New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-18

thority and direction Of which the fair is heidi
made an opening address, in which he announced
the purpose Of the gathering, and in vigorous and
forcefu style dwelt upon the benefits which would
| innre to the State from a competition among her
citizens in the various branches of their agrcul-
tural and mechanical industry. He concluded by
introducing the Hon. A. NJ West, of Holmes county,
who delivered the regular opening oration. His
| address was lengthy. elaborate and eloquent. 1t
was attentively listened to by several thousand
Of people who left the other attractions of the
ground to hear it, and was warmly applauded dur
ing the delivery and at the close.
Then came the business of the Fair. The exhi-
bition of cattle and horses, and the inspections
and distribution of premiums by the judges, con-
/ sumed the remainder. Some fine animals of both
kinds were shown; particularly of the equine fam
ily.. The number, however, Gas / have already
intimately was small for State Fair, intended to
represent the whole of Mississippi. The exhibition
of the horses in particular was attractive and ex-
citing. Several of the stations came in and
pranced around like painted horses, fresh broke
loose from Rosa Bonheur's great picture. One
splendid black stud too proud to be exhibited.
He wouldn't enter the arena, through either per-
suasion or force; broke loose, stampeded, and
created wholesale human stampede and suspen-
siOu VI Duslncss III tLe TdEec sHob quarter llc
was finally captured and led in bndfolded, bang
ing the fences and partitions frightfully he pro-
ceeded. Premiums were awarded as follows:
CATTLE
First Class, Derons.-No bulls or cows to take a
premium. A premium to DR.. NJ. w. Phillips, Of
Kinds, for heifer over two years old.
Second Glass, Durltams-Premum to r. n.
Eubanks, Jr., of Kinds, for two-year old bull.
To John Robinson, Of Madison, for COW and calf,
and a twO-year old heifer.
Third Class, A.p.shires-Premium to DIR. NJ. W.
phps fa Of ass has 9r ou nun age &c Skid
more, of Madison, for the best grade COW. To l..
p King, of Yazoo, for the best oneyear old grade
bull.
Premiums doubled on cattle native to the State.
HORSES.
/ FIRST Class, Heary Draft Horses.-Premium to
B. Collum, of Madison, for four year old bay
stallion, against three competitors. Premium to
R. N. Eubanks Jr., of Kinds, for the best stallion
:, between two and three years old splendid black
= horse, the that kicked up the excitement pre-
. viousy mentioned. To E. W. Cabaness, of Kinds
for the best three years old, against five
or six competitors. To Edward Bass, of Madison
for the best filIy between two and three years old
n To Samuel Lancaster, of Kinds, for the best col
between one and two years old. To DR.. o. Hamil
ton, of Rankin, for the best specimen of sucking
:. colt The above were all Mississippi animals, thu
e competition being open only to such.
!. First Class, Second Dirision.-Stallion and mare
,. from other States. Premium to B. Amsden, o
Warren (Vicksburg) for the best heavy draft stal
l. lion; tremendously built and splendid animal
o The last premium of the day was awarded to on
|, out of three or four mares; the owners name w
r, failed to obtain.
l. After this, the fair adjourned for the day; an
l. " sich a gittn up hW, you never did see. Ther
If was dust, oh no but the earth ,p,'iz in ii
n majesty, and the atmosphere had all the tran:
d parency of Balize fog, and the translucer
s, opacity of Mississippi water in food time.
y MISCELLANEOUS.
y haven't had chance to take good look
W Jackson yet the dust is too much. l. however
a dropped in at the State House this morning, an
took hasty glimpse at the solons of the STATE
" who hurrying through hasty session in orde
le to go to the fair. was also through the house
$; Jackson Fire Company No. l, where were hung II
o. plentiful trophies of the companys visit to Me-
Orleans last spring, and of Eagle No. rs visit her
so on subsequent occasion.
s. The Mississippi Rifles, manly looking and hant
pi somely uniformed company, paraded and drie
this afternoon. They wear the pretty cockades
the Southern Rifles in your city.
I'd have it that there will be fresh arrivals of stoc
ts and extra excitements at the fair tomorrow.
lis More anon; that is, if this be not enough.
et et :, :, GO g.
- JACKSON, Wednesday Night, Nov. 16, 1859.
:, M. Editor: The manner in which tumultuor
n public continues to pile in upon this dusty city
90 Jackson and to crush this devoted Bowman Hous
10 (from the wine-room of which your correspondel
still speaks though he has been out Of it somewh
he during the day,) is
10 PERFECTLY DREADFUL.
he Dusty and jaded travellers arrive by the cal
to from North, South, East and West sling their ca
ly petbags and valises into the corners, dash the
e. names the register and then get quite hurt al
k, sometimes mad, because the landlord has to te
nd that there are no beds left no cots unoccuped al
H. mary blanket unengaged. was very much please
is this evening with the philosophy of very gray
IL looking, mddle-aged gentleman (evidently from
by dstance) who after entering his name on the reg
er ter, leaned the counter and bandly informe
wv "mine host F" that he was fatigued and wished
to be shown to his room right off. The eloquent so
row of the host in apologizng, and at last de
ng cately insinuatng that the application was mac
of about week too late and the look and the sient
ia of the distressed traveller formed tableau whit
nd might have been entitled to a premium at the Fai
nd At last the traveller, with melancholy smile, SUI
se as Mungo Park must have made in his last appea
ew to the hospitality of the inhospitabe Africans sal
he "Well, sir, I'm really sorry but I'm tired and W
ta- have to stop here somehow tonight. If you ha
he an armchair to spare, and can give me some &C
W. ner where I wont be in the way, I'll be mu
nd Obliged" Mr.. Holzheim said, Certainly" al
of added for the several thousandth time, "Wel (
Die the best we can for you, sir"
of 1t is matter of doubt whether or not he su
ion posed he could do anything; but l have SCI
nd enough to know that he is something in the stu
ler ton of the honest publican who is mmortalized
md Dickens in his :" Barnaby Rudge." This pubci
was a first-rate fellow who was long supposed
it'll know how to keep hotel where he did keep
ed. some distance from the " out-squirts" of Londo
on One fine evening mob of the London riote
rth visited his house. took possession of it, and dra
BILE up all the liquor and eat up all the eatables, in
of most uproarious and iovial manner possible. T.
landlord was so thoroughly stupetied with the
ing proceedings that lie forgot he himself was Ian
the lord; yet he had idea, somehow, that he h
dly something to do with it; and, seeing that t
es. crowd were enjoying themselves at somebody
ell, expense, and knowing very well that he was n
to enjoying himself, he concluded he must be t
b I victim upon which, pulling out his purse he we