New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-12

effect of Chevof. paintings - bold that fr which
II i substitute and Toe cllurs are - wig u pc
ssses not merely thr al anf-- oi resisting ihe etct
Of .Atyefre but can b. rasisi when dirt cast hss
sccunuated upon Il with gais ~ nacs security on
paintings. Unlike iresco paintings q sH0 esips =
snd every thi1g ndicates that Gil rsssi ioHSu fi0H
o. one7 process iAs 1otioH q iil<
Dlscorery IT AtAens ~ Od-A Greek manu-
script Of i5e x.h Century b.. been ciscoverrd -
Ath, as Which beside Hfaiss By-Grfiss ss1afing
i. SAD g. cont.n an dcc9usf # fhs Dig .es0ys rjcsss
and hints for the NAN FAcTrzE of Gun COTTON 10
this script tie ART % producing SraPfc PIC
tlr-s i called Hehoypc.
P,mqrkqBf, C.l.s 0f Aaimoi Prscrr1h5g M
Frost The skeleton 81 srkaHf = N riiHrt spses
forns part Of the remarkable collection ~ clrOstes
ia he famous Mlssun - - Petersburg. III nam
moth ANNA. VS. discovered ~ loo ~ tho ca Of the
Polar sea pezr ths mouth OF the ryer Lena ~ Mr..
MICHAEL ADAMS. 70 vas rrst s-fu by Chief 40 the
Tougeese uiDe 10 lso9 ~ whicn tune II was EMBEDDED
10 rock OF s00ut leo froi hEh. and had only two
feet with small part u the BODY PROJECTING from the
side 20 - 10 be visible II the close 81 The next sum
mer the entire f4nk Of The an nal had been thsWed out
10 nevertheless required nve Summers IN tnis incenent
region % iuaw the ice. ths tie ~noe body could Dc
liberated At length IN l-Oi the enormous mass sepa
rated from the mountain Of ice and fell over upon s
side on sand bank Al this time II APPEARS . have
been q state perfect yrtseryaion. Win TIE skin and
fssh entire hen II hsd existed anteccdenty 10
the Deluge - whatever ccuvu'i0n OF the Globe msy
have trans ported surnas apparently II the torrd gone
70 the confines Of the Afctic circle The Iongeese
Chief Oh the tusks, which were Hiae feet i0HS snd
weighed 20 pounds each. Two years alter Mr..
Adams being At Yakuisk snd hearing of this evsut
undertook Journey % the spot He found the animal
in the place. but exceedingly munlsted by toe
dogs aud wolves Of ihe nrisheofhood' which had led
upon the iesh fast Il thAHcd- lie however sue
ceefed ia removing the skeleton and 10 recovering two
Of the feet OF the of the eyes and abou,
three quarters of the skin. which was covered with
reddish hair and black ofistts. Inesc are now 10 me
Museum NJ - Petersburg
dnfayuni,s disc9-ered ~ Asiq NinOr.--A letter
from C6ns,sninopa ststss that A. the end Of April
number Of articles in gold and silver were discovered
below the surface q the ground ~ the town Of
eipsec. the ancient LdmpsffHs 10 Atii Minor. Among
these objects which ARE supposed u have been en-
ployed Ia hs rJrsio Of Diana 90 silver spoons win
square handles and much larger than tbOse used IN
modern days female bust terminates rseh nAno'e
and the word Arrlis OF the naines OF Dlsna per
ceptible on several OF them each weighs about ~
grammes-a round salver in siiyer nearly J'w tsd N
diausfe weighing 81 kilOgrAmmes $40 grammes having
the figure Of woman engraved on H. with ioN.
nescock and a parrot near her. and two lions ~ her
feet with child riding on oach-a large silver dish
with six angles having On II two ieinar beads engraved
"A silver rod upward Of Elk fcet long. composed OF
four pieces sodered tOgeth, large silver go5les
with msssve handles-a large silver cylindrical vase
upward Of three feet high, on three feet, adorned
with arabesques-a silver hambesu, three taet high
necklace In gold. of fine workmanship weighing 4al
grammes in il were eel forty large pearls but they
crumbed TO dust on being tOuched-Iha Turkish Hov
eminent has sent agents - have the surrounding ground
excavated.
4 Curi0sty-Among the many works of ART
projected b. the monks and nuns OF eccesssucal e..
Adjustments none have been much admired rs the
fonts real and in model On these were often lavisheC
vast sums and all the ingenuity which the sculptor
carver or worker Of metals can command. Inc ION
Of Eaplael has long been known and admired ina
executed by REAvALA in 1852, and presented by Al
/ Emperor of Germany 10 Philip H. OF spain, may D'
considered however the N =, elaborate oil such per
formances. The model of II ls-tousined In case o
wrought gold and IL itself of lockwood The genera
design may be regarded architectural cnbelsheC
with several compartments OF sculpture or OF carving
consisting of various groups of figures IN alto and bass
relieve These display different events In the lie
Christ from tie Aununciaton 10 bis CrucihNion OF
Mount Calvary The groups disposed In panels an'
inches on the outside and in different Processes within
Some Of the figures less hGH gudrtp Of an Mch
hgA; but though thus minute are All finished with tn
greatest precision and sk and what renders this exc
cuton st more curious and admirable is the delcac!
and beauty with which the back and distant figures ar
executed Though Oaig fo,lrs inches in hight and iron
an inch 10 four i4ctss IN diaaefr, It is adorned viii
various architecture. ornaments in the richest style
Gothic and also figures of the Virgin and Child, pci
can with It's young six lions in different attitudes severa
inscriptions and several compositions in basso aud alt
relieve The work IL said u be of unnvaed merit sn'
beauty and Will bear the most minute microscopic 10
specton IL was offered tor sale ia England abou
thirty years ago but ignorant OF iis after desu
nation