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V THE LIFE OF ADDRESS. BOHN IN WORTH’S STUDIO BURIED IN A HOVEL. How the New Yerk Anon; of the (treat Man Milliner Worka-Ordering Ball Costumes by Cable— fortunes Bpent in roUettes which are Boaroely Worn—A Costly Article. A favorite (though to be sure they arc all favorites) actress last week exhibited to a News reporter the dress she was to base the suooAi of her next new part on. The report er admitted it to be both gorgeous and beau tiful, ami remarked that it must have cost a great deal of money. “I should say it did," replied the wearer. "It was made by Worth, through Ins agency here, for a leader of socie ty. She paid a thousand dollars for it, wore it once, and sold it back to the agent for a couple of hundred. Her only objection to it was that a woman she bated wore one on thosmne occasion very nearly like it, so the charm of uniqnencsH which invested hers received aset- back which even its costliness and splendor would not atone for." "You spoke of an agent of Worth's here,” said the reporter. “Do you mean to say the great French man-milliner employs a drum mer in New York?" "Not at all. But there is a man here who will take orders for him, and see that they are carried out. Here’s liis card. Go an inter view him. I must be off to the matinee." The card she banded the reporter was that of a customer who lias become famous for his magnificent dressingof the performers in some of the great successes at our leading play houses. The news representative found him installed among mirrors, Oriental wraps and tajiostry and sumptuary productions of all sorts, in handsome rooms on Broadway, witli a very praiseworthy corps of good-looking young fcomon assistants' lie spoke freely and affably upon the-interesting topic with which lie was associated. lie lias, indeed, acted as intermediary be tween many of our society belles and the fa inons Parisian dressmaker. Some of the most superb toilettes worn on great social occasions here for several seasons past were furnished by him. The process l>v which they are obtained is simple enough. He is himself a professor of the art in which Monsieur Worth is a mas ter, and measures the subject himself, and makes choice of the combination and color of fabrics she is to wear. The order is then drawn up with as much care ns if it was a millionaire's will, ami forwarded to Paris for execution. To tlic price Worth charges lie adds a percentage for his own trouble, and the business is done. Toilets of the most elaborate and costly character are thus worn here by Indies whom Worth never saw, although his labor and art contributed to their charms. Two seasons ago the wedding outfit of the daughter of a wealthy family was ordered through the agent at a cost of over $10,000. In addition the bride’s father paid for the dresses of the bridesmaids at a cost of some $2,000 more. For tiie birthday jmrty of a sixteen-year-old metropolitan belle a most mngnificent cos tume was ordered. It Was of gold brocade and velvet, and assessed at $1,100. Another stupendous construction was a white satin sown with seed pearls, which was ordered three months in advance last year to be worn ut the charity isill. This .work of art cost $1,200. Dresses of from $500 to $1,000 are almost as common as Dowers in May to the order book of our customer, and in the busy season lie and bis assistants often have their bunds over full. A couple of months before . .one of onr great balls there is always a rush, and Monsieur Worth’s services are in such de mand this side the Atlantic that he doubtless lias to put an extra force at work in his Paris studio. Orders are sent by letter, but on several oc casions the telegraph has- been used. Not long ago an order for a toilette for a Brooklyn belle was raided across. The message cast $1(52. In order to cable an order, Worth must, of course, have the patron’s ■ measure and de- seriytioa for which each order issentaminute detail of the complexion and general style of the person it applies to. Witli this to refer to, it is easy enough for him to fill a commission, but neither the wires nor those who operate them could be trusted to carry the complicated measurements necessary to secure the proper fitness of a Hwell toilette. On several occasions, when the order was a heavy one, the agent has crossed the water himself to deliver it. In addition to the leaders and bright lights of society who command Worth’s services through his agent, there are some very profit- aide customers who belong to a class society doos not recognize at nil. Ralston, tlic Bank of California magma*-, whocomniittcd suicide on the ruins of his fortune some years back, ordered all the state wardrobe of his last mis tress (who, hy-the-by, turned up in Italy not long ago as the comisuiiou and accomplice of gr ille of a band of American forgers who were arrested there) in this way. The other noto rious women of the golden state, were not, of course, to be left behind in this, and many thousand dollars Mowed into Monsieur Worth’s purse in return for dresses which the refined society of San Fmn- franeisco—that aristocracy ot bnr-tenders, black legs and mining sharks—alone viewed. One of the heaviest patrons of tlic agency t«r- dav is a female who ran a course ot painted splendor in the glory days of the Paris of the Pacific as the light of love of a many time millionaire, who paid her a small fortune to leave him to his legitimate family, and who is now living in New York, the wife of a • wealthy English gentleman who is in happy ignorance of her post. A curious feature of the trade n which Monsieur Worth’s proxy officiates is the ulti mate use that many of the splendid costumes he.handles come to. Fully half the grand tv.Aets, having been worn a few times, come h-.ric to him in part-payment for newer sump tuary fancies. I.iko a pawnbroker, lie pays a price utterl v out of proportion to what the goods cost. ' Thus for a $1,000 dress, scarcely worn he will give at the uttermost $200. But the richest folks are glad to get any price for what they are tired of. The fine ladies whe present their cast-oil finery to their maids are mnch common than those who make it help pav for its successor. These dresses are deftlv repaired, freshed up and altered as may In? required, and sold again at half their orig inal price to be worn in society plays on the Many of them arc not even sold, but rented for that purpose, and for another quite as cliaractcnstie. One costumer drives quite a trade in fitting out ladies with more ambition than means for state occasions, and you will find the statelv toilets which commenced their social careers in the charmed preeincts of upper tendoms circulating about the mask balls at a rental of twenty-five dollars a night. When time