Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-31
The District Fnir.

their proper places, and the Hall presented a
fine appearance Among the first articles
that we noticed, were some twenty-five pic
lures, ambrotypes, photographs and statuetts
by j. Heath, Daguerrean Artist Of this city.
They were the highest perfection Of the art
Indeed, they cannot lie surpassed we viii
venture to say in any quarter of the world
Such distinctness and such finish as are exhib
tied in these pictures are rare indeed. The
next objects thai attracted our attention
were two beautifully made California pianos
the name Of the manufacturer of which we
did not learn. In the Ladies Department
which was very tastefully set off, We noticed
some fine specimens of Oriental work, bead
work. tapestry, Transfer. work, linen work,
chenille embroidery, drawings, Grecian paint
ings bed quilts, stockings, leather work, hair
work &c. &c Among these were an ex-
quisitelv made chenille embroidered parasol,
the handiwork of n lovely fair enc Of Marys
ville also beautiful specimen Cf transfer
work-a delicious looking handkefchief-
by the same hond picture frame in leath-
er work, which was very fine, and pretty
drawing Of lady playing On a guitar In
the north east corner of the Hall we observed
a swinging book case or "What Not" most
beautifully and elaborately dfnamented with
leather-work. A more exquisite specimen of
taste and skill we have never seen. 1t is the
work. we believe, Of highly accomplished
lady in this city. 1t will be a marked fea-
ture in the Fair. Among the drawings is
very fine one, by young lady Of Marysville,
which is n scene representing a romantic
burial ground of the old time, with its
strange monuments and memorials peering
forth from among the trees The Grecian
paintings are, some of them, excellent
There are some handsomely made coverlids
and bed quilts, which candUt fail to attract
attention. The linen work, both ladies' and
gentlemehs, is most admirable. While wan
derihg around among the larger paintings,
we were attracted to what appeared to be
finely grained oakcn door, opening from the
Hall into the square, and were about to un-
undertake to open it, when we discovered
that it was mere painting Whoever made
that door is master house painter. The
Nahl Brothers have a magnificent lithograph
on exhibition. 1t is a picture Of the great
Yosemite Valley, taken by j. a. Ayres, de-
lineator from Inspection Point, ON the Mari
posa Trail. A beautiful bunch of wax flow
ers lies on one Of the tables adjacent, and is
an honor to the fair artist who produced
them. Fruits of all kinds were coming in,
in abundance. Among the fruit already ar
rived were monster peaches, weighing about
pound apiece, from DR.. Teegarden's or
chard in this city, and Mr. Crenshaw's In
Butte county. Not the least noticeable arti-
cles which met our gaze were specimens of
leather from the Pioneer Tarnery of this city,
owned by Valentine Creech 1t Co. Nicely
tanned beaver and other skins, with the fur
all on; sheepskins for book binding, the
same (of courser quality for leggngs and
saddle leather, sole leather and harness
leather, were conspicuously presented and
spoke well for the work which was done on
them J. W. Moore d Co.'S specimens of
harness and saddles, with all kinds of orna.
nented and finished elaboration, are well
worth looking at So also are the specimens
by Laurence d Scranton. Mr.. Pluyhoff has
on exhibition a four mule team harness,
which is a piece of complete workman
ship.
We find the enumeration of even the most
prominent articles growing upon us, and
must conclude our epitome with a b'ief no.
tice Of the cabinets of curiosities which are
placed here and there in the Pavilion. They
furnish pleasant study for hours, aboundng
as they do in n thousand wondrous things,
such ms curious seashells, strange looking
birds precious stones. ancient hatchets dug
up from the soil of the Hawaiian Islands,
dried goards, made into drinking vessels,
from the same quarter, Piles Hair from
Mauna Loa wooden bowls manufactured by
the natives of distant islands, n sash made of
the fibre of the cocoa nut by an Islander, a
leg ornament of shells by dusky dame Of
the tropics, a large coverlid made Of the
bark of the white mulberry by another fe-
male Islander, native sulphur from Clear
Lake, Napa county, volcanic lava from
Mauna Loa granite from Evansville, Yuba
county, volcanic glass from Long Bar, fossil
wood, crystals, variegated marble from Sui
sun, &c, DC, DC
We shall probably take another stroll
through the Pavilion today, and also visit
the cattle grounds.
The Fair is going to turn out decided
success, and an honor to this Northern sec.
tion of country.
REPUBLICAN MovEMENr-The Republican
State Central Committee have published
statement addressed to their party IN CalfOr-
MIA, in which they say:
"The rumors which have been ahoat for
the past few days relative to union upon
the Congressional ticket between the Repub-
lican and the Anti LecomptOn parties make
it proper and necessary for the Republican
State Central Committee to state that no such
arrangement will be made"
A YOUNG man named Nutter was recnntly
fotnd dead near jamestown Tuolumne coun-
to. lie is su posed to have been crushed by
tie falling of tree which he was engaged
in telling