Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-19

Splendid Stock Exhibited II the Arena.
Works Of Art Of skin and Of Industry.
The Great Trot.
Premiums, stc.-Programms for To-day.
There were fully six thousand people
at the fair yesterday. Successful as the
previous day had been, yesterday was
more so. The whole fair ground outside
Of the race course was covered with peo-
pie snd vehicles. The train that arrived
at about 2 O'Clock, must have brought two
thousand persons at least. This was
the last heavy delegation to the fair; they
continued to arrive out after that time,
and even the train which left the city 81
i've brought q few scores Of people who
were anxious to improve the last shiny
half hour by an exhilerating ride i'm the
country and q brief spell OF excitement at
the fair. The beautiful sunshine and the
balmy airinvitsd people q doors, while
the soft sutnmnal ttnts of the foliage de,
LIGHTED the Y and induced a sense oi
pleasing repose. There Is g certain sobez
pleasure about g successful fair in the fall
WHICH L16 uUIkEN EQ1lA co0Ss Aln&B v Aal
feels the better for enjoying. The pro.
grsmme for yesterdays proceedings had 8
powerful influence also in attracting the
city population to the fair ground. The
principal feature Wa horseHesh. Points
Of excsllence in that noble animal were to
be studied, ~csnvsssed, commented on and
commended. The fair may be said
STAINED that full and rounded
maturity which most delights, which is
calculated TO afford the fullest measure of
enjoyment. Vscant places in the halls
were dIled up. Exhibitors who had been
tsrdy in the early part of the week hur-
RED out thsir ~valusbles n curiosities
early in the morning, snd succeeded in
getting them arranged before the crowd
poured in. All the booths, side-shows,
mountebanks and traders in juvenile iGi-
Osyncracies had completed their arrange
ments for reaping 8 harvest, and they
resped il accordingly. The side-shows
blew their horns long and loudly, and the
lost OF m~ountebanks shrieked in the most
approved style of their art. How lively
the PLACED What a study in variety Of
nfei There was a rush Of folks this way
and that. The band played itfully, the
stentorian voices Of the officials rung out
on the morning air, horses were trotted
in and out of the erens, scores Of exhibi
tors were busy here and there showing of
the e-xesllencies oftheir wares, the machin-
cry buZzsd, and still the crowd poured
IN at the gate necessarily. Those who
were fortunate enough to have secured q
place in either the agricultural or me-
ehanicsl halls had the supreme satisfsc-
ton of seeing their goods and curiosities
noticed and admired by thousands. For
six or seven hours the rush through the
halls was terrific, grand, nssrly sublime.
The number of people who went there in
vehicles il would be difficult to estimate.
They kept going In and coming out the
gate all day with logged perseverance snd
regularity. About two O'Clock some en-
thusisstic statisticien estimssed the num-
Der of carriages of one sort or another on
the ground at one thousand. This, we
thought, wss a slight exaggeration. Per-
maps half that estimate would compass
the vast throng.
OUT DOORS,
Everything out doors looked well, and
went well. Flowing YVES going N inside
the track, testing the qualities of the va
rious plows. The implements and ma
chimes all ove the fair grounds were dis
played with conscientious sssiduity. The
engine at Power hall WIS putting away,
and the gins and other machines were
operating in the presence of hundreds Of
people, who gathered around in a constsnt
throng to see 'how the old thing worked"
One feature Of the fair this year struck US
very forcibly-that was, the marked num-
Der of ladies who were present taking an
apparently deep interest Ia every object
of utility on the ground. Now, in Power
hall the finest carriages in the country
were IN exhibition. Thousands of ladies'
went in there. and yet for every one that
stood to admire a carriage twenty stood
to admire S cotton gin, a patent portable
forge, a spring wagon, a ploR, or sons
thing Of real utility and prime necessity.
This wss a hopeful sign.
