New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-14
TUH METROPOLITAN FAIR.
Uns;mini.bed Attcndance-The heceip''
S73s,tiS OF.

,,o,r country people In the evening the ilninonse
,.,ong rendered it almost impossible to move ABOUT
t,om pace to place with any C'gree OF comfort anu
.,cry department wen supported. Inc sei'uS was
oon,ipuod during the day with much spirit ana sew
80, of the tables last evening were buI Soahll! Gov
"a MANY of the choicest articles that .he Fair opened
-, having been disposed of for handsome prices.
1t. Nv Departnent New-Jersey, Norwalk, Welsh,
-, pen,st and other stands were lberaly pat
-o,,,od The Roman Department also proved most
..-a,vo feature and crowded throughout the day.
..,o. a, Inhibited here, consisting OF jewelry' small
...,o.,os octures ambrotypes, photographs, ana SO
t,-.b foupd ready purchasers at good prices
onr;ou. mistake occurred on Tuesday at the Jewel
nonor+uopt beautiful diamond set, marked $3.50,
oy.rod here for sale lady visitor. admirng the
,,;ce, inquired tho price, and was informed three
sv (moaning three dollars and fifty cents). Thinking
be .et cheap at that sum- though not really understand
,g ia true value she purchased the gttering jewels
and went her way Soon aferward, the lady manager
,,;,r the act asked what had become Of it. and was
informed that IL had been sold for s3 80 The young
,.sv an learning the mistake she had made immediate
iy searched the building for the purchaser and her per-
,averanoe was finally rewarded by finding the lady
An exclamation was made and the mistake soon rect
fed
The Mineral Department placed undesignedly In
,,,bar an ont of the way corner in the second
story of the building adjoining the restaurant is well
worth visit. The specimens Of sulphuret OF lead are
very fine particularly large one from Gaena, Ill.,
which is beautifully adorned with covering ofpyrtes
A curious specimen Of fossil coal-cosmiposa-is ex
bbited taken from the lower Siurian formation
st Galona and it's pores partially filed with lead
The entire collection. valued at s30OQ is presented
to the fair by John Reynard
Room No TO- under the supervision Of Mrs. Colt and
Mrs Renwck contains architectural and ornamental
stone.work stained and enameed glass articles fonts
and vases and many beautiful specimens Of Bohemian
glass ware. Among the fonts is one from Brandon,
VT made of blue marble
Around the room hung four large and valuable
tapestries. which have romantic aud checkered
history. They made in Spain several centuries
ago and fell into the possession Of Mexican family
Mr.. Daniel Colt bought them in Mexico and brought
than to this country. and they now grace with hcir
wonderful workmanship this great occasion Of q
Nations gratitude and charity The four pieces rep
resent in the life of that doughty knight. Don
tQuixote, and his trusty servant Ssncho Panza
plan has been devised by which aid will be extended
through the Fair to the suffering patriots of East Ten
nesses committee has been appointed to collect and
that State through whom suitable articles, such as
breadsuIs meats, and clothing purchased at the Fair
NAV be sent 10 the local Relief Association at Knox
vale.
Messrs. r. A. Dimmick and CA Alyord have Just
published finely printed copy Of President Lincolns
Emancipation Proclamation beautifully embelished
with original sketches on either side pOrtrayng life in
the North and South. On side in three yignetes
al az wi a
slave auction and chase with bloodhounds On the
other pretty homestead, public school and steam
boat laden with merchandise. fine engraving at TIE
botto represents the desolaon Of side. and
the fruits Of husbandry and enterprise the other
Ibs whole is surmounted with excellent portrait Of
President Lincoln Several hundred copies have been
presented to the Fair where they will be sold for the
benefit Of the Sanitary Commission
WORKS OF ART AT THF FAIR.
We requested 10 state that the pictures presented
oy artists to the Metropolitan Fair will only be disposed
OF at auton at the close Of the Exhibition and that the
report which has been set aaoat that they can be pu
chased at private sale. is incorrect.
THE sEksoS-TIcKET FRAUD.
The plan adopted by Theodore Moss in charge OF the
"tcket department" to have the names OF holders OF
season tickets recorded has already been found 70 wo
admirably Yeterday morning number OF visitors re-
fused TO have their registered They were sa-
ftsd however but their tickets were marked for iden
Boaon 1t Is well known to the managers that not less
than four or five persons average have been 3D.
rnitted on each season ticket Mr. Mosss plan VIII
efectnaYy put al end 10 this dishonorable rafne In
tickets.
.CooKING-RANGg CONTRIBUTED BY SOLDIER BOY
There are two ranges at the Fair iu Room No. 8 OF
novel construction from the establishment OF John
Scmners No 30 Canal street. which attract consider
able attention One Of them was paid for by boy
raised in Tennessee and soldier in the Sd Rhode
Island Cavalry at present stationed In louisiana lie
was at school in Maine in l56 aud late in the ta oil
the same year left the institution and worked his way
hsme where he found his mother under arrest for at
tempting to send him money wherewith TO pay his
board.
The Rebels charged him with being spy, and made an
effort TO hang him. but he escaped and with his family
came North in July, 1862. In May, 1868, he was ar
rested in Phila5el with his father by some mis-
take y which he lost his trunk and clothes, all he pos
sesse taken TO Baltimore and there confined for some
months in the Jail Upon being released, he
made his way to Rhode Island and joined cavalry reg
iment Under date of January 81 1864 he wrote TO his
brother from New Orleans
Ihope you will soon be able to think Of soldier
with different feelings How could bear TO have II said Of
IN the future that stood idly by in all the vgor Of youth
and this great struggle TO preserve cur Country and our
Government IRON destruction and took part therein Ny
osn children should ever have any would not respect me
wish to be respected and II is astonishing to that my
brother should BE- arranging business plans till this work OF
sDppressing the Rebellion is accomplished
Yo9 will forgive that cannot appreciate your feelings re;
gardg at the present time for, had and he would
nct enlist IN this he could possibly be spared from
other duties, should consider him unworthy to call
father"
Again under date of Feb l6 in speaking of his return
ne says: