New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-06
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SYRACUSE, Tuesday Sept. 8, iS's
The State Fair opened here most auspciousy "
dny. The weather, which cloudy last night, ~
clear and beautiful this morning, and just cool enouss
10 be pleasant both for visitors and stock rhe attend
spce the ground during tho day WA not large, bat
ar above the average Of the first day. The entries
however are much in advance of last year tst the
total receipts aresdy exceed the gross ano'int tskos
during all the last fair.
Ex.President Martin Van Buren was ON the ground
to-day.
The exhibitors have not yet got their articles fully
arranged.
Cattle and stock are still arriving in large NUMBERS
consequently the fair IL not yet Ia tu sdyansge
but the exhibition even At this time Is highly ntoss'-
ing.
The Cattle show will be grand. They more df-
fused among exhibitors and there are greater num-
ber Of fine specimens than IN any prcsions year Toe
scarcity of fancy breeders il remarkable, nearly
all being shown by farmers. There splendid cat
tie Of the Durhalns. Devons, uereOris, Ayresaifes
and full bloods The grades are also remarkably
fine this year-many If them but little inferior 10 aa
bOOds. ANY person who examines grade cattle tbs
year will see that those who cannot afford tho expeBs
OF raising thoroughbreds, can materially improve !~
value Of their stock by putting one full bloodef bol
among native cows. One yoke OF cattle of hlys
grade, about three-q aarters Devon, raised by Nf
Hurburt of Connecticut, aud owned by Mr. Hilt0a@
Albany, are among the bandsomest on the ground
Among the fine cattle shown two fouryear clis,
exhibited by Dir. Ear,Ding Of Buffalo and raised by
Gov. Shelby of Kentucky. They weigh ), 40 P'ands
Two Others rsised and owned by Mason Salisbury Of
Jefferson County weigh 1900 pounds.
r. q. Eaile oi Westcbester the well-known breeder
and importer OF Devons, exhibits some splsDd1 cat
tle-among Others, the imported COW Iitona, bfed
Exeter, England; very handsome heller lPasporl,
sired by Exeter beautiful heller Eeanor, eeaIses
months old; another Myrul thirteen months old s!rea
by Tecumseh and bull and heier, calves, a1 ana
s4yen months old also very beautiful.
Mr.. John Corp OF Cortland County shows the spso-
did Devon cows Nancy Dawson aud Fancy, with 'nea
bull calves They are much admired. A.
The other principal exhibitors If Devons are II
Howland Of Csyuga, Mr.. Obey of Ontario, Mr. Con
Of Jefferson, Mr.. Wainwright Of Dutchess, Mr. hI"s
Of Togs, Mr.. Colby Of Tompklns, Mr.. stevers
Genesee, Messrs. Baker & Son Of Madison, and ="
Eastman OF Oneida. 49,
The PRINCIPAL Snort Horn exhibitors are Mr. Thon
Of Thorndale, Nr. Richardson Of Westchester, M NJ
Marks Of OnOndaga, Mr.. Rathbun OF Otsego, ~ ~
Chapman of Madison, Mr.. Bullock OF Albany, "'
Benharn of Tompkins, and Mr.. Tslcott Of oDsiia ~
In IIerefords the largest stocks are shDwn ny NJ
Remington Of Csyugs, Mr. Bowens N Oreans, ees
Mir. 4. Corning, jr., of Albany, VINO ha" '''' "N
cattle entered. 80, a.. ,
In Ayresbires the principal exhibitors are Mr.. Cos,
yer., at Jef.r,on Mr.. Hungeriord Of Jederson, ssa
NJ, ssrs. Br die & Co. OF Jefferspn. The stables m
stock are at the lower end Oi the grounds and tss
of half nile il laid around tine catt- sheds. isfr
number Of 1ery fine horses are already entered ir ~
races and ACCORDING to the accounts vi their oS1e"
an uIersmpl-d time may be anticipated.
On the cattle ground are well-arrsnged scales m
weighing. erected by Duryee, Forsyth r. Co.
Next adjoining the track is hall for the eIhbIoa
Of the manufactures of Onondaga County exclusively.
II !. not very hbcray filed bnt contains sone nae
aricle- Messrs. }. Seymour & Co., sl.erwsrc msss-
facturer-, make splendid display Of slverware,
sonic jsselry, &c. They show silver in al stsEe''
rs native state through all the processes 81
finiig and manufacture up To- the completion OF the
icler. There are many splendid specimens snosn y
silver incri-ted and interningled with c,pp~ii'
which have left doubt in the mndr Of those ,i. I.
iar with .ilyer aud copper mining, that large ~,
te- of silver viii BE- found IN that region Aion- =,
fancy artelrs here Ne hne WAY figures and nos"'
Miss Wesley Hickor Of Syracuse. u,,,,L
Fox the next division of tie ground are as,c1t.
iny elements occupying large space. sve'"'n mig.
are but oily just getting resdy IA ~orA, W *
men, Of their capacity yet be Justly fof'@.
couyse according to the word Of the oTiefS, -.
tie b, Il machine Of the kind ever invenfei aps"td
bic fence is Sc. mp this part o the grouhi,
last March by Mr.. Carhart, ot Sracuse sos ~" go
r.bly calculated 10 answer IL great need o' io.vI
Staring with the nrst Ink. 1t Is st up % S,v.r
wltL,ut and costs about hall dollar per fri. 80
Al ,,eam.-epgiues are preparing TO YORK anu 49,