Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-02-06

Re eeeasSsa q his The tenth Distribution Of
IN Wusks q Aps accumulated BY the Society
during ~ - year, would Esspectfully eall
be asensj1A q iss patsoas y the fact that, be.
ing aoost GO seaeye b the baildings in course
Of epectiea ( W seciety 10 the city Of Wash
ingsoo, they viii add the Real Estate and 9TH
or saa,desl Property aeaong,ng to the Society,
10 tie Disaxibutioa fcr this Year.
At the lsct n,setiag Of the Society. it was de-
t.rsnincd to reduce tie certificate OF Stare for
thin Grand Eatesl1rise 20 One Dollar each think
ing thereby chat il will be the means oil more
general di9Osiou Of the works CT Artistex
Throughout the country, and will enable The
s. tcs.,y to extend their labors for the advance
ns NJ Vi The Arts aud Sciences in this country.
The certificates OF Share y i'll be issued at one
dollar, accompanying which each purchaser
vii receive frss Of charge. by return mail,
beautiful line aud stippe engraving, entitled
The Encampn~nt Of Valley Forge" represent
Ing an eventiui period in the history Of our
.Nontry.
ATit will be seen BY referring to the list,
Aa there are many valuable pieces Of proper
~. many costly paintings, superb statuary,
beautiful engraviags, costly jewelry, magniti-
esat shawls, and other beautiful gifts, sue as
clocks, watches; illuminated works, dc, to the
aAnlh<r of 1--WE kaadred tLousand-worth
x3OO, 0OO
As the society expects to remove to the new
ball at Washington by the Middle of June, the
distribution will take place on the first of ju-
Nv. less. The same rules and regulations that
have heretofore guided the society's distribu
lions will be adhered TO in this, and on no
count will there he amy postponement from the
day named All Letters and Communications
(post paid) for certificate, or on business, are
so be addressed 10 the Southern Office in Baitl-
nisre. direct To The Secretary, who will answer
by return mail. Single subscribers renting
len dollars will receive one years subscription
10 any Of the Magazines they nay name IN
their letter. To be forwarded free OF charge for
the time Of subscription, one year.
The following list constitutes a part OF the
Gifts for 1855:
The splendid house and lot of the Art
Caion Society situated in Broadway, 500 900
superb dwelling. the residence of the
late Arson Suilzer, Esq, $4,000
The beautiful summer reese ence, Gothic
Cottage and grounds at Hawks Nest,
on the Hudson River, $4,000
ssmau dwellings,, situated on the lot be-
loagiag To the society in 92ud street, 10000
~ magnificent exmel's hair shawls-
Those shAwls are the Iuost beautiful
work Of art ever beheld 10000
SETS Of diamond ewelry--consisting OF
pieces each-xll antique patterns, IN
beautiful pearl Jewel box, 10000
10 sets Of pearl jewelry. consisting Of
pieces each, ali different tsiylcs, and
VI Persian manufacture, 5000
~ gold watches for ladies, very beautiful
and curious works of ART; one the size
Of . half dime, 200
10 watches for gentlemen all very heavy.
Of different sty he's aud patterns, 300
81 boudere, toilet and dressing cases for
ladies. some finished IN pearl patterns;
Louis XIV, $500
/ large clock, q very beautiful work Of
art. made by Lipordi at Cologne, i'm
ished in = style Of beauty aud art un-
surpassed, 1000
$40 gold .himbles ali different patterns,
very heavy, 1900
20o copies OF the lives of great Painters.
Euperbly bound, with al engraving OF
s.eL .riae, $4,000
roo copies OF Griswold's Republican
Court, spleudidly bound, with tinted
sngrsvings. 1000
sUo copies VI Boydells Illustrations of
Shakespeare. TO the admirers OF the
great poet this work will be ali aequi-
Etion. 10000
Titan, 1000
Beggar Boy-Nurilio. 900
'I'obit and the Angel-Salvator Rosa, 1000
Night View-Claudio. 1000
Acknowledgement. 1000
He2d-Titian, 500
A Head-Vanuyke, 500
l.andscApe-Poussln, 500
A piece uiotlo, 500
Battle Piece-W ouverman, 500
L~ndscape-Clsude, 500
Theirs are others by the same ATtistcs, all
engInal, besides some splendid pictures by All
sson, suly, Reynolds, Neagie, Doughty, Cole
Chapman, David, y eruet, Stuart, Herbert. Tack,
Bennington, Read. Bartlett. SchIoss, Hunting
ton, Johanoh, Schmidt, Rembrant, Sc'.aub,
Perkins, Lewis. Ellis. Hamllon. and others
iu:v described in the catalogue. which will be
forwarded ou application BY letter, post paid,
10 the SECRETARY, who viii answer by return