Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1884 — Page 2

®l)c lltmocrfltifSf nttiif t RENSSELAER, INDIANA. J. W. McEIVEN, - - - Publisher. :

NEWS CONDENSED.

Conelse Record of the Week. EASTERN. The Connellsville Coke Association, of Pennsylvania, has now closed 60 per cent, of its ovens. Product is selling: at sl.lO per ton. A New York dispatch says that in the ruins of the burned Catholic orphan asylum at Broodyn the charred bodies of eleven boys and two grown persons were discovered. Tons of rubbish and timbers are yet to be removed, and there are fears that other corpses will be found. The roster of the little ones shows about 120 as missing:, but these are supposed to be housed in tho neigh, borbood. Of the bcdie9 found it is thought seven were those of children, one was a man and oncya woman. Diggers are still at work. It is thought other bodies will be recovered. The property loss is estimated at $210,000, as the building was valued at $200,000. Joseph Herzog, of Lancaster, Pa., has in ten years, committed forgeries aggregating $87,000. The banks are heavy losers by his operations. On information furnished by an anonymous letter, the sanitary authorities of New York discovered huge heaps of moldy human skeletons in a loft at No. 11 West Third street. The velocity of the wind on Mount Washington during last week’s cold snap, exceeded 100 miles an hour and tho mercury was frozen. Tho spirit thermometer marked nearly 60 below zero. The weather was intensely cold in New York and New England

WESTERN.

Sergt. Bates, who carried the starspangled banner through the South, is sick, and nearly destitute, at his home in Saybrook, HE A constable last week sold his saber to satisfy a debt. The Bailroad Commissioners of lowa have been at last aroused to action concerning the oppression of the’ farmers by the railroads whose exorbitant charges for freight transportation. are causing such widespread distress, and are moving toward an investigation sf the abuse. Judge "Woods, of Indianapolis, positively refused to spread upon tbe records of his court the statementof JamesG. Blaine that a fair trial of his libel suit against the Sentinel could not be had in Indiana. The entry was, therefore, made that the case was voluntarily dismissed. Hog-cholera in Nebraska has caused a loss of probably $500,000, the loss In Sarpy County alone amounting to $75,000. From March 24, 1855, to April 30, 1884, the Illinois Central Bailroad has paid to the State of Illinois the sum of $9,648,649.41. The Bev. H. D. Jardine, an Episcopalian pastor at Kansas City, has sued a newspaper of that town for SIO,OOO for slander. At a convention at Des Moines, lowa, of representative temperance people, it was decided to call a State Convention for Jan. 21, to oonsider the outlook for the prohibitory law. Hog cholera around Dayton, Ohio, was checked by the cold snap, after a loss in eight counties of 10,000 hogs. During the year ended June 30 the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Road earned, net, $7,227,257. In response to a request by Sheriff s! l?oden of Athens County, Ohio, that two companies of troops might be sent to tne Hocking Valley, Gov. Hoadly said that he thought the local-authorities could meet the emergency. Surgeons at Lafayette, Ind., successfully cured a case of strabismus, or squinting, by use of the new anassthetlc, muriate of cocoalne, a few drops of which rendered the eye of the patient insensible to pain. J. Henry Hobart, the .civil engineer who built the famous loop on the Southern Pacific Road, was frozen to death in the street at Omaha after becoming intoxicated.

SOUTHERN.

In the presence of the Cabinet, Diplomatic Corps, and prominent persons at the White House, on Eee. 10, President Arthur touched the electric button which set the machinery of the New Orleans Exposition revolving, a he attendance at New Orleans was large, and addresses suitable to the occasion were made, the speech of President Arthur, opening the show, being telegraphed from the White House, and read to the assemblage in the Exposition Building. A desperate fight between the local authorities of Dunegan Settlement, Ga., and a gang of moonshiners resulted in the death of two of the moonshiners. Five persons were burned to death in a Are at Newport, Ark. At a meeting of exhibitors in the Exposition building at New Orleans, it was unanimously resolved to demand the removal of Samuel Hullen, Chief of Installation, for certain unbusinesslike acts. Mr. Boss Brown, of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, is dying from a strange case of blood-poisoning. Three weeks ago he had a quarrel with a negro lad and they fought. In the oourse of the struggle the negro caught Brown’s thumb in his teeth and bit it severely. Brown soon became sick and dellilous.

WASHINGTON.

The Congressional Commission to arrange for the dedication of the Washington Monument invites all civil, military, and naval organizations in the United States to attend the ceremonies, which are to be held at the base of the monument the 21st of February, 1885; Any organization accepting this invitation is requested to notify Lieut. Gen. P. H. Sheridan, U. S. A., Marshal of the Day, of the number of persons in sucb organization, whereupon be will assign it a proper position in the procession. Representative Collins, of Massachusetts, says that the bankruptcy bill will undoubtedly pass if it can be brought before The JPennaylvania National Guard is going to the Inauguration of President

Cleveland. Arrangements have been made to carry the entire militia to and from the capital without cost to the members.

