The New Orleans crescent., 1869-04-10

and artisans tools, made by Messrs. biocomo'
Baldwin d Co., the well-knowa hardware mer-
chants Of this city. stops rs on our way as We
are about passing ont Of the building. We see
pearl mounted table cutlery which would orns-
men ttbe bedufet. Of prince. mechanical tools
for the carpenter, the smith, the cooper and the
ship builder. samplers for grocers and brokers
in fact everything in the way Of shelf goods in
their line which human imagination can possibly
conceive and in their appropriate place, and the
Msysville sugar plow, which the best Judges We
met, informed us were the very acme Of all that
Is desirable In their line. 49,
Then we leave the exhibitions and stroll
ever to look at the crowd Of hungry and
thirsty mortsls who throng Miller's restaurant.
That chef has evidently stuck Q popular cord,
for bis waters run to death with constant SER
vice, and bis half dozen cooks growing desper.
ate from overwork. The truth 10, even ct 30 In
teresting place this fair. people must eat, and
as large majority appear TO consider that they
cannot eat unless their food Is cooked at Millers,
OF course his employees have hard time Of II.
One can get anything and everything in the grub
line at this establishment, from plate OF hssh to
sole au gratin; and as to wines and liquors his
cellar is unsurpassed, and his prices not extor-
tionate.
We were much pleased to note the splendid
exhibition of beef hides and skins Of the various
animals native to this State and Of Texas, male
by Mefsrs. Hay & Mehle. In the space allotted
to them was to be seen specimens OF beef hides,
which would have made tanner envious indeed.
Bear skins, cougar skins. panther skins, wildcat
skins and the hides Of deers fawns, sheep, kids,
coons and oiters, all arranged tastsfully ami pre-
| senting o most attractive appearance. Besides
these, the firm entered the lists for the premium
| for the best specimen Of beef tallow and won
| it too. They also won medals for the best
| display Of beef hides. As this trade Is
very important one in this city which must one
day become one Of the leading markets OF the
world for peltries, hides and tallow, We can but
| commend the enterprise of Messrs. hay & Mehle
in thus coming forward and showing to the world
what we can do already. As to the tallow for
which they were awarded the medal, we must
| confess that we were surprised ct its beauty,
| purity and freedom from dssgreesble odor. 1t
much more resembled barrel of delicious butter
than what it really was. All who are called upon
to try out tallow, should 60 and see it and learn
valuable lesson.
Another successful competitor for prizes was
Mr.. Thos. schorr, manufacturer and dealer in
leather. This gentleman carried of three medals,
in fact, every prize for which he contended. The
specimens Of leather of his own tanning, which he
exhibited would have done honor to the best
tanning Of any country, and certainly made rs
feel pround of having so useful an artisan for q
fellow citizen. There were specimens OF the finest
| calf kip and sole feathers, harness leather, and
even the lighter kinds Of skins splendidly tanned
ont or which shoes for women and children are
to be made. Another lesson can be learned BY
our people by paying visit to Mr.. Schorr's stand
which is next to Hay & Mehle's.
Those specimens Of home art, the marble man
tells, exhibited by Mr.. Jas. Reynolds OF Poydrss
street, evoked universal admiration. or the best
marble highly polished chaste in design and ele
| giant in fnisb these mantes are as We have said
real works OF art and the workman who sculpturet
them Is real artist
The science of caligraphy, in all its branches
has been wen demonstrated by Mr.. Geo. Soule 10
| Soules Commercial College,. The speci
mems Of ornamental penmsnship exhibited bJ
him are beautiful. Some of the pen drawings are
fully equal to epgravings: while the writing spe
clmens, by the freedom Of the curves and the 1tfe
| 40 10 speak, infused into them, are almost supe
rior TO copperplate. The stipple drawings with
the pen are also particularly fine, while th'
specimens of the linear style are beyond praise
The "Tree Of Knowledge" executed in differ
ent colored inks, resembles more finely color
ed French engraving than pen and ink sketch
The great stove race announced for to-day hs
been deferred till next Monday.
Between and O'Clock this afternoon Mr..
L. Brown is to give cn exhibition OF his fire ez
tinguisher and afford the public an opportunity Il
witness the power and cspabity Of the extil
| puisher practically tested.
small wooden house built of boards covere
| with tar and turpentine is to be fred and at
given signal Mr.. Brown will extinguish th
. | flames.
We noticed an elegant and massive Silver Tabl
| Set on exhibition In the Octagona Building, er
tered by Mr.. Chas. Pescay. 1t is by far the lines
set of silver we have ever seen on exhibition, an
from its msgni6cence we are Of the opinion ths
II would have been unsafe in New Orleans som
: five wears since. The workmanship Is excellen
!. the design beautiful, and is the envy OF all th
ladies.
, We cannot refrain from stopping some time {
. the place where are exhibited the celebrate
VALLEY cotton ties and getting ell the points n
eardipg their manufacture. Capt. VALLEY, the II
. yeptor, is one of the most ingenious men In Il
= !. State, and has had the high honor to introdut
!, some very valuable inventions to our people. H
cotton tie is simplicity itself, being selfadjus
: ing buckle, which will bear pressure great
: than is ever required for conaning cotton in
bales The hoop iron which he employs In co
= nection with his tie was manufactured in En
:, land under his own direction, and we fe
u satisfied that no better article was ever broug
y to this market. The VALLEY tie s economical {
account of its extreme lightness and the ease wi
= which it is attached to the hoops-saving large
|, in labor. They are strong and durable becsu
y there are no weak places In them, and tn
y should be patronized because the inventor is o
= of our own people. When it ia remembered th
u u the introduction of the iron tie and hoops 4
y bailing cotton has revolutionzed the manner
q putting up cotton, and that Capt. VALLEY was o
a of the original inventors of them, We can but Q
, press the hope that his fellow citizens will 8
y that he resps proper reward.
The restaurant of Mrs. B. Armann, under
. superintendence and management OF Mr..
Q. weser, is achieving for itself quite reputatic
or rho bar IN w all stoeked with good li0uOrs at OF