, 1875-09-08

Opening Of Agricultural Exhibitions in
Illinois, Indiana, and Wis.
oons!n,
Crcdftahle Progress Shown ir
Most Of the Departments.
Reception Of Jeff Davis at Dc Soto, No.

WILL COUNTY. ILL.
Ere.idl Disnstct 10 The Ch.taa9 Tfibans
| JOLIET. ILL.,, Sept. 7.--Tho sixth ANNUAL OK
position OF tho Will C',i;ntv Agricultural Mo
ehsnical As+o:latt9u n;'cnei nuspicouHly yes
tosdhy, with fa!: ~oa.is,, nnl largo number Of
n1htbtlonr III attendance. Yesterday and to-
day "eFs 'in!hl: devoted To Tho entrieH Of stock,
ta'mtng aud mechanical implements, fruits,
taucy gou1e, aud tt4or articles. Tie exhibition
OF stock IN unuhuailr attractive and IT superior
quality, especially liosact, tho Display in this
l'no beng Lessor than oyor before. I'll. show
of cattla IN very ta;r. bat NIT equal to rfcs.oaB
yearA. Tho grounds literally overflow viii,
B~ine al tho pens Icing occupied carly On slon-
| day by grun.ing tcnanss. aud extra pens Nere
built yesterday to accommodate tho later Gtr,.
vAls. In shocp aul poultry tho Hllow-
ing is excellent, aud tlcro ID
| YER! Gno display OF fruits for tho
HeaHon, There II plenty OF yachnt r,usn in tho
norAt hAl. md tho latics a.a requested u bring
jn thor fancy work a1d fill it rp. Tn the "ilUo
The fair exceA. so far. alt foEmc: e.hibitiona Ut
CATTLE hut stock Ia htIlt coming H. and there arc
other attractions sanic'eut To compensate for
! thin want
| Ths o:tico,z Of the Association and the rupar-
| iutcuden,s Of tho dIcrent .lc, ttne,tts Envo
been untiring III their efforts to make tue fair a
KucceEs aud al thu: Is now required il for tho
people to turn ont and asnths them in accom-
plishlns shia obtecs. Aiming the h"r-es MI e1-
hibition are tharlch snoaslh Imported Sur;nan
stallion. 'Duko o' Normandy; y" Lonstetlow.'
ap imported STALLION, tle property Of
Moss1s. ]. D. Austin and +. i. Tnnmas,
orsa no"ss eTe t. s Il ocA R"ss ts ds Sss
COMPANY; and 'Lochiel.' thoroughbred
running horse, Owned by Caut. ii. y.
II. Stewart Of Wilmington. who a!ao exhibits
thoroughbred mare, Jau,ea Owen haB SUMO
/ HnG hfnoI n II hiitI0n and NaaaFa Nc.
Laron aud bentost arpeaF with home n,ag.l,ti-
cent Ciydea1als sock. Mr.. ca!kins, Of reotone ::
| Gray, of Nillnlnetna and Nc,srt. 3torulY aud
| Messenger, Of Homer, also rrestut admirable
stock.
The principal exhibitors Of cattle ARC Myron
Spencer Il Sois.. of Troy. and H. +. Carter, Ct
the ZANE township. With "sl1or. horuH"; II. t..
! ato1!. Q; Frankfort. wlt', grancd stock Il. j.
Darwin, of Joliet, with "cradcs il; ". ID, l..
Linn, Of staua.t,n, Henry powJ. Of vii. w,tl.
eight, bsals Of lleso!ords" and q few otl1e,r.
s2ms sluo "sout1do~us": l., l.. ,iosbam, Of
Now. Ieno&. some "a!c:,nos John Grcen-
wood, Of Joliet, tine lot Of "Longwool: -;
William Greenwood. Of New Lcno1. md Goorgs
| h. Greenwood, with '.SouthdowuH,"
:. Tue chief exhibitors Of swine aro James C..
! kefchcsAi. OF New LGno1. who Las some
" :. Chester Whites from Pennsylvania Charles
suona, OF New Lcnox, with fourteen or fifteen
eotFioa Of :. ..ncrksllires Mark Hunt and F.
searlos, OF New Lcnos. .CAeatcr Whites" and
| James L. Owen Of Frankfort. witt, a lot Of
Poland China hogs. Tho cntnes ia all ucpart-
| tneuta Will c}o=u ut noon lo-,noirow, bv Nlucil
time it Ia expected tuey will be full and ruu1,ng
over.
About twenty trott'ng AMI running hosrcs arc
| on tao Gtounle. and will co1apete for purses Gu
"Wednesday. Thursuay. aud Friday afternoons
on tho la:ter day tllcra viii by raco for 3
SPECIAL pursa ulalo up ty tlia ciizons Of JuI1ot.
/ JEFF DAVIS AT pE SOTO, no,
Mrnruis, Tona.. Sept THE .i.,psaFs Do
Soto. No., special today Gays: .'IAo reception
of Mr. UaSls was al! that could b, doBitcd. Al
Columbus on MoEday night, In was met by dol
! cgatcs from Charleston composed Of members
;. Ut al IartieH, who wcro accompanied by =
:. Charlcnton band. MessrB. Deal, Dapforth, Do-
shune. mud flAtches comprised the committee Tho
latter son of the Congressman fre1n tLls Uls-
triek who formerly monber OF tho Con.
leuoEnte Cougresa. Wien wo reached Lenuut
tue Ma'or ma'ic q speech ol welcome,
which WAS indofBed by stormy applause. Mr.
nasie replied IL few words 80 happy and 60
effective ~ to force renewal OF arplause. At
Charleston another and hearty welcatue aY-
sailed lin. lie wRs cuuplo.c|y surrounded by
roop!o, among them n'asly !a>Iiod At tho clone
VI tho speaking, which WAS necessarily brief. =
general introduction onsled, a1.1 ,lr. harls VIA
iaaIe to feel that le YVES among Ills couutry1ucn
. and at homo. We arrived ut Dosoto tllis tuurn-
lug !hl!e tefoIo da;hreAk, nl.u were escor,.d
- the uotel. HhcTe, Ebot1t u O'clock, cun&luii-
: too composed Of leaItus cttzet,B, most Ct
, them Esput lieaua. pad tAcir RESPECTS to
! Nr. DaviH. who waB received cordially, ard
i who aa cordially reciprocatel. among tho Com
,nltIeo were Col. J. ": aud b!aj. 6. c. Fletcher.
brothers Of Gov. Fletcher; judge c. s. and
! ten. j.. ], Rank,u, MI IeatinH Republicans VI
] tho State: und ". ODonnefl aud Thomas
Charles Secretary Of tho County Fair Aseoc.a-
tion. both Democrats. After MI hour spent m
tho usual customary iutescA4uges. tho Corutnit-
too escorted a1r. Davis aad fslonGs to tl4s resi-
doaco Of Gru. Rankin, wlloso guests they viii
Iomain Until they leave for st. LOUIS to-lno.,ow.
t 1lr. Davis will dc!yar aI.lgees Ut tue fir
T! Rrounds wAera, It II contdeutly expected, thuyo
will bs IN lmmenso crowd. st. Louis Will send
| largo dsiega