Evansville Journal, Volume 18, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 3 April 1867 — Page 2

i5

LETTERJFROMUROPE. Borne and her Churches Misbehaving Travelers The' Co Tossenm by Moonlight Promiscuous Sightseeing Paintings and Sculptures. Ac. CONCLUDED. The Ghetto, or Jews, quarter, is not far from here. This is the most squalid and poverty-stricken art of Rome. Here the children of srael, by intolerant Christianity, are compelled to huddle together in filth, rags, and degradation. Formerly the gates separating them from the Christian world were Bhut upon them every night; of late years, this is no. more strictly carried out. r ! ,;' f, The.wealth. of, art, contained jtt, the public and private collections, raller:es, museums " 'and libraries of Rome is fabulous; aod it is a subject with which nearly every one is cGnversant.-Photograprjy,-like its half-sister, printing, hasf dissemiT Dated khowledgef It has given: every one, at; all interested in matters of sculpture and painting, a chance to know, by copywhat he may be unable to t6 see irf the original. By outline, the principal productions of Ra phael, JJIii&aeAjigeJoiMtfrillo, P$m enecmop, urumo, ana omers are known! but none canTajpreciafe RaEhael Smnzio properly utitir he sees is Madonna del Foligno, and the exquisite beauty of the little angel at the bottom 01 the picture : nor Enow tne giant Michael r lA.ngeoJ Bfonajotti, until he sees the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, the marble Moses in fit. Peters in 'Vincola; or his archi tectural achievements in . the ' dome of St. Peters;'" The Capitol, the Lateran. tne yuirinai, tne Academy oi fit. Luca; and above ail': the Vatican,' contain art treas ores nowhere in the. world, to be equalled,1 Of this latter collection, the most renowned amongst 'the sculptures are the troupe of .the Laocoon, far its intense tragic effect : his torture! dignifying i pain, : a- father's love and mortal's agony, with an im mortal's patience blending'as Byron . truly siys. The Apollo Belvedere, for the tmnglmg of the majestic im mortal God with the ideal . man of exquisite proportions: the Antinous for 60ft, sweet, dreamy; melancholy: beauty (nowhere else expressed so perfectly; fthe two boxers of Canova for p a.: a j i m . xt cules, called Belvidere. for correct an atomical proportions, muscular developments and perfect repose. : At the Capitol,, the renowned Venus, a lovely emooaimeni or ' female Deauty and perfection, and the Dying Gladiator that sturdy, form, gradually- sinking under yotrr eye a the blood trickle down 4is side conquered by deaths ngnt against it as be may- while the derisive, shouts of the multitude 11 his,v, : poor7; dying ; .' heart ' with bitterness", v; 'There 1 is one.1' type of antique " sculpture, found J often repeated, which 1 much admire. It is the- faun the . repetition after Praxiteles as the youngest eooception "is the avo8t , beautiful, but there, are, many others - very beautifully - con-' ceived tanT superbly executed. '. One,' especially, I remember, at the Capitol, of Resso ' An tico, while there are several fine one of white marble at Nar pies. My interest for the faun may. be the mpre lively for the ; reading of Hawthorne's beautiful 8tory of " the marblelAiauiiU Of paintings, orj ramer frescoes.- tne fctansas -of -Raphael in the Vatican;'painted, 6ome of them, by himself, while all are after his designs, are perhaps, the most . admired. The - defeat -of Maxentius, "by 'Constaatine; near the ' Tiber," is said to be the f largest historical subject ever painted, and is the most' animated and vigorous battle scene I have ever seen put upon a flat surface,, The fresco of Guido,on the ceiling of a room in the' Rospigliori Palaee, entitled Aurora, is one of the noted pictures of Rome as well as "The History of Psyehe." by Raphael, in the Farnesina. Raphael's greatest oil painting, ".The Transuration,' is in 'the Vatican. " It was left by him unfinished, and carried in the funeral . procession while it was still wet from the eloquent touches of his brush,' a silent tribute to the genius of the great dead master. " Opposite this, is the Communion of St. Jerome, prized by somepritics as the second painting, in the world1.1 'I humbly 'object; for' classification as hrst, second and third in painting, is, in my opinion,' an absurdity.) -fr . ,. WMWehTtn tne folegf OifVd of Correggio?s ."Danae,". at the Borghese Palace, "are' the "loveliest little cherubs I have ever seen more, children of the earth while Raphael's Angel is I more the .offspring. o ih&i spneres peopled by the tervor ot religious inspiration: At th4 Barberini Palace, amongst other inmates, is that sad, sweet face vf BeatricelCenci, as she was portrayed by Guido the night before her execution," and you cannot even ..to-day ; help. ; but sympathize with that lovely young girl, driven by cruelty and degradation to crime and bloodshed.; " The beautiful sum mer resiaencev Wltn : its entensive park; - now called the Villa Bor ghese, was,- belore the tragic end of Beatrice, the proper tyof her family; buufeerthe execution, confiscated and given hv the Pope, to his, the Borgliese family. .-, Ever pince, on a certain'day in the year, the descend--Vf c eiui pciaiai m en-1

