Wabash express., 1859-10-05
Excsssox HcrfI. :

Indiana state Fair.
Excsssok Hcrrl.
Louisville. Sept ~. 1859
Epfrox Exrskss:-Evrrything j. IA such
a muss d6wL al New Albany thai have
run up here ia search OF good lodgings and
= muske,o bar. | don't objees to the con
scientiousness Of the nuskotos- "a settling
their oil oaes. out sss no reason Tor their .
doing IL repeatedly as they did last nigh.. +
The State Fair which commenced ,esteF-
day Is. as yet. scarcely under full head
way I have spent the day on the
GROUNDS
which are situated ons mile north OF the
city. upon the n. A. and Salem X.
They consist Of SIXTY acres. part Of which
is a beautiful grove. and the balance clear
ed. all nicely set IN blue grass. A good
fence D. around them; the stalls sne mos
OF the halls are convenient sud permanent
The Amphithestre will hold three or -four
tlot md people; in short.the wboe appear
ance Of the ground. stamp them a. being
fair ground in the State. The view from.
the hall, devoted To The Fine Arts and
Manufactures. is very imposing. /. l.
situated upon . sloping sminenee a. one
end. and overlooks the entire enclosure
which is dotted over with sheds and can
vsss. The stsn and stripes wss waving
from the bands The whiE and whirr Of
-tean engines aud other machinery; the
voices of showmen extolling the last gres;
natural curiosity. and occasionally the
-oporous notes of the csll,ope ehimed IL
10 help a scene which wls extremity bsau-
tlfal aud patriotic
LIyE srocK.
The display of live stock. | should Judge
Is fully up to the average Of other exsibi
tlons Not only IL the bes, stock Of To-
diana represented. but Kentucky also. en-
ters largely into compition. could nol
with justice. to the many gentlemen VINO
have asImals on exhibition. make remarks
as my observation was too slight. and my
Judgment too poor 10 hazard an opinion
The awarding committees will settle thai
question.
FARM iNPLEMESrs.
One department was given entirely 10
agricultural implements aud machinery
Every variety Of respcr-. mowers. hay
presses. cider presses, cultivstors. plows.
(none equal to those exhibited by Charles
CoPpage at the vigO Fair,) and thousand
and one other articles were represented.
looked over this hall, SO full aud jammed,
aud cast my eve toward the Kentucky
shore. aud inwardly said-Macbinery rs
Niggers. is the great national and domestic
question.
i TORSL HALL.
This department consist of a canvass
tent. and was we'll filled with fruits and
flowers. There was fine display of sp
Piles from the Western Commercial Nur-
series At Indianapolis W HEAVIER Of
Cincinnati had q splendid assortment of
grapes | did not learn the names Of
any other exhibitors The centre Of the
tent. reaching some twelve fee, IN height
was a floral piramid Of plants aud flowers
Some think that Floyd County was best
represented in flowers, but think POs,y
was.
yEGETABLEs.
n L. - "A
play Of vegetables. only wished that Vlgo
County had the same potatoes and water
melons, and cabbage and beets; and 10 fact
everything in the vegetable line. that was
on exhibition at Terre Houte last week
they would have surprised the natives
here With The exception Of one pumpkin
(fhsy think the whole display il some
pumpkios.) The display of vegetables is
poor indeed.
MACHINERY.
The Power Hall. as il 10 called. is given
entirely To the exhibition Of heavy ma
chioery, which is driven by a portAhl,
engine. There were three treshing ma
chimes on the ground driven by steam
rhs machine manufactured by A Gaar 4
Co Richmond. Indiana. received genera
appreciation a. did the others. II may be
10 the threshiog match. however.
nAxrTAcIuRrs AND FINE ARTS.
The hall devoted to these departments
Vas we'll and tsstefully filled. Georg'
Terre Hsute. has on exhibition some sPlen
did blankets, some jeans and cotton yarn
II he don't yet the premium on them. /
will be because the judges have had th'
rooi pulled over their eyes. Dir. keelxl'
Of Roc hester. n. Y. has on exhibition
rain water filter. by which the d,riest eis
tern water vas made as clear az a crystal
and perfectly tas,sless. lie was Provini
al day that bis pure water wss an sntidot
for all the ills that firsh 10 heir to: how tha
-. | don't know. however. There wer
some fne painting. and photographs fror
f. New Albany and LOui.vi!le.
; INK LspITs
2 The ladies we're there. God bless then
They ~sre mostly from N.w Albany. oc
= quite a number from other portions Of th
State. believe the rosy checked armer
girls we're the prs,tis-t, and 30 did o,h'
chap: at least. they seemed to ike sttenc
b ,ps the Agricultural Fair. .. }. ).
The Corn Crop.
Thus far throughout this entire valle'
. the corn h.. escaped the frost On II