New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-16
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ing eyfersl7s excavations II W. iin-tou = ARE.
for the obstruction OF fountain n, nc4Ty ,he sane
DIMENSIONS - that IN tn PARK An a?p-oPrl.ion Of
e2coo syas made b, the Board 81 s'jerri a'o.i a
wear since, hui OWING % One ce.ay IN ma.ils OK
| tie SPECIFICATIONS the Eors va, n0. commcncot a.
early q. propo-e6 The diameter u tIc basin II oae
hundred r,et and rs dco.a three feet. The s,ie-
esu which 70 the Psrk fountain Of white marie.
N this viii te cons:.u tel q hrtck Give inches
lick an3 three feet TX inches hlsn. ;uc.uiils TIT
oo1;n- sh;ch VIII be Of neatly cut ..ray .riie Or
blue stone BesIcss the et 10 be placed ia the n
ter The form of which has not ret been determined
o. there will be several rtacrs = equal O. ance' m
side the border. An e5aDlasmcu. Of earn. a7i'i
.!rieeu feet wide and rsins ABOVE the crpn- Of TIE
VAL Will b r.;scI on the outside ~ thr BASIN All
on Tic exterior of IL, again Will SO placed girre
Of seventy neatly tuned locust posts cpnDe-cf ~
cham running through each Tn re tents n The
ne.ghborhocd Of tie slrsTe have already - sci q
considerable sum among .hsmseiv"s, 10 Pircaase
suitable embellishments for the founiaia. consisting
# -,aiuary vases ard Other ornaments. It : sad
that two thousand dJlars have been Subscribed for
the rgrpose. 4 fountain somewha. similar 70 tms
will soon be commenced in Tompkias square.
TIE JOSEPH BosArAeTE Housr.-Mr.
Beckett, who purchased tbs place at Bordelto"n'
haa demolished The old buildings Ia tie rear Of winch
he Is about erecting splendid mansion of brown
stone, and he INTENDS also to put mary expensive
and beautiful Improvements on The grounds
TuF OyroRD BANK CAsE.--In tie columns
of morning journal of yesterday, there appeared an
article stating that Miles A. Bradley ESD who was
recently held by Justice Mounfort to answ er charge
of false pretenses preferred by Robert Barber,
d,ho I'd hr nv 10
and fed to the Western country. Such, however Is
far from being the case, as Mr. Bradley was IN town
Yesterday morning and has been absent rom nc CITY
a few hours only since the was conclGiei, and
TIA, was to visit near relative on information
received by telegraph
DESIGN FOR THE HENRY CLAY MEDAL
A short time since We announced that the prize
n, Tina H3ndrrd Dollars which offered about the
Ist of Jupc last for tho best design for the Gold Me
dal to be presented to Hon Henry Clay had been
awarded by the Committee having The matter IN
charge. 10 Mr. William Walcutt the artist who has
FOR several years past been resident oil our 'ly'
We have seen a drawing OF the design, which Is IN
tended for the of the medal the oSrrsc con-
s;stinc Of head Of Mr. Clay IN bas-rehei, by MI
Jones, the sculptor The medal Is intended to be OF
3 inches in diameter. Mr.. WalcuuS design Tor the
reYcrse embraces ten divisions representing the most
r,nortar, occurrences in the lic OF Mr.. Clay-to
uelher with central division, representing the Cap
tol of the ned states The isllowng IS Isl o.
the various scenes and occurrences concentrated
BY the artist l. representation of the Mii-Boy
of the Slashes. 2 Emancipation and Colonization,
rorTeseu,cd by al appropriate scene III lhberla'
o Free Trade and Sailors Rights. 4 The Treaty
Of Client. 5. The American system d. Ala 10
Grtece-represcLtlug the Genius Of America assist
,np a fallen Greek . National Road and Public
Lands-in the foreground, representation OF The
monument to Henry Clay erected near Wheeling
and in the background, the road winding over the
mountains, with an emigant's wagon ioiling towards
the West S Souih-Amcrlcan independence >. me
acknowledgements two figures lpersonify-
np the North and the South Joining hands, while the
Spirit of Peace, standing between, holds up scroll
TO view on which is inscribed the word Compromise
The artist has introduced in this scene the Southern
emblem bale of cotton, and spInnlng-wheel as the
SYMBOL of the North 10. An Acknowledgment
inr Ashland over Which stands the Star Of Henry
Clay the whole being surrounded by wreath OF lau-
rel The center Of the design is occupied by large
ana beautiful wreath. composed of the various pro-
ducts oi Tue AND THE SOUTH, such as whefl,
corn cotton. tobacco, hemp, oats. &c, all bound to-
| cc,her and the whole wreath being entwlned with
tho one surrounding the tenth scene 0he ApotheosS)
AS described above Within this central wreath. as
already stated, a well.eyecuted view Of The Capt.
TO, at Washington Between the various divisions OF
the border are alternating representations OF an
eagle and a stays head
| The execution OF the medal (by Mr.. {. {. NnGhD
will probably occupy the coming SIX months The
whole expense VIII probably be upwards OF 5000
Every subscriber of $25 TO the fund VIII be entitled
| ~ thn Al IN " q at
there is every reason to believe that the whole work
will DE by far the finest specimen of medallion art
| ever undertaken IN America
IMMENSE IMMGEAIION.- From the rec
ords IN the Office OF the Commissioners of Emil
grafton we find that the arr, ais for the first
months of 1850 and 1851, were follows:
| 1850. 1851.
| January ~ l5i January II, 100