" .i'v.wt;)uiV;0l,I,i1uViui,.i)uai jjroicen, is tne une one ou tne piazza sooneror Jater th property will again Tbefore'i St: 1 Peters. The fountains, irevertto ,tbem,V(:This : Yilt,' hyttMi such as Treaad the.one ia the ,Piway 'qntains;iiow tewdes .CanovaV azza Navona, are of beautiful though i beautilur rechmngj portrait statue of rather fantastic design. Rome cooid Pauline Borghe8e(,siBtertISapoleon. IJ and stouid be the clearest city in Euthree of Bernini s finest productions. uope, which it is not. Its supply of They are 5Sneaa carrying Anchises, water is said to be forty times greater David with the BUng, and subject, than that of Paris. There are' many

beautiful and most difficult of : fine villas with their parka and garex"cutlon7"A polio and Daphne, at tdens in- the - immediate - vicinity of the moment when the latter is trans- , Rome; but outside of- them the char, formed intDa. laurel tree, 1 acter of the country bears - an air of

There are many imminent sculptors It SCUipiOra in Home, and it is not well to neglect the present over the past, or ignore the living for the dead. I have been prowling around in some of the studios of sculptors, and was universally kindly t received, and treated considerately .v At Miss Hosmer's, my friend II. and self, were not admitted, as she is very busy getting something ready for. the .Fans hixvo sition. , onlv .havinir a. , glimpse , at "Puck" while we were listening to the excuses of the workman in attend anee. 1NIr. Raadoloh Rogers was very kind and' affable. His : blind girl o Pompeii and Ruth are 'exquisite pro .r i . a 1 .1 a auctions wdiisi iub uwra at me hwanitol iin Washinjrtan, theiCoIossa soldier at Cincinnati and the Virginia monument are ' subjects "Which make the heart of the true American : beat with proud sympathy for his artistic countryman. MrIves showed us his India erouo and his famousPandora. He is now at- work upon Hhe large statue ot a Cotrnecticut JJiehop; the nahief whom I have fargotten. - The mddel lis. neatly hompleted. , Major Hazel tine was exceedingly attentive has very many beautiful things in his i studio, amongst which is Amerida mourning her' fallen brave. several groupesrentkled Now Wjaej and twft f"lelfkujfs, mothers, fii each 1 av childr whica i.he. caliav one Christian and the other' Pagan devo Ltion. -ihev axe , not vet,. in . marble At Mr: -Story's, whose fame, like that of-Rodger's, . is well known in our : country.; we admired the ; Nubiaa' Sy bit, Cleopatra; and, above all, Medea. Herd also are the casts for the statues -of? Mr. Everett and , Chief J ustice Story. In addition to the above, we visited the studio of .Reinhart. Mc Donald and Shakespeare Wood, abut 'space ' and time' fails me for further enumeration.' Aside from any ; com parative criticisms between the sculp tures of the present day-and those )f intiquity; whichi of: V- course,C LI must leave to those more capable of judging than l am. l nave observed that theneW'Baarble' fresh, tpure ,and virgin-like, from the artist s hands, is by far more expressive an4 ravishing tof tne eye, more espeeially when the subject is female loveliness, thn n the stainedjaud gsoiied :statuary(beaTinr tne stanrp- or tne eenrurieSf or awti quity, ana I think that while the out line may remain the same, marble lie, the colors "ptheanTas'wiU fade away by age. """." . f As to the thiBgsip Reme bv the traveler fo be otine one "dfthe fore mbst is, to see the PopeTanother to ascena tne uome ot St. feters, to take part; in the carnival, aad ifl jou are one of the faithful, to kiss the toe ot St.' Peter in; the Church of the same name, vow a gift to the'" already incredibly rich marble virein in St. Agostino, or, on your knees, ascend the stairs brought from the house of Pontius Pilate, at Jerusalem, -which Christ descended after the judgment, for every step of whichso mounted. you are granted nine years indulgence, tuakin&Jbr the twentyreight, steps alfogeioery two hundred, and, fifty-two years ; or, if you have any bodily ailjuueuis, to go to oaint i"aul s, ot the three fountains, and 7"wash or bathe with the waters. The legend is. that when Paul was here beheaded. his head made three bounds,; and in teach of niiv mice ul eprauK.ioriu. a uuubling spring. Should you 'be here during Christmas, you could also see the miraculous bambino at the Church of JEraccela on the Capitoline, which has performed so many wonders. As to" the 7 things. , here ; enumerated, -1 have done only a few. I was fortunate enough to see the Pope. He passed me at arms-length, coming down from his apartments in the Vatican, preceded by Cardinals, Chamberlains and Swiss guards, to enter his carriage, blessing all with two fingers of his right hand (exactly as we see nun in ' pictures). as 9 he - passed. If it were not for the gown, his would be a fine figure, with some inclination to corpulence, set off by a handsome head and face, the lustre of the black eyes as yet undimmed by age. 'The ascension- of Saint Peters is performed, by most people. , Some ot them I have observed to take their principal delight while Agoing up, in deciphering the multitudinous tablets on the walls, which in fulsome adulation, record the ascension of "this, or that crowned head or Royal prince, and the respective" dates i while many seem toiave no other object tlran to climb up into.the copper, ball at the top. I have seen old ; men And even s fTesh'y old women pant, squeeze and fuss trying , to screw . themselves through the small aperture without avail. The other day aa elderJyr widow fat, Air and forty, who had succeeded in getting stuck on herway.ou, causing a gorge for the time being. '""My main object, was to enjox-ihemagnifi-l, cent panoramic view, in which 1 have succeeded twice"" to' jay entire." satisfaction. From here, only can you 'property kppreciatelLthe I chiirch (and, - the adjoining Vatican. The latter is of fabulous extent, as vou mav real-' t ize, when1 1 state that it is said to con tain nearly hye thousand room?. . The obelisks and fountains form very prominent Jeatures of ' Rome. Of obelisks, the city contains eleven .or" - various ne ghts. the only ona . wnicn . nas never been

MTHE EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAU WEDNESDAY.

