The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-09-29


afternoon and aow mzlkey IN fut H Npk-
eys sasctxm. A heavy lowering mosnins
with some rain and dAshine shower tAis =.
ternoon served doabsless to reader cempaa-
lively small the.attendancs. to-day. To NOR
row viii Be the great dAy Of the Exhibitioa
and city and Fair grounds will be thronged
with fine representatives Of mascdlino and
feminine, juvenile and adnlt:H awkeye humaai.
/ . The number of people now here, though
seeming to our optics to be small for State
Fair is said to be larger than for the cores
ponding time last year.
We shall not try to give you resume OF
the proceedings, nor an inventory Of entries
nor any particularized description thereof
We had not sufficient time at our disposal for
the fraction of the day that we have been here
to do this satisfactorily.
The grounds are nearly two miles from the
city, and we were surprised to find them stu
ate in Geld::and no shade oftrees near them.
This was no cause of discomfort to day for the
clouds formed canopy that hid the sun for
the most part. But had the Lord given US
for this occasion such sulphurically tropical
weather as we have had recently, it is the de-
liberate opinion of the writer hereof that he
would have broken to grove and domiciled
himself under an oak, or sighted for "birnam
wood to come to Dusinane.
The first point of attraction upon entering
the enclosure is Floral Hail. A large wooden
building in which there is an array of things
rare and beautiful. Varieties Of fairest flow
ers wreathed into lovely shapes, tapestry and
exquisite productions of skilled woman's
hands, pictures that are finely wrought and
pleasant to look upon, shells from the ocean
worked into divers handsome forms and
made to minister to taste and esthehcs, Plan
os of softness and fulness and melody but
made to produce most stunning discord under
the manipulations of the energetic agents of
the respective manufacturers, sewing ma
chimes, and marble, and exotics and many
other things attractive to look upon and which
we shall try to notice at greater length here
after.
Thence to the hall where is displayed the
more homely but substantial products of the
soil and farm and orchard. There are pump
kins to delight the soul Of a citizen Of the
goodly county of Posey in the Hoosler State o.
the which ''dried pumpkins" is said to be a
staple fruit. There are apples, numerous and
fine, sufficient almost to make one look leni-
emily upon the transgressions of our mother
Eve, as he surveys them. There are enorm-
GUS beets and large potatoes, and huge cab
bages, and everything else in this line. The
department is well filled.
There is splendid exhibition of horses sur
passing anything witnessed at any previous
Fair in our State.
The trial of speed, which, per programme
was to come off this afternoon was deferred
on account of the rain, and will take place to-
morrow. Young Bashaw' from Museatine
a PA animals and several other horses we'll
known for their speed, are here and lively
contest is anticipated.
The display of cattle, especially of Dur
hams and short horns, is also full and fine
Porcine quadrupeds, abhorred of Gods peo-
pie, but essential to the existence of every
live Westerner, are here by the pen full, and
are so large and fine looking that we are al
most disposed to favorably regard the species.
One of lowa's fortes is sheep growing, and
this exhibition is, we are glad to see, attract
lively large. Inventions and farming nipple
ments, labor saving machines of all kinds.
are on exhibition. But the rest we must give
hereafter, and rush now into personals.
And first the Hankeye institution. Here
we have our friend DusHAx, veteran Jour
nalist of twenty nine years service, just re-
turned from q campaign through Southern
and Western Iowa, and driving the quill edi-
torial with vigor. We meet, also, Mr.. WEST
and Mr.. CARLETON of the editorial corps, able
journalists, and most genial gentlemen. The
irrepressible Dixon we have not yet met.
Many of the prominent men of the State
are here. Gov. Stone, Judge WRIGHT, Gen.
RICE, Gen. BELKNAP, of our own city, Gen.
TUTTLE, Judge LoSGBRlDGE, and numerous
others. Secretary HARLAN passed through
here Tuesday evening. He will probably be
here again before the fair closes. Gov,
KIRKwooD was here, but left last evening,
being summoned home by serious injury to
his little son.
There are the usual number of sharpers
here, and they ply their trade with success.
we suppose. Some of the gambling in the
fair grounds is so open and fragrant that we
wonder the officers permit it. The man with
his canvass tent and big woman, and the CAL
ifornia tigers and the boa constructors is here
and uses well his lungs. And, contamination
OF fatal unmusically musical infictionsi be
with the barrel-organ is here, grinding out,
under the office window while we write, a
tune discord from the barrel aforesaid.
-. - CLARK.