The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-09-16

sort of natural amphitheater, the back
ground of which is natural forest,
rising As it reeds SO that twenty-five
thousand persons may witness race
from the shady sward. The buildings
are all of the most substantial charac-
ter and are models of convenience and
beauty. Floral Hall especially, is the
most complete structure of the kind
which graces any Fair Ground in the
State.
THEFAIn.
1t is unfortunate that we are COM
PEELED to 60 to press for our regular
issue SO early in the week, and we can
therefore present only the facts con-
ncctede with the opening ceremonies.
The officers, among whom are the most
prominent Of our business men and
have been interchangeable
In the discharge OF their duties ,and they
have met the day and the hour, fully
prepared. Nothing is wanting in the
details Of the management to ensure
success.
LIVE STOCK.
An experience of twenty years in
fairs enables us to say advisedly that
the show Of live stock ut the Fair, has
seldom, if ever, been equaled by any
State Fair in the West. The HERDS
OF CATTLE embrace many OF the finest
animals of the most noted herds. The
entries Of horses are the most numer-
Gus and the quality the finest ever
shown in Richmond. SHEEP embrace
all the pet breeds and includes remark
able specimens of each. And it is hard
~ doing justice to this subject to say
that the exhibition Of Hogs is by far
the finest ever seen, and as an instance
we will say that pigs are on exhibition
not six months old, as we write this,
which will dress over 300 pounds net
weight.
RLORAL HALL,
Like Il glutton after dinner, Is too full
for utterance. Its ample walls and
shelves are crowded to rcpletion and il
is an omnium gGtherum of objects OF ele-
gance, art, skill and beauty.
MECHANICS HALL
Is buried and smothered in the will
derness Of machinery and mechanical
productions by which it is surrounded
The buzzing, rafting, clashing, putting
Wheeling and clatter, which elnanate
from the northeast corner Of the Fai
Grounds has never been surpassed Sine
Mr.. Babel built his tower.
FARM PRODUCTS.
There are over five hundred entrie
i,,t Il hn u III "
plorer is just simply overslaughed an,
lost in a blue haze of wOnderment
Cabbages weighing fla pounds; swee
potatoes that ought to be sawed int
edible planks; tomatoes bigger. than
fashionable lady's hat, and every var
iety, name and. kind OF things tina
grow out of the ground are there, an,
are there in abundance.
HORSES AND HoRsEMEN.
| Gus Gliddon is here with the stock O
j. Is. Loder Il Co., embracing popul;l
flyers. Fast horses and fine horse
are here from Fayette, Rush and lienr
counties, and BLACK FRANK, the peer
less of our own Wayne, has taken quar-
tiers with US, and will sling nasty foe
in the grand trot on Friday.
/ We but echo common sentiment
! when we say that the Second Annua
Fair Of the Richmond industrial AssO
citation is \ State Fair in the larges
sense, in all but the name.
We lett the grounds reluctantly at
O'Clock last evening, when things WEI
beginning to get Interesting and befor
the screen IrOt' was finished.
| II UxySD -
/ .l'e JACKS AND MULES. s..-s
Best Jack Of any age, l.. T. Taylor
LIST premium.
! Second best do, d. A. Portcriield
BEST JENNLTT OF ANY AGE,
! l.. Z. Taylor, lst premium.
| ID. A. POrteriield, III premium.
BEST MULE 3 YEARS AND OVER.
! I. j. Lamb, lst premium.
! Andrew Scott, "a premium.
BEST PAIR OF MULES.
Ambrose Ruby, lst premium.
L. j. Lamb, III premium.
| BEST 10 LBS. MAPLE SUGAR.
! Mrs. Saml Fryar, LIST premium.
Jarvis Hanlil, ~ premium.
BEST l GALLON MAPLE MOLAssEs.
/ Mrs. Fryar, lst premium.
I Jarvis Hansf, I'd premium.
! 4. BEST / GALLON SORGHUM. :
j. j. COnley, LIST premium.
/ Jno. W. Burdett, ID premium.
/, BEST ) LBS. BUTTER.
Mrs. S. ID. Lynde, LIST premium.
Mrs. PhHie Hoover, I'd premium.
Our readers must not expect that ,
can be ubiquitous Or Omuiprcsel
There is enough on the Fair grounds
J keep u close observer busy Tor 81 d:i,
and our limited time must bc IN e
! cu>e for not recording things betO
they tradspire.
y full list OF premiums and mott
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