Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-08-08

A MAMMOTH HoTEL-AcREs OF ROAST BEEF AND
PLUM. PUDDING AND RIVERS OF GRAvY.-The pro-
pretors of the St. Nicholas Hotel have recently pub
lished a small brocheT, giving statistics of this great
and wonderful establishment, which for extent has
not its equal in the world. AS showing the proges
of hotels in this country these statistics not with
out interest:
The ST.. Nicholas has front OF two hundred and
seventy five feet on Broadway, and depth of Two
hundred feet, thus covering an of one and
three. quarters in the valuable part of the city The
building cost 81 O00 and the entire cost of build
ing, furniture &C., was 81 100000. The area of the
front WALL which is of marble, is is, 900 feet. The
building will accommodate 900 guests, and has fire.
quently contained over 1000. 1t was completely
finished on LIST of March, 1854. The number of
rooms in the house is six hundred, all we'll liz hed,
and provided with hot and cold water These include
one hi ndred complete suites of rooms, with bath and
waterclosets, &c, attached The three largest din ng
rooms in the house aggregate 5000 superficial feet,
and can accommodate six hundred guests. The cost
of the mirrors distributed about the house was $4O,-
900, and of the silverware and plate $4,000. The
proprietors Messrs j. p. Treadwell, ]. P Acker,
Peter Acker and Virgil Whtcomb The number of
servants averages during the year about three hun
dred and twenty. The hours for meals range through
nearly the whole twenty.fOur, excepting from mid
night to 5 o'clock, A. NJ. There is regularly or
gained fire department in the building, with steam
power for forcing water 10 any portion oft ghteen
plugs with two hundred feet of hose to each, enable
the engineers 10 flood the building in six minutes
from the time the alarm is sounded The house con-
sumes $4,000 to 10000 feet eff gas nightly from 800
burners The gas is made on the premises. The
laundry employs Is laundresses and can wash and
iron 5000 pieces per day. Steam is the great agent
in this process, and is extensively used in the St.
Nicholas for boiling, washing, manglipg, drying,
turning splits, heating water &c The St. Nicholas
is tru y microcosm. To carry on establishment
of this kind requires abilities far exceeding those OF
a moIntaneer candidate for the Presidency.
A Mr.. Smith, in the employ of Messrs Buckmas-
ter, the Military tailors of London, brought an &C
ton against the propretors of the London Times on
the 4th inst Mr.. Smith had been sent 10 the Crimea
by the tailoring firm TO conduct their trade with the
officers while there the correspondent of the Times
wrote letter in which he stated that the agent of
celebrated tailoring establishment had engaged in a
personal encounter with of the sereants of the
| Provost Marshal's and had received the following
morning two dozen lashes the bare back. Mr.
Smith proved that he the only representative OF
English tailors in the Crmea that the story, about
the fogging absolutely false, and that its crcu
laion was causing him serious annoyance. The jury
returned verdict in his favor damages 94OO.
| PALMERsToN NOT HUNG-FALsE ALARM.--The Co.
logne Gazette is responsible for the following story
3" When Palmer was condemned, the Sandman Am
bassador telegraphed to Turin Palmer condemned
to death, will be hanged at Rugheley' The official
at Turin wrote for palm (abridged for Palmer)
Palmerston,' and sent it as an official dispatch tc
the Minister Cavour. The latter, having smiled on
reading it, left it open his desk, and in few min
utes the report went like wildre through Turin, tina
| the English had hanged their prime minister