New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-05
FROM PHIL ADELPHIA.

STATE FAIRs-TIIE COMING ELECIioN-fLNN'
sYLvASIA RAILRoAD-A CURIOUS ENTERPRISE
CHEAP LIGHT At LAST.
From Our Own Correspondent
PHlLADELPHI,, Oct. 4, 1879
TIE world is so agog of latter years with insti.u
ting Fairs and Exhibitions, that reporters find 1t
difficult 70 vary the phraseOlogy Of the descriptions
they are compelled to give, common sameness
prevailing at them all, while the press Is too
crowded with matter of universal interest to admit
of many of the great exhibitions being noticed IN
ertenso. As to County Fairs, they are becoming
so numerous that they must be content with the
local Immortality which the county papers can
afford. For these reasons it would be out OF place
70 send you multitude of details concerning the
Show. lust Concluded, Of the State Agricultural
Society. II luckily escaped the deluge which
drowned out 40 many others during the equnoctia'
week. and has proved the greatest success yet, 50
far as teiDg crowded with visitors Is concerned.
In I-j6 the receipts were over SiO,O Whue az
the great monster gathering at Chicago they vera
only S33 geo. There all the world was attracted
b. lie performances Of two steam plOws. Here
we have had o greater novelty than contest be-
tween steem Ere engines which thousands among
and around us have seen already. Yet 1t Is s.id
that 600 persons attended our Far, and that
the receipts smounted 10 very nearly SlO,UUO.
All these facts 90 TO show that great
cities are tte only places where great fairs should
be held. 1t is st such olly in Europe that they are
he'd. More money was spent in getting up the late
show and more awarded ia premiums, than on any
fonner location Yet It was remarked that the
increase of atteudence was prOportlonaoly greater
among spectators than among exhibitors. The for
former came to see novelties. Among these WAS q
stump. muller which lftpt and tNisfel a ldrQe
growing tree out Of the ground IN three minutes.
Then there was the usual cayalcade of horses aud
mules 10 which the vast crowd of men and women
gave especial attention. A bonfire of eight cords
OF wood around iron safe, was cheap ADVERTISE
ment of its merits. SOW the women crowded
round il, to see the books and papers taken out,
when the burning was over 10 hopes of seeing
them reduced "a tnder There was great variety
of pew fencing for farm use, some Of which was
easily aud chespy made, and entirely portable, the
material in some being wood, and wire IN Others.
These fences were decided novelties, gave great
satisfaction TO farmers, aud ought TO be extensively
advertised.
Our State election viii be held on the III ID inst.
No topic but the great national issue before the
county comes H. by It's local importance, 10 in-
teusity the canvass. We have neither Governor
nor Congressman to elect and, the spoil OF the ca
mails being taken away, there is no Canal Commits
soner wanted. Neither is there any particular
measure Of State policy before the people Two
Offices only sire 70 be filed, Surveyor. General and
Auditor Gene ral about which nobody cares much
as tie salary is small and tie patronage insignif-
can't The Legislature is the only stiuulant. One
might think that. there being so little TO contend
for, there would be but little contention. But II Is
not 30. There have been animated struggles IN the
city 10 secure nominations 70 the Legislature tf0m
the Peoples pMiy and, as the Sham Democracy
die hard the election viii be hotly contested, and
heavy vote poled. Our party are aiming to Sc
cure lasting asceudency in the Senate, lasting
enough to reach over Bgler's term in the United
States Senate, and they viii assuredly succeed,
and tlrn that man cut the very day his term ex-
pres. The Shams have not for yesrs past gone
into sn election under circumstances So dlscOur-
ssiDg. Buchanan aud Gov. Packer are at swords
points and the party can not openly sustain either
one. without ofetdDg the supporters of the other.
Nj Douglass intrusion has also had damagiJg in
fueDce on the party, without. essentially bene6ting
hm.elf Take i altogether, the Shams are more
twisted and discordant than they have been for
years AID maintain ga organization more from
force Of habit than because they expect success.
Our side on the other hand, is compact hsrmO-
Nous aid so confident of victory a: every turn,
that ] fear they viii rely too much on their own
strength, and thus relax in efsrt. When our
neigbbors of New.Jersey and ourselves have voted
and defeated the enemy, the Presidential prospect
may be expected 10 loom up with significant dis
tiDcintss.
There is growing feeling of dissatisfaction
among our bui.ness men st the conduct OF Mr..
Edgar Thomson, President OF the Pennsylyanis
Railroad. in discriminating in favor of other cities
ard against our own in the matter of freights going
West II is cOmpl.iled that Mr.. Thomson is
accepting the presidency OF al the railroads
offered 10 him, come three or four 10 begin
with, AID that be u;es the Pen1sy lyania 10 the
il Jury OF Phsdephis business, though it was built
with cur capital. Western men who have stopped
Lers and then gone - EeW-York TO make their
purchases, have given ss the reason for so doing,
Lat The freight from New York 70 Chicago is less
than from here 10 Chicago. You see how this
thing operates s2siust and for you and all East
Of you. New. England manufacturers, with agen-
ciss in New-fork, can deliver goods in tle West
cheaper than ems OF our manufacturers can, though
ore 100 miles II is the stupid coupe
ttiCn 10 secure through freigh.s which is doing US
this jury, while it is ruring every railroad that
goes Into Il. II Is the reason why PenIsy lvanis
Railroad stock tas gone down from - 20 40, where
il h.s settled with s heavy load upon it. IL
is lot the hard times that have depressed
this stock, but TIE knowledge that ii ia carrying
90 losing game in competing for trade at
rates that dent psy; for never has road had such
favor shown 10 1t by our people, and our press,
IS this. The complaint against Mr.. Thomson is
heard al along the route TO Pittsburgh. The mIers
on the route pay high rates 10 enable the company
to carry Western -four by their very doors at much
lower ones. He is killing the way traffic which
if properly fostered would alone support the road,
IN order 10 secure the through traffic which magyar