New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-03
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IA We are especially prone 90 conventions, yco
NJ be- su-o,issd n hesr that we have just dis
ui., ed the greatest gathering of poultry shat
persaps ever Sssembled IN this eouot'y. The
State Poultry Society hell their annual show
this weak in the spaci US hall IN Cbestnns
street wi,bio souDj Of the rear OF hum
cred ,msibues. paid the place visit, but had
no s9Mer ero.ssd The threshold than The roar Of on
pibuses was eytingshed that Of an army OF cocks,
Who WPd necessarily az each other as II i,r o
wsepr Then there ives the cscklBg Of ducks, the
eluckng OF bel = the cooling OF doves, and multi
tude If other noises Altogether, 1t was very dilsr'
ent from an exhibition Of mowers and reapets. Ihe
place wss crow ded with visitors and the whole DIS
play showed that the business e poultry raising has
tabeu strong hold Of our farmers. There was cage
OF cspops qqi,e NJ large Turkeys, aud standing
good d,a het er These cspOns are rased in con-
siderable numbers in New-Jersey aud sell for ex-
tisvaeaDt prices 10 our Darhet. Their production
is becoming extensive that the instruments neces-
sary 10 promote il now sold I'D the stores, with
full directions how TO ue them; and the amount OF
surgical knowledge necessary to OPerats successfully
il 20 small that hundreds Of farmers near the large
cities would find it safe and profitable to branch out
little 10 this line After these came Poland ducks,
white as sDow wi b beautiful top-kn"ts; Po-
land fowls black, white and speckled all
having gay top.knots, and warrauted to be
perpetual layers. This, an elderly lady among
The crowd told me, was the fact especially
if Spoonful of Cayenne pepper were mixed each
alternate day with the food of a dezeu fowls She
declared that for many years she had regularly pep
NJ red her hens in THE way and from twenty of them
obtsned an unfaiug average Of eighteen eggs daily.
A cage Of fowls called Japan Silkeys attracted
rrcb notice. They are some of the fruit of the
late expedition to Jspsn, and ara entirely different
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cate white fringe, milling silk, without feathers.
TIE display of Hamburg fowls was great. There
was the golden peDciled the silver and black pen
ciled Hamburg and magnificent birds they all were.
The Sbangaes were numerous, great giants that
stood nearly high enough to eat corn from the head
of barrel. The bsntams also were numerous,
some of the Deatest and most diminuve little fellows
ever seen. But the display of pigeons was truly
beautiful and abundant. There were tumblers fam
tails, topkn'ts and carriers. Indeed, almost every
variety Of this interesting domestic bird was here
assembled. They attracted special attention from
the numerous ladies who visited the exhibition, and
various sales were made TO visito's The interest
taken 10 THE fair shows that the cultivation of
poultry s becoming subject of increased portance
with farmers and OtbPre.
TIE Bank Of Pennsy vana is making only toll
cradle show for going on. The Commissioners re-
port the liabilities at So 600 00O and the assets over
So zoo 900. Near ST. 100, 900 are due to the other
city baDks, $3.50, coo for circulation, and $500 600
for deposits. The assets are made up of bills re.
ceivabe, bonds mortgages, and real estate, the for
mer item constituting the largest portion Of the whole,
and much of this being protested or renewed. Then
there are contingent liabilities equal to million, be-
ing obligations assumed by the bank foreign bills
belonging TO different European houses. 1t IS be-
heved these contingent liabilities will be met and the
bark rfleased from them. When this is sscertained
complete rep IT will be submitted to the Governor,
after which the question of going into liquidation
will come up. But the plumber of the bank has been
shown to be- 40 thorough, nothing but the shell being
left, as to make the future extremely dscOuraSlng.