New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-14
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field Il Steel, No. 60 Camp street. have in the Sec
ono fio1F Of their building two specimens of paint
ing Well worthy the attention of either amateur or
connoisseur in the fine arts.
ne Grief one il 6 Correggios Mercury instruct /
ing Cupid" This painting is one of two similar in
every feature, by the great painter of Parma. The +
Ifst was purchased Of the late Marquis OF London
gerry by Art Association Of the London National
Gaiery for the OF II 900 guneas and If il now
one OF me attractive and valued gtuze paintings in
INC middle room Of that spacious gallery The /
painting now in city vas purchased by the /
late Sir Robert Gordon, once British Minister to /
the Court Of Vienna. who, after it had graced the
wals Of ne decorated Orleans gallery, and the |
Vienna gallery for many years, took it to London !
This Baronets affects being sold, the present pro- |
pretor purchased it for s25 DOC. The size of the
painting is 5 feet y inches by feet nches--a
tihe wider than the in London. The represent
alton is Cupid coming his task with care in
standing, half-tnid, defercntal position, with his
reputed father Mercury seated in graceful pose,
teaching him those winged words that every
swain has since sent to his Venus in many care
full tilet-dOuI. Venus, the beauteous mother of
the heart-god infant stands in all the easy grace
fitness and beauty Of undulating contour, appar-
emily urging the pupil to his task, thus forming one
Of the poetica groups Of this most poecal of paint
ers-Corrcggio. There has been mich dispute re-
g,rding the locale of this lesson Of love, whether it
is being taught in the nook near Mount Cyllene on
Arcadia, or venus dear isle of Cythera. But
our topographists in NEUROLOGICAL lands have yet
left the question an open one.
The other painting, in company with the above
and now on exhibition, is Ruben's "Magdalen"
in point of colering and the effect of the drapery
whole, this il admirable painting, like all of
this great masters; but, to our view, some of the
drawing is coarse and crnde-the arms of Magda-
len, for instance, are more like an athletic washer
womans or Benicia Boys, than thoseaof that
:. fair grieved daughter The face, though-and
here we must look for the character of this pic
ture-is intensely full of agony, SO expressive of
los,leur nt0,teQe, speakingly painful, that the
looker-on becomes impressed, that, indeed, the
way of the transgressoris hard !" but the hope of
forgiveness in repentance is sweet A great good
moral lesson, does this face give on eanvas--like
| many, many more OF lovely, pure woman's in the
flesh, which we should study more often-teach.
half hour spent in viewing these paintings in
spires the love OF the beautiful, the true and the
moral and who will not avail themselves of the
pleasure, and gain days reflection
| The ARSON CASE IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT
| case, already alluded to in our columns wherein
| Jacob Fischer is charged with setting fire to his
grocery store was yesterday closed in Recorder
| Adams Court. and accused sent to the First Dis
trlct Court for future trial. This case being one Of
very few in our city, creates considerable in
| terest The basis or gist Of it is on circumstan-
tia evidence, which clearly brings to light that the
accused was insured and applied for an increase
| of insurance ; that the stock under the value
represented in the policy by several hundred dol.
| lors; that accused was considerably in debt: that
discovery of a fire, about week previous to the
Of the store had the appearance of having its lock
| forced when such was not the case really. These
are the points of lengthy evidence, and on which
| the accused is sent for further trial.
ISorEsrs.-On the body of Mary Louisa Pickett,
| aged IA months native of this city, and residing
| with her parents on the corner of Magazine and
Erato streets. Death from teething.
And on the child of Capt. Bien, who died from
being smothered accidentally in her bed. Verdict
accordingly.