POLITICAL.

Mr. Blaine has addressed the following letter to his attorneys, instructing them to dismiss the suit for $50,000 damages for libel against the Indianapolis Sentinel, which he instituted during the recent campaign: Messrs. Harrison, Miller <fc Elam, Counselors at Law: Gentlemen : When I requested yon In August last to bring salt against the publishers of the Indianapolis Sentinel for libel, I did so in the belief that the wrong done me by that palter, being entirely of a personal and domestic character, could be fairly tried without undue influence from political considerations. I confess I was profoundly amazed to find the matter at once taken np and the libel reproduced with all possible exaggeration in every Democratic paper in Indiana. Except from three members of the Democratic party of that State, I never heard that a word of disapproval was spoken, while the great mass of the Democratic speakers repeated the libel from every stump in Indiana with vituperative rancor, with gibe and ribald jest. It was thus made, so for as any matter of the kind can be made, an issue in an exciting political campaign, and tbe Democrats of the State were thoroughly poisoned In their minds in regard to the question to be decided at law. Under such conditions it is simply impossible that I can have a fair trial, or that I can expect any other result than that which uniformly attends a political suit growing out of an exciting campaign in this country, if I were unfair enough to desire a jury composed of my own partis, ns I could not have it. A properly constituted jury in Indiana would be composed or members of both political parties in about equal proportions. When I visited Indiana in October, I was repeatedly advised that six Democrats could not be fonnd In the State who, in a political suit, would give a verdict against their leading party organ. This did not necessarily convey an Imputation against their personal Integrity as citizens, but simply that the blinding of party prejudice would utterly prevent an impartial consideration of the evidence submitted. lam perfectly able to fight the Sentinel newspaper in an Indiana court, but I would stand no chance whatever against the consolidated venom of the Democratic party of the State. With these surroundings, and with this prospect, it is idle for me to go through the trouble and annoyance of a trial. The questions propounded by the bill of discovery have already been substantially and fully answered by me, and I am willing to leave mv written statement and answers under oath to the judgment of the public. Ido not choose to have the case indirectly concluded by a technicality or suffered to die in silence. I prefer to make this frank and open statementof the reason which induced me to believe the prosecution of the case would be utterly fruitless. Very respectfully, James G. Blaine.

Thbee Cabinet portfolios are said to have been already deeided upon. Senator Bayard is to be Secretary of the Treasury, Senator Garland Attorney-General, and Gen. McClellan Secretary of the Navy. The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune telegraphs that journal this bit of Cabinet gossip; A prominent Democrat says that three Cabinet positions have been settled. They are: Senator Bayard for the Treasury, Senator Garland, of Arkansas, for Attorney General, ana Gen. McClellan, of New Jersey, for Secretary of the Navy. The gentleman says that Mr. Cl eveland has decided that neither New York nor Indiana shall have a Cabinet place, as he considers that both those States are represented In the Cabinet through the President and Vice President. So confident are Democrats that Mr. Garland is to go into the Cabinet that an application has already been recorded on the diagram of the Senate chamber for the seat which Garland now occupies. The reason why McClellan is not assigned to the War Department is that he has too many friends in the army to reward and too many enemies to punish. This partial slate com e from a prominent Senator, and considerable importance is attached to it. Among Senators the impression is general that Judge Thurman will be one of the Cabinet, and that Senator Pendleton will be suitably recognized with one of the principal foreign missions.

MISCELLANEOUS. An arctic wave of unusual severity spread Itself over the country last week. The mercury was below zero on a line across the continent from Washington to Portland, Oregon. At Mlnneaosa, in the far Northwest, tho mercury went down to 39 below, Fort Garry reported 33 degrees, St. Vincent 30 degrees, Berlin, Wis., 30 degrees, Milwaukee 23 degrees, Rockford, 111., 25 degrees, and Fort Dodge, la., 28 degrees. At Davenport and Dubuque tho Mississippi River was frozen over; at La Porte, Ind., there was a railroad blockade, and at Lynchburg, Va., a heavy snow-storm. Leadville, Coio., reported two feet of snow ami all railroads blocked. , There were 305 failures in the United States reported to Bradstreet's during the week, against 316 in the preceding week, and 280,.236, and 145 in tho corresponding weeks of 1883, 18S2, and 1881, respectively. About 87 pe'r cent, were those of small traders whose capital was less than $5,000. In the principal trades, the failures were as follows: Geteral stores, 42; grocers, 41; liquors, lfti clothing and cloth, 18; manufacturers, 17; shoes, 11; drugs, 11; dry goods, 11; tobacco und cigars, ft); grain, 9; fancy goods, 9; hardware and agricultural implements, 8; hotels and restaurants, '8; millinery, 8; harness, 7; men’s furbishing goods, 7; produce and provisions, 7; carpenters and builders, 6; furniture, 6; jewelry, 5; plumbers and 5; books and printings 5; lumber a. d material, 4; bakers and confectionery, 3; crockery, 2; butchers,2. Leubrio Bros., dry goods and millinery at St. Louis, made an assignment. Plummer’s planing-mill at Jackson, Michigan, was blown to pieces by a boiler explosion. One employe was killed and six others received serious injuries. Fire swept away the County Poor House near Lapeer, Mich.; the Griflin Hotel at Youngstown, Ohio; the grocery store of Armstrong & Buchanan, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa; $60,000 worth of quartermaster's stores at Sault Ste. Marie; the pottery of Isaac Davis, at Trenton, N. J.; the spacious residence of W. B. McCreery, at Flint, Michigan ;the Riverside paper-mlßs at South Toledo, Ohio; and a hotel and operahouse at Stanton, Miohigon.

