, 1863-09-27

y, N.%eP.e4 v tAo nunRJ Ina weary, who
this and the oihe. hotels n ths to1n ~ eoe1, TaFs
bpt dep In big bucket, a5d although the
sititens AL manifested protuse hospitality,
there were thpusaads who vero obliged 70
atan Themselves Of = hospltsb1o c4t1e ctr,
tttd. wsEon Or any, Hke laxurl4nt quArters.
for n1ght,e lodging. Ve1J fortunately therc
Ese no elmeultJ u getting ,plenty to oat add
The Ce1t1al road. that during Thunsd.y night
ttFe1al cattle cars Nero left upon the track
near tho depot, mud that In loss thaa i've min.
ntes after their arrival, they were filled By
.lodGeIr, many Of hem women, aud that they
were even found aa!oep on tho p1a:forma OF
the es!s: But III bore 1t patiently, aod even
no grp1nbiirg Or fault t.fnding, aad = better
natn1td MAtA never saw.
vii br1t fy enumcrAte the various depart.
ments. and Tic character of the conten . of
DIVISION rA--CAr7LE.-Th verc divided
cf INTO scseu different grades. viz: Short
ho'ns, Dtyt ne. Herefords, -AJshIscs, Alden.
Deys, berd. OF Devons, herds Of shotthorns.
c1oas blood and grsdo cattle. working oxen,
fat cattle, and milch cows. The entries In
Ibis divltion were very laTge, especially in
Ebolt horns, and embraced aonn of the best
s.oek.in the State: The farmers Of Michigan.
Tor @ ne put fsw years, have spared no ex.
f~-~1 S- &*NF'NfN kAN4A A4<4A8y <AAA- ka4c4I %&-
bttt stock ever exhibited in the West. 49,
DIVISION B-HoRsEs The entry Of horses
WAS quite large, embracing many Of the most
celebrated OF the class which 1 shall fcrm
"pelte1s,"r - th.t H.. those which appear
eve1y race track In the Northwest Of
the an ustm mcnt for the audience, Is thoy did
on this occasion. There was very few Of
really ueefnl "taFm hortes' on the ground.
and there few received little or no considera.
ton from the Committees. The entry Of
SS,'tfifge S,,t a1d buggy horses was very Large,
and only those Who could show The faTest
'.'> nds around tho course. Tho most excit-
~ contest Was tho tzot for the clttzens'
ln'ee q $500 on Saturday alter
noon. : For this, three veil Known
.pelte1s" .ere entered. viz: "Magna Ohsr.
Ill., H. ownsa :tss y !; B. Smith, Of Cold!ater,
Anderson Of Chicago. "Magna charta'' Is
ne pet of Michigan, and tho MichI9a1ders
vent their "pila' aud their sympathies on
tha nm; 70 even bad the strong sympathy Of
sueSe.s5n1v ~ tSro,nh t5.t could have c.red him
Tonld hayo been certain and ovcrpowerinrs
ue was hnie to get llttlo the advantage or ihc
slait, and most anTwhesc else where he could
make It psJ. The race for tho bcst three in
aye, "Magna" won tho heat and tho hearty
9nd In the aamo time and on tho eame terms.
two 70 s eno, saS even ensFes iour op e %@ ose,
~ almost every friend and freely taken. On
thu third heat "MagnA'' betrayed his friends
and backere, as he has frequently before.
Me behaved badly, and was beaten BY
fourth heatwas bnt 1 repetition ct tbs third az
iaF ~ magma" WAS concerned, only t'Jostah
Rlch"i proved to bo tho flrst horse il.
Magma" was then ruled out By the
Judges, but for what reason WAS not stated
and the contest lay between tho two Chicago
norses. ngss = l.. Ihs nnh heat was won b. "Josish
"Jotlah" had gained more than the difference C
"healpel: The si1th heat was Simply aisepc PC,
t1ti0n We oa thG aftb and the Judges gava iht
DIVISION c-saEHr, SWINE Ind POULTRY
The chow in this division was inferior. ant
not @ entitled to spse1ai mention; A greater
mcstno breed. "f'%1'''1
DIVISION D-F4ax 1xp1xxxsrs-rha sx
hlbltlon Of farm implements waa very GOOD
particularly In reaptrs, mowers and plowb
Tho entries Of 1capers and mowers com
nlned and separate, and combined, embraced
VAN ftt<%@to - VAAA l Ak4A4Ht$ 40u0 Aa Al4n
~, Wood, Hubbard, Fabcr, Kirby, &c. &c
There WAS great variety OF seed drills, ha,
mikes, horse pitchlorks, &c., on the ground
The Divisions E, F, and e embrace,
household and dhlTy manufactures, dpnesti,
manufactures, paintings, statuary. &C., aut
doMert. There Werr many specimens Of tast,
and skill In these several divisions, but vi
1ayc not room to notice them In detail, The
department Of II embraced fruit Of all kinds
and WIS verY fMr exhibition, but not sucl
as would do credit to the progress Hhicl
Michigan has made In fruit culture.
DIVISION K.-This department embrace.
miscellaneous articles not included In th
other divisions. Among tho entries was Prof
Buttons Continuous Non. insulated Light
ming Conductor, TO which first premium
WAS awarded, In opposItion to one offere,
upon some thing OF the Eame principle, tn
latter not being continuous, and the coppe
drawn over iron. We have already spoke1
Of Prof. Buttons invention, and the actio]
Of the Committee has indicated the Opinion
we have expressed that his lightning condpc
tor is founded upon the laws which contro
electricity, and will in time supe.sede the us
Of other lightning. rods, particularly thos
constructed Of iron, which time and exposur
have proved nearly worthless.
should like to write more of this Fail
but my time and your limits will not permit
H1O-HoC.