The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-29

pleasant.
he sGMr OF 70 The entire sa.siAcson of the Com
We sss,esns we're ecsAees over result What more
sssld 10 expcsssd9
DECORATIONS AND GENERAL APPEARANCE
OF THE CITY.
1he decsraaisss not ssneral Throughout the
~ 10 might have been ADtseirsted fass there were
very few along the whole rsute Of tho o,essioo Flags
md .arssnsrs v be sen dwellings aud pubic
Aposss at iatervas and of mostoes inscriptions
Dsmosatve Of the ocsason there were bus or two
n Eastern district showed " advantage this
specs ,Aan the older portion Of the stv.
ne City Hall and public buildings had nsys displayed,
- Bod also Me s~on hsuses engine houses iefly boats
and seine Of the ripping
Ihs bouse Of Ross conpsny No s. in Hoyt street. near
FsItcn wss secofassd wxh pIo(uAssA Of 1Ass, among
eAsD sUn Of ka,ysss's signals
beck Of b0us q. street, Bedford svsuue,
vaa osnaDentsd ~eh flags and sseAaara, A. AlsS
tee three houses In Henry street, Court street and
Siumphal arch, ly-slx fed< " ne4ht and fosky-
et hs wd'h, erected oy the cWz,ns Or tbo
Of Tess,h street. Divslsn ann In the mmc
AsAss se,ghsSsbooi Of the fr,nta'O. Is @ beauulu,
- s,.s f.cs tbs river vas sur ssusssd With 40 seeo
yssxi TepT tston u kestuAr, wrh his Niest,
,sasdso ny eco ny mphs Fac ds was seated up'n
Ysek from which gashed fountains OF wafer, repro
asu ug Of cssoades Beneath the fgur
q On eagle. o. each side Of Neptune we're bydrao,s
panied green ~uh hose and pipe in urAssd pos,on
ssoh dcd with sus'ey Of m'oAsase flags, oa the
Pin ht column is tpgpeer. James Kirk
vsod: eontrsctors, Hsnry :. wei'ss Co." T1e left
eoups bears large ecyo wnh NE names of be Board
81 Water tomhi-seDers, namely -" Pressdens, John
.. Pr.s,,ce; W." WALL n. wycsof, A. sr'sss G. 3. uan,
J. Carson pfevooft, Suilvan." -
The eids af abe sSop facing towards Myrtle avenue
decor ated wh orpaueEiAl nsares some sbAt similar
ne Yrsnx |. II with tho rspce.entaaon OF
eHssade, bereath which B mirrele OF thirteen stare
seprsssDt,pR the thirteen original States.
Tue arch constructed of frame work, covered With
canvas ard beautifully painted 10 iOitatoo VI Tue
d<eis builder Mr. BfcD, sod the painters
aAsas $5ot raised By tbe constitutions OF citizens OF the
N,sets es ward, among the m0st prominent Of who
vs,e M,ssrs Jeremiah johnson, J. d. Spsrkman, Hon.
Jsba A. C, ees, alderman Scholes and others.
On each SIDE 0f the arch Gas erected . platform,
vpSn OF which we're eeAsed some nssy youpe
nssea representing the different Sabbath sch ,o.s OF
~ Eastern dstrict under the siperhtsndepce Of j.
p HOvun, Esq. rhOse attached N the Lee ave.
crcssed white Trimmed with biue, aud bore 10 their
bouquets OF natural nowers They presented very
btefessUe Appearance, seemed highly pleased with
ths fs'lon assigned 70 hf M srsers hynns prepared
opposite platform OcCupkd ~ DnlAn's brass baod
q Troy, Of promnept csisens of the ward
The arch surroundings we're prominent objects Of
STIR during the 6ny, aud tbousaods Of persoss
Slsn.
TIE LEE AVENUE SABBATH SCHOOLS.
Homo tso hundred yaraB distant Bedford
suorm Of 240 test IN eDath Asd abou IL feet
ped sy The children sf The Lac avenue 5sbbstb schOO
pon beripg nearly seventeen husdred and happier oo
lsoiiou Of youth gathered toteIber. They
sSscred and Stamped ~ any and svory,b,ps sost
M they Tho platform Was decorated with eighty
nins American 1sgs