The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-13

THE COURT HoUsE.-The beautiful edliice
which was destroyed BY fire a little more than
a year ago, has been rebuilt during the past
season, in very tasteful and substantial man
ner and is now nearly ready to be delivered
to the proper county officers. The exterior
the original, though changed, and we think
considerably improved, in many of its more
minute points. The cupalo is much better
proportional, cornice heavier and turned with
excellent taste; scarcely a trace of the fire can
be discovered upon the portion of the walls
that remained after the burning. The inte-
rior arrangement is essentially changed, both
in the style Of architecture and in the plan Of
subdivision.
The offices for the various county officers,
on the first floor. are really an elegant suite
Of rooms-high, we'll lighted, roomy, and
suitably furnished for their respective purpo-
scs. Several of the Offices, in which import
ant records are to be kept, are supplied with
large vaults which stood the test Of the fire
and saved the books and records uninjured.-
These apartments are ready for immediate use,
and the importance their Of being occupied as
soon as possible as the repositories of the val
liable county records &c, must be obvious
to every citizen and especially to the Com
mssioners OF the county.
We presume these prudential steps will be
taken the present week, and the books and
records transferred from their present incon-
veniont and insecure quarters. The second
floor contains several new features; a gallery
large enough to hold one hundred persons
which overooks the main court room below,
under which are two witness rooms; on either
side Of the main entrance. The floor has been
reduced to level, and the ba9 and Judges
bench elevated some three feet The infcri-
GRITTY OF the judges rostrum, compared with
the general style and finish Of other parts 0
the room, is strizjngly apparent at the first
glance. This, however, is the fault of thc
plan and not Of the Architect. \ new dool
leading from the court room to the jail yard
by an iron staircase, is an Improvement or
This floor.
One more improvement, we could suggest
that would add greatly to the comfort anG
convenience OF the whole building. The
warming it by means of heated air, by which
the dirt and noise of so many stoves would bl
avoided we think, would not only be {
pleasant but an economical improvement.
The architect is our lcllow-citizen, Frank
D. Allen, Esq who is entitled to great credi
, for the manner in which he has completed hi
contract at so early day, as well as for th'
: taste displayed in the execution Of the work
We regret he has not found his contract 81
, profitable as could have been desired Will
: the changes we have suggested, and perhap
without, it is undoubtedly the best cour
: house edifcc in the State, and for convenience
A Of arrangement, it cannot be eXceled Th
entire cost to the county for the original build
ing and the reconstruction since the fire, W
learn, will fall little short Of 100000.
LIBRARY AssooIATIoN.-Dr DAILY, Prcsi
e denG Of the Indiana State University, will
n lecture before the Library Association at Ores
: ent CITY Hall on Friday evening next OF