The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-31

their own manufacture; L. Wagner's dis
p,ay ef perfumcry, &c, &c. Saddles and |
harness, leather. and other articles are also
shown to advantage by our Richmond man.
uiacturers and dealers.
The articles exhibited By Mrs. NJ. >. An-
person in. this department also attracted
much attention, and reflect great credlt
upon the exhibitor. She has in the pa
vilion a display OF Jelly, fruit-cake, grapes,
and fruit and flowers generally. She has
also beautiful piece OF symbolic work
Hone. Faith, and Charity--peerless and
purc rs the sentiment. There are also spe-
cimcns OF her handiwork in the shape OF
crotchettcd mats, afghan, and handsome
breakfast shawl.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rooney, the furniture-man around on
Franklin street, has on exhibition a set OF
bedroom iurniturc-the bedstead made
witt. canopy-top-whch is certainly deserV-
ing OF cspecial mention. In the set is in
cluded most comfortable and convenient
bed-lounge--all OF which was manufactured
in the city OF Richmond.
An ingenious and novel piece OF mechan-
ism is exhibited by J. l.. Hattery. 1t IS
safety attachment for buggy-shafts and
poles. Mr.. Hattcry comes from Charlottes-
vile, and his invention Is coupling
for vehicles which allows the shaft or
pole TO be disconnected from the axle I'M
mediately in the eyent.of the team running
away. The coupling is so arranged that the
shafts, or pole, can be detached by person
in the vehicle.
Our stove manufacturers have on eXhibl-
ton specimens Of their work. Among them
is an oil-stoye for cooking or heating pur-
poses, which, il it comes up to all that it
is represented to be, will in short time
make n wonderful change in household and
kitchen arrangements.
On whiskey, w. ID. Blair & Co. received
the premium.
FINE ARTS.
In the Fine-Art Department there are
some beautiful pictures on exhibition. NJ.
J. Powers and d. II. Anderson vic with
each other in the tasteful arrangement OF
their work. There are also many speci-
mems OF amateurs, done in Oil, pencil, and
Mr.. Powers received five premiums out
OF the eight awarded. The first, for best
life-size photograph in oil; best infant in
oil: best life-szc water-color; best infant
in water-color; best porcelain.
Miss f. X. Howard received the blue
ribbon for pencil-drawing.
HORSES AND MULES.
There are great many horses on exhbi-
ton. but few mules. The regulations or
the Society forbids premiums to be awarded
TO constitutionally unsound animals, ana II
NAV be said that all the animals this year
are OF superior quality.
There is q large exhibition OF heavy
draft horses this year. Mr.. 5. w. Flckien,
OF Albemarlc, has several OF the Percheron
French stations. and several OF the ClagS.
dale stalions-tEe farmhouse OF Scotland.
Mr.. Ficklcn's display is very fine
Mr.. A. G.. Babcock, OF this city, bas on
exhibition several OF his fine horses from
his farm near Richmond.
Mr.. r. II. Fife, OF Charlottesville, eX-
hiDits his Engineer stallion Robin Adair.
Mr.. F.. w. Chilcs, OF Louisa, has his
thoroughbred mare Topsy, the winner OF
the first premium last year.
There are also other fine horses on e1hi-
bition, which make this department one OF
unusual interest.
CATTLE.
The exhibition in the stock department
exceeds in numbers and quality that OF any
previous Fair. In short-horns, Mr.. u. W.
Palmer, OF Saltville, exhibits splendid
herd, and. as evidence OF its quality, to-day
carried off numbers OF first premiums. Mr.
A. NJ. Bowman, OF Augusta county. also ex-
hbits short horns, and was not without his
share OF premiums. Mr.. George A. Chris
man, OF Rockingham, is here with a very
handsome herd of short-hornS, and we no.
ticed the ribbon on several OF his animals as
they passed from the ring. The Holstein
Tor Dutch) cattle are represented, 1or the
first time at our Fair, by the splendid herd
OF Judge Fullerton, OF New York. The
Judge. in addition to the wonderful i'm
proyement he has made in the farm
which came into his possession IN
Fairfax county several years ago, has
shown that his taste for improved cattle IS
equal to his knowledge OF high FARMING
and whilst he exhibits a wonderful yield OF
corn-10S bushels to the acre, and from SO
to GO bushels OF oats, On land regarded as
wastc-land when purchased-has also shown
a COW that is said to produce ten gallons OF
milk per day, and OF good quality. The
uolstcn are black and white, OF large size,
and are claimed to represent the uSetut-
viz. the carcass for beef and the yield OF
milk for the dairy.
Following the Holstein comes the Ayr
shire, and among the largest exhibitors are
Mr., 4. p. Rowe. Of Fredericksburg, Va,
and Major A. r. Eenable, OF Farmvllle,
Va, each being represented by hne herds.
Next Of Ayrshires are the Jerseys, those
wonderful buttcr-cows. The largest eN-
hibitors are Mr.. G. Julian Pratt, OF Angus
ia, and Mr.. A. p. Rowe, OF Fredericksburg,
Va.
Mr.. j. L. Davis is also an exhibitor OF
Jerseys, winning in the three-year-olo Gov"
class the first premium, whilst the second
was awarded to Mr.. G. J. Pratt, OF Angus
ia.
Mr.. Palmer, OF Southwestern Virginia,
does not contine himself to short-horns, but
exhibited some very pretty AyrshIres and
JERSEYS, taking the first premium on Ayr
shire bull Sca-Gull, and first on Jersey
bull Orange Blossom, three years old; MIR.
Pratt, OF Augusta, taking second, and bear
ing off the honors in the yearling class,
both first and second. DR.. CrenshaW, OF
sour CITY, was awarded first premium on
Jersey bull Rambeau, two years old, bred
by MI. G. j. Pratt, Of Augusta.
The Devon cattle are we'll represented
and by beautiful specimens OF the breed,
Mr.. +. W. Chiles, of Louisa county, show
ing some twenty head, among them the
bulls Duke OF Clifton and Royal George.
and COWS Blossom, Famine, Lady OF
Clifton, &c. Mr.. Chiles has carried OIL
the first honors on his entire nerd at
Staunton, Culpcpcr, and Lynchburg, al
ready. and is prepared to contest with the
he,Iitiful herds OF General Lee and Mr..
Murray at our State Fair. Mr.. Murray,
rcnresented by our friend Mr.. kennon, has
some beautiful imported Deyons, which
have been honored in England at their eH-
hibitions before being shipped. In the
SWINE DEPARTMENT
we have never seen such an exhibit, br.
Talford, of Maryland, showing NUMBER
OF extraordinary animals OF the Berkshire