I syillUUC auu vitummuu. iiicit la uu gradual change trom . the populous citv to the quiet country, no . imper ceptible receding of populace and houses like the spent wave on the seashore. The transition from the ity to the campagna is sudden and abrupt as soon as you leave its walls. The cause of all this is the-malarious atmosphere prevailing over ' this flat r f i 1 1 1 a. ; prnanse or country. ujviuu it unin habitable during the greater part ofj the year. "" . " ':" '"" T Of farming and agricultural, pur suits I can, so tar, say very little, l know only that the Roman Campagna, or Agro Romano, contains about four hundred and fifty thousand . acres, which . territory all belongs to lesej than two hundred landlords,' of which the Prince Borghese is the largest, he owning nearly fifty thou sand I acres, and the Chapter 'of St. Peters fortv-five thousand. Machine ry, I think, is, sofarunknown ; plow ing, is done Dy oxen exclusively, ana, South of here, nearly all the ground is broken with the spade ; instead of cleaning the wheat witn lans, tne wo?, men bick it out by hand. A McCormiokfRemfT KratST Heilmair Thieeher, -or A steim-pldw ! here; would certainly be considered an in 1 vention of te devil. There is bo Unirprfce4!ni Spirit iof fprpgress perCeptlDie. xuey mauuiaviure uuiuing" but macaroni; they export nothing , but , rag? ; , . they , produce nothing but "fleas.-' The poor peome mostly beg. while many, ot the rich ones struggle to keep up an ap pearance f wealth, they do not pos sess. The .carnival, considering that only the party o the Pope, and they only sparingly, 4 ke part, is going on in its usual way; it is rather an insipid species of amusement; this throwing of confetti made of gravel and lime, and being pelted by small boys- bor der ruffians, and, loafers, is not what it is cracked up to be. , The many foreigners here line the gaily decorated balconies, in which are many beautiful ladies, and when' pelted by their Jaus hands you do' not at all object, as the missiles often consist ot pretty bouquets and real bon bons, and suearolums ..Then. . acain. it is real fun while in' a balcony, to tie nne string to a boquet, you holding th & string while your fair neighbor at tracts the attention ot some gay cav alier just passing. He makes ' himself ready to catch the gift, hen, oh! horrors! it, perhaps,V.hits r hisOBose, or knocks off his hat, and, before he can grasp it, r the. naughty thing, flies up again, to treat the next passer' the same way. iwery day, tne tun closes with a, race tne norses . running through tne living , wrong on tne Corso, they being without rider or rig ging: and, some nignts, tne whole concludes with an illumination. VV ABASIT. TEED STORES. KBKNKZER CROSS. JAMES CKOFTB City c jFeedi Store. ? n' CROSS & CROFTS, Wnolesale and Retail Dealers in Floor,' Feed; Hominy, Corn Meal and X t . T $ Produce Generallyi JUST RECEIVE, . 2,uuu poonas ua&e, very xica letsu. 2,000 pounds Oil Meal, ' 10 tons ground screenings, " ' 10 tons Rye Shorts, " " ; 80 tons Prime Timothy Hay. 5a ttns Country Bran. 20 barrels choice Buckwheat Flour. 50 barrels fresh Homicy. 1,000 buahelsi Ear Corn. Also, oue spai Kood Mules. ' , v o arrive f .. ' ,,, 100 tons Country Bran ; ' v 2,000 bushels Seed Oats; 100 tons prime Hay; 200 barrels White Uolted Meal. mcbl4 - - -' - " - i Apfprn Fferl Storfi wm. Troup & ca;Wholesale and Retail Dealers in HACORm OATS: BRAN, MBAITLOVR, SHIPS TUFFS, '- HOMINY, SALT, LIME, dee., - v JhM..l8 a 110, , v;i Corner Main and Fourth Streets, . : ap2 dOm Evans v: i le, Inb. LIQUORS. HENRY AYKES, Distiller ami Rectifier, and Dealer in all' kinds of " i - tJom&UijJiqu($and, High Winet - 0 : Xo. 8 Srcanior Street. u dGm EvAHSVii.i.g. Ikd. KAPPLER & SCHN4CKENBURG. Dealers in Wines, Liquors, Cigars, Etc., No 4 Water Street, ; Between Main and Sycamore; , EVANSVII-I.E, IND. WE ARE ' W RKC'KIVI 5f 3 A large stock of Pure Wines and Brandies, bought by our Wm. Schnsckenburg in Europe, and recommend them- to our frtends and customers as excellent, genuine, and puie. m25ulm - , . . -. ' i :- .-. . '.. ... NICE SWEET- CIDER, IN STOKE and for uale by r"ViCKERY BROS., Eureka Bazaar, 75 Main Street.

MACHINISTS.

