The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-22

JOTTINGS OF TRAVEL.
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The Illinois State Fair will be held at this place Sep
TENDER l4th III next 1t deserves specia! notice
in your columns both from the importance of the sub
ect itself and of the comnendable preparations ade to
give it due ecat and to make MI corners comfortable
This place is situated the Illinois Central Railroad,
at the junction of the Main Dunleh Track and the
Chicago Branch 1t is ten miles south of the crossing Of
the Ohio and Mississippi road at Sandoval The region
heeabous is the northern part of Egypt, socallcd,
and well merits from it's fertility to be styled its go
shcn !; in the present backward and distressing
its crops comparatively promising raises
its head higher than mans tobacco promises WE'LL root
crops of all descriptions hopeful Only oats have
been total failure, and wheat partial one
The State Exhibition last year was at Peoria and will
be long remembered for the aror of competition for
prizes manifested by tho thousands of exhibitions who
congregated there. But this for 1858 will prove ap
prehend superior in many respects Its contiguity to
St Louis and the eastern part of Missouri to vncennes
aud the rich farms of the Wabash valley to western
Kentucky the land Of best tobacco and corn will add to
the interest of tho occasion and above anything that
has been experienced in Illinois before
Nor must overlook the extraordinary facilities Of
approach enjoyed by Cena other places of which
glance at the map will give evidence All the railroads
stretching in this direction have proposed the most lib
er to take all animals and articles of ex
hibton and from The fair ToM charge and passengers
for half the usual fare.
These companies have given further evidence of their
interest in the fair by liberal subscription in money and
the free transportation in lumber, and oil the materials
necessary in fitting up the grounds for the fair The IL
linos Central Company have engaged to furnish any
Der of that may be required for sleeping
daon They will have the ground for that purpose
too miles and ha of cars on the side track and will give
for the purpose the upper stories of their extensive
machine factories at Centraa together with the station
houses at Odin and Tonti.
Further than this, the last named company will run,
for the convenience Of guests free trains night and morn
ing during the fair from the fair grounds oJonesboro
the south and to Decatur the NORTH hundred miles
in each direction, that the towns the line may have
opportunity 10 contribute their aid in accommodating
visitors Temporary buildings will also be erected
the fair grounds for the purpose of furnishing board and
lodging to visitors disposed to remain upon the grounds
All these will be furnished without charge, and
all that necessary that parties take bedding with
them to beds well matter of economy.
That EgWR will furnish food enough cannot be doubted
All the refrcshmen stands under the control Of
company, consisting of A. II. Seely, David Oxley,
A. X Corey T. J. Evans, w. w. Bennett s. Scott,
r. S. Taylor and N d. Ingraham, who under pledges
to furnish good meals at maximum price of fifty cents
These parties well known throughout Egypt, and
afford guarantee that there shall boco grounds of
plant the of scarcity overcharging neglect
Any person, however, is at liberty to put rereshment
stands outside and against the main enclosure lcehoss
and the autonaon steam bakery of Chicago to fur
nish their contributions against heat, hunger and
thirst
In relation to these matters the corresponding
tary of the State Society, s. Francis airms The fair
grounds high and rolling, with fine grove of timber
and abundance of water. creek runs within conve-
nent distance of the enclosure between which and the
fair grounds there is beautiful ground for camping,
which the farmers Of Illinois will not fail to improve
They will with their families, provided with all
cessay conveniences for camping provisions bedding,
tents &c. and fully prepared to enjoy the festival to its
close and to profit by it, not only for themselves but
for their exemplary wives, and SONS and daughters
Another and eloquent quotation from Mr.. Francis
circular .The forward scaSpn, the fine promise of grow
ing crops the encouraging prospect Of speedy return to
confidence and security in commercial transactions, to-
gcther with the continually accelerated increase of wealth
and population throughout the State, give abundant
that the approaching State fair will be worthy
of Illinois But to these congratulations let us add the
fact Of the great and admirable advantages of the location
and the universal appreciation with which its announces
ment is received both at home and abroad with the mu-
nifcent beraity of the railroad arrangements and the
extent and magnitude of the premiums, and may be
parloned for expressing the confident prediction that
State fair for the present year will exceed it for magnitude
and spendor and what is still more desirable and inn
! portant for practical and permanent usefulness.
have occupied much space with this subject in the
hope that many of your readers in the far East and
South may be tempted to upon occasion that
combines so many opportunities of making the acquan-
lance both of people and country 1t is the most charm
ing of the year to visit the prairie country The
time from Boston but 60 hours and from Washington
correspondingy less. Few journeys would pay 80 well
as this
So much has been said relative to Cairo and its caas
trophe this year that not little surprised upon
visiting 1t yesterday, to find scarcely moiey OF the re-
ports true. Not building has fallen or will fall-one
wing Of badly CONSTRUCTED hotel which the rats had
left only excepted and the place to business health
&C., is fourshing any have passed trace the
extvagant and ruinous reports with which the papers
have teemed the influence Of rival town four miles
above Cairo That dcectabc place being only e9h feet
under water, while Cairo nine left grounds for tn,
contrast The whole damage 10 the Illinois Central rail
road within miles of Cairo by the devastating food
Of May and june 1885, is less than ten thousand dollars
The story Of the Cairo graveyard is on unmtigacd hum
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