, 1864-04-02

the weather ut least is warmer.
I The coolest and most unblushin
manufacturer of roorbacks connected witt
the press Is the Cincinnati fellow who send
dispatches TO the Coppe1head concern in thi
city. Here is late specimen which we fin
swallowed BY an afternoon papers: r,
CINCINNATI, March 81.
Rs again asserted that Gen. Grant will orae
1o9th q Mason and DFons line for active duty
post duties, which task hereafter win BE- assigpe
10 the State militia only.
1t Is not true that there are 150 900 troop
in the. North doing guard and post duties
nor the .1IM part of 1t. "Guard and pos
duty" arc Performed almost exclusively |,
the North by the Invalid Corps, which wa
organized expressly for that pui pose. Their
are not to exceed 12,0 900 troops other than tn,
"1nvalids" on duty, North of Mason AMI
Dixon. The, other soldiers seen in the North
are men home on furlough, recruits prepar
ing to go South and new regiments that ar'
being organized. :. =. :.
It is very mean and contemplate lyins
that Cincinnati fellow practices; but b.
writes to order and fills the BILL, More vera
cious reports would not be relished 80 well
The Grant Medal
We Tsrs favored = day or two since by An
trobus, the artist, with 1 glance At the de
signs Of the Grant Medal, from which the Gu
: grarers Will work. These are not, as Il
usual, drawn In outline but sketched In oil
50 that the relief Is much more obvious
They are sketched in gold color upon the
panels, the DIVERSE and reverse occupyfue
two Of them, and the case, the third. We do
mot propose giving physical description of
the medal a. We have already. published 1t ut
length, but only = few features. The obyerre.
(which Of course always sontaIus the bust or
head, Ia remarkably pure and clear and apart
from the Ornamental dsvice enclrelins 1t, TIE
head will have plain ground and nothing to
interfere with the relief and sharpness Of out
line, so desirable In the perfect medal and
which the French and German cngrarers at
once appreciate. Onr own artists are. too
apt TO overload the diverse and thus mar the
effect Of the head. The Philadelphia. senes'
OF Wright medals, especially the. Washing
ton and Webster "a series, BY the way,
which If finished, would have proved an In
valuable eaddition to the medal1ic collection
Of the country arc free from this defect, and
consequently appreciated by connoisseurs rs
The gems Of their collections. Antrobus has
wisely consulted simplicity in this respect,
md viii thus attain Photographic simi1itude
md pure, unmarried relief upon the plain
sold surface. We might also add. Ia support
II Mr.. Antrobus' simplicity Of. design that
many Of the ancient Grecian and Roman me-
lallions; and indeed the finest that have come
lown to ua, all possess this peculiarly.
The reverse Of the Grant medal also shows
hat the artist has been untramneled by
niles OF conventlonalities. A bold circular
weep represents the Mississippi river, sur
ounding accurate de1incations of .VIcksburg
nd Lookout Mountain, while poised in mid |
ir, the Goddess Of Liberty and the Eagle
them. The pose both of the gsd.
less and the eagle is original and will give o |
inc effect in the gold, and the contrasts and |
aaI2cter Of what may be termed the natural |
cene1J features Of the medal will afford the |
ngravers 1t the mint an excellent opportuni-
for sharpness Of outline and perspective,
'hich arc 80 effective in meda]Nsns. The !
sgends ere few in number and very simple,
they should be- The representations tell |
be story.
The case which Is to contain the medal is I
exquisite design, and in itself contains
ell nigh as much Of the artistic as the med.
|. Il viii be made of ebony, the mountlnss
nd ornamentation. In frosted gold, and viii
ost about $500. The body Of the box is
2uare, with. spear and nag falling In grace.
u undulat{ons at each corner, forming very !
eautiful and effective cornices. The lid is |
diagonal in form, the panels being boldly |
olowed out. It is surmounted by the eagle |
'ith'winrs spread, grasp5ng In his talons the
1akfof secession, and resting upon gro1p /
+ flags which in turn rest upon four cannon I
oIntng angularly upon the edges of the
ane1s. Three etars upon the square front
mblemaizc the new rank Of the General,
nd plain q. s. shield on the front of the
OF and the legend "U. s. c." complete the
The interior will be lined with
ark velvet.
The medal win probably be one Of the
lost expensive, rs well a. one Of the most
eautifnl, In design At least, Of the Congress
onal series, md Will most certainly reflect
o little credit upon Mr.. Antrobus. It Is
Ire that an artist can be found whe couccn-
ates the ability to place face upon can
,ss. and At the same time produce meda1lic
esigns which shall result In similar effects
pon metal, and it is equally matter of
that Illinois, who furnished
e victorious General, should also have fur
shed the artist to commemorate his yicto-
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