The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-15
THE EXPOSITION.
Growing = More and More
Popular a the End
Approaches.
LARGE ATTENDANCE ALL DAY Al
THE GROUNDS.
Ex-President Davis Send. Regrets.

Yesterday was Masonic Day the
Exposition, but the cornerstone cere-
monies kept most Of the fraternity in
the city during the morning. There
were number OF strangers in town,
however. and the attendance during the
entire day was large and very saii-fac-
tory, although there were no special fea-
lures to attract. As the day wore on the
crowd steadily increased. until last night
the attendance at the spectacular per
formanCe of the Last Days Of P0mpeii
was as dense as usual.
THE CADETS DRILL.
The cadets Of the Davis school Of
South Carolina presented a most hand
some appearance as they passed the
FINES office yesterday morning about II
o'clock on their way o. the Exposition
grounds Their band. composed Of cadets,
played familiar music The streets were
lined with people 20 see them ami loud
" re the onc0miums passed on their mill
tafy appearance.
Al the Exposition grounds at 33O in
the afternoon they gave Cfiil which re-
fltcicd credit on themselves aud their In
sructors. They knew lint they were
Witnessed by thousands Of critical people
no would watch every movement, but
they came up To- All that was expected Of
them, and returned 90 their quarters al
the Blues arm3ry with the accompany
ing plaudits OF the many thousands, civil
and military, who saw their eyolutions
THE SHAM Hattie
The feature to-day will be the sham
battle in which several hundred Of our
citizens will participate 10 will take
place at ( o'clock, and will, no doubt,
knock Buffalo Bills Wild West fight ont
of time in one round Il will be well
worth seeing.
CLOSING DAY
The question OF Closing Day has not
yet been determined, but the chances de
cidedly are in favor Of Saturday The
24th, instead of November the 2lst. All
the business men OF the city are in favor
of such an arrangement The day will
be observed as grand holiday and iubl-
lee. aud the most successful and less al
yer.ised Of all State EXpositions will
wind up in a blaze Of glory.
LETTER FROM EX-PREsiDENT DAVIS.
blr Ashton Starke yesterday morning
received the following letter from Hon.
Jefferson Davis
BEAUyorR, Miss, November II, 1883.
A1ton Slarie, E,g. Praideat, Etc
Ny Dear Sir,-Your letter ana tele-
gram have been received The assur-
ance you give me of TIE disappointment
felt by my friends upon hearing that
could not be with them at the approach
ing Exposition is IN the highest degree
gratifying as an expression OF their per
sonal regard, but am sure that no one
feels the inability 10 be with you with
as sincere regret as my own.
7 he tender associations which bind me
to your locality and people would have
prevented me from declining the invita-
tion if It had been possible TO accept H.
/ cannot, therefore, as you suggest, re-
consider my answer and reverse H.
Though well enough when at rest 10
permit the hope that | may see my
friends Of Virginia at some future time,
| am now painfully conscious that |
could not perform the journey without
serious, If not fatal. consequences To
state the fact will no doubt secure from
you all a concurrence in the decision
have been compelled to make
Faithfully,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.