Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-18

FROM tBe NeW VIA NitlSF-
The magnificent and splendid lew build
ing, now being erected on Fifth avenue. on
the corner Of Thir,y>focr'h street. which
will 70 the future residence Of Alexander
I. Stewart, is progressing most satis'.c'o'
rily 10 oil those men " no are interested m
L. coostsucsicn. TIE noble structure 70 .
un,tsan Of ehessspess aoa sleBsses, - The |
keildors ere 49, tusis Cnsti In ANol e..
dio.hle msaner. Il 10 vt5ved ID leeksd %
hv thousssos OeShs elm q our sley, W. |
traverse the Fifth s7snus. night, noon ed
morning. II
Il Il estimated that when completed 4
vilI cost about O., 100000. The srchitest-
ural. osnsusotal and cbssts dssignings are
al pure Cssinthian. For els6aees ard
bessty - fas = Il hes psegrssssd, itstsn1o
uasiyalled. II act, t6ese b no bnil6iag
70 compete With Il 10 he city u New York,
IL bsine constructed Of The psssse ed fia.
- masble. Sooe eesimeoe uAy - UbsOo9
a he eest vhsn il 10 knsWa shss u 10 buloe
NOT onlv Of the best marble, but thss he
iron work clone will exceed ESQ.,, 900. and
that il will Do fire proof from top to bot>
tom The roof 10 beautifully finished, Be.
ing itself Of massive iron, and the castings
have 70 ptY,ls in the United Statcs.
At the main entrance there are two mas
sive 4 1uss Of marble, which are placed on
either eide q cheeks for the grand stoOp.-
In the oa,rance iron pillars are erected pus-
posely for supporting the floors; such 10
also tine case IN the basement, ~ well as
in the first, secord. third and attic etories.
These are chaste and beautiful, fully cap
ned in the newest COrnthian style.
The first door contains paslor. "a BY ~
fee. long reception room. 10 By 81 isst !;
dining room, 10 BY 81 feet, With breakfast
room and buffers apartment0. The Inasn
hall, leading from the entrance 70 the pic-
ture GALLERY will b 10 fest eide, and 66
fsss in length. There will alss b . tsans
verse hall leading iron the main bel, which
will BE- IA feet vide and 50 feet long. The
Italian marble .taiss will b. Is fsst ~ 30.
Ia the main hall there will Also b numbes
Of massive piliass, with full Corinthian
caps The picture gallery will b Of mag
nifcsat finiah end beauty, ths same - the
ether gssnd spsstmssts II ~ building ard
will b lighted up With splendid chandelier.
which viii b Ct supssb style, - viii slss
the drawing room, pasles aad reception
rooms.
The basement story will be appropriated
" tuO usee SssO sDesS0y 49, - ~ - vo"sS'
! These will b nicely flniohed, ahA viii b
10 feet 8 inches 10 The ceiling hdGAl
The first story ceiling viii b 10 feet
inches in height between beams second
story. 10 feet iochss third story. Is feet
= inches, and the fourth Or attic will be 10
feet between The beams
The psssicee, corridors and raillngs viii
e. eEssl shoss Of asy ethes oansion eyes
csastsuctsd il the city Of New York, while
the outside ratings surrounding the man
sion will Be splsndidly put up u great cest
and will BE- Of the newest style and finish
The grand hall, state and other roosaI
will be supplied with The newest ard mos
costly style Of fusnitures and will b lighted
up with magnificent and costly chandeliers
The dormitories will also be similarly finish
ed. The sofas, tables, chairs, ETC., Of tn,
diping. drawing, parlor and reception
rooms will be a superb sight to witness, ant
the picture gallery will be . pattern OF ele
gsnce and beauty. Such is the faint and
brief description Of this splendid structure
When We'll street stoch brr ker begins hi
days operations At 10 O clock in the morn
ing, he has before him BY the Atlantic cabl,
+ the opening quotations Of the Same day il
+ London, dated half an hour later than tbeJ
are in his hands and when, toward o
clock in the afternoon, he 10 making biz
las, movements for the day. he is enabled
to do 40 with the closing quotation in Lon
don before him. So far a. the business Of
the country 10 dependent upon financial
commercial and political movements in Eu
rope-and its dependence upon these il
very profound-the one 10 nov regulated b.
the ether, daily and simultaneously. Spec
ustors and business psspls ere nakinl
more use Of the cable at this tioe than eve
before sincs Il xas laid. IL The COMPANY
would reduce it's prices to . decent figure. l
would sosn have I'll the business il eoul,
do. NV il has not sns>eiehth - much.