The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-06
a MODIY EXHIBITION.
,ur OPENING DAY OF TIE STATE
EsIR At COLUMBIA

np opENTHG DAY OF iaH
EIIR 1T COLUMBIA
~S,.. Ready for tho Rush OF vls..o.s
n..s sIdo snows-Handsome nlsPiay
- s,ook andl Poultry--Charieston
o,,. mn in Machinery-A Model Coi-
..a Meonantc-Thst Fish Story-The
..,no,nsment OF Committees-A SAD
eAceidens.
. ryRoH ouR OWN CORRESPONDENT
.r..I5 So OoLulBIA, 8. c., November T.
This was the opening day of the ioartn eA,
h,bition of the South Carolina Agiioul1u o.
ond Mechanical Association. Asusual ID years
aone hv there has been but slim atsendanee
o,,,,,ds the number who are called hltner LOT
tba nurpose of entering their wares and stock'
or for trade; yet the grounds had ousy
.annesrance until darkness put stop to iaoor. !.
The day has been one of the most oeau1llu,
of the season, and the fears when oampeheu
the srdor Of many, when the storm Oh sa'al-
aar n,t In an appearance, have been entlrely
dispelled. Notwithstanding the iacI tna. .tne sae
country, generally, Is In qu'eser stIse r, 1ras
at the same time last year, Wnsn aa s,sheartA
limiting had 6isorgsnized labor ana olsnea.e-
.anoS tS. nlanIers and farmers ofthe up coun.
eneI ,ars sus bsa besn perceptibe lack ofinterest
in thIs most pleasant and useful yearly mesC
Ing. and remarks have frequently oeen maue
reQretting the circumstance. Inere ate so'o of
rsi reasons for this, to be sure. ouG nous VI
them 40 cogent as to admit OF having sny
Soothold. Some of the up-country planters;
and indeed an officer Of the society, INFORMED
me to-day that because the GreenVilie anu Co
lumbla Railroad Cnmsany charged TOT trans,
portation one way, many persons naa stsyeo
at home, who would have otherwise maze q
good representation upon the grounds. III q
word. it cannot but be said that tnere 10 q
growing dissatisfaction at the manner 70
%h,cb some things are conducted. Even the
boothkeepers caught the disease, and COLI
menced growing at the executive commlteee, a
hecanse that committee saw ut TO rent " one
.person the exclusive right 10 erecL . re.IeIu ~
ment saloons. pretty close in9u.ry insy ,nto oto
matter, which was one e,fv 11 nsners @ hers seem to
hsye entered with more courage tnan WIS
dom, has led YOUR correspondent TO peneVe
that the committee were actuated Dy oesne
only to make sure of the rental money,
thing that they have not always oeen aoie W
do In the past. Reasonably, then, any one
conid not blame them. The same urbanity OF
manner that has always characterized com
munications with the committee remains,
snfi thns It is Judged their equanlmlty ls not
much disturbed by this little war between the
AIins and outs"
The ploughs this morniRg, Instead Of being
tested for prizes, were busily engaged IN
turning the rank weeds "under the sod," ana
the rollers did the business after them, 80 that
bynoon to-day 1t was possible TO Walk over
the grounds without going over shoe top IN
the sofia work that should have oeen doae q
weekago
s,...{.5rs ,.rar NUMBER OF SIDE SHOWS
has Increased alarmingly. ween they find
harvest. here, for instead of the solitary Mrs.
Sherwood OF 675 net averdupois, az last year,
ehe sits beside boy who, though not 30 large,
disputes with her the laying OF II on"-ne
wei0hs ATS only, but has s)me time to grow
vet The Oroassian girl still has the electricity
In her hair, and graces the remaining plank
upon the stage, behind which consumptive
hand organ does ite duty as bravey as its
lun9s. will permit. The others are OF the same
piece, and hence We drop them.
: -, = FIELD cRops AND CATTLE.
.lUp TO this evening the showing of field
orops was dreadfully meagre. Colonel u.
Wyatt Aiken, OF Abbeville, however, mad en-
tered enough to show what could be done.
The cattle stalls are filed about the same as
Last wear, with an Improvement In COWS; no
stock OF any account has yet been received
from the counties lying below here. There Is
q decided gain In horses, and ranking among
the best may be mentioned those OF ID. N.
Buford, of Newberry, Colonel Geo. B. Tucker,
Of the same county, Parks and Arnold, OF
Greenwood, and Colonel Aiken OF AbbeVille
named makes q splendid exhibit OF South
Carolina raised draft horses. The display is
TO be made tomorrow, when more detaleo
account of them can be made. The display
win be followed by test Of trotters and PAGERS
race for speed, single dash, two miles, tor one
hundred dollars. It is expected the last race
OF the day will be s'spirited one.
There ie not mule, and there are DuC lew
lacks on the ground. The exhibition OF sheep
Is rood, there being many varieties, MI. Aiken,
OF 1bbeville, and Mr.. Watts, OF Laurens, car
ryiDg OF the palm. About the same average |
In swine as last year as to breed, but not near
as many in the pens. The Essex and Berk. |
shire appear TO be the favorites, although
there Is very fair representation of the Ches- |
tar County. Dogs were not forgotten IN the |
for premiums, but they appear 10 |
Rsve "even forgot their masters" or to have
been forgotten by them, as there are none to |
contend for the prize.
. THE POULTRY 80.
Is. excellent; never better. The troubled
waters OF the duck pond where Mrs. J. ID. |
Crawford's muscovies held sway last year at |
test an attention to the Divine injunction
while the months have been feeting, and 1t |
Is to-day as lively place as the most sanguine |
OF the expectant youth desire to look at. The |
almost Rumberless breeds OF fowls sent BY the |
B8me LADY show much care in their Raising. |
Dr.. B. w. Gibbes and Mrs. D. B. DeSanesure |
also have splendid lot OF different varieties. |
THE HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT
6 fully up to II not exceeding last |
gear,s. exhibition. The articles here are |
10 numerous that to undertake to desig- |
nate would be too afduous task. This |
department contains jelies, pickles, pre-
lefvee, &c., &C., sent all the way from Viz |
ginia and New Orleans. It may be, however, |
not considered discriminating to mention as |
ane those entered by Miss A. NJ. |
HckliDg and the Ursuline Convent.
THE MANUFACTURING INTERESTS
have not been neglected, and although the |
numbers OF machines, amount Of machinery
and other wares may not exceed, they certain |
" show evidences OF having been Improved,
[rom the fact that many have taken premiums
elsewhere. In this department the frm OF
Nessrs. Cameron, Barkley & Co.. Of Charles:
ION, eeems to have taken the lead, as their
,ight.horse power agricultural engine has
,een selected for the purpose OF running the
machinery during this week. MT. G. Werner,
,t your city, also has on exhibition patent |
awning frame that attracts much attention:
Besides these articles from Charleston, is |
Mccarthy cotton GIN, entered by Clement |
Irons, colored man, successor to the late |
William 8. Henerey, whose machines are |
known nearly over the whole cotton growing |
country. Charlestonians here speak of this |
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