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:. Through the politeness Of ,seyera
painters, men Of remarkable genius, w
have, received . list of drawings ant
paintings, which are to be placed or
exhibition at Washington immediately
after the 4th of March, 1866 They
are as follows r.-. e., 49,.
No. l. A view Of the Cave Of Famine
q lean, ghastly figure placed as senti
mel at the entrance. A graveyard In
tho distance with, 1000 graves: a,
the right are 100000 cripples, and on
the left an uncountable throng of Wild
ows and orphans. A remarkable pic
turs-dcdicated to Abraham Lincoln.
No. 2. Judas Iscariot in the act Of
betraying. A charcoal sketch-dedi-
Gated to E. S.anten, Esq. Secretary Of
War;. ,v-..~, .t...f..
No. 8. St. Dustan relating his in
tervicw with the devil. A copy--dedi-
Gated to Major General Benjamin F.
Butler. ,-,. ,-.r.. ..a.
No. 4. A group Of ofgamblers quarrel
ing at all-foars. After the manner of
Teniers--dedicatsd to the republican
contractors. .a. ......
No. 5. Tom Thumb speaking through
q trumpet, with the intention to pass
himself off for the Belgian Giant -
dedicated to several Major Genera.s.
No. 6. A miser cutting up naval
flag, and converting it into mopey-bags
dedicated to Gideon &. Wclles and
his brothcr-i,.-law, Morgan.
No. 7, A rope-dancer balancing an
empty pitcker on his chin dedicated
to William H. Seward.
No. 8. A man crushed to death un-
der several tons of green paper. which
fell from a scaffolding over his head.
A frightfnl picture-dedicated to Sal
mon p. Chase.
No. 8. A white man embracing q
negro wench. An immodest picture
dedicated to Charles Sumner.
No. 10. Forty thieves breaking into
a government treasury-dcdicated to
the friends of the administr. ton,
NO. II. Five satyrs teaching the
devil how to lic-dedicsted to the edi-
tors Of the Albany Eyeni"g Journal.
No. II. A crowd of negroes stripping
the shirt of the body of a white man,
aud leaving hin naked dedicated to
the last Congress.
No. 13. A throng Of white men and
negroes setting FIRE to. the temple of
Liberty. An immense picture; canvas
40 feet by 24-dcdicated to the repub-
lican party.
No. IA. A drunken white man, with
his face painted like negro, holding a
banj IN his hand. in the act of singing,
"John Browns soul is marching on."-
dedicated to John w. Forney.
No. Is, A picture Of the Internal re-
gions, with the devils all unclaimed
Labelled. "7He United States IN the
reign Of Lincoln l." ~
No. Is. Haman hanging on the gal
lows which he prepared for Moro ecai
dedicated to the editors of the Even
ing Post.
No. II. ''The Union Leagues" being
the picture of a mob of white men and
negroes trying to split rail labelled
The Union."
No. 18. Diplomatic dinner at the
White House. His black Excellency
the Minister from Hayti seated betv een
Mrs. Lincoln and the charming Miss
Chase. The seats of the rest of diplo.
matte corps all vacant. John W. Form.
ey standing behind the chair of the
Haytien Minister dressed as waiter
A very spirited painting.
No. 10. Henry Ward Beecher, in
the act Of praying to the devil to send
famine, pestileuce and the sword upon
. slavery cursed Union. -r. ....
sa No. 20. Reverend Doctor Cheeve,
and Tying Ut . ciandestine, interview
With Satan, in front of the pulpit in
Cheever's church. Satan in the act o.
delivering an opinion in favor Of q gu