, 1866-09-27
Biennial Meeting of tho State Agrlcul.
turnl Society-Election Of Officers
md Changes in the Con-
stitutfon.
Leaving the Grounds-The Pro-
gramme for To-Day.

4CaSuE NAW N4UAAAo -AN ~
gramme for To-Day.
Yesterday, The thitfl uomIna1ly, bat actually the
int, day OF the Fourteenth Animal Fair Of the
\ agricultural Society Of the Slate OF. Illinois, |
,peped eloriously. The rain Of the previous day |
lad vnnished 80 completely that It len scarce
:loudlet behind. and not many specks Of mud. |
The day opened brightly IS regards the weather,
aud most auepiciously IN all other respects. The
BID feeling of gioom gave Why to one Of freshness,
almost htlasity. We all feel good When the time
Iss The French call The weatber} Is bright and
cheering, and neither q heavy conscience or
light purse vex us. On m occasion li!:c
the present. when the weather Is a1uost
everything, VIC arc especially cheerful
on the aavent Of duc weather, aus The moro so
when the previous tokens all pointed the olhoE
way, bright cioudless day like that OF yester-
dag, with cool breeze, and a not loo hot sun, Is
inst The thing for Stale Fair, and the previous
rains though before they had dampened the eonr-
age and spoiled The hopes OF thousands, h.d been
really productive Of good IN putting the groundin-
to fuc condition, making It soft without mlsness,
and hard enough for travel without yielding up
10 every foo,sie2 cloud Of dust to blind and
Those who from force Of habl, woke up with
the early dawn yesterday morning lard there
were thousands sucn In our city, men aud womca
was 10 dcleerious to the Ghost Of Haulets father)
were agrceaely snrpteed to Sec the ssF clear, and
lhc SIM rig IN his i1ll glory1gIcaterM y ihan that
And following this came tue rush Of preparation.
These who n,s:a Oh. ct haa asrlicst wrsc saady
hr.t, and The laegaTds followed suiA BY breaE-
t.:t 4 hne everybody was moving, aud at an aceele-
The streets wore early alsyc with pedestrians.
People thtongeu down 10 the Fair Gs0unds-spne
on foot, soue on horseback. The great crowd
Of a very lev minutes, 1ndes a liberal pressure,
and at each "trip were tllca to orerdowing with
sightsecrs and exhibitors, the former pEsponast-
pe s ss 1sn osG IL oeH 2nf s dss ss Sa asa
ftil again The Illinois Central train yielded TIP lis
qnota a little later. olher trans followed; and
arni s III Il tbe sG!ss sse es sna @
covered with In escr-moript 1htong. whoso tread
was steadily In the direction Of The Fair Grounds.
poured into Clicaso, hut It did seem If all parts
fhoee representatives were determined 10 tase
oppouay e 81 1G'fain ess tn Fl Far e Ufoun, @
ihe HI Sso ia Sssa 81 sois5z d!ssosfsgsd by tis
The sosds ieadins 10 fhe
nllT besprink,cd with teams, each bearing articles
part Of Tic price for which Anansas died, 70 the
last moment, the owners not knowing whether
they had m elephant on thelr hauds 9. not, and II
doubt tlll then whether tha rain wonln allow them
to swing their goods around to this part OF tue
ciselo. Machinery, nrucles Of mere display, IN
ycntora. models s. were plsanYY aY Farm Lpssn LpsS
md eNinc tTampled The ground hearily Oh tho
devious wsy ffufa The Union stock YARDS to the
Falr Ground rendszsoue. .,. 49, o,..,,,,-
busy place yesterday morning. The entries
poured In 80 lashly that The lase force Of clerks
o1cr With IN avalanche Of orders tlnt Threatened
o'clock IN Tho morning I'LL noon The books were
he desH %sse aaa I oIns I'll escs
other in rather an awkward bty'c. Tor fear that
thcis entries won11 not be made and the ast!c1es
Bnt ali thin:n have an end, and the pressure
/ eeasca NJ last when The voice Of thS Secretary
/ gavc tho wosd-.'no more cntr1es." There were
bnt few who had not secured place, aud those
lew had neglected TO bring their articles TO withl
hai'ns distance. 20 that ;icy wonla not have had
| And 80 the pressure ceased. aud the Secretary ::
Office became henecf0.th m object OF far less at
traction than before. With the e1senton .. sAs
individuals who wanted their tickets :tamp.et
emily Tor Inc 1ctn1n iIans, and fer others whs
hs 9ss VI s.d s IN
| flom their asduous labots.
Ii ID due u the Secretary, ]. T. Reynolds, Esq.
inse III e Rus & ese9 s:ss to IT,
ssiaie Fairr. Thy answer I'll qa:suon, lfsei3
nI Sey ia havo ca arranged fos copying M
rei1ton Of the awards for tho usc oftAc rcpoEters
Thry have also made ita part Of their d1ay Z
fneni alt Glars III i IN example which nigh
p:ont,bly bo followed blythe Secretaries Of othe
KoprsszR.