The stock ofswine increased in num-
Der and in quality. There were also q few
coops OF superior fowls exhibited. In the
Geld q number Of fine farm wagons drew
the attention of visitors from the country.
generally came in family groups, and
brought their dinners along. They formed
a picturesque sight about l O'Clock, when
seated here and there on the grass, enjoy
ing the wholesome prsndisl STAY out"
with which each set Of people were pro-
Yided, while their animals mUnched their
hay in the shade of the fencs. The
served up meals hot and fast, and took
greenbacks for them with broadly smil-
ing faces. As 8 place of mere amusement,
il must be confessed that the fair ig a
great success. as an annual exhibition
0 fthe industries and skill of Shelby coun-
~, it affords pleasure to those who are
anxious for the prosperity and wealth of
our people The evidences of increasing
skill and spreading commerce are not
wanting. Hints are slsO thrown out in
reference to our growing sffluence. No
where Is this better shown than in the
display Of
WORK. OF ARE.
from the hands of Memphis srtists and
mechanics. Chief among these we are
T.. dnHn k~nvz ., -lAsu, FEa o-kskse - IL
bY Messrs. Hook & LRgrill, of Monroe
street. Every q that visits the Mechsn-
ica hall must have noticed the specimens
Of artistic painting which they exhibit.
At the end Of the Mechanical hall, right
ove the door, there is a sign banging up,
which was painted by those artists in so
wonderful and skilful 8 manner thar
every one who notices it is plessursbly
deceived by it. There are in reality two
one painted over the other in such
3 way that the under u appears to DO
two feet distant from the outer one, 1t is
difficult 10 realize that they arS both
painted on the same fiat board. Immsdi-
ately under this sign are several
letters beautifully done on glass.
This sign painting is st the top Of the
artistic efforts of Memphis painters. An
other work ia the same hall which evin-
ces the wonderful skill Of these gentle
is q desk for the vestibule Of 8 hotel.
This desk is peculiar in construction. !
There are eight sides to it. The middle is |
raised from which springs an oc.
tagOn i've feet high each side of which is
glass containing beautifully elaborated
Of business houses In the city.
When q person sits down at n Of the
sides to write he Is naturally confronted
with the advertisement painted on
the corresponding side Of the column, |
which springs from the center of the Ia
BILE. The eight sides of the table are eight
segments of circles terminating in the
and each of these is also Of glass,
containing equally well executed ssgns Of
business houses. The design of this most
costly snd elegantly finished desk is the
work of Nh. J. n. Lyon. It Is carved in
black walnut wood and otherwise highly
finished. The painting was all done by
Hook & LaGrill. This desk is q
gem in its way. So beautiful is it as 8
work Of art that all the hotels 10 the city
have ordered one. There Is also one
under course of construction for the new
Pacific hotel at Little Rock. An idss of
the splendor, beauty and value Of the
work may be gathered from the fact that
costs about fifteen hundred dollars.
MEssRs. ARMSTRONG, NALL & co.,
he well-kuown furniture manufacturer
dealers, Nos $50 ana S62 Main street,
on exhibition g patent combined bed, /
and chair, the most complete and
Of the many appliances of the
kind. There are two samples shown-the
. luxurious bed when opened, and
closed q sofa or lounge that would
all the minds eye offs wearied mortal: the
)ther is q chair-a throne At for q king
upholstered in Administer of the finest
trade, which, unfolded, shows q couch
Of Jim Fisk.
BOOTS AND SHOES,
On Tuesday the ladies had It all their
way In inspecting the contents Of the
'sse Of boots and shoes exhibited by Mr..
Iohn W. V9geli, of No. 344 Main street.
arrival on the grounds Of the second
ase Of footwear yesterday, however,
ave ths rougher sex a chance to express
heir opinion. A number of pairs of boots
q patent leather and calf, CATERS elegsnt
q shape and substantial IN structure. and
luxurious enough for the Crown
'rince of Prussia, made up an exhibit
the msnufaciur er and the extern
iyeb business be represents. A duplicate
0 anything shown in either case will be
at short notice at No. S44 Main /,
treet; or If 1t please the customer, q line
{ esstern-made goods, second 10 none In ,
country viii be offered from which to .