The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-15

&c; Wemple New York,
Z; M. Baker, CirSleyil!s, Y.
Y; r. Stuart lundy's Lane, Penn.
Mrs. Amanda MAJ berry, Newport, II. /,
mercy a. Blossom, Mamisbnrg, 0.
Mrs; n 3. Robbins, Plymouth, Mass.
Durk q Barnes, Pittsburgh, Penn.
NINTH ANNUAL FAIR OF HAMILTON County
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY-This fair continues
during this day, and closes tomorrow. The
best way to reach it is by the Hamilton Rail-
road. whose time card can be- found advertised
inthis paper.
THE RAILROAD RIDE.
The ride will do you good, taking you from
the stereotype sameness of the city to the va
ricty and newness of the country. As you
near Carthage on the right, going out, you see
the costly and convenient Lunatic Asylum; on
the left, Immediately opposite the fair
grounds, you see the extensive stone build
ings, known as the City 1Hfrmary, in which
tho city keeps her professional paupers.
THE CANDIDATES ON THE TRACK.
Going out, We find the cars containing nu-
merous candidates bound for the fair, each ex-
pecting, finally, to be awarded the office of
County Treasurer. Near us sat Republican
candidate, unused to the din and commotion
of politics, whose head was aching in pre-.
monitory admonition Of the jarring nerve-dis-
fractions to be endured in running over the
many curved track Of politics. One of the
regular-faculty candidates for Treasurer, from
the American side, was magnetizing the said
Republican head, by manpulations, very
much after the style Professor Ferrie, the
French barber, used to adopt, in soothing bis
subjects seated in chair -tonsorial before he
shaved him or shenred him of his strength
The stoms of alarm seemed all to be hushed
by the gentle lingering of the Doctor, whose
name we menzics, and by the time the cars
reached the Playground the patient was all
right to meet the people.
ON THE FAIR GROUND.
While the candidates wero shaking hands
with the voters, we passed around the stalls,
observing the best Of a menger supply of
cattle, and in the ring the movements Of the
colts and the roadsters.
IMPORTANT QUERY.
Well, we have seen the Hamilton County
Fair. Its large poster had declared it "open
to the world competition invited in all the
classes /" We soon found all the world had
not entered, nor was there competition in all
classes. What's the matter? Where's the
fault? Are fairs failure in this county An
evident effort has been made for fair; a very
respectable number of people ore upon the
ground, but the display does not evince a pro-
g-ess which we know exists in all the elements,
which, if brought together, make fairs repre-
sentative.
DIsAFFECTION AMONG MEMBERS.
The officers seemed to be working earnestly,
but somewhat under Il subjection, caused by o
real or unlounded complaint that their policy
NoI kany, tka., A
tho price of membership Encouragement to
participants. The disaffection caused by the
movement, which, although it was corrected,
has caused an opposition which has usurped q
large portion of tho time of members ,,ro and
con, electioneering for retention of the Board,
and for change in the Board.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO-DAY.
From ten o'clock this morning until three
P. NJ. to-day, there will be drumming and in
triguing, the election for the Board of Direc-
tors taking place during those hours. We see
by the bills that John X. Green, tho former
President, bas resigned. We hear of the
names of j. W. Kennedy, now Vice President,
as candidate of the Regulars, and of Charles
L. Gano as candidate of the Opposition.
THE FUTURE.
Pitch in, stir up, turn out, put in, do some-
thing to bring Hamilton County up to the dig
nifty Of at least third-rate county for an ex-
hibition, or sell the costly round house, pens
and stables at auction. Tho whole arrangement
of grounds, &C., is firSt-rate, but there is but %
meagcr show of the best things in the county.
There were some good horses this morning,
but the premiums given with such light COM
petition degrades the value and moral charac-
ter of her medals, cups and diplomas. We
should be sorry to believe that tho best vege-
tables of the county were exhibited on the
grounds yesterday. We saw some samples Of
wheat, however, which deserve premiums.
The seeding grape exhibited by FrenchIuan
of Delhi, named Eugene Huser, would have
honored place in the Palace Garden Exhibi-
tion. The best samples seen by us on the
ground were babies in arms. Young America
in Hamilton County is very promising stock.
THE FRUIT DEPARTMENT
Some superior apples, peaches and grapes
were on exhibition, and the fountain around
living tree is quite q feature.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
A number Of plows, rotary harrow, and
an improved straw-cutter, cider-mill and
other novelties, combined in one machine,
were on exhibition.
THE SHOW TODAY.
The exhibition to-day will be of farm pro-
ducts-butter, cheese, hams and dried beef,
flowers, honey, pickles and preserves, peaches,
plums, ounces, grapes, pears, apples, domes-
tic manufactures, paintings, &c. The only
articles Of this list on exhibition of merit
are the fruits. The horses of all-work, how
ever, will be the card for to-day; these we
believe will be good show. The excite
ment of the election will give some interest
to the days proceedings.
TOMORROW.
The blood-horSes are to be exhibited to-
morrow.
THE ENTRIES.
So far the entries of live stock amount to
210; the dead stock, so called, to 450.
We bespeak an interest to this fair by the
people; it is for their interest, and for the
encouragement of producers, mechanics and
stock-rasers. But, at this time, two fairs
are under way in the city, and the most
prominent exhibitors are looking toward the
State Fair at Zanesville, on the 22nd inst.
Let all feel an interest in restoring the Ham
ilton County Fair to the point in public favor
it once attained. We can reform when we
realize our true condition.
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