The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-31

I IN Virginia, certlncate ana I'D, Meade Y
Baker. Best specimen of pharmaceutical
preparations made in Virginia, medal and
So, Meade & Baker. Best collection Of per.
fumery made in Virginia, medal and 50,
Wood 6 Sons.
The committee recommend a certificate OF
merit to Mann 8. Valentine for his prepara.
tion OF meat-juice, and 10 p. E. Dupuy a
certificate of merit for his heliotrope toilet
| powder.
MINERALS, MINING, METALLURGY, GEOLOGICAL, ,
| AND MINING PLANS AND SECTIONS.
Best collection OF useful minerals found
in Virginia, with descriptive list s25 Or me-
| dal. Irhe committee would award this pre-
MUM TO Messrs. j. D. and NJ. F. Imboden,
If it would be allowable to do so, in view of
the fact that individual specimens of the col
lections have received separate premiums
under other heads. In any event, the col
lection is creditable one, and deserving OF
mention as such.] Best specimen Of mari,
green sand, gypsum, hydraulic limestone,
marble, calcareous tufa, with descriptive
list found in Virginia best specimens oi
such minerals as are useful in pigments
best specimen Of gold ore found in Eir'
| ginia. [Some interesting specimens but not
sufficient to justify an award.l Best speci-
men of copper found in Virginia. certificate
best specimen of lead found in Virginia
certificate, T. N. White. Best collection
of iron ores, with description of their
properties found in Virginia, S25 and
certificate; best specimen of pig iron
made from Virginia ore, $40 and Ger.
tiicate, Powhatan Iron Company
Best specimens natural coke 200 pounds
or more) found in Virginia, $40 and certii-
cate, Messrs. J. D. & F. NJ. Imboden'
Best specimen dressed granite Il cubic foot
or more) S25 and certificate, Messrs. Sands
& Williams. Best specimen Of slate, certifi.
cate and s., C. w. Harrison. Best specimen
of sandstone, certificate and S., Messrs. J. d.
Il F. NJ Imboden. Best specimen Of man.
ganese, certificate and 50, Messrs. j. d. 4 F
M. Imboden. Best specimen of baryta, GER
tificate and s., Messrs. j. D. & T. NJ. limbo
den. Best specimen OF kaoliD, certificate aud
s., Messrs. J. D. Il +. NJ. Imboden. Best
specimen of soapstone, certificate and s., J.
b. Virgins. Best specimen OF loam.sand
useful for foundry purposes, $40 and certiti
cate, J. W. Beveridge. Best specimen o.
fre.clay cement, stone cement for building
and plastering compounds, artificial pur
poses, for all or either, $40 and certificate
j. r. Chamberlayne. Best specimens OF am
or all clays used in manufactures, pottery
bricks, crucibleS, &C., So and certificate
Forbes & Allen; and honorable mention TIA.
be made of the specimen exhibited b.
Thomas j. Hooper.
FINE ARTS.
The committee remark that " several oil,
paintings were exhibited by j. a. II. st
Andrew, of Necklenburg, which We thin
are very good, but as they are not exhibited
for premium We can do nothing but to eX
press this opinion and recommend that tn
thanks Of the Society be rendered to MIR. st
Andrew for the interest manifested 10 th'
Society,""
Best original figure picture, to w. L
Sheppard; "but in our opinion" say th'
committee, "it is not worth the $40 pre-
MUM: but as this is the only picture eX
hibited, and Mr.. Sheppard is an artist o
much merit, we recommend that premium
Of SO be awarded TO him."
Four drawings in pencil by Miss C. A
Fisher, of Goochland, medal; one crayon
Miss Eta l.. Layne, medal; original me
chanical drawing, c. II. Read, Jr., 50; speci
mems of lithography, Southern Lithosrap
Company, medal: for various fine photo
graphs, ID. II. Anderson, six medals; pla
of dwelling-hou$e, G. II. Read, Jr., honora
BILE mention; plans of dwellings by \. !
Lee, citizens premium of $50.
The Programme for To-Day,
as will be seen, includes the great race Of th
Fair and other interesting features.
The grand cavalcade of horses and cattl
will be led around the track about II O'Clock