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Bint, _tc, not exceeding three or four lines, will

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AMUSEMENTS.'

* MK..BLV HALL.

QRAND COMPLIMENTARYTESTIMONIAL BENEFIT

t. the Queer. Star of the South and the EminentComedian,

ROSE AND HAKRY WATKINS,who will appear, at the e.pecial request of a

large number of the leading clt zeus ofRichmond, in their original

charact rs ofFERGUS ANDMARY MCCARTHY,

FRIDAY EVENING, November Ist. 1871.Mr. HARRY WATKINS great Drama,

TRODDEN DOWN ;oa UNHERTWO FLAGS !Pronounced by the Press, Public, and the

Theatrical Profession theGRE TEST DRAMATIC TRIUMPH

OF THK DAY!Replete with ThrillingSituations, Noble Senti-

ments, and plenty of Fun, I never fails to • licitloud and spontaneous outbursts of applause,mingled with shouts of laughter at the Sallies otWit which so happily blend with the pathos ofthe beautiful story.Fergus McCarthy, an Exile} jr.,,,., w_t_i__TheShlngawo 5 HiMrWmui,

Mary McCarthy, with song 1"Erin is my Hime," > Ros» Watkixs.

Blanche Desmond au helre.-s )\U h song. "Hear me. Father, Dear,' "Deare»tSpot on Earth." and Uuett with Miss Parker,

"By Killarny'a Pure Stream."

GRAND SATURDAY MATINEE, for Ladiesand Children.

Pi ice for Matinee, 2. and 60 cent..PaicES or Admission : Gallery, 23 cents ; Par-

quette, 80 cents ; Orchestra, 75 cents ; R servedSeat-, tl.

Seats secured .it West, Johnston &Co.'., 1008Main street no 1 ,l)i(ii)HiM)nu ah.:

THE ONLYTHEATRE IMTHE CITY.FRIDAY EVENIVG, November 1, 1872

First appearance in this city or the celebratedartist

M». EUGENE BLITZ,in his

LIGHTNING I'ICI'URES.First time this season of the great- Drama

THE STREETS OF NEW YORK.HIDDEN HAND

MATINEE SATURDAY AT 2 O'CLOCK.Admission 2S cents to all parts of the house.

MONDAY EVENING-MISS KATE FISHERno l—it

TTIROIIHIA HALL"

• MONDAY, OCTOBER SS,AND DURING FAIR WEEK.

MATINEE SATURDAY at 3 o'clock.WYMAN THE WIZARD AND VENTRILO-QUIST, WITH WONDERFUL FEATS

OF MAOItI AND NOVEL EX-PERIMENTS.

Distribution of Presents at Ihe close of eaohPerformance, conslsiing of Lndiis' GoldWauhee, Silver Watch-s, Table Sets. Sl.ver-Plated Were, Dry flood-, and oiher useful aril-le_. A present for each aid every one. No

blanksAdinleeion. 2.1 cents. Boors open at 7 o'clock;

to commence nt 8. oc 28—8t

FOR BBUT,

PlA'-O FOKTK FOR RENT—.. Flrst-t inu ,Instrument. App yat

oc 2_—tf I )FFt< :E iifSTATE JOURNAL, 1"proposals. I

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PROPOSVI.S ARE INVITED FOX _r_f__. 1NISHING and DELIVERING STONE oa ,U. S. Lighters, nearZeke's I-lttnd, in the CapeFear river, North Carolina, and separate Pro- 'posals for S I'ONE loaded on llirhters at quarries I\u25a0n the river, accessible to tug boats. t

The right to reject any bid is reserved.Blank forms, specifi tutor,s, and a y desired 'information can be hai on application at this Ioffice. WM p. < RAIOHILL, (

oc3P—_t Major of Engineers.

pOX NEW VOf,K. I

''HEOLD DOMINION STEAMShIpcoi!'- !PANY'S elegant side wheel steamship NIA-J AHA, Cant. Vumt, will sail ou FRIDAY, 'November, Ist, at 3 P. M.

Freight received until 2 P. M.Through bills of lading signed, and goods for, «

warded with dispatch to all points—north, south- IBaßt and west. Close connections made with On )aard line for foreign ports.

Passenger accommodations un.urpa.-eed.Fare tl2 00 »Steerage 6 00(fouud TripTickets to oo i

pbr irelgtitor passage, apply to 'JOHN W. WYATT, Agent,Oe Si)-St e-o - fto.-eennr -treel.

OYSTERS, ggk y-^\AND IN EVERY OTHER STVLE,^j|^'

AND FAMILIES SUPPLIED, AT <JOHN MURPHY'S RESTAURANT,

southwest corner Eighth and Broad, .street.. Ec -i—lm— ~ I

N""_.vF .Ml I ASIIIiNABLE fl i MMILLINERY. <& 'Mas. M. J. MICHELBACHER, INO- BOS BROAH, SECOND DOOR FROM ,FIFTH STREET, I 'Announces mosi respectfully to h»r friends and 'fh_ ladies in general ihat .he bus taken the mil* |Inery store forme.ly occupied by Mrs.S|.ine,

sue Is now receiving an entirely new Etock ofMILLINERYGOODS,

RIBBONS. FLOWERS, FEATHERS,BILKS, VELVETS, LACES,

DRESS CAPS AND STR \W GOODSfor Fall and Winter.

