, 1865-09-08
THE ILLINOIS STATE; FAIR.
FOURTH DAK.
a Modern Deluge and Questionable
"Waterfall''.- '.-Progress Of the Fair:
..Award Of Premiums In tho
Different Departments.
To-day's Programme-Falr xVcnthef
and Fur Eqncstriennes.

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To-day's Pro.ramme-Fa.r wcathe,
and Fur Eqnestriennes.
"Al day The rain came down."
1he falr had scarcely commenced yesterday morn
ing, Wien Tue hessy clouds, hangtug' orer the skl
since dAybreak, shed their watcry burden upon the
earih.. Already lEre number OF persons had
assembled npon tue ground, many OF them from
the eomtsJt who had come here TO attend the Fuir,
and consctenttouely did 90, On The race condition
'raln Of shine." In hope Of avoiding the Intense
croWdiue Of the cars, great numbers had come at q
very carly hour, and when the rain came on every
booth, tknt, shop Covered department, SALOON and
show, were crowded. Aercilesfly the rain poured
down, hour af,er hour, soaking, saturasing,
drenchiug everything and everybody too slow
to rsach shelter. The bread Level prairie Was
quickly massb, the wafer covering all it's surtaee
from two to eeven inches in depth. Here and these
treache1ous Chimp Of Thick prafEe grass Offered .
dclusise hope to the tresd of the adveuturuus ex-
rlorer. who stratghtwny tanle inches deep into a
particularly bottomless pool There was no choice
Of a situation tn my part Of the ground. III Was
alike eogey, except In The scTeral principal roads.
and about the stock departments Hers the scene
IVES WORTHY oi ui'Gn.o1 ~ t1e h!-'.es "a,e' e4ts
ana fo"eoais Wonia nave pesn oseli n any pnt .,
'he sfnnnu, oal me Fpo'S "e na'e eseo "es' s4'71
70 ~ INC Inekanouans, ,o,.., uuu
the scene with sad,- diseonsolate countcnances.
foreseefng an unttuuelf nipping in the bud OF all
their hirest hopes Committees, tnpclled By q
rare sente Of duty, sallcnly p1odded through the
mud from ono department 10 mother, or dedant1y
stood out in fhc ram, with grim determination to-
P" grin ana oeaf IL WING tney maoe .neH Mspee-
siers ana awards, Even the buildings Afforded but
little sbeltcr, and slender spous OF water poured
cattAen hoor OF "n'en popls o. "uset INV oAe9 " =
mud were quickly formed. heetiona Of fcuctns ana
,ta r-a.r,,s ,rshe1 shnro5 ,1d st,,,s,-la1 ,r;th
tno sto"us pEusa. euo'Iu auu o. - r. Nv VIZ. =,
Oh obises Tbs!e was ljl. going about between m lie M
a'nen, mosa o. .as psopa sa an ~ oa ~
S, ,ane ~ aEa y" honnds @ % us I a.sue % them
Rnes gown ~nber T Of ,pp neen toeK IN tsel
nS.,.crs nrdsr tbe shclter of he crapd stan ana
here Eastulan's excellent baud Kept pounding away
with The steady desperation Of mcn who are con-
.e,on. fhat their misery cunno, ba increased, Their
Of preacher who excused himself fcz preaching
long after Ills audience had departed,
IN the plea that be "neeIed GOOD
,,r,,r,rne oa ,rucn r.. anybodv c,sn.r The Com.
MITES o5 catt!s. with rire psstnacity, wsnr On
,;, t,,or .1nmsn,ffnns nT at9ei nf1cr tttnn~r Nj
lho,ieh 1hv raiu Eent pouring down, and tie finc
N & ~ Sonn bs 4. az cathatjc neu,uIls III w1th
n yery nonon,onia for cattIc could hayc plolded
tbrouph tilat mud, but those devoted co1amittee.
