Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-25

Smiths, and GaIlsghers, and sharp's and
Colts revolving, guns and carbines. AN
the different patterns used by the Yam
KEGS from the beginning, are here.
Many Of them are trophies Of the Rev
OlutiOn, war Of 1872, Mexican war, or our
own Rebellion. Almost every battlefield
is represented by guns that did honest SER
vice or we're dishonored by rebel hands.
There are pistols enough to arm COM
pany recruited from all parts Of the
world and in every sge; pistols taken at
New Orleans, at the Redan, on Bun
ker Hill, at Lookout shilO, So.
There is the pistol whose trigger Put
nam often pulled at red coats in the gal
liant days Of '76. Horrible pistols, broken
pistols; pistols with bullets and without;
rebel bullets and mOulds; handouts for
slaves in New Orleans; bayOnets Of 1854,
by DR.. Kirkland; and whole delegation
of trophies from Lookout sent by Captain
Barber; many of them the arms Of dead
soldiers of northern Ohio.
And the dirks and knives some delicate,
fit easily to glide between your ribs; and
horrible rebel knives, fit to hew and chop
you into mince meat. Pixies, flags, dirks,
and knives and all the cruel instruments
Of death-all are there.
If you are SO fortunate as to get Mr..
Chase to talk to you, you will hear him tell
the special stories that attach to all these
trophies of war-how this sword passed
through a century Of battles how that
one WAS found upon the dead body Of
some brave man.
Passing thence you behold sll the diff
ferent vsrieties Of shells and bslls,-Co-
lumbiad, canister, swsdges, spherical, case
shot, HOtchkiss, James, shenksl, ParrO tt
shrapnell, &c., Sc.
COINS AND PAPER MoEEY.
The visitor will next find over 1000
rare antique and modern coins, part of a
collestion owned by George E. Beebe, of
the Commercial Bank. The curious can
STOP for hours here in the study of this
valuable collection. Near these will be
found some curious specimens Of Washing
toms penmanship; and then follows vast
collection Of
AUTOGRAPHS, SO.
Specimens Of penmsnship and oompo-
sition too, from all the eminent men of
Europe and America, autographs in Eng
lish, German and French, autographs Of
LoBgfellow, Butler, Webster, Clay, Sum-
ner, Daniel Dickson, Hale, and hundreds
Of other Americans.
The foreign collection is by E. 7. Good
man of this city, young man who has
displayed great industry and taste in the
prosecution Of the work of autograph
hunting. There are over 1000 of these
Amcng them are those of Bright, Clarsn-
don, Napoleon the Sd, Dumas, Noting.
ham, Lord Lyons, Wellington, Golden,
Churchill, George III, Queen Victoria,
PslmerstOn, Russell, Duke of Wellington,
HumbOlt, SO, of others, those of Lsfay-
ette, Everett, Hancock, Noah Webster,
So, are on exhibition.
A half day could be spent here in deci.
phering penmsnship and reading chsrsc-
ter-boOk dating back to 1886 and 1926.
rrrocrrT ruoUu
We cannot stop to note the numberless
curiosities that abound in the Museum but
can only refer to some of the most striking
Here is the original Ordinance of seees-
sion of Louisiana, and wslrus skin coat
from Siberia; g wedding dress hundred
years old; a painting Of Constantine, at
least one thousand years old flowers from
Palestine; Chinese and Japanese umbrel-
las; Sandwich Island war clubs, Sc.
MRS. RYLASoE's COLLECTION.
Mrs. Rylsnce has presented number Of
unusually rare Curiosities, such as Vene-
tian Vase, at least one thousand years old
a Thebsn idol, four thousand years old a
curious painting; beautiful scene carved
out of OhamOis horn; mosaic from the tenn
pie of Rome; seal cut from the ancient
walls of Jerusalem, So. These are a mu-
scum in themselves.
DIR. sEELY's COLLECTION
is made up in part of mummy shawl, the
tail of the Sacred Ok Of Thibet card
basket from Mount Olivet; female Nubian
costume; olive wood beads from Jerusalem;
canes from the cedar of Lebanon Japan
ese cups, SO.
EDWIN FOLsoM's COLLECTION
of Asistic curiosities will also attract great
attention. 1t Is made up in part Of sim
gular lot of Chinese paintings anklets
from East India, Sc. The paintings are
on cloth, and illustrate Oriental games,
costumes, scenes, So.
From there you pass on to the last apart
ment in the Museum, where several thou
sand curiosities are for ssIe-msny of
them very rare and valuable, and we trust
those visiting will buy some of them as
memorials Of the great Sanitary Fair.
The Museum is open from 10 A. N. to 10
P. N. No more contributions are wanted
merely for exhibition. Those which are to
be given and sold for the Fair are solicit
ed. Don't forget the Museum, surprising
everything of the kind ever collected in
short time.
FLORAL HALL.
But the master-work Of this truly great