and use have impaired its fresh ness and beauty too utterly for such com paratively small service, the dress is turned over for whatever he can be induced to pay for it to a less pretentious costumer, and re commences its career of guyety in the social reunions of the blush rose coterie, or the original rams at Pythagoras hall. So, by natural stages, it settles into the squalid seclusion of the.Baxter street old clo shop. Rescued thence, it enjoys another brief period of use, and then we tiud it among the collection of shreds and patches presided over by the old woman at St. Paul’s churchyard, fingered by the poor woman going- a market ing, to whom its glories, sullied and faded as they are, are still gorgeous as tlic storied splendors of King Solomon. "Last year," said the costumer, “I contract ed to supply the costumes for a new piece at the theater. Among them was to be a used-up boll dress. Now it is easy enough to THE WEEKLY - CONSTITUTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1881. make new dresses, but hard work to get an old one which will make the right show" on tlic stage. I advertised, and several were brought to me, but none suited. Then I took a trip through Baxter street. In a miserable hovel, half below the sidewalk, near Worth street, I found a pile of oldrskirts heaped up and marked fifty cents apiece; I tumbled them over until I’came to one that gave me quite a start. 11 was a dress I had imported for a young lady of the very highest society here a couple of seasons buck. Moreover, it was just what I wanted. I paid my half dol lar, and walked home with a bundle under my arm that had cost, when I sent it home first, $750.” CHRISTOPHE. "King Henri U King Stephen’s peer. His breeches cost him but a crown!" So from the old world came the jeer Of them who hunted Touwalnt down: lint what was he—this slave that swept • The shambles, then to greatness leapt? Their counterfeit In bronze, a thing To mock—or every inch a king? On San Soud's defiant wall • His peo|<te saw, against the sky. Christophe—a shape the height of Saul— A chief who brooked no rivals nigh. Right well he aped the antique state, His birth was mean, his heart was great; No azure filled bis veins—Instead The Afric torrent, hot and red. He built far up the mountain side A royal keep, and walled it round With towers the palm tops could not hide; The ramparts toward ocean frowned; Pencuth, within the rock-hewn hold. He heaped a monarch's store of gold. He mane bis nobles in a breath: He held Uie power of life and death. An.l here through torrid years he ruled The Hiiytian horde, a despot king— Marked Europe’s [soup—her minions schooled In trade ami war and parleying. Yet reared his <1 uskv heirs In vain: To end tiie drama, late grew fain— Uprose « rebel tide, and flowed Close to the threshold where he strode. “And now the Iilack must exit make, A Craven at the lust,” they say. No so—Christophe his leave will take The long unwonted Roman way. “Ho! ho!” cried lie, “the day is done. And I go down with the troplcsun!” A pistol shot—no sign of fear— So died Christophe without u peer. —Edmund Clarence Siednmu, in the Century for November. ••Victory J-* Under this caption, a gentleman in Iowa, who had procured tiie Compound Oxygen Treatment for his wife, writes: “I am suprised at finding her so much improved in health. When she began using tiie Oxygen she could not sit up more than four hours at a time; could not walk a quarter of amilc. Improved from tiie first inhalation, and now, having used tiie treatment for six we6ks, does consul ernblc work around the house, and can walk two miles anil not be tired. Raises no more bloody matter. No coiiffr. Sleeps and eats well. All that I can say is, ’Thank God and Drs. Starkey <fc Palen!”’ Our Treatise on Compound Oxygen, its Nature, Action, and Results, sent free. Drs. Starkey & I’alen, 1109 and 1111 Girard Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Thiebs once said Prince Bismarck was “be witching," Prosper Mcrimec said there was some thing spiritual about him. There is a side to BIs- marek in Iho contrast of man with man which history may unearth, of which his mtemporar.v chronicle knows little. He has the ideality of true Teuton who dreams as well as acts. A I.uJj In the Matter. Chillir'otfce, Ohio, Itoss County Register. That “woman’s wit is often superior to man’s wisdom,” was convincingly proved in a circumstance that occurred in this city re cently. It appears that Mr. Ludwig Seliwarz- ler, a widely known grocer on Station Road, suffered with a very painful rheumatic head ache to such a degree that he was obliged to seek the aid of a physician. All medicines lie used were of no avail. This induced Mrs. Soliwarzler to buy St. Jacobs Oil. She pro cured a bottle for her husband. With the second application he found relief. The pain left him, and he is ns well as ever again. A remedy acting as promply as this certainly deserves universal patronage. Why Planter* are Poor, Atlanta correspondence New York. Times. The credit system is nn evil of, perhaps, greater dimensions than the all mot ton delusion. Aside from the demoralizing influences which debt ul ways and every where has over those who Incur it, file system of farm credits in the south has some mischievous tendencies peculiar to itself. Its effect is to muke the planter the serf of the merchant witli whom he deals. All his gains arc his master's; he cannot sell except to that master nor buy of any other, and be must always pay the price demanded of him, but is compelled to accept what he can get for his crop. A farmer who is without capital goes to his factor in the spring and pledges to him by chattel mortgage or otherwise the cotton crop he in tends to raise during the coming sea son as security for the merchandise ho will consume while the crop Is growing. On this security the merchant advances him'money from time to time to pay his help, and furnishes him seed, tools, bacon, molasses, flour, hay, and all farm and family supplies. It must not l>c supposed that these goods are charged to the far- inor at the cash prire. If this were the case the credit system would be comparatively innocent. In general argument and discussion it is customary to sjs-ak of the credit price as being from 25 to -10 per cent higher than the cash price. The difference is really much greater. The Georgia department of agriculture has carefully investigated this matter, and iis published statement shows that In north Georgia bacon sells on an average at 9 cents per pound cash, and 11 cents on lime, an advance which, if we take Into consideration the time for which the credit is granted—that is from the datj of pur chase until me first of November—amouut&on an average to 44.5 per cent per annum on The cash price Com . ells for (Vi cents