, 1865-09-26


, and IS right liberal gentleman. Among Il
contributors to the Fruit Department. Were
J; Gilbert, Of Clinton; Joseph harrington, {
Macon y: & Allen, Of Adr9an :7Hnbbe.d
t Davis, Of Detroit; 4: s: Berry, Of Adrian
statkwcather, of Ypsi1anti, and many other
The varieties embraced Northern Spy, Swaal
Summer Sweet, American Summer Pearmair
Eatdwfn, Golden Russct, Belleaowcr, Rambt
Wine Sap, Newton Pippin, &c.
= FLORAL DEPARTMENT.:
=. The Floral Department, which, also en-
braced fine arts, was one Of the most bcaut
: ful and enchanting I erer saw. There was
, they were arranged and displayed with e1
4ulsite TASTE. do not know who had charg
Of This department, but whoever it WAS, b
: deserves unlimited commendaiion for hi
, labors. The premiums were very generous
and they we're bestowed with discs1minatio
musical Instruments in this department wa
also very fine. Reed & Sons, Of the Chicag'
| Temple Of Music, exhibited three patterns o
| Chickerfng's make-Grand, Upright an,
square-each one Of which took the frs
premium Of It's class. To praise the Chick
fined gold," :" or painting the lily. There Is NJ
good qualities which one desires in gooi
piano that Is not found IN the ChickeFing
They have been time and ngain Commended
By Gottschalk, Muzio, Behrcns, Wahli, Thai
berg, Bassinf, and othor first class p,anists
There Is one historic fact connected with the
CMckcttng pianos which Is worth while bear
Ing In mind. They hare been before tbs pub
lie for forty yenrs, and to-day they enjoy tlt
s13; sa%s degree ot popularity as they did in tie
Godfrey, Dean s Co., oi Detroit, made O
Inc display Of pictures, including Reid's cele.
brated painting of s'Thc Assass1n's Doom u
founded upon the great national tragedy
Washinston'a Last Interview with lis 5ioth.
e.; the Grown Of Tho1ns; View on Mllk
sturgcs, showed some beautiful specimens oi
Photographic art, as did several others. Sew.
lnE machines were also exhibited In tue Floral
hall, aud the Wheeler 4 Wilson Manufactur.
Ing the Grover 4 Baker Sewing Machine
Company, md the Wilcox & Gibbs, we're all
and workmanship: lwin do the young ladies
who manipulate these machines the Justice Of
saying, that the witchery Of their fingers Is
only cxcelled by the c1oqucncc; Of their
tongues. II any person fails to be convinced
+ that each and every one sold The best machine,
Is only exceeded by hfa stupidity, Diploma.
cy, with tAcrn, is everyday life. There were
many other specimens of commendable art
work In this department, which I hare not
the time to enuncrate In this letter, and they
must remain neglected.
I OfklttIS pF IuE SOCIETY
I can with hearty good will commend the
Beckwltll, the President, is one Of lylchisan's
best citizens, and gentleman IN every sense.
He hns the interests ofthe society at heart,
and he works with q Judgment and will which
neFer saw excef]cd. Nj Johnstone Il n care
full, pains takiug secretary. I think the man
ucr Of keeping Ills entries could be much in
| proved, and hare said SO before. he thinks
differently, and acts upon his Judgment.
VIII ind fault with hun, for in all elss but
this his work Is well DONE. l told him last
year, through the columns Of the TRIBUNE,
That thought he could examine Hr. Rey-
no1as' books with advantage to himself, and
to the satisfaction Of the reporters, who azc
Obliged 10 70 to Lis books to obtain awards,
and my convictions in this respect remain un-
changed. The other officers of the society
act with great acceptahility to all. I heard
no complaints from exhibitors or any one
else
GAMBLERS ASE rICKPoCKET5.
Their name Is legion. Except at the CHI
caso Convention last yeor, think never
saw so many gathered at any one point. They
nearly flied every hotel In this city, and Piled
their yoeations with lIoIdness and dcxtcrfty
that almost excited my admiration. chica:
60 Ind full flfty here. The taccs Of many Of
these have seen in the streets Of Chicago
year after year, and never knew who they
were or whence they came, hut always suppos-
cd them respectable citizens, To-day Know
them as gamblers and p;ckpockets-thc upas
eenta1ivcs In this vandal host, as has also
Cincinnati, Cleveland, and even Philadelphia
and New York. Several OF them were cap
turcd, with their pasapherralia, during the
early part Of the week, and compelled to dis
gorge Large sums to rccompense outraged
ance, and cycn those who were squeezed
through the mcshes Of the Law, were ut It
again tn less than sixty minutes. under
stand the crop OF victims has been large, and
the scoundrcls 1care with their pockets well
lined with greenback5, many Of them earned
at the mouth Of the cannon.
