The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-05
flor the Journal.
Henderson Fair.
WEDNEsDAY, October Sd.


very extensive, aud naturally finely
adapted 10 their purpose. They are, TO
considerable extent, well fitted up.
Two wells afford abundance Of water,
the groves furnish good bitohing posts,
and there we're stalls epough TO ao-
eommodate the horses and cattle
The inevitable circular swing. with
its handsofgan music, was there, Of
course. A circular half mile race
track surrounds the amphitheatre.
The amphitheatre itself, large enough
TO seat thousands Of spectators, con.
tains seven seats extending around
the entire exhibition grounds, and
using about six inches 10 the seat !;
with promenade above aud an aisle
below, the whole covered with a sub.
stantial roof. II was n perfect circle
Of about two bandfed and fifty feet
diameter, having in tho ,qsptera beau
tiful tree, around which at. II height
of about ten feet was erected q tasteful
orehestfa bog for the band Into this
enclosure all the stock was brought
for exhibition, about ten minutes be.
Ing allowed 10 each class aud the
whole crowd had a perfect view from
the seats The apFal hall was des.
troyed during the war, 0nd has not
yet lhaen rebuilt, 1fAIal nst1 !.
z The exhibition Of 10 day was excln-
sively Of horses, mules and jacks,
The numbers not large, but the quail.
ty4espeoially OF horses aud colts
very fine, The premiums we're award.
ed aud called out ss the elaeges
were exhibited. | remamber that
horse and flly Of Mr., Henry Morgan :
teok premjpms, The crowd was .eyi-
IDENTIFY fond Of horses, and the ladies
were animated observers. One stall
lion had thrown at him humber of
bouquets, T1tis Was sometllia0 aeie TO
the. writer, A wheel barrow would
have held all the fruits, Vegetables
and fancy articles displayed, and
another oil the manufacturers arti-
eles, except few buggies. A dill
gent search over the grounds showed
three head Of cattle only, no sheep.
hogs, poultry Or agricultural imple-
ments, The exhibition was almost
exclusively a horse show, | learn
that cattle had been exhibited the
first day, and Immediately taken home
The removal Of articles after tho award
of premiums, which isipormitted will
ruin tho fair Trotting matches with
betting, which ought aeUer 10 be per-
mltted al such places. ] bm told fol
lowed after the fair formally closed.
! | did not stay TO SOC il. No aatioaai
ad0s of natioaql music.
1.-The 3n Marshal announced that
" Brichl' .Pometoh would speak at 7
O'Clock in the. Ca,sbertagtti fraabait,s-
iaa Church. A number Of Evans
Vile citizens repaired to the river to
return home on the Newsboy, after
the fair was over, as Il hal bee,, pub
sHcig aipertised she wouid return NJ Htat
time, and they supposed her managers
,ooaid Keep THAR taih ioih me public.
The mother who had left her chf.d-
ren for the day the minister who ex-
peeted to reach home for his prayer
meeting, the business man whose
business required his attention, the
members Of the band whose families
were expecting them, were all there
to go home as per establishment. But
EAhey learned that part Of the after.
noon passengers had petitioned, and
the managors had deciden 10 violate
Haeir agreement Nth he public, and
they wero 10 remain for Pomeroy to
make a speech. ..s
This detained us till after 10
clock aud by tho time we were
ready to st'arisa dense fog covered the
river. We feh about till midnight,
when a sudden coacamioa startled all
on board, Then ensued scenes
There was general rush for the
guards. Ono man threw off coat and
bat, and was ready 70 contend with
The waves. a Very bal0rom citisen
burst through the window, aud when
tho shock was over, trembling and
pale with alarm, presented himself ut
the outside Of tho window, and easped
10 the ladies aeated within, DON'T Be
ercited, h9,esi" We had oaly run
into tho bank, and were distant about
one mile from Henderson. hi.s. !