The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-09-21
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Grand Haven, - Michigan
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 81, 1850.
Special Correspondence Of the News.
THE NATIONAL FAIR.


ted States Agricultural Society, with all
its interest and attraction, took place in
Chicago during last week.
AT two o'clock on the afternoon Of
Monday, the vast cortege, consisting Of
the officers of the Society, citizens, OK
hibitors, DC, left the City under military
escort for the grounds selected for the oc-
casion, some three miles from the river,
on premises owned by Judge DOUGLAS,
near a point known as Cottage Grove.
On arrival, the interesting opening cere-
monies took place consisting Of an address
by the President of the Society, Mr. Tilg-
man, and speeches from the Hon. ] Crit
tenden, one of Kentucky's noblest sons,
and Judge Douglas, after which caval-
cado of all the cattle and horses on exh-
bition took place, passing around the car
riage way, a circle within tho grounds,
having circumference of half mile
a sight extremely interesting and crafty
ing to those who are lovers of the SYM
metrical and fleet in those animals who
are so closely allied to our convenience
and comfort.
THE HALLs.-After this exhibition, the
vast assemblage, each for himself and
herself, commenced to view od H6itun
the magnificent, wonderful and precious
objects that greeted the eye in each of the
seven large halls erected for the purpose.
On entering the grounds, turning 10 the
right and passing one or two buildings
devoted to refreshments, DC, you arrive at
FLORAL HALL.-The first glance on
entering gives you fine miniature view of
what Eden must have been in all its love-
illness, before the forbidden apple had so
changed the nature Of man as to exhibit
uncouth and destructive deformities,
amid all the celestial bloom and fragrant
sweetness of that rural paradise.
House plants, garden plants, and flow
ers of every description, from the tiny
violet to the most magnificent of lilies,
made the hall emphatically a wilderness
of sweets" In the midst of the hall
; stands fine fountain, sending lazily forth
in modest jets, limpid water, used for i'm
parting health and freshness to the thou
sands of vases filled with the fragrant and
beautiful, adjoining tho tables around or
| either side. Near this fountain stand.
Flora's Grotto, a lastly designed and neat
6 ly executed rural retreat, fashioned from
5 flowers and evergreons by the little daugh
Q ter of gentleman of Chicago. 1t eli
cited many encomiums from passing Wis
itors.
> Having satisfied your curiosity here
A you pass onward few PAGES to the Hal
, of fine Arts. You enter, and the frs
almost involuntary emotion is reverence
, You feel constrained to lift your hat anC
6 bow most respectfully to genius, who herr
= holds his court with irresistible power an(
dazzling glory. Photographs and othe
{ GRAPHS too numerous to mention, paint
c ings, instruments Of art, all inspire with
: in you emotions of wonder and praise
! You next pass to the Fruit Hall, wher
. the mouth-watcring process commences
O and like Eden of old, here were fruit
# fair to behold, and all that tree or gardel
: can produce and of most delicious tast
Two presume) and flavor-with this diff
q ference, that all, instead of one particula
u kind, were forbidden the taste, and TIN
q eye alone can feast while the taste anC
= stomach remained unsatisfed.
Q Thence you enter Mechanics Hall
g where all the different varieties of ma
j chinery for manufacturing purposes ant
I propelled by steam power are presepte'
g Cor inspection. Here an engine Of suffi
C cient capacity to exhibit the varied ma
u chinery in all its merits and dement's j
y in constant motion. Among the differ
3 ent machines on exhibition that of on
II fellow-townsman VIM. M. FERRY, Jr., 70
Q the manufacture of siding, &c, attracte'
much attention. saw no other on tn
e ground.
o A poacer press belonging to one Of th
x city dailies was at work issuing the lates
, news to the vast multitude who presse
1t thor way along amid the combination {
g, elements that displayed so forcibly the il
i tellcctual power and inventive genius {