She will have an - penlug on next Tuesday, andbull s are Invited to come aud examine the beau-tiful and well selected stock

Mrs. Slme, ihe former proprietress, and otherI-est hands of her establish.nent remain with me,and Ishall endeavor to give satisfaction to all in_*cry respect.* Mas If J. MICHELBACHER,

o«l4—tf. No. 60. Broad street.j-"' -, TO. '\u25a0,' \u25a0 '\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0„,.,,'.--' ","\u25a0

CLOTHiKG.a oTpefuiimerT™ -Je

WHOLESALE CLOTHIER AND fiMERCHANT TAILOR, «*•\u25a0-

-I*olCobs-r MaIM axu FocaTßasTH Stxfxts.—From tbe large Increase of my Mule I haveMlencouraged, and have added a

FIttST CJ.ASSMERCHANT fAILORING DEPARTMENT,

with a foil line of IMPORTED CLOTHB andCASSIMERES, and have secured the services olJ. M. Stoddard, of England, as cutter. By illsexperience of fifteen years 1 can guarantee a pel"'feci fit. My stock of READY- vtADECLOTH-ING and GENT'S FURNISHING GOOHS formen. yomhs and boys, of all grades, styles aud Iquality, Is coraplei o I ask an examination of thepublic, promising to sell as low as any honest I

Scausell first-class goods.

A. OPPENHIMEH,Iter—J M. Stoddard.wrmen—h. A. . aumh, F. H. JuBS-OX,

A. M- J.INBB, AI.BIRT G. FkaK «lIX.Wm. West Woonox.

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_j.l_mo.i_i a.d York ltiita Rui-ao-S, (October 31, 1.72. )

NOTICE— I be LOCAI FHEIf-HT TKAINleavlng Iliciimoitd and York River RHilrond

depot ou Mondays, Wedne-d»y«, and Fridays,Will be discontinued after November Ist. audonly two local freight tnlns will be run a week-_« WEUNEsDI.S and FRIDAYS. The localfreight will be can l-il on through fieight tramsas usual, on Tu-idays, Thursdays and Satur-days. WILUAMN. BRAGG,

J L.Tat_o_, Supe.liiit.id.iii.no J-tf Ticket and Freight Agant.

doming gt&tt gauroaLNotes en the Canvass

Warrenton, Va. lOctober 29,1872. /

IVthe Mditnrsf the Slats Journal:Dear Sir—Colonel Daniels, our candidate

for Congress, in this tho Bth district, madeus a very unexpected visit to-day, andkindly consented to address the people ofour town, notwithstanding no notice hadbeen given previous to his arrival, thocourt having adjourned and the countrypeople had gone to their homes.

But notice was soon posted at the post-office and other public places in the town,anil by the ringing of the court-house bellat o'clock in the evening, a goodly num-ber of citizens were summoned together atthe court-house, and he had a well-tilledhouse. The curious of the Greeleyparty, notwithstanding their preju-dices, ventured by degrees to see ifany good thing could come out of Naza-reth, and before the Colonel had gottenthrough many of them found themselvesdrawn by his arguments and eloquenceinto his immediate presence, and uncon-sciously found themselves clapping, stamp-ing, and applauding his noble sentiments,especially those upon State policy.

Tho Colonel assured the so-called Con-servatives that the pi inciples he was pre-senting to them were nothing less thanRepublican principles, and he wanted allmen of all parties to adopt them, and hesuggested very modestly that he thoughtthey would find it to their interest to hatethem carried out, and to elect him to Con-gress, as lawyers were not always the be.tmen to attend to such matters as they ;pretty geneially looked after their owninterest first. (More truth than poetry.) tThe Colonel has done good, not only byhis able speech, but in his intercourse withmany of our best citizens the short time he \u25a0was with us. He invitedpublic discussion, tbut as the boy said, " they had hearn of ,him," and Idon't wonder that Gen. Hunton, ,the Greeley candidate, can't find time tocanvass with him. An old lawyer of this iplace told me that General Hunton wouldhave no use for the Colonel, as he had \heard the Colonel, and knew Hunton's ,ability on the stump. We had a very in- |teresting meeting, taking it altogether, andthe effect of it will be to considerably «n- icrease the vote hereabouts for Grant and ,Wilson.

The Colonel leaves to-morrow for Win-chester. lam truly sorry that he did not tcome out for Congress two months ago, as tthen the General mi_.it have been driven ,out of hitprivacy, and been compelled to

_meet the issues before the people in thiscanvass. Hut we willtight on, for we will ,never rest until we change this good old ,State, and get her citizens to adopt new andprogressive ideas. A Looker On. 1

«» Isin ring the tehees at Culpepper.

Culpepper, Va., \ tOctober 31,1872. / ]

2b the Editor ofthe. State Journal: |Yesterday was a great day for the Re- |

publicans of this and adjoiuing counties, iour mass meeting being in every respect a (grand success. Gov.ll. 11. Wells, Col. |I. 11. Shields and Capt. George Pannel, the ilatter of this county, addressed the meeting Iwhich was composed of white and colored,with a goodly number of our Conservative |white opponents. I

The grand effort of Governor Wells has sbeen the subject of much favorable com-ment by everybody here, the feeling andeloquent manner in which he appealed to ithe ex-Confederate soldiers for peace and ttrue reconciliation wan most truly affect cing, and many of his hearers were affected ito tears. His tribute to the memory of \General Lee, who had been charged by iGreeley with having entered the Confede- ;rate army from "ambitious and wanton" \motives was an affecting as well 'as a most eloquent one. He de- 'nounced in unmeasured terms the 'chaige of Greeley, and said that Vir-ginians could not consistently vote for him.until he had at the tomb of Lee, on bendedknees, taken back what he had said in 'regard to the motives of the distinguished Jdead.

Governor Wells held his audience spell. tbound for two hours, and the hearty ap. ,plause of his hearers attested the apprecia- ,tion with which his speech throughout was ,received. Jinny Conservative gentlemen,who was present, pronounced tho speech of jGovernor Wells as one of the most eloquentand impressive as well as conciliatoryspeeches that they have heard during thecanvass.

