Litchfield enquirer., 1874-10-01
The State air.

CTS Association at the Charter Oak Park in Hartford, last week, was a great success. The exhibition of manufactured articles seems to have been very fine. The Cour- ant specially mentions the fine display made by Messrs. TaIcott and Post in the department of carpets, and numerous other Hartford merchants showed most elegant specimens of their goods. The exhibition Of machines was very remark able.
 On Tuesday afternoon the horse show brought out some very fine animals and there were several spirited races.
 At the Association dinner on Tuesday speeches were made by Gov. Ingerson. Gen. Hawley, Major Robinson and others, Lieut. Gov. Sill made one of his funniest speeches vindicating his claim to be con- sidered an agriculturist.
 On Wednesday there was 8 fire show of town teams, in which Watertown figured with especial credit. Messrs. Kings and Hamilton's teams showed extraordinary power in taking along the stone drag. Immediately after the exhibition of draft cattle, Mir. George c. Hitchcock of New Preston exhibited his stallion Ashland with fifteen of his descendants; among them. Highland Ash, winner of the Spirit of the Times stake, 1868, also Mambrino Thacher, winner of the first prize at the New England fair in 1873 and a silver medal, and this year the gold medal over all stallions, and highest gift of the SOC, iety. There were over two hundred en- tries of horses. and 1t Is estimated that there were quarter of a millions worth ca the ground. We notice the following mention of Litchfeld County Cattle: E. l.. Thompson, of Bethlehem, has some excellent plain Deyen COWS here, and Mr. Warren's ''Lizzies Lotta'' is hard to beat. The little Beauty. three year old heif- CT of J. s. Titus, has many admirer--
 On1ong wooded rams, ram lambs, eve lambs, and fat sheep, Mir. Sherman Hart we'll of Washing; oa takes first premiums; and second premium on ewes.
 The attendance on Thursday was esti- mated at from ten to fifteen thousand. and 1t seems beyond question that the show of stock and horses was the best ever seen in this State. In the award of premiums on horses Mir. G. c. Hitchcock takes first premiums on three year old stallions. four year old geldings and fill ies, yearling colts. matched horses under fifteen hands. and second premiums on three year old and two year old colts, and on best exhibition of horses not more than ten nor less than six ia number. On Devon cattle MT. J. S. Titus of Washing ton took first premiums and diploma on 8 bull calf, and on yearlings; second pse- mium on COWS and heifers; E. L. Thomp- son, of Bethlehem, took third premium on bulls; A. M. Judd, of Bethlehem, first premium on two year old bulls On steers, o. B. King, Of Watertown, took first prizes on three year old and on cal yes; 4. Hamilton, of Watertown, first premium on two year oIds steers; ,. s. S.,
 The Fair closed ca Friday with sev- eral trots. h the morning there was an exhibition Of stallions. The first pre- mium for stalions six years old and over for getting roadsters was given Hitch cocks Highland Chief. In the class of stallions, six years and over, for general use, Robbins Battell's Norfolk" took the first premium: The remarkable success of this years exhibition ensures the sta.e another fair next year.
 The Black Hills are not another Fl Do- rado, after all Fuller and reliable re- ports received at Washington, last week, show conclusively that the recent glowing | accounts are entire unreliable, and con- firm the opinion of Professor Winchel that there are no valuable minerals in the country. Colonel Fred Grant, who ac- companied the expedition under special instructions to report upon its geological character, says the rock in which it is claimed gold was discovered, is of meta morphic character, in which no precious minerals have ever been found. Not over three dollars worth was brought under his observation during the entire expedi-