FOREIGN.

It is thought that Gen. Wolseley cannot reach Khartoum before March 1, and that the hero of African conquest may yet be compelled to apply to Gordon to help him out of the scrape. It is rumored that Portugal is about to cede to Germany the Portuguese possessions in Delagoa Bay, in Southeast Africa. More damage was done to London bridge by the recent explosion than was at first supposed. The official report of the Department of Explosives says that the dynamite was probably suspended over the sewer-hole at the Gaze pier. A reward of ££oo has been offered by the authorities for the conviction of the guilty parties. It is alleged by United Ireland that the London police directed the dynamite sensations and pay for the explosions. Great excitement prevailed on the Vienna Pourse owing to the disappearance of Lucas Janner, the banker, and the discovery of a deficit of $1,000,100 in his accounts. Lucas Jauner, the Vienna bank di-

rector who defaulted for over 2,000,000 florins, shot himself deed at the neighboring village of Klerllng. On his person was found only 24 florins. There is a rumor that the German Sag has been hoisted over the Islands of New Britain and New Ireland, the Admiralty Islands, and portions of the north coast of New Guinea. The French Chamber of Deputies, by a vote of 293 to 168, rejected a motion to abolish the French Embassy at the Vatican. The Prime Minister recognized tbe enlightened and conciliatory attitude of the Pope.

AN INTELLIGENT BIRD.

The Antics of a Tame Crow In Con- - necticut. A pair of tame crows, that became almost family pets, have afforded a great deal of amusement to a family in a neighboring town. Taken from the nest before they were able to fly, they learned their first lessons of life in companionship with human bemgs, and grew to be almost as .tame as the domestic poultry. They were taken from the nest probably about the 10th or 12th of June, and have now attained the size of full-grown crows. One marked trait of character that began to be developed pretty early, and has grown with their growth and strengthened with their strength, is a disposition to mischief. One of the two has been from the first much more tame and familiar than the other. “Jack,” as the family pet is called, has developed the thieving and mischievous traits of all the crow tribe. He will enter at an open window and steal whatever he can carry off, particularly if it shines or glitters. In this way he got off with a young lady’s gold thimble, which has been hidden where it is not likely to be found again; and he came near getting off with a lady’s watch, which was rescued just in time, after he had got it out of doors. Warned by experience, the family have to keep the windows shut if they leave any room for the time unguarded. One day recently Jack was caught tearing oft - the wall-paper, of which he had already stripped off nearly a yard. A day or two since he was seen in the act of trying to lift and carry off a rubber door-mat, which, however, . proved a little too heavv for him.

The tendency of both crows was to hide the things they had stolen. they would so deftly conceal, and in such queer places, that there seemed little hope of getting back anything after the crows had once made off with it. Jack, having hidden some article very carefully under a little heap of leaves at the foot of a tree, flew away, apparently well satisfied with that particular piece of work. He had been watched, and in his absence the stolen property was recovered and the leaves replaced as he had left them. When he came back, he went to the spot and cautiously examined the situation—• carefully removing the leaves. Discovering his loss, he exhibited a comical state of astonishment and bewilderment. Cocking his head on one side, he surveyed the scene in a reflective mood; then he re-examined the spot where his stolen property had been hidden; then he went back a rod or two and took a careful survey of the tree and its surroundings, apparently to make sure that he had got the right tree. Having assured himself that the plunder was no longer where he had hidden it, he stood for some time in an apparent state of bewilderment, or a kind of brown study—his head had fre juently turned in a knowing way on one side. At last he gave it up, made an examination all arounertlie tree, and then left tho matter finally, as a conundrum that was evidently too, dbep for him. H

He is a knowing fowl, and like'diis elfin cousin, the raven celebrated *by Edgar Poe, he knows how to come knock gently on the window-pane when he wants to get into the house. He knows, too, just about how much water is to be provided for his bath, for hens very regular and punctual about taking his morning bath, and, after his mistress has come out with one pitcher i of water and poured it into the pan, j Jack always waits for the arrival of the second pitcherful. Then he jumps in 1 and has a jolly time of it, flopping and-' flapping about in the water till he gets “wet as a drowned rat,” when he gets oft', a dripping and object, to some secure spot where he caii dry himself in the snn. —Hartford Times.

