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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-12

The following is description Of the
Cathedral of St. Patrick. in New York
City, which was dedicated byeCardinsl
McCioskey. on the 25fh ult:
The length OF the magnificent struc-
ture 10 3O6 feet: its breadth 96 feet;
area. 80. sos square feet; Ter 9Th OF. tran
sept, 14O feet; height of nave, los feet.
There - standing room for 1000 people
and sesting capacity for 5000. A series
Of cbapels. each twelve feet deep. occu-
py either side Of the edifce. The nave
10 divided from the sisles by two rows
Of clustered columns, sixteen columns
in . row. The choir has Ave bays, and
10 arranged with double aisles on either
side of the central aisle. The four al
tars already erected have cost over
100000. The principal is forty eight
feet 10 height and is built in the centre
Of the choir, thirteen feet from the east
ern wall. The table of the alter is Of
white marble. divided into inches and
panels On it, sides. the former contain
ing statues, and the latter bas-reliefs,
both representing the Divine Passion.
The tabernacle over the altar is blaze
Of mosaies aud precious stones, and has
. door of bronze. richly gilt. The base
Of the screen behind the altar 10 nine
feet in height, OF white marble. with
base mouldings of bleu belge marble. and
inlaid with diaper work Of slabaster.
The screen ebove the base has . Gen.
tsal tower built with oolored columns, .
tabernacle, statues and rich foliage.
above which rises . spire pierced With
open trscery. surmounted BY gilt
cross. The two fanking towers Of the
screen have inches containing the stat
ues. OF st. Peter and st Paul. The
spaces between the central towers and
those ct the corners are divided into six
inches. containing figures Of seraphims
bearing shields with the smblems ofths
Passion.
There are in oil seventy windows, OF
which thirty seven are figured, repre-
senting scenes from Scripture and from
the lives OF the saints, and twenty have
cathedral stained glass, the figures be-
ing only geomstrical. The remaining
windows are filed with white glass.
these being needed for the lighting of
the building. The six bsyed window
over the south trsnsept door is what is
called . storied window. ~ it tells the
story of life in the scenes it pictures
It 10 the titulaH window Of the cxthe-
dral, and represents eighteen scenes in
the life Of st. Patrick. In the centre of
the tSacery is the scene Of st. Patrick's
coronation in Heaven. . beautifully ex-
ecuted piece of work. Each Of the fig.
ured windows is the gift OF some church
in the diocese. the name of which il
inscribed at the base The subjects of
some Of these windows are: "St. Ber-
nsrd Preaching the Second Crusade"
THE Martyrdom Of st. Lawrence at
Rome" The Brothers Of the Christian
Doctrine Submitting the Statute of
their Order to Pope Benedict MIL"
and the "Conversion Of Henry of Ger
many on the Battle field"
The totsl cost of the cathedral up TO
the present time has been 81, 800. 900,
Of which $400. 900 is yet due. When
the towers and other portions necessary
to complete it are done the cost will be
about $500. 900 more, making the total
cost $2.400.0 900.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-12
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10

policy has been tried before. and the
rascality to which it led was the
cause Of the creation of commissions
and of the transfer of the power OF appro-
priation and taxation to a board whose
constitutional authority is now called In
question before the courts. The hope OF
the people Of New York is in the character
and capacity of their chief magistrate. A
strong, able, fearless and honest Mayor will
find way to give US u good city govern
ment, even with the present defective char
ter. We have little faith in the Governors
plan, and still less in the Legislatures
honesty. We shall probably have in this,
as in past sessions, number of charter
tinkering bills. all of which will contain q
personal or political object concealed in
what the Governor calls "a skilftil arrange
ment of crafty phrases" and all of which
will, it is to be hoped, meet barrier in the
Executive chamber.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10

A years reflection has failed to convince
Governor Robinson that it it is wise to edu-
cate the people at the cost of the State at
oil it is wise to give them as good an educa-
ton ns possible. Twelve months ago the
Governor expressed his disapprobation of
imparting enough knowledge to the chill
dren of truck driver to instil into their
minds the idea that truck driving is not the
best use to which mon can be put. He is
still in favor of keeping the humber classes
in their own sphere and at their old en-
ployments, by denying 10 their children a
training that will fit them for and make them
ambitious to obtain higher pursuits. He
wants all the high schools and free colleges
of the State abandoned. TO be sure, he
bases his opposition TO these Institutions
ON the ground that they mainly benefit
those who can afford to ray for their chill
drcn's collegiate education. But this is a
mere assertion. A bright scholar in the
common schools has the power to push
himself forward to the High School and the
Free College, however poor his parents may
be, and the statistics of the New York Col
lege show that for the commercial course
especially, which is the most generally use
full, the classes are mainly composed of
workingmen's children. The main opposi-
ton to the higher education comes from the
belief that q common school education is all
that the State ought to supply, and is good
enough for the people Of democratic
country. 1t is to be hoped that the Legisla-
ture will on this point fail to agree with
the Executive.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
whole the penalties of political canvass in
Connecticut must be regarded as somewhat


