, 1866-09-26
The Entries made In the Several De.
partments--Sketehes Of Lots on
E1hibftion-A Fine Collection
OF Stock, Horses, Sheep
and Swine.
Paucity Of Entries in Soma Classes-
The Rain as q Retarder-The
Entry Books to be Kept
Open till Noon
To-Day.
Refreshments and dAmusements-PolIce
"A Good Trot Announced for
To-Day-Rece1pta Thus
Far-Pfospects.

peIlepEeQ tne ae1uEc. Such questions wcte per-
tinent yesterday, and, although naturally Disagree
able, were get comforting Is containing In them
the balm OF consolation that we are not worse OF
than our fellows in other Northwestern States.
And 1t waA about tho only comfort there was for
those who trudged Through that mud OF waited
fmpauently IN town for the storm to pass, all, II
We except that other poor solare which q few ex-
perie1ced in occasional Inhibition at the few stalls
erected tnr the sale Of rqnld food.
Yesterday opened with terrible earuestness for
rain. The day broke In tears, and the heavens
wept pessiaentIy lhrous b the entire morning.
fAttentng out the hopes OF many who had hoped
ferventiy that Monday was the prelude to week
Of real Fair weather. The conclusion gradually
forced Itself upon The minds OF many that the
witches description in Macbeth would apply to
The event ,1f q H. ne !. week, h; ~, ,,u,, NV
The rntn fall was not violent, but steady and
calm, Just euch ktnd Of fa1l as one might expect
to Last sto.day and tomorrow" with q full prog
psst q few r. m more days after that i was dis;
Few people went down g he Fair grounds in
WR Wod f aeS ss hSe ns eaa ss
day been dne; Not that there would have been
crowds Of sightteefs, for they never come til! the
commence. But tho array Of exhibitors was ter
moiy ahinnea, though they were not absent:
6ose H. we 6ad s sT a sosk and Gher things
tho future character Of thu Fair, were specially
discouraged, and some sel their 1aees again home
ward. twas bitter disappointment 70 many.
MORNING on TIE oR0rNps.
was fo1iara. de:elate; fsops vspasfed about
aesp IL R sS f5s Ss sss sSss s
sasae 4Se 1sn Il Sept ns' saf not 50
about. The sky was black, aud as about eleven
o'clock strong breeze vas felt from the north
sast IL which quarter of tl'q aky there was par
nearly al the weathers1ee united In the prophecy
that i would rain ali day, and perhaps al The
The scene vas III on, SeiSs ons q anyer
epair. From the aret there was considerable &C.
oar ss sss I'll q o ai
hall hus ssea getting The pase ready
which came down here aud there in drops
1 "a ne oaaoos eePs
uons. OF course there was not much dono at the
stables, and OF side shows there were none. The
not know what to DO, and GENERALLY did nothing.
Gi g.sat animation all through ths @orning The
weather. Their materials .yese on haud, and
9f course 1ueiect to entity. Probably three hun:
% drcd entries were m.ae before noon. bu. The
arrived in the morning, ard The owners or TIC
dissatisfied with The fact that The stalls
bad largely been appropriated BY sleepers, aud
except IN the open air. Some Of them threatened
TO take back their animals; The threat was moi,
TIE pIyIH1 HALF.
!hs dining hall very well showed The poverty ol
wSeher q not ibe
mcnss carried ont yesterday will bo continued
through The Fair NC cannot say, hut certain It Is,
refer e guilty diS ofs Sa ood a
The bread was light, the butter fresh, the meat
tender and properly cooked, and the vegetables
were Of course cleaner Than they may be expected
TO be when the visitors come trooping in. butsi'
PSas.b'fS H. feod elt and h
for (which Is not always the case al State Fair.
non1 ron TIE TnmED1Kss BOOTH.
The charftahly disposed, as well as those who
e See e ot q IL IL na9s Ss'fe foi
opposite Floral Hall. The managels have got u ~
an excellent table; home..ma1e bread and pies
well prepared oYstera, and really excellent coffee
on Wh e W. sa
that tnis effort Of tAe managers to ,eplcntsh tht
insu,usion nov now contains % within ii1l is walls
abont one hundred wfdows and orphans q
aa e oa e
| aze eacIed trnet which we may not disregard o1
neglect. No more worthy institution exists amont
the grounds Than at that booth. Visitors shonii
remember this in their search for comforts for tht
| Inner man.
OTHER nEFnEsnaKNr STANDS.
