New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-02
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CITY ITEMS

DELIoHTTUL-Isnt it or rather, wasn't il We
mean yesterday. We mean the delightful sunny,
mild, sweet pleasant, clear atmosphere of yesterday;
coming as il did after such week of fog rain, mud
and misery, it caused everybody to say beautiful
delightful" Every pleasant day" Yet 1t was
no more pleasant than all other days should be- if we
could only look upon them as part and parcel Of one
great, whole beautiful world. But when the weather
is gloomy, dull, full ofdamp foggy and chilly tho mind
is apt 10 take on the same complexion. We are
atures of circumstance, and depend greatly upon
surrounding circumstances for happiness misery.
We are too apt TO say, "What gloomy day. and
we ere sure to get go ourselves. Yesterday, every
body said "How delightful and they felt so.
So, as it was delightful we went to see that which ID
not deghful-that is, DEAD LIos-the one that
died the last day Of the last month. You very
easily find the last sad remains for the Crotou
Reservoir stands monument-a very enduring
one--upon one side, and a very tall, though very
unepdurng tower, on the other side The one monu.
ment has eternity OF existence, but the other will
perish the thing which called II into existence hs
already persisted.
II is the fate of all lions 10 die but the death Of all
is not cad this. AID so as We said, this, the
biggest in his day, Of all the lions We ever had In Go
than, being dead, we went TO see his carcass. we
found large and handsome ever with its days
waving just as they did in its proud days Of life,
though from long they have grown sadly tsttered,
and speak of life departed, and days Of glory gone
never to return Yes such is the end Of greatness OF
the NEw.YoRK Crystal Palace-the greatest lion we
have ever had to show friends or talk about to
strangers. Died yesterday" was written all over
the walls, the gates, the doors, inside and out, and
score Of men were at work dsemboweng the dead
lion. Half dozen carta were standing at the south
gate waiting their turn for load of the nsestines
the things that had given lfe-though short one to
our great lion.
Two hundred men women aud children had conn
and paid their shillDg-for that is all they charge
now-to look a. the process Of taking out the hear
For month yet visitors may come and get cheq
sbllings worth Of qualification. The view OF the ~
terror will always be worth that sum to strange
and now it il the cheapest place in the world Tor th
qualification Of laudable curiosity.
Stranger or citizen then, you should not fail to g
to the Crysta Palace while the process of "cuttia
"un" il going on. For week you viii find almd
everything there that ever has been, and far mos
than xou can ace in one visit. Next week comes To
first great auction sale, well worth anothcs shilling
7, will take half dozen sales to dispose Of all ~
goods to be offered and then, when they have 500
everyt thing else, they will cell the li'ns hide az
bones, and hi. glory viii be gone forever laFs
and valusble collection Of British articles from ne
London exhibition are to be sent to the Naii'nar
stitute at Washington A great many oil me saS
curiosiiies win be sold at any price they VII, pre-.
and some of the most valuable goods VIII snare
same fate-smong the rect, those splendid Casnas
shauls. A thousand dollars have been oierea
the best one at which price it will be pui up su'
10 advance is made upon that bid, it is to DC kn0S
down 70 the LADY who has made that oner, IN W.
case IL viii remain in New-York- One OF tne o."
has been sold or bargained for at 500. "A
notion that the whole i've Of thee cosby
be worn ~ New-York ladies, nofwi.n''anulNe
Of their husbands talk about bard tunes TOT No.
We have curiosity TO attend the auction Oh
,bswls' The gres. AmsuOnian statue in orons
the woman. tiger and hOrse that cost 'ne A'sv s,s
sIo 600 will have to come to the hammer, me,
our City viii buy this and place il IN one Of me -
The marble statuary ia nearly all for sale anu "a
many OF the pictures. We never 'hah l0oA
such collection agen As can now be seen 'o'