New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-20
THE METROPOLITAN FAIR.
Diminution In the Aftendance-yisifo Of the
Public schooIs-Auction Sales Prepara-
tory to Closing the Fair-Rcceipts,
GODS OQI Al.

roS7,VOS
For the first time since the opening Of the
Fair thero was falling off In the attendance during
yesterday morning and afternoon though in the even
ing there was an increase In the number Of visitors and
for an hour or two after the gas lighted the crowd
was very large. Between 9 and l0i o'clock in the
morning the pupils belonging 10 the First Second,
Third, Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Wards visited the
Fair In accordance with the programme made out by
the Executive Committee. The juveniles under the
guidance of their teachers marched through the
various departments and afforded an opportunity OF
examining the various articles on exhibition.
Among the tables in the Fourteenthstreet building
that st present attractive appearance is the one
presided over by Mrs. s. T. Courtney Miss Connolly
Miss Bancroft. Miss Brown Misses Thompson, Miss
Townsend, and Miss Birdsall. IL contains magnif
cent collection OF flowers and other articles Of
utility and ornament gilt eagle is exhibited here
that was carved BY veteran Of the Wer OF 1872,
now in the 9ith year Of his age; also an anchor and
other embems formed Of the hair Of Gems. Scott Fre
mont, Anderson. and other distinguished mon.
Several of the tables have been cleaned Of their stock
since Monday and are now occupied sort OF roOst
ng place for the gay young men who nightly frequent
the exhibition. There they sit by the hour swinging
their feet backward ard forward, and sucking the
ends of their caues the observed of all observers
on account Of the ridiculous figure they cut. We
counted upward Of twenty-five Of these fascinating
youths sitting around one of the empty tables last
evening.
The Knickorbooker kitchen and the International
Department, in the Union-square building, were well
patronized last evening and excellent sales were
effected by the fair ladies in attendance
ii. IT, Swift & Co., all American house in Pernarn-
buco have sent TO the Fair contribution Of splendid
feather flowers and hummings birdshe latter ready for
mounting The Rev. j. c. Fletcher has also presented
10 the Swiss and the FhthAyenue Presbyterian Church
Departments two hundred yials OF water from the
Amazon which he took from that river the edge of
Peru. at a distance OF two thousand miles from the
Atlantic.
Last evening Mr. Allen Miner Of the firm Of Leeds
Co drew crowd OF several hundred people around the
Fire Depstmcnt stand, where he sold at auction an
immense quantity OF goods in the space Of two hours
Many articles brought good prices while others were
knocked down for mere song. Mr. Miner. with his !
frequent facetous remarks kept his audience in excel
lent humor throughout the sale, and drew forth bids
from many who had no idea of purchasing.
The sale Of Paintings and other Works Of Art pre-
sented to the Fair by Mr. Austen auctioneer drew to
generally was very spirited. Campagna Of Rome, by
Innes, presented by S. Dwight, r., brought s65i
Winter, by Staigg, slO5i Landscape, with deer, by
Lomner, 500; Knitting. by Weir, seji The Potomac,
by Sontag, SIS; of Baracoa, Cuba, by Perkins,
s72 5O Taking Breath, by Grey, $780, Coast Scene,
by De Haas, S92 50; Stags Head. Terry. $50;
Fruit and Vegetables, after Monguot, presented
by Mr. W Langdon, s15; Florence, Georadi presented
by Miss Glover, $50; do do. do, s45; Portrait OF
Mayor Gunther presented by Gurney Son. $3.50,
Ecco Homo Vandyek, presented by VIM. II. Aspin-
wall. $500 Landscape. by Vomering $780, Study Of
Oranges by voigt $50 The Prayer, Edwin White.
g go Cattle Piece Robb, presented by VIM II. Webb
sl65 Spanish Girl, Hall, $780, Evening Church. $685.
Portrait of Richard Golden Fagnani 81 COO This pic
ture was started $780, and quickly up to s900and
amid much applause. Esapus Greek, Durand seOoi NJ
r. Meeting House. Whelpey, presented by Mrs Clark'
SIS; SCOTS Entrec into the City OF Mexico, Powell
presented by the National Bank Note Company, siOoi
Landing Of the Pilgrims do, do. $780, The Morning
Lesson Stone $500 Winter Scene. Carl Brandt SUP
Florence Nightingale at Scutari, Il. Leut1e' e'"i
Early Summer, ogilye $40; Village on the Coast Oh
Normandie, vintabole. presented by John w.
Langdon. $55; America In 1861, III. +. Gray
sl55; The Approaching Combat, W. I. hugo s-VOi
Lake Scene Hubbard, $50; The Young sweep l."
johnson. s275; News Boys, hman. $75i Coast scene
Kep,ett s66o; Right and Left, W. s. Mount si2oi An
oieut Mariner Titon. presented by Ed. king s'S ="