THE MARKETS.

• NEW YORK. - Beeves. $4.50 <ai 6.75 Hogs 4.25 @ 4.75 Flour—Extra. 4.60 @ 5.00 Wheat—No. 2 Spring 80 @ .81 No. 2 Red 82 @ .84 Coen—No. 2 62 @ .54 Oats—White 34 @ .33 Poek—New Mess 12.25 @12.75 CHICAGO. Beeves—Choice to Prime Steers. 6.50 @ 8.00 Good Shipping 5.25 @ 5.75 Common to Fair 3.75 @ 4.60 Hogs 4.00 @6.50 ! Flour -Fancy White Winter Ex. 3.75 @ 4.25 Good to Choioo Spring.. 8.25 @8.75 ; Wheat—No. 2 Spring. 71 @ .72 No. 2 Red Winter...,... .72 @ .74 Coen—No. 2 37 @ .89 Oats—No. 2 26 @ .28 Rye—No. 2 51 @ .53 Barley—No. 2 53 @ .55 Butter—Choice Creamery. 26 @ .28 Fine Dairy 20 @ .23 Cheese—Full c ream 12 @ .13 Skimmed Flat 08 @ .09 Eggs—Fresh 23 @ .25 Potatoes—New, per bu 38 @ .40 Pore—Mess 10.75 @11.25 Lard 06&@ .07 TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 2 Red. .66 @ .68 Coen—No. 2 38 @ .39 Oats—No. 2. 26 @ .72 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No 2 70 @ .72 Coen—No. 2 39 @ .41 Oats—No. 2 27 @ .29 BAKLBY—No. 2 60 @ .52 Poek—Mess 10.50 @ll.OO Laud 6.25 @ 6.75 ST. LOUIS. Wheat—No. 2 Red 76 @ .78 Coen—Mixed 34 @ .35 Oats—Mixed 25 @ .27 Rye. 47 @ .48 Poek—Mess 10.75 @11.25 CINCINNATL Wheat—No. 2 Red' 74 @ .75 Coen 40 ® .42 Oats—Mixed 27 @ .23 Pork—Mess 11. 25 @1175 Lard 06&@ .0644 DETROIT. Flour 4.75 @ 5.25 Wheat—No. 1 White 76 @ .78 Coen -Mixed 39 @ .40 Oats—No. 2 White 27 @ .29 Poek—Family 12.00 @12.60 INDIANAPOLIS. Wheat—No. 2 Red, New 72 @ .74 Coen—Mixed 34 @ .36 Oats—Mixed 26 @ .26 EAST LIBERTY. CATTLE-Best. 5.75 @ 6.25 Fair., 4.75 @ 6.25 Common 8.76 @ 4.25 Hogs 4.25 @ 4.75 Sheep 4.50 & 6.00

OPENING THE EXHIBITION.

One Electric Touch in the White House Thrills Hew Orleans with Delight. I The President Opens the World’s Fair by Telegraph, and Hakes a Fitting Address. Speeches in the Exposition Building, and Official Welcome—The Ponderous Wheels in Motion. [New Orleans special.] The day for the opening of the World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition dawned clear and pleasant, and nothing was left undone to make the opening ceremonies brilliant and imposing. Never before have the streets of the city been crowded with people as to-day. Every incoming train is loaded down with visitors, and the beetle and tnrmoil as they hurry oft in search of accommodations reminds one of the scenes during the Centennial in Philadelphia. Already the hotels are full, and great difficulty Is experienced in obtaining good quarters. The city presents a gala appearance. The bnildings along the principal streets are profusely decorated. Flags, banners, bunting of all colors and decorative designs have b en tastefully arranged along the house fronts, while at many of the more prominent street corners triumphal arches hav -been erected. In the vicinity of the Exposition Bnildings the scene this morning was one of great activity. Men and boys were hurrying to and fro, while Inside the exhibitors or their representatives were busily engaged in superintending the finishing touches for the formal opening. As early as 8 o’clock the military and civic bodi. s who were to take part in the procession of the day began to form at the armories, and several detachments of the visiting militia paraded the streets headed by their bands, who played stirring airs as they marched to the places which they propose to make their headquarters during their stay. It is estimated by good judges that fully -60,000 strangers are in the city. Shortly after 10 o’clock the procession, composed of the officers of the Exposition, commissioners of foreign countries, the United States Government, and several States, and distinguished visitors and citizens, formed and began the march to the levee, where was moored the magnificent steamer Fred A. Blanks, draped in all the colors of the rainbow. The procession marched aboard the Blanks, which swung out into the stream and headed for the lower limits of the corporation so as to traverse the entire length of the city on the trip up the stream, giving those aboard a view of the entire shipping moored along the fifteen miles of river front. Beaching the lower end of the city the Blanks turned and sped up the stream, her course along the route being a signal for salutes from the war ships and ocean vessels and the screaming whistles of the steamboats. Every vessel was tastefully decorated with flags, and the crews on the decks and in the rigging cheered as the Blanks passed. The boat landed at the Exposition wharf at noon, and the party proceeded to the Music Hall, in the main building, where the opening ceremonies were held. When the procession reached the building the 11, 000 seats fir the hall were almost filled by persons who had started for the park before the procession moved, while thou-s-inds congregated in groups around the vast auditorium.

