The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-14
TIE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
x.xn 01T1r AND COUNTY.

GonicuLruaAL F AIR.-.On Thuraday arteI no N
o.. Usid flying visit to 81 D@ado. to look At
the display made ct the third annual fair u
the 81 Dorado County Agricultural Society.-
We Gpnud large brick pavilion, 10 feet in
length and 40 in width, beautifully decorated
vith Gags, banners and pictures, absolutely
allied With the agricultural and genealogical
vroducts Of the county; and specimens Of the
h,pdiwork Of our ladies, mechanics aud arti.
cans. The display Of fruits exceled anything
# the kind We had ever seen. Pears, weigh.
ing two pounds and six ounces apples, two
pounds, and peaches, seventeen ounces and
..hsIf 10 weight. were there to astOnish us with
their huge prOPOrtiOns, and strengthen our
cv;ds in the exirA0rdintry fecundity OG our
rich mountain soil. The varieties Of fruits on
exhibition weFo too numerous for rs to think
of mentioning each. and Il will suffice for US TO
ssv that almOst every variety known to the
pomoIoRist was there in the greatest perfection
There we're numerous specimens of needle
work on exhibition, many 81 which were, a. .
-l.Ar Grtene informed Hs. II superior excellence.
Some of Our city artisans entered articles u
,heir manufacture. We noticed stoves and
I'm ware fFOm The establishment Of I. u Nash;
s.ddlery and harness from A. A. Vas vOorhies;
clo,hinR from L. Elkus; dIamO0d work aad
ieweIry from c. J. ArvidasOn 4 Co. end Seely
/ CulIea; Snsp from H"Iu'ps 4 vsuIins aud
Fitch / NunSon. and Uther articles. One Of
the best features was The photographs and oil
vaintlngs VI d. II. Woods; among the articles
eutered By him We noticed particularly the
penciIed photographs Of Mrs. Thee. r. Tracy,
Pat Lynch and Alex. Hunter. all IT which are
perfect likenssSes and most Ariislically finish.
ed. But We did not intend. 10 thia article. 10
enMmerAtO oil that We saw = the eIhibtIIon,
We shall leave that ditiicult task 70 our CORES.
pondent, "ObSerVer," and refer our readers to
his interesting letter in another column. We
must not fail tn mention. however. that do
nestle wines. brandies and cOrdialS, ell Of ex.
csiieut quality. 81 We we're inIrmed By good
Judges I've arc not judge Of such thingS-
never drink. Tom. Wade, Bill. Donahue. Geo.
Blanchard aud Tom. Orep6 (tbey sampled rv.
cry package on eHhibII"u y. were sbundant.
showing GkiII and enterprise on the part Of our
aine- ErnwerS, while cider. mill, in the pavil.
Iun. turned out most delicious sweet cider ia
sufficient quantity 10 slake the thirst Of the
tlrouIhy visitors WIN crowded ar'und It. We
we're Of the Opini0n that il would be difficult
60 decide which produced the finest frui,s.
sbr orchards of Cnlnma. Cnionlown. Fl bora.
do or Diamond SI''ings; each ~AS c"ntcnding
trr the prize With. as IL seemed Ia us. ubouI an
equal shOw IL winning. but the judges. We pre-.
aume, will dscide the point properly il not sat.
isfAct.,riiy. We dad n1 visit the stock show,
but earu that il fell far short IL the excellence
displayed in the "theE departments. Up"n the
whole, the eIhibiIIOn was highly creditable tn
the Society. aud reelected much h"nor On our
c0Gbiy.
MILITAaV CAnP.-By order II Gen. Sumner.