No hettey index Of the numerous a:tcndnnc
yesterday morning need be given Than the iae
hat thoneh the mo.t a. apf EN- g.
were MI exhausted beture one o'clock Ihss
hss al Ts o it, sc y aoa 5a Ra' s IN sys e. s,ss
Ing hall. and the doors were closed a. siGn u
line's were not wanted: Many who had b ~ soa:t
use iii the morrow. and turned sorrowlns ove
te temporary !oss Of their ity cents 10 the nths
teieeiortes.~ lIere they fared h.tle better. II
10 better cond,iion. Their excellent coffee b.
soon vanished down the ,hroats Of tho thlrsty mn
titudc, and sandwiches, biscuits, crackers, g,nge
This, TOO, mas eshausssa III short order, and y
hundreds Of Oliver Twists went away to ask +
Ssa pa n iss Sesn y popSss %hsa IL Oh @
stalls shared tic came, fate, and still Il
Oliver Twists were unsaashed. Their ests4 &
| stilI huuericr crowd, uhose dcrlsivc ane:rer was
More, fndecdl We have bad none.r The fact q
.ealtd fo1cib1y the uncertainty Of human calcul
| forre Inc superior strength Of an appeal from /,
stc;a srrh oyer the brain- Hunger must be satsdt
though cu1io.its were baked So thonsLt and !;
aeted nuEdrels who wended thea waf IT,, - Us g.
eate:kcereIs bsins Eept Occupied 10 ss'Aerl'
! dekets al! the afternoon; ,, T., ~ I'm o,,r,
| today. ...-
] There Is one eating establishment which ie pr
see' i narssF S S9
: raid one dollar for plate OF dim!na,i5e o,ete
}. ihcte yesterday. and ,anoi';eE vas charged a.
he 5eF Tstofa Who e. 70 H. an
hall. or to the etand Of the Home Tor the FIieu
less Will get what they pay fosi At aA othef nlae
I sothAt II 1t does not suit they can 60 elsewttl
q \ AnAnRER's snor.
r One Of the greatest surprises to city n
% sssi % P'sSssS 'ss rreSunss hey IL sensss{ hsss
key at Fairs that viii take tho halr Of. and ra1t
q ses} ,hst will not n9s The geuutpse - ~ =
novelty; aid ret il Is usefai institution, very,
!, those Who stsy on tie ground. all n'eht e
I blee them 10 compete, IN point of appeaTaae
oueay expensive cot IN Che halls OF hote!..
!: eGs elsa,. nss0 Sa'W 'h'' lne' Aa's oeSA 'A'
J. The work Of the morning was ysr4ed.
l. regular compa1ieone Of articles lor ne award
II bas ~ Il IL ;ow
possible, In order to allow Of other entries BET
made ri eenpe!'5oIt u deisnes 70 tss 81
:. Toas} The different dcpirtments presented i
th.ns ~. 10 anl'scd npPsat3,SSes ,S 6srssaa
re sst9ps III shias II M Feaaaess osssT1as
!. Textile taLricp In particular carae in rapidly
If through The morning, .spd 1be sound OF the II
), mer and EaW were heard here and there I'LL
1rAtf9E Then f}fPF ed. 6ut 1t W&S moi
,e to-day ihak building win present a Esguiac
r. easissa n .toeE I q IL t. ring
" at an carly hour and was continued Ill the nc
ae Ss M nsUg gs.,a;11 s.aS tqoaSs m nsss ,Se
d Watching with interest the animals aud CRITICS
y Tie swtsds made hy the commlttcea.
he Was one Of the most delightful ever expesfcu
q In Chicago, nnd the apneasal,ce Of the Ssou
be was animated In the extreme. The Atern,
nc isdies Is vel as Eenacmeas and The Whole v,
u g1snd stand, balis to accommodate some u
were plentiful, and ,he sails were elled with
vehicles at those Who chosa 70 pattonlze thai N
OF a5istoc1atie mode Of conveyance in preference
Of The efficient police force on the grounds, :
f s1sS aa sos s
Us headquarters sesss1day-s man had his POI
IL picked Of xa50, but be refused TO give hls 2
ee and the thief was not found. Justice Mill
lbs went down yesterday forenoon to hold Court,
las | found uolbipE to do except to act the part
spectator. He earned the Traditional pair Of "
Elas, hut We did not hear that any moEc Was 4
he euows, .
4 There Is quito pauclty OF khoua On The Gfo1
IL due doubs TO The fact thst the fain thtssat
ng | 50 heavily IN advance at the Fair. The Sian
ing twins are there, the moat notable repulatse ali
We tion On the grounds. In addition to these z
NC dwarf and tWo hosAes. This Is about all, e1
fDe sVfcr or tyo; A marked cpu.fast Is visIbli
tween This and tho State Fair os last year,
the ground allotted 70 shows was covered.
nj. CATTLE AND HORSES.
~, "A considerable number OF additional en-
~ ~ Nefe mnAe Yesterday, sd the collection, ths
, ~ not unusually la1ge Tor such an OCCASION, cou
m uncommon psopesioM et really g1a anisa Ia,
that moro attention Is being paid to iSapsove,