The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-29
The state Fair at New Orleans.
[srEcIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TILE CLARION

HE state IF air at New Orleans.
: lsFECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE CLARIoS
New ORLEANS, April ~, 1859.
: The grand State Fair closed after a sessiC
= of thirteen days, being five days longer tia
was originally intended and announce
formally opening on the 9th inst the "a
was not really fully under way for thr'
or four days, the exhibitors, especially tho'
in the machinery department, being dilatoT
: IN putting their wares in place Beside
: the Metarie Jockey Club held their Sprin
Meeting devoting the first week OF u
AIR, and necessarily diminished conslC
! erably the attendance at the latter. How
ever, the continuous fine weather, and til
very varied and interesting display tue ex
hlbitors made, soon attracted daily throng
OF visitors; and the prospects for their con
tnu2nce were so promising that the eXhih
ltors themselves requested prolongatio
. OF the Fair. They and the Directors 500
: had cause TO regret this, for the weather sc
IN perseveringly rainy; and the buildings
grounds, exhibitors. and articles, exhibits
presented, at the close. q most dismal aspect
However the results of this Fair shoy
most conclusively its great value as a mean
Tor Introducing to the people of the South
west. all improvements in agricultural ma
chinery and implements; and of inducing
cur own inventors and manufacturers 4
come before the public with their model
and their wares. In this respect, Mississippi
Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia were wei
represented at this Fair; and the emulation
thus excited cannot fail TO produce large
and more beneficial results.
Continuing TO note some of the p-incipa
exhibitors. L take pleasure IN saying "A few
words about Mr.. 4. T.. Blacknlar, one o
our prominent music publishers and dealers
( in music and musical instruments. Iii:
/ success at the Fair was gratifying, as he re-
/ ceived four awards; the highest for the besi
square piano made in the United States
( the blue ribbon being given to Chickering'
/ piano, SO well known that it Is useless TO do
more than mention il. The second award
was for best piano made in the South, the
highest prize being awarded TO Peters.
Webbs q Co.'s pianos. MIR. Blackmar sold
some Of these pianos TO citizens of Jackson
sixteen wears ago. The third award was
for the best organ in the United states -
and the fourth, for the ''best music" engraved
and printed here. The committee particu-
Iarly praise the elegance and accuracy of
this music, which is executed here, under
Mr.. Blackmar's personal supervision. He
is the largest Publisher of music in the
South, especially of original Southern mu-
sic. and ais store at No. l64 Canal street, is
one of the largest, handsomest and most
complete in the city.
A disagreement between the Stove Com
mittee and the numerous exhibitors of cook
ing stoves, prevented the stove tournament,
which promised SO much excitement. The
Buck Brilliant" stove however, daily at
tracted throng to witness its rapid baking,
broiling, roasting and Blasting operations,
which took place in the open air, under
neat pagoda; and the tempting proceeds OF
which. in the shape of viands of all kinds,
were literally distributed, right and left
under the supervisiOn of the energetic agent,
Mr.. III. Haller. Last year, at our second
Fair, and 1t several of the great Fairs at St.
Louis. the brilliant took the highest
wood stove" Whilst other cooking stoves
consume over six and seven pounds of wood
to bake 1 certain amount of dough, the
Brilliant consumes but 'three pounds and a
half" NJ. Halter, the sole agent, is located
at No. AZ Camp Street, and requests me to
say that dealers will be supplied by him at
manufacturers prices.
Few of your readers but know, personal
ly or by reputation, eur great hardware
house, Sl0eumb. Baldwin q Co. 1t is over
forty years since it was started by Mr.. Slo-
cunb's father; who, by industry, skill and
integrity, achieving a fortune, sold out to
two of his clerks, Messrs. Richards Il Mont
gOmery. whom knew well in my boyhood
days, and Who, after over fifteen years sue
cesSful business, retired; and my friend,
Cuthbert SlOcumb, then quite young man,
took hold of the business. He had been
carefully trained; ana, retaining most of
the old employees of the house, he soon
showed that he possessed the energy, skill
the nerve 10 maintain and extend the high
reputationof the house. During the war, his
Confederate Light Artillery officers, will
long be remembered. Immediately after
the war, MIR. Baldwin joined him; and that
gentlemans fine business tact and expert
enee, added to Mr.. Slocumbs many excel
lent qualities as citizen and merchant
have made this house one of the largest and
most reliable in our whole country.
At the Third Fair, Messrs Slocumb, Bald
win d Co, had very large, varied aud COM
plete display of hardware and agricultural
H., taI Wal nFf
ton and praise. They received therefor
more awards than any exhibitor, in their
own or any other line-the awards including
various degrees OF merit; diplomas, silver
medals, bronze medals, etc. The articles
thus cOmplimented embraced cotton and
sugar plows, grain cradles. cotton scrapers,
corn planters, table cutlery, edged tools,
garden implements, shear and blister steel,
cabinet locks, iron vases, hinges, cut nails
and host of other articles, needed by the
housekeeper, grocer. gardner and mechanic.
| perceive, from THE CLARION, that one
of your correspondents has already inform
ed your readers of the gratifying success
your State exhibitors achieved at our Fair.
Every one here was pleased with this; and
we hope the fraternal bonds that already
unite Louis iana and Mississippi, will con-
tinue, by these and other industrial enter
prises, to grow and strengthen, TO our mU-
tual pleasure aud benefit. OBSERVER.
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L
been much gratifed by the award of the
Santini gold medal, at the State Fair to
little Lucy Stamps, granddaughter OF
Gov. Humphreys and grand-niece OF
Jefferson Davis.
The reward was given without the
slightest knowledge on the part of the
committee of the authorship of the piece,
or, indeed, of the relationship of any one
of the competitors. 1t was a tribute tC
the intellectual ability, which, when
found out, proved it to be of three pure
descents.- o. Picayune, of the 2Sth.
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1t is estimated that seven-tenths of al
adult ailments proceed from diseased anC
torpid liver. The hillary secretions of the
liver overlooking into the stomach, poison
the entire system, and exhibit the above
symptoms. After long research, we are
able to present the most remarkable cure fol
these horrid nightmare of diseases the world
has ever produced. With one year over siN
hundred and forty thousand persons have
taken PLANTATION BITTERs and not an in
stance ofcomplaint has come to our knowl
| edge. Ii is the most effectual tonic anC
| agreeable stimulant, suited to all conditions
| of life. Inquire of your Druggist in regart
/ TO it.
| MAGNOLIA WATER-Superior to the hes
4 imported German Cologne, and sold at hal
4 the price.
! Common Sense
| Rules the mass of the people, whatever thu
misnamed and misanthropic philosopher
may say to the contrary. Show them a gooC
thing, let its merits be clearly demonstrated
and they will not hesitate to give it thei
most cordial patronage. The masses hav'
already ratified the judgment of a physician
concerning the virtues of HOSTETTER'S
/ BITTERS, as may be seen in the immens
quantities of this medicine that are annual
/ " sold in every section of the land. 1t
now recognized as greatly superior to al
other remedies yet devised for diseases o
/ the digestive organs. such a. diarrhoea, dys