New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-06
State Fair.

ALBANY, Wednesday, Oct. ), 1859.
The weather continues remarkably fine, and the
largest crowd ever within State Fair In ole day WIS.,
tied the prousds to-day. Slice Tuesday evening, the
city has swsrmed with Strangers, AID new arrivals are
recorded by every train. The ample and desirable
hotel Accommodations TO be found at the capital are
great advantage at this tine. The Delasao House.
the Congress Hal, the StanSix, Com nercial, and
American, the Farmers and Merchant, the Dan
lap House, ard all the smaller hotels, are in
full requisition, while ou'side accommodation,
sbould the public hotels be founi insufficient,
are provided ia such amplitude to insure vistors
agaiLst incon yenence and trouble IN securing quar-
ters. The chances are, however, that tie citizens
will be put TO their mete 10 providing room for all,
bu. 10 strangers will be permitted TO go away unsats
ied. The Boston train last evening brought down IL
carloads Of passengers. The boats are literally
crowded, and turn of their hundreds each trip.
largo number Of excursion boats from various points
down the river reached here to-day, esch lOsied
down with its living freight Toe Central Rail
road cars arrive at the depot leaving the rear car out
of sight aud at the saIce Of respectable walk from
the city, aud each Cor Is as full ins de as city 1m1i'
bus carrying thifte1n female passengers Ins North
ern road which runs train every bait hour, a1cs
large instalnept to the crowd Toese facts may con.
vey idea Of the extent OF the iaa1 OF visitors,
which has ste.diy coDtioued now Tor toe pas. two
days The oeaus Of TO the Fsir are ample.
There must have been issued up to yesterday
morning nearly 400 loerss for carriss If all descdp.
tions, while the baif-hour trains on the Nortneln
road are great convenience Nearly every vehicle
show of Dsvons, Durhsns, Herefords, and Ayrshire,
is very large Messrs. Fails Tboroe, Cooger, f. Cor
Mrs IT,. and the Hon. W Kelly have ali large displays
OF the choicest cattle Over five buocret horses are
entered. The entries eu orace many blood stations,
brood mares, and some of the .bss. trotters
In the Union. The display both Of horses
and cattle from Kentucky is poticesbly large.
The enriee to the Fair are as follows;
Cattle 362; horses 507 sheep ewae and poultry COB;
blowing implements and machinery 495; grsio vege-
fables sugsr and honey. 1853; domestic manufactures
26i miscellaneous col; flowers and fruits 2iO-tota,
3.43l.
A 6ne dinner was given to-day on the grounds
which wss cooked on the ground by the new cooking
stove Of Ratbbooe g. Co. 1t wss served 10 tent,
and Gen. Wool Horace Greeley, the Hon. Mr.. Conger
and email number Of ether invited guests we're pre-
sent.
The receipts Of the State Fair up to to night ware
81 875 10 ainit Az 81 the same time In 1888
gain over last year OF s. 1902 81. 1t was estimated
That 40 600 people were on the ground to-day. Tue
Society held very fnll and intere ting meetiog to
night at the Agricultural II ALL with Zaaoc Pratt in the
Chair The subject discussed wa Natures aud
theu Application. Remarks were made by several
practical and scientific farmers concluding WITH ad-
3re.ses by the President of the Society AID josiah
Quincy of Massachusetts. Mr. Quincy advanced the
Opinion that the manure Of GOV is wor as much as
the milk. ExGOv. King was present on the platform