The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-28


very elaborate letter plimentary 10
Mrs Lincoln. She (Mrs. s. has since
been appointed to a thousand dollar
clerkship in the War Department The
Evansville Journal thinks the country
will pay the amount with cheerfulness if
she viii cease to inAict it with those re-
markatly stupid descriptions of the dress
and manners of the White House leveea.
-Neso Albany Ledger.
Shame on you Ledger to go to incite
quarrel or a GOODNESS between us and
that amiable lady. OF course We never
said anything SO ,ungallant, and if we
had it is naughty in you to 90 and tell it
GooDwIN & W1LDER's ORIGINAL PoLT-
DRAMA OF THE WAR-Our readers must
remember the great Exhibition oflthe
War, which opens at Crescent City Hall
tonight. 1t has just closed,a highly sue.
cessful run in Cincinnati and the press
of that city and also of Indianapolis pro-
nounce it a master work3of art.
So far as we can learn, the painting
gives US complete and well-defned his
tory of this gigantic rebellion, common
cling with the attack on Fort Sumter, and
terminating with the repl.lse of Freder-
icksburg. -z
The principal artists accompany the
exhibition, and when any important
event occurs it is Immediately transfer
red to canvas, and thus the interest of
the subject is constantly, kept up; and
when We consider the great reputation
acquired by the painter, and the absorb
ing interest of the subject upon which
they have expended so much LABOR, we
can safely assure our citizens thai rich
treat is in store for :hem, A good work
of art will always command the patroB-
age of an appreciatiye public; but our
citizens have been so often imposed up
on by worthless productions, that a real
l..- ..ar;.>s-se..,s ,1,vI-s -cftore-bligcd TO
exhibit to "a beggarly account of empty
benches, before the public ascertain it's
real worth. Some who have seen assure
us that in Goodwin & Wilder's Polyora-
ma of the War, we will find an enter
tainment at once pleasing and instruc-
tive. . s,.-.--.
The thrilling e7ents of the past year
have crowded upon each other SO thick
and fast, that is impossible for mind to
comprehend them ALI but visit to this
painting will carry us back to the time.
when the booming shot upon Fort Sum
ter awoke the people from legarthy into
active life Vivid and truthful pictures
of the "Bombardment Of Sumter" and
the ''Riot in Baltimore" are given with
startling effect, while following in rapid
succession, we have other scenes scarce
| " less exciting. The burning of our
Navy at Norfolk, the parade of Els
worth's Fire Zouaves, views of Washing
ton and Harper's Ferry, disastrous de-
feat at Bulls Run, and the gallant
charge of the Sixty NTH Irish regiment,
are all faithfully depicted Following
these are the various battles fought by
our troops; while the terrific combat be-
tween the iron-clad monsters, the Meri-
! mac and Monitor, is presented with
| thrilling effect 5sN>@
These scenes, with others too numer-
GUS to mention, are painted in the high
est style of art, aided by dioramic effects,
and wherever exhibited have produced
the most thrilling sensations in the
minds of beholders Appropriate music
is introduced ut each performance We
must not omit to mention that Mr.. Rufus
Somerby, the well-known and popular
lecturer, delineates this painting.