Excelsior . Stove ; Works BLEMKER-TILLMAiaj CO. Foundery, corner Sixth Street and Canal. Office at H. E. Blemker's, No. 14 Secon'' Street, bet. Main and Sycamore. THIS NEW. FACTORY IS NOW T full operation, and is manufacture . : COOKING STOVES, For Wood and Ckal, , . - HEATING STOVES, For Wood and Coal, All of the latest and most approved pat terns. - Skillet and' IAds, Ovens and lads. ' Odd Lids, Sugar Kettles, JDog-Irons, , V ., Orates ond Castings in general. tinware180 manufectarer8of - i "si . t COPPER and SHEET-IRON . WARE and dealers in . ' i . MANTLES and GRATES, , . TINNERS' STOCK, . TIN-PLATE, ' - ' SHEET-IRON and COFPtR WARE. JAPAN WARE. . , T , ERITANNIAWARE - 1 r- BUCKETiEARS, -' " , ,j , : WIRE, .. . , BASTING SPOONS, ; ' ' LADLES and SKIMMERS ' SHOVELS, &c, Aa. .. ? in Tact, everything in our line. A large and complete r lock. All warranted aa represented. J'. .:':,.- Order and calls solicited before purchasing anywhere else, at , , .. H. E. BLEMKER'S,' 3 ' ! - i '.14 Second Street -,; au!3 m i ' Evansvlile. Ind. u ' - f i ; WTTiLTAM HEILMAN i f (Successor to Kratz A Ue::m CITY 'JPOUXIU Manufacturer and Builder ol PORTABLE AND STATipS. STEAM ENGINES AND BOILER ! j V : i r - I' AND GRIST MILL I MACHINERY, ! .s ; .!. , ; Y SAW Threshing Machines, otto aul Tolac;o Pr;eNne " CIRC ULAR SA W MIL LS ' 5 . EVANSVILLE, IND. '. flirr Iron and Coppek Woks uade t order on short notice. .. . . . s IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS ' of every description.''' 'l . . ! ..:. ' ' Dealers in' Steam Qauees. Gnm-BelUiu Fire Bricks. Wrouirht Iroa Plnea. Koltlnv Cloths, Ac, at manufacturers' prices. . . . REPAIRING done at short notice. apr23 DENTISTS. IR. I. HAAS, Kesldent Dentist, Over First National Bank,' " "Tiii i: jporner Main akd First Streets, , ''i' f Evansvlile, Ind.,' TTAKCFACTI7BEB OF rOXTIXr1 1 X onalllnni Wnrlr fXrA Blli Vnl. cnite,Coralite, and Amber Plates, Carved ADMINISTRATOR of Nitrons nilf (an excellent and safe anaesthetic). Chloroform. Ether, and also several local para lysers. ' " ." - - NEURALGIC Affections treated.