The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-03
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
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ErMRA. Chemung County, N. Y, Oct. 4 1871


close to the Pennsylvania frontier has been selected by
the grace of God and the discretion Of the Executive
Committee as locale for the Fifteenth Annual Exhib
ton of the New York State Agricultural Society. Said
exhibition opened this morning and Is full swing
E1mra is of the veiest little towns in the State
II is the centre of vast number Of railways. From FL
mira, the Erie road west to Dunkirk south, the
Wiliamsport road through Central Pennsylvania
to Philadelphia east, the Erie road to New York
and north, the Emira and Niagara Falls. Passing
west along the Erie road, eighteen miles to Corning
the Buffalo and Corning road DIVORCES NORTH ira
verng the Cohocton Valley to the Genesee and also
the Toga Railroad south to Bossburg in Penns VI
vanis forty miles through the Toga Valley Further
vest at Hornellsville the Buffalo and New York City
Railroad DIVORCES north through the Canisteo Valley to
Buffalo. AT 0wego, thrtyseven miles east of Mmira,
on the Erie road road DIVORCES north to Ithaca; mt
Bnghamton another north to Syracuse At Great Bend,
the Scranton road DIVORCES south into Pennsylvania con-
meeting with other yoads in the part of that
State. Twentyone miles north of Emira the Emira
and Niagara Falls road, connection Is formed with
steamboats, the Seneca lake, running to Geneva and
further at Canandagua with the Central road from
Albany and Rochester; and further west with the
Genesee Valley road.
This the first that the Southern tier Of counties
has had good chance at the State Fair they are
peced to do great deal for it in consequence The Ell
mira people considerably excited the subject
being go-ahead individuals they bound to put the
thing through. Every one in the town to feel
personal interest in the matter.
The fair grounds situated Water street about
mile from the centre of the village The location is
beautiful and romantic in scenery and interesting in in
ciden Here the 25h of September, 1779 the Ameri
forces under General Sullivan who had been
from Albany against the British and Indians drawn
up in line TO celebrate the declaration Of against
England by Spain. Fifty roasted WHOLE and
any quantity Of pow purned. The men of that day
with their roar naskery, their martial music, the
thunder of their cannon, 'whose rude throats jewels
camors counterfeit have passed away and left to their
children the glorious inheritance of the present
ward for deeds dared and done amid the roar of battle
and the clash of reounding arms Ceres and Flora trip
lightly the PALISADES planted by the gallant Captain
Reed seventy ak years ago. and the riumphs of the
exact sciences scattered the spot where his GAL
liant two hundred bivouacked under the tomahawk
savage and menaced BY the bayonets of the British
Truly eace hath her Victories no less renowned than
war"
This interesting spot occupies sixteen acres, and has
been surrounded with substantial fence. The en-
frances the west SIDE Water street. two
sides there is view of the in the distance the
river is in front and the south side is chain of hills
the whole forming most pleasing panorama. It would
be difficult to find location Astounding in natura
beauties.
In the southwest Of the grounds is business
Dce with for the entering clerks, committees and
teporters. The clerks still busy at their work,
much of the stock has been delayed by bad weather
Near the business office the several ticket Offices and
pacous entrances for pedestrians and for the
tunate persons who indulge in carriages. The Sheriff Of
the county has appointed large number of special depu-
ties, who will keep order about the grounds.
Running around the edge Of the grounds find the
pens for sheep swine and poultry and further excel
lent accommodations for the horses and cattle.
In the centre there is beautiful pavilion filled with
the choicest products Of Flora and Pomona called
Floral Hail. is oblong in shape, being supported by
three large centre poles and size is 80 by $50 feet The
entrance and egress the end. There two
sets of shelves three tiers In height running round the
hail. conforming in shape TO that Of the tent The length
Of this continual tier of shelves Is LOG feet. The
trance is to the inner circle passing round which from
left to right, the spectator gdes through to
the outer circle and round that to the egress BY this
arrangement all confusion is avoided In the centre Is
oval platform, 3 feet high on which Is placed map
statue Flora standing the centre Of the map over
this platform is canopy wreath, 30 feet in length in
triangular figures wrought of evergreen and from which
twelve evergreen estoons suspended the inner
outer circles by twelve standards in evergreen reach to
the canvass. There is also a festoon running from
standard to standard round the whole circle. The
traa, length Of festoons Is 600 feet Opposite the
'h which the be- 'r
dies naviIiion ia eonr. ted with the east end of the
ball Between the standards nrv faces set apart for
rordl Designs tOr the diiierent counties OF ''e
Here there viii be grand ball in the evening, to which
eyeat the bellies OF Emra-and there very
pretty women hereare looking forward with The most
given I'D to the service of Tepsichoe the especial god
aess of tight heads, light hearts and light heels Pro-
Over against Floral Hail. have of the most prac
teal of the exhibition, Mechanics Hall sub
are three tables for the display Of the useful and beauti
full in the arts and mechanism-a large space Tor car
tiaees and agricultural implements The show of plea
sure fine. j did not know they could
DO that of thing well out of New York city but
than those shown by Buckley b Thorne Horse Heads,
n J: One Of these Is light tT % wagon With
fhave seen. There is but one leaf to 1t.
There Is also a profusely ornamented buggy wagon,
from Troy think The brace uniting the fore and hind
PARTS OF the wagon l. steel. That is improvement but
the brace is complicated and expensive. Mr.. d. NJ.
Grant, Of Buffalo shows entirely new suspension
and patented recently The gearing of the wagon l. all
iron The springs are somewhat curved, but are
ower sprinr il under the axetree which Is also curved
near the wheel The sprgs are boted into the axetree
near the wheel There are three braces running fore
the bottom Of the wagon The springs project beyond the
sides of the wagon ard the machinery for boting the
ends together Is very ingenious. 1t Is claimed for this
weight Of wagon and increase its durabihy-aso in
crease it, grace and Of notion Your correspondent
rode in wagon suspended these springs Of
the toughest places in this town. and the motion
easy a. swinging in hammock or rolling oil log and
as iace the descent Avern Ia supposed be- The
agent informs that it be built cheap, cheap
err than the old style of running gear. II seems me
that me inventor has hit upon the desidaum long
sought Tor by builders Of light pleasure vehiclesthat Is
howto ,hs running Of wagon that it win
be very light cay TO ride and durable at the
time what 90 the sporting men Of New York think OF
top buggy TO carry two men, 10 run anywhere and as
long vehicles Of the class without repair and 10
weigh only $50 pounds
There several other valuable new inventions here
to which shall again recur.
The accommodations for the horses are good ana there
il small enclosed track 70 exercise them on, with am
phithcatrical seats for the ladies.
Passing came to the building set apart for the
dary-and now have examined nearly everything Of
interest inside the fence.
The fair Il up the usual mark but there win
large crowd to open to-day for exhibitors only
The following IL the number Of entres:Horses, 100;
cattle S. sheep and swine 81 dairy and vegetables,
1OI fruits and flowers about l00 miscellaneous, l42
domestic wares, 80; stoves, &C., IL.