. military camp. EIr recruiting PURPOSES. has
been established near this city under command
NJ CD. II. ". Judah. late y Captain in the reg.
ulsr army. Col. Judah va. graduated Al West
Point. III tho wear 1853. ami has been twice
kreve,cd Gnr gaknni And ueritmiouS conduct
10 the field u battle AT the battles II III NJ
limo del Fey and Chc;SlIepec. IN MrAic" lie
!. u-tve Il Ma tI.nd. Harvey Lce, once =
r.sideuI u "ur county and representative IN
the Laser II"Use ,d the Stale Legislature. and
u!.0 srivrd As = Captain 10 the sixlh rck-
G,e1t Uf Iliinois volunteers during the McAicLn
uar. y uh dist'ncIi"u. is Lieut.. Colonel at the
fourth Tegin.rot. Both gentlemen are nnw at
The Cary KnuSe. .ip thu city. The camp has
been i"cated IN krahner'S rssch. IN the Fl
Dorad" tUropike. ab"ui me mile t'Hn the city.
On Thur,d4y m"rning. Capt. J. Ives Fitch. Of
ForreA, Hill. arrived here With bis company.
eighty strong. Il e believe. and Ueui ipte camp
Yesterday RNTDinE.
Iso4gas &C. ,runer Todd held. on the llih
inst. 90 inquest upon the body II John NcSbi'.
and frnm the evidence elected it appears that
SesLit went Ia Rp"rtSnsn'S HI (rn the Car
NO Valley road) on Sunday last. vhere bis
maaucr excited doubts 0f his sanity, and that
shortly afterwards he Auappenred. His body
WGs E1,nA on WedneSday mIrHinR in the
N~ih Fofk " Weber Creek. completely d.
vested "f clueLing, his neck and collar bune
beias brukeu. lis clnthe. were Eaund upon
the hillside. where, il il supposed that. in . fI'
he sDdresaed him self and. STAYING to ruR down
the Ateep hill, fell ard hrUck his a-ck. His re.
u,ains were inferred 10 the City cemetery. an
Thursday afiern"oR. We beiirve he MAS EW-
ncrly resident of Sacramento.
DAY % ATroX xT.-Our Jewish hIends. at
e"'cl,Ick Yesterday evening. GUNNER I'd the
nj, r ak,.. 81 h1V r. 4
carding to The ritual of their church. They
totally abstain GrnD business. rrcreu,ion and
refreshmcnt Of ~ AindA until the stars are
visible in aLc AeaSesS thss evening. when they
tSke . S4uA~s GAeal. and " RIchsrd 10 himself,
agaiH."
IxsAMs.-DePsty Sheriff Barron. Yesterday.
took ~ the IasAns AsyIsm. ct Stockton. YIN.
Il. Murphy. The p'or feiIWw WAs brought
here from Port Churchill last Sunday. He is .
native of Virginia, but emigvaied I" California
fr"m KeOIUcky. He aPpearS to be about EEty.
tive ycars Of age.
RGLIeuoUs. Rev. J. H. MeMonaE'e will
preach in the Presbyterian Church, tnmOSrOW.
Subjects. In the morning. Mathew Vi. s-"Y"ur
Father knoweth what Shings you have need Of
beGOre you ask him )" in the sve0'HR. The
Div.ns teDt Of our knowledge Of 0Od."
NAessuu ROnUn.-The nectar dIspeassd By
Black and bic pa'its "aeco@plics." ct the
CouFt Houss Exchange. 10 pCOa"aHeed By con-
.noiaasurS shade better than thst decasted By
ninety nine 10 hundred other houses 10 this
State. Try Il.
Ma. II. GLAUBER. our near neighbOF, pre-.
scented to uS, the other day, speaV which meas'
ured ia circumference. Iasitud iOAlIy. ~ inches.
and IOngitudinalIy. lSX inches. aud weighed
nineteen Ouuces. Il Was Of the Bartlett vaFie-
~ and was from young tree In his garden.
CATHOLIC FAIR.-The Catholic ladies Of this
city will hold fair. for the benefit Of St. Pat
Fick's Church, 10 CHn6dence Pavilion. on the
evenings At Wednesday and Thursday. the
$50 and 04th Of 0ctober.