When the Exposition officers and commissioners had taken their places on the platform the orchestra struck up the “President’s March." The reception of Gov. 8, L. McEnery followed, and the orchestra Alayed national airs. The Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, of Brooklyn Tabernacle, then offered prayer, at the conclusion of which Governor McEnery began the opening address. The Governor referred to the magnitude of the Exposition and the benefit it would hbflfefc on the whole country, especially‘the Sooth, to whom international expositions had hitherto been unknown, and expressed the belief that the intercourse of people from the different sections of the country would bring the States closer together, socially and politically, than they had been for a third of a century. The Exposition poem of Mrs. ' Mary Ashley Townsend .(“Xariffa”) was then read, at the conclusion of which Mayor J. V. Guiliotte welcomed the visitors to the Crescent City, promising them courteous and fair treatment by her citizens. Director General Major Ev A. Burk then presented the Exposltiofi biiQdings to President Ed Richardson in a brief address.' Colonel Richardson in turn presented'tjje'traiidings to President Arthur by telegraimt A telegraphic response was received and read from the President officially announcing the opening of the Exposition. The machinery began to move slowly, followed by the whirr of two miles ot shafting. Governor McEnery then received the commissioners and distinguished visitors amid*a burst of national airs from the orchestra, and the proceedings came to a close. ;

While the building is not entirely completed, and while half the exhibits are,not yet arranged, still as much progress 'has already been made as at any international exposition on opening d>y. The management has usetj every endeavor to push the work asjfsst as possible, and the delay has been rather the fault of the exhibitors than of officials. Everything was in ■ readiness for the former, and they simpiy did' not take advantage of. it. Great delay, however, was caused by a blockade of railroads. Many hundred cars, of exhibits have not yet reached the grounds, the jam being especially heavy on the Illinois Central and Louisville and Nashville. These cars will be brought in rapidly, and by the time the holidays are over everv- ; thing will be in complete order. In the main i building one third of the space is as yet unoccupied, but exhibitors are putting up their plat- ! forms rapidly. Those displays complete represent every conceivable article of manufacture, 1 from a needle to the mammoth Harris-Corliss engine. All the displays are tasty, and many ■ ’ are elegant and rich. j- The space for foreign exhibits in this building is almost entirely vacant. This is caused by the , rigid enforcement of customs regulations. 1 Over a thousand tons qf goods of the loom are lying in bonded warehouses and aboaid ships, although the management used every endeavor to secure a of the customs rules, and the usual formalities attending the entry of imports, and, although they were seconded by customs officials here, and the Treasury Department at Washington seemed willing to make some concessions, only last night Collector Badger received an order from Secretary McCulloch to allow all articles intended for the exhlb t to be sent to the grounds immediately without being disturbed in any way. Bond swill be requiredjon small articles of great value, which will be given by the Exposition management. Under the order all .foreign exhibits will be immediately sent to the grounds in bonded barges and rapidly arranged in their departments. A large num her of arrivals from Europe will not reach here until the arrival of the steamer Great Eastern, which sails from London on Friday. These latter are expected to be in position early in January. By far the largest and most interesting of foreign exhibits will be that of Mexico, and their building has just been completed, caused by a delay in the iron work at Pittsburg. In the Government Building there seems to have been unreasonable delay on the part of the commissioners and owners. The United States exhibit is a magnificent one. but is not yet complete. The Smithsonian Institution and geological department are well advanced, and very little can be added to them. Almost every arrival of prehistoric times and the P' esent day is seen in the former's space, from the mammoth that occupies a large portion of the gallery to the smallest hsh. The Patent Office is represented by thousands of models, some of which are novel’ and Interesting. The State Department is const! ucting a largo glass globe, which will represent the world in miniature, both from inside and exterior. It will be transparent, and one standing within will have a bird's-eye view of the entire globe, its commerce, its population, etc. The Navy Department has a very creditable exhibit, though not as yet completed. Here are seen models of every class or vessels, and defensive and offensive armament. A large portion of this space is filed by articles brought back from the arctic regions by the Greelv relief party. These attracted more attention than any other single exhibit. Ami ng them were the suits worn by the men, sledges, sleeping bags, and canvas cases for provisions, with the sailboat of the party.

Some of the State exhibi r are complete, some in an embryo sta'e. and others not begun. In the second class is Illinois. Her display is being rapidly pr ssed, however, and will be complete in less than a wee c. Ohio is building a beautifully constructed skyblue bobbinet, interspersed with stars, an exceedingly fine effect being produced, the domes being a picture of the heavens >.s mirrored in a sheet of water. The States presenting the fluest displays are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey: all of New England, except Connecticut; Indiana, Nebraska, California,and Dakota and Wyoming Territories. All of these present every product of their soils, mines, and waters. Most of the other States are far behind, notably New York an 1 Pennsylvania. Loui-t----ana and Mississippi, perhaps, show the moßt resources, and surprised the best-informed of their citizens.

