The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-22
Interesting y hctches from Admiral
Golden )rough's Squadron.
Their " Union Of America and Of Partisan
Theatrical Morality.
&c &c. &c.
Our Paris Correspondence.

PARIS, Dec. g. 1868.
S,s 1ican Thanksgiving Csls6raor Distinguished
sSSuests cf tie Ecsastysg-Tks DinaerThe 7odsts-An
Erected Aaericas Who Would Not Drink His Xcjestys
Healh-Spcsches Of he american Minister and Major
6enora. ScA4dcts--The Tanisian Embassy in Pars--
TAeir OPINION of -inaericaa and Of Puritan Thear
cal Huatty-The Excitement an Paris About Genercl
%soied's ".x;ssios' What the Pres Says-What Ge
sssnerai Has 5sccRy Come For, dc.
The American residents and transient sojoumers IN
Paris celebrated The national Thanksgiving last evening
BY grand dinner ct tho Grand Hotel which passed Of
In splendid style Tho affair very hirIedy gotten
up 1t having tesn talked Of but ten days before. 1t
principally through tho exerons Of Mr.. James L.
:iaghorn sisilnguished loyal lawyer of Philadelphia
that the sall set in motion. Invitations were
,ssned and al ,he arrangements made, and the result
that e7orything passed of splendidy At half past
,a t!.et holders and invited guests numbering
seout hundred and fifty persons, assembled in
ante rooo and at eight sat down TO dinner in the
nihcant dining room OF the Grand Hotel. Here six
tables Elegantly set and ornamentcd had been arranged;
rhe room hung with American and French Tags,
sutertNincd, aud Was brilliantly illuminated In the
centre ana n, the end OF the other tables
. ratci es.rdSe, upon which the President and
sjie invited guests of the evening sat. In the
SIT the President Hon. John Jay, of New York;
u his ghs Mr Beeow, vuiteG States Minister at this
sunderland, Brigaeer General Echoled and Commander
Hunter formerly Of the United States gunboat Mont
somory. ON the right next 10 Mr.. Bigelow, Brisa
DIOR General Whorry ofGenera Schoed's stat; Colonel
Hay Secretary OF Legation, and Mr.. Nicoiay, United
States Consul In Paris In tho Of the President
hung portrait OF President Johnson ard back OF this
ennoweTed in artificial aosqe, band OF twenty five
MUSICIANS disooursed excellent music The tables
wero beautifully ornamen'ed, and bouquets OF real
n,eias and other flowers we're distributed proper
ser,a.s.
a, eight O'Clock the company numbering two hundred
AMI fifty three and about equally composed OF ladies
aud gentlemen sat down TO dinner. All the Northern
and Western States represented In this galaxy OF
bright eyes and cheerful faces but Southern friends
IN Pars Ike the people at the battle Of adensburR,
somehow didn't TO take no interest," aud did not
Gr. Jay, president, assisted by the fol-
sowing gentlemen MS vice presdents:-
George l. schuyler, New York; Richard N. Roe, New
York James Phalen, Eow York John Monroe Paris;
Thomas W Evaps, Philadelphia; Henry Woods, Boston;
t;eorge I. Richards, Parls; Hiram Hutchinson, New
York; George S. Partridge New York; c p. Bovles,
Paris; James L. Clsghorn Pilsdephia; Hiram sibley,
Rochester l. :. Warrington, CINCINNATI D. Peters,
Boston; G. Gale, Psburg; !. y. Bryan Chicago, and
Judges Cation and Dckey, a Illinois
Tho following is the B.ea" which wa elegantly
printed In black and gold -