I am mho that the Governor willexcuseme for this imperfect notice of his great <argument, but time is precious, and I must :pass along to our young and truly eloquent 'friend Colonel I. 11, Shields, who followed

_Gov, Well, in an argument that appeared !to mo at once convincing and unanswer-able in defence of the great principles of ]Republicanism, and also in defence of the ,administration of General Grant. TheColonel made many telling points which ,were received with frequent and enthusias- ilie applause. His appeal to the young men \u25a0of Virginia was a tuost eloquent one, and :convinced his hearers by his earnest mannerthat he was speaking to them the words of .soberness and truth. |

Colonel Shields was followed by CaptainGeorge Pannel, of this county, who stirred iup the meeting with outbursts of laughterand applause in his amusing stories about \u25a0Greeley. The Captain closed his speechwithan eloquent appeal tp his, fellow-citi-zens of Culpepper to support Grant andWilson, The Culpepper brass band wason hand, and discoursed fine music, muchto the gratification of all. They say thatthe Republicans pay for music, while theGreeley party has not yet paia them forfurnishing music on the occasion of thomass meeting ol Democrats last courtday.

We had a fine meeting in the evening,addressed by Colonel Shields, and ourfriend L. L. Lewis, JiJ.q., of this county,whioh was a success, and everything pass-ed off favorable to our cause.

A Republican.

The Loudoun County Fair.Leesburo, Oct. 30, 1872.

The farmers of Loudoun county areho'ding a most successful Fair on theirhandsome grounds near thiscity, this week,having opened yesterday.

There are a respectable number of en-tr es in all departments, and the attendanceis very numerous, including a large propor-tion of ladies.

It s regarded one of the most successfulshows the Society has ever held, A verylarge number of teams and carriages areon the ground, antl in the adjoining fieldsgamblers thick as vultures.

In the horse department heavy draftbreeds predominate ; and in the cattle thereare more Alderneys. Several . ptcitaens otgood sheep are in the pens : also goodswine; also fancy poultry.

Graim, fruits, aud vegetables make a de-

licioua and pleasant show. Among thebest exhibitors in these articles is ColonelS. E. Chamberlain, of Waterford, whosecolliciionia much noticed, particularly thehandsome corn.

The hall of domestic fabrics and duiryproducts is very creditable, with but few

I flowers and line art specimens—some very, fine.I Agricultural tools and implements make!' a respectable show, embracing considera-

ble variety. Among them Taylor's "Lou-i doun plow" is noticeable and highly popu-

lar. Acurious fruit-drying apparatus at-tracted attention.

The annual address was read by ex-Gov.Swarm, from printed pages. He recomendedmore use of clover and plaster—diversityof crops, and rotation—adoption of laliorsaving implements, and thorough cultiva-tion. Ha owns a large farm near thiscity, and takes a lively interest in improve-ment of farming in Virginia, 80 muchneeded.

Several horses were entered this after-noon to trot for a purse of .150, offeredby the county, and was won, time threeminutes, by a gray horse belonging to Col.Pox ton.

Few counties in Virginia possess betterland than this, and much of it is cultivatedby intelligent farmers.

Reaper.

Old Albemarle Wde , wuke

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Oct. 30.To Ihe Editor ofthe State Journal 1

We had a grand meeting in old Albe-marle yesterday afternoon and evening.Spirited addresses were made by ex-Gov-ernor Wells, Senator Wilson, nnd ColonelShields and Co'onel Beard, of Rchmotd

Many were the blows leveled at the illib-eral, proscriptive party that now controlsthe destinies of our fair Old Common-wealth. There was some wincing underthe clear and able exposition of the princi-ples of our party, but in the main all wereorderly and quiet, and altogether it was oneof the best meetings ever held in our town.

An effort was made by the Democratsto secure a division of time and discussjointly with us. We were obliged to de-cline in order to prevent disappointment,and because we were refused a like cour-tesy on last court day. Republicans maywellfeel proud of the noble man they areto elevate to the office of Vice-Presidentnext Tuesday.

No truer, better man lives now inour country than Senator Henry Wil-

son, the incorruptible statesman, the pa-triot, and philanthropist! Not one wordof exception has the writer heard to anypart of his speceh from any of the manyDemocrats who heard him. His defence ofour President and of the policy of his ad-ministration was masterly and eloquent.

Next Tuesday willmanifest at the ballot-box the results of this meeting. You willhear a good report from Albemarle.People hero willnot all stand bound whileGreeley is crammed down their throats.Hundreds would break a way if they couldfrom the tyranny of party and vote for thepeoples candidate. They do not like Greeleysugar-coat him as they may, and if theyeat crow it willbe just this once. Theypromise to do it just to beat Grant. Asall concede Grant's election now,the impor-tance of keeping their party together tosave the State is urged to make tho mealpalatable It is a forlorn hope, as wo hopeto show them Tuesday by saving it our-selves. " PUBLIM."

6_J- ' MOTOR ItAI'll .AT REDUCEDPRICES.—C. R. Rees k Co., photograph artists,111 and 813 Main street, are well known in this.\u25a0Uy as among the best photographers In thewhole country. They are now dolag urst-clas swork at reduced prices, and ladles and gentle-men In attendance upon the State Fair shouldavail themselves of the opportunity of gettingphotographs that cannot fall to please them.There is no better or cheaper work done In NewYorkcity than can be had at Rees k Co.-.. on thevery shortest notice. Try them.

(STWINES AND LIQUORS.—For sale inbond or duty paid :10 half pipes, 10 quartercasks, 20 octaves, and 23 eases of James llennes-sy Brandy, dill' rent vlatag->.-, Imported by medirecc/rom ihe manufacturer lnCogniac, France.

