The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-11-16


the portable Gas Generator, which perform,
most elegantly. and emitted very brilliant
and soft light. They are manufactured at
Columbia and have'reeently taken prize at
the fair in New York. re-
OUTSIDE. H.
Here were pens ior the animals, stables
for the Horses, coops for the poultry, shows
and swindles for the grcenics, and very
handsome display.o of agricultural implements
aud portable steam engines, the latter bust
ly engaged in working the gins inside the
building. Inside the show. were real In
dams, dancing most ugly war dance, and
torturing the air and ear with their uncouth
yells, keeping time to the music furnished
by drum beaten by an old and rheumatic
Indian: who looked as if he was about
to- turn into or was a resurrected. mummy.
Here also, man eat a bale Of cotton and a
box Of tobacco, and drew out ribbons to an
endless extent, swallowed knives, stuck a
knife through his arm, and did many other
tricks too numerous to mention.
The display cf live stock was not very Gno
this year, owing no doubt to the troubles in
the up-country, but there were some very fine
specimens of hogs and poultry:
On Thursday night we knocked about the
Columbia Hotel until about II o'clock, in
the vain expectation Of getting a place to
sleep, but failng there, we and our friend
and fellow. townsman, Dr. NJ, sailed forth
to find a resting place. We hired carriage
to carry us down to the National, where We
were Informed that there was no place open,
and having to start back, We ende.vored to
get the driver to take us back for half
dollar, bat herefised to do so, while confess
ing that he had to go back anyhow We
grew very economical, and determined to
walk back rather than submit to he dictated
to, besides being somewhat desperate anyhow.
We trudged back through mud ankle deep,
and finally abaat- 2 o'clock wefound place
on the floor at boarding house, where we
deposited ourselves for the night. About
4 o'clock, some early risers began to stir in
our room, and in trying to put on their wet
boots, made a stamping equal to so many
horses, which of course awoke us, and find
ing it vain for us to try to sleep, we got up.
We felt very sorry for the floor, because it
was rather soff,. and we must have hurt its
feelings very much. Having breakfastcd
and smoked cigar while reading the pa
papers, we walked about until it was time to
60 up to the.Fair Grounds, when we went
up and witnessed very amusing
BULL RACE
around the arena, in the course of which one
of the bulls becoming excited made a dart
for the gate and leapcd over it, bringing the
buggy against it with great force, breaking
it down. He kept on until he arrived at his
pen, where he stepped.
gIIE: Rl4cEs
we're the great attraction that day, and con.
siderable money changed hands. A three
year old, owned by Col. Bacon, of Edgefeld,
won the race against Jonce Hooper, and Mo-
zart won another against horse to us un-
known and apparently also, to fame. The
crowd was not quite so large on Friday, al
hongh the day was clear and bracing.-
Lovely ladies still swarmed the Grounds as
before, and we found sufficient enjoyment i'll
looking at and conversing with them.
On Friday night that grim old warrior
Gen. Jabal A. Early spoke in the Baptist
Church, to large and select audience. His
speech was frequently applaudcd and the
people delighted to do him honor. Immedi-
ately after his speech, the survivors pro-
cccded to Agnew;s Hall where fine supper
awaited them. After the cloth was removed
General Wade Hampton read the regular
toasts, which were responded to by Generals
Chestnut, Kershaw, Kennedy, Early and 9TH
ers About 3 o'clock we adjourned to the
Columbia where we threw our wearied form
upon downy bed and were soon wrapt in
slumber.
ON SATURDAY
we made our purchases and transacted such
business as We had, and few minutes after
one o'clock found us on board and starting
for home Here again the Jugglers and In
dians were visible and many pleasure seekers
were also going home weary of pleasure, and
yet regret THAT their holiday was over.
Then tender farewells were exchanged and
many flames just kindled were doomed to ex-
pire as suddenly Owingt to an accident Oh
the South Carolina Road-main line-we
were compelled to lie over for an hour at the