per bushel for cash and 90 cents on time, an advance of 81.2 per cent For the whole state the average advance on cash prices is, for bacon, 40 percent per annum, and.for corn, 01.4 per ceut. To buy on credit in October a bushel of com worth 64 eeiitsaud pay 90 cents todischurge the debt on N’ovember 1 is equivalent to borrowing money at -to wer cent per mouth, or 480 per cent per annum. There is no occupation in file world, ex cept. peril*. ... uecessful bank burglary or diamond digging ■* h can be made to pay a return on cap ital borrowed t such a ruinous rale. How can it be poss.olc for th planters of file south to raise cotton tor S or y > enis a'pound, sell It for 10, pay their ex- o ouant provision bills, and have anything left? As a matte' • f fact, , few of them have anything left. The factor, the buyer, the uv... . . „ins, presses, and compresses, the shipper, and the manufacturer levy their toll on the cotton crop atid all get rich. The poor far mer alone grows poorer, and his own f<m y Ls the cause of his pover.y. Atlanta handles every year 120.000 bales of cotton. On every bale she levies various tolls and commissions, amounting in tlic aggregate to 8150.000 or SlsO.OOO a year for the city on its whole cotton business, exclusive of manufactur ing and speculation. This money goes Into the pockets of u limited number of men—a few hun dred at most—in sums varying from SI00 to 315.000 or more. The 200,000 cotton fanners of the state do hot average more than 810 apiece as their annual share of the profits for their year's work. If they raise 750,000 bales, sell ing for 837.500.000, their share of the profits at the liberal estimate of 10 cents per pound would amount to 87,500,000, or 837.50 each. Ry raising their own supplies and buying for cash whatever was needed to supplement home production, they could easily diminish their expenses to a degree which would reduce the cost of cotton low enough to allow a profit of 6 cents per pound, or 8112.59 annual profit for each planter in Georgia—a very- large average net gain on a single product. Will Wonder* Brer Cease? Fort Wayne, Ind., Sentinel. Mr. John G. Fledderruan, the well-known Merchant Tailor, in Union Block, writes was a sufferer for many years with Neuralgia and Rheumatism, and found no relief until I tried St. Jacobs Oil. After using two bottles I was entirely cured." President E. W. Cole, of the East Tennes see, Virginia and Georgia railroad, after a talk with Mr. C. P. Huntington, says that the road from Knoxville to Cincinnati via the Kentucky Central will be ready for the traffic bv next September. Fortune Throw* Her t*luncc* All A round. Tiie wide spread popularity of the old estab lished Louisiana State Lottery is easily attested by the great diversity of residence of its for tunate winners at the -136tli grand drawing on September 13th last, when the principal win ners turned up for their money from Mem phis, Tennessee; Indian Bay, Arkansas; Vin cennes, Indiana; Albany, New York; Cull man, Alabama; Brooklyn, New Y'ork; Warsaw, Ind., and many thousands of other plactS all over the world. Tiie next drawing (the 138tli) will take place on Tuesday, No vember Sth. and any one writing to M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, Louisiana, will quickly learn all about it. novl—d&wlt THE EXPOSITION. FACTS AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY NOTED. A Distinguished Party Comes from the East—Geor gia’s Exhibit—An Old-Time Gin—General Beau regard—Cotton Manufacture and Yarns— Two Good County Exhibits. From the EmL A DISTINGUISHED PARTY ARRIVES. Sunday the fast mall brought in one of the most distinguished parties which has visited the exposi tion. It is composed of gentlemen whose wealth and culture make them valuable in every way to this great industrial show. Nearly all of them are in one wav or other interested in cotton, and they will study the esc position closely. The party met in New York and intended to come direct to Atlanta, but were prevailed upon to stop in Richmond, where they remained from 11 o’clock Saturday until 3. This stay, though brief, is agreed by all to have been very pleasant. Tho visitors were taken in hand by a citizen committee who showed them vari ous points of interest in Richmond and put in the few hours as well as they could. The party left Richmond for Atlanta already well disposed toward the south nnd its people. The trip was pleasant to Atlanta, and when the .excursion rolled Into the city the gentlemen were all fresh and happy. They were soon comfortably at home in the various hotels. M rnday they visited tho exposition, and there was but one opinion among these men who know what such a show should bo. They agree thut it Ls a great success; such an exhibition os should at tract crowds from all parta of the country. Atlanta artd her big enterprise made some good friends yes terday and we hojie tho first impressions will he strengthening. Tho party will remain, here the rest of the week and will attend the exposition every day. ( The party is composed of the following gentle men, the list showing tho number of spindles and looms and capital employed with tho umount of cotton consumed cash year: Hon. Edward Atkinson, a member of the New England cotton manufacturers’ association, and president of the Boston Manufacturers’ mutual fire insurance company: Alexander G. Commock, agent Boot milLs, Lowell, Mass., represents 125,009 spindles, 3,800 looms, 82,500,000 capital, and uses 2,700 bales per annum; O. S. Brown, Salmon Falls manufacturing company, of Salmon Falls, New Hampshire, represents 55,000 spindles, 1,200 looms, 8000.000 capital, and uses 0,000 bales of cotton per annum; F. E. Clarke,agent Pemberton mills, Law rence, Mass., 50,000 spindles, 1,200 looms, 5800,000 capital, and uses 8,500 bales of cotton per year: William II. Jennings, treasurer Merchants’ mills, Fall River, Mass., represents 90,600 spindles, 2,100 looms, SS00,000 capital, and uses 10,500 bales per year; Charles Nourse, president Social mills compa ny, whi own Social mills, the Globe mills and Woonsocket mills, represents. 