The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-15
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COLUMBIA, November 13.
The State Agricultural and Mechanical Fair
Is over, anu well over.
In its material results, this Fair il important.
In all the departments Of productive Industry,
stimulus has been given that has only Just begun
TO Produce rcsults-although the results thus far
are In themselves highly crcdltablc to all parties
concerned.
An enumeration of the articles presented, after
| the full lists already published in THE NEWS
would be unnecessary; but n few figures as ex-
anplcs, may be given TO indicate the scale OF the
aiIair. or horses and mules there were 90 ell
tcrcd OF cattle ~ head; or swine 10; or goats S:
| sheep, {, ami or poultry about lOo
Other departments were represented In some
what the same ratio; and these figures may serve
To compare the Fair with others in other places.
There were some things III themselves signln-
cant Of progress. new bcc-gum, or palace, was
entered by Dr. Turnipsced, OF Richland County
This has been registered in Washington for n
patent. The novelty consist In an arrangement
to prevent worms. South Carolina made clock
was OH exhibition by II. Brandt OF Chester W.
e. Embcton, OF Columbia, exhibited specimens
OF his own engraving. e. r. Mason, or Sumter
entered an electric fam for Kerosene lamps. Mrs.
| NJ. A. Holmes, OF Columbia, entered specimen
OF oSra hemp. Major NJ II. Clarke, OF Richlan,l, n
model OF movable fence. Mrs. Z. Finley, of Rich
land, some Irish potato starch. There wus OIL en-
hlbition photograph picture taken by Il new pro-
cess discovered by Mr.. Richard, OF Columbia II. e.
, Shiver, OF this city, exhibited specimens OF the
ranic fabric, both unspun ana In cloth. or this
ramic Colonel Joel Foster, OF Spartanburg says
he can make more money with 1t at thrso centa
! pound, than lie can with cotton at twenty; and
| that the price OF rane Is ten cents. That il to
| say, he can make more than three times as inuch
by raising ramie as he can by raising cotton.
Rumicls good deal like iax, In the mole OF pre-.
pairing 1t. n. r. Clarke already once mentioncd)
| had Mt the Fair specimen OF manufactured
| honey, which lie claims he can manufacture ut
| ten cents o pound, while real bee-made honey
| sells ut near twenty.
These are but specimens; but they indicate a
day OF en,ieavOr and OF new pursuits.
| j. Wash Watts, Of L,,rcI., took nineteen
prizcs-thc largest numb.f taken by one man
| mostly for stock.
| c. J. Stolbrand OF the State Penientiary, took
| o prize for the best brooms.
| The Ursulinc Convent OF Valla Crucis-a Catho-
lie Female Institute, near Columbia-took q prize
for specimen OF feather work.
| In Its moral results the Fair has hccn an ahund
ant success. Reconstruction of the most vitally
important kind has been effected. South Carolina
has met again-the first time since the war--and
out OF these three days OF intercourse have grown
new hopes, new resolves, Rew plans, and new I'M
| petns; and definite idea has grown up In the
| minds and hearts OF our people that has no equal
in their history since the war; This Fair has
naado history for State. Tho era is auspiclous
ami the future will mark and rcmemberit
| Among the men OF distinction present Mt this
| gathering OF our people, were General Wade
Hampton, whom South Carolina delights to ionor
General X. il. Anderson, whose war record Ia full
! OF honor: Generals John Bratton, Johnson Ha.
good, John S. Preston, NJ G. Butler, f. =. Alexan-
der, 6nG John d. Kennedy; Ex-Governor NJ L,
Bonhnm, whose service won both civic and mill
tary hOnors; DIR. f. d. Turnipsccd, who received
the honor OF knighthood- OF 81. Catherine
from the Car of Russia for his professional SER
vices in the Crlmcan war; Professor George W.
Morse, OF Grccnville, relative OF DIR. Morse, of
telegraph fame; It! q. Clemson, the champion OF
professional education for farmers; General Bum.
! ford, commandant OF the post at Columbia.
The merchants Of Charleston were represented
by Mr.. w. e. Whildcn, OF Whilden & Co.; Colonel
| b. +. Evans, OF Walker Evans & Cogswell, and
Mr. w. s. Henerey.
The least successful feature of the Fair was tile
extcfnporizcd equestrian exercises, which con-
| sumed several hours OF the afternoon OF the last
| day. These were protracted by preliminary eyo-
lutions that welngh exhausted the patience of q
very indulgent and large concourse OF people. The
riding was good In general; but the fcass under
taken were evidently beyond the skill OF the Horses
| entered. They knocked down the bars,ten times
| as often as they cleared them. After oil 1t was
not vciJ easy to see what It was all nbout-what
agricultural end was subservcd by these ex.
| trclses.
| The crowd became larger from first to last
each day improving on the preceding, The
| figures were, as well as one could determine from
n general calculation, about these: First day,
2i00; :econd day, $500, and third day, 1000.
| The Board OF Trustees OF the State University
have requested Professor Rivers to continue In
the chair OF Ancient Languages "for some
months" longer. II Is understood that he Will
| consent to stay until the first OF January. Ills
reelection would give general satisfaction.
hr. Pelham again Announces his intention to
resume the publication OF his Southern Gurdian,
which, 1t will be remembered, was suspended by
Sherman In 1905. It is to be daily and enters
the field as tho rival OF the Phoenix. He hns
issued and circulates subscription lists. It is f.
mored that he intends to bring It out early In the
session Of the Legislature.
| Another escape from General Stolbrand's pen l.
| tentiary-nnothcr recruit to the Grand Army of
the Republic, It Is said. CoRsAIR..
| "A San Francisco, paper describes the musIc
| IN Chinese theatre OF TINT city as follows elm
aglne yourself In boiler mandatory when four
hundred men arc putting In rlvets,Na mammoth
tln.shop next door on one side, and forty stamp
quartz mill On the other, .!th q drunken cherf-
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