Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-09-17

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The FaIr and IYhat We sayv4There.
The attendance yesterday was not large, for
the reason that it is generally understood that
the irst day sdcyoted 10 preparing and arrang.
ing articles and stock for exhibition, which ex-
hibitors were buSily engaged in doing during
the forcpart Of the day.
However, in the afternoon very fair number
of persons congregatcd within the enclosure.
There were people from oil parts Of the country,
many Of whom have never been hero before;
there was the Same sommingling Of all sorts Of
humans usually seen at such places. the same
greetings of old friends and acquaintanccs, the
same dunning and DIGGING for the payment Of
long standing ..pecaniary liabilities, /" and the
same loud discussions upon tile merits ofzthe
stock exhibited. ssg,e,
We took stroll round the different stalls,
and were pleased to see that the display of fine
horses IS excellent In draught horses, trOtting
horses riding horses, brood mares, colts in great
numbers. from one to three years, and even fast
running stock, the display IS superior 20 any
previous exhibition. The black Morgan horse
"COtrilI, 2 was the observedo f all experienced
horsemen and was much admired for the beauty
and symmetry Of his magnificent proportions;
the same may be said Of the racer Glencoe
and tue beautiful imported Glencoe filly owned
and exhibited by Mr.. James Alexander Of this
city.
Inau examination Of The splendid stock, We
came upon a fine roam stallion and stopped to
admire him We inquired Of q boy. who was
onergetically engaged in,rubbing the animal
down, what horse is thissn The boy. ceased
Ibis operations and replied with a significant
grin, showing two or three Of. his ugly srag-
teeth, that he was then cngnged upon the
sSnap Horse There was latent humor and
hardened audaciousness about that boy S coun-
tenance rs he resumed, without further remarE,
his manipulations, which gave us to understand
that We might as well move on. Boy never eS
pressed more etTrontery with single ceun-
tenancc.
Some depraVed scamp, about this time, with
'n,alicc aforethought,n circulated the dubious
intelligence that a five legged colt was to seen,
without moneys and without price, at Stall So 2
With strides long and rapid we repaired to stall
GS, and from stall 6s to stall 60, and so on all
ny colts and fine ones too, an accurate count
never resulted in more than four legs We
made numerous inquiries Of various persons,
all Of whom were provokingly oblivious ms to
the object of our search. We continued to
persue the object with an energy worthy Of q
better cause" to realize, atlast, not only that
wewere most etEectIaIly sold" but also the
truth Of the coupled s4.s4
Well said Athenas's Wisest son, .+ss 5f4 - = Z
Wciony know shat nc lhns could be known. q
Those who were annoyed by the dust which
hung like clouds, over the Island, during last
years exhibition, will be gratitied to find the
grounds in s much better condition now. The
outer drive is covered with carpet Of short
grass, and FIVE mistake not it will require sew
eral days to kick up anything like respectable
cloud of dust.
We are sorry to say there were few articles on
exhibition, in the manufacturers and AgricultuF-
al Halls There is deplorabie lack Of interest
and ambition in these departments, and ii was
remarked by hundreds Of visitors. We are not
thrOughly competent at this tins to give any
reason for this state Of affairs and shall, there.
fore, drop the subject for another day.
In the Floral Hall the display is quite credita-
Die, especially in the discretionary list. The
shelves and side-bosrds Of this department con.
taiacd quite variety Of choice apples. and other
fruits while then1mbersof specimens were being
hourly Increased. Thereswas also, splendid
display Of works Of art, watches, and innulher.
able fancy articles. En-
We observed that the proprietors Of the Iron
City Commercial College, Pittsburgh, who have
taken The Blue RiblonH at the Q. s Fair. L9n-
isvile, KY, and arthage, Ohio, during the last
week, have on exhibition some Of their Splen
did specimens Of the Chiroeraphic Art, which
was the centre Of attraction in Floral Hall yes
friday. we would recommend all the lovers
Of the beautiful Art, 70 examine closely those
magnificent specimens
Ihlhe side show, restaurant and .catch.p penny
liuC, The show IS Tremendous both inside and
outside the enclosure. .srhe great European
living skeleton was there-the Immense fat
woman, about as high rs four barre Of salt aud
'bigout 10 correspond, was there in all her huge
ness, running opposition % the fellow who kept
continually swallowing and disgorging thirty
- y, 9f steel, while the ..bearded lady
and her child Wers attraetiug regiments Of the
curious ili
To-day q large c0neouTse OF people Viii aeaNt-
les DO assembled upon the grounds. TO witness
the ring exercises, aud hear the address Of tbs
Hon. Albert G. Davis which is to DO delivered
ats O'Clock this afteFRoOa, -
"a Gats Brass Band was present and enlivehed
thelvisitOrs withithe Scamp Town Races, and
many appropriate pieces ofmusie, executed in
a style peculiar TO lhe s'Union.t
SESt 10 JAIl.-sam Brown, John Talbert,
and several other parties we're sent to jan yes
terday, for drunkenness, BY AID. Weight