- ' MY FACILITIES are as eood and mv establishment as large (consisting of fivk rooms; as any in, ine uoiiea otaies. I RETURN MY THANKS for the extensive patronage received during the past EIGHT YEAR8. - mch.l DRTIr. C. BiERBOWER, Surgeon Dentist, Offlce,No. lO FIRST STREET, bet. Main . - , ' . and Locust, ; Tenders his professional services to the citizens of Evansvlile and vicinity. fe26 tf " " "Removal. ' " ;-: O C'CiH'BEKT A CO. HAVE BEOa moved to their new four-story store, No. 31 North First Street, where they will bepleaxd to see all their old customers, and aa many new ones as will ; favor them with a call. A full assortment of Groceries, etc, always on hand, and for sale at the lowest market prices. We teill give tpecial inducement to all tho$ buying for CASH., nova dly

APRIL 3. 1867.

CONFJECTIONERIE Coiileetioiieriet-i -4 - AHLEKISO. B. T. HASSLE. AULERING & HASSLEK, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in , Candies, .. : Foreign Fruits, Toys, " and FANCY WARE, No, 15 South First Street, . EVANSVILLE. We manafactnre our own Candies, and are prepared to supply the Wholesale Trade at the lowest rates, and warranted ofpure quality. , , . w k.f n a full assortment of For el cm Fruits and Nuts, Canned Goods, fine Pre serves, jellies, acy ,, ,1(.r... f ! j '.. .Toys, and ..Fancy Ware of every description, for' presents and attractive amusements " . . . - , , , ' i ; ' .-i FIREWORKS i '.-t ). - n full supply and general variety. '1, , hi'-'ift AgenUforU- ' c. 0. D. Slallory dc Co.'s Oysters oc28 dlys:-"; ':' 1 ' ' 1 '-- CLOCKS. a X 0 35" '35 0 d 8 CO 13 ' Cu -l O o a f CO f .fifl W : 9 a a cr a oq a S : a o 7L: a - a..ET 'P -, &' c . O ; S et 9 crCD ' to 0 ts ET" CO to cr c 5" ' m r A :Z. rJ3 Q 0 CO . O . rm 33 tsB a cu. ,0. w rs to.ft .B -1 Q O m r : Z o oo So :' CO n CD CD CP t . . to o o a ' c a 3 (9 c o o 0 0 ts a HARDWARE. SA.lVtJEIj :ORR. Bar and Slice t i R : p TINPLATE, , WIKE, .f ZINC, SPRINGS, . '.. AXLES, s&c:; Horse and Mole Sboes, Tinners' and Blacksmlth&' Tools, Wagon and Bnggj Woodwork, " WATER STREET, , Jani dly , , Evansvillb, Ihd. "Wlioellner Iron Worlds, s :ciEsdk bell .00:;;;;,, Manufacturers and Dealers In all kinds of M Alt IRON AND SAILS Hoop.' ShceK Plait ', Tahh Iron, Nail Rod, Wire:$rcJ I: Office and Warehouse 15 MAIN STREET ' Qov20 dly "; Whebusb, W. Va. ' CHARLES BABCOCK A CO. . . !- - ' .. :t : .. : - J. ,. , .- -i j ., ' - - " -. -.7. : IMPORTER AND DEALER J3I Coach & Saddlery Hardware Springs, Axles, Wood Work, Damasks, Harness, n.nameiea rin:iu!f Pad Skins, Skirtings, tc,c ; lNo. S Main Street. Evansvlile. July 2, lfifi2-' ' " JelO GET THE EARLIEST JiD THE BEST. 150 bush. Good -3l, rich's Early "Cuzco" Potatoes; luU bush. White Sprout Potatoes; For sale at reduced prices at VICKERY BROS., Eureka Bazaar, 75 Main HtreeL

