Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-25
THE FAIR.
The Great Closing Day.
Awarding Of Premiums.
TrOtting Match.

Yesterday was another clear, beautiful
sunshiuy, autumn day-such q day as II
q hard to keen anybody 10 doors on, and
lust the very day to bring out everybody
Who has an hour to spRre. The streets,
a the morning, st an early hour, wert
-esliv cheering TO see. Our main thor
,Urhfsres were crowded with gaily ana
ashionably dressed ladies and busy men,
great portion OF whom were strangers.
Everybody seemed busy, and the street
..rs. from zine O'Clock on were crowded
almost all day long. In the morning
Prof Smiths BAnd-the Old Memphis
~ q handsomely decorated band wagon,
made the tour Of the principal streets,
and with their stirring notes reminded
| the people that the Fair still existed.
Yesterday, in addition to all the inter-
est usually possessed by closing day, and
Jeing, also, the day which was sp-
pointed as supplementary to wednesday,
Ras a regular sporting and gala dsy.
Fhe t~rottiug match excited considerable
| interest, as did also the announcement
about the comic cavalcade, and other
specisl announcements The ooEse-
dusnces were that more than double the
iumber Of people ven out to the grounds
Yesterday than on any previous day.
rhs street csTs were crowded almost
syery trip, and the omnibUsses from the
e. getting on place to the track had
more than they could attend to. Indeed,
many were compelled TO walk, not only
rom the station, but all the wsy back to
ne CITY. The lGdies, especially, were
ut en- force, and gentlemen had to take
heir chances for q seat, not only in the
sars and omnibusses, but in the stand
Never before, We imagine, since Che
stands were built, were they ever 30
crowded.
lng grounds were the same SO . the
preceding days, few changes or additions
having been made. Several OF the fine
isrre agricultural implements had been
placed SO as TO attract consider
able attention, snd were being ex-
,miDed by those who felt curious
70 such matters. Among the stove K
htbitors there was considerable emula-
ton, at an early hour, by the cooking
match, which came eff as announced
.~eversl days ego by the APPEAL. In
his contest the superiority Of the Ply
mouth stove was shown Over all others,
aud MOrgan'5 self-Tising flour Won for
ytseIf the enthusiastic encomiums Of all
he competitors for 8 blue ribbon in the
;saui;-eooking line. With nothing but
,IIrrIa ,ard-Iess than half the amOunt
Ised with the ordinary -four, and cold
gater. ia seven minutes from the time
he dough was Easde up 1t vss turned
out beautiful, light, sweet biscuit.
We observed that Mess-E. james d
Rooss, % Jefferson street, Obtainsd the
,r.ze for the best two-hOrse wagon. We
are Dssased at this, as it proves ccnciu-
slvsly thai cur Southern manufacturers
can turn opt rs perfect work as can be
imported from the Northern States. We
learn that Messrs. JAMES & GAoss are
doing a large business in wagons, turn
Jog out from nine to tWelvs per week,
which are entirely their own manufac-
ture. Their success only shows what
eau be accomplished by untiriDg perse-
versBcs spd energy, when joined TO q
perfect knswIedge Of business.
In the Floral Hall, among other things !
that we have hitherto neglected to speak
shout, wss q stalk four feet in height, on
which were five hundred and ttDenty
three bolls of cotton. Il was literally
one mass CT cotton. 1t was raised by
David Dickson, OxEoTd; Ga, who has
tbe seed for sale. The following were
the directions for planting them,
which we're attached to the stalk
+" Break the lend deep before plant
ing. If planted in a warm Gil
cultivate the land fat, net on
At the second blowing, when the
is about six inches higb, give IL s
very deep ploWing-Eu0soil it il you can;
after then, cultivate with broad Sweeps,
"a inches across the wing, set TO run very
shallow, or light Harr0Ts, SO as not To
break the small roots in the middle OF the
row, as the breaking Of those roots Is
very fatal 10 cotton, causing 1t to shed lie
II 10 c cold climate or on . boz
tom land, plant on high beds, and keep
them so in the cultivation, and be sure
10 leave q thick stand 10 prevent too
a weed"
The portrait exhibited ty Mr.. Gut
hertz, OF q Little Girl In q Swing" was
not Il success, by any manner OF means
The artist has failed most signally in his
The "foreshoTteniDg" has
made the ehllf look absolutely de-
for while ti.s hesd and upper
part ef the E-dy { 0 Of tho full life
,iEe OF q ehild Tia. ee or four years
the lower b5Stion is scarcely that Of
Ia, $tsfthe tenoefe est age. This de-
q infa. ~sbt to every oss The like
ct is appa- e features Of the face are
SIS, 80 far as kilure, bearing not
1ncerned, is alsO '~t9 the origi2sL.
De slightest similitUu. ~a9ittees ap- /
The following are the {. ~~Rsittee f0y
by the Executive CnL Nstt, a..
ne day On Nules-J. w. QuiucL
[. Nicely, and J. R. Rollins On Au. 1
@. Mills, Larry Harmstad,
ID G. B. Church. On Poultry - DR.. =
eters, G. A. RISE, DR.. W. II. Whites. !"
Z Breeding Cdttle-John Morrison, J. .
g.. Mason, and D. Cockrill. On Harness &
G. Galloway, Jesse Forrest, -
nj w. T. Avery. Ga MisceUG 1,
7. 3. Hsmlin. +. G. Stevenson, aud w. !,
I. DERRICK. On Fine ATts-E. Ensly, y
Heath, and J. d. Ruf1n. On =
and ROTtictature-J. &. Clay a
n, 3. w. jefferson, and DR.. K. :,
/. Thomas. On Embroidery and the :
O11eStic DepGTt1Ient-Mrs. e. n. =
swsoD, Mrs.. E. b. Elan, Mrs. J. 4
d. GOodett, Mrs jesse Forest. and Mrs. !,
7. x. Pcston. On COttOn-G. Falls, B "
syliss and J. D. Rufin. On Matched ~
0Tsss-J. G. Harris, J. H. McMahon =
nj P e. Bethel. On BLooded Stock :,
I'd Speed Horses John Donovan, H =,
TomIinson and johann G. Harris. on =
S,0eepstokes-R. D. Goodwin, z. =
nsly and DR.. White. =
The following Is the official report Of Q
PREMIUMS AWARDED. =
A~6RIcULTUsAL O
owing machine, orgin Pros d Co. prem SIS 90 v
n NJ -Jears, CERT. 4
Reaplng and Moving machine, a
n6Ined ~ Pniah an -ayrrng m.cbine 10 p" g
datJh, VS., Judson q Co, cert-,.---........ .
lresriig machine, - rem. 10 90 Il
Mstthess, Judson q y