94,000 spindlei 2,100 looms, a vast amount of capital, and works up 10,000 bales of cotton a year; Harvey Kent, agent Exeter manufacturing company, Exe ter, N. H., represents 20,000 spindles, 478 looms, 8323.000 capital, and uses 2,500 bales of cotton per annum; II. D. Sullivan, treasurer Naumkaegsteam cotton company, Salem, Moss., represents 93.000 spindles, 2,100, looms 81,500,000 capital and uses 12,300 bales per year; J. S. Ludland, agent Merrimack manufacturing company, Low ell, Mass., 150,000 • spindles, 4,250 looms, 82.500.000 capital and uses 18,000 bales of cotton per year. Moses W. Richardson, treasurer Lewiston mills, Lewiston, Maine, 25,000 spindles, 800 looms, 8500.000 capital and uses 10,000 bales of cotton per year. Richard Gersed, Winghocking mill, Frank- ford, Philadelphia, 17,000 spindles, 310looms, 8350, 000 capital and uses 4,000 bales of eottou per year. A number of gentlemen who properly belong with the party will arrive to-day. They are: D. J. Johnson, Harmony mills company. Cohoes, New York, uses 30,000 bales per year. Whittentoti manufacturing company, the Cohaimet mills, West- ville milLs'and Elizabeth Poolo mills, of Taunton, Mass., are represented by Charles L. Lovering, the president and treasurer: the several factories use up 25,008 bales per year. Amos D. Lockwood, of I’rov idence, R. I., represents the Lockwood company, of Waterville, Me. The Quinnebaug company, of Dairielsvllle, Connecticut, and the Danielsville company, of Datiielsvllle, Connecticut, the three using 15,000 bales per year. George C. Richardson & Co., of Boston and New York, principal owners nnd ageuts for several New England corporations, are represented in Mr. Atkin son’s party by Mr. Smith, the New York partner of tho firm. This firm represents manufactories which use up 95,000 bales per year. The party is accom panied by Mr. Thomas Pray, Jr., managing editor of the Boston Journal of Commerce, and Mr. F. W. Rollins, of the Boston Commercial Bulletin. Georgia'* Exhibit in tne center of the main building, up stairs, is an honor to the state, especially when it Ls remembered that it was not collected by auy authority of the state or by its aid, but.simply through the industri- ous and patriotic efforts of such men as Judge Hen derson and his efficient assistants in the department of agriculture. They secured the best of the state fair, and by file aid of Dr. Cary, general superintendent of that ex hibition, brought it to Atlanta to form the basis of a general Georgia exhibit. Judge Henderson, has also sent out the specimens from file state department of agriculture and they are one of the features of tho exhibit. In woods, minerals, and vegetables there is a very fine show. Some of the crop specimens bhown from Georgia will compare weil with any. The entire exhibit gives a good general idea of what Georgia can do even with her present imperfect system of agricul ture. It will be found of interest to all who will inspect it. An Old-Time Gin. An old gentleman of this city has in his posses sion one of the primitive cotton gins—the interme diary between the process of picking off the lint by hand and the invention of the saw-gin. By this old-time implement the ginning br separating of the lint and seed was effected by tho passage of the cotton through rollers. It was a tedious process, though much more expeditious thau picking by hand. The contrivance was a simple one and not at all ornamental—affording in this respect a con trast with the handsome nnd ingenious cotton gins of the£ present time, as strikingly illustrative as the difference between the rude implements of the last century and the wonder-working machinery of this day. The gentleman possessing this interesting remem brancer of a former industry is not willing to pro cure space in the exposition buildings for its exhi bition alone, but is willing to contribute it freely to any other exhibit. It would add to the display of former cotton manufacturing Implements made by the Willimuntic company, or other exhibitors, and can be freely obtained by them if desired. General Beauregard. Among the arrivals yesterday was Genenal Beau regard, who stopped on his way from New York to New Orleans. He took rooms at tho Expodt on hotel, and was soon discovered by his friends, who warmly welcomed him, and during the afternoon showed him over the grouhds and baildlngs. The general was very much pleased with the exposition and pronounced it an honor to Atlanta Several of the general's old soldiers met him during the day. He bears his age well, his eye has its wonted fire and his step is sliU elastic. He will leave for New Orleans this afternoon. The New Tort Exhibitor*. A meeting of the New York exhibitors was held yesterday, and the New York exhibitors’ association was organized with E. Gilbert, president: N. C. Mosher, first vice president; William Joslyn, second, vice president; R. A. Hewitt, secretary, W. Herendeen, assistant secretary, and T. M. Bams, treasurer. After the transaction of some general business, the executive committee were instructed to draff resolutions thanking the people of Atlanta for their kin<J reception last Thursday evening, which they difi as follows: Whereas, On Thursday October 27th, the exhibi tors and visitors at the International cotton exposi tion were most courteously and hospitably enter tained by the citizens of Atlanta; be it Resolved, Thut we, the exhibitors from the state of New York, desiring to express our appreciation of their hospitality, do hereby tender our sincere and hearty thanks to our entertainers; and be it Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be pub lished in the daily papers of the city. Coming to 8m U*. A distinguished party from Boston, Mass., will arrive in our city on next Thursday. They will come in the"care of the president of the New York and New England railroad. The following gentle men compose the party; Hon. Leopold Morse, member of congress from the Boston district; R. M. Pnlsifer.E. B. Haskell and C. II. Andrews, proprie tors of the. Boston Herald; Dr. Samuel A. Green, city physician, of Boston; W. A. Haskell. E. W. Dennison, William B. Fowler and Thomas Mack all leading citizens. Major L. Mims received a telegram yesterday stating the party was on the way and would be hare on next Thursday. C-ottan Manufacture* and Yarn*. THE EXHIBIT OK THE STATI? DEPARTMENT. One of the most interesting exhibits made at the exposition Is that of the state department, which sends a sample of cotton, wool and cosmos, and of the fabrics therefrom, collected by Uie consuls of the government in foreign countries. This exhibit is in charge of Mr. Charles T. Hill, formerly upon Forrest’s staff, and one of the most gallant of the men who iollqwed him. Mr. Hill is a member of the bureau of statistics, and is rapidly getting a reputation as an authority. He is an affable, courte ous gentleman, nnd fully up in the exhibits that are made uhder his care. The following corres pondence will explain the exhibit, and the circum stances under which iteame to be made: Department op State, Washington. October 22, 1881.—His Excellency, Governor A. H. Colquitt, i’resident oi the Cotton Exposition, Atlanta, Ga.