Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-15
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JoHS MALLoRT, AIEssERIr Cook,
}. Il. SMITH tlAAILToS q MATI
P. D. DUEFrELD, ANDRAw HuBER,
PsTER wSEpxAx, HOAX, TER1Y q Co.,
NO AXsHU1Z Co., 7. g. THOMAS. 'ss
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Virginia NortAwester1 EItir-FErst Day.
Yesterday was as beautiful an autumn day as
the inhabitants of this 'sorry and disastrous
world of ours" ever had occasion to thank
Heaven for. In the morning exhibitors were
engaged in arranging their goods on the differ:
eut halls upon the fair grounds, and workmen
were busy all over the place upon some un-
finished repairs. As the first dayh has hereto
fore been devoted mainly to preparing for the
exhibition, we did not expect to see a very grand
display, and were surprised to see the halls and
stalls SO rapidly filling up. The display of fine
horses IS good-better than we ever saw. upon
the FIRST day. There were twelve or fourteen,
fine stations on the ground, among which we
noticed the celebrated Invincible and Cotterell.
We also noticed some splendid colts, brood
mares, draft horses &c. The prevailing in
qury was for the whereabouts of the trotting
horses to be entered for the sweepstakes on
Friday. Several fine trotting horses, from a
distance, and quite number of old acquaint-
ances, arc now receiving constantattention from
their grooms preparatory to the Friday after
noon trial of speed.
In the cattle line, the Durham Bull Stanley,
bred by Brutus j. Clay, OF Kentucky, and
owned by Abraham Wilson, of Brooke county,
attracted great attention and admiration. Also
yearling and three year old heiter, owned
by the same gentleman. We saw several lois
of fine sheep of differents breeds, and owned
and exhibited by different persons, and take
them ill in all, we have never seen them sur
passed The stalls and stock pens, including
the large additions, will be pretty well filled up
by to-day.
In the Agricultural Hall the display was
rather meagre, though we suppose it will be
improved to-day. Yesterday was bytno means,
rs before intimated, a proper criterion by which
tOjudge the exhibition. In the Manufacturers
Hall glass ware seemed to have the prominence
besides which there was not much to attract the
the attention, much less the admiration of visi.
tors. We hope the display will be improved,
and while we hope SD, we fear that the fears en-
tertained by the officers and managers of the
society will be realized.
g In the Floral Hall the articles are displayed
with mitch taste and beauty, though the variety
is as yet nothing, to what it will be- The cx-
hbition of fruit has always been an attractive
feature of this department. Owing to the al
most total failure of the crops, of course there
will be a poor show. We observed cornicopia
or horn of plenty, generally regarded as emble-
matte of the abundance of fruit, which of course
IS an Inconsistency this season, though it is ar
ranged with much taste and is an attractive or.
entin the hall.
Of course the usual number of side shows
and catch-penny affairs are in full blast. Ar.
tens Ward, or somebody else, is there with his
wax works, which, as regards morality, he
thinks are superior to Shakespcare's plays, aud
argues TO that effect. Vide his letter published
in the lnteIIigcncsr a few days since. The fat
woman, .'only nineteen years DID," the bearded
woman, the big baby, the strong man, the skee7
ton man, defOrmed creatures of all sorts and
'sarpients" and snakes and curious animals of
all descriptions are to be seen within the cnclo.
sure for the popular sum of fifteen cents.
AT o'clock yesterday afternoon, about one
hundred and fifty horses, number of fine cat
tie, mules &C., were brought out and paraded
around etrack, making rather imposing ap-
pearance. After that the fast rackihg, pacing
and trottng horses .wcro exercised to the great
delight Of those present.
The Improvements which the fair grounds
have recently undergone, surprises every body
bytheir extent and admirable arrangement. The
track and carriage drives, the new stalls, stands
DC, meet the decided appreciation of all. The
grounds are unsurpassed for. beauty, situation.
and general convenience. Comparatively few
people attended yesterday. To-day there will
be better turn out and; the attendance will im.
prove each day until the close of the exhibition