The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-01

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The State museum makes no exhibit except the
grim old walrus, who has taken up his permanent
abode in the Exposition Building. Prof Hay
and Ernest Morris passed the severest structures,
through the Journals columns, on the conduct and
arrangement of prizes in the natural history
exhibit of last year, they being the judges APP
pointed by the committee, but the prize award
is essentially the same now as then.
The collection of old coins which is worth per-
haps $500, comes up cheerfully for its annual
premium, and the botanical collections have a
familiar look.
THE SCENE ON THE GROUNDS.
Although there was such large crowd yes
terday, there were serious accidents, and but
two or three arrests, and they were for minor
offenses A seven-inch colored boy who stole
small package of candy, was yanked around the
ground by two able bodied policemen with such
exceeding vigor as to occasion the belief that
few murderers had been arrested. The ground
is filed with all sorts of devices to catch the
spare change of the visitor and there are
fakirs" of various kinds almost beyond num-
Der. Besides two canvas shows, wherein are
displayed fat women and children, big snakes,
aud other living curiosities, there are roller
coaster which did an immense business with the
children, and an elevated railroad"
which was equally well patronized.
Candy and fruit stands are on all sides, and
there are enough eating houses to accommodate
a much larger crowd than is likely to be in at
tendance Yesterday the grounds were very
muddy in various places, and dirtladen boots
and bedraggled skirts were calculated to disturb
the serenity of mind of the ladies who were
there. All afternoon large crowd fingered
anxiously about the amphitheater and track,
waiting for the races which did not come off,
for the greater part of the track was ankle deep
in mud.
THE AWARDS ON LIVE sTocK.w
In the department of Hoistein cattle, W. o.
Jackson, of South Bend, took first premium on
bulls, three years old, two years old, COW two
years old, and j. W. Stillwell, of Troy, Ohio,
took all the remaining premiums.
On Ayrshires William Fairwether of Erie
county, Pa, took first premiums in all the
classes, his only competitor being y. E. Wright,
of NLillbury, Ohio.
On Jerseys, Peter Raab, city, took first pre-
MUM on bull three years old; William E. Hig
gins Metzler, Ind, on bull two years old cow
two years DID, and heifer calf; W. A. Ketcham,
city, on bull one year old and bull calf w. J.
Hasselman, city, on heiCer one year old; Gar
rettson Bros, of Pendleton, on COW three years
old.
On Devonshires, Irwin York, of Brock, Ohio,
took first on bull three years old; w. e. Hig-
gins, Metzler, Ind, bull two years DID, J j.
Scarf & Son, New Carlisle, Ohio, bull one year
old, heifer one year old; Whitmore & Youngs,
Casstowu, Ohio on heifer calf, heifer year
old, COW two years old, COW hree years old, and
bull calf
THE PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.
Besides the awards in the livestock depart
ment to-day there will be trotting race, post
poned from yesterday 2.37 class purse $50;
trot, 2:27 class purse 5000, and a three-minute
trot, purse 5000 Today, also, the great floral
display will be made, for which premiums aggre-
eating $500 are offered. The people from out of
town began coming in in large numbers last
night, and an immense crowd may be expected,
if the weather is at all favorable.