Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-14

PHILruPs HOUsE, Dayton, o.,
Sept. IL. 1861.

EDITORS LzADER;
This has been Ons Of ths days-rain in
oessanh mud plentiful onnibuses filed,
rumbersinorsasing, Phillips most excellent
house erOWdsd-in fact L win tura out In
all respects successful State Fair. Night
approaches, and the dark curtain OvsrhauR-
ing us with constant dripping and dri1zling
is beginning to rise, and the first clear
sky for thirty hours begins to appear. This
win rsiOieo the multitude, who have been
obliged % dodge, run, Wsds, So, from han
70 hall during the day.
Ny descriptions viii be general, noticing
but few Of the many things that might BE-
narrated.
The "Ari HRln Was veil filed With eve
rything that attracts and pieases the eve.
Cridland's painted photographs all bespeak
artistic akin, and especially 60 his Miss
Heron, drawn life size. in the character Of
"Camilas." Where is Ryder2 We also OBJ
served some exquisite touches from the
brush Of Mas Soule, and We are pleased to
see ladies cultiyating an art for which they
By nature are quite Is we'll adapted aa
nan But allow ne 10 inquire also where
is Miss Ranscm, Cleveland s almost ininit
sble A-tist2 Would that some Of her ar
tstie touches hsd added to ths charms Of
The "Art Hall" We win not be partial,
but mans the photographs Of Seebohm and
Geissensn & Roberts, all sreditabie 10 thsir
s1thors.
Commercial Colleges we're represented Of
course. Dayton is blessed with two (more
the merrier Of course az 0ne is styled
TIE Miami Commercial College, Principal
4 y. babbett The other is run BY s. J.
drier--bozh very good schools We under
stand. There Is 0ae more We might men
ton, II the name Of the 6rm we're not a
nile long Here goes It is called, Bry-
ant Foison, StrattOn & Felton's CONNER
Oial Coiiegs- Prodiglousl They have two
splendid specimens q Penmanship executed
By that artistic penman, c. &. Wnber.
No other Bpeeimens on the ground touch
them- 8his iTm has on exhibition three
Textbooks Published By the National Chain
o. Mercantile CollegeE--one on Book-Keep-
ing, one on Calculaiions, and one On Com
meIoisl Law.
We should be pleased to notice the many
evidences Of increasing ingenuity and
1ankee skill had We tine and space. We
viii rsier 70 Joel Morse 3 Cos. exhibition
Of SINNERS Calendar Clock, which attract
ed much attention. We were particularly
pleased with ]. B. Aiken's Family Knit /
ting Machine, Of Cincinnati, for it will |
greatly relieve the aching busy 6ngerl Of
90 many good old lsdies (no fears Of the |
dsiiests phalanges Of young missesl. Then |
again, fhere e the farmers Loom by Hen |
derson, athat troads its own tTsadIes,
throws ita oEn shuttle, lets of its own web |
and takes up it's own cloth, the weaving |
being sll done By working the batting"-a |
good thing.
We Eafs psEtic6lsrly struck uilh the |
Bee Tanner, who appeared in the crowd |
With perfeot necklace Of bees, (glad they |
were not about our neck. He spoke Of /
their habits, thair eft rspested secessions,
estsblishing new colonies So.
IHURsDAY MoRNmG The heavens smile |
bsnedesnily ohss more snd 80 the human
eoGntenenoe. Prospects ara fattsring for |
. fac day. Despite Of var, rain and mud, |
there Is lsFge turn out Guess you would /
think GO had you been ct the Phillips |
House last night, with about four hundred 1
,yuestS packed sEsy from basement &c ct
tic, some rooms containing upHards Of |
thir u. no pains spsrsd 81 the esntlemanly !
proprtstor and bis faithful assistants 70 |
provide o1 al Wilh well bestowed attsn- |
lions anS aHmptaous meals.
Plenty OF asids sAovs the biggest |
jsekass &c fsiest Wonbn, the Highland !
Maid, walking hundred miles n as many
eOnsesd se horrs- ct al, are ell 70 Be seen.
The only thing lacking 70 complete this |
class Of dons is g aArtsmAs.7 Where
is ks2 Tinoent. too, ls On hand With his \
compeny fron lndisnsf oils, and With that |
thrilling nttls actress Mss Maesrty, draws
largely. Felix spills 81 oFsr withfun.
Must be Of to ths Fair Grounds. T.
Drnninr 3 a.rion.lr talkad 81 in Cornec-