, 1870-09-27
FAIRS.
Eighteenth Annual Fair of the
Illinois Agricultural
Society,"
Fine Show Of Farm Stock, Blooded
Horses, Etc.
other State aud County, Fairs,

Special Despatch 70 The UhIeass Tribune.
DncATuK, Ill, Sept Alt wa4 confidently
predicted that the Eighteenth Annual 6sate Fir
Of Illinois would su1psss MI its predecessors and
the expectation u being tcauxed. Tb-moEroNH Y
the opening day. Already the entries e1eeeo
Corresponding day OF pEeEous years. Should tas
weather continue favorable, the attendance viii
1lkexise be- cofretpsnhtneis large. Where tne
to be sceomnodsted, Is - msasery.
There are bul four hotels Ia the city Of any CON.
s-gupnce, and none OF them are better shan tnlrt
stdeE,nE one OF them II charging = per my.
Several Of the citizens dispense thetE 1osptsantJ
u their own nonses for ennsdesan - ,s p 3 GrH
ctty OF Coo trhahtsauts Will be converted Into
tou.1shtn9 and nro1tatle bo4vdin9 house during
sas ons ME I'd lii Tsst u e.
enough 10 enable one, two, and fouf-aDrst Exs
70 do a are!y ca1Jtng trade ar twenty-1se 9. ~
grounds could not be desired. Spartttn1 spE1ag.
Of wa&er beautifully abound for the rctreshment
OF man and hesst; shady arcnues snd attitudes
moving spd attractive seenes beiow can be COM
10. sbfy titsceEned The only drawback Is 10 the
wseteaed hast-mils s11ck; alshouRa1 az tslas q
speeu az no longer encouraged this oo}eeaoa u
Of tho $500 entries. rs are Of horses Tue
stalls 21e already in1. and additional temporary
spec1ai1;eA Tne IarRest mare IL of Norman
| STOCK, IS yeass on, and Weighs ,lN Pounds 70
r. @c;@.n 81 as ns:s 1o 9nas se!shs
roAapincens 8tA'u9ca are alss e1h1oited. .meJ
wefs imported f.. months months
6e ausss o r% To3u %ao 1se. tne@ :;
| 5000 eseh. But the animal that atuaets most
a'n ut'on Is drauRhs hoE>e that was i'npoFted
eot from England 70 r,1 Teeis IL ~ xtiss Ae q
| poundA A!onRstdf him Is q Bx.year old stallion
Of ,hc same aroek. whos- weight is 4.t00 pounds.
don. % md stop rdSus IL fof1a, s.r pTonon5eed b
the rtsa.'ng farmers too aeaTT for PRACTICAL fafsa
The d:sulay Of b,oodel stock is quite numerous
and tnciu1ea most Of the not1bte horses OF pre-
sto1s year 3 reputation. Along with the hoFse'
are nfIy-nye lacks. jenets. ard maiee. H., .o.;
to T Se c1o~iesi win nu!y superb stock. mere
likewise, additional sfaga have had to Be con
structed.. Already is have been entered in III
several classes, and several additional herds ha3u
since reached tie Rrnunda- One tent eovuEs tWe!v'
mslk-w htie sterrs, raised In Menard County, who's
wstsnt = go poo1ds % e naat He X *
famous plckeren hul1, Bssun Roosh." now
Jcar1 old, and weighing ,4ss poauds, Is installe'
here. together with q score Of others belonging =
he salne proprietor. There is ais / famous 10
J | OF snort horne. Besides the enurseen Of thet1
thc1r are twenty-five Devuns, ard thirteen Alsiel
ne5s ann befstr light. xhea Il
time for making entries clo.ea
logs 4Fe coming IN plent1fulys over to7 naSln
. | been entered, OF which fortT-three are Chesst
whites Berk.htres ere numerous The Large
| weighs 66s pounds. The heaviest hog dled On II
{ ground last night. -,.
. Of sheep The display Is not ret particularly IL
: | uceAhle. ....
9 The next veEr noticeable feature Is the sp'ef
did variety Of agricultural Implements. FoH
. | seed drills, cuttyat0rS. etc. are stFtWn on II
: grcuntls as Thick as leaves In autuTu- Molin
j Peoria, Decatur, and ST. Louis are thus far II
! chief contributors 49,, =.
= In the mechanicat, hoFtioultgral doEa1. Al
= other ENCLOSED lerAssmrnts, Ill IL jet confuse
r | ants incomplete. .-...,
; Wednesday. E1ecaoneerlnk, Therefore. has COZ
. menced. D. A. Brown. Of SAnXAmon Count
( came this morning with the impression taat he +
Il going to glide Into the Presidency nnlatetrnrte
i II, hut, arriving On the grnuni he found that
:. | h, EucrJ, Of the P9u,rae Farmer, ha,t Soar
= above his previous aspirations for the secIeta1
= ehtp, md announced hts AuNous willingness
e accept the Presidency. Vt. ReJnofds' deseEniu
Y. tton that eleven years Of service entities him
u reftr has created host OF AsptsantS for tue ON
, Of Secretary. Among The nsoml9eSs san. onsa are
II. Scott. Of 0alens, and 4. n. hrown, q VI
x Ridge. Wednesday afternoon Will set them