Also, a full assortment ofChampagne, C aretRargundy, Santerne, Heck, Madeira, :. berry,Port, and Malaga. The Champagn. was espi •daily put up for me, and the greatest attentionwas given to suit ihls market.

My stock of Fine Old Whiskeys is not surpa- _ed by any house Inthe city,

OSCAR CBANZ,Importer of Wines, Liquors and Cigars,

No. 11 Governor Btreet.

RfiTWhy ge te the Market-house, when yoncan get your Potatoes, Onions, White Beans,Black-eye Peas, fresh Egg-, Diled fruits audcanned Vegetables of all kinds, and have themBent to your bouse free of charge by THOMP-SON, the grocer, Third and Main streets.

taTMERCHAIHr T.ULOIIINu-C Wend-linser, sis Main street, has received a full andcomplete stock of Cloths, Casi-lmeree, Tweeds,kc., kc., ot American and Foreign manufacturesuitable for full and winter wear, to which beInvites the attention of the gent]em-n of Rich-mond. Long experience in the Merchant Tailoringbusiness enables him to Insure perfect satis-faction to all bis customers, both In style andquality of goods, and his prices are as tow asany first-class house in the city. Gentlemen areiuviied to call and examine his superb stock ofgoods.

tgrWHlcox and Ribhs Sewing Machine—This machine is a "Virginia institution" by in-vention and patent, and is (jveniiy admired byall who use It. Tbeic is no style of work thatcannot be Hon*, on it. It requires but a singlethread, and will not rip. This we nitso.utelywarrant, and can saintly the most Incredulous ina moment's time of the truth of what we slate ifthey will cull and examine our work. YYft.roconstantly receiving certificates like the follow-ing:

Loccst Da__. M-iii-u-CotfuTT, Va.We have been using a Willcox _

Qibbs Machinefor three years, doing all the sewing fora largefamily. It has given perfectsatisfactlon ineveryre. pect. The work done on itis no more liable torip than work dine by hand with the same care.We have ex .mined many other kinds of ma-chines and their work, and have no liesuatlou'lusaying w« consider the Willcox ttflibbs decidedlysuperior to any ofthem. LITCYH. GORDON.

ELLAI. WILLIS.Boyp-0., Va,

Ihave long desired a Willcox k Gibbs Ma-chine. We have a double-thread machine, butcannot manage it. Ipropose to exchange for oneofyours. M. E. CARTER.

' T\IKE_T imPORT ATION.1 80 casks BASS'S ALX.

SO casks AI.LSOP S ALE,SO casks Wm. Younger". EDINGBUItQII

ALE,100 casks GIJINNES .'S PORTER, Burke k

Hlbbert's bottling ;SO doaen PEEK FKEAI. CRACKER-i,

I_. cases Column. D. S. F. MUSTARD—H,. M, 1. and 4 Ik tins:IRISH WHI-KEYS,

1 HgNNESSY Hid MARETT'S BRANDIES.I SIIKRHIE .of superior q 1alities,

Q__o_L_R\_ CHAMiAIUNEB,

t We offer these goods at New York prices, wbha freight added. Also.- l.uon dozen •__>. and _a. Peaches.1,000 doxen 2B>. and 3ft., Tomato..,

1 .41 doi_»n Win.loW'.k Corn,at Baltimore prices, all of the best packers InBaltimore. T. BALMKit k CO..

oe _f_-«el '73 al4 Main Street.

LOCAL MATTERS.

VIRGINIA STATE FAIR.FOURTH -\F> LIST DAT.

Proceertinn en tho nrnuiiil.—Att.ntlnnc- nndMretlnm or the Society, a c.

There was a very fair attendance at thoFair Grounds to-day, considering the sliminducements offered for the closing, orbreaking-tip day of tho entertainment. Theweather wns especially fine, and the ladiesof Richmond were out in almost equalforce with the gentlemen. We have failedto give as full a list of premiums as wecould have wished, for the rea=on that inthe vegetable, frjit, and some otherdepartments, the awards were madeby numbers, and we had no means nt com- ,Di-tul by which we could give the nnmesof tlie successful exhibitors. This shou'd ]have been remedied, for whatever is worthy |of being exhibited at the Fair, and es-pecially whatever is of importance enough ito command a premium, should not onlybe numbered in its order, but should bearthe name of its exhibitor. i

We omitted to state yesterday that the'•exhibition of poultry was exceedingly fin-,

and from the premiums bcstnweJ it was *evident the Committee on Awards wns Ione judiciously sele ted, and that 1understood the busine, s of determining the tchoicest qualities in Ibis description ofs o.k. The d splay of sheep nnd swine Iwas not large, but exceedingly choice,showing Ihat our farmers aro having aneye to the best breeds, and tint in a few <years our Fair grounds willb iwell stocked <with the most approved breeds known inthe market. !

We hope that another year willinterest tall the county organizations of the State,and that their leading men willbe so identi- 1fied with the Central or State organization, 1that the Fair Grounds willshow exhibitorsfrom all parts of tho State. We deem the 1exhibition this year a very creditable oneunder all the circumstances; but (here isabundant room for improvement, and we shope to see the right steps taken to secure <not only the largest attendance but the Imost complete exhibition of agriculturaland other products from all parts of the iStato. I

Our railroads will find it to their inter- Iest to transport all stock, produce nnd 'implements intended for exhibition, to and Ifrom the Fair Grounds without charge, in <consequence of the large attendance that tthis annual exhibition will bring to our 'city over their respective rails. i

Further Premium List. 'We present below a continuation of thelistof premiums so far as the committeeshave reported: 'MANUFACTURES FKO.M ANIMAL OR J

VEGETABLE COMPOSITIONS OR SOLU-TIONS.Best collection of writing, printing and j

copying inks made in Virginia, medal, Mrs. tM. A. Davis. Best specimen of flavoring |extracts made in Virginia, certificate, R. „W. Powers _. Co. Best collection of per-

