, 1875-06-09
NOTItE DAME, IND.

Tho Now Churcl1-Stntt0ns OF tl1e
Oross-stntn cd.t3lhss svtndnyys--Thc
Now 0rgan-A Grnnd Concert.
srtcfal Cbrretpondtnss df The Ch,edgo Tribune.
NornB DANE, Ind, Juns 8.-Thc ateerlea Of
tho old church Of Notre Dame, whorcu MAS hung
nagnfcsEt oAlmo Of bells that, In thelr music,
hare given pleasure 10 30 many, hare boon torn
down. and the o!d church fs boarded up for ude
until tho now church Is further advanced. Tho
chimes and tho great el4,0oo boil aro hung
In tho tower Of tho nsw church,
which IL 30 far advanced that
nsw organ, bullt expressly for
1t has been set up, and enough painting has
been done, together uith The setting Of several
stslned'glass windows, to give tho beholdur +
fair idea Of the church, which will b tho 1neas
finished tnsldo Of any In tho Weat, having soma
clomenta superior to any church IN Amesics, the
Inner structure Ia Qoshtc, Nth tall columns mud
Atches oTer tho lattor, TO bo adorned With paint
togs by drcgori, ths italian artist, who was
brought bore by tho Kev. e. sosin for tho occas-
ion. under contract for three yo4ts. Two Of
thuse paintings representing Mary taglalopo,
descending NTH food-ara nearly huishsd.
In tho celliuKa arc about eotpple:ed half
dozen angelic lKures On azurs background
studded with gold stars. On shields there arc
" lN luuILVtA kht0sARS ttFlu6nkIY u9HlGMuu 10
IL into arch-orownsj. csllod 6tasious Of tho
Czoas, nt Mh.ph thres HTn Alrea1y done, which
most certainly do credit to tho artist, and are
richly worthy Of place In apy Ars-Expos,tion
kRl Fa.ltes aoyin e!laws your correspondent TO
% many aa ahall bc coupletea--for tho Ezposl.
ton IN Chicago tAia iall.
The Arss Station has sovon figures represent
Ing the Centurion !eadsux chfist AWAY from tha
presence VI pilste to receive the Itxlxusnt Of
thA N1rntnrA Thu hAoon1 HeftfC+, nj
Chssst rooe.yluB tho oToss aud the tibos and
monaces Of tue people tue Cau.uEion Ii, on
hofsebacl, pointing she way to 80. The third
sss sss, cns't .a .es
Canlusion forcing lIla mother bsck, and tna
l1abbia tauptsng Christ. lnt all those paintings
tbs lEuosmonts Of tho fa1o aro pertsot In their
EXPRESSION aud ex4ulaite iu tAslr finish.
R1sss. manufactured IT Mons, France. W tho
tor.aelile NUN. s.-theso batnR tho trst Of lhelr
work Introduced Into Tho uustel Btates,-and
REPRESENT Biblical acenea snd an1blnms pf Hot.
aud attract great attcataoa fsom tho y,sItoss.
Tho osga,.oouceIt saYsrtissa to como Oh 1t
audience wore ding iu 10 thoir ecats, the Rseat
boil was ruug, filling tho yast cdtce with it. rich
toncs. The audenco numbered about 1000 ner-
aous, With toon foe halt ~ many mure, TLs
new orga,I. whose tslsl waA tho object Of tho
concert. la described ~ fol'owa
Tha cA4smsnt II Of uash!o etraetars and rosewood
nsh standing ~ feet high. % let wds .nd II fset
aoor. Tue compass of the manuals il from Cd TO o,
o. nptes-two uofe than ts gsucEaIIy used compass
nne octaYes. Compile acous hare boen sds by which
the Icy. ean b sstssd Or owsea 10 ouunteEset ths e.
fccl Ut tic weather.. II IL full organ. consisting VI
2Hl rlpts-hs lougs.t meta! ppe neAsurin& 70 feet
Gtne6es; longest ~uot Ps feat thu shortest net-
al fse.eglths Of III !nch, aud hhuriost wood, n eh
;fhs following u aotalle4 statement ol III seg-
istars;
pNHAT NANu41A.
leit. Douhta Open plapasou. metal, q pap<a.
lifs Hour Ion, wood, 81 pipee.
Il. OyeA DlaIason, metas, 81 pipes.
~, dl!4en Fslucipa, mutsl, Ct Apas.