, 1865-05-23
THE GREAT FAIR,
Frpat1Br~Prlees Of 7fekets--Thc Mammoth
O1-Denat5ens--Meeting Of E1esntiye
femnlltec' .Whxt the Sor,h Is Do
Ing for the Fair.

Aweck from to-day the great Fair opens. The
buildings ETC snpidly getting in order, md the In.
fcrual decorations teing supplied. Everybody
concerned is hard at twork. md beneath their bnsy
fECefe the structure Erows and shspes as II bJ
magic. We never before thought that Dearborn
Park could be mzdc TO look 20 well.
HATrs or ADMISSION.
The following Is tho cortr=tcd schedule of
prices OF tirkei4 10 The Fair, and Its kptct Il d.
pastmeuts. IL may interest the pnblic to know
einnsu. fh'i:dspais aaa New New = Tose Ee9a en ea5
tt;fsE rhilsd lphts was $500. md a. r.tsbasss a
Oi~ u.pe day, 6o cents.
staton ftckete. tum,tttnc Curing the eEtire Fair
to Enion u.l. Horticultural Haii, lonltos nan
S;is Ssasis11sS nns'sF'ent Art, Arms aaa rfspsIes
AIDS .ssson tickets, adni.1ns to thct, epecial
deper ne1t, tree. ~>"@
~ As s,! tickets, admitting to all p.zt. of
Single e,,t1enss tickets, aaulte, 50 cents.
Art, Arm. end Trophy Gallery. 80 cents.
Monitors Hnll, ndu',s, IS cents+
- children, Is centa
All chlt,en's tickets hair price sxcept The
above. ''1e
TIE GENERAL GRANT or.
The mammoth OK, General Grant, has arrived .
the lareee' u the world We hare already eooken
of asan Genssal Grani aae barS Il 70 w5lsSa nasa
looking animal, btAut1fui.y proportional. pnrn
Thtte. welehs 36te pounds, and Is tix rear. o'd !:
DC ,e has Ee1shsd % narehs 4.sss pounds. % il
t~flse feet long from tip OF nose to root Of tail
eleven feet three itches S,rtn, and ave feet len
Inches long.
county. Nav York. lie il csnss nelI;ee* the
short hem Durham Eni 1hc American btseas. Te
nttt cane into notice 1t taa New York Sa1itsry
Far. wt.rc be WIS pnrch,ted BY Carlos Pierce,
l4ff$1F. ftf7f fn~
P3e1cc then named hlu '' General Grant" ure.
Een!lrC hin 10 tie kero1f be shou,d succced !.
tattpc Richmond By the eighth Of NoreMh.r. a.
i tht condition wat BOT fulfilled, be VIA te 70 10
President LircolE. Rlcumund w1s rot t7Een. and
the 1Artldtns topE The OK, pr 's.nurc htm to 1hc
lied neailS $500 on exhibition. Mr. Pierce and
I've ether ccrt.eElsn subscribed $403 zach, and
decided ths ,9nne5sbip ~ lo' lie asasn q! i0so
re hand: ban oi Ar; Pierce, who hss now sent him to
tbs last FAIR. duL11ipg all tbst may i,e saised
by tn. cIL1hlpon here or on the road, ra,lrg
all the e1keEtfs cut of his o~n pocket. The OF
u Maeeomp s.ted y ~sss5-J AbSou ans {. R,rs;
ker & Co, Of this city. a bnildlos is no~ hrtns
erected iet ne reception Of h,s aov,ne exceleney,
itt1t That be Will re extensively Visited. ": DO
mol dnnht. He has slreafy netted over ten tbou-
rand do1srr BY exnt';tt oo.4 and We 10 not b.
Iese that Western people arc les curious.
Ne understand that the animal after henc re.
tCrprt home, viii lie .l:us ai-Eed and st,i.,ateI
q, barbecue 10 be clycn on the 1na! &C 'clfatiou
Of peace Tbs nans9erH OF the different rofl.
ro1cH Iu-n1nE bctwetu ths city ncl Boston, hare
gererorsls doraie1 tie use 0t their road. 10 The
morEte1 md his nttendaEts.
WISCONSIN TLAas.
4 very iibe-a! ni.plaY Of latte fl.oa aaa .ecr
forwarded to thu t:cs and trophies dep4ssncpt,
Snea: Qn:4'e1ms:,e1 ~ Gesers Il z %i.sos sn Il i
comprises tbt flags Of The let, ID 80. llh 9Th 9th
-. e.s, oh: Iv!h 5l'h 1sth ,!th, i Il, 1911, 15h
s.h .ss!, 18th aid s:ta infantry re:.rn.ate md
the I'LL aud auth r:vairy+
US. EHA1.L AH.ts.
