New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-18


vin be completed and IN successful operAfien
company of spectators Of this City already taking
advantage Of the location NJ this road, and ar ouYng up
every rcd OF lard In the vicinity that be p7rrhRse1 r
thing less than three its value for the purpose OF
lay ing out into building lots Within the ~ tTo ~.ek'
ths company have purchased I'VE arms syog UPON sr
the whole Of which is TO be laid out into building LOIS and
tie streets 10 be graded Immediately.
very high prices have been refused by the farmers Tor
their knd Mr Robert Wet owning farm Of ls0 acres,
about midway between Flushing and Newtown, was last
week offered by this company $4,000 but refused to take
less than s5l COO for the farm.
THE CRYSTAL PA1AcE CUPoIA = The last GROWING
piece Of workmanship and engineering skill is now being
put its place and will complete the skeleton Of this bead
fu structure rs this by far the most interesting oper
alton from the commencement to the conclusion Of the
work such Of our citizens may be DESTROYS ofvewing
should take advantage of the opportunity before it be
closed by roofing and glass From the top Of the Reser
yOr an excellent view can be obtained The lantern
surg Friday last between two substantial mAsts but il
not then elevated more than a few feet from the
ground On Monday II gradually and steadily drawn
by pulles to its proper hght-l5o feet At O'Clock yes
terdsy afternoon when reporter left four ribs hsd been
secured that is safe which must be source Of
SAITH faction 10 the public well as to Mr. Detmold the
experimenting engineer and to the ndefagabe aud intel
Hgert assistant engineer Kroehl on whom the entire
sponsby Of putting up the dome devoves The lantern
will be supported by % ribs Of one un EACH measuring II
feet outside and 20 inside Each rib is
posed Of two anges Of two lengths Of angle ron inch
apart braced together with strong rellis work The ribs
will all be bound together by five OF horizontal and
six transverse braces from the lower fAnge Of rib to
the upper hapge of another The whole dome will be TN
ished if the weather remains fine by Saturday the rest Of
the finishing such glazing roofing flooring painting
&C. is proceeding at a rapid rate. The whole c0nstruc
ton plans snd specifications the work of the architects
Messrs Carsten & Gdemeser, with the assistance of Mr..
KroeL engineer, and Messrs. Detz Bauer architects
The construction Of the columns Orders connecting pieces
&C. all except the dome, is similar that of the London
Crystal Palace by Fox & Henderson.
For rHE CRYSTAL PALAcE-On board the Hamburg
ship John Hermann from Hamburg Just arrived pack
ages for the New York Industrial Exhibition Total amount
of packages received up to May from foreign Ports for
New York Exhibition 2O74.
Jesse Hutchinson Of the Hutchinson Family died yeser
day at a watercure establishment, tins city.
Such is the simple announcement from Cincinnati, by
telegraph Of death which will feeling of
in thousands Of hearts the length and breadth
Of the land We believe he the eldest of the large
Family Of that name which originated at Milford, n. II
ard has made it household word wherever simpl and
sweet English sol loved He about forty years of
sge and at the time Of bis death his way home from
California where believe he had not been very fortu
nate He of almost infantne simplicity Of chsr
acter Of warm affections and of sterling integrity Every
for the interests of humanity received his earnest
sympathy and devoted efforts.
II Madame Sontag will at present only visit and give
Concerts in Providence New Bedford Taunton Worcester
Sprinefeld Hartford and New Haven, leaving out the
Eastern Cities as heretofore announced.
u On Friday evening next the Chinese Company Of
drama'ists begin their performances at Nblos Celestial
theatrical company is novelty indeed.