The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-09

Correspondence OF the lntellIgepeer.)
The work Of construction Of the new
Coliseum Is fairly under way. The lum.
Der already brought, to DO used in the new
building, covers acres Of ground in the
immediate vicinity. The scene does not
particularly remind one ofthe building 81
King Solomon's Temple, for "thesound ol
axe, hammer, and many metal toolsp Is
heard from daylight to dark, and the
thropgs of workmen busily employed are
extremely suggestive. The main tower
has reached the height ofseventy or eighty
feet, and is daily aspiring to aigreater ele'
vation. lliuE !aEr di'F 'aaa,i
The clusters OF piles on which the piers
and trusses Of the building etoIest have
been nearly all driven, and the arches
which are to support the roof, after being
put together on the ground, are pushed
forward on ways, very much,as a ship is
launched, until near theft intended posi-.
tion, when they are to be raised by theaid
Of large and powerful dsrTicks construc-
ted for the purpose. These iderricks, by
the way, are something Of a curiosity.
They arc made OF enormous spruce trees,
tit for the main.mast oil ship Of the line,
strongly strapped and boltedtogether with
iron, and by the aid Of the tower, already
mentioned, no difficulty is anticipated in
raising, with these instruments, the gigan.
tic trusses and arches to their proper
places. Everything Is apparently con,
structed in hestrongest and best manner,
as II for structure which should lastoa
far longer time than the progress Of
building operations in the vicinity will
be likely to allow; for the location Of the
edlflce Is very near that part Of our city
where the greater part Of the new dwell.
ings, &C., are in process Of erection. In:
deed, one who has not been in the neigh
borhoOd since the last Jubilee, would be
astonished at the growth Of the "Hubp as
seen there. a- nd & .gflrT 's5.a
Within the building the plans have IN.
dergone a slight modification, since first
drawn 1t twas at first contemplated 10
arrange the choruses as at the last Peace
jubilee; but it is now proposed TO seat
them in semi.circular.form so that every
member can see the conductor without
much effort. More than twenty thousand
singers have already sent in their mem.
bership and organization records 10 the
Executive Committee, and the cry Is still
they come. To meet thispnexpected sur.
plus, 1t is now proposed to have a gallery
capable Of seating 1900 more. and this
will probably be built THE organ TO
be an immense affair, and tho key banks
will beal long distance from the instrl.
ment. That will be placed near one end
ofthebuilding, to obtain the advantages
of reflection Of sound, while the per-
former himself will be neal, the conductor,
and directly under his eye. The "can.
nonader" will have his telegraphic con.
nections arranged as before, so that the
guns will "keepi time as lwellVas if they
could speak for themselves.l1 qef
SO you see the plans are well in
progress. Some Of the suggestions
strike one queerly, however. 1t is
desired to open the Festival, with
prayer, and Professor Tourjee has
suggested that one hundred clergymen,
$50 it is said) Of all denominations, be re:
quested torepeat the Lords Prayer in
unison This would be yntoning the SER
ylceindeed, and the reheafsaro of that part
Of the ceremony rfdiculous,if there were
not something almost ssacFeligious about
1t. Imagine some drawling ritualist, with
an enthusiastic Boanerges ola 4Hardshelr'
Baptist, on oneside, and q cold impassiye
Unitarian, with q hot blooded enthusiastic
Methodist on the other, and some Glib.
eral" Christian like Brother Weiss or
rockingham, and the Rev. Mrs. Olympia
Brown in the centre, with d conductor
who might believe in Renan, or Colenso,
or any other "heretic,H to tell them how
to doitl 1t will be something to hear, If
1t Is done. a"pe55 ~ fTany.l ~ ,'5eJ
Outside of these matters the public in.
terest is great The Boston Chorus Is tl.
vided into three sections, which rehearse,
each Of them, twice q week, and each Of
which flllyour Music Hall to OVERLOOKING.
A similar excitement prevails In our
neighboring communities, .andswegh have
support comingfrom all oyer the ecountry.
Queen Victoria Is to be invited, and she
will hayean opportunity to hob.nob with
President Grant and discuss Tie Alabama
claims, with peaceful harmonies all about
them-T she comes. The Lord Lieuten.
ant Of ireland finds an apple Of discord
thrown among his bands, the "best" Of
which is invited to discourse Irish ma
tionai airs. Hon. Alex r. Rice, the
Chairman Of tile committee, who has Just
returned home, reports q most remarka.
ble, genuine, and widespread interest in
tie Jubilee on the other side, and Strauss,
the great composer Of, dance music, who
said there wasn't money enough in
America to tempt him to experience the
sickness cl an ocean passage, has really
consented to come.
Further deyelopmentsmaybs expected,
oCRhich Youshallb lbeduly yintormed. ....-..
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