The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-22

LARGE ATTENDANCE.

and ebeerless, the sky overcast with
clouds, and the ground very damp,
but the people had resolved to have
Fair, and turned out strong, not
withstanding these forbiddiDg eircum-
stances. It was estimated that at
least FIVE thousand persons were on
the ground at one time. Quite a del
egation vent down from this city, in
the morning, and few ia the after
noon.
The exhibition Of stock ut the Fair
we could not correctly estimate, be-
cause at the time we passed around
the stalls, large number of cattle
and horses had been taken home.
Some of the stock rings in the morn
ing were said to be very fine.
A somewhat hasty look through the
Floral and Mechanical Hall, satisfied
us that this department of the Fair
was a complete success NE display
of corn was mosg excellent. I'm
mense ears, filed out with solid grains
to the extreme tips, indicated that
man nor beast ought to lack for food
in a country which produced such
magnificent corn. In like manner
the show of sweet and Irish Potatoes,
so FAR as quality is concerned,
could hardly be excelled. The
extent and variety Of the fruits on
exhibition was also worthy Of especial
notice. The apples could hardly be
excellsd in any county or State.
There were some thirty or forty
samples, and all SO good that the
Awarding Committee must have had
long and anxious consultations in de-
ciiIng which was the best, and
entitled to the blue ribbon.
Ip Ills Hall the display of table
comfoTts-boiled bans, bread, butter,
cakes, jellies and preserves, pickles
and jams, was very complimentary to
the ladies', who. no doubt, prepared
thera for the exhibition. A pyramid
of liquors of every variety. including
the celebrated Rose Bud Whisky, was
neatly arranged by Mayor STARTLING.
P. L. GEIssLER & Co., OF this city,
had two or three large show cases
we'll filled with silverware of most
beautiful pattern and costly work
manship. There was also a good
selection OF RATS and furs from the
establishments of WEBER, in this city,
if We are not mistaken Two or
three elegant carriages-one the prop
erty of Mayor STARTLING. and manu-
factured in Henderson-deserve es-
pecial mention. They show that the
mechanics of Henderson, at least the
carriage makers, thoroughly under
stand their business and besides have
most excellent taste.
IF our tobacco merchants think
there is no good tobacco this year, we
advise them to go to the Henderson
Fair and look at the large num-
Der of specimens on exhibition
there. A largo portion Of one side Of
the hall is occupied with samples of
tobacco alone. All of it appeared to
be excellent in quality, and some o.
the leaves were almost large enough
Cor aprons. This is the great staple
Of Henderson County. and was exam
ined very critically by the numerous
tobacco growers and dealers at the
Fair.
In this hall was also EotveTy ex
tensive bat good show of greenhouse
plants and shrubs. The weather wa:
80 unpropitious that they seemed tC
be out of their latitude. The beauti
full quilts and comforts, and the sub
stantial blankets seemed far more
seasonable. The display of painting:
and drawings did not amount to much
There we're two cases filed with as
sorted photographs which looked yerl
we'll.
One of the peculiarities at mos
= fairs We did not see at Henderson
We refer to agricultural machiner!
and new inventions of every kind fo
saving labor. These may have beer
on exhibition, but we failed to SCI
them.
It was evident that large portion
of he people we're attracted to th'
ground by something out Of the usua
order, and we soon ascertained tha
to be velocipede riding and the bal
loonsascension. The velocipedes were
managed by one man and two
women. and attracted great interest
The women were dressed in velvet
with q short frock and pants tha
came down somewhat below the knee
and very high Morocco boots. They
handled. their machines with skill
notwithstanding the uneyenness o.
the ground, riding around the ring
p and going through various ma
neuVres. apparently to the satisfac
ton Of all who saw them. 1t tool
some time to get the balloon inflated
but about four O'Clock the cord,
which held it down were loosened
AID it sprang up with q man swinging
in the small basket attached. It ros
very gracefully some distance, anc
then bore off to the northeast. It di'