The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS.
LAST DAYS OF THE FA1R-GossIp ABOUT
TIE STOCK AND OTHER ARTICLES
GENERAL NEWS.
New ORLEANS, ApRIL22. Is

New ORLEANS, APRIL %, 1869.
FRIEND DEMOCRAT
, Tho delightful weather spoken of
! my last, which marked tho opcnin
) and progress of the late State Fail
suddenly disappeared on Friday, Civ
! ing place to o warm rain, that Taste,
= until Tuesday. Thus all our hone
were blightcd, the fun proposed for IL,
closing days was all upset, and til
"big show" yielded up tho ghost in nj
%inglorions manner Tho pelting raj,
or lazy drizzlc, with an unlimited sup
ply Of the most tenacious mud, wcr,
"too much of good thing" and SO til,
visitors on the last three days wcr.
"fcw and far between" The Fire boy.
wcro to have had q trial of speed OF
Sunday, and as the former race created
a great deal of talk, tho projected con.
test was looked for with great interos,
and was the topic Of conversation will
the boys and their friends generally
1t is natural and proper that every
company should have confidence in
their own prowcss, and this they arc
always ready to back with their money
or provo by actual performances. Tho
next most interesting feature of the
Fair was tho stove contest, q most
knotty question which it seems almost
impossible to bring to q satisfactory
conclusion. There was another disa-
greemont this year which led to tho
withdrawal of oil tho contestants but
one, which left tho committee nothing
to do but decorate it with the blue rib
bon. Mcssrs. Rice Brothers g. Co. re-
celved tic Diploma for tho best display
OF stoves, their assortment including
stoves OF every size, from one the size
Of q cigar box to the largest cooking
range. From their stores SO and 81
Camp street aud SOS Magazine street,
there wcrc new stoves in great variety,
and from their customers there wero
several Charter Oak stoves that had
stood the test of time and were just as
good as new. One of these had been
fourteen years in service ; it was the
first Charter Oak ever sold by Rice
Brothers & Co; it is in splendid order,
and from all appearances the lady who
owns it may yet cook her Golden We'd
ding dinner on it. Every one interest
cd in the prosperity and development
Of our section of the country, must ad-
miro the energy displayed by Rice
Brothers Il Co. in every branch oftheir
immense business, which includes a
complete assortment of foreign and do
nestle hardware, table cutlery, tin and I
apaned ware, ploughs, rakes, hoes and
plantation implements Of all kinds,
Shcel-barrows, carts, wagons, etc.-l,
The Charter Oak Pagoda was n of
he principal attractions to the grounds, !
t was handsomely designed and finish
ID, and in it q Charter Oak stovc was {
'ept in constant operation, baking I
read, biscuit, cake, corn bread, etc., :
Which wero distributed to tho visitors, :
llus showing that their stove did not Q
car to appeal to tho public for a favor :
bio verdict, q verdict that has been !
opcatcd over and over again, during $
hose fourteen years past, based on ac- t
service. Lot me call tho attention q
t u friends to another important ;
made prominent by this Fair, !
IL: the improvement of the live stock f
n thor plantations. 0. E. Hall, ESQ.,. g
tho St. Charles Hotel, a gentlemen y
well known on "Old Rcdn to re. I
uiro any personal notice, for nearly Z
Il of u friends who visit tho cityo
op at tho st. Charles. NJ. fall had y
exhibition tho finest lot ofhogs ever "
'cn in this country; ono pair of Wind il
T weighed about thirteen hundred 81 u
FUNDS, and his display of chickens Ii
ducks could not bo surpasscd.-S
ow many Of these have been sold to b.
to Texas, Mississippi, and even to o. o.
cntucky. The object is to introduce NJ
superior breeds of stock all over 50
o country, they can be raised as east h
and cheaply as tho common breeds, - =.
d will be far more profitable and sat- su
actory. Mr.. BALDWIN, of Kentucky, OF
10 took several prizes for horses, and 81
one Of the best judges and largest a. 81
4sers of stock in tho State, purchased W,
nc OF Mr.. Halls Windsor hogs, say tn
, that even he had v seen their va
aal before and he did not think that f.,
;. Hall asked half their value for ey
I'M. The reply of MI. Hall was char
cristic of him. "The COUNTRIES
Dr., sir, and if I can aid in rebuilding III
general prosperity of our people, nj
not caro- for profit to myself" 1t is SO
great pity that tho d~isagrecable go
'nge in tho weather should haye no
vented the carrying out in full of for
programmes for tho last threo days' KIN
rts, but the Fair has boon very sue of