— Sir: 1 have the honor to present for exhibition at your cotton exposition a large collection of sura pies of yarns and manufactures of foreign produe tion and consumption, which have been selected and forwarded to-this department bv United States consuls an illustrations of the’ soils, stvles quantity uud quality of cotton goods wanted in their several districts. TheseLsamples are fully described In the consu lar’s reports published by this department, and I have added thereto an analysis of the “Cotton goods trade of the world." Both the samples and published reports will be presented to you by Mr. Charles T. Hill, of file bu reau of statistics, who will represent fills depart ment in connection therewith. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your excellency’s obedient servant, James G. Blaine. SENATOR MORGAN OK ALABAMA TO SECRETARY BLAINE. Washington. May 19, 18X1.—Sir: The expo !tion which will be inaugurated in October at Atlanta. Ga., premises to be the most important and useful industrial meeting that has ever taken place in the south, or, perhaps, in the whole country. It will have an especial reference to the growth and manu facture of textiles. , I have observed with much pleasure that the de partment of state, through our representatives in foreign countries, has collected samples of cotton, wool and cosmos, and of fixe fabrics manufactured from these materials, from almost every part of the world, and has accumulated most Important infor mation touching their growth and manufacture, and in reference te the markets In which the dif ferent classes and styles of goods find the best prices and greutest demand. I am so impressed with the advantages that must follow the exhibitions of these collections at the Atlanta exposition that I venture to ask thut you will place them in my charge for that purpose, "un less you prefer to seud them in charge of an officer of the state department, and I will see that they are properly eared for and returned to the department of state. With great respect, your obedientservant, John T. Morgan. Hon. James G. Blaine. Secretary of Stale. SECRETARY BLAISE TO SENATOR MORGAN. Department ok State, Washington, Juno 22.— SiR: In reply to your communication of the 19th ultimo, wherein you request to have the various samples of cotton and cosmos manufactures trans mitted to this department by the consuls of the United States placed at your disposal for exhibition at the cotton exposition to be held in Atlanta, Ga., in October uext, said samples to be returned at the close of the exposition, I have the honor to inform you that it gives me much pleasure to comply with your request, believing thut the exhibition of these samples, as proposed by you, will be a matter of great interest and profit to our cotton manufacturers and exporters. Iu connection herewith I have also the honor to infonn you that tho consular reports transmitting the foregoing samples, on file cotton goods trade of file various countries and the share of the United States therein, are now beiug prepared for the printer, ana will be published in good time for the Atlanta exposition. As these samples nnd reports represent in a large degree the various phases of the cotton goods trade of the world, I sincerely hope their exhibition will fulfill all your expectations-. 1 have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, James G. Blaine. The Hon. John T. Morgan, United States Senator. Borne Mutter* of Interest About the Exposition. To-day opens the cattle show—one of the weekly exhibits in which the agricultural world and all lovers of fine cattle.must feel au especial Interest. The judges will meetiu the room of the Georgia exhibit at 10 o’clock to-day for the purpose of or ganization. Most of the cattle have arrived and all will be here to-day. The list of entries is as fol io wss: D. J. Whitmore, Troy, Ohio, Devon herd; J. B. Wade, Atlanta,herd of 23 Jerseys; Edward R Hicks, Nashville, Devon herd: A. J. Uartis, Jersey bull; Richard Peters, Atlanta, herd 17 Jerseys; J. R. An derson, Anderson's, Ohio, herd of Short-horns; Dr. J. S. Holliday, Jersey bull; A. W. Holcombe, Mil- ton county, jack and one pair of work oxen; -George W. Palmer, Saltvlllo, Virginia, herds of short horns and Jerseys, and u number of Devons: A., 11. Davenport, Lexington, Kentucky, herd of sheep. SPECIAL DAYS. There are several local organizations that are pre paring now to come to Atlanta by special excursions io see tiie exposition. The business men of Rome are working diligently in the matter, and the prospect is that we will have a large crowd from the beautiful hill ciiy iu a few days. It has been proposed to hav a Rome day on the 12th. A reporter of The Con stitution asked Mr. Kimbhll If there was anything to conflict with such au arrangement, and he said “no.” On thecontrary, he said the exposition man agers would do all in their power tc make the Romans have a grand time, and give them a reception worthy of north Georgia’s livest city. Next to Atlunta Rome comes in for thrift, and when the people of that place sei their heads todoa filing thwre is no such thing as failure. A11 the leading business houses will there fore be closed in Rome on the 12th, and Atlanta may as W ell make up her mind to meet three thou sand Romans ou that day. Indianapolis has arniuged for a large excursion on the 2d, the rate of fare for the round trip being only 812.50. This is to be a good excursion and comes from a good country and one that will certainly send others. We have a circular in which it is announced that an association of the textile manufacturers of Philadelphia will leave that city on Monday morn ing by the Pennsylvania road for Atlanta. A full train of Pullman sleeping eftrs will be made up and brought through to Atlanta. A Pullman car will be provided for every twenty-two persons purchasing tickets. They come by the Kennesaw route, and the time of the excursion tickets is lim ited only by the duration of the exposition. Phila delphia has the largest textile interests of any city in America and Mr. W. T. Seal, who is the secretary of the Manufacturers’ association, thinks that several hundred persons will come ou the excursions, ana will represent an enormous amount of capital. The Maryland exhibitors held a meeting on yesterday to prepare for a grand Mary land excursion, which will reach here some time next week. Besides ordering badge* and preparing for special entertainment o : the guests tney resolved to arrange for a special Maryland headquarters. This excursion will be a large one. THE OHIO EXHIBITORS. The Ohio exhibitors' association held their regu lar weekly meeting yesterday, 8. R. Smith, of Cin cinnati, president, presiding, and after some routine business the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Whereas, The Cincinnati Southern railroad com pan? has, with manifest liberality and public spirit, been the pioneer in the movethnt for a low passen ger rate to the Internationa! cotton exposition at Atlanta and has established the lowest rate yet an nounced, that of 87 for the round trip; and. Whereas, The success of the cotton exposition and the interests of 2,000 exhibitors there assembled de- pe d upon the co-operation of the railroads in es tablishing a rate of fare that will induce an attend ance commensurate with its magnitude and charac ter; and, Whereas. The rates now established by the south ern roods are much too high to accomplish this re sult— Be it resolved by the Ohi6 exhibitors’ association, That the thanks of all exhibitors at the Interna tional cotton exposition are due to the Cincinnati Southern railroad company, and that the thanks of this association are hereby tendered to that corpo ration. Resolved further. That a copy of these resolu tions be properly transcribed and certified to. and that they be transmitted to the president and man agers of the Cincinnati Southern railroad com pany. WHAT HE SAYS. » The following dispatch was received yesterday from the committee sent to Savannah to sec Mr. Itaoul in relation to the low rates of fare: Savannah, Octobers!.