Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-19
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agricultural Fair.
Our correspondent writes from TanSle-
wood, Hartford county, Md, under date of
18th inst. as follows:
1t is with feelings Of the deepest disgust
! that all look upon the tritlinS conduct Of
the United States Senate. 1t is only express.
ing the sentiments of every JettersOnian
Democrat, to say that the United States
Senate has become Il huckster shop God
grant it that the Gay of marketing may
soon be over, when the sunlight of politi-
cal decency shall again shine down upon
us as: in days of yore. This displacement
OF Senator Biyard will be q dark spot
upon the records of the Senate rs long as
time and tie Srnate shall exist.
The Republican state convention met,
labored ami brought forth for comptroller
GOrsuch, 4 stauncil third termcr, who is
designated to IN igrominious defeat on the
Sth Of November. He is not the choice OF
Il very large portion Of the Republican
party. This nomination has healed in
Il very great measure, all the little
chickering's, and united in solid phalaax,
the Democracy for their excellent and
honest nominee Heating. He is true and
honest, he has served in the Office Of comp
troller of the treasury several terms,
without any discrepancies in his accounts,
which nowadays is an unnatural pEolor-
cuon in public officers.
The Harior't county agricultural and
mechanical fair is over. 1t did not provo
to be quite as successful as was hoped for.
The stock on exhibition was quite good,
and the short horn and Jersey heads wcre
justly termed very fine. For hogs and
sheep, the stalls were hot all filled, but
those which were, held superior ANIMALS.
The poultry display was very line. The
display of machinery was not as large AS
on former occasions, nevertheless the de-
partment made u very creditable showing.
The ladies department in Mechanics hall
was fully up to any display made on for
mer occasions. The common school do.
partment, i'm this hall, far surpassed the
most sanguine hopes and expectations of
any of its protectors, and tho drawings Of
some 1l-ycar-oi,!s showed the ability of
some older heads.
the trottins was interesting and tho
premiums We're hotly contested. The best
time was 2:;i1 for u purse of $500, and
was won by Baltimore horse. The other
sports was 4 foot raco by Americans Of
African descent. mule ce-this race was
one OF the most amusing OF tho day-a
bicycle race, best two in three, half mile
heats, a foot race against time by Yer
mOntcr, who ran five miles in 2Si minutes.
A burlesque on the Baltimore Oriole was
we'll represented, taking off some Of the
fashionable fOllies of the day.
An old man was run over by carriage,
causing injuries which are likely to prove
fatal. The agent for the Davis sewing
machine, was on his way to the fair on
Saturday morning, when the hOld-back
came loose. The wagon ran on tho horse.
causing him to commence kicking.
throwing the wagon over and severely
bruising the hs mt, but not fatally injur
ing him.
The dry weather was slightly broken Oh
last Sunday, 9th inst, with shower,
which pat our farmers to sowing their
wheat, which kept many of them from tho
fair.
Politics arc beginning 30 loom up and
tho Democrats are determined to win tho
Sight. The Democracy here arc MT 30
pure as the Democracy of Lancaster coun-
ty, but are more for the spOils.