, 1860-07-17
What cur Builders are Doing.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDING
IMPROVEMENTS.

This Is not season Of extensive building en-
terprisea, compared with what has been accom-
plished here in former years at q corresponding |
period. Still much is being done in various
parts Of the city in the way Of permanent and
substantial improvements, and some Of the ad- |
ditiors and ediaces completed the present sea-
son will be of notable aud striking character |
TIE SHERMAN HOUSE.
The new Sherman House, to be noble SIX |
story marble structure, one hundred and TWEEN
ty feet on Randolph street, by one hundred and
eighty feet on Clark street, has now reached
the third story. and is going on rapidly under
the hands Of small army Of laborers and work
men. Already it gi'es promise Of what it Is
ia become, an elegant and most snbstantial
building. It is the third house Of the name
erected By F. c. Sherman, Esq, on this fine
site, 1t will be enclosed this fall, to be com.
pleted during the winter.
TIE NEW rosr oFR1cE.
The new Custom House and Post Office is
nearly completed-a superb structure that will
from basement to roof, challenge comparison
With any in the United States. 1t is receiving
the finishing touches. Everything throughout
is substantial, costly, and wins admiration from
many visitors. The unsight1y board fences at
its fronts hare been removed, and the beautl-
full building has come out fully to public view.
It will BE- entirely completed and 1eady to re-
ceive its fixtures for occupancy, by the middle
Of the present week. And these it should re-
cc!ve at once, aud the new Post Office be "in
,,,,,r;ea;on,, with AZ little delaE as possible.
Tn the ,,,esept cramped and crowded quarters,
sn-ro,ndad and nart;a,ly made ND Of old wood
IN rat-trans. thu danger is perpetual and immi-
nent of loss by bre that would be an immense
n;stortune-indeed it is less than week since
inst ,h;s ner;l ua, narrowly escaped.
w. orc tbe more content in REV Of the new
t,;,d;n, and ;ts snacious accommodations that
o,r Past rdice ix.ures have been Of The mean.
-.,.,,,,. ,h.-oo+ar a matter of AZ sbreds ard
n...ha.,, sts-,ad m a sm.,, scale and gradually
.--l.a h,,t - ~. -o,ohse+ md rndcst man.
ner We are clad we are now to take fresh
-. -. .,d +ha soo.er t1,a better for the public.
o.a f,- 4ho .da,artnent II shoula not be six
1900 hoca.s 40 naw Past 01rice in in onera-
~ THE NORTH PRESBYTERIAN cuoncu.
Thu haau,;fu, nev house of worship Of the
Eor,t PRESBYTERIAN society. Rev. DR.. Rice
n,stor m tha corner of Cass and Indiana
...o. ~. Eor+b Side il co;no foreard well.
| and the walk are nearly M. It will be hand
| .,..,,.o IL. crt a4one trimmings con-
.-ost;nr vs,, 9th t,,e red nressed brick.
.,, .,v no,v FAMILY.
| ,eo,- ctv readers are aga1e low noble
=, ad;fra ha. anne nm in the south vest quarter
- ~, r;tv ~, Wat Twelfth street, the Church
49, ..c,, r.,,;,- a,.cted hv the 1esu,ts. The
- ea:,,saa ,o:t se,so, md The
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naunce the interior the finest by far in this city,
if indeed it has superior in the United States.
1ts massive and lofty proportions arising high
ohoxe The lesser STRUCTURES in tie extreme
aon,h.west ouarter Of the city, Eavo constituted
# nrominent feature Of that quarter Of our
su,,urbs.
The architect of The ediGee is J, II. Van o.
del. ESQ. Of tbi. city. and no architect could de.
sire nobler monumen. to his skill and taste.
The vestibule and towers OF this Church are
| now QelQE &JECtGU W 4Eha4o. - N0A4A0A - AeAEN
ton. Mess1s. Douahoc 4 Aeaghau are putting
in the pexs. The stained glass Tindo~z, the
ceiiing. the ffesco and plaster ornaments art
some Of the finest NC ever remember to have
seen.
The Church WAS erected by The Jesuits, ant
is to be formally oeo'ea.eo Will ''upos'os VA
monies on tne lou " au@'s'' a. ""'~D @''
r the ieaoioe "oman oa'no's "1'eo a'e ~ -
, present. Afeao'snop aosnes A"oak ."' n'A4
i ber. we snan d. 'Das ''u.e ~. 0e"~'e Wv o. :,
ture more IN oe'a'1' ~ VIII e.' o' Wy ~ '.
{ most "a9Aea an' plotn "3,,:.ssa
: IN our e''s' iioA' 4'o e'@. e.A@ s@
sfHtSAA' " LIE 'A~A'' 'A
J, A few blacks "eat and nortn' near an Lure nc
d Park, the wealthy and prominent ofoer Tue 81
e ters Of the Sacred Heart, are Just completing
l, beautiful md suhstantla1 ouilofue 1ou' s'o'4e
n with basement, IN milwaukee, or1cA Will =
g stone tratn"'og7' u 20 '. sAe A- Ds'e :, y
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mary. tAe s'oua., ~ ~ -s'-1 -~f..~ss 49, 49,
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sou'e "oa'nS o'use, ID AA =
" .n =. ...;xo,- aao,a..d ha.nt;s.
An' H.u --.-. ~, s..xa,t;ra odornrent If :,
sd ..;"a af -. .;,7 rbe sa;ice already cree.
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Though the man structure o. 'u'a eA'eoe
ESTABLISHMENT IN ''s efee''on oe''"so ~
''ous oe~0oA' ..zu.
ng still 10 progress tne present su'''nei ~
reference here. Aodlt'ons nave peeh .0aae
on the original structure "nlcn Largely 'aet.
ai- ns eAp.'''' ~" ue ,:1.-., - .,..,
on OIL ot'es' "A noo'e ',Anu''.A' ,'.n
VA no oy being built, which is to be carried $50
o'en' aus oase - Squs.e 1u1 m, -, . w y
NC s'ae' anu TEES ~ lee' nen' Ane ~ n1son9 ,,,
Fea 1h1s Improvement 1'e 8'e'@'s' """'@>|''
~ human.
lne TRINITY CHURCH.
The new and beautiful house Of worship
is Immediately to no up on lot beautifully
.s Gated on Jackson street, between Wabash
~. Michigan avenues, deserves notice here as
49, ,a 10 be among the notable building improvem
of the ctr. Of the present season.
TEE CANAL woRka At BRIDGEPORT.
ZION nr;dpeoort thu. aids 80 considerably in
II. ,d;rstment of our elections. deserves pla<
dist 49, ,n.nt;on of c;tv improvements. espec
and n. these sre directly Of = class 10 the benef
our city Forty thousand dollafa mare oeet
st.- rr,nnno nach;nrrv of the Ilt;noia