Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-13
The Ohio State Fair.
THIRD DAY.
IFRoN OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT


gloomy forebodiugs. Later in the evening
q thick fog enshrouded the city. With what
delight these favorable omens for clear
weather, during the remaining days of the
Fair, were hailed by both visitors and eX-
hibitors, is not in the power Of "Your Own"
to describe.
This morning more than fulfilled the most
ardent anticipatons. The king of day IL
lumined the chambers OF the Orient in lurid
splendor, chasing away every mist lowering
over mother earth, and dispelling every
cloud of doubt fleeting DER the field of ex-
pectancy. Everything around wore an as
pect of encouragement. AT an early hour,
Main street was thronged with vehicles of
every description, freighted with living hu-
manity, and the sidewalks were crowded
with pedestrians, both hoopel and booted
all winding their way to the Fair Grounds
Every train Of cars-and they were
"huge'-that arrived was loaded down with
passengers, of both sexes, from every por-
tion of the surrounding country. noticed
a long train of ight-cars, from the North
literally jsmmed with passengers-all "come
to see the Fair"
The number Of visitors upon the Grounds
to-day may be safely set down at twenty
thousand. l do not think this is an over
estimate. Some place the figure much
higher some less.
short Of last year. But in quality they are
equal, ana in many cases superior, to any
previous Fair. The exhibition of short horns
and fat cattle took place this forenoon. The
bovine species were well represented.
The exhibition of horses both thorough.
bred and for general purposes, stations,
geldmgs and mares, was in every respect a
complete success. A finer display was never
witnessed at any previous Fair held by the
Ohio State Board.
The number and arrangement of the stalls,
for every species of live stock, is admirable,
and gives the fullest satisfaction. "Duiham-
avenue" and "Horse-park," in location, are
unequaed. The former Is situated upon
the highest eminence on the grounds, is well
shaded, and its water arrangements are per-
feet.
The different Halls are large, suitably sit
uated, and admirably adapted for the various
purposes for which they were constructed.
Power Hall is large and substantially built
structure, containing every thing requisite
for the operation of all machinery propelled
by steam power. It's motive power is suffi-
cient for all the machinery on exhibition,
which, together with the use of shaftng,
pulleys, &C., is furnished by the Board free Of
charge to all exhibitors.
Mechanics Hall, under the charge of Jacob
L. keefer, of Dayton, presents fine display,
exhibiting the industrial skill and ingenuity
of the citizens of the West in a degree highly
creoitable. Cincinnati has but small dis
play. But Dayton, Hamilton, Springfield,
Columbus and Cleveland are well repre-
sented. The specimens of carpenters work
are excellent; buggies, good; furniture, l
have not seen surpassed; stoves Of every de-
scription, all sizes and styles; ornamental
stoves, from your city, are superb; tubs,
| buckets and wooden. ware of all kinds make
a fine display; the balance of the Hall pre-
sents beautiful array of coal oil lamps, gas
| fittings, boots, shoes, harness, trunks and
ssddlery- ware, all bearing the impress of
superior skill and workmanship.
One article on exhibition in this hall es-
pecally attracted my attention. 1t is a cal
endar clock. 1t is certainly the wonder of
the day, and the greatest piece of machinery
of the present age. This clock tells you,
with unerring precision, the month, the day
of the month, the day of the week, the hour
of the day, minute ana second; giving each
month its correct number of days, without
any setting or changing whatever, except
| winding the clock up once month. IL is
certainly, without exception, the greatest
improvement OF the age, and, for ingenuity
of construction, is piece of mechanism
| which stands unrivaled.
Fine-art Hall is filled with the productions
of Art. The display is excellent, and visi
to this hall alone is well worth the price o
admission. Magnificent paintings in oil
large colored photographs, plain photographs
and sketches and drawings of every descrip
tion afford attraction enough to while away
an hour in their examination both will
pleasure and profit. To enter into minute
detail would occupy much space and time
However, | will mention few of the mos
striking specimens. Among the landscape
scenery is "Winter Scere," every tree anG
shrub is clothed in winters snowy garb, aDC
a beautiful stream in the foreground, ice
bound, upon whose CLASSY surface sundrJ
boys are enjoying the glorious luxury o
skating-the whole scene being so life likt
and so true to nature that one is almost in
clined to shiver, and involuntarily seek
pocket-refuge for his hands. Another piece
winter scene-is little urchin who ha
slipped on the ice, with his marketing scat
tered around him, and the contortions of hi
ruddy countenance indicate that he is not a
all pleased with his mishap.
The pencil of the artist has done ampl
justice to fruits of every kind, and has Ger
tainly something to answer for in tempting
the beholder, and giving rise to wishes no
to be fulfilled.
"He is gone."-A beautiful life. size sketcl
representing beautiful female reclining o
q grassy mound, With the miniature of ht
loved one casped in her hand. The pearl
drops of sadness and affection escape fro
her long eye-lashes, and her whole count
nance b6speaks dependency and grief 4
one passes from the Hail. the attention
drawn to a large and life-size portrait
, Matilda Heron, in her celebrated charact
of Camille" 1t is admirably executed ar
depicts, in remarkable manner, the passic
which destroyed the fair, but frail one, wi
all the paraphernalia of coquetry still su
rounding her.
About noon to- day the fair ground was Il
scene of an incident which produced consi
cradle excitement, for the time being.
, near as l am able to learn the facts, they a
these:
In the morning several companies of SC
diers visited the grounds, from Camp Go
win. One of their number, who is wide
known by the appellation of the "Live Yal
kee," and who is quite fluent speaker b.
the-by, commenced to harangue the crow,
at the Northern part of the grounds, givin
them a strong Union speech. The time, an
occasion not being oppoTtune, be was take
down by policeman and put outside OF Il
inclosure.
, This proceeding exasperated his heare
and his comrades in arms. In short tin
he was forcibly brought inside, and carrie
up the hill in triumph, where he resume
his speech; and by this time those who we
! attracted to the spot could only be nur
} bered by thousands. After speaking a sho
time during which he called for the mi
r who had "ejected and disgracedo him, b
7 and cry was raised for the policeman, al
, the entire crowd started down, pell-mell, I
r ward the center of the grounds, in pursu
, At this time the excitement was at its higl
r and had very much the appearance of ira
7 ical finale.
: Policemen were called from all quartz
of the Ground to preserve order and assist