The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-23

THE FA1R AT CHARLEsrON-ApDREsa O.
BUN. JAMES .. ORE CURIOsITIEs- = IN
TEkIOR or THE ExHIBIfroN-AMUsE
MENTs-LOW PRICE or ADMISSION, "a.
CHARLKsToN, q. c., April 10Th.
DEAR DfsPArcH-In Commercial matf.rs
there is nothing worthy of special notice ont.
side OF the old stereotyped routine Of buyinp
ana selling cotton and rice, the two creaf
staples OF South Carolina. The weather is
warm-the thermometer in the shade yester-
day Wednesday, having ranged from 90 to
"a degrees, between the hours OF and 2
o'clock. At the same hour to-day, Thurs.
oay,) 1t indicated higher range, being from
e3 to IS degrees. As necessary conse
quence, dress is worn to suit the climate, and
ice cream and ice water are great luxuries.-
Ice IS in abundance, and although it comes
from Boston, it never has sold higher than
one cent pound. It has, have also been
informed, often sold in the early and latter
part OF the year for half cent !: pound
The vegetable market, too, is very abundant
~ supplied with green peas, tomatoes, aspa-
ragus, radishes, turnips, caulifowers, lettuce
ana new sweet potatoes. The butter, too. is
1resn and plenty, the best article selling for
81 l-2 cents per pound. Yesterday morning
walked through the large market house.
more than quarter of q mile long, lit brought
to my mind the ancient Roman Forum,) and
was delighted to see the large supply of these
vegetables In market, and could not help
thinking how very acceptable the contents
of the Charleston vegetable market would
be in Richmond, at this particular time
Small fruit is looked for next week.
The great centre of attraction in Charles.
ton, at this time, is the Fair of the South Ca
r0lina Institute, which is being held in q spa.
clous, commodious and beautiful edifce,
built for the purpose by the State, whose
large hall is said to accommodate $500 per.
sons.
AS a necessary appendage to SO invoking
. focus of industry and art, beauty and fash
ION, various places of amusement and enter
talnment, may be found as near the Institute
as possible: Among these are Rossiters 8
Paintings OF the Captive lsraelites, Morgan's
Mirror of Creation and Deluge, aud the lit
tie Scotch Drummer
The twelve various departments of the ar
ticles on exhibition at the Fair are now well.
hiied, and the number Of persons in atten-
dance greatly exceed the most sanguine ex.
pectstions of its friends. The first glow of
excitement is still kept up, and the interest is
Of beauty and fashion lends its attractive in
Huence, and blends its entertainments with
the fascinations Of the occasion Still, il
cannot compare in any department, unless in
the fine arts, and perhaps in needle work,
and in tba numhar of v;s;to-s rha",aa iaSy : -.
falls far behind the overfowing tide, which
poured itself into the hospitable capital of
the "old Dominion" do believe that Charles.
ton could not enumerate at her present Fair
one fourth part of the number which visited
Richmond on similar occasion last wear:
still, persons are in attendance from airnoat
every mart Of the State NOT onlv 90 snaoto
tors INT contr;hntora Nor ;s - oo~H "a a.
Sonth CoroI;na oIo.o NJ, q ~ Ioun.eu "
ooulu va, otiIs' aiou5' Ne" Gnsiano Is rep
Iesenteo 0y Aer reg pepper gr1noer; New
Ork has her cotton gin; Maryland her lit
tie giant corn and cob crusher; II believe
the concern is about to move to Augusta.
and GRASS seed senarator and hor ,,,anain
hr.t &c IIoinn ~ E, A..;s CI. ~ - "l M Dlo
thw o,,d "a a as az, n1 sna1 wo.
MON 1NIr Gait os ,,ou &c NO 10 M Doml,
- N ~ orsnin.a5 90 ~. nv uooS. S. ava
Ist ~ ..S .ia.is s W, n.a.e, "
Mar,, Gouana1 ~" Nj Tsuo,;u ~. h. ~ alaM anu
aons Os oud tohaoo"' n"n;a oaGha hn nas sem ner
cotton % o;ns anS nrossas. @ EIns;dn het narple'
,asa,.a5 O ona " o'sSe' sn .ua, loU - rep
nh;n 10 ronresentad %r al Nv uo My Ham o.a.es
tro ets oonrs;darahja attont;nn 10 VIZ a.
wasb;nC aS1; -aaoh;ra of@ oh @nna ~ nS pa.ehI
ies ;, u5;oh nronoos 70 ;n,roduoa ~ n1aon s.,a
te,n ond hrsno pahont on;ta revoir,; huH sys,
tha soan ond go ,,ari1 ~ mai, ~, o1: =,
Jav" tnU '"p aA0 'o1" ~ "1A on . "s'sniug
i,ast Tue.d.v niob. Of o,c,ocl the Hono,.b,e
y.masI Or 9snasLsr hs,,avs l. tha Ho,sa aD1 ~
Representa,iyea} of south Carolina. delivered. In
the Institute Hall, the annual address; able, elo-
quent highly appropriate and full of vital interest
to his native State as well as the Southern State.
10 general ne earnestly recommendea more 60, o.
oeutaern M ;niony
onev IN nU ner cant Hs sdnea ss owd .ad
conclu,yely proved the necessity and ad dyantspe 81
an exclusive Southern trade Southern mannfsc
ture, and an increased attention to Agriculture.
His address, which YVES listened to by a crowded
highly respectable house. with deep interest, al
though an hour ana quarter long, has elected gen.
to she Far snd aadeo new
bntors EXHIBITOR. comnetitors and al, y o'1''
The desk in front of the Hon sneaker ON
the platform was unite q curiosity. II was
composed of a sample of almost every va
riety Of material on Exhibition. from = can.
non to a rosebud
The large hall Is filed with manv heant;fnl
and usefni articles. Several snec;mens of
crochet. needle.work and embroiderv wonid
compare favorable with ANYTHING of The kind
from almost anv orarter Vay2ons snsc;-
mems Of she'll and way work attract .areral
attention. The snac;mens of na;nting
ore heant;fnl and b;obiv finished and The
srao;,nons of .o;a;a.sa' -, ;,,a-,,