Demoine courier., 1855-10-18

TO such as preferred taking them there to
travelling through the dus, TO town and
paying SO cents for pretty much the same
hing.
II you add ,oNhe above description a
flag in lie centre, a brass band discours.
ing music, numerous horsemen with
badges of Office, hurrying hi,hcr and
,hi,her, and spectators numbering from
6 to 10000, according TO various cstim
ates, and distributed. as many as could
find sitting or standing accommodations.
a solid mass around the circle, and the bal
lance sca,eredin groups owe! the res, Of the
enclosure, you may perhaps be enabled
10 form az idea Of the Iowa State Fair,
as it presented i,eelf to us, when We frs,
looked upon it, o m Thursday morning.
After taking a general glance around.
and eomprehending the lay Of the ground.
we proceeded 10 pos, ourselves from such
sources Of information ~ presented them.
selves, in relation 10 the proceedings Of
the previous day, and fGnnG, in The first
place. much TO our relief, that the bear
and dog figh. which was 10 have come Of
on The Faiv grounds, on a be: OF $40, en-
trance rs cen,s. did come of, not on the
grounds. (,he socie,y wisel, prohibiting
ill., but in a livery stable yard in town.
without any serious consequences, ex.
cep, a good boxing 10 the dogs, and The
loss Of their owners' money. On me
ground. the day wal occupied by the
transaction Of the necessary business Of
The society, and the exhibition Of s.oek,
commencing with cattle and closing with
stations. So We were informed.
Finding that stock 10 which premiums
had been awarded on the fire, day, was
required 10 be produced nn the ground
to-day, and tina, the exhibition in that
department was 10 Il be completed this
forenoon, We proceeded in ques, Of some
suitable place for taking o%bservaions.
and the pavilion opposite the main
entrance seeming 10 be the very rlaee, we
81 once concluded 10 make il ous lead
quarters; bu. judge Of our as,onishmeni
and even modification, when on progress
eng up the stairs leading 10 tina, favored
spot, we were arrested by a por,ly and
official looking rersonage wiih the direc.
and pointed enquiry whether We "be.
longed TO the Board" Assuring him
tina, we could honestly claim no sort Z
connection with that venerable body. We
were politely but promptly bowed down.
with the intimation that We were seeking
entrance into the wrong box. Edging
mex, our way through the dense mass.
surrounding the circle 10 the strata next
the rope. We found ourselves within
speaking distance OF . very digniieG
parsonage on horseback, ~ho. BY an cir
Of authority about him and . star on his
breast. We took 10 be the chief Marshall
OF .. least his principal aid, and reeog.
nising in his smiling p~hysiognomy . dis
singui.hed citizen Of Wapello. We very
eour,eously and insiluasingly salused him
and begged a. q special favor. TO be refer.
red by him 10 the place reserved for dis
,inguished visitors, who were laboring
under the misfortune Of q la,e srnvaL.-
Our friend and fellow citizen. gracefully
returned U s~alutaiior, and referred W
70 . very eligible position against the rope
At the s. E. corner. Finding that report.
ing was likely TO be a"pursuit Of knowl
edge under dihieulsies.' We adjourned 10
the stalls devoted 10 animals. and pro.
ceedec 10 make . general examination oil
all the objects Of interest on the ground
but were srrested in the midst Of the
department OF machinery by she arriva!
OF The hour for dinner. for which We
posted of 70 town, hoping 10 be hack in
time TO hear the address Of the Hon. ID.
+. Holloway. member Of Congress elect
from the 5th Dist, Ind, 10 come of At
o'clock. precisely.
In spite Of our most strenuous exertions.
We were too late 10 hear the commence.
ment Of the address, which 70 found in
process Of delivery, from the pavilion,
10 abou, one third of the crowd, the bal.
lance. % usual. 2referring to spend the
time some other way. From the portion
Ne heard. the address seemed 70 be prae.
sicaI and 10 the point The Reciprocity
Treaty was condemned - inimical to
the farming interests o: the copnsEy; the
Government was condemned for no, re-.
gaEcine Agriculture - the first grea, OBJ
ice, Of care and protection, and farmers
were ~earnestly ~enjoined TO take the ma,
ter into their own hands, and compel
Congress to do tnem justice. The die.