The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-18
CITY Intelligence.

successful and we take the liberty suggesting
ly repetition.
City Intelligence.
STEWARDS New DRY Goops SroRE.-We yesterday
visited this magnificent establishment expecting find
its beauty and spcndor somewhat exaggerated by popu
lar report but ideas Of its grandeur fell far short of
the reality Our citizens by this time wellacquaint
ed with the beauty Of its plain white marble front.
which not excelled by any building in the city for its
imposing appearance for the chaseness Of its design
The main between windows each consist
ing single plate glass six feet broad eleven feet
two inches high The other windows consist of four
panes of massive plate glass; in frames OF iron The vs
ter enters spacious hail. each side of which low
counters of mahogany and shelves of maple This
hall opens into another circular hail. which
rises graceful DOME the apex of which is about ninety
feet from the ground Round this circular hall
Of highly polished mahogany and shelves and draw
of maple. The wall opposite the viser his
trance is be lined to the height of the ceiling with
mrrors-these mirrors will not probably be finished be
fore MONTH The ceiling supported by columns, with
succeed capitals of exquisite design. The main arch
dividing the entrance from the circular hall before
toned supported by Italian marble columns consist.
ing of single shaft futed and polished to the highest
of finish The design of the capitals which
finished is of the most chaste and graceful charac
ter consisting of cornucopa intertwined with the
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full device apparent in all the ornamental painting and
other embellishments of the building The walls and
ceiling painted in resco, and the nting and design
are exquisitely chaste, classic, and tasteful :
All the chandeliers which from the factory of Cor.
nelius Son. Philadelphia, OF exquisite finish and
| design The gas fixtures of a new and beautiful
pattern, and by the same makers The building
the basement used as carpet room and the remainder
for the reception of goods The lower story will be
and central hall designed for the sale of miscella.
and fancy articles. The north room is to be
shawl room and the south wing is to be used linen
and furnishing The story Immediately above the
main is divided into three parts-a middle
used for the sale of dress goods and two wings
which to be used for the sale of silk goods and the
other for the sale of embroidery and fancy articles
From all three doors open on gallery under the
DOME which forms a delightful promenade From this
gallery steps lead down to the main On the ne xt
story there is shawl room, and hosiery and glove
room. The highest story is extensive wholesale
store room. Attached to the store is private resi-
dence for the clerks of the establishment who have
homes in the city The bedrooms Parlors bath rooms
view to the comfort of the occupants The goods
will be opened to the inspection of the public Monday
next entirely new, and their value will proba-
bly, amount to 5000, 900. To attend to this immense
business there upwards Of hundred clerks well
charge of separate department We have thus at.
tempted to give our readers faint idea of the mag
njfcence OF this immense establishment. The grandeur
style Of its internal arrangements arc not
by those of any similar establishment in the verdi Its
| decorations, IN general and In detail OF the
chase and classic descriptions There is no gaudy gliding
or tnse show to disgust refined taste but everything
ornate and elegant, 81 s In, wSrdiiiis' might be
taste as the decorations both external and internal
give indication of the most costly expenditure
The decorations designed by signor Bragaldi
under the immediate direction of Mr. Stewart The la
test improvements in every department Of science called
into play in the construction of the building have been
adopted in the minuest details the shelves are
made to turn down hinges afterhe new Partisan plan
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be warmed in winter by furnaces beneath the baseme
from which pipes ascend 70 every portion 81 the house
in the world and Mr. Steward has paid the ladies'
this city high compliment by giving them such beau
fu resort in which TO while away their easure hour
Of morning
terday extended to several distinguished strangers
present sojournng among us and sorry that the
exclusveness Of the whole affair prevents from giving
any particular account of the proceedings II seem,
rather singular however, that entertainment paid
by our citizens and provided b their servants should
mayorality supercousness As matter Of course when
the credit and honor of city is concerned
feeling Of anxiety prevails in the community relative 10
the manner in which they sustained and the only
through which information expected to be con
veyed must be through the medium Of the press bu,
when the proceedings conducted with over muck Ia
secesy and stone is cast at all who attempt violate
able gentlemen themselves who assume the responsible
lily OF corporation courtesy In relation the hospa.
ities offered yesterday we have doubt but that
lans Hotel was in all probability prepared in the usual
STYLE for which the host is celebrated those who
have heard our worthy Mayor speechfy best i'm
agine the flowers of rhetoric with which the dferen
courses were dfused, though being of such strictly
All we can say defnvey about the dinner is that judg
ing from what we learn, there are very few probably
who returned to the city last evenng,-or IL they did so
they must have needed the assistance of the powerful
star police corporation lveried servants who
present the occasion The entertainment through
the influence of those in high authority, cut very
fine and evidently shows that some Of them uT
to snuff We only hope that mucke good may arise
from il.
The BOARD EpucATIoN.-A special meeting of the
Board called for last evening Upon the roll being
called only members answered to their names upon
which the President dissolved the meeting
STEAMBOAT ExcELsioR.--Theedore Frear, Justice ci
the Peace Staten Island held inquest on the body
Of an unknown man, found dead in the water The de-
ceased had the appearance Of being scsded and also had
over the right eye The jury rendered verdict
that deceased came to his death by some accidental
cause probably Of the persons killed by the explo.
sion on board OF the steamboat Excelsior The dec
had on brown tweed sack coat dark satinet pants
ribbed worsted vest, white shirt linen bosom red fan.
mel under shirt white cotton drawers blue cotton socks
and pair OF boots, with the of " Rose written in
them.
ACCIDENT ON THE Ears RAiLRoAp.-This morning as
an extra train from Middletown was coming towards
this city, when near Spring Valley in Rockland Co
1t came in collision with horse wagon containing
two men and boy, as was In the act Of crossing the