The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-09

France were against us, yet the heart
of Germany beat in sympathy. And
why was it?- 1twas because Germany
sympathized with liberty; it was a
struggle of liberty against slavery,
and the great heart of Germany was
on the side of liberty
Judge j. B. Stallo, the German
orator Of Cincinnati, followed Sena
tor Morton, in what. L am assured by
German scholars, was an eloquent
and classical grafton, and then with
another piece by Vess' Band the ex-
ercises at the stand were closed, and
the crowd dispersed to enjoy them
selves as only Germans can. Beer,
of course, alb FUNDED, but good humor
and kind feeling everywhere prevail
Lager, unlike the national beverage"
of America, is not fighting drink. !"
The Chicago and Louisville socie-
cieties left the grounds about four
o'clock, they being compelled to re-
turn home by yesterday evening 8
trains. AS they marched past, with
Balatka at their head, they were
greeted with cheer after cheer. and
their united healths were drank in
glasses of good square lager. Sew
eral other of the societies also left on
the evening trains, and were greeted
on their departure in the same man
ner. $50 ttsEtE7 ~tE
The festival broke up at 8 o'clock.
but owing to the absence of SO many OF
the societies, reformation of the
procession into the city was not at
} tempted.
THE BALL
At the great Hall, last night, appro-
Dancing not being, an Agreeable pas
time for cripples, your correspondent,
with others similarly untitled for
Terpsichorean fantasies, took up a
position in the gallery and gazed
down upon picture which will be
retained in memory as a thing of
beauty" until the heart grows old.
The seats had been removed from the
floor, except the side rows, and a
huge pyramid of flowers had been cree
ted in the centre. Other decorations
had been. added until taste could do
more. A hundred couples joined in
the grand promenade, and at each
turn in the complicated figure the
number was added to. until there
must have been at least one hundred
and twenty five pairs on the floor.
Then came waltz, in which one of
kthe lady waltzers was tripped, and in
falling hurt herself so severely that
shesWooned r. thenscame a, quadrille,
composed of Fifty sets. which was fol-
lowed by the various dances arranged
by the managers. l noticed several
gentlemen from your city swinging
broeades, point lace and diamonds
through the labyrihthinel %indings' of
a quadrile as if such articles didn't
cost anything. The reportorial corps
left at a. latethour,a butrlopg before the
close of the jubilant scene.
THE sLEIDERKRANZ OF EVANSVILLE
Will return to-day. They have won
many friends and high -encomiums,
not less by their artistic excellence in
song than by their genial suavity as
gentlemen. [ append the names of
those who have so acceptably repre-
sented that Society at this memorable
Fest: .sga6 1Eah Dr.. 3s1nH
Prof. Christian Matthias, Leader.
FIRST f1enor--Chas. Waek. Charles
Schrader, Robert Blum.
SECOND 1enprG Henry Schafer. Aug.
Miller, John Emerich, Jeremias r.
Kissel -fsassIe aFTHy
First Bass-H erman- J unker, Her
man Bruckner, Gustave Matthias, Jas.
Lutz,, Samuel Meyer, Aug; Lauen-
stein, John Liederer.
Second Bass-zJulius. ,Dietz, Max.
Frank, Robert Hohse, Peter Fierling,
Charles Oettinker, Captain Chris
Klauss Fred CookeoHI nAa
soI .neeI ASSIST FINS. ,.s6L .UoaN
Our city has enjoyed a scene in this
annual gathering of the Sangerbund
that cannot soon, if ever, be repeated
here, and the strangers who have
visited Ms have received SUCH a
Es Wink or1mena as cannot have failed
to give them high appreciation of
Indianapolis hospitality. The S8n-
gerfest has been in every respect a
complete success. and those who
have labored to secure this result
have abundant reason for self gratu-
.latisn Il " (ESE All
GREAT DEMOCRATICC CON-
YENTT0N