SPIRIrrSG OFF A SLAvE.-Lewis Lipman and Ed
Jacobs up before Assistant Recorder Monroe
ala
John Roberts, the property of Messrs. Henry
Simons & Co., of l25 Canal street. The case oil
the 22d may reveal whether spiritual or mundane
influences were the means to convey John to ports
unknown
THE UPS AND DowSs.-The kindly pat of caution
is worth more than hundred rude strokes of con
demnation in seven cases out of ten in this world
Christ's life is one whole goden-day of kindness
illumed by the smiling sun Of morn and graced by
the chastc approving orbs of night. But who is i
that takes Him for example? All, indeed, wht
dwells on His image vulgarly, falsely kissed OIL
that oath-worn book in our halls Of justice Pshaw
away with moral dissertation or jeremids, o
homillies on humanity.
Call up j. H. Mussup, says Recorder Monroe
Up comes ]. H. NJ, and down he goes discharge
of the charge of breach of trust and embezzemen
Come up ]. Cassack, Geo. Mason. Jas. Heating an
Edward Heating all of You charged with assau
with dangerous weapons, Ell and one G. F. Wag
ner too. Well, give bonds in $3.50 each, to kee
the peace for six months, and they did, and wen
. down.
Up here Mr.. A. B. Dunlop, for disturbing tn
peace in the Ruby coftee-house; threatening t.
kill everybody in there, Ell! Well, sir pay SO an
60 down. He did.
: Thos Mccarthy and Henry Classon, and for fight
ing too WELL go down and come up again on tn
18th inst.
So so, Margaret Ward you must be up here 70
abusing and fighting Catherine Lochry! Where
your domestic work? fight that. Give peace bond
, for six months in $3.50 and go down. She did.
Tom Martin, up too; well Tom never break tn
peace any more and enjoy the P. P. for thirt
days. He will; SO he's down.
l Mary Ann and Mike Sullivan come up, what hav
you to say for disturbing the peace. Nothing
Well, Wen see on the 2lst, so go down and com
up again. then.
Thus they go up and down and the court closes
FIRST DISTRICT CouRr--T G.. Hunt Jutlge.-
Thos. Cotfey was tried for carrying conceale
, weapons, and verdict of not guilty. rendered
Jack Davis, for larceny, appeared for the thir
time for trial, and as the witnesses for the Stat
r could not be found, he was discharged by mol
prosequi. Henry Bolset, for larceny, was d:
charged by noNe prosequi. John Connolly for cal
rying concealed weapon, was discharged by mol
pioseqau as the pistol found on him was not loaded
John Mora was tried for burglary, and found q NJ
guilty..
: RECORDER WnTz's CouRr.-Pierre Ioizele, til
notorious, ETC., was committed for trial to til
Criminal Court for assault and battery on Jea
Derete.
Mrs Hubert was held In bonds TO answer Tor II
charge of whipping Geo. Eske.
Z Raymond Mageore examined on chare
of burglary, but was dismissed.
Charles Brown and Thos. Brown were also e,
amnetl on a charge of burglary and dismissed
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: MOBILE RAeEs.-The Mobile Mercury of Monda
says:
Il We have been unable to devote the attention W
e could have wished to the preparations making q
the race ground for the sports of the week, an
knew very little of the state of the stables at tn
track. Our information is almost entirely Unite
to that furnished by the posters, from which W
learn that good provision has been made for an il
i teresting meeting.
In the two mile heats for three-yearo to-mol
row. there seven entries, three or four OF Which
we suppose, will run. Uncle jeff is understood t
petitors are representatives of Brown Dick, Glel
! coe, Albion and Wagner.
There are four subscriptions to the post-stak
, Wednesday, which should be an interesting rae,
There are two races on the bills for Thursday:
dash of mile for two-year-olds, with nine entire
and the Association purse, twomle heats.
, Fridays race tlreemle heats will be IL
principal event of the week, which concludes wi
mile heats, three in five, Saturday.
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One OF THE EFFECTs.--A manufacturer call,
upon us this morning. and said that a large sha
OF his business had been done at the South.
has manufactured his goods in Connecticut, al
e sold large part of them at the South, (ls sales
I. the West being very small for a number of years
+ and with money received at the South he has pa
his workmen and other expenses But he says TIL
his trade has been cut off this fall: that he alreat
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