Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-01-02
Disgracefui scenes OF the Soldiers Ban
quet at Chicago.

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graceful and drunken rioIing al Tie re-
cent soldiers banquet al ChIrsgo. Sim
liar reports have been current IN the Wes-
tern papers, and their truth is uudlspuiet.
In less thsn an hour after TIE lsast began
II became evident that as kinsley's ,piIiis
decreased the spirits Of the officers inrres
sed. unul borne away on a food OF isel.
ing they soon dfowted all sentiment Of
sef.respeci, aud Struggled In a sea OF die.
sipolion. VIXEN at hsll-Psst eight.
Sherman ate npled to resloic order. tina,
lhe loa.t, might be read and responded TO.
The sound Of the mallei could not be
heard Ten feet from the JesS. All over
the hall officers we're elegantly deelsim-
ing from chair, or singing songs more
appropriate 10 the camp Than al banquet
Boules Of champagne were tossed hllhur
and ththeT, ornaments were over,urned,and
a seems Of confusion which resembIed q
/ debauch rather than feast eusued. Gen.
Pierce's poem was called for, huI lie on
ly read few lines, which nobody heard.
wien be passed III manuscript over
: 10 the reTorler and retired Even Gene.
| raj Terry, who came forward TO respond
10 the toast. Our CouUuy,' was no,
permitted TO speak more Than few sn.
/ fences. when his address followed The no.
! EN-. The confusion had 60 increased
! that ro ailemp, was msde 10 respond 10
/ the ,oasts Of THE President" and "Ar-
ny and Navy Of the United States" but
an sttem,t vas made TO drown out the
noise BY flood OF music. This answer
( ed uhlh tie music stopped, but os soon as
I General Slocum came forward to speak,
/ bedam began, ard afior those neat By had
seen him move bis lips for a few minutes
4 without hearing a word, he 100 gave up
in despair. Just ahou, Ihis time some o.
yer happy general thought 10 create di.
version by IhrowIug over the immense
tower erected in the centre Oi the main
table. and, as fifteen leet Of cunIeclons,
lellies, sugars. flags, &C., &C.. fell With
a crash among tie dishes, General Bar
nun, srrang upon Ihe table. and. with
! frantic gestures. endeSvored 10 restore
quiet, Meanwhile GIANT Sherman,
Thomss. and all the commIllee had been
using THEN combined influence TO restore
order. bui without any success, iiIl about
nine o'clock. General Grant wlihdfcw IN
apparent disgust BE il known 10 his
credit thai he drank noihing bot water du-
ring the entire evening. Although
pressed by many friends 10 lake a''lIend-
ly glass" he refused every one, and
drank all his pledges in cold water. In
deed. as the officiousness Of some OF his
friends led Them 10 place bottles before
him or send him glasses OF vine, he or.
dered The walters TO remove from his t..
bic every boils and glass. Had Others
been alike abstemlous, sueh di.eraceful
scenes had not been enected. Alter he
left the hall tie noise increased Ill Gen.
Logan was cslled upcn To respond to the
toast, "The Army Of the Tennessee.
Leaning forward and mounting The desk
lE tie midst of the uprosr, General Logan
said that he would restore quiet II he
stood there ill nidnighi, and after some
minutes more OF noise. the magnetic in
nuence he exercised over the audience
was again manifest. and lie began an olD-
queuI speech, lasting nearly twenty min
ules. which the audience listened 10 with
respecl and received with applause
The Virginia and West Virginia
odd EdioWS.-Ai The Grand Annual
Communicating Of the grand lodge IN
Richmond, Va. iasI week tie Difficult.
ties between j, and the grand lodge of
Wes Virginia we're enrifely settled. The
grand lodge OF West Virginia was formed
soon after the beginning OF the war by the
subordinate lodges OF that section. and un-
der il they worked unl! the close of hos.
iilliles. BY he grand lodge of Virginia
it was considered an illegal tody. Nsgo.
tialions Tor a se,ilemeni Of the difficulties
were begun in 1865. BY the tens of
the settlement agreed upon msjoriiy Of
the subordinaie lodges 10 the jUrlsjic;ion
Of ibe grand lodge of Virginia are TO give
in their adhesion TO the grand Lodge OF
West Virginia ell will paw 10 the grand
lodge OF Virginia all their duss from the
time OF tie institution OF the grand lodge
4 Of West Virgins to the Annual Commv-
niCs,on Of the grand lodge OF VlrgioiA in
1865, and they viii surrender the char.
tiers granted them by The trsnd lodge Of
West Virginia. TIE jurisdiction Of the
grand lodge Of We,i vrginia was rscog-
nized, except as 10 the disputed Territory
OF Berkeley and Jefferson counties. which
areio remiin within the jurisdiction Of tho
grand lodge of Virginia. unul The So.
preme COOn shall decide as 10 where
they belong. ..Ai.t
Three bishops one day 3eI Jew on
tie highway. Thinking 10 rally the
meek old man. tie fret sccosted hin vim
GOOD day. Fsther Abrsbsm - smother
said. Good day. Father Isaac :" and The
third aided. With 3 sneer. Good day,
Father Jscoo." The Jes hunbly nn.
I covered bis head and replied II am pei-
| lher Father Abraham. nor l.ssr. nor yet
JACOB bui an Sail. oal .Sekine my
f lslheI's sssrs, and behold. ! have found
three of Ihem" TIE bishops bowed
their hesds IN sbsDe and ~eoi their vsy.
The Norfolk Trginian Gays thai bIr.
I Thomas VI. Hope; ol Hampton. but ct
present residing 10 illinois, has recently
sent 81 .OOe TO ex Governor Henry A.
! IL