The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-23

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After the reading Of these documents, Col WEr-
MORE announced that the most interesting perfor-
mances Of the evening, viz the distribution of the
pictures, would soon be entered upon, which an
nouncem. mt received with evident pleasure. 1t
proposed that Captain Eaton of the United States
Army should preide At Of the wheels, and Alder.
BY vote unanimously elected to perform that service
Before going any further II may be well to explain
scribsrs to the Union Small pieces Of card, mum.
bered from to 16 745 both inclusive were put in one
wheel, and four hundred and fifty. four cards num-
hered In the sams way, and corresponding with the
number of pictures to be distributed put in
Their wheel. These cards were drawn in the manner
hereinafter mentioned-thoss corresponding with the
numbers of the pictures, rst and afterwards those
corresponding with the numbers of the contrbu.
ters A ticket is drawn from the wheel containing
the nting the numbers Of the pictures
the bum Der lie nnounced and then Q card is taken
in tho same way from the other wheel. The
tribuor whom this last card represents BY number
the fortunate person, and becomes entitled to the
picture be 1t more or less valuable which the card
first drawn represents
In addition to Captain Eaton and Aid Stevens, some
proposed Mr.. Jas. M. Smith, as an additional pre-
siding officer at the wheels Colonel Wetmore put 1t
to the vote but Mr.. Smith was rejected The name Of
Alfred Wheeler then proposed, but 1t, too was re-
jected. FIX Mayor Harper and Mayor Hsvemeyer were
then proposed and on vote being taken, they were
unanimously elected to preside at Wheel with Capt
Eater and Alder N an Stevens.
MIR WETMoRE-Is Elk Mayor Harper In the room
No reply, but goodIdeal of laughter, followed this
ipQuiry
Mr. WE1MoRE-Is Mayor Havemeyer present?
Ditto ditto; and more of It,
voIcE-Mr President, move that the proceedings
be suspended until those gentlemen arrive.
This curious proposition was the cause OF much mer-
rment and laughter in which the ladies participated,
judge by the great ru'tlins Of silks and satn'
Mir. Harper and Mr.. Havemeyer not making their
appearance, 1t was deemed advisable not to delay
the proceedings, and accordingly the tickets were
placed In the wheels in parcels OF five hundred each
operation which lasted some time on account of the
care taken to show fairness but which, strange to say
attracted the undivided attention Of almost every
of the vast multitude in attendance.
As the tickets were deposited In the wheels,
two young and very handome ladies were selected to
decide the fate Of the subscriber The drawing
of the tickets was the most interesting part
the the big
Their twist, If you please" "stir It up" and
similar expressions were, from time to time, sd-
1t will be remarked below that John c. Calhoun
became the fortunate posessor ola very hne picture,
and that Mr. Edwin CI0swsl Of Ao,ny We: lnoRy
Of South Carolina to say that he is not the gentleman
mentioned and to Mr. Cromwell, that he Was slighty
strangely with the applause bestowed on Mr. Calhoun,
rather his New York nameSake, for the gentleman
Col. Wetmors was in luck this time too, for he came
in for excellent painting The announcement was
received with good deal of applaufe for which he re-
Of tps was not the
nate fellow instead Of himself whereupon gentleman
oess at hand to him, proposed, that II the picture
pleasure in relieving him Of It, At this Col Wetmore
laughed, but said nothing.
The following list will show such Of the 674b con-
tbutors successful in getting pictures at this
J. TIE Mission of the Jews Ferdinand and Isabella by
T. The stiohns Musician iy +. W. Edmonds-J c. Mcclure
Ts Village Church, tMOOnish.) BY A. D. DuraId-Ni's c.
Wsssnstcns Retreat Fort Necessity by J. @. Chap
s. washington in the indian Council by B. stcarns-R
g. 10 mo BY r H. Hinckley-w s. wetmore. wnsei, Conn.
Trout Brook, by d. Hun tngton-h L. Dunlap GAINESVILLE
children the sca Shore by J. @. Chapman Miss Wash
o. ta,.ll Mountain Scenery byA wn.l.r-F. W. CLARKE
e ,sting by T. Peeexrs A. J. Taylor Jersey City
H. TIE Naples Letter Writer, by 5. B. Waush-wm Il. RoL
% Boats tho Raritan. by James Hamilton p Van
Ia Anid,is asS Bssapo by L. BovR p,rr.,,
a. Italian scene by D. Huntin gton-Nr H. d Greene N Y
To- Italian Peatant Woman, by j. O. VI apmanJthn r. West
H. Landscape and Cattle by H. HncklCyE BrAmer, Jr
IL Landscape by NJ odaie-khsJ Julia Palmer Brockpor
is Besd Of tie Savior by s. osgoodyohn A. Fsh N York
H. Deers Head BY J.G. Chapman-Ollver j. hiiard, Mil
20 Drawing Lots by s. s. orgood-JR Blossom, Whining
H. The Traveller, by walter Libby-E r. Gibbs New York
u. View IN st. Lawrence County. By g. H. Ginord-k v.
2a Moose Lake, by eiTOrdNA Johnson Bellevue NY
20 summer shower. BY I. A. Rohards-J. Il. Raining 81
aa Christ on the Mount by John CarlnJas w. UnderAi.
a. lho Anoscens subiaCo Italy by J. =. KensetsT
~ River Of the Water Life, by F. e. Chu cha. s. Boards
b. startled Deer by v. O. AudubonJohn W Monroe NY
81 ss s% % Pom. %
~ Cat kill Scenery BY Thomas Cole, deoJ. Herman Nor
81 lists ted Riding Hood BY Mis- Anna Lie-TbOmas
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