_fumcry made in Virginia, medal, T. Leon- ]aid. I

HORSES. jBoadsters Adapted lo Quick Draft. —Best stallion 4 years old or upward>, 850,

James Walkcf, Hamhletonian Second.Best entire colt 3 years old and under 4, '$25, W. B. Mitchell, Puntier. Best entire vcolt 2 years old and under 3, 8-0, A. D. 'Anderson. Best entire colt 1 year old and ___under 9, $15, Wright's Mountain Boy. °Best brood mare 4 years old and over, 830, cBabcock's Emma. Best filly3 years old lland under 4, $25, Dr. Walker's Julia a

Jackson. Best filly 1 rear old and under '2, 815, J. A. Lynh.m's Katie. Best pairmarcs or geldings, in harness, 830, E. Bos- Isieux. s

Siddle—adapted to the breeding of im- .proved liding horses. —Best stalii.n four vyears old or over, 850, W. McCuo Morgan,Messenger. Best entire colt threo years told and under four, 825, I. R. Bentley,Flash. Best entire c.ilt two years old aud tunder three, $20, R. 11. Ffe, Robin Adair.Best entire colt one year old and under .two, $15, B. J. Bat bour, Bean. Best brood tmaio four years old or over, 830, Will,am IHetltorn, Marigold.

Mules and Jacks. —Best jack, $-10, John rHanger, Augusta. Best mule colt, ono Iyear old, ioaled in Virginia, $10, John (Hanger, Augusta. Best niulo colt, a Isuckling, foaled in Virginia, $5, AndersonDavis. %

CATTLE. cDcoons— Best bull three years old or up- 'wards, $30, S. S. Bradford. Bost cow 3

years old or upward-", 830, S. S. Bradford; *second best cow 3 years old or upwards,$20. same. •Fat Stock.—Meat fat bullock, $30, W. B.Byers ; second best, $25, same; third best, '815, same. Best fat cow or heifer, $25, T. cV. Thomas, second host, $15, J. T. Cowan; lthird best, 810, T. V. Thomas. Best lotof fat cattle, not less than six, 8100, \V. 'B, Byars. I

Herd Premiums—Meal bull and threecows or heifers, all of one breed, and jowned by one exhibitor, $100, John T. JCowan. Best cow with calf at foot, 850, J. 'T. Cowan. J

Swetpstakes for Cattle. —Best bull ofof any a?e or c'ass, $75, T. S. Cooper, cPrince Nicholas ; second best, $25, samo ;Gtielph. Best cow or heifer, $75, same; 'Lucy 19th; second best, $20, same, Dion-

_orah. 'PREMIUMS FOR PLOUCIHINO. <

For best ploughman with four horses, Isilver plate, worth $20, divided betweenThomas W. Watkins, white, and William lHarris, colored. For best ploughmanwith throe horses, silver plate, worth $15,divided between J. M. Carter, white, andJ. A. Jackson, colored. For best plough- (man with two horses, silver ulnte worth '$10, Wm. Harris. For best ploughman jwithone horse, silver plate worth $5, Win. .Ilaskins, The plough used by Carter and ,Watkins was the Dixie plough ; the otherswere from the manufactory of Watt &\u25a0Call. J

HORSES. IBest heavy draft stallion, 4 years or up- ,

wards, $.")0, J. B. Caddall; best entire ,colt, 2 years old and under 3 years, $25,

_R. 11. Fife; best brood mare, 4 years oldor upwards, $30, John P. Herndon for \u25a0gray mare Betty Clyde; best pair mares or (Holdings, 830, J. P. Herndon for Betty ,Clyde and Dutch Girl.

FARM PRODUCTS.For the largest product per acre ol up- -ltmd in corn,, Wm. H. Benton, diploma at d

$23. Crop of corn, 05 bushels per acre,made on 66 acres. Best crop |.f groundpeas, $25, Edmund R. Coekc. Best ship-ping leaf tobacc j—honorable mention madeon sample of crop of 187_, c.kiijii_d by J.

'L. Thompson, Beat manufacturing leaf,box 3-il, fancy wrapper leaf, 820, DavidBaker, Jr. F. V- V. pound lump twist; alsorecommend premium for 11. W. Oliver.

1 Honey Bee brand, bright tobacco.Best specimen of manufactured tobacco,

lor general consumpt on, $10, E. T. Pilkin-ton for Indispensable brand of smoking to-bacco ; best specimen of cigars, $5, C. C.Sal_tnone. La Corona D' Italia; best bush-el white corn, .3, John 0. Lumpkin ; best3 (let-coa of wool produced in Virginia, $5,S. S. Bradford. Special premium by Wal-ton, Whann & Co., for best crop of tobac-co raised by their special fertilizer, knownas the "Virginia Tobacco Fertilizer,"$50, Edmund K. Cocke.

Bitters.— The committee Ray they havetasted a variety of bitters, and find themall good, but if a premium was offeredthey would give it lo Baker's bitteiS. Thefollowing articles are noticed favorably:

Hnsph'Tiy syrup, P. A Hatlorf.Fennel wuisky, same.Tomato 'Btsup, Mrs. N. A. Wilson.Saddle Horses.—Meat saddle horse >r

mare as pacer, BIS, M. B. Buck for TomTeleirraph ; best" do as dog trotter, $15, J.L. C-rri_.gton ; host do a. saddle horse,835, o the same.

Coiif-renee or Representatives ofAgriculturalS.iclrll.t

According to notice the delegations fromseveial of tho Agricultural Societies of theState met on the fair Grounds, at thePresident's ofllce, nt twelve If. yesterday.Colonel Lewis K. Hnrvie was elected chaff-man of the meeting, and Colonel S. BassettFrench secretary. The following delegatesreported, and were enrolled :

Augusta Society— Hon. J. B. Baldwinand W. A. Burke.