men seemed 10 care nothing for tis incouvenienccs
lie IT rround in III probability, wsrr H. eElisitors
e s s = sa e. s9' ss f fsa hs hs1 e.;
pruIrncc in charging them the txor5i4nt prices
which have BEEN demanded and paid for The privl-
lece Of exhibiting on the Fair grounds. suea nc
golden eggs" Hovovef, .he patrons Of .he opE;ra
anl tic legitimate drama may look down upon tho
sfone-cncFs swor1,s'sailover irs. ktns:, ln.lsrs,
!ait,s.eis tat peoDle siants dWarf nsd Alslnoss
Of the talE l9 latSe slass o. .isitora from toc
conniry. Indeed We believe that almost every onc
STad fqis %s .i aisa s p, s. nv Ssse; so; u so,e'
and the OCCASIONAL gii:npses RhicE inc eay dressed
sss e sesS s e s s1 esa y os sses Ss a Wso:
thoFW Il FsSI MoaI1, anl lie cosiueei masc Of drums
horns, hand d-1gana, lnd other sem.naustcl instEu
men.s which they employ as attractions, cannot By
riaIIv whc1 Heard at q lIttle distance Yes, Eat,
an}d 10 rcr- dn n3acs ~ frijuarlly cout}uCteai
hut for these little tho.rs and thcr peculiar spct
f.atn =. ns xis5 m 500 carh for fHe n1IrIse,r<
MS'n to aus3m', " r., ~ p.snsss ,,'a;,
their several duo amasenents. Eyea IN gool
IT. ~ siaS esnr a,a,1. ~ ~, ~ -. y
more Iaan 70 cieat taeil 1Pentts ht saen iate
re ~ a.tsn I no tSe sesosns i must 6 evdsa
had fcaIge anX sis1toFe that beans mersl5 day o
prenasation1 Inesoay, fhs sng9t salo ana adverse
anything Ake tucfess, and yeslerdEy. ~ constsn,
ram completely Aasea ~ heps o. pseat, % sha1
thus II, in tanr dayt out o. me nG Or inc taif
n which 70 ct back their heavy pnt.ay, Poor
!sllo"t win edd iascs anu do1nness Esayy nealt5,
!hey etooa geste1day belofe tneir asmost emp.9
t1re ould swallow up ths slender profits q ane't
sHms supsfs,ous lotsfer nqt r 6
nre only shotsmen, they are Industrious, GENERALLY
ssnd.hesstea sHA gensrous nsn, Who. by rough
combat with nfe, have lestnsd mapy @ y hatd 6g'
henefciu lessoa ol intstna! Eoo4 VIII au1 eanty, FL
ard they Certainly desef'e % sympathy %hsI .IaI
snfn Lsa mIio'snmes ~ ,c;4, a. trniiu, r3nn
arson. thefr tents Yesterday aitcruoop
Ne fonnd Ibu aChincse {sEclersH Sitting Hlont
and .Ifsronsolate lev peonr ,,ctr peetfny intC
se 9fs, of as 81 e.
,Fnr a fcy were also adln{rinr The iiuninntist
shaaks Of tbc skeleton rnan, the enormous waist Q
sms1i mepareTc In several Of the tents. The n,'ns
tr,s were t1st about as serious specimens Of Eth
opiatss as over Ioutished the .'bones" " or SWING
tsmbprIue and their pretty 5auseuse danced a. /
shoaden With lead-"good reasoa Why" They hat
iutiy rs good all audience A. either Of tho othe
sbowr, bnt when. their heavy expense. ,,sGrt
taken into eo2stcetauon, anu ne oFerpu!
| eleven Of them. The prpffts would be very small
The . wild men" giafed With more than their nc
sso On .ss se saS1 esss ,ass nT ,Ss
his rivals IN tho business. Speaking of these show
incident came within ont knowledge yeatert1a
suaic3en, 10 pay tho heavy price demanded Tor th
| ground, ana borrowed from gentleman, who wa
amount. Tic inst money lhsy took IN, and ID a.
nearly al up TO The present time, they by
devoted to clearing oG that debt, 1enytn
tnrmeel,e es completely broke" and their chance
ior "gelling sq4art' almost hopeless Dut. ehopg
I abont thonnen. All day the sain poured dow
without cessation-]ust such dhy as Lonsfsuo'
oe*eaufS TSe asy az, T. coli End dirk md dreary:
Itra4us and the wind Is never weary;''
p,,s,; rnlash. saush, ven, the danop and toyIc.
crowd. ihrpueh The mud, which constantly deer
ened aud eofiencl % the hDurs wore slowly OF
Pretty ancles were at premium, and the ptlnclp!
wanderers weta thoso who could twinkle That G.!
Temptation. Dirty ones were numerous. 4
m early hour IL me altstnoon 10 "a
midst Of one o. the ursx1es Wnlcn me me
yened between the heavier shower. ION
s o. ie 31a Scf 81 III
The city, and long before the dusk Of evening hH
hs 81 s %s5S u as Il
eidcsot1on Of the weather, postponed until to~d1J
b. AtfoI zue!ng purposes, 1t is 50 eompately soake
BY ihe Good q Yesterday, Az for the meehanlc:
department, aud the many tents seas.srsd q q
h!sssh Tie csns OF 1r ,hs F0,TTnda ,Ta ahey y
FAIR Dlycrs enterpr1ses h7d tents oni
epa iso dsees pos boped Re St tapss
ttejt sTiisttc buwers, or sqnatlc1 there amid u
yae stas dues oP q A. Of IT,
cue Of ths gIsee. anoWs o1 Tue aaS: kur ~ ~.
eakcs, VIC hopa that that s1bsert1ef, 1of WhoM M
70 cnnselc.tlonsly waIted ~ Gay yesterday, NJ ~
come:to tlne today. The tratfad fTn'er Peep
were derotsng M tnsif ,19; " NJ 3ntp
eneann e;nfs :" hi III o1b.,ni derso q sat1saeion.
IL sush weather a. yesterday AZ excuse for drtn1
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