New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-01
Nechanics' and Agriculture! Fair,

of people. and most Of them were there
with commendable curiosity. some 10 wit
ness the drawing The lottery affair
was Oas Of the features of the day: with a
| few it was the only interesting item When
| the big wheel was started, in front of the
grand stand, curiosity collected two or
three hundred people il that locality, but
these generally exhibited an indifference to
the proceeding. As the association viii
publish the fortunate numbers our readers
are referred to that.
Nearly al, the diplomas have been award
ed. therefore the general interest has sub
sided for this season.
A gardener. whose name we did no.
learn, yesterday added fresh 10. o. vege-
tables to his first instaliment, and he de-
serves more than mere mention, as his pro
ductions were really tine.
Two or three barrels of rice. less than
half a dozen barrels OF -four. one of corn
meal, danked by SIX bales of cotton and
few samples OF sugar and molasses looked
wofuly insignificant near nine barrels OF
whisky. Department A. superintendent by
Nr. L. Nj. Rusha, must next gear work
thorough change, or that portion of the
building will have unfinished rooms to
rent. Nh Rusha must now be able to ex-
piain where the fault lies, and if his sug
sestions are listened to the next season
will doubtless bring forth display worthy
Of Louisiana. Let Us have some whisky.
bat do not permit it to show for more en-
terpriso than cotton. sugar or rice. By ali
means ascertain the causes of the indifer-
ence Of producers. and, when found, apply
the remedy with liberal hand. One moro
year of absence CT the articles we have
mentioned and the word agricultural
can De omitted in the associations name.
The same remarks will apply to the supply
of live stock I. will be no difficult mat
ter, we think, TO ascertain the real causes,
if not already understood.
NJ. Mathew Dix, of Lewisburg, is the
only entry with hives, bees and honey, and
OF necessity ne obtained the diplomas,
and deserved them.
The new American stove, Mr.. A. Simon,
agent, floats blue ribbon, as also does Mr..
H Perry for the Times"
The Victor scales carried of the pre-
mium.
The Price bittors were deemed worthy of
blue ribbon, in spite CT some lively COM
petitors.
NJ w. L. CGshi1g's many, entries il the
machinery department met with much blue
favOrs.
Messrs. w. l.. Catlin & Co. were given
the silver medal for the best lubricat;ng
material, and they deserve it, one reason
being because it is homemade article.
Mr.. j. w. Madden made splendid
display of stationery. blank books and
the finer sor.s of fancy articles he ex-
hib:ted. His pride was gratifed by the
receipt ct blue ribbon. His display was
as good as any ever seen at the fairs.
Had we room TO spare, we would gladly
enumerate all the awards, so that all our
readers might inform themselves, but a
lack of space prevents.
AL things considered, the fair has been
to!erable success. barring the exceptions
mentioned IN department F-Southe.n
products.
In Department + very noticeable fea
ture is the display of cigars of Louisiana
manufacture, made by Mr.. George Aices.
whose establishment is located at No. lS5
Rampant street, Second District. These
cigars are made both of pure Havana to-
bacco and that of home growth, and com
prise all the most popular brands. Con
nOisseurs pronounced them of faultless
make while the better qualities will COM
pare with those from the best manufacto~
ries of Havana in fragrance. NJ. Alces by
his energy and enterprise, has, we learn,
not only supplies cigars largely to this and
the neighbCring States but ships Immense
quantities to the North and West
The Babock Fire Extinguisher, which has
attracted 50 much attention during the
fair, was on Monday put to a most severe
test, and, as We had anticipated came out
triumphant. A building had been con-
structed of heart pine, and filed with Old
tar barrels, empty hogsheads, shavings,
straw, etc, over the whole of which coal
oli was Pio.usoiy touitu lHIS was SUI WI
fire, and after waiting until the flames were
bursting through the roof and cracks al!
around the building. the extinguisher was
brought to bear by Mr.. A. NJ. Granger. the
agent for this city, and in about a halt
minute the fire was entirely subdued with
out damage having been done the structure,
other than very general charring OF the
planks, which plainly sho owed that each and
every one had been ignited. This expert
ment was made in presence of an immense
coneourse of people, and under the lmme-
diate supervision Of jain Dohmer. foreman
of Independent Fire Company No ,, of Car
roilton, and Messrs. Phil Mitchell, K. NJ.
Bowers, George Austin, Henry Faber.
Charles Faber and George Topham, as com
mittee of the same company, and demon
strated concluslvely that the extingulsher
was a success both to save property and to
prevent unnecessary destruction OF goods
by the means adopted in doing it. Whcn
Can not always be said of water engines.
Wide of the Mark.
Brother Scanland OF the Bossier Banner,