The mineral display from the Western and Pacific coast States could not be finer or more complete. Every product of mines in the shape of ores and metals is shown. The finmt and most picturesque display in this building is that of the Chicago, Milwaukee <fc St. Paul Railroad. In a large Swiss chalet built of sheaves of grain, with ornaments of corn in the eaty, is every vegetable raised in the vast section of country through which the road passes. The art gallery was not completed in sufficient time to admit of the hanging of pictures, which, however, are at the grounds and will be put up in a week. The art collection is said to be exceedingly fine, containing gems of the best artists, and connoisseurs declare it will equal any ever exhibited. Horticultural Hall is a Garden of Eden. Every flower, seed, and plant of the tropics and temperate zones is seen. Even in its present stage nothing can compare with it ever before presented. Altogether, while the Exposition is not yet in as complete order as its management and its friends desired on opening day, it wiR fully repay a trip across the continent. One cannot see exhibits now presented in a day, or even in a week. The first day leaves the visitor’s mind in a whirl, and he passes over so mnch spaoe that he really does not know what h; has seen. Booths that would hold the attention for an hour, if standing alone, are passed unnoticed in a vain attempt to cover the mammoth buildings at a single visit. It was never expected that a stream of visitors would set In until after the holidays, and the attendance today was exceedingly gratifying. Fully 26,000 attended the ceremonies in the main build: ng, and many thousand more were scattered about the grounds. Several lines of cars and steamboats conveyed the crowd to and from the grounds, with much less crush than was anticipated, the waiting at no time becoming tedious. It is generally admitted, however, that the accommodations are not yet sufficient, and by the middle of January a double-track road, with large passenger coaches, wiH be ready for the public. Visitors to-day showed no disappointment at the incomplete state of the work, but, on the contrary, those who attended the opening of the Centennial expressed surmise at the progress made and the smoothness with which things were conducted. They say in two weeks the Exposition will be what the management has olaimed—the grandest international fair ever held. The greeting of Major Burke, the Director General, by the vast audience, was spontaneous, hearty and long continued. He had to pause ten minutes before the applause subsided, and it was a fitting tribute to the man who had worked eighteen hours a day for six months to make the affair a success, attending to every detail of work. Subordinates did nothing that had not his supervision, and to his efforts are due the present advanced condition of affairs.

STARTING THE MACHINERY.

President Arthur Opens the Exposition by Wire at the Executive Mansion. At a few minutes past 3 o’clock on the afternoon of Dec. 16, President Arthur touched an electric button which set in motion the machinery of the New Orleans Exposition. Soon after noon the members of the Cabinet, foreign representatives, and committees representing both houses of Congress assembled in the East Room of the Executive Mansion, into which a telegraph wire had previously been placed connecting with the Exposition Building in New Orleans. There was considerable delay at the New Orleans end of the wire, and it was after 2 o’clock when the President and members of the Cabinet ranged themselves behind the telegraph table. At 2:45 the following telegram was received: New Orleans, Dec. 16. To the President of the United States: The present occasion is the consummation of an enterprise inaugurated in conformity to an act of Congress passed lessthan two years, and authorizing the holding of a, World's Industrial and Cotton Exposition under the joint auspices of the United States, the National Cotton Planters’ Association, and the city of its location. New Orleans was then selected as the site of - this World's Exposition, and in June, 1883, the thirteen commissioners composing the board of management were appointed by the President of the United States, and at once entered upon the discharge of' their duties. At an early date, however, it became manifest that the liberality of individuals of the city and State would be inadequate to meet the requirements of the ever-increasing magnitude of the undertaking. Accordingly an application for aid was made to the United States, through Congress, resulting in obtaining that generous assistance which has so materially contributed to the accomplishment of the purpose contemplated. From the commencement It was determined that nothing should give a local or sectional character to this great work, but that it should be, as it truly is, a national or international exposition. .

“How much of good shall result from the means of instruction here furnished," the telegram continued, “is beyond mortal power to measure.” The telegram, which was quite long, closed bv thanking the people of the United States for their generous assistance, and appealing to them to make the Exposition a success. It was signed by Edmund Riclrardson, President;. Immediately after the telegram was read the President read the address formally opening the Exposition, and it was afterward telegraphed direct to the Exposition Building'in New Orleans. It is as follows:

