The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-31
BRIGHTON CATTLE SHOW

BhibnlON CAllLE SHOW
Bosros, October i7.--The ann,e,-
sary Cattle Show, Exhibition of NIanuG,
lures, Sce. &c. was held at Brighton IN
Wednesday. agreeably to the socety's ar,
engagements.
The show of neat cattle as well as W.
can reccllect, WAS in no particular inferior
to that Of last year. The Petersham Ok
was In" largest among the fat animals
weighing about 28OOll,s. There was Il large
number of mich cows, htifrrs, &c. whose
good qualities would recommend them for
the dairy. The number Of bulls and bull
calves of the most highly approved breeds,
several of the fIolderness and Alderrpyl
WAS about the same as last year A.; and
for symmetry and form these animals have
not been excslled at any previous exhibl.
ton.
Alarse proportioS ofthe pens was occv.
pied by various breeds of swine, several Of
which are highly recommended. The i'm
Improvement in this species of farm stock
has been very great within few YEARS.
There WAS namber of sheep. mrrino and
common, We noticed ia one pen, two or
three of foreign origin, with very heavy
he.ces, the WOO of which was fine aud We,
ry long.
olIe OF lie pens contained a Iind0o
COW aud calf. These animals are uncom.
monty homely, and but ahou, half the size
of our domestic stock. AS novelty tbey
excited no little attention. In another Den
Was all ass, and III an adjoining one fine
looking horse, of superior 1ectne,s
The exhibition of manufacture was in
every respect superior to that of the last
year, or the year preceding. The suYerdue
Broadcloths, hlue and black, were consider
ed by competent Judges, as excring those
offered for several years past, both in bean.
~ and texture. Heretofore the character
q. Ameraan cloths has suffered for want
al SKILL IN the c"lofing. We are happy to
hear that this formidable difficulty has been
overcome, and the dyes now used in the
most approved factories may he relied or
as permanent. OF flanneIs there was a
great variety, all of which were good, and
some of them very fine and soft. here
were some specimens ofhandsome carpet
ing, and number of elegant hearth rugs.
Among the latter was one wrought by Miss
Louisa Clark, of this city. 1t was beau-
tliai rug, aud particularly attracted the no
tlCe of observers.
The great variety Of manufactured aFtl-
ctes contained in the hall preclude a parti-
cular merton Of all of Them We cannot,
however, omit passing notice of straw
and imitation le9horn hats, some of which
"rre superior in Workmanship and beauty
10 any we have before seen. Besides
What we have already noticed there
were specimens of cotton and woOIen hose,
diaper, aud callicoes from the Charlestown
establishment, white feather fans, linen
thread, duck, beaver hats, SC. SC. all OF
which received merlted applause from
some thousands ofadmiIing spectators.
The day throughout was uncommonIy
pleasant, and the concourse Of people
together on this important and interesting
oecasion'alloNed uu gratifying specta-
Gle. bat
We find copied from late Paris paper,
an account OF Alexander the Delyerer's'
having fallen through bridge, and having
Ia rerenge which his slaves may call u.s.
ttce, bdniShed the Inspector General d
ROADS to Siberia. Quere. Would this
punishment have been Inflicted, had The
falling Of The bridge occasoned death to
some hundreds of his subjects, instead OF
slight wound 10 himself A few weeks
since, drove ofcaltle fell through a bridge
IN or near Newhuryport. Though every
one of the drove was useful aud not a
mischieyous animal, which cannot be sad
OF the = Detsercr," yet, the governments
Massachusetts cannot Danish the proprIe'
tors OF the bridge, or the surveyors of hsll'
ways To the North Pole. As the Den,
'erer" "aS not killed by his fall, we would
recommend lie Deum to our wise men
possessing "all the talent, learning, religion,
&c.n TU.