Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-08-31
Cincinnati Correspondence of the Palladium
CINCINNATI, Saturday evening,
AupuSt 9~th. I~t1

Gcafiemen:--B my last letter you will hsve
learned, if you Were not appraised of the fact be
fore, that there is such institution in this city
as The American Art Union" This institution
merits more extended notice than there given,
indeed than have time or am pre- pared to give
now. 1t is conducted on the same principle and
for the same object similar one in y. York
That object is the encouragement and promotion
of the Fine Arts. Ii j, managed by a board of
ten Directors, not artists, who render their ser
vices without compensation. Every subscriber
of five dollars is member for year, and gets
an elegant engraving, the annual address reports.
&c, sure; besides an equal chance to draw paint
ing at the yearly distribution. All funds of the
society, over the necessary expenses, are devoted
to the purchase Of American works of art-paint-
ings, sculpture, &c, which publicly distribu
ted by lot, among all thu members the first
Montay in October, yearly. Members may have
any number of shares, and for each FIVE lci lars
is entitled to a copy OF the engrayinus. SC. ami
a chance in the drawings. All artists are allowed
place in the room Of the society for the EXPOSE
ton of their works. 1t is this feature of the reg
uatIons that at all times secures a respectable
number of works on hand. AT present there are
over one hundred paintings. most Of them large
and splendid works-an elegant stature OF Baker
the Buss, in plaster of ~ ebster, Clay, Dick
ms, and number of other Noted men. &c If
you visit this room, You viii undoubtedly If
you visit this city, would have yon by all means
prepared TO stay at least half day.
\ GU will see two pictures here that viii occupy
you for half hour each, and grow moro inter
right light, and be sure and avail yourselves OF
tube 10 look through, with which this room il
bountIIul proyIUed-i mean the Falls of Niagara
by r1nhInsteln and Landscape by McConAev.
| have neither time confidence to attempt to
give you description of them nor the effect pro-
cuced on my mind as | have gazei with intense
interest on the toamfng flood dashing in majestic
larry through the rising mjsts of the one: calm
~ contemplated the no less nte resting sunshine
and shade, the Indian with his nowiy quarrieI
Deer, the slow meandernc brook. the hills piled
on NUS ana mountains sire itching far away in
beautiful perspective of the other. Mrs. Spencer,
Mrs. North, Powell. Beard Soule. G. raisi,.o Ea-
ton. Hhittrige, Williams and Lockwood are
among the artists whose works grace the
walls OF the Art l MON room; to which additions
being made almost daily
FAT o'clock, T. II. Yesterday re- al in an Extra
Atlas printed Ill this CITY, ana that hour distri-
buted through the streets. news from Mexico
which arrived by mail at Richmond Va aud was
Telegraph from there al , p. same afternoon
Oh VIII readily believe this fact. bat doubt not
you have subscribers. honest and inte l!icent who
are 10th TO give credence to the stroy: That the
intelligence oil an important event can travel
near 4 thousand miles and De printed ami Gist-:-
outsd among the people IN less than one hour.
The purport of this news is that General Scott
had taken up his line OF march for the city Of
Mexico on the 9th inst General Twiggs would
folio" on the ath-GensraI Quitman on the eth
General Worth on the 9th, and Pillow on the
10Th. fr'r MAJOR Gaines and Nlshipman Rogers
safely at General Scett's headquarters, n \
train had been attacked by the guerrilias battle
fought; Americans victorious. &c.
Te say this news Is confirmed. Major. Games
reports Santa Anna 10 have thirty thousand we III
armed and we'll disciplined troops under his com
mand; and every possible means Of defence be-
ing prosecuted vigorously So there are accounts
OF some hard fighting TO be looked for soon I
notice few days since some 400 dollars reward
offered for Runaway negroes in the Commercial
of this CITY. This is j rather new item for the
columns of news paper this side the Ohio river.
Flour IS offered 10 Gay at 81 90 with but few buv
ers. There is but little change in the market ID
other respects. The river is in fine stage for
the largest class of-fish. There is no end to ths
boxes Of Dry Goods that are arriving here. Some
of wholesale houses offer to duplicate any
cular Eastern Bill Yours &c. H