The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-10-14

THE BABY Show. of all the ridiculous
exhibitions which have taken place in mod
ern times, we can think Of nothing equal tc
the assemblage of babies at the Clark coun.
tv, Ohio, Agricultural Fair, last Thursday
The county agricultural society, under whose
auspices an agricultural fair is annually held
at Springfield, made burlesque of their ex-
hibition by offering premium for the larg-
est and prettiest babies there to be displayed.
Last Thursday was the day fixed upon for
this show, and the announcement attracted
from twelve to fifteen thousand persons to
the fair to see the novelty. Many persons
supposed that very few children would be so
publicly exposed; yet there were one hun
dred and twenty-seven entered for the pre-
miums. They were from Ohio, Pennsylva-
MIA, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Louisiana.
Large and fat children seemed to predomin-
ate; one from Indiana, five months old,
weighing 27a pounds, and another four
months old, weighing 20 pounds. A pair of
twins from Clark county, Ohio, attracted
much attention, being very pretty and quite
similar in appearance. An elderly woman
was present with her seventeenth baby, only
two months old. After the Judges had in
spected these one hundred and twenty
babies, their mothers arranged themselves in
the Floral Hall, with the children in their
arms, and there remained, while the whole
twelve or fifteen thousand visitors walked
past and looked at them. There were three
prizes awarded to the babies. The first, a
splendid service of silver plate, including a
salver, was given to the infant daughter Of
William Romney, of Vienna, Clark county
Ohio, aged 10 months. The second, also a
service of silver plate, to the son of William
Mcdowell, of Fulton, Hamilton county,
Ohio, aged l3 months. The third, plain
service of silver, to the daughter of Mr. A.
Canon, of Philadelphia. There was much
dissatisfaction caused by the awarding Of
the first prize, and the discontented party
took up collection, and with it purchased
large and costly statue of Christ blessing
little children, and presented it to the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Henry Howe, of Cincinnati, who
they thought ought to have received the
award. 1t is already announced that the
show will be repeated next year; and the
reason is obvious-it has proved quite lu-
crative to the managers of the fair, in con-
sequence of the thousands of curious people
who were attracted by it. Previous to the
baby show there was at the same fair a con-
test for prizes for the best equestranism by
females another catchpenny affair. The
premiums were splendid side-saddle, with
a bride and whip, silver bowl, set of
silver spoons, and a pair of silver sugar
tongs. These also were awarded in the
presence of great concourse of spectators.
CALIFoRNIA ELEcTIoN-Our files of Cali
fornia papers received yesterday, fully con-
firm the telegraphic account previously
published, relative to the result of the cleo
ton in that State. Denver and Herbert,
democrats, are both elected to Congress, as
announced. They were the anti -Broderick
candidates, and polled 81 900 votes as far as
heard from, nearly the whole democratic
strength, the Broderick party only polling
about 5000 votes. The democratic MAORI
ty ranges from 1900 to 1000. The Know
Nothing party not only made clean sweep
in San Francisco, but also elected their
whole ticket in Sacramento City and coun-
ty. In the latter place, although the whole
odium of the organization was visited upon
the whig party by the foreign population,
there were no wings on the Know Nothing
ticket They thus gave q triumph to the