In the name of the people of the republic I congratulate the citizens of the Southwest in their advancing prosperity as manifested by the great International Exposition rrcrtv about-to open. The interest of the nation in that sectidn of onr commonwealth hks found expression* in many ways, and notably in appropriations for the improvement of the Mississippi and by national’lrnjiji WYrromotethe present Exposition. the gateway of trade between the lmMM*3states and Central America and South'lfntnca, It will attract the attention of the people of neighboring nations to the America* 'systems, and they will letfra the importance of availing themselves of the products as we will of theirs, and thus not only good feeling but profitable intercourse between the United States and the States of Central and South America .will be promoted. The people also of our country thus brought closer together, will find in this exposition of competitive industries, motives for' strengthening the bonds of brotherhood. Bailroads, telegraph lines, and submarine cables have drawn much nearer the nations of the earth, and an assembly like this, of the representatives of different nations, is promotive of good will and peace, while it advances the material welfare of all. The United States extends to those from foreign countries who may visit ns on this occasion a cordial welcome, and now, at the Executive Mansion at Washington, in presence assembled representatives of the friendly nations of the world, of the President of the Senate, of ifbe Speaker of the House of Bepresentatives, of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, of the committee from each house of Congress and of the members of my Cabinet, I again, and in their name, congratulate the promoters of the Exposition upon the auspacious inauguration of the enterprise which promises such far-reaching results, and with my best wishes for a fulfillment of all its great purposes. I now declare the World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition open. Chester A. Arthur. The transmission of the President’s address was concluded at precisely 3p. m., and, at 3:10 the signal to formally open the Exposition was given, and the ceremonies concluded with music and general enthusiasm. A joint congratulatory telegram from Ihe Senate and House Committees was telegraphed to New Orleans over the wire used by the President. •

THE EXHIBITION BUILDINGS.

The Main Building. A main building, writes a correspondent, covering thirty-three acres of ground, and with over six miles of aisles practically filled—in some parts overcrowded—with the best fruits of every industry, the greatest triumphs of mechanical skill, the products and treasures of every nation, and with everything that is illustrative of latter-day progress. Here you have the powers of steam and electricity shown at their most perfect development. Government and States’ Building. Then you have a Government and States’ Building, also of enormous size, and with its world of exhibits in perfect order. Here you learn of the many kings that rule the nation. In one section Cotton is King, in another Corn is King, in another Lumber is King, in another Coal is King, and so on. All the riches of A'merica—whether dug out of her inexhaustible mines, or reaped from her fertile lands, or cut from her boundless forests, or gathered from her bounteous gardens, or drawn from her teeming lakes—are represented here in myriad groupings of artistic taste and beauty. Every State and Terr tory shows the dowry bestowed on her by Nature. In the center of all stands the National Government, represented in every department relating to the ruling and administration of the affairs of the nation. What Is Not Beady. That is what is ready for the visitor—sufficient fully to repay a visit. As to what is not readv, it is not necessary to say much. The Art Hall is not ready, nor the Mexican buildings, nor the Public Comfort structure, nor half a dozen others that have been advertised. But they are all well under way, and will be completed for exhibition within a very short space of time. The Art Hall will be the first of these to be in running order. The others don’t matter much.

CONGRESSIONAL

The Work of the Senate and Hoom of Representatives. Mr. Van Wyck, of Nebraska, introduce* two bills in the Senate, on Dec. 17, which are a great importance to trans-Missouri interest* and which are intended to oorrect evils that have long existed there. The first bill provides that no telegraph company shall charge more from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast than the average rate from the Missouri River to the seaboard. The second bill provides that all railroad companies that have received any assistance from the Government or any privileges from Congress shall not be allowed to receive for passengers or freight more than the average rate throughout the country lor the trans-Mis-souri region. Mr. Slater, of Oregon, introduced a bill to provide that no statute of limitation heretofore enacted shall be. deemed to prohibit the adjudication of a claim for compensation for property loet in the military service of the United States when such loss is a matter of record in any official record of the War or Treasury Department. It is provided, however, that thty shall not be construed to extend to any classes of property other than those for the loss ai which compensation has been authorized by existing laws. The Chair submitted a, communication from the Secretary of the Navy stating that he had ordered two civil engineers and an ensign to visit Nicaragua and survey a route for the proposed canal. Mr. Dawes presented a petition for canceling the lease of grazing lands made by the Crow Indians to cattle-raisers, The Senate passed the naval appropriation bill In the executive session Mr. Riddleberger again spent an hour in opposing the confirmation oi Secretary McCulloch. In the House of Representatives there was a long debate on the interstate commerce hill, which referred chiefly to the color-line in the South. Mr. Mills offered an amendment, which was adopted, limiting railroad charges for transporting passengers from one State to another to 3 cents per mile. Mr. Goff moved the Interpolation of the words "provided that no discrimination be mads on account of race or color.” This was also agreed to. A communication from the Attorney, General in response to the resolution asking his opinion in regard to the application of the eighthour law to letter carriers was read. The Attorney General said that he must decline to furnish the advice requested, on the ground that it was not consistent with law or precedent for him to give advioe to Congress but only to the President and the heads of the executive departments.

