, 1861-09-06
THE sTATE FA1R A. un1emnnr.
Matters ut Tie Fair e,re.,a.

ing the grounds the Presidents building hrst
attracts attention. It IL in the form Of a
dreek cross, and contains In ita srea space
OF two thouaand feet In the west wing Pres
ident Van Epps has his Office. The south
wing h devoted to the Editors' Hall, and will
be exclusively for this purpose, It will be
supplied with al1 the running gear requlrea
By editors. Directly opposite in the north
wing Is the Telegraph Office The remaining
space will form sort Of anteroom for +hoae
having business with the eseveral aepartmenta
ihe other buildings are arranged in direct
Ane with each other, 30 that visitors can n.as
alreetl5 from one to the other without incon-
senlence-in this respect a gast improvement
on iormef arrangements. The first building
10 me cast Of the Presidents Hall il that IF
Inc business Office, twenty-five by ninety
leet. The next in order, the great Dining
dail, thirty by two hundred feet. This has
oeen gotten up under the direct supervision
oi hessrs. Gage Bro. & Drake, Of the Ire
mont House, and will play q very i'm
Po1tant part In this great industrial
exhibition. The fourth building is that Of
ta1m products, forty by one hundred teet,
The f1f1h is the natural history and fine art de-
partment, also forty By one hundred feet, The
Immense collection Of the museum of the
State Natural History Society, Of Blooming.
we snroest the naoozr;tr - ...s,sNs' s' 1uo
for the fine arts by tt, ars,+,,. - ts,;ts,e-
exclusively for fha x,1rnos. No. s,-s., .s.:,5
ing is devoted to Textile Fabrics aud Sewing
above. The seventh building ia If the same
size. ard will be occupied With bor,,cn1tnr,1
nrodnets- An Immense show oF ,zh;ot 10 a~
pected, The collection of 1,ears IF itsa1f u;n
form new picture. and we sha}, he nnder m
obligation to ourselves to send 6neci,nena
done up with gum arabic to mt IN an ort;s
cia1 gloss. The eighth il Mecbanic,1 Han
FORTY by one hundrzd fact Ra1o1a .1,;a an5
adjoining, will be a ls-ee arena far fine dtso1av
Of implements and machines. We next come
to Power Hall, near the east side of the
grounds. In this is an engine Of forty horse
power. from The shops Of P. ". Gates &. Co.,
,,,.h;,.orv -t,n;r;,o nower spc; 90 cor,-
te,,e,s saroh,,7n ,ci11s etc
ueter je nozx assn-47 be,,nd anp pnaraava,,
1ure hr tha sinking ,f fonr wc11s ona ~
which has over thirty feet of water +, il a,5
aist, br pn,n,,;no works ara nina ,os fro,,
tse South Branch.
The amr;b,41,sat,e vii, see+ o7sr f,a 4,,,o
6rd nsor,,a s.d n,aar this . 7.-rra ,,,,,,,,..~e
r. stan7ent ,,a h.;,.. stt.a ~. go
at vie IF The .rt rha sh,., - fa...,-
c,1 60 IN +Ae .,,h;+,.at.a .NN
7ncnt so 3onr &C ne,,1a =, ,4 --
11s.,, s % peopAs " HUI carry opera
el8sses Hllh them. seats for reporters will
~ i-7e. 'eo .e3i ene ee1tse'
Ample arrangements are made to lodge ek-
bibifors nf stock With +bs;- o+t.aa,H+.
well as others in charge of goods.
The erouudsIcccupy eio},tr acres vet tbo or
crt evtra +,o,h,a
oes e1'1a liuuoae.
Ihe camping ground. on the south side, is
ample 1or ten Thousand people. The entry
clerks are very busy today, recording II p en-.
tries, and by the first day # the FAIR every
thlrg VIII have attained forward nosition.
r,
We have seen A stetem ent nf tho rsoo,+ of.7
eial trial in one Of the principal counties in
Ibis State, Of the finest twenty five c,,,;v, and
s+cot- eoo,os :r;,o~-za. ~ ,~S ~
were Ioe orolAary out
ooot wagon seSles, ard were tested just IS
laey were round IN common uEe, thus making
IL ene o1 Inc best possible practical tests.
Sixteen Of them we're Of Fairbanka's make.
and nine of vor;cn. ~. 1-tndz ;..,-,:.S
ous oaAef hinas' 1nclcotng
"e "n.sn 'a7e lateiy been Claimed as supe-
f1oF to Fal1banks's. The result showed a
remarkable degree Of accuracy in tbosa IF
Fairhanta,s 1,aI.a 1n+;,. ~ ~
ie sAn oAAerH "ere con
=. .tAAea as nos su1hcIently accurate for use.
Ihe importance Of this fact will be annrac;sfad
without comment Ne nnh1;s,, - f.sa..
"t'1one eotAMent We ppoli6h 1t because it
10 wax IL WHICH Inc fnoHc are Interested
meeting Of the Board of Education.
An adjourned meeting Of the Boari Of E5n
extion has held yesterday afternoon at thar
rcems. Present, Messrs, Hoard. Hayan. Fas.
ttr, Dore, Wentworth, Steele, Carpenter.
Taft. Absent, Meesr6. bfoseieT, Newberrv
oturteFanf, Wahl, Gheahan, Higginson, Ward
The minutes Ct the last meeting were read
'la approved.
m = .e1fsny coa9HIun1caI!on I from Mr. Hoas- |
aetlc chart ard alphabet for introdue+ion IN fhe
public schools, WAS presented by Mr. Haven. |
md upcn motion laid on the tabIe.
HEw SCHOOL HOUSE DESIGN.
Nr. carnanter n,seontad ea..
frum G. P. Randall. tbe architert wh:oh 49,
motion vas approved and It's adoption by the !!
ooa1c CT FIo1fc Nork6, recommended. We i
append portion Of the communication en- |
oodylrg the substance Of the architects plans. !
CHICAGO, Sept. 5, 1851 !