The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27
FIRST DAY.
THE BEST EXHIBITION sIEoE THE WAR
~ ATTENDANCE SOT LARaE-PRo-
I GRAMMEf FOR TO-DAY.

sat TO work With will and determination
searcely ever ,eqnalled, never exeelled'
with reperous rivalry with the means
At their command they aimed to have
the best, OF everything needed for their
Iiuse, This Society came forward WILD
1.-The wreck of its, fortunes and ola all
hin its power to aid them by having brough!
Itogelber at the close of each year the best,
not only Of what the farmer raised, but the
I;best stock, horses, inn lements, &C., DC. aud
YESTERDAY the scene on the grounds tes.lncd
u,jtfl what success. Never before has there
Ibscn exhibited SO much that is useful, SO
much lsbor.sayiDg machinery, intended 70
Ibppetit the agricultural classes and to render
the labor OF the farm, liz skilfnl hands, easier
THAN With The articles formerly In use.
In additicuto whit we wrote on yesterday,
and 10 enter o little moro Into detail, We
Goticcd that in ,.,,,.,.e' ...s..t..., All.
zoe FLGRAL HALL
both lIr. John Morton aud Dir. John Laird
have done credit to their skill aS florists ana
successful propagators OF tl5Ters. Mr. Nor
IONS exhibition Of flowers will compare TO.
yorably With any ever before, made IN Ibis
hall. His specimens Of flowers, consisting
of wreatbs, boxes, anchors, baskets OF GU
rious and unique patterns, and his large col.
lection Of cccus, hegonias, sage, dahlias,
iuchsias, and other blooming and pot plants,
arc alone well worth visit.
Dir. Laird, in addition to several beautiful
rustic hauging-ba>kcts, and wire frame.
work of growing plants, very elegant ano
tasty. has q rare and splendid collection OF
cut flowers made up irto crosses, Wreatbs,
anchors, and Of every conceivable design.
They both have fee specimens Of femcrics,
which have recently become so popular.
In the
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
we lad a very large collection of vegetables,
and of the very finest quality. The display
consists of cabbages, pumpkins, squasbes,
potatoes Irish and sweet), egg plants,
turnips, cucumbers (some OF them TWO
feet long,. carrots, &C., SC, mauy OF
them as large as. we have ever, seen.
o. this floor of the Grand Pavilion arc 10
be found also the sewing.machines OF the
different patents and makes, oil operated BY
skilful experts, aud make under their ma
nipulations q source OF neycr-ccasiDg wonder
to those unacquainted With their power.
Here, too, the Western Union Telegraph
Company have ap instrument and an opera.
tor for receiving and sending messages, ana
one or more Of the new type-selters.
On this floor, 10, are very fine displays OF
harness, saddery, &c, by Messrs. ). IL.
Dickerson & Bro, Fig & Rider, and S. 5.
Cottrell & co. @ .........-..,-.,,. .....t
Messrs. J. W. Randolph IL English have
here spec nlcrs Of their work, and tine col.
lection of stationery, a., &c .@r.
Dir. Richard Adam shows. specimens OF
bis bread. cakes, crackers, &C., and both be
and Mr.. ID. Columbus exhibit candies, con-
fectioneries, Sc. On, the, l |"- 49,. ..
.g.,..f +-., UPPER FLOOR ~, .r,r..,~r. en-.
of the building the charlottesville, WoolIep
Mills have twenty-five pieces OF their; Giigo-
nals. doeskins, and fancy cassimercS and
cheyiots. These, goods are uneqnalled in
quality by any made in this country, and
being purely O Virginia manufacture are
much sought after, and orders always ahead
attest their popularity. ~
i. The Manchester Cotton Mills have here
also specimens of their goods, consisting OF
drilling, shifting, shceting, warp, dc. These
goods are equal inequality and texture to any
of their class manufactured in this country.
The array of millinery goods by Messrs.
.Macmurdo & BEDFORD, Mrs. NJ. E. Kull, Mrs.
q. NJ. Coghil, and Others, is very good, and
shows the taste which the lsdies exhibit 10
the making ,upo of their toilets.
In the F " .s. a...@' ....s
GENERAL MANUFACTURES DEPARTMENT
the display is not equal to former years, but
The Richmond Stove Company exhibit tiue
line Of stoves, as does also Mr.. George Klein,
to which he has added lamps, chamber sets
in tin, &c. "'."
Mr.. BIB. Van Buren, has placed :hele some
~ 4. s~,ka dol ~ ho N n
residence OF James d. Pace. Esq, no " under
course Of construction in this city.
SnanSs & Barrett show some of their heat
ers.
Mountcastle & 'Corer exhibit safes, refri.
gerators, stoves, &c.
MACHISERY.
always attractive, has this year additions
which will make it of unusual interest 10 the
visitor. a.... .. ,t-
There are two agricultural engines, one
exhibited by Messrs. NJ. NJ. Smith & Co. and
the other by Joshua Thomas, OF. Waynes.
boro'. tr.s. ...z.., ;..a .E.... ..........
A small eight.horsc- engine, bull! by
Messrs. Talbot & Sons, is.used in driving the
machinery in the house. .g,aa H., rss.r....
Aessrs. Etteuger Il Edmond have TWEEN.
ty-horse-poWer engine and saw-mill at WORK.
Messrs. Rahm & Hunter have two engines,
one Of them running a saW-mll with some
improved patents connected with ii.
Inside the building is the engine with the
steam-pump that supplies the water for all
the engines and the fountains, &c.
MesSrs. Fraull g. Co., of Buffalo, N. Y,
exhibit some woodworking machinery,
amongst which is band-saW for scroll.
work.
Messrs. Harker & Co. have sample O!
their boiler fluid, and also exhibit curious
specimens OF iDcrustations which had been
removed by its use.
IN THE ANIMAL DEPARTMENT
the first to attract attention is fine lot Of
sheep Of "OXfordshire Downs breed, re.
Gently imported, and now exhibited by #. s.
Cooper; also, two bucks, 6 Improved Lin.
colnshire," which are very fine. There are
also a number of Merinos, exhibited by Mr..
Bradford.
In the swine department will be found
4 number of very fine Essex and Berkshires,
some Of them just imported from England.
In our notice of yesterday we stated tina
the exhibition Of horses was not as large as
usual, but the arrivals since then have filed
up every vacant stall, and now the exhibition
Is pot only the largest but the best in this
department which we have had Of late years.
Amongst them will be found some CT Gel.
onel DoswelPs finest celebrated race.stoek
Chandler, Saunders, Palmer, DeJarnette,
and others exhibit fioe thoroughbred and
saddle horses. McCanll, and Smith, and nany
others, have fast trotters; aud the exhibi.
ton Of broodmares and colts Is excellent.
Il rs 4
Messrs. H. NJ. Smith & Co. have very
large and varied exhibition of farm nipple.
ments, wagons, and machinery; amongst
them ploHghs aud harrows of new and appa.
rently much improved patents; and many