Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-02
THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL FAIR.

THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL FAIR.
Immense Gathering and Splendid Ex-
htbItfoH-Fifth Day-A Letter 10
JH., ETC., etc.
The town of Murfreesboro emptied
itself Yesterday into the fair grounds
and every approach from the country
| was filled with vehicles and horseback
visitors, who crowded every avenue to
the grounds. The railroad trains added
their contributions to the crowd. The
dry weather and the constant use of the
roads made the dust exceedingly dis
agreeable until the stream of people
reached the amphitheater. All the seats,
the promenade, floral hall and large
portion of the grounds were crowded
with visitors. No where since the war
has such an attendance assembled in the
South. At eleven o'clock the scene was
magnificent, and embodied an array of
beauty and intelligence that is rarely
witnessed. The exhibition consisted of
harness and saddle stock, which was ex-
ceedingiy fine and attractive. Below we
give the closing awards Of Thursday, and
those of Friday up TO the departure Of
the train;
| Conclusion of Fourth Day.
Harness geldng or mare A Garrett,
of Coffee, premium T j Aldrich, of
Davidson, certificate.
| Fifth Day.
| HORSES OF ALL WORK.
| Aged stsllion-J w Binford, of Rather
ford, premium Caleb Thomas, of Giles,
certificate.
Three year old stallion-A McKim-
mon, of Giles, premium j B Parrish, of
Rutherford, certificate.
Two year old stallion-JameS Cashion,
of Lincoln, premium.
Year old COLT T Elan of Ruther-
ford, premium; Elijah Frazier, Of RuLher-
ford, certificate.
Suckling-T B Smell, of Rutherford,
premium.
Aged mare-A Jones, of Rutherford,
premium; Ewing & Allen, certificate.
Three year old mare-Wm Scruggs, of
Coffee, premium d 2 Hunter, of Ruth
erford, certificate.
Two year old mare--B st Clair, OF
Rutherford, premium; T j Aldrich, OF
Davidson, certificate
Year old FLY, John Wood, of Rather
ford, premium.
Suckling-Jacob Rudd, of Ruther~
ford, premium.
SwsepStake Stallion w BinfOrd, of
Rutherford, premium; Eph Harris, of
Rutherford, certificate.
Sweepstake mare-A Jones, Of Ruths
erford, premium; Ewing & Allen, cers
tificate.
The pacing race tRice around the
speed ring, one mile, for purse of three
hundred dollars, was contested by three,
and was won by Capt. Hammer, of
Davidson. The race was witnessed with
the greatest enthusiasm. We congratu~
late Davidson and its lucky winner, on
the brilliant and profitable achievement /
A FUNNYGRAPH PICKED UP.
On the ground, between the lake and
the amphitheatre, our reporter picked up
the following, which was written in
Chinese characters and was terribly
trodden in the mud, and considerably
mutilated. Not knowing what to do
with it, he sent it to our office
for inspection, saying he had reas-
ons for believing it was a ku'klux
proclamation We submitted it to the
best linguists in the city who failed to
comprehend it. We ascertained it to be
in the dialect Of China, and telegraphed
it to Mr.. Chang Koopmanchaap, the
Celestial Ambassador to America and
Memphis, with request that he return,
ifpossible translation, for this mornings
paper. The document was promptly res
turned in English in the form below print
cd, the translator notifying US he had
drawn upon US at sight for seven hundred
and sixty four dollars for the service.
He also sent By telegraph an answer to
Major Spence's gross attack upon the
four hundred million OF Coolies now on
their way to this country, at cost to US
of one hundred and fifty dollars, with a
request for its publication in this MORN
ing's UNION AND AMERICAN, and solici,
tation for two copies extra of the paper
containing it. We shall forward bills to
the Tennessee Central Fair for collection
By this days mail This is the letter:
| john HAPPY Dear Friend: l am
managing pretty we'll 10 getting our people
to read the few copies Of the Banner you
send up for gratuitous distribution at our
| fair by your venerable reporter, who has
| measured sixteen summers on the calendar,
| but tell you 'our folks" are astonishingly
slow to forgive what they persistently style
your late uncalled for and impertinent
| bowling over the Smyrna negro massacre,
and your sensational endorsement of tn
mistaken proceedings of your public meet.
ings of leading citizens of all colors and
smells at the time.
| However, rest assured PIl do all can
for you and your LiUe paper.
see you concluded to publish the edi-
torial sent you, giving my speech a
slashing criticism, instead Of publishing
the speech itself.
l am very glad you did, for | have
thousand copies of the speech, printed by
the UNION AND AMERICAN and the Muir
freesboro NeTs, ready to send TO those who
will write to me for it, when they have
read the editorial. OF course you undero
stand that all / wish is notoriety, and that
tits legitimate to seek il in every possible
way,
| wish now l had taken more time, and
written the editorial more carefully and
creditaoly, for "Wha! think about III isthat
have no right TO ask you to publish, at
your own editorials, articles which are so
poorly written and ludicrously deficient in
grammar and gaaa taste as that one proved
to be.
hope the o!her Que sent you at the
same time, as the promised review of the
remainder of the "prosy and prolix "
speech, will prove less Objectionable.
Please review it carefully, and if neces-
ssry rewrite it, with the view of correcting
any "garrulous sensltionalism" it may
contain and let DO sentence be guilty OF"
ending with a proposition, as one did IN
Thursdays paper. Ia fact, that was such q
poor thing l am sorry | sent it to you, and
hope you. raiders will excuse the imposi-
tion.
Au old friend of mine aud yours came to
. me to day, "muchly" moved over tie
Bauner's editorial, aud said he, Major
have you seen what the B inner says ab1ut
d your speechY" | replied, "NO, Coiouel, i
D havn't seen ii in priu', but As wrote tn;
editorial myself, land sent it 10 frield
| II I. 4, wit