Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-09-14
EIshth annual Exhibition Of the United
stnten AErscuItnraI SoeIetY-second nnr.

stntes AsrSculturaI sOciety-secOnd Day.
appearance Of hs Ground Yesterdqy--z The
Crowd and DhO Compose it-.More Entries
| Of Stock Mechanical and Ofher DEPART
ments-List Of Premiums.
The Fair Grounds presented Gar better
| appearance yesterday than on the day pre-
| vious. Many of the unfinished departments
had been completed during Wednesday
night, and much of the machinery, which.
on the first day, was not in running order
was properly adjusted and attached to the
| power.
THE CROWD.
From the time the gate was opened in the
morning. the sentinels were kept busy in
taking tickets. Every train that arrived on
the ground was compactly crowded, and as
these came semi-hourly, the addition from
| this source alone was very great; besides
these, great many came in omnibuses and
| private conveyances, and by the middle of
the afternoon 10000 people were on the
ground-an immense mass in ITSELF but in
this instance only forerunner of the dense
crowd that is coming, and which must reach
$4,000 by Tuesday next.
AS is necessarily the case, it was of a
very miscellaneous character. The great
mass, however, is composed of farmers
| grazers and mechanics, who are either ex-
hibitors themselves, or have come to witness
the stock, the machinery, &C., which others
have entered. These men are easily known.
| Their carriage and demeanor indicate how
deeply they are interested in the success of
| agriculture and the mechanic arts in this
county, and which are ably represented on
the ground. They are courteous, when
| spoken to, and moiest none who appear 10
be engaged. They are really the sfnew of
the country-a class Of men who, year by
| year, assume greater Importance in society,"
and who are destined to receive the recoS.
milton they deserve.
Newspaper men form another conspicuous
class, and aside from the badge to which
they are entitled, they may be known by
| their peering curiosity, their bundle of paper
| and pencil, which are always held ready for
use. From appearances, nearly every paper
in the United States will be represented -by
about ten persons.
The ladies are beginning to enliven the
monotony. Few of them were on the
ground on Wednesday, but yesterday they
made their appearance in large numbers
which will be greatly augmented in a day or
two.
Sporting men are found plenty, anxious
to stake upon the awards of premiums, &c.
AS yet, their bets have been mostly among
themselves-sham, of course-and designed
to draw in the credulous: but in this, we
think, they will hardly succeed.
From all we can learn, pick-pockets are
numerous, and have several times ATTEMPTED
to abstract money from the pockets of
wealthy farmers, but as yet, we believe,
without success.
ENTRIES.
The entries of stock, yesterday, were not
large, but embrace nothing which could be
deemed other than of the first quality. The
display of horses in the show-ring was grand,
and fha Nofs tsO,,a AzI
twelve aged stations were in the ring at one
time, and the interest of both the owners
and spectators was excited to the highest
pitch; the first premium was finally awarded
to the American Boy" an animal in every
way worthy. The entries of younger stall
lions of the same class, were much more
meager, and no colts were taken into the
ring.
The mechanical department presented
marked Improvement yesterday. A large
amount of machinery was put in running
order, and the power-hall was constantly
crowded with visitors, and numerous were
the encomiums pronounced upon the me-
chanics of Cincinnati, who are largely rep
resented there.
SEWING MACHINES.
K. Vogel, Of Boston, has on exhibition in
Domestic Hall, near the west end, novel
sewing machine of a recent patent, This
machine is not confined to single Kind of
stitch, but is capable of adaptations by which
it will work six different kind of Stitches
several of which are entirely new, and will
doubtless be much used when it is found how
easily they can be made. These are the plain
lock-stitch, and five different embroidery
stitches, among which are worked edge for
coats and vests, making finish in the place
of cording or binding. This stitch also works
button-holes of all kinds, thing which we
believe no other machine has vet accom-
plished. The other four embroidery stitches
may be used for embroidering dresses, col
lars, curtains, and the numerous other arti-
cles which need not be enumerated to women.
The owner claims for this machine that it
will do common work equal to the best
machines, and other kinds of work that no
other machine can do. The prices are from
$50 to $l25.
Cow-MILKER.
The farmer need not smile at this, unless
he smiles in qualification at the relief which
it will bring to his wife and daughters, sup
posing that there are yet in the rural dis
triots wives and daughters in such state
of innocent usefulness as to milk the COWS.
The thing has been done by machine. But
few days ago we saw in the agricultural
department of New York paper an account
of the milking of large number of cows by
one of these machines, to the entire satisfac-
tion of the cows and of several spectators.
The milker consists ofa milk-pail, pump
to make the suction, and four metallic teat-
cups, which fit any cow. without change.
The movement of the pump produces the
remitting suction which is Sequired. 1t is
said to work rapid, and the cows like it, and
surely the cows ought to know. The ma
chine is exhibited in Domestic Hall, by
Kersham & Colyin, of Philadelphia. The
retail price is $40.
-- ALDERNEY CATTLE.
Mr.. ]. Howard McHenry, of Maryland, en-
tered herd of Alderney Cattle, the only
ones on the ground, and as almost all classes
were embraced in it, the premiums he re-
ceived amounted to handsome sum, as will
be seen below. They were all, with one ex-
ception, nearly of a fawn color and were
really entitled to be classed as first-rate.
BANK SAFES, &C.
One of the most attractive articles which
we noticed in our visit to the United States
Fair, yesterday, was the splendid bank safe,
exhibited by the well-known manufacturers,
Hall, Carroll h Co., of this city. 1t stands
near the east end of Domestic Hall, and is
constantly surrounded by crowd, most of
them attracted by the beautiful paintings
with which it is decorated, and which are
in themselves fine specimens of the decora-
| tive art But TO the merchant, who desires
place of deposit for his Valuables, secure
| from the dangers of fire or robbers or to the
artificer, who admires mechanical ingenuity
and workman-like execution, it has points
| Of deener interest II seems To he in every