The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-24

PkrfRsBoas. W, Oct. Qsd. 1856.
The weathef here has been unhsual1y propitious
to the friends Of agriculture, affordlng them no
excuse for not attending the Fair In truth. judg.
Ing from The large crowd IN attendauce daily, no
one has thought Of anything elsa The grounds
are now the rendezvous alike Of the farmer. the
merchant the Citizen and, may add, OF numerous
lovers who have ssized upon the suspicious mo.
ment to indulge In . little sly Irritation, beyono
vows Of everlassius constsncy, calculated to en-
dune about ~ long q the Fair does, being sucn =
are usually exchanged between romanticaiiy ID
clincd damsels and sishingand amorous swains =
Joking aside, the interest and excisement anenu'
ing the exhibition 10 20 well maintained tnat none
but a practioed eve could detect any dininution
between the numbers presens to-day anu yossei'
day.
The ladies can pardon an allusion to them -
they are the chief attraction wherever they may
Ia located. There are always good subjects
among tham and no one would be ashamed 20
confess but that for them and their EFFORTS the
Fair would have been blank In some respects -
With them floating about IKE peripstetic roses,
of Thurman's admirable brass band floating on
the air, one might well he pardoned for forgetting
his identity far ~ TO imagine he was with a lot
of angels In truth, II was, for many of the fair
yisitants looked like the quietescence of human
perfectibiiity done up in hoops.
The day the exhibition was opened to the pub
lie $500 was taken in At the gate, independent of
free and members of the Society. The premiums
will be awarded tomorrow, the judges having al.
ready decided the merits of the several articles
submitted for examination. Nothing of more than
ordinary interest occurred today except the trial
of ploughs. This came off at 3 o'clock, and var
Gus descriptions of the article were used eDd
much skill displayed
Among the curiosities may be mentioned tea
pot used by DIR. Franklin, deposited by VIM H.
Davis of Chesterfield. The identity of this an
cient piece OF crockery is well established. In
octagou Hall, Mr.. Daniel Wilson had some very
fine specimens of oak granting Breese, Knee
land g. Co of Newark. N. j., exhibited an engine
with sundry modern improvements, which as
specimen of nseful mechanism will compare fa-
vorsbly with any machine. 1t simplifes the
working of a locomotive in an essential degree.
h In the agricultural department. might be seen an
extensive assortment Of Ploughs, Peg Rollers,
Corn Planters. Rakes, Coulters, Cob Crushers,
Mowers and Reapers, and many other useful arti-
cles for aiding labor. Most of these were deposit
ted by Messrs. Baldwin s. .Cardwell, Branch s.
Son, Church & Brother, and Sinclair g. Co. the
last named Of Baltimore. The display of poultry
is quite creditable. Every kind is on hand, from a
gigantic Sbanghae to a dmnusive Bantam. In
the vegetable line, there are numerous specimens
of fresh green peas, large radishes turnips, cab
bages, egg plants, and indeed of every kind Of
gs,able Indigenous to the soil
The people seemed to be busily engaged in mix.
ing in making acquaintances and enjoying them.
selves In looking at the sighs-that is the honest
portion. During the day Mrs VIM G Butler WAS
robbed of $500 by of the light fingered gentry,
in passing out of Ocagon Hall. Her husband had
given her the amount for safe keeping, and she to
make assurance douhly sure. put it in her pocket,
and secured it, as she thought by pinning it in She
was rudely pushed against by young man while
leaving Octagon Hall and pausing for moment to
look at him she forgot the purse On getting through
the crowd the young gent was not visible and it
was found on examination that her pocket had
been cut Gas also parasoD by some sharp iustru-
ment The money ioas missing. The individual
noticed by Mrs was youthful in appearance, and
wore SLOUGH felt hat .
. What makes the case peculiarly hard, is the fact
that the money was the accumulated savings of
several years labor, and Mr. B. and his lady de-
signed leaving the city for the West in few day.
Another lady was robbed of $50 il a similar man.
ner on Wednesday. The mention of these occur.
rences will show you that pickpockets are abroad,
and it would be well for your folks during the com.
ing week to look we'll to their pockets, as some of
these gentry will doubtless pay you professional
visit. ,.rt lresr4 aeu
A number of the friends of the turf from your
city attended the New Market Course to-day, to
witness the contest betw cen Sebastopol and Frank.
fort. Rarely has there been more interest mani.
tested on such an occasion, or larger attendance
of all classes on The field. When the horses first
appeared the betting was about even next it run
iu favor of Sebastopol and finally he was the
fayorite in the ratio of five to one, and in some
instances (after the first heat of twenty to one
The purse was $780, four mile heats. The follow
'ng is the result, Ssbastopol leading the first three
miles of each heat: Ftl
D McDaniers Sebastopol, by Tally-Ho,
dam Oratrix by Orator. ............-...l
Calvin Green's ch h Frankfort, by Glencoe,
dam Mary Morris. Observation-Disclosures. 9
81 Time-7:54; 9:eA.
This race ended the third days sport. A consid-
cradle amount of money changed hands
..4s RINALDo.