New-York tribune., 1870-09-09
FAIRS.
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.

The Empire Rink il rapidly filling up wiIh n
large and interesting exhibition OF the prodncts OF
American skjn and industry, ranging from panos steam
engines and the Sprague mower, to lead penci horse
shoe mills, and sca-moss farne EvergTcens line tho
broad rooted passage leading from the 10 the
entrance the vesbule adorned with statues and the
interior aylsy trimred with the national cDors and
hung With American and foreign flags In the center
stands Matthew's "srow Queen" soda fourl 20 feet
high valaed ~ 5000, made of marble, shaped like
octagonal pyramid, hcsv Why ornamented with silver and
provided with ~ different srups and II varieties
restaurant and bsc, there are neat stands
for the sale of flowers and the choicest
confectionery Two perts from Woods Museum carry
on the curious art Of fancy glass manufacture. The
remarkable article on exhibition Is glass clock
face with pair OF hands that keep time without the
aid Of any visible machinery one OF the most inter
esting features OF the hnr Is COL leo Wo2dwards aus ds
the Pssian neede-gui, the Bennington and Winchester
rifles several American needle guns and the Gatling
cannon. which is claimed To be more destructive than
the famous French httrahtepse. Smith d Wesson
medal al the Paris Exposition. The Allen engine, 125
horsepower, high speed variable cutoff Tiih positive
largest on exhibition. Among the others Greenes
upright balance gine with inverted beam Baxters
Bacons upright trunk haisting engine, Riders vertical
caoric and steam engines Woods portable engine, and
order and three others in of construction.
There il fine display Of steam pumps, and of saws,
planers drills lathes and other machines for working
wood and metal ii. TaXter has snpeEtntended the ma
chnery department WIN hicu tI1Cehcy Ind'
was set in working motion the first day Of the eX-
biti0nan instance Of punciuality which has occurred
only twice before during the history OF American 5nst
tutc fairs. Pianos exhibited by the Aron Company,
f. c. Lghte d Co.. Horace Waters, and Taylor Dupuy;
and photographs by BOgardus Howell MerZ and Horton.
An unusual feature is the large display Of hOrsesas,
fine enough for Dexter. Weod carvings are ex-
hibed by X. l.. speth Of Ebzabeth-st; OrnaInen-
tai lanterns by Schmidin Driscoll OF Mercer-st;
Waltham watches, by Howard & Co. Of Broadway;
billiard table and cues, by Kayanagh Decker flour
1d farina, by Hecker Co., and fine carriages aud mar
bIe mantels, by several manufacturers Besde the me
usual array of stoves furniture and other household
articles for parlor kitchen use, there are numerous
glass containing artificial teeth theatrical goods,
shirts thermometers, albums, drawing implements, o-
tical and musical Instruments hats and furs feather
busters glass and silver ware, cutlery and OF
other articles OF beauty The Farmer parlOr
fountain ingenious bronze combination OF fountain,
aquarium, and hOwerpOt is OF the finest things IN
the Fair which is already far advanced that the ZOO
people who visited yesterday found more than enough
TO repay them for coming There will be music every
evening al the Rink, and on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons.