The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-14
From our own Correspondent
Kentucky State Fair.
FAIR GROUNDS, HENDERSON, KY.,l
Tuesday Morn'g, Oct. Is, '57. (


Grounds are situated little more than one
mile South Of Henderson, on Canoe Creek,
and one third of a mile back from the Ohio.
1t contains twentyseven acres of land, COW
cred with Oak timber, affording fine shade.
The Grounds are those belonging to the I'm
ion, Hopkins, and Henderson Agricultural
Society who have spent $4,000 this year in
fitting them mp, and $4,000 in addition have
been applied from the State Socicty's funds.
The preparations, in the way of an amphi-
theatre, floral and power halls, stalls, and in
every other respect, are quite equal, if not
superior, to any other in the South or West.
The amphitheatre will seat from eight to ten
thousand people, with ample accommoda-
tons for the officers, judges, committees, in
vited guests; and the press is provided with
an apartment opening into the ring, so that
the members Of that "cstate" have every OPP
portunity to make accurate observations of
every passing event.
The officers of the Fair were early on the
grounds, interchangeable in promoting the in
terests of the exhibition.
| Hc cutiics up W iuOc HOut scStcIu"ss
were over six hundred. and gave favorable
indications of as fine u Show as ON any other
previous one of the Society's, on the opening
day. In strict, the Exhibition bids fair to be
nsurpassed-particularl in horses, horned
cattle, aud hogs. At six o'clock last night,
every stall devoted to horned cattle, but six,
were taken, and entries were being made un
til late hour in the night.
From present observations it seems unlike
ly that the exhibition of machinery will be
very large. The low stage of water in the
Ohio will prevent the shipping of many of
she more ponderOus kinds, which usually at
tract much attention at the State Fairs. The
lateness of the season will cause meagre
show in the floral department; and in the
horticultural the indications are not very IA
vorabe, as the inhabitants of this region are
} more particularly noted for the raising of live
stock than for the culture of fruit. This de-
; lightful climate must, in time, make it as
distinguished in the latter respect as in the
former, when public attention becomes di-
rected in that way. 1t may be too carly nj
this time to predicate an opinion as to the
! general success of the Fair. but in some de-
partments, the result of various causes, il
; will necessarily fall short of its previous ex-
hib'tions, while in others it will perhap:
reach the average point in the measure of at
traction. or
/, The location of the Fair at point so dis
D tant from the cen Ter of the State-the low
!, stage of water in the Ohio-the want of rail
: way facilities-and the safety, to which tn,
:, public must be sensible, after the st. Louis
5 Louisville. Cincinnati, and the various loca
t fairs of the State, will, no doubt, derogat,
to some extent from the attractions Of tn,
Henderson Fair, but will DC in some measur,
. counter balanced by the fact that It's location
for tins year, affords opportunity to u larg'
portion of country south of this peint, whiel
l has been comparatively cut off on previous
, occasions, as well as to portion of Indiana
which lies too remote from its capital to TAX
f an active participation in the exhibition Q
: that State. 1t may be safe to express tn
: opinion, at this early hour, that in numbers
C in attendance, and in gross receipts, tn
e Henderson Fair is likely to prove equal L
&c the antcpations of its friends.
k Respectfully, j. r. S. b.
IT FAIR GROUND, Tuesday.
! omitted to mention in in the proper place
S that there is tasteful cottage in the cente
of the grounds, for the convenience of ladies
= The supplies of water are from cisterns o.
,f the ground and water tanks supplied fror
the river. .u .r 10
The conveyanees from Henderson to tn
" grounds are sufficient to-day for the want
of of the public.
lie The New Harmony Band is engaged 70
Ia the occasion. .HH le Eti
TX Mr.. Rice, of the Commercial, ' does tn
= agreeable to the Press, which is, thus "a
III poorly represented.
j. The sale of cattle, which took place at
be o'clock. resulted in hut one actual transfe
to of stock, which passed hands at one half il
ID real value.
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