The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-28

make: lot of Valentines meat.,nicp CT I'm
boden's cabinet of minerals, picture frames
metallic granting, &c.
Old Dominion Hron- Works.
Mr.. X. L. BIankepship, agent of the Oh
dominion Iron. Works, has machine n
work making nails, and has little sbef
filled with samples Of the company's manu-
features, such as bar-iron, nails, spikes, Sc
= Domestic Machines.
The Richmond Stove Company exhibit 6
large assortment Of cooking.stoves of Their
own manufacture. Domestic machines. cue
rs WashipS-nachtnes, clothes-wrlnges. an
churns, are plenty Mr.. James w. Taylor
OF Ashland, has rccently.inyented coole,
and refrigerator that seems to be better thar
lanything now in common use.
Other Things Worthy of Note.
| Virginia Ibskey of several famous brand,
was exhibited by James +. Lipscombe &
Co., George A. Hundley. jenkins, Gamers &
Co., OF Richmond, and w. A. Burke, OF
Staunton. All of it was good. The com
mittee was promptly on hand. But 1t was
only after vast amount OF tasting and test.
ing that the committee was able TO decide
which was the best They awarded the
premium to the Summerdcan," exhibited
by Jenkins, Capers & Co. 1t was with grea,
regret they found they did not have it in
their power 10 give some of the Others pre-.
miunlS.
The saw-works of A. j. Miller & Co. ex.
hlblt number Of samples of the skill OF
their wOrkmen.
Mr. 5. ii. Hawes has pyramid Of coal
surrounded by several small piles, embracing
samples OF many sorts. The Virginia Coal
Company, now operating at the Deep Run
pits, aud West Virginia company. have on
the grounds several lots of coal and coke.
THE PLoUGHIsG-MATcH.
The ploughing match will take Mace on
Friday at II O'Clock within the grounds.
| GALVANIZED IRON.
On one Of the leading avenues may be
seen Il specimen of galvauized-iron cornice,
made By Messrs. Asa Snyder g. Co.. OF this
city, for public building in Raleigh. N. e.
| Music by the Band.
! The First Regiment band has been engaged
| for the week, and will, as usual, dispense its
music freely. 1t is one of the best features
of the Fair. 1t makes things lively and be
s'irS the sluggish blood of those crusty old
| fellows who do not like 10 acknowledge that
| The Fair is grand success, and is welcome
| to the ladies; who can sit and listen TO it BY
the hour. especially when its notas are inter-
Mingled with the soft voices of the beauX.
lhe $ide-shows.
The heavy tax imposed by the General
Assembly on travelling exhibitions has had
| its effect upon the sidc-Shows. They are
not near as numerous as they were in other
days: but still there are plenty to please all
| tastes, and the voice Of the Snowman is heard
! as loud as ever.
The Roll Brothers Mechanical Collection
is well worth seeing. II is wonderful cXhi-
btion of the ingenuity Of man, and demon
StrateS how cunningIy the hind can be
| taught to labor. They show steam cars run
ming under full head of steam, ships sailing.
balloon ascensing, wind and er.mill> at
work, tower with sentry travelling his
beat. soops sailing on the lake, buildings,
| landscapes, dc.
In one tent there is Il monster museum
of living wonders" The Wonderful Man.
Mockiusbird." Mammoth Queen" "Cir-
caSiau Queen" Educated Hog" [Eot a
map]. &c. In another tent there is four
legged Girl, traiued snakes, &c. In another
there is regular entertainment going on.
\ magician at periodical intervals performs
marvellous feats, runs knife through and
through his arm, lady performs the aerial
suspension leaf, and there is tue Young
American Giant, Mammoth, Punch and
judy, and other novelties Of like kind, to
tempt the peoples money.
The Dinins-saloon.
The Indies of Centenary church have
charge of the dinirg-saloon, which is in The
| Hail IN n,
vote the proceeds Of their enterprise to the
| Improvement of their church, and have de.
termincd to commend themselves to the pa-
,rouage of the public not only by their good
cause, but By furnishing good eatables. u
certain poet ouce said that man might for
ret The place of bis nativity, the home OF his
childhood. the friends OF his youth, his first
love, new and old creditors, and various other
things, but never his dinner. That's u fact.
Whirl blm around the FAIRGROUNDS As you
NAV. trot him from horses 10 sheep, race him
from sheep 10 COWS. and from cows 10 steam.
engines. and excite him with the racing and
giimp,cs Of the SideshUws, but with unfall.
inc fidelity there CONES the gentle reminder
of the accustomed diuner-hour. No bell or
! gong is needed. There is an elmer con-
>ciu,lsness" more prompt. Then turn to
The diuiug-Ioom, aud you will find polite at
tention from od.lashiuned Firginia dalkies-
evidently some of General Washington'S
boly-seryauts-supe by the ladies.
Their bill of fare will be seen to be complete
and inviting, and the prices charged quite
reasonable.
The FAIRGROUNDS are in charge Of Cap
taip Charles FL. Epp>, Of the Third police
| II, L.
and TWENTY-FIVE special policemen. They
are well able to maintain order ana protect
exhibitors from ordinary deprcditors
Visitors must themselves look after their
gold watches, pockct-books, diamond pins,
and valuable jewclrv, for wherever fifteen
or twenty people congregate together, ana
wherever there is press or rush, pck
pockcts will be ready to ply their trade. u
IS known that a large number OF pickpock-
| cts coDtiderce-men, and SbarperS have come
Iown here from the North, and they will
avail themselves of every opportunity TO
cake in" strangers aud others OF to con-
iGipg disposition.
Horses.
The display of horses Is very goou, par
| ,icularly in the thoroughbred class. Con-
spicuous among these Is the famous racer
and stallion Abdel Kader, by, imported Aus.
tralian, dam Rescue by ,Berthune, second
dam Alice Corneal (LeXipgon's dam) by i'm
ported Sarpedan. This horse is full brother
10 Abdel Koree and bali: brother to Helm
| bold. both racers Of great note. lie IS also
nearly allied to Fello&craft, who lately made
the hest four.mie time on record, anu was
himself game and fast horse. Nina the dam
of Planet, Exchequer, &C.,, twcnty.six years
old. also attracted much attention. we
were also much pleased with two year'old
gray FLY by haywood, dam Lag by Load
Stone. The above are the property Of Colo