Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-12-08
Art.
A FINE PAINTING BY LEWIS.

Mr.. G. F. Rudolph has just received, and now
has on exhibition, large painting by EDWARD
d. Lewis, the celebrated landscape painter,
entitled " Wilmington Pass in the Adirondacks;
The middle foreground is pool into which falls
a stream, which stretches back through.
marshy piece of ground, and away in the dis
tance, till it is lost to sight by turn IN the far
off mountains The effects of light and shadow
are very fine on the mountains on the ieit Of the
picture, while the reflections of sky and foliage
In the water are in Lewis most exquisite style
In the foreground is a woodland scene WIN
figures with pleasant glimpse back through
forest path and Bear the shore OF the pool or
lake is pot boiling over an open fire. the smoke
from which wreathes off beautifully, but the fea-
ture of the picture which above all Others I'M
presses the observer, is the appearance OF
immensity the admirably managed perspective
gives to the pass stretching Tar back I'LL tne eye
seems to fail to trace it further for very distance
The color is exquisite making the general eifect
one of light aud life and sunshine, notwithstanf-
ing the shadows in the mountains, whlch on me
extreme left, seems almost to have turned 10
rain. The artist seems to have found ana mere
transferred to his canvass in living beauty
IA land of streams. Some like downward smoke,
SLOW dropping wells of thinnest lawn, eid go,
And sume thrO' wayering lights ana shauoWs nroAe,
Rolling slumbrous sheet OF ioah peio".
and to have given us to see
-"The cleaning river scaward dow
From the inner land."---
1t is fitting that SO fine picture of whining
ton pass should remain in Wilmington, and We
hope it may find purchaser here.
The Grand Jury.
REPORT OF THE GRAND INQUEST OF NEW CASTLE
COUNTY, AT NOVEMBER TERM 1870.
The Grand Jury completed its labors ON We'd
nesday, and WAS discharged with the thanks OF
the Court for its careful and prompt attention
to the duties entrusted to it. On closing Its
labors it made the following report to the
Court -
To the Honorable, the Judges of the Superior
| Court, and Court of General Sessions OF the
Peace. &c.-In conclusion of their labors IN
connection with the November Term OF tne
| Courts of this county, the Grand Jury desire 10
| state that there has been brought before thenl
| $50 bills from the States Attorney, and aitei
| examining the same, have returned as 'tre 'oii
| and ignored 1888
They may further report that in accordance
| with custom they have inspected the jail, aiio
by a committee of their number, visited the
county Aims House, and feel gratiiied ia being
| able 10 inform the Court that both are in gOot
condition, and 80 far as they could judge, every
thing done by those in charge thereof to eiiec
the object for which they were Intended, ihers
| was also brought to the attention OF tue lur'
the yery crowded state of the conrt room, aiit
Of some of the offices connected therewlth
They needed no prompting from others to en-
Tighten them on the subject, having seen am
felt the same. OF other subjects brought beror
them, was the manner III winch tae . .o.i,
burdened with small or unimportant business
attended with much cost to the county, az
more to those Immediately connected therewith
They have understood that efforts have peel
made to afford relief. and have failed. |
nothing can be done at this time to bring aoo'i
a change for the better, at some future TINS
may. ,. -
They feel under obligations to the Courts ail
its officers, and the Attorney for the state, an
his assistant, Mr.. Bates, and to the superihtet,h
dents Of the. institutions above named, for n n
information and assistance given us, aud IN
! courtesy with which it was rendered.
GEo. z. TyBouT, Foreman
Coming TO Wilmington the other iay on tn n