The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-12
Our kentucky Correspondence.

Our kentucky Correspondence.
LEXINGTON, KY, July 4, 1857.
Corner Stone Conservation Of Ctays komeW at Lexington
Ky, July 4, 1857.
Your columns will not be disgraced, am confident by
sketch ofthe proceedings Of this the greae days
In the history Of Kentucky. Fifty thousand persons have
assembled here In honor Of the deceased
patiently endured he fatigue heat and dust incident 10
great public ceremonials-bave listened To maste piece
of eoquence from the lips Of who is himself breath
ing type Of oratory-hsve returned homo with enlarged
love and respect for Henry Clay. May ask space then
for the conservation Of the stone OF the
to whose erection many Of POUR readers have In years
past contributed
The pan Of the Clay monumen. Is by Mr.. J. W. Adams
of Ibis city. This design obtained premium the
large number of great but merit presented In
petition As II has already got Into the illustrated press
and the bogra ohers hands, is scarcely necessary to
make desc, ption Of 1t here. Many New Workers must
recolect Mr. Adams, he for considerable period
in the Bcooklyn Navy Yard as a draughlsman and was
pronounced then remarkably promising designer
He IL Oi the ellie OF West Point The base of the nouu
mep laid under ground 40 feet square and Is
otep, Of sold limestone or peculiarly tough derab
character, ana laid In hydraulic cement Beneath Is
considerable depth OF concrete, all OF wbi IA max
lion e1ceing for strength even that Of the BInker HUI
monument The conte nplated height of the Cay
no large statue Of Clay eleven feet high The
material OF the whole Is magnetism limestone obtained
Sr far ,ea Hnd Of o, & hass oS eo pe,na
S be 40 feet square and 80 high, OF architecture the
No'c reriod very simple and substantial THIS will
leave vault 20 by liz feet to contain the body Of Mr.
Clay, now resting In the cemetery hard by,
bers Of bis family family vault for the others of the
Clay name will be attached.
For days past all business save that Of decora
tons, has been suspended here Preparations upon
scale suggested by that exaggerated style OF hospitality
Known @ the "Kentucky method" have occupied all
minds aud oil HANDS. One gentle rashiy pledged him
self 10 furnish provisions for thousand PERSONS aud
what rs more-he did II. say the hecatomb the "a,
buooks, the lambs, the bread the fow the vegetables
apd wondered at the sight Others vent for 500 900,
jW 90, .O and one poor widow whose stock Of space
ana vctuals oorreeponded but feeby with her share
the Renucky method sent her pssne 10 the com rtteo
fer three Bad learned the fact In due season Should
have made one Of that company 10 preferences 10 all the
rect was whispered out loud this morning Lering
ton and suburbs was prepared To feed drink and lodgs
Of, 600 persons besides her Make note OF that
Inc cars Yesterday rom Coyingen and louisville ran
morning from The latter city, with % cars containing
the FREE Mason. Of thai region, few br~, bands seven
military oompanes nremen BY the hundred and the juve
nile popu'suou Of the " falls City, generally Beius
peuued up cattle and eight hours the road Their
feathers naturally droopcd, q: you may suppose Never
ihess they ran into the depot II day ght they
the old fashioned Kentucky yell In Q sfy II was 10y TO
hear. Lexh sion was II tpce thoroughly aroused Sthe
peal The military companies tepted In the pablo sqlaro
t led beato drum the bells OF tho city struck up
merrilv, and the pourth Of July began.
will not occupy your space BY details Of the cons,
parts OF the great procession Of thar mile.
length, but condDe nvseH mainly the Masonic part OF
Let premise tina Henry Cay In bis earlier days. and
Up 70 ISL vas an Gtnusasnc Mason His name appears
Lodge No (at Iesrgon), as q Warden. rns vas opl,
two years aer the hsututon Of this Grand lodge From
that time 10 1871 BIO vas equ n,y Grand Orator and do
vcred at least one written GRAFTON, which
e- year, since In the American Fireman newspaper at
Louisvie In 1870 2ite was Grand Master Shortly after
that he entered into tics It'll such abiorbing int
rect NJ 10 allow him little time for anything else, but be
visited the Grand Lode short tune before he died, aud
retained ars.n mt admiration for the in,tituton
shich had the apprbaton and support OF bis younger
DAYS
The Grand Lodge ws opened al IAN, in called CON.
mubicaion TO lay coner stone OF memory IL the tus
trious statesman and 1othc' the Pat Grand Master Of
Naoss IN Kentucky, Henry Clay. There we're seen the
men sho had stood are I'd Tue Masonic Clay through AL his
irmne- aud bal loyiogy called him brother Tne'e
the zcsot Grand MxSr wise; the venerable sstzert,
whose nrs labors In M Grand Lodge .ere in 1s2l the
year Of Gays Grand has,ersbip There was tho iery
Ron Morris the Senior trand warden whose labors sth
tongue and pen, In behG Of Mas rnry as pe knosn
in your cry as here =. pine Old and young, nom FAR
apron once more IN hont Of Brother Clay.
The cere monies OF coeecrriop Of the stone
prssen revival Of Maosy they have be-s witnessed b.
macy NJ 70 need no serds from But the era
sr,anc The corner ,,ons vas good 10 such a
the utiiei safes; Brokr J. n B,spxenri1ge, pre- Ont
Vice Pcsdep, OF the Uued States; Brother Bartlett Pre-
sldont q The N.onsi CoScl Of The American party, aud
10 his hasonc brethren his Numerous frieuds-eame
AL the way from Boston ush1e toys, Brother Geo
Warrington Warren, Pr9dent OF the Bunker Hi Asso
cintcn, and himself mahbcr Of that famous body Of
Ma ans, De Nohy Encsmtneni OF Kuishb rempl.. He
and all we're welcomed ~ ~ welcome like these Ken
tuc' lns.
Tro address BY Rev. bbers J. Breckerridsc win be
rrchsAed 10 few days ant'eni yoa. at all equal In
POM " he gazing voice IL I've thunder that esped
from he Or.ors mouth dung The two nou. occupied in
~ delivery, vi be the ctwuing point Of h' fame and
tie apex Of this days uumph. The gallant desd hes
never srfyed better salesman 10 vindicale his mo
mc-y than his venerable on,p man
The mC numert, u IL prop>cd shall be completed The
enIu.ns yer, sufficient mount of funts having been
secured fr the purpose Inoupsctou with Ne dedication
ard the removal of the rems OF Mr. Clay 10 their asi
resting place, may ance,e another OF these EXHIBIT.
toas 10 which the southern Ind partial and which
Affords cpportdn hes for thc &ply o that hospitality In
which Il " much delights.
hrTTMrr TO PoIsoN WHOLE FAxnY-THR
srsrscTrD PoisoSrs-A woslCoxursp roR rn.L-we
tstipcd cn saturday the fclwisg psrccs,s Of an at
tempt 10 Destroy lhe lives OF y family Of Mr.. John Jones,
o. Randolph, by MIXING arset sth their food. some