The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-29

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| S.eu me exhibition of the above Society vh;ch
was opened yesterday to the membsrs IA az.
Iamhes Thus far L may safely be procouncea
= extensive and successful as suy of ths thrss
pn;anss yn;asy neld here. To speak in praise Of the
on)ecss and merits OF this Association "a nlsjn ~
| ALL would be Just now rather superfiusus II iss
wen 70 deal with II ~ II stands eudorsed hv !.
the people. For several days past the shor
stounas ; nave oesn, during the day time point Of
attraction around which centred alike the stranger
| and citizen. Yesterday the weather was Rood And
30 different from what all had been led to eInect
| from previous admonitory symptoms, tha; the
placid contemplation Of the dangers escaped added
great deal to the spirit and enjoyment of the
scene by all present At an early hour the differ.
ent committees who were to make the awards, be.
| sides hundreds Of strangers and citizens, might
have been seen hurrying tbiiher.
The different thoroughfares during the day were
crowded with pedestrians, and crossing the street
leading to the Fair, was dangerous operation
from the number of vehicles of all kinds, going
and coming. Every description of carriages was
called in requiston, and the fast time made by the
Jehus, horse flesh must have suffer ed some. view
inside the grounds demonstrated its capacity to &c
commodate large number, many thousands being
congregated together. Within, all was animation,
and the hustle and confusion could but remind one
OF Broadway, Y. Every body was pleased, and
indeed they could not well be otherwise with the
many attractions on the grounds, and the admirs-
BILE music of the Armory Band The display of
beautiful shaped rs well!as singularly fat and
wiedly animals. Messrs VIM. and Jas. Byars of
Washington county. and Messrs. Cloyd, Kent and
McGavock, of Pulaski, have some very heavy cat
tie on the grounds; w. Dozier, q fine looking red
bull of the Devon breed, years old; Mr.. Jno.
Hardy, remarkably fine looking animal of the
same kind
The exhibition of sheep is said by judges to be
very excellent Among them may be mentioned
some fine specimens of Spanish Merino Sheep and
ewes; Silesian buck, sundry Cots void bucks and
ewes, and beautiful shaped South Down buck,
one year old, imported from England by Mr.. r.
H. Dulaney, at a cost of ninety guineas. In the
sheep line he surpassed anything on the ground.
The swine department il full embracing some.
very fine specimens Of the porcine race the msjo,
rity of whom were reposng in their pens with
much dignity aud indifference as if they were
boys, and did not care whether school kept or not
They are philosophic looking animals. Our towns
| man, Mr.. Peyton Johnston, has severel fine native
and imported hogs in this department. which are
really worth looking at. Several Of them, only
| months old, show remarkable degree of develop
ment in flesh, &C.
There are many varieties of poultry and fancy
fowls on the grounds, including some of every
kind known to the farmer, and with every kind Of
cognomen. The most interesting race of animals
at the Fair and which attract the attention.
the equine. They of all kinds and inclu
ding stations geldugs, mares, colts and filies,
and the majority of them excellent. While some
noted for speed, others get the need of praise
1
movements, and there not few who are pro.
digious in the way of size and strength Norborne
| Burkeley, of Loudon, has a gray stallion called
Clarke, of the Gotham breed, that surpass in size
any piece ofhorse flesh before exhibited here
The horse lot, as may be supposed, was the cen.
tire of attraction for all classes, the ropes dividing
| their space were ihropged with thousands of citi.
| zens who seem to watch with pleasure all the
movements in hespace devoted to feats of horse
manship The ladies occupied all the seats erect.
ed for their accommodation, and seemed to regard
| the proceedings with as much interest as the most
| devoted farmer or breeder on the ground. There
| we're trials of trottng and pacing nags, and some
| fast time made. This was TO be expected when
| Kossuth was q competitor. In the miscellaneous
department besides, a large assortment of domes-
| tic cleth, bedquts, baby's dresses, mourning
| robes, &C., will be found a very curiously con.
structed crib quilt made partly of the skins of
| differen birds. by Mrs VIM E. Clopton of New
Kent, which displays much ingenuity, and is with
| al pretty piece of handiwork.
| All the steam engines and the different horse
powers were at work, and attracted much atten.
| tion.
| The exhibition will be open to the public to-day.
| From the number of strangers in town from all
| parts of the State, and the indications yesterday,
there can be doubt but that the grounds will be
thronged to day. Ample accommodations have,
however. been made for all no visit the Fair, and
that all who do so will be pleased with the number
and variety of things to be there, there exists
| as little reason to doubt. During the continuance
| of the Fair, such articles, &c. will be noticed
daily as shall from their merit seem to deserve it.