Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-09-15

Architecture, PabIic BuiIdIngs and News
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A travelling correspondent of the New
York EVening Post, writes from this city
lengthy and interesting letter, which, tho
it contains number of errors, is in the main
quite just toward the Queen City. From
the epistle we make few extracts, suppos-
ing the reader will correct for himself the
mistakes of the correspondent, who says:
It is stated that the Prince of Wales will
certainly extend his visit as far as Cincinnati,
and in including this Queen City of the West
in his route, his advisers certainly show their
good sense, for Cincinnati is one Of the Ameri-
can cities that will amply repay exauina-
ton. "A -' #at T
THE cITY's APPEARANCE AND PUBLIC BUILD
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Descending into town, we take one of the
numerous rail-cRrs which traverse all parts
of the city, crossing each other at right
angles in every direction. Although of quite
recent introduction, these railroads are now
declared here to be as absolute necessities as
in New York. A pleasant ride brings us for
Eve cents into the business part of the city.
Here we may wander at random through
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Vine, Pearl and other
principal thoroughfares, and find at every
step something to admire.
For, strange as it may appear, Cincinnati
appears to present more architectural variety
than even New York. The buildings are
principally of a yellowish sandstone, which
wears and looks well. The new Masonic
Hall, an enormous edifce, built in the style
of some of the huge Florentine palaces, is of
this material. This building, although as
yet unfinished, is already one of the great
fpaturpa Of fhn citu and II 10 IN ha raoratfad
that its admirable architectural proportions
are marred by allowing the tenants of the
stores on the ground-floor to stick great
| staring signs of that's and caps'' on every
| story from the basement to the roof The
| Postofice, of the same material, and with q
fine Corinthian portico, appears to advantage,
and the Courthouse, of Dayton limestone,
resembling white marble, deserves a better
| position than it occupies. The principle
stores are of the yellow limestone, of which
inexhaustible quarries exist along the shores
of the Ohio. '-
THE oPERA-HousE AND THE BOOK TRADE.
Pixies Opera-house is building worth
| observing, though exteriorly it is not supe-
rior to many of the rows of stores in various
streets of the city. The lower part is let out
| for various warehouses, one portion being
occupied by the well-known booksellers,
Hickey, Mallory h Webb, who have here an
establishment which, for extent, elegance
and convenience, is scarcely excel1ed even in
| the New York trade. Moore, Wilstach &
| Keys, a publishing trm whose name is ia
miliar in the East also occupy a very ele-
| CANT store not far distant and, indeed, the
book business appears TO be one of the most
| prosperous in Cincinnati. The interior of
the Opera-house, though estimated to hold
5000 people, does not appear spacious to one
accustomed to the vast expanse of the New
| York Academy of Music. 1t is very richly
almost gaudily decorated, and in the day.
time is well lighted from the glazed dome
thus rendering it equally available for day
and night entertainments. The parquette
is provided with COOL cane-seated chairs, a
decided improvement on the velvet-cush-
ioned seats so much in vogue. Mr.. Pike,
the nominal, but not exclusive proprietor,
has one of the stage boxes for his own use.
SMITH q NIxoN's HALL.
Smith & Nixon's Music Hall, PLAN, we'll
ventilated and comfortable saloon, seating
some 1000 people, is highly spoken of by
musicians for its acoustic properties, and
most of the celebrated singers or players who
have made the tour of the United States
have appeared there. fItE
r. THE CITY PRESS.
Cincinnati has some admirable news.
papers, the reporters of which are famous fol
their. ability to dress up a trifing item into 8
i fact apparently of the most colossal i'm.
portance. suicide is the sequel for a
homily on the uncertainty of life, and a fire
suggests touching essays upon the dangerous
| nrOcliYitiee of thp daVourinp elernanf Al