Boclcbridge Society— W. A. Huff.Btrler agricultural Society of Virginia 'and Nurth Carolina— W. T. Suthorlm and '0. tt. Holland.Petersburg Agricultural Society— W. R.

Rnffln, C. N. Romaine, J. B. Herndon.and XV. E. Hinton.

Virginia State Agricultural Society— 'Lewis £. Hat-vie, president; Col. W. C.Knight, and Col. F. G. Ruffin.

I'iednwnl AgricuKwal Society—J. P.Herndon (proxy foi S. S. Bradford) and H. 'T. Miller. j

It was suggested that the Stato Societyshould hen-alter hold its annual Fairs and 1exhibitions on the Tuesday nearest to the jflist day of .November. Agreed to. !The following arrangements for the hold-ing of other Fairs was adopted : Peters- 'burg and Danville on 23d October ; Nor- !folk, on the Tuesday after the State Fair ; 'Winchester, Rockbridge and CulpepperFairs, Oih October ; Augusta Fair, 16th 'October. These respective periods will bereported to the societies, and their concur- 'renco therein asked, except Ihe Border !Agricultural Society, which reserves the 'right to change their time, not to conflictwith tho Petersburg Fair, if practicable. "Itwas unanimously resolved that it be

recommended to the Societies not repre- 'sented in the conference to conform theiraction, as far as convenient, to the schedule 'agreed upon.

On motion of Mr. W. A. Huff, of Rock- 'bridge, it was unanimously resolved that 'the representatives of tho different societies 'here convened obligate themselves to urge Iall contributors to the different fairs to allowall first-premium articles of tho different 'local societies to be brought to the State !Fair for competitive exhibition. Ad-journed. I

The Virginia Stato Asrlcultural Society.This body met at the Capitol at 8 o'clock

las. evening. President Harvie in the chair, 'who delivered an interesting address upon 1'he occasion of closing his administration !of the affairs of the Society. The Presi-dent declared his opinion that the present 'exhibition would compare favorably with |any that has ever taken placo under the 'auspices of the VirginiaState Agricultural

_Society. 'On motion of Dr. T. P. Atkinson, ofDanville, a vote of thanks to the president (and executive committee for the faithful idischarge of their duties for the past year, !wns adopted. 'A vote of thanks was also tendered to ,the ra-lroads.

The president required the annual report -to be read.The report showed that the Society was '$...000 in debt at the end of last year,

which was secured temporarily from the \u25a0Bank nf Virginia.The President announced the next busi- j

ness to ho the election of president, when

_Dr. Walker put in nomination for presidentGen. W. H. F. Lee, who was unanimous- !ly elected.

A committee of three was appointed to .'wait on Gen. Lee and inform him of hiselection. The committee consisted ofMessrs. Walker, Allen, and Wood.

Gen. Lee appeared with tho committee,nnd made a very appropriate address, inaccepting ihe honor so unanimously con- t(erred upon him.

Mr. Ruffin moved to appoint a committeeof seven to nominate vice-presidents andother officers of the Society, which was ,done.

The committee entered with theirreport, Jwhich was unanimously adopted, as fol-lows: 'Vice-Presidents—\V. 0. Knight, ofRich-

_mond; J. T. Cowan, of Montgomery ; A. .H. Drewry, of Charles City; Dr. W. T.Walker, of Goochland; R. B. Haxall, of

_Orange: F. R. Harrison, of Cumberland ;W. A. Buike, of Augusta; J. D. H. Ross, 'of Rockbridge.

Executive Committee—Colonel Carter, ofKing William: S. W. Ficklin, of Albe-marie ; R. W. N. Noland, ofFauqu'er; W,R. Jones, of Biunswick; J. D. Uodgers, ,of King George; S. S. Bradford, of Cul-pepper ; J. H. Tyler, of Pulaski; Dr. S. 'T. Moore, ofRichmond ; P. J. Bondurant, 'of Nelson.

JE, G. Leigh was re-elected Secretary.

The Congressional Fight.—Thewannest friends of Hon. John AmblerSmith, were for a long time doubtful of theresult of the contest between Mr. Wise andhimself, Die two competing candidates forCongress in this district. Such doubts nolonger exist and Republicans aro willing tobet considerable money on the election ofMr. Smith.

Belting never determines any question,but we feel confident the letter judgmentof a large majority of the people of thisdistrict, willdirect them in their duty, andinduce them to elect Mr. Smiih.

Grant, Wilson and Smith will carry theThird district in spite of the politicaltrickery and fraud which was to give themetropolitan district over to Democracy.

Assembly Hall.—This popular placeof amusement was tilledto overflowing lastevening to witness one of the best enter-tainments in the city. Rose and Harrywatkins, always popular favorites in Rich-mond, never fail ou (heir visits hero toattract not only large audiences but theelite aim beauty of our city. Several ofonr most-respected and influential citizen .have tendered them attatimonial benefit,and to-night is set apart for the occasion.By particular request, the great originaldrama of " Trodden Down; or Under TwoFlags," willbe presented.

SENATOR WILSON IN RICHMOND\u25a0— • ii -i

THE NEETI.VGS YESTERDIY A .1. LASTHICHT O.Y GAMBLE'S HILL AMI

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The Democratic Candidate for Congm.Injures Himself and Does til.

fau.c no Good.1

By the eavly train which reached thecity yesterday morning, the next Vice-Pre-sident of the United Slates, Hon. HenryWil-nn, arrived in company with GeneralWells, Colonel Beard, nun other prominentRepublicans, who had been campaigning inthe Valley for several dais previous, j.W. Woltz, E-q., Secretary <.r the Execu-tive Committee, met Mr. Wilson at thetram and took him to his private residence,where he was hospitably entertained duiin.'his stay.

