, 1863-10-31
THE GREAT M0RTdWES Tern
SANITARY FAIR
Continued Success of The En-
terprise.
$1,000 RECEIVED THE FOURTH
DAY.
List Of Contributions, Prizes
Drawn, &c.

Yesterday ihc Great F4ir attracted the people
nd coined its thousands, Just as II the dAy were
ny with warmth and sunlight, instead Of being,
8 1t was, dask. cold, snswy, rSny. gloomy, mean
nd muddy. Az soon .&s the doors opened In the
uotnfng, there was ruah and Jam at tho ticket
'tace, and from that moment constant streams Of
lumarity poured in and ont Of the soom- oue
,oticcable feature Of the crowd. was the well
aigh entire absence Of Chicago faoes-1no1e thau
,wo.thirds OF the epectatore being strangers from
llmost eye1y section Of the Union, and repftsent-
uE every nationality gathered In the 6tates. The
sales commenced early. and trade was brisk al |
Day long. Most Of the attendants ut the booths |
hare been obliged to re-stock their establish |
rents Two OF three timea. Fortunate indeed itis,
That the crest heart Of the Northwest has been
throrsh1Y aroused for this noble undertaking, and
thAt the supply seems a. exhaustlees as the de-
uand When the dooss closed list evening, the
receipts footed up 5000.
TIE AIT GALLERY.
We lad not time lust night to finish up the
third compartment, where we found 50 many noble
pictures. II the visitor who Cares fo1 real cattle
life Will step into this division Of the gallery aud
examine pictures Nos. II and ITO, he will and
himstn confronted with two Of the most start
ling works Of this class which have ever been
turned from the studio Of an American artist We
confess they are not new to rs; we have known
them auy time thete Last three months, although
We do not know nor have We ever seeu the authoz-
We regard them will peculiar pride, as the pro-
dnction Of native chicago artist; man but
little known. because. as We learn, he ia 60 mod
est and uupretendiDg. But u man, On the other
hand, nost worthy to be known, as belonging "to
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ancient and modern times, whose pencils have
made a1t memorable and immortal
No one but mean fellow, pigeonlivered, and
without the knowledge to judge. and tho generosl-
would hesitate for moment to award to these
two companion pictures very high place In the
We cay modern ait not local art; for these mas
America, End the geof1s OF the soil.
as1 Gne
Of tle, and hillY slopes Of corn backed BY trees.
on the rfght--w1th monntaina in the distance, aud
and the o.he. q scene in Kentucky where negro
who l2s driven thste horses, a-tcam. afe1d, ia
r.ftlng on his p1ow-handte, talking with negro
riIl with bundle on her head,
Eea'y,ttne to hts auttredents tlas BONE splendid
portraits in this division that OF Mr. Rod
gers hicit te MASTER piece and thatof Mrs. Volt
I'D shld which althsn wssk T. teEture snd
wo.k of art. No. 16s is cattle piece, copy, but
vesy tyhly finished and well drawn.
u ths tedFs = Ta aae
rrounn 81 = charming autpmnai laadecape, These
6oge arc alye. The writer Of this PRESENT article
on bs @ own is Eennei Though ione itne Of snces
ny. The picture next 10 this 3s a wiutcr piece, q
Dutch sunset; hich ia worthy Of careful study,
snace to ceyole to It here,
There a,e other plciu.ts which We would like to
epeak about, especially clever copy froa Dutch
the : are rot numbered
Ne again eau attention to Boutelles' Hudson
Scenery. No. 173. which is either very fresh,
beautiful picture, full Of natural touches and nat
Like George. OIL bY C1auch, is cold, dull,
fain tank anu h'a1'-'1s ''' "lA'4' ''' LIE ''''
We Will now 1eagc this compartment where We
have been engaged SO long, aud 70 back to the frst
6napsi6orta 1hieh have ese. ne adorned T even III
rreat gallery Of New Yolk.
m ,is s1s;tinn + Sas I'll lie humop sd re
ifv ainnt It OF Horerth. with nj the nely 4tshet
t6nrhes and maryeilnns dispjays Of coiostues. Il
10 a simple colored picture which one might pm
io ~ w HE fssGsnents m f. rasti;
+ shos;es s one Of lie most nleas
az sss;ias ;9 III S:saei5E T. tsat Ead
ea,,s1a he+a e. s;,a Iii enniIe ~ fn5nit
.:on9 natn,c nno1 his r.1diy 1ace. and a priest
WITH e1 as no wb
hae ins ne ao s1s ;s 4be 70 essenee Of atnptd
s ma e a7
though Tie sehoolnaestcr in his pedasosne's cap
nnsssa, tS1eefftSs ii Of is iait The lille chldrel
de1tnj1y natu5ai. Tint little baby child, With II
S1rer IN t. 1nnnfh< looking M to he pf;est Wit
1rrnTtsr ,nsfferted wnndrr and atrnr1tfou il on
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