Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-07-11

church is a bust of Petrarch, who
was Archdeacon of the Cathedral.
The dome is adorned with an As
sumption by the celebrated Z
CoRREGIo,
to whom Parma is chiefly indebted
for its Importance in the history of
Art. 1t is here, and at Dresden, that
the fascinating works of this remark
able artist can be best seen and ap-
preciated. No painter has caught
the frolicsome grace of childhood so
perfectly as he. His children are not
cherubs with celestial air and aspect,
but natural boys and girls, such as
one sees here below, with dimpled
cheeks and roguish eyes, and loving
mischief. There is a CERTAIN charm
about most of his pictures, but the
critics also find many faults with his
works. They say he lacks dignity of
sentiment and severity of taste, and
runs into voluptuous excess IN de-
ineating female forms, although he
reproduces their loYeliness, as well
as the graceful movements of chill
dren, to perfection. In painting the
MadonnS and Child, they think he
fails to make her sufficiently divine,
or it sufficiently grave. Perhaps SO;
and as there is nothing else worth
talking about in Parma, let us pro-
ceed to Turin. - -
By one route the railway passes
through Lodi, celebrated as the
scene OF Napoleon's storming the
bridge over the AIDA, May 10, 1897;
after a most desperate conflict with
the Austrians. A little further on,
the train passes the village of Meleg-
nano, memorable in the annals of
medieval warfare as the place where
Francis l., King Of. France, in a
great battle, fought Sept. Is, 1915,
routed the Swiss army which had
been previously deemed invincible,
and of whom $4,000 fell in the ac-
ton. The French loss was less than
half as many. As the train ap-
proaches Allessandria, city of 49,
300 inhabitants, it passes through
The
FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD OF MARENGO,
as one of Napoleon's hard
actions, and where he
'natched victory out of the very jaws
lefeat,-June IA, 1900. The Aus
.rians under Zach, a General 80
years old, with 10000 men, attacked
lim. He had but 10000, in the abb
Ienee of Gen. Dessaix, with the re-
serves of 10000, 10 or II miles away,
Who was ordered to march on the
louble-quiek to the rescue. He ar
.ived Just at the nick of time, for
troops, after most des-
,erate struggle, had been crushed
lnder the weight of the Austrian
ire, and their flank had been turned
" the enemy's cavalry. Dessaix,
iding up to Napoleon, said, 81
hink this battle lost" 81 think
t battle won," answered Napoleon.
DO you push on and check the enc
ny's advance, and / will speedily
ally the retreating troops behind
rou, and then we shall change the
ace of affairs" Dessaix did as or
Iered. He led his column in furi-
,us charge on the advancing Austri-
ms; but he fell dead at the first fire,
hot through, the head; his division,
lowever, stopped the enemy's ad-
-ance. Napoleon, meanwhile, raj
led his, broken ,battalions, and form
d a new line behind Dessaix's COL
mn. He then rode along the front,
nd shouted to his soldiers, "Com-
ades, we have retired far enough;
IT us now advance. You know that
! is my custom to sleep on the field
battle" The enthusiasm and
ourage of the irrepressible French
7ere instantly revived, and they
ushed forward with loud cheers,
CURED in whitening volley at short
istance, and dashed into the stag
cred and dismayed enemy with the
ayonet. The battle was quickly
7on. The Austrans broke and fed
rom the field in confusion. Hun
reds of them were drowned in at
smpting to cross the Bormida River
/ their rear. Whole divisions, be-
lg unable to effect the passage, sur
sndered. Only small remnant of
nat magnificent army escaped cap
Ire or death.
Sixty miles up the Po we arrive at
ne large and important City Of
TURIN,
,rmerly the Capital of Sardinia.
or the last 40 or so miles, the \
reat plain is somewhat uneven, and
'oks more like the rolling prairies
Iowa than the level ones of Illi- |
Dis; but the country is very beapti-
Il, fertile, and highly cultivated,
nd adorned with abundance of
ees. The city contains 215, 900 In
lbitants. The abundant supply of |
ater at all seasons descending from |
lie neighboring Alps, has given it
reat advantages as manufactur-
g centre. In Italy, so rich in recOl-
ctions of the past, Turin is per
lps the poorest city in the Peningn-
in this respect. In other words,
is a modern city, and contains
,rv few ruins or remains of early |
res The ravages committed by
rancis l, in 1886 denuded it of ali
ructures of classical or medieval
ltiquity. 1t has produced no school
Art. The streets are wide, and
id out at right angles rare
ing in Italian towns. They are |
cellently paved and kept strictly
can, and the whole city has an an
arance of thrift, comfort, anS. nrp
ess, besides having moT,ern as
,et. None of the church. .es are re-
for architeotr ire More
tention has of late ye1 RS been Maid
schools and public education. and
's to churches and saints. than for
eriy. The Wal denses-Protesr-
ts-aFe quite numerous in Turin,
vlng survived all prosecutions in
elr rljacent mnuntain-homes, al
oAgh hunted ike wild beasts for
any a century. The Royal Gal