The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-31

Among the peach trees exhibited by AL
Ian u johnson, they have the most remark
able ones ever grown in America. The
arc BOW nearly two years old, have grow
70 Immense size, and bore abundanty o
1 fllit when but little over year old
Mrs. Franklin Davis exhibits large va
riety Of preserves, pickles, brandy peaches
&c.
/ There is also ON exhibition number OF
| Jeilies, fancy preserves. &C., entered by dii-
! terent ladies from various sections Of the
/ State.
! Rare candies, crackers, and conftctons
are in abundance, while the exhibition OF
vegetables, slaughtered meats, &C., has
never been equalled.
A number Of splendid dressed mutton
are exhibited, showing great care in
the slaughtering and dressing of them.
Mammoth cabbage, tuinps, pumpkins.
potatoes, all lie temptingly before YOU on
the long tables prepared for them.
Samples of magnificent corn, oats, wheat,
Hour, tobacco, sumac, etc., are on exhibit
ton.
Quite a large display of native minerals
are on exhibition.
We are promised descriptive list of
them, which we shall publish when fur
nished.
L. Monger exhibits some rare chickens,
geese, &c. Among them we note the fol-
lowing different breeds: Golden-aced ban
tams, silyer-laced bantams, slver-spangled
liamburghs, grey dolking, buff Cochins,
one pair Rouen ducks, one pair Brazilian
ducks, one pair American wild geese, one
pair liong-Kong or African geese, one pair
white swans or Chinese geese, one pair
magnificent bronze turkeys.
j. W. Lewellen has also lot of magni-
ficent fowls among them his light brahmas
strike US as particularly fine.
j. NJ. Lyneman exhibits pair of mag
nilicent wild turkeys.
The exhibition Of fowls is the best ever
made, and are already attracting admiration.
The sheep are numerous and excellent.
but not as good as we have seen at some of
our former exhibitions.
A The time of making this report, the
hogs exhibited were in great confusion.
scarcity OF pens being the cause. The
Stock exhibited IS large, varied, and will
excel that Of any previous year. We no.
tee quite a number Of them are offered for
sale, but at prices in fall keeping with their
Mr.. Dulaney, of Loudoun, exhibits
magnificent black boar, of the Essex breed.
which will weigh 600 pounds. lie is truly
noble animal. lie is accompanied by a |
pair of his pigs, which, for beauty and size,
10 credit to the father.
We come now to the horses, mules. &C..
&C.:
n. II. Hanger enters the jack "Ken-
ucky," years old.
g. w. Buchanan enters pair of black
mules, 2 years old, which have taken pre-
NUNS at several Of our State Fairs.
W. j. Fulcher, of Spotsylvania, enters
me , year old mare mule.
Walter Bowie, Of Goochand, enters two
lacks, aged 3 years and year and
months.
W. l.. Waring, ofPowhatan. enters mare
Lizzie Lee"
}. G. Bland enters mare "Anna Bolyn."
Joseph (. Mason enters mare "Ju ia.V
w. q. Horne enters mares "Clcopatra"
nd Arab" /" and stallion "John Morgan
A. A. Chapman, of Giles, enters stallion
Bob"
Joseph Trigg enters saddle horse "Bill
'rouble"
Joseph Graves, Of Orange, enters brood
1are and her colt, one saddle horse, and
ne entry for the hurdle race
q. Pratt enters stallion "t'rank."
i. IL. Stonesilfer enters stallion "Dixie."
j. Ii. Chamberlayne enters for hurdle
ace bay horse "NameleSs," ) years old, ;
y "Deucalion."
W. r. Rufiin enters stallion 'lnlalhbili-
Y" two years old--thoroughbred.
Garnctt & Wilson, enter stallion "Red
ye," II years old.
r. X. Kelly, of Bland, enters stallion
Diamond Denmark" thoroughbred, 3
ears old, and ''Kitty CIydc,1 4 years.
Kitty Ciyde'' is said to be the most rapid ;
acer in the State, and has recently taken
le premiums at the fairs held at Wythe-
lie, lynchburg and Petersburg.
w. Z. Sanders, of Wythe, enters stall
on Nick Of the Woods," 2 years old,
ld Manassas II years old, thorough
red, and dlly Dixie" yeMs old.
Il. w. Talley, Of Hanover, enters sorrcl
nd colt "Rover," aged years.
i. PaXson, enters stallion "Gencral Lee"
years old, Thoroughbred. a
Jno. ID. Clark, Of Richmond, enters light
'aught stallion, "Toodles," (" age years.
Maj. Jno. A. Selden, of Charles CITY, {
tiers brown filly, years old. b
NJ. b. Buck, of Warren, enters two stall a
ons, 'Morgan" and "'rom Telegraph, o
sed, G and years. i,
a large number of valuable horses are t
ltered for exhibition, but as the arrange /
ents are not yet perfected, enabling us to q
cate them and their owners, we are COM Ii
'lled to close our report Of those entered. V
We noticed Billy McCann, who keeps a II
tie house around the corner, proposes to h
tier, with his delightful drinks, Just as
any thirsty individuals as come prepared
lth small amount Of stamps. His sign Ii
inyiting-"Come and see me.o h
The exhibition of cattle, from the h
nited time we could devote to them, gives I
'omiso OF grand success in this part of h
e exhibition. As soon as they can cease II
eir believing and their keepers and own h
$ get. a little settled, we propose to par Il
Il
}. r. Johnson & Co., of the Richmond a
cam Forge and Rolling Mil, exhibit Il
lantity OF work manufactured by them. t,
mong it we observe a hammered car axle Ii
bent as to resemble horse collar. This "
lie was bent while cold, an almost SEEM r,
3 impossibility. "
The American Rolled Nut and Tube St
'mpany, have on exhibition hollow pile
nut bars, tubing, &c. hollow car axle, ''
He'd; hollow shaiting, rolled; gas, water II
d steam pipe, rolled boiler flucs, rolled "
It bars, hollow, rolled; nut blanks, sawed h
I'm tho ho1lnu, bore both bovooo,, -