Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-15
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The grip is Of oxydized silver; on the
diverse side, in low relief, q head Of Mars
| from the antique, surrounded by trophy
composed of military insignia and wea-
pons Of the past and present time; on the
reverse side figure Of Victory, with q
laurel chsplet in her uplifted hands, the
Joy sounding cornets at her feet, and over
her head disdem Of stars. The guard is
slender ct each point Of departure from
the grip, but midway sWells into rich
medallion, upon which is sculptered the
wrsthful Meduss at the back Of the grip
| is the head Of ram, identical with that
fomilisr ornament Of the sscrifcisl altar
Of the Greeks. The shell Of the guard
overlsps the mouth Of the scsbbard, and
the space is filed by fine relief repre-
senting the contest between Hercules and
the Nemean lion; the whole is surmount-
ed by spirited piece Of solid sculpture,
the helmeted head Of America, from Crsw-
ford's ins statue; set in the helmet are
rubies, diamonds and sappahires, repre-
| senting the national colors. The scsbbsrd
is sterling silver richly gilt; the ornamen.
tstion is confined to the bands and tip,
which are composed Of laurel leaves in
richly carved relief. The blade is straight
and slender, and finely etched in gold
0n the scabbard is the inscription @ Upon
your sword sits laureld victory"
TIE CONTEST ON TUEsDAY.
The stand of the book-keeper was literal
ly beseiged with voters, and dollar bills
! flew around in the most extrsvagsnt man
ner, like bits Of waste paper. Voters on
the outer rim OF the circle, unable to get
close enough TO write their names, aud too
impatient to wait for their turns, crump-
led up their tens and twenties and cast
them in the snaps Of balls over the heads
of the crowd at the head Of the book-keep
er, who exhibited considerable dexterity in
catching them.
Some of the voters put down their
names for one hundred votes and dollars.
One gentlemen voted two hundred and if
| ty times for Grant. ffThe American Boy"
put down ore hundred dollars for "Litlle
Mac" "Albino" went twenty five for
Grant. A whole family from New Jersey,
six or seven in number. voted for Filz
John Porter. The majority Of Mcclellan,
which was 627 in the morning, was pulled
down to 95 at eight o'clock in the evening,
when the vote stood
I sssssss ssssss=s
,25O
At the closing of the polls last night the
total vote cast was 1914, which was thus
divided
HcNIelln ''.-'-'''''.' osS
Scattering Il
McCelan's majority. ........ 16i
A branch stand and book have been
opened in the Union Square where the fol
lowing vote was registered yesterday
Mcclellan 25; Grant 46.
THE OHIO DEPARTMENT..
under the management and superinten
dance Of society of Ohio ladies residents
Of New York, is one of the most energetic
and interesting features Of the Fair. Tht
assortment on exhibition for sale at thit
table, we notice, is made up Of useful al
we'll IS ornamental articles, and the nes
and tasteful character of the work doel
great credit to the society. The ladie
complain that they have not half room
enough to display their collection; bu
nevertheless they make good use Of tn
small space allotted to them. An inter
: esting feature Of this department is min
sture tent complete in every particular
e,with all the appertenances thereinto be
longing" and in every respect up to tn
regulation standard" This tent is tn
contribution OF q wounded Ohio soldie
now in the hospital at Dsvid's Island. L
: addition to the tent there are number o
other ingenious specimens Of the hsndi
work Of wounded Ohio soldiers.
GENERAL MCooK GETS A NEW BoNEET.
Among the visitors at the Fair on Nor
{ day evening was Major General Alexsu
der Mcdowell McCOok, who has recent
been restored to his command and Ordere
to report to General Sherman. LesrDin
that his native State (0hio) was represer
ted at the Fair, he very naturally foun
b his way to the Ohio Department The Is
/. dies at once determined to present hill
with token Of their high appreciation {
L his services in the the field, and selecte
J. for the purpose the mostly costly an
beautiful hat in their assortment to
: presented to Mrs. McCook with their con
{ pliments. The bonnet is Of straw, beaut
e fully trimmed, and contains fifty pieces {
|. fine straw brsid-eigbt hundred yards
: 80 delicstely wrought that it is impossib
!. to distinguish in any part Of the hi
v where the braid is joined. 1t is believe
r to be the finest straw bonnet ever made
nomnorion