Among the bills Introduced in the Senate on the 18th were two by Mr. Van Wyck—one to increase the pensions of widows and dependent relatives oft deceased soldiers and sailors: the other to grant pensions to invalid and dependent soldiers who served three months dnnng the war of the rebellion. The interstate commerce bill, reported by Mr. Cullom, was discussed, and Mr. Cullom spoke at length in its support. Mr. Slater offered an amendment embodying the provisions of the Reag*n bill. A resolution directing an investigation into the methods by which copies of the treaties with San Domingo and Nicaragua were secured by the press was tabled after an acrimonious debate. Mr. Vest] submitted a joint resolution directing the Secretary of the Navy not to enforce his illegal order for a surveying expedition to Nicaragua. A bill was passed appropriating $50,000 for a statue of Lafayette. A resolution was adopted requiring the Secretary of War to deliver to the Eighth New York Artillery veterans the regimental colors captured by the Confederates. The nomination of Secretary Me-. Culloch was confirmed by a vote of 60 lo 1. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate; Charles C. W’aters. to be United; States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas'; James Monroe, United States Marshal lor -the Western District of Michigan. Postmasters—Leo T. Gosliorn. Piedmont, W r . Va.; James Johnsoh, Sr., Springfield, Ohio; August Beadles, Cresco, lowa; Wallace G. Agnew, Osceola, Iowa; Nimrod Headington 1 , Portland. Ind.; William H. Hart, Frankfort, Ind.; Thomas J. Lucas, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Abbie M. Lawton, Griggsville, 111.; John Gordon, Jacksonville, 111. In the House of Representatives, tli : Interstate commerce bill was amended to provide that the furnishing to passengers of separate accommodations with equal facilities avid comforts shall not be deemed a discrimination. Mr. Curtin introduced a joint resolution to forward to the .proposed American exhibition in London the Government exhibits now on display at New Orleans, lor which purpose $303,000 is to be appropriated.

A memorial from the New York Produce Exchange was laid before the Senate on the 19th urging immediate and definite action upon the Spanish treaty. The bill ratifying tne :treaty -q£. 1880 with the Indians on Fort Hill •L Reservations in Idaho, for the portion of their lands, was passed, tjao bill granting the Lost Lake & id improvement Company right of Mr. George addressed '■on the interstate commerce bill, riticlsing the dishonest methods pf railroads, particula ly the pooling system. Mr. Hale reported- that the conference committee on the naval appropriation ■.bill had been unable to agree, and moved that the Sena!e iusist upon its amendment. The motion was unanimously carried. Bills were introduced, for the erection of a public building at btillwater, Minnesota, at a cost of SIOO,OOO, and to donate the barracks at New Orleans to the Louisiana Agricultural College. The President sent to the Senate the name of Frank W. Palmer for reappointment as Postmaster at Chicago, his term having expired. In the House, the bill authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at Rock Island was passed. Consideration of the interstate commerce bill was resumed, and a long discussion ensued, which resulted in the passage of the section of the bill prohibiting pooling arrangements by railroad companies. A communication from the Secretary of the Interior was laid before the House asking an appropriation of $40,000 for the improvement of the Yellowstone National Park. Mr. Blanchard introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the power vested in the Executive to make treaties by and with the consent of the Senate shall not be construed to embrace reciprocity treaties involving revenues. The speaker submitted a memorial from John G. Thompson, formerly sergeant-at-arms, asking an appropriation to pay the judgment secured against him by Hallet Kilbourne.

The Senate, at its session on Dec. 20, refused concurrence in the House resolution for an adjournment to Jan. 6. The announcement that the Hpuse had passed a bill making temporary provision for the navv led to strong language, but no action was taken thereon. A secret session was held to consider the resolution opposing the expedition to Nicaragua. Frank W. Palmer was confirmed as Postmaster at Chicago. The House of Bepresentatives passed a bill making provisions for the support of the navy during the month of January. After the debate on the interstate oommerce hill, a motion to strike out the section prohibiting railroads from charging a greater compensation for short than for long freight hauls was defeated. An adjournment to Wednesday, Dec. 24, was ordered, with an understanding that consecutive adjournments for three days at a. time would be taken until Jan. S.

A Diffident Dramatist.

Mr. Sims is a most diffident man in his * personal conduct. On the night when his “ Crutch and Toothpick’ was first brought out he could not be induced to go to the theater. But the place had an irresistible fascination for him, and he walked excitedly up and down the street just in sight of the door, and every now and then a friend came out to tell him how the play was going. When the “Romany Rye - ’ was produced, Mr. Sims escaped to Scotland and could not be induced to return until repeatedly assured that his play liad made a hit.— Chicago Times.

Hibernicisms.

“I like action,” remarked a candid Celt, “but I hate work.” This is a home truth of the widest application to the Irish character. Among special Celtic characteristics, a prominent place should be given to the power of apology. “It was not the dthrop I had taken,” said a Kerry peasant charged with being drunk and disorderly, “but I had a shmoke out of a neighbor’s pipe, and that leaned upon me.”l A Boston firm advertises “shoes for elopements. ’ ’ They novel 1 squeak.