Dykens took the premium on walk
ing horses, and Miss Woffindon car
ried off the first prize for eques j
trianism.
The day’s exercises, sports and
recreations ended, all went to their
homes well pleased and with new
resolutions to be better farmers,
artizens and mechanics than ever
before.
President has appointed
Gen. Sherman to act as Secretary
of War until the vacancy caused by
the death of General Rawlins shall
be tilled, and the salary of the Sec
retary it is proposed to appropriate
by act ©f Congress, to the widow.—
His commission as Secretary of War
appoints him until the end of the
next session of Congress. The law
does not prevent him from holding
the two offices of General and Sec
retary of War, but he must select
which salary he will accept.
is stated that Asa Packer,
nominee of the Pennsylvania democ
racy for governor, bought bis nomi
nation by offering the party managers
one hundred thousand dollars where
with to carry on tho campaign. Ti e
democracy is the “poor man's party I ’
They despise the “bloated bond hold
er.” But they love his ducats.
News of the Week.
—Russia is to adopt our jurv i ■ -
tom.
—Milwaukee has been importing
sparrows to clear her shade trees
of worms.
—lt is proposed to hold a great
Exposition of the World’s Indu.irj
at Chicago in 1870.
—Subscriptions in New York city
for Mrs General Rawlins now « x
ceeds $41,000.
—ls Gen. Sherman is the “coming
man,” the Georgia papers would m
obliged, they say, by his selecting
another route than bis first.
—Amongst the chivalrous thing-'
Kentucky does, is to present a bill
for full tolis’for the Union armiei*
passing ever her turn-pikes.