—G. Kettlewell, Secretary Exhibitors’ Railway Committee. Headquarters Expo sition Grounds: Mr. Raoul will submit a preposi tion for low rate of weekly excursions to railroad directors on November Sth. lion. Edward Atkinson'* Telegram to the New York Herald. Hon. Edward Atkinson, at the head of the committee of the New England cotton manu facturers’ association, and himself the initial projector of our great exposition, took a rapid, jut intelligent, survey of the buildings and grounds and their contents ou yesterday. In addition to the interview widen is published elsewhere, we are permitted to print tlic fol lowing glowing telegram sent from Mr. Atkin son by wire last night to the New Y’ork Herald, and which will appear in that journal tikis morning: To the Editor of the Herald: Having come here with a committee of the New England cotton man ufacturers’ association and other gentlemen greatly interested in eottou manufacture. I desire to ex- iress their profound convictions of the great impor- ance and grand success of this exposition at At lanta. In what I say as to their judgment, I fully concur. The exhibition exceeds in its scope, in its influ ences and in iu completeness, anything that 1 ever dared dream of, and it gives me a painful sense of responsibility even to have suggested the idea. Few cun conceive the magnitude, the variety and the influence of what there is here. My friends concur with me iu the judgment that there are the begin nings of greater iniprovenients and that rest its more profoundly affecting the whole industry of this country in this exhibition than iu any groat exhibition ever held anywhere, and several of mv friends are familiar with most exhibitions which have been held. The industrial revolution now proceeding and far advanced iu this southern land must be seen to be apprehended, and its visible and tangible re sults are here. No one who has any private jnter- est in connection with this section of our common country; no one who has any public interest in the welfare of our nation, can afford to stay away from here, who can spare the time to come, if I may use file expression, the potentialities of the future are to be found here in the ores, in the timber, in the coal, in the productions of agriculture, in new ap paratus, new machinery and absolutely new inven tions for the treatment of eottou—all in wonderful variety. The one fifing wanting, and the only thing want ing to-day, is the hearty co-operatiou of the rail road corporations, even in far distant places. If they could understand their, own interest as fully as we can see it, they would do the work of bring ing great crowds at absolute cost,or even less, for tho sake of the influence upon the future traffic, which will come out oi this grand undertaking. I am uufiiorizcd.aud warranted by my associates, who represent the active management and control of one-eighth of the eottou spindles of the United States in those who are now present, in ul! that I say; and one of them has just said that if he could find stronger language to put the statement in he would do so. Other members of the committee will presently join us who will bring onr representation up to one-fifth the cotton spindles of the United States. Edward Atkinson. Tt will be naturally concluded from the above estimate promulgated by Mr. Atkinson and his associates that he and they are right fully proud of and astonished at the outcome of his perhaps chance suggestion. The following telegram was sent by Mr. At kinson last nigiit: Atlanta, October 31.—5V. G. Raoul, General Man ager Georgia Central railroad, Havaunah, Ga.: This exhibition lias greater vulne than any one ever held, it is the second step ill an industrial revolution ou which the welfare of our whole country depends. The country is not yet aroused to it, and all now depends on the uction taken by file railroads. Only make a low fare, not over a cent a mile, and the crowd cannot fa'il to come. The north waits and watches vour action. You will make money and vou will bring men. You will start emigration, success or failure rests with you. The whole thing here is a marvel in its completeness. Accommoda tions are good and cheap. Two Georgia Counties Have an excellent exhibit in the railroad build ing. Thoy are Glynn and McIntosh. Captain G. C, Dent has arranged the display with great taste. It consists of some of the most beautiful rice of pif- ferent varieties we have ever seen. There is also a good show of tobacco, and some specimens of native wines, fit for any epi cure’s table. Fure olive oil, made from olives grown in these counties is another feature of the exhibit. There are also specimens of tobacco, oats and coni. AU these articles are displayed on stands of the prettiest curled Georgia pine. A na tive of the wire grass regions—au enterprising gopher—is one of the curiosities. Professor Rllej’s Address. Wednesday there was a general disappointment among the planters on the grounds thut Professor Riley, of the department of agriculture, did not deUver his lecture on the cotton worm. It has been arranged that he shaU deliver It Friday at 12 o’clock n Judges’ hall. Oil this subject the professor is ac knowledged authority, and in his lecture he will treat of the bestmethods of exterminating the wotm. No subject could be of more vital importance to he planters of the south than this. All are invited be present and to participate in tlic discussion which will be had ufUM the address. Professor RUey will leave for Washington Friday night. Commissioner Loring. A GRAND OCCASION AT OGLETHORPE PARK. Wednesday was the day set for the meeting of the national cotton planters’ association,as is explained in a brief address by Mr. Kimball. The association determined to postpone the meeting until the Clh