The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-17
vss Great Annual state Fair.

Tbe Great Annual State pair.
Rusr's HorEL, SYRACUSE. Sept H. 1s4s.
The CIssf~s Scew<s y the F@r-7hs Military Reviev-
evswd Ffsysi Bell
The carnival has closed tho pageant Is over, and
the hill Of the fair looks like battle heid cleared Of
the killed aud wounded, the troops and the impls-
mepts Of the Tight. For four days this little inland
city has been deuged with the sturdy yeomsnry Of the
State Of York. ard for two days the swarps Of people
have been like locusts Cling up all vacancies covering
over the of tho earth snd eating up, aye, aud
drinking. too. every thing, taxing tho beautiful
supplies Of thu hotels TO their utmost We suppose
that cid iced less than Ave thousand tho
~ copd day OF the show the other hotels private
h u,ts. canal hosts, and booths. in proportion To
MEDIATE biz Puests after providing lodgings In the
house fer thousand. moro or less host chartered
for them some rooms ut private houses and several
bly,. less thnn three buudred canal boats Of all
sors ussd "a hotels during the fair aud seventy
i've booths appropriated for public accom- modasons,
such they could give for thou apds OF people
on tho streets s night Eight railroad trains
with from eight hundred to fifteen hundred passengers
each train csne In daily for two three days and
tain Of tbirtyt~o PASSENGER cars has just gone
down With d~tschm snt Of the dispersed multitude
railroads and one OF two the canal from accidental
ssufea but amid the for three days Of coH
gre gated and undiscpined militia ranging from thirty
thousand 10 seventy two thousand people, OF all ages
sexes, and conditions at the fair grounds did net
hear NJ the loss Of single individual by accident
Of q broker bone man or brast This L. partly
TO he attributed to the excel ent arrangements and
the good polos organization Of the society and the
city and partly to the orderly and obed~ut disposition
IL the people Five hundred carriages, OF all kinds
employed for three days 10 thu tportatioR Of
to end frou the grounds and hHf tho num-
bel we're brought in from distant places on specus
the bar If public hours $3.50 taken In day.
sttbpence drink. The people came to have merry
time
The closing review Of the military encampmsnt OF
the Utica Rochester Os~egs and Syracuse volunteers
at Camp Opondsga. by Gen Wool Yesterday morning.,
BEAUTIFUL spectacle to the 20 600 spectators The
General cherred TO the echo by the people and sf
drilled troop, he lf. the ground. With tho honors Of
Buspa Vita imperafi-ely recalled to his mind The
tents were struck this morning. and the companies dis
PROF RssoR JoHNsToN's ADDRESS.
The Society not yet ready to furnish tho public
IN 1opy nor 1rV nsy
speech Of MIR King President Of the Society In his
allusions TO the absence Of Old Zack and his
the and particularly In the reading Of the let
ter Of graceful apology If General Taylor, the people
rh"tred with heSrtiness which coued not BE- mista-
hen u Vas an honest expression OF their partially
Professor Johnston In the exsrdium OF bis able dis
course gave Interesting historical account Of the
ancient Syracuse Of ts splendid system Of
and its results pared with ts present de-
ersdstion But here wss . new Syracuse, BY new
race upon new POLL bent upon the iaudahle task OF
estsbli,hi,g another graesry for the world. (rhs
parallel was we'd with loud applause Professor
agriculture in Europe. In Russia 1t crude and
imperfect, the country beug still half . Wilderness
the value OF An estate was rrckoned by the number OF
terfs upon 1t In Sweden they had commenced the
improvements Of ditchiDg aud drsinns 'n Saxony
the gre had been paid to sheep Bavaria
vas we'll supplied with agricultural Instruments but
the practice imperfect. Prussia has poor sandy
soil and being srsfituo Of many large towns otl-s
agriculture has slowly advanced Holland entitled
TO much praise. in reoaiDipg her soil from tho sea
and making It prodr garden Tho drainage OF
Italy forms one Of hs proudrst monuments. France
" n in al In
Spain land he might have included all her late colonies
IN msrcs). agric yet in Its primitive state
although among the fprst wheat growing countries In
the ~orld. lie concluded by brief review Of the
scientific and Systematic agriculture Of England aud
It, resuts and 81 the benefits to the farmer every
where. Of kno~iedse 81 chsmisty Such. briefly. IL
the thresd ~ Professor Jobnstons discourse which
rendered extremely interesting by ths frequent his
toricai illusions to the character Of the people the
soil climate 80. ard the institutions as connected
with agriculture Of the counties Of Europe
Trof Iohnson u from England and In taking for his
theme the agriculture IF Europe instead Of assuming
to lecture collection Of Anne rican farmers on
they ought to do, he exhibited at aud deli
cscv Of r~spect, which. from the start him the
rtp.ct Of bis vast audience His reception by thu far
ceptIon Of Mr. Bancroft amongst the gsh ysomanry
THE FLORAL RAIL.
zee thai on their winding way"
Mr. w Smith. OF Utica, expended large sum Of
labor time and money in fitting up Floral Hall for the
Flo raj BALI and In tho erection II the great Hillary
pavilion FOR the supper The arrangements made
the central Il-tform for two thousand to dance But
the three dayn had satisfied and exhausted the vers
a. the Dir and The bali had ceased to be attraction
They Wished 20 go home. and besides the hall
mile from, town the night cool, hack hire
psp,re and tickets ~oro i've dollsrs Many who
would hs gone to such dance ON the first evening
a. the erhibitiob. had spent money enough by the
thine evening ard others grstuitsusly, and all ex-
peosss paid. would have ssk,d TO be excused from
sheer prostrAton There we're therefore. instead II
three tboussnd not four hundred
The fCllosing we're the c-mmittees for the ball