1u6ec Er,I@c.1 has tlso received f.a.a thc
Wsehincton Ar-ersl. tNsjnr sroton- connaud-
1nunltlon uscd In the U. s. I4nd tesylcc. The
col!cctior couprtses 1ht following.
ga spostins Gunt, Encssy's tou>1e rnustet,
bcrc 1pskcls. Prus isu 1i:-s. Hcn.y's Iep-a:eT,
tiE1n't. RFrtr.tun'e and Colts pistols. Ssvlce's
la:es p!slsl. Aer:el.e, g: snopo!lan, Joae!Snt,
sui1i,' + c4rhirc; swords cad muskes Of all kind.
go Srace6; ela uueEet. OF several kiuce-,uc n.
dig tic n'nt lock; speeners Of s:.alf srms, au,-
mun't:on, frk es and packing; =hcEs, hand Ercn-
SCENES III EtcH1oSo.
ThotoEraIitc copies have fleeD taken Of ths
ecenes 1u laehuuno. bcg :tlved under the dtsec-
to3 ot lsey. ". u. Kydtr, D. D., aud S. D. Kim.
rarS, Esq. on tht,e reccnt VISIT II thAt atty.
The! Ere se:its 81 vcry interesting viewe, cn.
nssctDg the Libby, Castle Thunder, Monument
Square. Ruins In Richmond. Psntooa br1tgc
1o-,ors -,xs
r. e1,o"o, 1oae, Ely,
DEPARTMENT Of - Motions, Tor end Fancy Goo.s -
s.all lie partially neglected. in consequence Of
tolnSs O. ma: caa!ac!el oe!ns e1.1os:sels devoted
te1s rot 10 the soldiers whether the goods b. On
oze t.eie " .notasr, s2 th*t tae5 arc there, aad
a.1 ss4n sns ~ " caEke. 1et We
having 4asthtng OF that character. an, 'hIDs
an,ene 3l aan!sacnves ~! Anen they are willing -
GsE - .ne xa!I, aEu a1e co: specially connected
With sny cenominatton. CT t.nd. Or forward BY
lats coha'itne nha5 Ne Zen: 10 No. 1io Lake street
L1crz1y1 coxaurTEE.
Arepp]6r ute,toc OF the Executive ccnn,,,s4
Of the Fair was held in the SANITARY Comutseton
roomt, No, CO Madison strict ycsleld y .tternooa,
the Fresideat. Ao1+ lheH1a3 u. Hsyan, In the
chair
me ninnMs n. { o. ne iast meehn. Rere read and
arproFfG, WITH TIE following Linen i1,t.:: That
tie admission to the Art Gsltey ard Trophy D s.
U5tMe4t " A.t5 cehts 4usteaa o1 EeFetV-hYe. OF
ANeoty-AsE ItneH - c&tu eefas4 GtnattmeoL
be re!errd, taes 10 The Committee, with insifnc.
n:as Jaess e 1sssis tf Snst ss II sn to
IN :tn*ss:on Ise % 'Ao;e who aToss Il 1he Fir.
rrc teks sosa be ineS t. M ,ea
people Inefe "ese E'a"T OF VOC yoanE l!dlee-
and gentleman too-soo popr 70 g,vS r.. Far ',.,.s ans
Hat41 u 1t1ij s. To samtssson. ''''a
The qnset,oo va c,scn@.et, st rrcst 1enrth. ,rd
e1u:,d Iab!e difference OF opinion wa.
F.na:ly, lie rl..,u lnsttrf va Irt1.reI 10 Ia
Gt1nt,.iilr. on I.cket., With ipa,rnctiun1 to scf
81 thty pleased The Co,arlt;se. s1.sr coufer.
tacc, ccc'ccd Il ub;ve. ~&'~A ~''A'e'
Jndee Bradwell introduced the following, which
WIS carried: -'
EtfoIrtd. That the chEir,an OF the Coum{ttee
on Arms, Tropil,ef, etc, is empo.-efcd 10 @aaace
a1u contral his department. Enc to dspozs OF inc
rods as be mar ii his J1a men. th,,,k hest
Mn. Averu,nrc ropyea 1hst thc Chnrmsn of MI
cumr's-.re< ,nc' at thu Committee Koom. to The