ADRIAN.
BY % % sw Words about tie t1s eitg is weh .s1tS5
have pnssed the week Adrian il tho shire
town or city Of Lenawce, oEc Of the richest,
II not The richest, agricultural counties In the
State. The city, contains population Of
j. probably the second city In The Slate. It
tas gained largely IN this respect during the
past fire years, and has probably Increased
fully thirty per cent. The location of the
city is ycry beautiful, with just enough hill
pretty little stream, runs across the west end
Of the city, but Is hardly entitled to the up
pcllntion Of Mil Creek, for Its power Is not
sufficient to run a mill In all Seasons of the
year The city has no advantages ever other
upon trade for Its wealth and growth.
There are q number Of manufacturing
establishments: but they a1l mauutac-
tuEe simply for the home trade. The
yend these the establishments arc small. The
Citizens Of lsian possess considerable wealth,
but It Is well distributed, and not in the hands
Of q few. It is well supplied with churches,
schools and printing offices. There are two
papers published hcfe-thc Er;oosuor and the
inter eunuch. 1t Is published by Mr. Apple
gate, who for many years was the publisher
and editor of.tho HateAtorer, peace sneak
organ Of the inteusest Kind, and which went
under The sod BY the strong force Of loyal
sentiment tic in this locality. Applssstc pre;,
afterwards started the Times ns half neutrn1
half Union sheet but the suaEc will occa-
eionally show its fangs, and Applegatc il re-
gait with suspicion. Tho Times Is sickly
concern, and viii probably soon 70 the way
ofthc Ifiatehto..er. Mr. Jermaln, brother Of |
ME. JeImain, Of the Milwaukee Sentinel, Is the |
publisher Of the -Etposstor and has been for |
years. lie gets up good paper and receives |
q liberal support. In The way of hotels, |
Adiian Is not well supplied It has but one,
the Lawrence, formerly the Backctt; which |
deserves to be named as a hotel-the Others |
are tayerns Of the second or third class. The |
keeper OF the lawrence Is 3fr. Lawrence, the |
owner. He went into It but q few weeks |
since by the force Of circumstances, the for |
mer landlord having suddenly vacated. AL
Immediately had the great Fair thrust On Lis |
hands. Under the circumstances, ! think no
man could have done better. lie ate and |
slept large number Of persons. The sleep !
ing arrangements Were somewhat imperfect, !
but the eating was good. or course there /
1fi1Fn nm III
when there were not. There arc thousands |
Of men who travel who think personal out |
rage hns been put upon them If they don't a1- |
ways oblain iirst-eiass bed and room aIl to
Themselves, cvcn if there be lye
hundred h,1a Re- s. others who aTe compelled to
for long weary night. 1t Is the intent Of Mr.
Lawrence to keep d first class house, and we
arc sure he will do It. The people OF Adrian |
have practie cd the most generous hospitality
during the Fair. The best tamil!e5 in The city
thsew open their doors, and Invited al1 who
IN and rartakc. 1t may not be known to
yourself and readers that Adricn is the home
of Col. Wood, him Of the Museum. Ills
family hare resided here for mnny years and
be drops down here enthusiastically, when
his business will spare him. lie has farm
south Of the business centre Of the
city, which ! am ready to pronounce
one of the finest in the West. In d beautiful
position on thi7 farm he has erected a large |
and splendid mansion, and he now has land-
ecape gardeners at work layfng out and beau
flying the grounds. Nature has been bonn
titul with the place, and tho Colonel eavs be
means to apply art until be possesses the
handsomcst place in the United States, He ]
mas a .sse Ill :: and the means to do it. md I
think hem succeed. Many Of tho private resi-
dences In md around Adrian arc exceedingly
laEly the abode OF taste and refinement
must stop. H1c-4oc,
sCamp-Fire and Cotton-Eield..,
AIR. Thomas n. Knox, special war cores
E,ondent Of the New York Herald, has pre-
pared an interesting narrativc Of his personal
experiences in the field, under the cboye title,