The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-23
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The corner stone ofthe new building
for Washington and Jefferson College
was laid on Tuesday at Washington,
Pa, with appropriate ceremonies.
Owing 10 the inclemency OF the weather
portion OF the exercises was had IN
the town hall, where eloquent speeches
were delivered by Rev. DR.. Wlson, o.
the Western Theological Seminary,
Judge C. J. Pershing, OF Pettsville, j.
II. Hampton, Esq, OF Pittsburgh, Rev.
Alex. Sweeney, OF Cleveland, DR.. Reid,
of Steubenville, and other gradustes Of
the institution.
The benedction was then pronounce
ed, and preceded by the hand, the
audience marched 10 the College
grounds
Ex-Governor Pterpont, OF West
Virginia, laid the stone, and DR.. David
son made the prayer. The exercises
were brief. Tae citizens then escorted
their guests TO the chapel OF the Col ege
where lunch was served, after which
the e1cursonists started for the train,
returning 10 the city late in the after
noon.
TIE NEW COLLEGE.
The new building will have 'front.'
age Of l45 feet and will extend back
distance OF 100 feet. 1t is OF the COM
posite Style Of architecture, will be four
stories in height. with Mapssrd root
over the whole building, and will be
built of brick with handsome ,tons
dressings. There will be one commo.
dous entrance, three large doors, and
over the main entrance will be bsl-
cony. The FIRST floor will be .ubdivld-
ell into long ball 7jx5O feet,
two recitation rooms 32x22 feet
and two rooms in the tower
each fifteen feet squaIe. The rec
ond floor will contain as many coupart-
ments as the first, with the exception
that over the first floor will be three
rooms each 5OX25 feet. The third floor
will contain the same number OF rooms
The wings in the older part
OF the building are three stories
high and in the new four. The fourth
floor is reserved for the use OF the
Literary Societies. and will furnish
them q large hall, 50 feet by 3O-a
lobby 80 feet long by - feet, and
library room 31X26 feet Rooms will
be provided for the Apparatus. Labors-
tory, Storage and Working Laboratory,
Museum and Library.
SCglrNER's MONTHLY Tor November
begins new volume. Edward Kings
carefully and proiussly illustrated pa
per on odd and New Louisiana" IN
The Crest South Series, Is remarkable
for its calm and dispass,ooate state
meut OF the actual state Q. aHa.-s in
New Orleans and Louisiana generally.
Two American serial stories are begun:
"Catharine Earle" by AdeljDe Tr&'ton.
author ot"The American Girl Abroad,
20 run through the year, and the
"Esrthen Pitcher" by Rebecps Hard
ing Davis, which will be coucluied
within three or four numbers. Mrs.
Froudes historical sketch OF an En-
gli-h Abbey is also here begun; aud
N Sledmans series on the Victorian
Poets, there is sn admirable paper ou
the most inspired OF women" Eliza
beth Barrett Browning. In the same
number appears biogrsphjcSi sketch
OF >iedmau, by A. R. MscDonough,
With portrait, in the series Of Younger
American Authors. Professor New
comb gives an interesting account OF
the making Of the new CREST telescore
at Washington, there = Al illusnstfi
story by Edwsrd King, "Only Hal. 3
Woman, q story by Louisa Chandler
Moultop. For Paslime,' and verse BY
George Mcdonald and others. The
Departments OF Home and Society.
Culture and Prosress, Na;u,e snd SCI
'uce and Etchipg7 have their ususl
variety o. contents.
THE New York papers, says the ST,
Louis Democrat, are ditcussirg the
question Of specie resumption with
great F'goE. lttbey will turn their at,
tenuon Tor few days 10 the snbjec; oi
currency resumption by the New York
osnksr tnelr Iaeors will be bestowed
Were they will do the most good. The
country can wait couple of weeks or
Iuen matter for specie resumption,
"ut 10 would be glad to have Wall
street t-y its rand s..
grserbacks. '