The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-06
Prom lhs New York Aiuos.


Jones is native only by birth bu, BY edueation
personal and professional He has studied and wrought
only in the American school, or rather Natures school
and his many admirable busts medallions &C. prove him
apt and brilliant scholar He scarcely needs the gui-
dance Of foreign "masters.a
walcutt Wilson, and Rogers all lately returned from
Europe where az Rome Florence, and Paris they have
been paving the way TO with study both in
modelling and with the chsel Mr.. Walcats has not We
believe yet produced anything In marble but has a
charming female bust from life nearly finished in clay
his studio in Appe.ons building Mr. Rogers has brought
from Italy several fine works illustrative Of his power He
was few years since clerk in mercantile house in this
city which he left the depth and reality Of
Stunning arpassion Results have nobly justified his step
Wilson, formerly student and pfatgt, we believe of
Mr. Ellis the fine artist well clever sculptor
has been less time in Europe than Rogers and longer than
waeutt He has brought home 70 his studio in Apple
toms building specimen works in marble OF very great
merit for SO young sculptor baselief 10 oval OF three
infant boys Of the Hercules stamp bearing the third
their shoulders the carried holding alot luscious stem
of grapes is group which for grace, and natural
ness could not il would us be easily surpassed
The trio fine in Wilson's marble they would have
been canvas had children and eherub
painter drawn them. figure representing childhood is
another exquisite work by Wilson 1t is little girl clad
only with undergarment Of which, held daint
lily by her left hand splitting flowers while the little in
noeent is absorbed in gazing at butterfly which she holds
up between her rght-hand thumb and forehnger. Sur
prise wonder admiration and aressness shine from her
radiant face The drapery is managed give grace the
figure without ohscurng the FORM which appears in outline
at all points A figure OF youth--@ball-pay we
should call it's another OF Wilson's spirited marbles
model of an Indian
On heetng foot with shaft discharged"
will compare with those already described Mr. Wilson's
works show the scupors large ideay and that poetica
spirit essential to the creation of beautiful things Such
an artist Is to be welcomed to midst
America counts no feeble list OF sculpors Than her
Powers the world boasts nobler Cleyenger died in
the bud of his genius yet it far enough burst yield
his name eternal odor of fame. Crawtord--has he
failed images of beauty, which all the world
knowledge? And Greenough whose sandaled Washington
sits in the shadow of the Capitol that bears his
lasting proof that genius scuptured itand Ball. and
Hart not unknown to the world; nor Mills nor
Brown nor the quartette of whom we have been here
speaking.
Our scuIptors ceverer than architects Why are
not of them architects like Angelo Gouon and the
painter Da Vinc We want the soul of art carried farther
and higher, and grandy into archecture-fast
becoming composite Of everything yet constructed
Among the permanent additions circle of painters
is young Wotherspoon the fine landscape artist who for
several years past has spent his time chiefly in Europeat
his He has his studio Abingdon Square the resi-
dence of his fathers noble specimen of the hosptable
Auld-Scotian.
The artists generally plying works to be TO
the next Academy exhibition.
LATER TExAs-By the arrival of the steamer Nau-
titus at New Orleans have later intelligence from the
Rio Grande In reference to the revolutionary feelings
and in Mexico the Brownsville Flag
has the following paragraph:
On this frontier for the present there quiet though
how long ii will remain time alone tell. Gen Carya-
jail arrived here per Comanche few days since
and says he is very head another
organized and liberal basis But rumor is not
always to be believed
The late weather Off Brazos Santiago had been
productive of quite critical state of affairs with respect
a supply Of bread, The Flag says
sowing the recent rough weather which prevented
the entrance of vessels merchants had exhausted their
supplies of -four and quite panic prevailed through fear
that to be without this important staff of life
Flour told, up twenty and thirty dol
lars per barrel and finally TO be had at any
price The bakers, those of them who had supply,
reaping golden harvest by supplying the hungry
mouths of cities with half oaves double prices
The opporiuue entrance of the steamer Nautilus however
with large supplies will again set things rights
detachment United States troops arrived here to-
day the steamer Grampus, and le Immediately for Rio
Grande city
DOMESTIC COMFORTS IN SANTA FE DURING awEr sPELLr-
BY last nights mail received files of LATE Santa
Fe papers The principal feature Of their columns the
details Of Indian murders and robberies The Gazette
thus notices the comforts of domestic life in Santa Fe du-
ring 'wet spell y
This has been OF the years within the
DRY of the oldest inhabitants the rainy has lasted
longer and four times the usual quantity Of water has