The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-05

.tar,cs;o. - two and a>half miles back Of
the city, and the vast throngs rushed pell.
NELL through the streets, thinking Of b.. ons
thing, and one thing only-ths Fair.
Quincy, during Fair time, il = paradise for
hackmen. Every four wheeled vehicle in
oil the country was brought ont and labeled
ITO and from the Fair and with these con
veyances the multitude reached the grand
exhibition, over one Of the most unconscion
ably dusty roads, and 1t exsortionsts prices.
In fact. everything in Quincy, 1t this time,
commands very high figures. During the
continuance Of the Fair conscience is laid
aside, and visitors to the city have their
purses and patience preyed upon Without
mercy. This cannot be gainsayed. It's the
experience Of every one Who has looked
in" at the great gathering.
The grounds for the exhibition had been
we'll selected. They stand high, and are ev.
cry way adapted to the purposes Of Fair.
Seventy acres, we are informed, 10 the extent
of ground enclosed.
The building for the exhibition Of textile
fabrics. small machinery, fruits, vegetables,
paintings, needle work, etc., Is = large and
commodious structure, and very we'll ar
ranged. The display in this building was
good grandly beautiful 1t was,
in fact, the feature Of the Fair.
The exhibition Of stock Of all kinds was
very large indeed, and in this respect our
neighboring State can make as good show.
ing as any Of her sister States. The display
Of agricultural implements formed large
proportion Of the exhibition, many Of which
machines were on trial before the public.
In the fair ground enclosure is large and
we'll appearing frame hotel, erected for the
accommodation of the multitude visiting the
Fair. At noon We passed into this building,
or rather into the door, for We could 90 NO
further, and found the halls and stairways
literally jammed with men, women and chill
dren, awaiting "their turn at the table.
The Fair has been q rich harvest to the hotel
and restaurant keepers of Quincy.
Our short stay prevents us from making
any other than hurried notice Of the Fair.
else We might mention more at length the
many interesting features Of the exhibition.
The number of persons present on Thurs
day would be hard to estimate. The Quincy
papers pu. the figures at 10000. TO say the
crowd was immense would not be at all devil
sting from the truth. Many came to the e1-
hibition prepared to "see 1t out, as the
number Of little tents scattered in every d..
rection about the grounds indicated. The
occupants of these cook their own "rations,
and the scenes among them recalled similar
scenes, when the whole nation was one vast
camping ground, when hell-born Demo.
cratic treason sought to disrupt and destroy
this Government, because its truest friends
were firm in the doctrines promulgated BY
the Continental Congress, that all men are
equal, and are endowed by their Creator with
the insliennbIe rights to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. Prominent in crush
ing treason, and firmly establishing thisgrea'
principle fer all time to come, stood the loyal
soldiery and people Of Illinois, who would
again, with the same alacrity, spring to arms
at their country's call, and suffer and bleed
and die in her defense.
But We leave the Fair and turn our step.
cityward. Quincy is rapidly improving.
Many large business houses are being erect,
ed, also q large number of magnificent resi-
dences. Perhaps the most prominent and
costly structure now in course of erection in
that place is the Odd Fellows Hall. 1t will
be an ornament to that ornamental city.
This Christian like and charitable organi,
zation in our city is, we are glad to know, in
a very prosperous condition, and, we trust,
the day is not far distant when they too, like
their brethren in Quincy, will erect temple
devoted to the teachings of the great prnci-
Piles of the brotherhood, Friendship, Love
and TRUTH
Notwithstanding the thousands upon thous
ands who attended the Fair, there was less oil
drunkenness and rowdyism than is usually
seen q. similar gatherings Pick>rockets,
who generally ply their vocation with SC
much success in such vast throngs, were
pretty well "check mated Is the police, or
the arrival Of the boats and cars, reminded
visitors to look well TO their valuables, and
even on the crowded side walks one could
constantly hear the policemen 8 warning /" Be
ware of Pickpockets, so that every individ
no I'D, 81 -
vas reminded to keep his baud on hi,
pocket-book,' and the few depredations by
the light. fingered gentry showed the good o.
the policemens' warning.
Eleven o'clock found the excursionist,
from our city all landed at their homes
some disappointed, some well pleased, and
all very tired.
This is the last day Of the Fair, and those
OF our citizens who have not been there
should go BY all means "ju.t for the fun o.
the thing" and should bear in mind that the
staunchest, fastest and most pleasant little
craft to travel on that skips the waters of GU,
Nation great river. is the Grey Eagle
which leaves at clock this morning. &c,
into the keeping of the accommodating Off
GERS Of that boat, and, our word for it. yor
will never regret hayi1g done SO.
And thus ended one days experience a
the six days great sensation-the Iilinoi
State Fair.
The Quincy Herald says: I" It's q CRANE
succsss-the srandest. greatest and best Hi.
nois ever had in the shape Of the State Fair
1t will be matter of historical report tbs
the grand State Fair for ILLINOIS held at Quip
o.. in the fall Of 1867, 1as the best con
Quoted, the largest and best attended, as We
- the most orderly assemblaee held in III
West"
THAT HAT.-The great sheet iron hat. n,
was 'built" At certain establishment in III;
city 20 large that it couldn't be got ON,
any door or window of the house. va, 6nall
removed yesterday, by taking down par, Of
partition to "let it OUT There is such
good "joque" connected with the aforesai
hat that the mechanic who constructed il Ia
had bland smile playing upon his face sine
the honr he III scovered HI. croat r.,.s.Lo