About one o'c'ock Senator Wilson, ac-e mipanied by Dr. Mills, collector of cus-t tins of this port, and Col. J..hn R. Pop-ham visited the fair grounds, where hewas kindly received hy several pronvnortmembers of the opposition party. He re-mained upon the grounds until the hour atwhich he was to address the people onGamble's Hill. Uere in sight of the mair-nificenr Tredegar Iron Works, Henry Wil-son delivered an address (o hundreds nfworking men, (he effect of which will befelt on Tuesday next when these men arecalled upon to decide between progress andretrogression.

His . p_ech was about two hours' lengthand was listened to with that silent atten-tion which always betokens good results.One noticeable feature of the meetingwas tho warm greetings which passedbetween the shoemaker of Natick andprominent artisans of our different iron-loundries. Among those who sousht anintroduction and were cordially met byMr. Wilson, we noticed the foreman of aleading iron-foundry, who assured Mr. W.that a large number of tho establishmenthad decided, within the pas( few days, (ovote (he Republican ticket on Tuesdaynext, without a single scratch.

At the conclusion of his speech he wasfollowed by Hon. John Ambler Smi(h, ina brief address in reference to the Congres-sional fight in this district.

The crowd dispersed in a good humor,with cheers for our cause, in spite of thefact that they had been standing for severalhours exposed to chillingwinds.

At 7 o'clock last night Mr. Wilson wasdriven in a carriage to Manchester, andwas met on the other side of the bridge bya torch-light procession. The crowd gavethree rousing cheers for Giant and Wilson,on ascertaining that Mr. Wilson was of theparty.

At Mr. BeaUie's hotel, from the porticoof which it was arranged (or (he Senator (ospeak, he was met by Captain Clopton,who generously tendered the use of thecourt-house, which was accepted, and dueacknowledgments made by the speaker.Previous to leaving Gamble's Hill, Mr.Wilson announced his intention to confinehimself in his remarks, at Manche-ter,principally to a defence of General Grant'sadministration.

Mr. Wilson was proceeding in his usualquiet and dignified manner when somo onepushed through the crowd, bearing in hishand a huge carriage whip, and rude'vdemanded of tho speaker il he had no.been a Know-Nothing. Not giving timefor a r .ply, he said to Mr. Wilson, he haddenied being a Know Nothing and be w_sthere toprove it on him. The crowd andSenator Wilson wa> greatly surprisedand mortified when it was ascertained thatGeorge D. Wise, the Democratic candidatefor Congress, was the individual guilty ofsuch rudeness.

Mr. Wise's conduct called Copt.Pulliam,an ardent Conservative, to the stand, whoclaimed that respect which the position ofHenry Wilson demanded of his people.The crowd gavo him the pledge he a.-ketl,and Mr. Wise disc ivered the great mistakehe had made, and the iijury he hatl in-flicted upon himself. He afterwards apol-oglz-dtoMr. Wilson and called upon lisfriends .ogive him a respectful hearing, f. rwhich we give him due credit; but the irn-table, thoughtless conduct of Mr. Wt-econtrasted wonderfully with the dignifi. dbearing of his opponent under all such c r-cumstanccs.

After quiet was restored Mr. Wilsonwas permitted to proceed to the close ofhis speech, which was a masterly vindica-tion of General Grant's aministralton,and had a telling effect upon the largecrowd ofmechanics who were so respectfulthroughout in their attenlion. Beloteclosing Mr. Wilson answered the questionso rudely put by Mr. Wise in a satisfactorymanner to even the foreigners present. Hesaid ho had never denied his connection withthe Know Nothing party, and exp aincdhimself as he has always done in public.

The visit of Senator Wilson toKichmo dlias done great good, and we bel eve w 11result in giving us the city by a handsomemajority, and help swell that which iscertain to be given to Mr. Smith over hiscompetitor Mr. Wise.

The Strak-htout DemocraticTICKET.—The Democratic Convention metat the Exchange Hotel yesterday, and is-sued the following O'Conor and Adamsticket:

First District—Gabriel Johnson.Second District—G. D. Paiker.Third District—Robert Gi_eme.Fourth District—Edwin J. llarvie.Sixth District—Hon. John Robinson.Seventh District—Mr. Campbell.Eighth District—General J. M. Bcthume.No candidates were nominated for the

filth and the ninlh districts.Electors at Luge—Hon. W. J. Robert-

son aid Hon. James Lyons.___Richmond Theatre.—There was an-

other crowded house at the RichmondTheatre last night, and tho performances,the "Peep o' Day Boys" and "Sarah'sYoung Man," went off to the entire satis-faction of the audience. The stock com-pany now on the boards of this theatre isgreatly superior to those ordinarily visitingRichmond, and they deserve a full houseevery night. To-night the interesting andthnlling diainu of the "Streets of NewYork" willbe the principal attraction onthe bill, with Messrs. Eberle, Fannin andHodges, and Mis. E' erle, Miss Johnscnand Miss Wart en in the cast.

To the Republicans of MadisonWard.—At a meeting of Madison ward,club, held on Tuesday evening, the _.'. th,to elect a candidate for the City Coun .l,totilla vacancy, V. A. Favier, E-q.. was

I unanimously nominated, and is the Repub-lican candidate for that position.

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—Major Dos.vc.i will raffl. off n the-rounh br.d mar. Nt thu Exchange Il.tdto-night.

—The entertainments ofRose and IlirryWatkins are growing more popular e.chBright.

—Tha fellow (hit robbed the Expresscomp in)'s office y_,t .rday was a •'luluen-ing Express."

