New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-30
The s.nte Agricultural Fair.
Editorial Correspondence.
ArpIsy Wednesday. Z


The Annual Fair or the New-York State Agri
cultural Society commenced this morning 1t is
held on a large and well-adapted meadow. sloping
TO the Macadamized road TO Trey, about two
miles North of this City. There is rather larger
collection of splendid Cattle than at the last
wears Fair at Syracuse, while the show of fine
Horses is also, think, superior, have never
seen better Horses than some here; and doubt
whether the display of Cattle could be surpassed
in the Union The Durham appears to be the fa-
vorite: though there capital Herefords
and other varieties. There must be over hun
dred Bulls on the ground over half Durham, some
weighing at least 1,5O0 lbs. Two-year-olds weigh
mo over 1000 are abundant. Mr.. Z. 2. Pren-
rice Of this City, Johnson of Geneva, Rust of Sy-
racuse. Townsend of Albany, and Mott of Gull
derapd are among the exhibitors; but will send
YOU a list of them.
OF Oxen, the show is very satisfactory. First
in hulk comes the great Ok of Mr.. Rust of Syra-
cuse, (of which the mate was killed last Fall,)
weighing 4,1OOpounds. He is something heavier,
hut | think not so fne-looking an animal as when
T saw him at Syracuse last year. However, l
.aw him Just now in an unfavorable position, and
may be mistaken.
l noticed q fine yoke of Oxen, weighing 5000
lbs. each, belonging, if was not misnformed, to
Mr.. Johnson of Geneva. a small but beautiful
woke Of Cattle, perfectly proportional, and of
deem red color, so perfectly alike as to appear to
he twins, not so fat, but perfectly farmcd and
ue;gbiug about 1900 lbs. each, came, under
.,and. from Chatham, Columbia Co. But will
NOT nartcularize farther, as are to have decis.
;ons directly, from Committees that know what
good Cattle are, and where to find them. Among
tho Horses, the Duroc and Me senger breeds were
noted; though do not say they were the best
Of Hogs, there were fewer on the ground than
at syracuse The most remarkable creature of
rho Swine genus is one exhibited as u show with
Mr.. Rust's Ok in o barn hard by. It's breed is
,r,ss Of Berkshire and Russia; it is 9 years
months old; is eight feet sac inches long, and
weighs j ,4O7 lbs bigger hog than this would
hardly be desirable.
Of Sheep, the number exhibited is comparatively
email but there are some very choice lots of Sax
ony and South Down
herd of Buflaioes, twenty-eight in NUMBER
49,. etched their tent in the heart of the Exhbi-
80 They are on their way from the Prairies to
Ney.York. and l believe to Europe. They are
II, ,,o,np, having been captured as calves less
go ,ear ago. 1t is to be hoped they will grow
,,r.,,;er as ,ney grow oldel-and yet there seems
1;,,,s prospect of it. They are all perfectly tame
An Elk accompanies them, whose hide bears
r,orls Of Gogging. Bufialo-hide does not mind
such triiles
will send farther advices to-day, and write
,.o;, tomorrow A meeting of Agricul,urists
vii, hs held at the Capitol this evening. Din
ner is on foot for tomorrow. Gov SEWARD has
been waited upon at the eleventh hour to deliver
the Annual Address, in place of Mr.. WEBSTER,
who cannot attend. think ne will consent. The
Address is to be delivered tomorrow.
The number of persons the ground cannot
be less than 90, 900 and may be much greater. ]
nresume the number who will have visited the
Fair before This Evening must be 10000 to So
OoO Among those | met there | recellect Lieut..
Gov. BsAplsH. Senators FURMAN, RooT, PAIGE,
Hunt. WEEKS, Hon. Nj. H. CARROLL, Hon G.
w. Patterson and JAMES WADswoRTH OF Gen
esee. The day is bright and serene-a little
warm but not too much SO; and the whole affair
goes on admirably. Hc
NAvAL.-Captan Silas II. Ssringbam, ofNew-
York, is appointed to the command OF the iade-
pendence, sixty guns, the flag ship Of the home
SQUADRON. II is stated that the command of the
souadroa to be employed on the coast OF Africa,
will no, be given to Captain Mckcever, but TO a
senior officer.
Commodore Charles G. Ridgeley has been, we
understand. appointed to the command OF
the Baltimore Naval Station, vice Commodore ia
cob Jones, who takes command of the squadron
aaoat here making the North Carolina his flagship
The sentence Of Captain Ballard, though not OF
seially promulgated, understood to be suspension
for one year.
~ The Reading. Pa, Railroad Bridge, the
Montgomery County Bridge, over Mill Greek,
about swomiles from lanayunk, have been de-
ssroyed by FIRE. They were set on FIRE, and though
the watchman succeeded in catching hold of the
ircendary, he managed TO make his escape. The
destruction of the Railroad Bridge is considered
great public calamity. Tie railroad passengers
were passed the creek in boats, aud the
freight train detained.
AssAuLr.--Mr. +. Hershee, of the firm CT Her.
shee & Zimmerman, Buffalo, was, while on hi:
way houe ire,n q fire OK Sunday evening last, SCI
upon by two U. S. soldiers, aear the Catholic
Church IN Main street. and severely beaten.