The Great Agricultural Fair at Utica.
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The Great Agricultural Fair Mt Utica.


UREA, Sept. l6, ls45.


This is the first of the three glorious days of the fair
but small quantity only of the stock and other articles
for exhibition and competition having arrived il cannot
properly be said that the Fair has yet commenced The
buildings devoted to horticultural and agricultural pro-
ductons are BESIDES not quite ready but will be by to-
morrow when is understood the whole Of the stock
Sc, which is the way will have arrived.


The city has very animated appearance. Genesee
street from the depot the Fair ground one string of
wagons, carriages and cattle OF every denomination;
here you would see bull led by the nose there flock
and oughs crates of Chickens and urke and
cradles grinding stones and threshng machines patent
churns and miniature North Carolinas stocks
of corn and church bells. harrows and Durham bulls
kegs Of root beer and boiled ham, thmble rggers and
straw cutting machines patent cheese presses and bee
hives weaving machines and horse powers auctoneers
selling real gold watches at So and ackass by way of
variety bed quilts and Berkshire boars and the home
spun farmer, and the kid gloved citizen all trudging
along to the Fair In the immediate neghborhood Of
the Fair ground the ground is much the same here is
tent with dinner always ready from 7 A. NJ to p M;
here caravan with cracked organ squealing inside;
here tent with the sign OF horse outside and hand
bill announcing that the largest horse in the world,
called Columbus because he the largest man in
the worldly can be seen for 90 there an itneran
auctioneer giving away his stock OF notions runous
sacrifice, II one were to believe him. here bill eloquent
ly setting forth that in honor Of this great occasion
whole OK will be roasted in Washington Garden for
vew and piece OF which, only the small sum of Is
VIII be charged and other things too men
did yesterdays Floral Hall being furnished inside the
entrance has been beautifully decorated with device
made of evergreen foliage which is worked by the
fairy fingers Of the Utica ladies' the of Washing
ton Clinton Livingston, Gay lord and Buell. in surpass
ingly rich and picturesque STYLE


The officers Of the Society, under whom all of the
made are B. P. Johnson, Alex Walsh, j. M. Sherwood
Geo. Geddes Luther Tucker, Elon Comstock T. s. Fax.
ton, and Spencer Kelogg-and every person must ac.
thpir Inf with
Tom rrow will be the great day. and the day follow


ing the several premiums will be adjudged paid to
the successful competitors The annual address will be
delivered on Thursday This fair has late years as
sumed very important position and everything con.
neced with Will be looked forward to and read with
States.


The trial Of one of each of the numerous kinds of
poughs sent for competition, took place this morning.
about mile south of the fair ground on piece of ro
ing greensward and the most of them did their work in


very creditable manners the results although known
to the committee will not be made public before Thurs.


The following comprise all which were tried and their
Bailey, Wheeler & Co., Utica; Asa Beebe, oswego,
plough; w. Frater Burlington, three pourhs: Peter F.
prosus knderhook, Columbian plough, and Livingston
county piough John Henderson, scodack; Benz. Weld
one piough, Bergan patent another Diamond; Howard
Deano, Mottville This gentleman has for some wears
past carried off the prize in this line and every year
makes improvements on the same plough Elijah vii.
SON. Vernon, Diamond plough and Oneida Chief impro.
ved also, Greensward b, and Seed plough: John
nell ssee pN%gS Th1s Bur
one Of Fraters ploughs Myers Horton Co Richfield;
Jesse Warren, Glens Falls, one Grasshopper do The
yahometer was applied to each of these ploughs and
was ascertaned that the draft varied from 35O
70 900 pounds in turning sod foot wide and six
inches deep.


SALE OF PAINTINGS, nc, AT THE BoNArARTE
MANSION, POINT BREEzE.-The sale of paintings and
tatuary the collection of the late Joseph Bonaparte
count de Survilliers took place this day mansion
and was well attended, the biddings were spirited and
sold WELL The following is list of some Of the prncpal
ones with the prices obtained Toilet of Venus by
Naoire hve feet six inches long by six feet five inches
nigh, Ss2o. Calm-mornng scene, by Joseph Vernet;
choice specimen of this master painted 1882 eight feet
Two inches long by six feet high $3.50. Two Lions and
awn, by Renbens, seven feet eight inches long by four
eet seven inches high $4,000 Landscape with Mountain
Scenery Waterfall and Cattle the foreground by s.
BY five feet four inches high s7a ee ansseaSe aas Ig
scenery Bay of Naples Cattle at Fountain in FORE
eround, ny . Denis this is superior painting
$1,000 A Dutch Fair, by Francis Frank five feet nine


cnes long by three feet inches high, $3.50 The
long by three feet inches high Sa25 Herodias as
nece,vlng the Head of John the baptist by Guercno
near py Jour feet four inches high $500 Scene
nches high, 5000 Hawk among Chickens by Sneyder,
pG v OF this master five feet inches
,ons ~ tniee ieet nine high $780, Nagdalen and two
three sig1 & $500 The Lion caught in Net, by Reu.
high, $500. Visitation of ST. Anna. bv Sebastian dol
io%bo three feet ten inches long by FIVE feet high,
s3Oo Passage Of the river Po by the French Army by
Boguet eight feet four inches ilong by 1--WE feet four
inches nigh Si2o Royal Stag Hunt by jacques savery
i've feet eight inches long by three feet nine inches
high 500. Massanissa and Sophonisba, by Philip de
Champagne five feet two inches long BY six feet two
Disciples at Emaeus, by Gherardo Dele Motif, Sl7l
Marble bust Of Pauline, sister Of Napoleon by Canova
$500 Young Diana and Hound fine piece of sculpture,
y Bartone three feet six inches high $3.50 Antique
bronze casting Stork and Frog, from the ruins of
iompcn, $3.50 Antique bronze Hawk and Animal, from
We ruins OF Pompeii, $780, Medici Vase of Porphyry
three feet one inch high, from the ruins of Pompei
shgh'iy damaged, S20o.-B Bordcntown Paiiadiu ls
a lRoITlNG.-An interesting trottlng match came
orIson on ON he & yh inst, on the Metarie Course, New
was Sor s,cn cn grew large meeting of amateurs 1t


ol eooo aside, two mile heats in harness between
NOR NOV ,'es ~ neIen Mar and Fanny Elssler The for.
"'er won IN TWO heats Time, 6:a2-545.


ne l,om. John Hunter, of Hunters Island.
large proprietor OF lands in Delaware county has r
s asrsa Mrs dsss 10 % IN made out granting Of land
was killed by the Indians In tho 1ne'M VINO