of December. United States Commissioner Loring, however, determined to be here, and was ac cordingly present. An address by him wosecIdown for 12 o'clock yesterday, and at that hour Judges hall was filled with a large and intelUgent uudi nee, Vhich had gathered to hear him. There were many distinguished men iu the audience, the mem bers of the excursion of New England cotton mill officials being out iu farce. When everything was ready, Director-General Kimball arose and made the following remarks: Ladies and Gentlemen: This isan occasion which has been looked forward to with exceeding interest. The National cotton planters' association, an or gauization which has its headquarters in Mississip- Y>i, at their last meeting in Memphis, adjourned to meet here on this day. They number some 600, and it was their purpose to come in a body and to invite the planters and all parties interested in agri culture to meet them here upon this occasion. Dr. Loring, the commissioner of agriculture of the de partment at Washington, united in this matter and assured the earnest assistance of his department. He kindly consented to come here in his official ca pacity, regarding this exposition of sufficient im portance to demand the recognition of the depart ment. He lias seen here exnerimenLs in ma chinery and invention wh'ieh will be of great interest I doubt not, to every planter and every person interested in such matters. But un fortunately the drouth, lateness of the seasons and other causes, forced the association, at a very late moment, to decide that it would not be desirable to meet until the 6th of December. But General Ixiring is here, any way, and what he says to you will be made a part of file official record. When Mr. Kimball concluded his remarks, non. A. Smith, of Texas, was requested to preside, and ou taking the chair said: Mr. Director General. Ladles and Gentlemen: I thank you sincerely for the honor of,being selected to preside at this time over this meeting—a meeting of the thoughtful gentlemen of the southern coun try, men whose thought govern the actions of men. The objects of our meeting to-day have been so clearly and handsomely stated by the director gen eral. I shall not detain you with one wo-d further on that subject. You will be so much better eutertained, so much more instructed by the commissioner of agri culture, who will immediately address vou.thun by anything that I can say and us I know, too, thut you have not come here for words,but for thoughts, I shall no longer occupy your time, but beg, re spectfully to present to you l>r. Loring, the United States commissioner of agriculture. When Mr. Smith sat down Commissioner Loring arose and delivered an able and lengthy speech, which will be fonnd reported in -full on the 2d page of to-day’s paper. At the conclusion of his speech Hon. Edward At kinson was call on and made some appropriate and able remarks. The entire exercises were exceeding ly interesting and instructive. ^ A National Association. AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING BASSES RESOLUTIONS. At 4 o'clock yesterday, a large number of exhibi- toreassembled at Judges’ hall for the purpose of or ganizing a general * thibitors association. The fol lowing officers wer. elected: President—Mr. Frost, of Illinois. First Vice-President—R. S. Smith, Ohio. Second Vice-President—B. F. Yoakum, Texas. Secretary—Clement R. Hoops, Pennsylvania. Treasurer—X. H. Lyon, New York. The following resolutions, after a great amount of discussion, were adopted: The two thousand exhibitors at the international cotton exposition,convened in a general meeting at Judges’ hall on the ex|vosition grounds, concnr in making the following statement to the people of America; Many di us have taken part in foreign exhibitions, and a much greater number luid exhibits at the centennial, and we Unitedly affirm that tne display now made at Atlanta is in every respect ono of the most varied, complete and instructive exhib its of American industries that has ever been brought together. Especially is this true in every- thing relating to cotton, to sou them agriculture and to tiie household wants of the southern peo ple. We invite onr friends of the south to visit this great exposition and examine the wonder ful machinery that fills the main building and its annexes. We invite our frinuls of the north to come and see the grand display of minerals, woods nnd fibers made by the sev eral railways which illustrate ’the immense and varied resources of the whole south, from Vir ginia to Texas. We unite in testifying to the cordial hospitality with which we have been reebived ami to the warm welcome which awaits all visitors. It' is our experience that the prices of living in At lanta are no higher than in auy other citv, and that all visitors will lie well eared 'for. Wp believe that this exposition by bringing togefirfT the people of all sections will serve a higher pur pose tlimi simply to increase our inter-state com merce that will bhid us all in the ties of a.eommon brotherhood, one and uudivisitdc forever. ’ The resolutions were signed by the presidents of aU the state exhibitors’ associations. llow to Dye. Oneof the most unique exhibits on the exposition grounds Ls that of N. Spencer Thomas, manufac turer of Thomas’s concentrated dye stuffs, Elmira, New York. The exhibit is under the management of Mr. Maleolm lWnrv, assisted by Sir. Robert John son. Everything will be in order to-day, nnd the public will lie initiated into the mysteries of the va rious processes of dyeing. These gcutlemen will dye the two suits that are to be made for the gov ernors Thursday. Expo*!tion Notes- —One of the most interesting exhibits in the art hall is made by Annie May lbiiuc, who is only It years old. She is the daughter of.itr. J. 8. liainc of this city and her drawings aud paintings show that she possesses talent of a high order. —Georgia turpentine is to be made on the grounds l*y two processes, and Nortli Carolina is showing bow she gets her proverbial tar. What the Paper* Say. Hamilton Journal. The Atlanta ex|K>sition is too immense in its pro portions to be taken iu in a single visit. When you go—and if you can borrow the money do not miss the opportunity—go prepared to spend a week. Arrange for a boarding place before you leave home, take your wife and children along and sec all that you can. Such nn opportunity of improving and enlarging your ideas will not present itself again in tnLs century. Fuvnnnah News. The Atlanta exposition is arousing the attention of tiie whole country to the south. Tier increasing prosperity, her natural productions mul her manu factures. In proportion os the exposition is visited, its les-ons pondered over, the intelligence it gives the world respecting southern entet prise and