, 1875-07-19

Tho New Capitol ns Far MS 1t
IIns Progressed.
A Satisfactory Bank.statemsnt-G Good
Advice that Mr. B. F. Allen
Did Not Take.
Shad and Salmon in Iowa Naters...Or.
ganization Of Military Com.
pantes.
Coming Sales Of Short ~Ho1ns--Tho Polit-
ioal 0ampaign-The Brandt Case,

TIE HxH CAPITOL.
Hrtethl Corresnondtnrt Of Ths CHICAGO Tribune.
DEs Mo1xEs, ts.t July 17.-Tho rev Capitol
boRns to ahow for iteolt. Tho east wing IL near.
" completed to tho top OF ths first story above
lho basement. tits Al immense structure, and
will cover an aroa Of acres Of grouud. Al
roady 10. 100000 OF brick hero bccn laid. which
Ia about Aslt tho number required Se4rlY na!f
the stone is already cut. Two huntrcd and fifty
thrco mon arc employed hore. and \ large nnna.
ber In tho quarry iu Missouri.
About ehroe carloads Of stono are received
from tho quarFy daily, which. before night are
cut and ready for use. Tho northwest corner Of
tue first atory is pov completed and nearly half
the southwest corner. The wallis ar, at oat 81
foot high from tho floor, which ia s. foot from
tho grouul.
On this door are stationed roudorous dcrricks,
Worked BY engines, Of which .Aero aro ai1,Ttsse
dcrricks roach thclr louG arnis over tho walls
1s w'rc-csbo runs down. Rrnpploa a stone,
Weighing 10 tous. aud gracefully hoiasa 1t to its
place Al easily as a man would place ono OF
pounds. When tcsr4ox Is 10 ba moyod II is
dtsmantted OF It's running rigging, and
nuotler engine picks 1t up ons Of
tho room, ovor tho high wall. and
to 3lO0 to remove each derrick. When an ou-
glne ia to DO mayod, anothor engine and derrick
pick It up and put It whero uanssd.
There Ia no patchwork done hors. Every stone
Ia Inspected when received. II received. Archi-
tect pinquenard-who ia q Chicago mAn-p!acca
his mark Oh it if not tio ro1eeta it, aud IL falls
tack iuto tho contractors hands. Not long ago.
they eent lafgs number OF carloads ct g.. ono,
eyory one Of which was rejected. Sill tho Stone
Kept coming, when they wuro notified that ths
state had no objection to their paying
freight on all tho stone they Desired;
but, 1t they wore starting stone-yatd in Dos
31oineB. they could not hnvs tho Capitol-ynsd.
Au accepted atone IL given To q workman with
tie specific details Of how II IL to he cut. Whon
he has flushed 1t, lie places hIs private mark on
it.; and. II ho has epoiltd it in cutting, the aouo
is charged to bin. Hence. there ID 40 botch-
aors. No smoking. is allowed during working
honrs. Smoking takes smc time Is tnonoy.
The secoud story Will be % teet high. From
the cornfcs to tho ground will bo 90 feet to the
top OF tho dome, 2lu tcct.
80 far. but ono accideut has happened; but 1t
Will b strange II. aa1ong 60 tn&uY mcn. some
are not killed III tho work prog teeBee.
Bob ttnkblne, tho fos.deas Superintendent at
the building, sc.!s tho STORY that, few la7s ago.
ho was much aurorleed to 500 company Of ladies
aud geatlcmon walking about the platform on
the to, Of tho huIliing. They aatd thcy were
from Davenport. The only way for thcm to got
thero was up 6o-foos hti night ladder. OF By tho
Rrapplug-hocks Of dcrtc When thny got
ready 10 70 down. ono OF the gentotneu aaid to
his female comrnn!on, "You stop here, aud
will go do~n tlEss aud etoady tho laddet." Tho
ladder II steady enough" persiy ioplIod tho DAM
sel: ~ will go down lrss, it you please Hs
waited.
All tho banks OF the clty-private and National
publish. statement Of THAR condition, aud 1t is
Bank. which waa slightly affected by tho Allen fall
ure, ts III hundred per cent bsstor condition uor
than thcn and It tnen went through tho storm
unaffected save by tho prestige WATCH attached
to the name Of Mr. A!lcu. lis prosldon!. Capt.
tiles more than bait; ho has unloadad
oeArly all its tme-certitcates and will 70 out OF
that class Of business. Lie Saws, 1t he receives
sash taoaoy, hn must nse It; and If be It, ho
aust repay tt when demanded Or due aud vou
caaDot tell what will turn up With apeonatois.
lie prefoys to do less busluoas, aud do is safely.
THO increase Of business Of tho bauka Ia steady
md good. Tho Captain is ono OF tho nost 1s-
liable man in the State. aud hts word ia as good
~ his bond. II his son-in-law, Mr. Alien, had
followed his advice for tho puat ton yea1s. he
would hare hcen millionaire III fact ~ wcil aa
In name.
Says tho old Captain: Ut told Frank, oyor
catyerHlnp. aud not to go to Ghic4go, and to
kcsp out Of the Chicago bank; but 1t did no
good aud no" 10 IL mhcro told him ha would
oe'
Afl1T4AT NEVIS.
dt.-dou. Baker ls oysrrun With applications
!of military companies. 10 positively deohnes
20 ofRaaize xay more artillery Or Gava'ey oonpa.
mics, ~ they ate too expansive. llo has issaed
the following notice. which ho wishes pubIsho4
ia oSofy papef id tho btato:
Tho applications for organization Of military COM
panies tsa 90 namero1s tnat tho Ad51tan:- -denerA1
stt stsh y y eotpSteu 70 repeas
nnssr tas isW. u mai ns.n,n,. ~. s~., s
eoutremcnta come iron, ine Un,;ed stssea nn,ier !
law OF 15os, Tho Laws Of the Btats order cert.ip
things to 10 4one, but teru Ia propcr sppropri.
Ion TO comply with the law No more artillery COM
p.uoS ~ ~ W w IL tss'4 9ato no 6t.ts ne
Iii hs n+e"n1tnd ~ e4ui ~ ~ esv eonpanee %
furutshed unloss there Il po.lnyo mi rolish1e -
surance thar I'll frsaht bilIs I'LL b psid By the COM
psn!es, There Il no proyisun In tho lsw for uni
tor1na otscess swords. drums dies, and tents. for
Gut sn1iuA AMs Feiefs notn 10 un!tNd
H.,! ns.se. anu st1ss MTa. lhe Aau4ntteaeral and
rom e. nrSn ,nc ~. p ~ ~ I uIy aIaw