The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-17

O1 the third table are sugar pyra
mids five feet high, in two sections
! furnished Ia sugar, gold and silveI
| leaves, ornamented with artifcia
flowers, and with eight flags ana
\ shields. Two ice cream pyramids
four feet high, contribute greatly tC
the beauty OF the tables.
On the fourth table is placed a
model of the Merrimae, ialaid with
sugar, feet by 3 feet, mounting ten
guns, standing on a heavy frosted
I platform.
On the fifth table IS a faithful rep
resentation OF the Monitor, the same
size as the Merrimac, with turret ~
by II inches, mounting two guns, on
a stroFg platform.
At II O'Clock at night, br0adsides
will be fired from these miniature and
mccking men of war.
In addition to these representations
of the great naval combat off Newport
News will be ombiUation piece por-
traying an early STAGE of the engage
ment wherein the Merrimac IS appar-
entity becoming disabled by her adver-
sary. Ie stands on the sixth table,
and is mounted on a 30 inch platform.
TIE seventh table contains q candy
fort of pyramidical shape, mounting
for two gIns, and flying miniature
Of stars aud stripes, and it stands on
platform six inches high, and looks
majestic and angry, even II Its dlmlnu-
tive sty lie.
The hard tack fort on the eighth
table attracts great attention Il is a
square bastioned affair.", fying flags
nom each corner. mounting iWenty
four guns, and plated with hard tack.
Two magnificent triumphs OF the
cake line deserve notice. zone bears IN
sugar letter the name OF Grant, aud
the second that of Sherman, the bor-
ders are composed of thirty six can
dies. The lyranlids Of edibles are
novel and elaborate; they are the
work Of Chas. w. Suth, the celebrat-
ed Soyer cock.
a pyramid Of grouse, prettily fur
nished ami surmoupted by an lpita-
ton marble statue Of horse. On one
table a pyramid Of a bare turkey
stands three feet high, and is garnish-
ed with tr0fles ia IuerilleFies style.
Il fortress of bare quail three feet
high will attract great attention, as
will a pyramid of prairie chickens
thirty inches high, ornamented With
jelly. Considerable artistic genius is
displayed in the arrange ement Of hams
with flowers and green, gold and sill
yer leaves.
THE Bill Of Fare would have made
the mouth Of epicureans water, but
description of it and the toasts which
we're drank and responded to is too
lengthy for our space.-ED, JOURNAL
The various Societies of the Grand
Army have been iB session to day, and
accomplished much business.
Gems. Grant, Sherman and Thomas,
have been the recipiants to day of
large number of calls from all classes
of our citizens.
The Army of the Cumberland met
at McVickers' Theatre, at 104 this
morning, General Thomas in the
Chair.
Colonel Whitmore, of Ohio, read an
epitome Of a work prepared by him
on the dead soldiers Of the Army OF
the Cumberland and the collection
and burial of their remains.
Mai. Gen. Butterheld, Of the 10th
Army Corps, was named rs the orator
for the next annual meeting; j S.
Negly, of the 14th, as alternate.
The Secretary read a communica-
tion from the Army of the Ohio,
which proposed that a joint commit
tee be appoiuted to arrange consOli
d4tion OF the Society Of the Army OF
the Cumberland with that of the
Ohio.
Col. Michael Anderson stated what
he understood to be the desire Of the
Ohio Society, and moved committee
be appointed, consisting of the Presi-
dent and Vice President, for the pur-
pose designated. The motion pre-
vailed. 4f5
Gen. Brooks. from the Committee
on Permanent Officers. reported the
following list: President, Major Gen
eral e. II. Thomas, with one Vice
President from each of the States.
General Which, of Ohio, offered
the following resolutions:
Whereas, 1t is honor enough for
generations to come to have been a
private soldier In the Army of the
Cumberland; and
Whereas, 1t is the general tendency
to return to a specie basis; and
Whereas, 1t appears that the coin
of our national military honor is in
danger of being swamped by the over
issue of brevet currency, therefore
Resolred. That the members of this
society resign eheerfully their brevet
ranks.
Gen. Willieh supported his -resolu-
ton In felecitous speech. Maj. Gen.
| Whitaker, whose rank was won al
| Shiloh. &c, followed In an earnest
appeal against the spirit of the reso-
luton. The preamble and resolution
were laid upon the table.
Gen. Nj. Anderson, speaking by
authority of Gen. Thomas, moved that
the complimentary resolution of yes
terday, demanding a statue of Gen
Thomas upon the National Monu.
ment of Washington, be expunged
from the records.
Gen. Barnes declared that the reso.
lutions were superhuety, that the
Managers of the Monument Associa'
ton have already expressed their de
termination to place Gen. Thomas
statue on the monument.
After other remarks, the motion
of General Barnum prevailed.
General Barnum then moved tina
the whole matter be expunged from
the records. Carried amid great con
fusion.
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
The Army of the Tennessee me
this forenoon at Crosby's Music Hall
General G.. A Smith presiding. The
committee appointed to nominate off
| GERS presented the following names
President-Msjor General J A. Raw
lings. Vice Presidents-Major Gen
eral J. A. Logan, of Illinois; Maiol
General Z. NJ. Dodge. Of Iowa; Ma
ior General B. ". Potts. of Ohio