Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-05
[eorrsspopdenoe Of the. south-side Democrats

~ Correspondence of the Sonth-Sde Democrat
THE FIRST VIRGINIA STATE FAIR
The Approdches to The FaST-Finest Specimens o,
Cattle-I3 sfsrdOr 0taracter Of the Horses and
Hogs Petersburg '7riunp1 Gnt- CrOsOded state Of
the City Proceedings to-moEgoac.
RIcHMoNb, Nov /, 1853
Incompany with 800 specimens Of suffering hu-
manity we emerged from one of four craInmed pass
enger cars this morning. and seated ourselvesin an
omnibus already carrying ten plethoric gentlemen
insiders besides fat feminine to say nothing of
some half score the roof, who threatened,
momentarily, to split the crazy old machines crani
UNI. and perhaps to do the same with ours. "A per-
lous ride brought to the of the exhibition,
and we found the way to the entrance lined with a
host of buses and hacks Some six seven tents
grace the approach to the main entrance, and in
many of these, you may wonders enough to-
frighten superanuated hippopotamus into convul-
sons--all for a levy Bearded ladies' mammoth
mules and monkeys, inflated bufaloes and Patago-
man calves six-headed kittens and seven feet
and half high, whose shoe-and it is large enough
for twenty foot Brobdignaball these can there be
seen. A show man at the door dilates eloquently
upon the astonishing merits of each, and the nine
pences roll in in uninterrupted tides To-day being
set apart for exhibitors and members of the society
visitors compelled to show their cards. and then
passing through ornamented arch, in which stands
man in uniform to whom the certificates had to be
shown, you turn to the right, where is placed the
secretary S room. Here all members were provid-
ed with satin badges, inscribed with the words
Member of the Virginia State Agricultural Socie-
ty,' and with their wives and daughters, they COM
menced the round The vast area of the ground is
surrounded by continuous line of very handsome
STALLS every of which, filled by daylight this
morning, and several exhibitors, who postponed
bringing their stock till to-day, unable to find
accommodations for the animals. Casting your eye
along these stalls, you will the finest collection of
cattle ever SEEM we believe in the South There is
but one opinion about the specimens of thorough
bred bulls, COWS and oxen, on exhibition-they
superb. Among the handsomest cattle, are two
enormous bulls sent by DR.. VIM. A. HILL one of
VIII hS q DIlrha VIII hU
Hugh Nelson, of Clarke county, yoke of oxen per-
fectly unparalleled, contributed by j. H. Hill, of Au-
gusta and valued at $500, two elephantine mules,
nearly black, sent by Mr.. Green of Kentucky gil
gantic cross breed Ayrshire and Durham, contribu-
ted by Mr.. Worthington, of Maryland, &C., &c.
Augusta and Albemarle are largely and fattering
ly represented in the department of sheep, we'll
in large cattle of the finest breeds; but
sorry to the paucity of representatives from the
south-side. There is scarce quarter of the State
so poorly represented. The finest sheep, we think,
are sent by Mr. j. R. Wood, of Albemare, though
for long fleece, Mr. Goldsborough, of Maryland,
will be hot contcStor.
The department of horses is very mediocre. Rev
enue" belonging to Mr.. Bolts and Red Eye the pet
of Richmond with few other thorough breds con-
stitue all the noteworthy horses and several are
below medocrity. The same may be said of the
swine. In the agricultural department, which occu-
pies much of the centre of the enclosure, Baltimore
and Albany chiefly represented Richmond has
likewise very creditable show under the hands of
Messrs Anderson and Il. NJ. Smith.
In the centre of the field five pavions, the
central and largest-being the one in which the adj
dress will be delivered to-morrow-having a large
blue flag with the of the Old Dominion it.
The other four crowded with beauties of fancy
work-rare exotic beautiful cases of 6jO9terie, large
and richly ornamented cakes, of which Ballard and
Old townsman, Falconer, send the finest speci-
mems, beautiful mountain butter, star hams, and
world of beauties which we have time to date
on.
But it is time should speak of Petersburg and
though abashed at the quantity, feel proud of the
quality of her contributions. Dr. Whitfield has some
specimens of artificial teeth made entirely from
Virginia MATERIAL which far superior to any
thing of the kindin the Fair, the award viii show
Mr.. White challenges Richmond to match his daguer
reotypes and one of then-thc picture of DR.. Wood
son-s as fine specimen of the art as we have
SEEN Friend Murihead presides over those beauti-
full crackers which the prettiest of their kind
Virginia. Our mechanical neghbors, Tappey
Lumsden, have neat saw mill on exhibition, run
ming 4S inch saw and exhibiting an improvement
on the ordinary saw, in as much as only one lever
is required to throw it out of put in, gear; be-
sides, they have a very ingenious cotton plough.
Mr.. John q. Turpin, of COVerdale, short distance
from Petersburg, exhibits some handsome chickens,
and may add that the fowl show is anything but
contemplate; beautiful pair of Egyptian geese,
exhibited by DIR. Powell of Goochland attracts
great deal of attention, also of their breth
from Poland, and Portuguese top-knot
ducks, contributed by youth of II. Shanghais in
hosts there. Such are some of the wonders and
but few, of the Fair need not tell you that the
city is crowded Lafayette Hall and other large
rooms in the city to be filled with beds, for the
hotels and boarding houses crammed.
Tomorrow, at IL, John R. Edmunds, Esq, of
Halifax, delivers the opening address, and tomorrow,
every and his family will be admitted on paying
the fee The weather superb and everything augurs
we'll for the first State Agricultural Fair in the old
Commonwealth. K.
THE GUANo TRADE. The following information,
furnished by the Washington Sentinel, of Sunday,
will be read with great interest:
A committee of the Virginia State Agricultural
Society," consisting of Messrs w. Bou'ware and John
ston Barbour had an interview yesterday, with the
President of the United States the subject of the
guano trade Their object representing the views
of the Association and of the people of Virginia,
without doubt, is to induce the President to adopt
proper to rid the country of the odious
nopoly in the trade in this article We establish
monopoies ourselves, and we should for still stron
ger reason, permit foreign country to establish
them among u.s. We are happy to learn that the
President concurs with them in their views, and is
determined to carry them out with energy and with
all the meane his position affords him.