These are more numerous and better appointed
than at the former State Fair hero. There are fwt
OF three ealing stands where an abundance o.
gaze OF the visitor. No one need Be- affald Of no
getting enough to cat, If he has money to pny ia
Towards one o'clock the rain ceased, and the
blaekncss of tho sky lcssened, though the dArF
moved moi iisdsssy u hs1eioiore Int, bTls%kIy, % a
naes eaa r. P wes1 sn% III
Tag dung 10 The breeze from one Of tbs eatin,
tehts, and In less than half honr thc whole cen
ness We're hssrd ss sHSSa work III lil's Over s II
shg ~, Sos r. 20 tho a%l'qs
been thrown over to protect tho work from th
rain, and began to put the machines togethe
essc tfoopna So1 n ana lGe ees @
lie az, ana she e!ani q thc @ swfns eTsn, VI
eating thst thsy we1e moving iaso theis spnoiate ~
given to " fall In, !" and universally obcJcd.
there was Very iiIile mud. The elndsr traci
nS ar sI9 II ESod h, spE fs q
d1sined nac1nes,h. & 1ae srass inside % sbe tsae M
ws sn ter as5 ass %ss .P IT, osas M IL Il e
noon withont sinking any portion Of his app
TIE rnocExDNoe. 4,
proceedings OF yesterday beyond the general a
uvity of preparation for The display Of ftoday. IT
, general appearance was tha, OF confused chae
ofmatcIial, ont Of which order was 70 be cllmsn,
| ted, and WAS 60 In great measure ere the cuzta
Of nigh. fell over the scene and shut ont from Il
view alike The orderly aud the dtsordetlJ, as dea
levels all the distinctions Of human greatness al
litsleness. As on tho previous day, therc were !
,hs e es's5ef 81, &c gSpn3sf s.p,!
. here aud there heard singing ont "apples,"
his stock Diminished @ BE-; 20 yefy slowly that be le
the force Of habit than becauee he expected to SC
= And what shall We say Of the showmen. Ths
n not sS no
a IN company Win the lean man, and the giant a
. dwarf held sweet counsel together IN shc hsp
ss f. h Sss hs Il
4 ! meaning Of tic word .'rtvals." The ''lootcr
!. hnas around rmoking theIt short PIPES and 4
, wIieh 10 some q then doaStiesslT finrolsed !
ss It'll iii a1d nd se 6s4 hopses
= expected to dispott Themselves were unpatst
s !zed. The great swing did 50 around md osee re
few WALTERS, The majority Of the shows will Co
as gIGs12ss 412Ss, sa55 s5 b. III Il ri 5G1n 1. and
NJ We arc requested to announce that ~ In con
"a qucnce Of Tie Tain many articles intended for
cloted ioF such articles until noon Today. ]
theiF labor IN The stock rtn9 this morning, and
tesy IL isi .Ssss sa1iies, Sc clssscs. Fatties, IL
:. fore, whoee stock IL not on the grounds early
01ipg T not Be aee e c9%Ree oR ter ne
&c classes
de The number Of entries IN TIL. department !
n. increased last night to over one hundred and d
le ptise very trne collection Of animals. The gr
6e and cows. there are ID Dsvons, / 1lderneys Il
T. sosE esea, hs.ds f q Is ssa syst, and and y. Il
=. COW Or helfer, and best bun, Of any ase.
H. A few ofthe more noticeable entries, not N
ly uqned yesterday, may be stated:
D. under two years Of are. Also ore Devon b
he one year old OF very unusual size ior that hsc
weighing l,71 pounds. A two-ycar old he'll
ID "Ksle, :, is very handsome. A red cali, ca
u '.Grcenbacks," eleven months old, weighing
bs .sd Rsssss. n sas nnsS sssy sSs
Es toned. a four-ycas old Devon heller, whicl
DO very ya1ushle s mtlk-gtreF- This breed Is
ha ycry large, and has peculiar merits, though o}
,m ions didet as 10 theis superiority over 9th
ed They are hardy and easily kept.
J.C- Bone, Of Pleasant Plains, has An innpos
nm COW and three ehetfera-Alderneys.
I'd c. D. Belt, Grand View, Iowa has fonts
Dd head Of Dcvons, fncluding 4 rcd bull, "Vicft
ck 4 seven Jeaf8 o!o anu *eiSnine 1,oeO po9nos q
a ! fy-one pounds Of butter in nine days.
In A Hide A'deIney bull, weighing about
,e- pounds, name OF owner not learned. attracted
1er side1ablc attention On account Of his su1a1ll
hc and Ill-foImcd aspect, bat like some people,