HARDWARE.

74; JACOBTSTRAUB & DEALERS IN

HARDWARE & CUTLERY,

74 Main Street, EVANSVILLK, I NO.

Special low prices offered to Cash Bayers.

mc iu.iv ran . . i,

' ' Circular. " rnHECOPABISEBSHIPBETWEEJI JL the underslKned., under the firm of , WELLS, KELLOGG A CO., is this daydissolved by mutual consent, Mr. H. K. Wells retiring. Books and account will remain with the successors, BCETTICHKR, KELLOGG & CO., for settlement. ' HIRAM K. WELLS. V Z OH A 8. H. KBULOGGt. - EDW. EaSTTICHEitEvansvlile, January 1st. 1867.

EffiTTICIIEK, KELLOGG & Co (Successors to WdlsJ Kellogg dc Co.,) I I 13 FIRST STREET, :. SIGN OF THE IBIGr PADLOCK! -I

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS lN"'-'" '

EI K 13 WV. R 11 AND CUTLERS AGENTS FOR fSest (jiuiii I5eltinr. THE C-tDERHIOXED. MKMBDHS of the late tlrin ot WELLS, KELLOGG & CO., have this day formed a copartner ship, unaer ine name auu style or BQ2TTICI1ER, KELLOGG & LO and will continue the Hardware Business at the OLD BTANU. --.) I. i - . Thaukiug our many friends for their liberal patronage, we respectfully ak a continuance of the same to the new firm. ; f'ti .- . , EDWARD BCEltlCHEU. CHAS. H. KELLOGG. Evansvlile, January 1st, 107. iJaa21 dtf 31. . . - ,... 31 HAR D WARE HOUSE. H. K. Wells, Late of Wells, Kellogg &Co. , - W. F. Wells. H. K. WELLS & SON Ty AVE TAKES THE WELL P known Hand recently occupied by xdessrs. George S. Sonntag 4 C.f 31 aXnin Street, where Uiey will transact a General gEIIA.H D WAR E The f-enlor partner of the late firm ef WELLS, KELLOGG A CO. would than It bis friends for their patronage In ttie punt, and auk a continuance or the same to the new firm of H. K. WELLS A JtN. febl9dly GEO. S. SOMTAG & CO.. DEALERS IX ; Anvils, :' - vises, . , ' v'V-j . Bellows, Hand and Sledge Hammers, ' Horse Shoes;-;-;-1;1 ",, - Ildree iVails - Stocks and Dies, , v ..'I .i'.-rs-.; ' .v". ;; , ,r., Butchers; ; Files, ;; ; '' ! : Coil Chain; l-:'' ) Leather Belting No. 29 First Street. ' feb!9 dim EVANSVILLE, INI). . O.KELLER, Importer and Manufacturer of all kinds of Guns, Pistols, and Rifles, ' and Dealer in . Powder, Lead, Cap, Shot, Cartridges, " 1 Ko, 93 MAIN STREET, .': mhl3d3m Evansvlile, lnd.