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

wv" apobs anu diHlUst tempt practlC9l people
TO express their feelings 10 verse. There or.
short.horns, peyons, Ayrshires, Attorneys
work-oxen, dairy and natives, fat stock
herds, DC. Among the exhibitors are Johl
I. Cowan, George w. Palmer, A. Lavelle, A
NJ. Bowman, Samuel Frank, a. z. Rowe, G
Julian Pratt, I. J.. McKeep. +. W. Chiles
Mrs. W. G. Rives, General w. II. +. Lee. D
NJ. Hanes, Chastsin White, S. S. Bradford
Is A. Greenfield. o. Q. Gwathmey, job,
I. Cushman, Or. Randolph Barksdae, Chas
Peters, &. j. Moore, John Asher, NJ. Der
gen, L. S. Cooper, j. NJ. Newman, w. b
Groner, DR.. .. A. Crensbaw, +. T. Isbell
Robert Tiller, j. B. Brown, j. A. Shewmau
Thomas S. Mckcen, M1jor John d. Rogers
The cattle make great show Of them
selves, aud with all else absent would max,
visit to the FAIRGROUNDS profitable and ia
struetive. Never has this department beer
SO well filled with fine animals.
Steam. Engines.
The whistle of the steaul.eDgine is hear(
every few minutes. Ii you were TO close
your eyes and get into reverie you would
in all probability soon drop into the ide;
that you were in some great manufacture.
centre, SO loud and constant is the motion o
wheels, clankiug Of cogs, and movement O
other apparatuses driven by the six or sever
engines. Talbot 81 Sons have one of is
horse power, which was constructed for ag
ricutural purposes, but is used to furnish The
motive power for the macbiucry- shed; Ettin
ger d Edmond have one of 90 horse power
Rahm e. Hunter, agents for northerI
firui, one of S.herse power and another Of
horse power. The latter works the pumps
b;nl, into fk,s
eral j. ID. Imboden presents 10 the attention
of visitors quite a novelty in the way of q
circumpulsion engine. There is aDotheren
CINE of S.horse power Of the manufacture ol
Joshua Thomas, Baltimore. The engines Of
Richmond ID Ike lose nothing in comparison
with those of northern manufacture.
Agricultural Implements.
No city in the country can excel Rich
mOnd in the manufacture Of agricultural
implements. The leading firms in this line
understand we'll what it is TO have their
goods advertised by exhibiting them at the
State Fair. They cover some one or two acres
of ground, and are Of every variety needed
for tillinS the soil in Virginia and the south.
ern anl western States. Messrs. Fl. M.
Smith g. Co., J. w. Cardwell e Co.. p. Ii.
Starke, Watt & Call. and Charles II. Palmer
are tue chief exhibitors. They have rcapers,
mowers, threshers, cleaners, bay.rakes, hay
presses, hay.tedders, cider mills, pIouehj
Of every known variety, cloverseed cle:i-
ers. smut-machipeS, corn-huSkeIs, drills, bar.
rows, wheat.fans, hosting apparatus, horse.
powers, railwpy-powers, e-machinpS,
lime.spreadcrs, &c., 81. Nothing that mo-
dern agriculture requires is wanting. This
exhibition is peculiarly creditabe 10 Rich.
monu.
Carriages and Wagons.
Last year there were no carriages OF bug
gies on exhibition. This year there arc a
few. o. A. Fraucis, of Richmond, has two
phaetous, one Victoria. one top-buggy. and
one open buggy and c. 4 G. Gross have
one open buggy. All of these vehicles are
Of excellent workmanship, and are of such
material and finish as to make it matter OF
profound surprise that any one should send
orders for such things to New York.
A great improvement in the way OF car.
riage or coach.stcps is shown by Mr.. Fran.
ciS, and is the invention of his foreman, Mr.
j. Fl. Cridling. The steps arc thrown down
simultaneously with the opening, and are
folded up inside with the closing OF the door
He also exhibits the Eggleslon oil.cup a.
tachment for axis.
III. NJ. Smith e. Co. have two or three
splendid farm or street-wagons, and j. fa
near has good, stout cart, either for coun'
try OF city use.
Floral Hall.
Entering by the gates on the railroad the
first eXbibition-room reached is Floral Hall
and we'll does it deserve the name. The all
about il is loaded with the delicious perfume
of flowers. The array of foliage plants, white
and scarlet sage, gcraniumS, hyacintbcS, and
other popular plants, is very large, and
arranged as they are with skill and taste,
are charming sight.
The display made by Mr.. John Morton i:
the finest, embracing as it does the largest
variety and those which are best Known
Amongst the cut flowers displayed by Mr.
Morton are the most eXqui'ite wrealbs; Il
stand of flowers, throughout which may be
seen prolusion of tube'roses ; and box OF
dablias, which surpass in beauty anything
which has ever been exhibited here.
Secopd to that are those exhibited by Mr,
w w. Turner, who loads bis tables with a
variety of plants and flowers which would
be creditable 10 any exhibition OF" 3ral pro
duets The show OF cut tl)wcrS in this col
lection is not so large, but The designs are eX
quisile.
MIR. John Laird. who has but recently con-
meuced business here, has some very pretty,
well-wrought bouquets and other designs OF
cut flowers. There are also beautlfu lmmoi-
tclles. among which my be seen the rare
s.tin flower, with its curious dried blooms
In this ball also are the sewing -nacbiIes eX'
hibited by the different agencies IN the Guy
VIZ. Wheeler & Wilson. Singer, Howe. &C.
>cor. Home Shuttle, and Domestic. Eacn
have on their tables specimens OF WORK
HANGING in frame by the Wheeler WIZ
son corner is well-sXecuted portrait OF eX-
Governor Walker worked entirely on one
nf their machines. There are many other
articles i'm this room, such as harness, eN'
hibited by S. S. CottreIl & Co., Dickerson q
Brother. and Others; cutlery, by Donnan "
Son; guns, by r. w. Tignor; sales, oy Tue
American Steam Safe Company, &c.
Domestic Products.
On The upper floor of Floral Hall are do
nestle products, ladies' handiWork, &c, DC.
In the latter collection there are many worthy
specimens. The Charlottesville Woollch
Mills Company make their annual eXhloltion
of more than twenty different KINDS OF
goods manufactured by them, and all OF Inc
yery best quality. In this collection OF 40
me:tie products we notice fabrics 81 tina
doeskin cassimeres, cldet gray, che
volts, &C., which will compare, taVorao.y
with any goods Of their class in the market
and no one is surprised that they get nrs'
premiums. This list does not comprise their
Full assortment, as the orders for goods are
snsfnr ahead MS to prevent their Keeping d
stock on hand even for such occasions as
this. Here, also, is a magnificent display Of
candies, one by A. Pizzini, Jr., deserving
snscial mention; case of hair work, man
mfactured in the finest style OF the art by Il.
1.as Ii.i. statinnery millinerY wax work,