Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-07-12
Communication.
Our New York Letter.

A Magnificent MausOleum-The
Stewart Memorial Cathedral
The Four White Buildings-7JOe
Jefferson's Daughter Contempt
| of Court--A Police Justice on
His Dignity-A Jury Jugged-
Robert Dale Owen--His Odd
NIarriage--The Small Boy and
Fire-Cracker.
To the Editor of tie Observer i.
New YORK, June 29nd, 1877
No American has ever had such
a mausoleum to protect his ashes
and preserve his memory as that
now being erected by the widow
of A. T. Stewart 1t is a magnifi
cent Cathedral located in Garden
City, Long Island, that charming
residence suburb whose building
and beautifving were among the
favorite enterprises of the great
millionaire. The cathedral has
been in process of erection for
nearly a year, but the corner
stone was not laid until Thursday
of this week, when the impressive
ceremonies connected herewith
were witnessed by vast con-
course from this city aud from all
over the Island. The interior of
the cathedral, which it will take
more than another year to COM
plete, viii be OF Mr.. Stewards fav.
| orite white marble. In the CEN
tre of the crypt will repose the
magnificent sarcophagus contain
ing the remains, and, in due course
of time, a second containing those
of his beloved wife, from whom
even in death he will not be sep
arated. The cost of the struct-
ure and its surroundings will not
| fall far short OF 100000.
Mr.. Stewards preference for
white buildings was singular, con-
sidering their location in the dust
and smoke of city; but that it
was absolute is seen by the four
great piles which form our most
conspicuous reminders of MIN.
Two of them, his Fifth Avenue
palace and his down-tow ware
house, are of white marble, while
| the vast retail establishment and
the no less imposing Home for
Working Women are o. iron paint
ed the uniform hue. The latter
structure, work On which was so
unaccountably suspended loryears,
is now approaching completion
rapidly, but SO. quietly that few
seem to be aware of its progress.
This work, together with the
many others which Mr.. Stewart
left unfinished, goes on under the
superintendence of Judge Hilton,
who, as merchant, lawyer, build
er, capitalist and prosecutor OF the
Jews, has his hands at least com
fortably full of business. The
last named occupation does not
take much time now, probably, f1r
the Hilton Seligman affair de
scrib9d last week, after holding
its place as nine days wonder,
has Teen crowded out of notice by
the inexorable hurry of succeed
ing events and left to be nursed
or settled by the immediate par
ties thereto
Evilently the prejudice against
the Hebrews is not az great IL
England as in Judge Hilton's of
flee, rip Van Winkle' Jef4r
sons daughter has just teen mar
RED in London to B l.. FaJeon,
young Israelitish novelist, whose
works are we'll known on both
sides of the Atlantic. | suppose
Joe j., on that occ lsion, drank
his famous toast, Here's to your
health and your family's, and may
they all live long and prosper.
| think there must be some
thing iu the air Of simmer that
affects unlavorably the tempers
of our judges. Commitments for
contempt of court are usually sup
posed to be rare events, and yet
within a week we have had four
teen such in this city alone. II
one case lawyer found fault with
the ruling of a Justice, wherein ION
that heavy dignitary, whose tenn
per the heat had evidently rem
dered very brittle by the high 'em
perature, promptly fined the legal
light and temporarily ecjpsed his
radiance by sending him to Jail
for ten days. In the other, a j.
ry which had been locked up To
bring them to an agreement got
tired Of confinement, aud, to use
a very expressive phr use, put up
Job" on bis honor by ealing up
a sham verdict AMI giving it to
the clerk Of the clnrt who then
let them 60 Tne judge was what
might be called shopping mad,
and, sending ont his mInions.
dragged the culprits bel'rs the