The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-12
NEWS OF THE CITY.
What the Democrat Reporters Saw
and Heard Yesterday.
THE FRUIT GROWERS.
Closing Day and Award of Prizes to
Exhibitors.

Closing Day and Award of Prizes to
Exhibitors.
Yesterday evening the third and last day OF
the sixth annual exhibition Of the Fruit
Growers Association Of the Gulf States closed
with the award Of prizes. The fair was to have
ended this evening. but owing to untoward cir
cumatances the exhibition will not be- con
tinued.
Messrs. francisco Vargas q Sons. 1856 Morales
street. have very artistic and delicate display
OF wax fruits, such as bananas and peaches.
rose bush. with two flowers In full bloom, one
bud stem and leaves all In wax. seem SO natu
raj as to call forth the sense OF touch to aid the
vision In order to ascertain the true nature Of
the bush.
Mr.. II. II. Ayres, OF Ocean Springs. Miss. ex-
hibited very fine specimens Of auince-apples.
The fruits are the result Of the grating Of apple
upon ounce, and are novel and quantity
shaped specimens. Mr.. Ayres has also elus-
ter Of fifteen pears on one bough and limb Of
ii peach tree containing forty-one peaches. The
limb when cut had nfty-seyen peaches. but
Transportation and handling made 1t lose six
teen of them.
DR.. L. A. d'Estrampes No. 40 South Ram
artstreet, exhibits sam pies Of the "collod!um'
tn i or feod 5s Se I'm
habitants OF that island as the potato BY US.
The doctor has tamarinds and tamartnd paste.
also very tine specimen 81 me genuine
Havana tobacco plant.
In ,he fancy department We noticed seysEal
sIeh fiji yoane say q M On artist IN
ways; she contributed lhcs handkerchfef5;
fancy works Of oil kind besides wax fruits and
scales.
THE ATTENDANCE AT THE FAIR
was very large and 1t Is to be- hoped that the
people 81 this city and state have fully appre,..
clated the. worth and enterprise OF the Fruit
one of the prominent members Of the asso-
citation suggested to Us yesterday that II the OK
htbiti0n could hereafter be paced under the
control Of New Orleans ladies'. there would be
more interest taken Ia the exposition. Men,
hsaded by han to
seems Seems TIT next year The Fruit drowers' fair
VIII be under the management OF New Orleans
LIST or EXHIBITS
entered up to s. clock. Yesterday evening:
Mrs. y Lonesome lot Japanese goods. ono
milo cactus one cactus.
John Usher, No. e6s North Rampant street.
snake gonrd large Lima h bean 49,. g.
Mrs. Seth W Roberts. Biloxi. Miss-eix pairs
H. b. Rayn ond, No. 625 Chartres street-Three
punches shasselas de pellegrue. grapes.
Louis SchWarz No. 15 Charities ftreet-Four
wrenths 81 natural flowers (driedl three bas-
ksts of natural Il 1Wers tdried). two punches Of
p. j. Sterling. No. GOT Frenchmen street-One
rams horn from Australia
Mrs; Peter Betz. Metailie Ridge-specimen
Valentine Betz Metairie Ridge - Chinese
guinness.
Mrs., Catherire FiotatInlisd beans three egg
plants tpurplel. y sample of dried Irish pota-
toes, sample Of dried sweet potatoes and oar,
ruts. a sample OF dried apples and figs. Gall Of
the above home made). d sam pie OF cardamon
Mrs. B. Wayne-One large vase Of cut flowers.
one hanging basket Of flowers.
Miss Rosa GraeRer. No. 157 Charities street
One ornamental cross. one ornamental picture
d. ". W Goodwin. No. % Magazine street
Patent eisletn water cut-oif. Datent novelty Ire
A. +. Laovy. Long Grove Plantation. Plaque
minesaShaddock oranges.
Pat O'Britn. NO. 1877 Julia stretching plate
Dr. It. A. d Estrampes No. 40 South Rampart
streat, near Euterpe- Yellow tlladiun z. plant
dunn fruit. tamarind plant. tamarind fruit and
paste. Havana tobacco plant. Havana tobacco
seed, clearodendron belfueri.
j. NJ. Cessa. No. Ii Union street-One plant
Egyptian cotton.
Mr. T. ohapman-One jar Of fig preserves.
M nnto Machinery I'm syea harns
power. hand Eagle cotton gins, improved Sea
island cotton gins. Stedman steam power
press, In9ersols cotton press. Stedmau drain
Ing machine Moores patent cotton condenser,
one Kamie cleaner. one plantation carding
Mrs. j. W. Barker, No 3os South Poydras
street One hanging basket made OF broom
Mrs. J. H. Manard Carondelet and Delord
streets One f raj wreath natural
DIT. L. A. q 'Estramps; No. 479 Rampant street
Lot No. 49, Niles steam sugar mills. Victor
steam sugar mills. Victor horse power sugar
evapor sp, Great western mills for Sorghum.
Stranbs flour mills. Btrnub's corn mills, corn
and cob crushers,, stedman's plantation, saw
mills. Stedman' plantation horse power. Sted-
mans steam engines moving machfae, re- D.
ing machine, cntton1, and corn planter, Biymy-
er's church bells. Blynyer's plantation bells.
ploWs mnde at jackson. Miss.
j. Ii. Reynolds, No. 80 BarOnne street-One
gold dusteook stYvs. - ..
Two bottles scuppernong champagne (three
Miss Georg,e Moore. No, 2s6 Felicity street g.
Six mammoth free stone peaches, four necta-
Mrs. @. b Churchil-An Infants robe fof the
exhibitors own mnkel.
y j. Vargas s Sons No. ies Morales street One
No Novelty w Wood Ytrd. corner franklin and
Erato streets-One Fl re- kinder.
Miss Annie Y. Sincer--H 4nd-made lace set
Mrs. q. Bsli. No. 142 Royal street-One variety
picture. n3wers, fruits etc, cut from fruit cans
Miss A. Stack. No. l54 Baronne street-One
patch rug. hand made.
Miss Minnie gney Specimen perfect egg
found inside an or mary egg.
Antoine Thomas. Laharpe street. near Clai-
borne Bas am apples
Miss Sophie Anderson No. 1864 Fourth street
Wreath natural flowers
Miss Celtic E Walker, eleven years old, No.
$50 Magazine street-Oneloaf of bread.
DR.. Bertrand MISREPRESENTATION destroyer
of noAtous insects and grasses Of every descrlp-
ton.
stephen del Modal. No. IT'S Carondeet street
One baskat pop corn.
Mrs, Pnelan No. I'll Garondel.t street
Black lace sleeveless lacket. made by hand
Jas. a. REYNOLDS. No 20 Baronne street-Hun
O. Roever. Hospital. near Roeheblave street
One f3war stand.
Miss Cecilia d'Estrnmpes-On tidy. one
spread, one pillow Gaze.
Miss Nance Wayna. No. 20s NAPOLEON Ave
nue.. one doll shawl
NOTES.
The closing Of the exhibition drew to the
hall u larger number of persons than on any
ON nd mi "a, hair ra-