New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
AMERICAN INS1ITuTE FAIR.

THE SITUATION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OliN Mo
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
The Fair at the Empire Rink improves uaiiy'
Gas-ntters and carpenters are finishing tnoii WIS
exhibitors are falling into line; managers anu suP0i4D
tendents begin 20 breathe freely ana inc Puoi0 - ~
quring q commendable habit OF strohlnH III aoou' is
fall 70 see the hundreds OF gas-burners toucheu no
o,ro % I,s,er M the meodous gentlemen on the star
sD.ngebannered platform to take cursOry, curious OF
carefl look M the mutfarous exhibition and 10 wlhd UP
with soda water lemonade, lager bonbons lcecIea'
mr. some more substantial product OF the Downing CUISINE
curly-headed juveniles rejoice in Duryea's s"ihs vi
Ill with enyious ewes at Crandals velOcpedes; resh
yonno neople of opposite sexes put their heads
tocefher over glass cases. or sit down sing o"
b tber in some cosy alcOve sOlcitOus mouse. wives
s."rb the operaton of Paynes patent steam rultcah-
ming apparatus (Which requires no sugar., VI Va VIZ
fTeka coffee urn whose exhibitor freely dspenses cups
of Mocha sneared and creamed in approved syel an1
pateT Inilias. with his benign smile ana
cane solemnly surveys the show anu sasey
the merits Of the Corliss engine OF Tue supeoHy Vi
WorEnen were busy yesterday puttnSup ROOsevelts
electric organ which is TO be in operation next week
President Bgelow Of the National Association OF Wool
Manufacturers was hitting up his division WIN ae
pay OF carpets and MITCHELL Nance Co., were ntting
their large scaretlued alcOye, with very extensive
array chandeliers, clocks bronzes, and blue and gut
gas fixtures for CcCeastcal work These latter
have frontage OF 20 feet on the eihanG pace as
along which they intend TO hang nine very IA ~ s
chandeliers, with thirty burners III each 10 DC Ny
Gardiner of New-York who exhibits also apparatus
(sOwn the Paris Exposition Tor ghtng gas burners
The sewing machine room has assumed very attract
i've appearance and will be In fall and orderly operation
by ne xt Monday bouquet OF artificial flowers, made
on the Wagner machine, Is equally beauttul ana
remarkable. The following 80 machines are registered
in this department: Six Florence machines uOr e&lDl-
only, five Empire machines five WAGNER machines
five Wilcox & Gibbs machines, two wheeler d wilson
machines with r. Benedcts new feed attachment, one
Smiths sewing machine, one Fairs cottage seWlngna
chiLe Stackpoles broom sewlng-machine one More
house d Heaths tucker and platter two of kOmps eye
letting machines, two of Mrs. Kuoxs futng machines
and HiHckley's knitting machine SpenceTs sewing
machine motion, and FantOn Co.'S sewing machine cas-
tors also exhibition, beside several Inachhss ho'
registered Yesterday afternoon at the secretary ONCE
In INC horticultural department, b. H. Hart OF FOng
kecpsie exhibits named varieties Of apples ana Ihere
are 90 gUUdioOking apples the same liable when are
entirely anonymous both TO variety and exhibitor >
SpTngstCed of Westchester has u plates OF pears ana
three OF peaches; HasbrOuck Bushnell OF Iona n \ =
show a basket OF Eumean grapes; j. j. Carpenter OF
Long Island exhibits five White Peachblow potatoes
and there is basket of German beans from George
Ebert Of One-hundred andtwenty fourthst. b. n Bliss
d Co cover whole table with their exhibition, when
includes large display Of garden seeds fine show OF
EtruscaD floral pottery fern stands and hyacnth vases
handsome collection OF dried natural grasses IN Dou
QuetS and specimens of three choice new seeding pOtd
toes raised by the org inatOr Of the Early Rose.