Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-10-29
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

the forenoon the crowd wcEdcd their way fair
wards, and about neon the number on the
ground WAS about eight or ten thousand per
sons, in gay attire such rs the OCCASION ds-
mnndcd. The number of lady visitors was
very great and the matters for inspection were
examined By them AMI discussed again
Whether the topic was horse or baby quilt,
; u Durham bull or turtle dove. MI found sd
mircrs somewhere in 80 large crowd Of
course there were grumblcrS there, and some
who were somewhat disappointed. but such
will be found everywhere
4 band Of music discoursed excellent music
during the day; the horse track drew many,
and so did the machinery in operation, with all
its complex features The inaugural address
of Glen. Tlghman will be found i'll another col
unn with other remarks. 50 We shall merely
here continue our ramblc through the live
stock.
Cows Asp BrLLs.-Amony the various grades
and breeds on exhibition, the COW "COwslip'
belonging to j. ID. Warren u: licn-,co, Fanny.
owned by DIR. j. q. Lu,nphin, uf Iiano9er, and
Red Rose, owned by Vim. Smith. Of iirurico,
deserve special notice S;unl G. Lu,ilington,
Of Circenbrcr, Va, has y rcal7 magnificent
herd Of all kinds Of cattle at this Fair cry one
of which is agreeable TO the sy,. and some Of
the fat kind pleasant 10 the tistc. Wrong Mr.
l.uddngton's herd may he particularly noticed
tho handsome bull Djalma, three years old, Of
the short-horncd Durham breed, who wears
his halter and his honorS well In nineteen
show rings Djalma ha, come out wearing four,
teen blue ribbons. four rcd ribbons. and with
Int fail, I l., l.
in his native State Virginia. Also. the hull
Scipio most alniahlc fellow and regular
beau among the fair boyincS. Scipio is Dur
ham. over three years old. and TOOK premiums
nj our Fair last year, but it seems this time
that Djalma will win the laurels
Mazurka Fourth is certainly the belle Of the
Fair, among the Durham short-horncd hcifers.
She il perfect in symmctry, rather too fat, and
now in calf Each of her calves is valued at
$1,000 and herself at s2,j00 She is descend
cd from mportri Mazurks, the great prize
cow Of England
Chaney and Red Rose are two -picndid cows,
belonging also. To Mr. L,dlington Among
his ldt cattle are two extraordinary bullockS,
one of which stan,i, in all his fat ~ high -
eighteen hands. The two weigh six thousand
pounds, and truly are the pride Of Kentucky.
cow .yrr known she is tiyc years old, and
$500. There IL, also, . tine fat hcifcr, four
years old; and We are pleased to learn that some
Of this prime fat beet is IN be bought, cooked
and dislcd up in Richmond Mr. l.. has slSo
some grade COWS, which are very handsome.
The handsome pure Devon herd, numbering
twci,ty-onc head belonging 10 Capt. II. I.
Ill, .,G 'Ia1l,
grea: praise. They are Of all ages under eight
years, AMI among them will be found the bull
Norfolk, tyc ycars old BY imported licred.--
lIo:t aristvcralic hcifcrS Corbin Warwick.
rinctcn, five years old, and his lord,liip il
years old. OF Mr. o. Bcirnc, Of Monroe county
j. 5. Cobhs, of Milton y. c.. has gone fine
DurhaHS, sinong which VII jc found the bull
are Champion, belonging to y. Blunt of Mar.
land, Inca. and Soldier, and other, belonging
10 J. H. McIcnry. Of Maryland Thi. gentle
man has likewise fine exhibition OF Alder
ncys at tie Fair. Mr. John Mcrryinan, of
herd, witt! some fine tamplcs Of Hcreford,hirc
y
COW fourteen Yeas old. with TWO beautiful
twin calves, IL most admirable pair Of daugh-
tcrs The COW is called christmas"
j. b. Crcn,haw. Of Ilcnrico. has iinc bull
namcd Mars; Alex q. Davis of LouIoun ilas
six head Of Devon cattle, fine and pure; DR..
T. Il. Pendlcton Of Louisa. has 5 hcnd Of De
von aInong which the cow, Cherry and Nellie
Bv are prominent; DR.. Gco. i. Dailr,l. Of
l.C N.rt,, l,,n
named Romeo than whom, 10 bovine Juliet
need sigh for more ardent lover; Alex. Gar
rett, Of Richmond, has Devon bull i|crod, the
one you read about; Odcn Bowie, Of Maryland.
exhibits l2 head Of fine Devon cattle, among
which the bulls Captain and Montezuma are
fine specimens of the breed. The cow sweet
heart is as pretty creature as ever wore
horns, and has an eye in which SPAR 'cs all the
fire of Southern brunette Air. Borie has,
also, hcifcr which, at Is ;no.ihs cd, had a
calf and gave two gallons OF milk dali. before
she reached two years Of asc. I'm. ia1;h of
Albcrnarlc, exhibits some finc a.; ox,n AMI
working oxen; so do IleSsrs. trou : and Irving
of Lynchburg and Mr.. L.udi;ng;cn n: .;rccn.
brcr also DR.. +. Gardner alu, L. navis of
Loudoun county
Among the very fat cltt!r staHds forth
! Honest John is r respectable Durham bullock.
that weighs 1920 pounds, and luxuriates in
his fatncss, as the property Of CrouSc < Ir-
vinS. of Lynchhuifg. Long may Honest
John reign, even when male beef of: and
should tcIidcrloin steak OF hi, fall to our lot
how happy We should be. Dr. j. y. Powell,
of IIcnrico has some fine grade COWS; and
the bull "Cincinnat,ls." Of Grouse & Irving,
looks like Roman Emperor; and ncar him
stands Mazcppa, from lIrnrico county v. G.
Wilson. of Maryland ha, tin" herd Of Al
dcrny cattle. pure md good.
SnEEr--Col. Ware has 50 fine sheep at the
Fair. Of the Scot,wold breed; Henry Carroll,
: of Maryland, has 10: Of Longwools; Col. K.
France, Of Baltimore, lot Of SouthdownS;
John G. Jones of Lancaster, Pcnnsy lvana, n
! lot Of Souhdowns, among which is prize
ram. named prince Albert" AFTER the Queen
Of England's husband Mr. Jones ewes are
very fine Next come what the la,lics term
the unccan sheep. Dr. ". l.. Wright, \
practical German shepherd, Of Dover Mills,
Culpcpcr county, has fine lot OF the cee-
bratcd Silc>ian Mcrno sheep ut the Fair. Mr..
Wright owns over ono thousand sheep i'll Cul-
poper-;hcir ilecccs average 5 or pounds,
and bring 80 each. 4 few Of his bucks he
values at $3.50 each The Silcsian Nerino
sheep, after being shorn. eXudrS oil. with which
the dust mixes and soon makes them look dirty,
but their wool is fine and clean, and before
shearing-timc they are made TO swim to snd
fro in stream, which makes them very white.
Swixr.-Thc pig department this yaar does
not make such . show Of the gruntins beautie.
as Oh former occasions. Is. Hickman oil Pa,
has some fine Chester county pigs Alfred \.
Tangluy Of Pa, has 25 on exhibition Ofthis
nlnincr il Il maternal looking SOW. nursing
beautiful and promising young family ofcleycn
white little rorkcr., three weeks OLD. This
family is t.cat 10 contemplate and 10 listen
10 their sIucakinc Affection Gen. VI. H. Rich
ardSnn OF iIcnrco, has iinc- w If the Mt. Airy
breed, with numerous litter Of little RESPONSE
bitics not vet wcaned T. ". Thorne. Of Hen