New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-29
LOUISIANA STATE FAIR-sIXTH DAY.


fair. And yet a goodly number of the
sterner sex were present, and they who
think there was little of interest On the
grounds yesterday, because OF the rain
and mud and clouds and heat are greatly
mistaken.
In many respects, the sixth was the
most exciting day we have yet
| had-eXciting, because of the ex-
animation by the committees on
| awards Of stoves, sewing machines, cotton
and such closely contested articles on that
day Exciting, because Of the jubilancy
of the officers Of the Mechanics and Agri-
| cultural Fair Association of Louisiana %
that they would Immediately offer a
premium for shorter and equally appro-
pirate name = at their success. For their
laUdable efforts to achieve something good
for their State, through the means of
these annual fairs, have been quite
successful, and they may well be declared
entitled to the thanks of all their fellow
citizens Tor their eT0rtS.
A number of those who had been at
| tracted hither from distance, took their
departure yesterday, having accomplished
their ends, well satisfied with what they
had seen and learned, and thankful for
the kind treatment received from the
officers of our fair and from our COM
munity. Among these were most Of
the Texan delegation of business
| men, who came to take items pre-
paratory to giving the first fair of that
State, and to induce exhibitors to visit
them.
The absence of the great crowd of
Wednesday Enabled the visitors of yester-
day to note the numbeTless blue ribbons
attached to the various industrial articles
which received the first prizes of the
awarding committees. These were upon
nearly all the leading manufactures of our
city and State; such as elegant furniture,
tasteful clothing, hardware and cutlery,
home made bread, grits, rough and clean
ed rice, etc.
Never was better -four exhibited than the
numerous specimens that competed for
the prizes, and it required the incest dis
elimination of our experts of quarter of
a century's experience to detect the best.
Never was seen better meal, or grits, or
rice, or other articles which drew the
prizes.
OF course, blue ribbons were attached
to all the fruits, as before stated-this
embraced but three baskets of straw
berries-and the whole of the vegetables,
were likewise similarly decorated. But
this was but just to the exhibitor, and
there were never better cabbages, pota-
toes, beets, radisbes, artichokes, pump
kins, ETC., seen in April than these.
A praiseworihy feeling was noted in the |
unsuccessful competitors, and, indeed, it |
was evident that the prizes were generally
bestowed properly. AS an example, there
were two good showings of field and gar
ien seeds by our leading seedsmen. One
alone could receive the prize, and the one
who failed, fully conceded that the other
was entitled to the prize. Of course, our
Advertising columns will soon show the
name of the winner.
Seldom, if ever, was shown more
interest than the cotton planting
visitors yesterday in the various cot
on gins that were in operation in the
ields and in the buildings. Whitney, the
original inventor of the cotton gin would
De astounded at the Improvements in this
inc shown in machines from Philadelphia,
rom New York, and the universal Yankee
ation, North and South.
The field was much better occupied
yesterday with agricultural Improvements
han On previous days. Flows, cultiva-
ors, seed drills, ETC., were shown from
II the leading cities of the nation-from
'oston, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville,
t. Louis, and from numerous minor |
laces, as Moline and Peoria, Illinois;
Iaysville, Kentucky; Trenton, New Jer-
ey; Mansfield, Ohio, the home of that
reat protective tariff Senator, John Sher-
ian. ,
The inventive genius of this country I
GEMS fast following in the footsteps Of
eedom down South. A Tennessee in !
entor of ''pocket giant corn-shellei"
as yesterday Growing over Kentuckiar 6
18th newly invented labor-saving hoe,
sying he could beat corn-crackers at corn
leling. The simplicity of his dollar and
half machine, of which he claims to have G
I'D fifteen thousand since its introduce
on, ninety days ago, was acknowledged
= the man from the dark and bloody
round, who said he would raise the corn G
n the other to shell, and would then
'ack it,
At three P. NJ. the sun shone bright
nd beautiful, and fair showing was :,
ad In the arena of horses raised in
ouisiana exclusively. There were, as we
ave intimated there would be, few CON-
etitors: but those exhibited were of the
est, and entitled to the ribbons which
olcnel Breaux gracefully placed upon :.
lem. Il
Between 4 and ?. NJ, the excitement
as great, and the ATTRACTIONS divided be-
7een the pacing race, in harness, in Il
hich there were three lively competitors, h
Snita of the haavy muddy | u