southern capitalists reflected upon, the effect will be to attract the attention of persons whonro seeking new homes, and of capitalists desiring em ployment for their money; the result must bo greatly in favorof our advancement and prosi>erity. Correspondence New York Sun. ThLs morning the grounds present a superb and animuted appearance from the windows of the press pavilion, where I am writing. An unusual num ber of visitors arc within the enclosure, scattered about the buildings and about the grounds. To day the Georgia state fair exhibits are brought hero from Macon. The horticultural and Uoricultural exhibit of this exposition also begins to-day. It will close ou .Saturday. These two additions to the attractions of the show (for such it is rapidly becom ing) have drawn over two thousaud or more visitors already to the park, and it is now only noon. Up to this date the receipts -at file gates nave shown that file avcrage’atteudance has been over five hun dred a day ever since the exposition opened, and ou some (lays it lias run up to a thousand. Charleston News and Courier. We most heartily concur in the resolutions adopted by the olliccrs and exhibitors of the At lanta exposition appealing to tiie railroad com panies in all parts of the country for reduced rates of fare. The exhibition is now complete in every deimrtment; the various buildings covering an area of more than twcift.v acres of ground are finished, ami tiie different displays are in position—making altogether the most extensive exhibition of the wonderful re sources of tiie south ever collected. But this grand exhibition of the products of oursoll nnd of the wonderful achievements of human industry and genius will fail to do its perfect work if there should not be a large attendance of people from all sections of the country. So that the success or the failure of file exposition depends in great measure u)hui the wisdom oi file railroadcomjauiies in mak ing their rates so low that it will be within the power of every one to attend the exposition. The hirin' is ulready low on many of the roads, but it is still too high for many who would like to visit the exposition but are in reality too poor to do so. We believe the railroad authorities of thLs state will sec the wls- dfim of reducing their rates to suit the exigencies of the situation. The cotton exposition does not- belong to Atlanta—the whole south is interested in its success. The railroads would be doing the pub lic a grateful service and consulting their own per manent interests in coming to the relief of an en terprise upon the success of wtich their own pros perity so largely depends. Correspondence New York Times. It has been so many times demonstrated that the southern farmer might become independently rich if he would correct even one of the serious defects of his system of fanning that one begins to suspect that there is a mistake somewhere. Scores of writers have proved on pa;*r that the better fertili zation of the soil, improved cultivation, smaller farms, tiie raising of: applies «i home, and the nl o- lition of the credit System would, auy one oft! cm, put millions of dollars in the imckets of the fanners of the south every year, and if this is true, it appa rently ought to be true that by a general refonn in all these matters the south could in a lew years have the whole world deeply in its debt, a feat wlicih would be contrary to all commercial experience and practically impossible. This sort of reasoning docs not disprove the statements of the advocates of more economical nnd better methods in fanning at the south, for ihe lowering of prices as production increased would put an automatic check upon the too sudden growili of wealth. There is one mis- takezhowever, which most southern farmers make tliaqmight be corrected without bringingahout any diminution in the prices of the staple crops which the south has to sell, while it would certainly and largely increase tint aggregatp value of the annual product of her soil. The raising of their own torn, bacon, wheat, hnv, oats mules and dairy products would greatly reduce their outgo without in the least di minishing their income. Experience has already clearly demonstrated ihut cotton is most profitable when raised as a surpiuacrop. grown upon soil ami w ith labor not required for the raising of file sup plies consumed ou the farm. Thousands of farm ers in every northern State keep out of debt and bankruptcy only by reason of tiie fact that they raise on their own land nearly evefytliing they and their families eat and wear. The shipment east of cheup western wheat aud com. and of fat steers from Illinois, Kentucky, Texas and Virginia, shuts out the New England farmer from the markets he had formerly profltably supplied, and left him with nothing to sell but woolandafew minorcrops; but he has never to any eonsidefable extentbceome a buyer of corn, flour, and beef. He still produces enough of these for his own use, besides pork, oats, barley, hay .apples and maple sugar. Having so little to buy, he can still live comfortably even when he has almost nothing to sell. He illustrates in a striking manner the independence of his occupa tion. The amount of his annual money dealings with tradespeople, either in buying or selling, is often surprisingly small, considering the value of what he produces and consume*, yet he is happy and comfortable, and perhaps lays by something every year. The condition of the southern planter who farms upon the all cotton plan is very differ ent. He sells everything he produces and has to buy everything he consumes. It is fortunate for him if this exchange balances; rarely is there auy surplus left iu his hands. When a bale of cotton is paid for less than a ton of hay, or for forty bushels of com, it is only necessary to know that the cotton has cost the farmer about SM) to understand the impossibili ty of his getting ahead in fire world. 8o long os this exehunge of his cotton against the supplies requir ed to raise it Ls even and both ends are made to meet, the planter's condition Ls not so much worse Ilian that of a very large per centage of the rest of liis fellow beings, but everybody sees at once that so long as he does no more than this he Ls guilty of a gross neglect of his opportunities. Favored as he Ls by climate and soil and in the nature of his product, which is always saleable on sight, he ought to make money. It is only by the most blameable misman agement that he can help it, for with a reasonable exercise of that faculty which the yaukee farmer calls "calculation,” he would become rich in spite of himself. There Is no excuse for poverty among the cotton farmers of the south. Their extravagant and wasteful management Ls the cause of the hard times of wliich they complain so much.