A
finer collection OF practical object les
SONS could not DO found Ia the State.
PRESS rhEUUET.
Tho banquet tondored tho press viii
taac place ON the ExpoNhon-Grounds
nc.t thursday at noon. Invitations have
br,n sent 10 all journalists in the State
and vicinity ami tho largest gathering
Of uewsnapcr-mon ever held iuthe state,
perhaps, Will take place.
PREHISTORIC.
On the 10Th Of November will be
placed on exhibition ut the Exposition
0rce) 81 supposed footprint Of prehls-
torlc mn. . his ~ TO be exhibited 10y
Mr ). h. Virgins. II representative OF
the Smithsonian Institute. 1t was dis
covered on the Blue mountain, IN Perry
county. Pa. on the 18th OF May, 1852.
Directof-Gcucml Jones says that while
II WIS originally clay it has become har-
dcnVi and "irouincd, ~ % speak, by
the trucking Of solutionso of mineral. 1t
Is saii 60 Ice Of the palezoic age, probably
the lower Siurmn. Generally speaking
1t is called metaphoric limestone.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS.
Tho cattle exhibit will begin on the
18th and close on the both, while tho
sheep and swine exhibit commences on
the 29d and closes on the 17th. The
poultry, pigeon, and pct-stOck exhibit
commences on October 18th and closes
November 81.
COsRGF5F.sSMEN INVITED.
Invitations to attend the Exposition
were Yesterday maIled to all members OF
Congress and the Presidents Cabinet
CcURTESiEs.
Mr. Loyeioy, in John Bowers's ex-
hitit. pptesenling the Thomas Roberts
Stevenson Company gauae door exhibit
has been very hud 10 tine press, and the
lunches which he spreads before them
are much appreciated.
THE RICHAOND-CoLLEGE EXHIBIT.
In the first section OF the Educational
Department Is the exhibit OF Richmond
Colege. In tie back ground is the
handsome drawing OF the main building
prepared under the supervision OF the
late Captain Albert Lybrock. AdjOin-
ing IL are presented appropriately the
three departments of Instruction, Libra
~ and Museum. and Physical Culture.
In the Department Of Instruction We
find u Photographic group OF the Off
GERS and professors, with diplomas OF
the different degrees conferred by the
college. There are samples OF the
record.books, certificates. entrance rules,
and general college regulations, and
sofne rare volumes Under the head Of
Library and Museum Is noticed cards
setting forth the plan of library work
and selections from the interesting mu-
scum Of the college. Among these may be
noted very large and elegSnuy-mount
Ell specimen OF globe fish or sea porcu-
pine. the snout or beRk OF saw fish
rbinoeeros-horns Single and double), a
shield of rhinoceros hide, Turkish
sword, Chinese idol, an African idol,
African mask, African cloth; very
peculiar African game called "Wari,"
with figures varied aud curious
sll cut cut OF solid piece of
wood pine cone from Califor-
MIA of immense size copper bat,
dredged out OF the bottom OF York river
few years since 1T Yorktown harbor "a