New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-16
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The second week ofthe Great T air closed pleas
an,y ate On Saturday eveaing with large attend
snce, and number Of interesting minute 10 add va
reiy.
In the course Of the dag the Garden vu visited by
the pupils Of the Deaf snd Dumb Institution, in body
accompanied By their worthy principal. II. ?. PEET
E.q The children-some Of them, however. Of =
larger growth appeared deeply interested and were
themselves Az entertaining sight.
Committee Of the Managers Of the Fair made a
Teiezrsphc trip 70 Philadelphia and back IN the space
ofesren s,coud. The New York operator with House
Printing Telegraph was Nr Ph.liPs-ai Philadelphia
DR.. Carey To the question How the weather -
the answer returned, Delightful was cent IN an ex-
ceedingly short space Of time The atmospheric cleo
tricty interrupted and It was few seconds longer than
necessary. The question repeated. aud the an
swer almost instantaneous, answered that once.
This last question and answer required . seconds 70
send and receive the reptile. evidently showing that the
Phsdep ha operator had dea Of the real obisc; Of
the queries nor aware that the Committee timing
him. The question. repeated, was finally answered
Fine in the sFsce OF time fret alluded toelevtn sec.
onds Thi. test the long route fully estsb-
fishes the cicercy Of the invention. For those
who wish 70 or Themselves the practical working
Of the system two u the instruments are placed on
exhibition At the Garden. Their operation i very si.
pie and beautiful
At 3 o'clock today the Boat Race comes OF The
whitehall competitors 10 sail in way heretofore
entirely unknown wen 10 themselves-w without rud-
der oar. or anything movable to steer them eNcep,
the sail and the weight Of their own bodies The pecu-
harty Of the thing that use the boats must be in
perfect trim and the men equally skful Three Judges
are to be stationed rs usual, in the stake boat
To-day also the Fut Of the Pathological Convention
viii be on exhibition It the Garden snd continue until
the close Of the Fair the latter part OF this week To
all lovers of natural beauty. would say 90 and hsve
feast-of eyes. but lnucky. not Of taste However
they are well worth examination Grapes nearly
two inches in length Apples Of over pound spece.
mammoth Chosnuts and Pears and Pums, and all that
are certainly not to be passed by lightly There is
greater ysreiy-of every kind and from nearly half the
Uuon-ihan IL often seen to such advantage in an equal
ly compact compass.
The closing display Of Firework. the Battery.
Saturday night was very fine. There were two com
petitions only one of whom of course Mr. Edge Of
Jersey City the other Mr. J. W. Hadheld of Williams
burgh Both fred rec pcces-all handsome, and well
got up and got e6.--yet the finale. by Mr.. Edge was
certainly the cbcf fotrrc of the evening.
FINE LErrER Parasitic extra superhne white
ruled steel pen Letter Paper and the extra superhne
white wove Bath Post Paper of the manufacture Of
pLArNER & SMITH which elected such general apPro-
baton At the Fair may be found al the Paper Ware
rooms Of Mossrs White & sheffield in this City The
paper il certainly very beautiful
Many more things are TO be seen at the Fair,
some Of which we have noied which shall have room
through the course Of the week