—Capt. Z. 0. Myers, for___r commanderof the sleinnr Clara, died suddenly at theAmerican II .tel )c.-leidny.

—The "Sttaiglit.ut" move in Virginiawill he n failure. S iwill any other effortto boat Or'int.

—The Ilu-ting. c ->nrt of Richmond an 1the County cmiit til Hunrii.) will com-uieiice thou Ni.veinber terms on Monday.•—The dwelling house of tin.tarns A.Wallace, situated on ih« We-iham plankroad, wis entirely destroyed by flic yes-terday.

—Tho Chesapeake and o'iio railroad isstill marching westward, and in a lew day*ns west -ni teriuiii is wil heat Hi.iton li.cstations beynud the White Sn'p'iur.

Bluks' Arm>.iv _U_f4Uj_t.— Thebanqta given last evening by llie Ri.h-moml I_:_hi. Infantry Blues to' the Wash-ington Light Infantry battalion, with theGovernors staff, bat'alimi mall", drumcorps and bund, was a most brilliant andhandsome one, and passed off io tho greatsatisfaction of all present. The entertain-ment commenced at G o'clock, at the Bines'armory on the corner of Ninth nnd Broadstreets.

The room was handsomely decoratedwith national flags and illuminated at thowindows. Two long tables covered withgood things were spread and filled withabout two hundred mid fifty guests. Theregular toasts were read by Captain Imbo-den, and responses were made by MajorMoore, Colonel Webster, and LieutenantHough, of Washington, and by Mr. Thos.If. Wynne, Police Justice Joseph J.n 'i. tcV MJ«tf«t»t«k E. Laughttm, CaptainC. F. Taylor, of Lee Guard, and Generallinbndon, of Richmond.

The speech of General Inibodon was es-pecially happy and well-timed, and elicitedgroat applause. The Governor was unnblotobe present, but deputed a member ofhisstaff to present his regrets. Colonel Sloanwas unable to be present and had to sendhis apologies. The officers of the Williams-burg company were present by invitation.

Liter in the evening the officers of theWashington company and of the Blues,with the Governor's and Battalion staffs,were handsomely entertains, a: tlieresi-dence of Colonel Sloan. The excellentband from Washington serenaded the Gov-ernor about 8 o'clock, and at nine the twocompanies were reformed and marcheddown to the depot, an . then bnde eachother adieu with mutual (rood wishes.

Another Reason* why the Fairis not a Complete Success.-Awriter m Ihe Dispatch of (his morningRives "OR. reason why the Fair is not acomplete success." He roi.ht have addedanother important one, which will alwaysprevent such enterprises from succeedingas they shouid nnd would tlo. The mana-gers havo, at nearly a!! the Fairs whichhave been held in Vii.inia, this fall,be.'n erm.pei.__,, or saw proper to turnthem into political machines, for the ad-VMcetni nl of the Democratic cause.

Republicans will have nothing todo withthos.- institutions, if they are to be offend-ed publicly by hearing themselves abused,or privately by having to come in contactwith drunken politicians. Many of thewannest friends of our Fa'rs, in the State,are Republicans who would rather remainat boms than be disgusted by politicalImaiigueis, who exhibit themselves duringthe h riding of these Fairs.

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Systematic RnnBRBY at the Vir-ginia flui'SE— A well airaiijjeil m d suc-cessful attempt was rm><]c night to robthe hnti.tler-; of iho Virciuiit limine.

How well the robber- succeeded may bedetermined by the rp-r.'t.i.

A wa'ch and chain valued at $.00 and870 in money was s'o'cti from ono room ;from soothers w_»ch anil chain was taken ;from the third 8M(1 in money was procured;from another $12. nd from another 8100iv money made iis e_ei|c

The sufferers were visitors to the Fair,and may he expe-ted to pay their friendsan imp sonant visit before leaving the city.

Winn attending Fair-, be careful no un-fair advantage is aken of you.

The robbers h ye to \u25a0 been detected, butour police tiro o i the io . .our lor them.

"Soiled Chant and V\ ilson Ban-NEIt.. " — t>ptte_mg oi llle Republicanineetini.' at Gamble's Hillyestetday, thoDispatch of to-day says:

"An ordinary staii'l had been erected atthe extreme end of Fourth street, on thohill,and it was decorate t with Americancolors, while one or two worn-out andsoiled Grant and Wilson transparenciesadded to the paraphernalia. "Itwould be equally modest if tho Dis-patch would not paiado its own soiledwork before the public ; as, by its teach-ings, the "soiled transparencies" referredto, were torn down and "«oi!ed" by aDemocratic mob not long since.

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The Port Royal Diki-icclty.—The postmaster killed at Port Royal, Caro-line county, on Tuesday, briefly mentionediv the State JOURNAL yesterday, wasa coloied man who had s.mo notoriety asS Republican speaker, lie was kilied bya man named Sack, recently connectedwith Keiknc-r & Co.'s circus. Both thomen are said to have been drunk, andwhile in this condition engag. d in a politi-cal quailel, when Slack drew a pistol andshot Morton. The munlerer had not beenarrested at last accounts. Ho is aboutthirty years of stout, square-built,light hair and red moustache, and had on,when last seen, striped pants, checkedvest una black coat, lie has a fresh woundacross his forehead.

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The HURDLE Accident.—We under-stand that Mr. Thomas Crouch, who wasthrown from his horse in tho hurdle raceon Wednesday, ami who was partially par-alyzed by the severe shock he received inrailing, Is in a hopefully improving condi-tion.

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Meeting in Caroline Cocnty.—

Judge Morton will address the people ofMilllordStation at o P. M. to-morrow, andat Bowling Green at ni.ht.

Prof. Wyman's matinee io-morrowafternoon is for the benefit of the Lades'Bei evolent Society of St, John's church.Go one, go ad.

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