Our cable dispatches to-day continue the
chronicle of Grants triumphal progress
through Ireland. In his reception at Bel
fast was shown, down to the very moment
of his departure, an exuberant enthusiasm
of WELCOME that is, perhaps. justly under
stood as owing some part of its warmth to o
desire to protest against the Corkonian
blunder His welcome at Dublin by the
Lord Mayor was another pleasant tribute
the. police inspector, eager to know
whether this descent of a foreign soldier
on Irish soil was not, after all, some
Fenian project in disguise, was charac-
teristic, laughable, and perhaps the best
policeman could do in the way of
compliment. Grants visit to ireland is
ended; and it may fairly be said of it that
public man, from far distant country,
without official character. known to the
world for his military glory and for services
that saved great republic from anarchy
such as is seen in Mexico, was never more
genially. warmly. earnestly and enthusias-
tically made to feel that heroism, and,
above all, heroism in the cause Of liberty,
has no country, but is equally at home in
any part of the world where there is peo-
pie with the soul to appreciate great ser
vices and the aspiration to be free. An event
like Grants welcome in Ireland does not
happen in the lives Of many men. Our own
welcome to Lafayette on his revisiting this
country might be compared to 1t but TINT
We were nnder the obligation of q people in
whose own cause that soldier fought; and
the Irish welcome to Grant is therefore
even more generous, for there is not even
the obligation Of gratitude in it. AS for the
little fly spot put on this fine picture by
the Corkonians, why, we suppose it may be
admitted that even ON Irish city can pro-
duce some pitiful fellows who want to be-
come distinguished for their very meanness
if they have no worthier qualities. Some
sharp-sighted democrats have seen in this
visit to Ireland strategic move on the Irish
vote. It is one OF the misfortunes that dog
public men in a country like ours that every
act of their lives has to be judged from the
standpoint of those who contemplate it in
the light Of the ignoble hunt for votes.
Some ground is given by what the demo
Gratis say to the opinion that they have
stirred up the Corkonian trouble to head
off this hunt. If this be true they must
have been inspired under the influence of
Grants lucky star, for they have done him
a service for which he could not have
counted upon them, except under the gen.
eral principle that a great part of every dis
tinguished mans good fortune is due to the
blunders of his adversaries
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
A Remarkable witness.

The Cobb murder case has been produce
tive Of some first class sensations, but none
so remarkable as that caused by the testi-
mony given yesterday by Mrs. Cobb in her
own behalf. Ageneral denial of the. charges
against her and OF the genuineness of Bish-
ops testimony duplicating her were to be
expected; but after this was given with
great earnestness, and with minuteness
of detail which would have been fatal to
almost any witness, either true or false, she
sustained her testimony against q long and
skilful attack Of cross examination and re-
tanned full possession of the field. Many
witness of whose honesty there could be no
doubt, and who has told simple, straight
forward story, has had his testimony ruined
by a system of legal badgering. while this
woman, who suffers under serious sus-
picions and charges, and has been directly
accused of murder by man who admits
having been an accomplish. has I'M
doubtedly impressed the jury f.yorably
and gained public sympathy for herself
Should she be acquitted her own testimony
will have had considerable to do in bringing
about the result; should she be proved
guilty the dismal records of criminal juris-
prudence will be enriched by story which
has no modern equal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
The storm i'm Europe-Our Prognosti-
cations.


Our dispatches by cable from London,
Bangor and Dundee report graphically the
progress of the development over the
British islands of storm centre of un-
usual violence. In parts of England they
have had heavier snowfalls than are re-
membered to have occurred within twenty
years On the southeast coast they had on
Wednesday wind of velocity of forty
seven miles an hour. Passenger traffic was
suspended on the Thames, the Channel
Island steamers were stopped and all de-
partures of ships on the northeast coast were
delayed. Doubtless we shall hear later Of
many vessels beached in that district or
otherwise destroyed in this great storm.
Apparently the disturbance reached its
height on Wednesday, the Sth. Our pre-
diction was that this storm would reach the
British coast between the 7th and the 9th
inst. and as it was first heard of on the
7th, was at its height on the 9Th, and on
the 9th had clearly not yet lost its force,
this may be accepted as a sufficiently clear
evidence of the accuracy of our .calcula-
tions of the direction and rapidity Of the
movement of great storm centre.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10

our uncompromising Governor is sincere
in these hard, homespnn notions OF pecu-
mary morals.
The only point in which the Governor
deviates by hairs breadth from his almost
surly notions Of economy is in the favor he
shows to Lord Dufferin's proposal for an
international park around Niagara Falls.
We know nothing which SO signally illus
trates the charm and responsiveness of Lord
Dufferin's manner Us his success in prose-
lytizing Governor Robinson to project in
volving the expenditure of money for mere
taste and sentiment Orpheus never
wrought a greater miracle with his Tyre.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10

politically opposed Az the society is char
tered for benevolent purposes, and as the
admission of members increases its funds,
is it fair to the society that its doors should
be closed against all new corners by fac
ton inspired by political motives alone!
These are questions which will. no doubt.
claim the attention of the Court in the pres
ent proceedings. Meanwhile it is rumored
that there will be an attempt on the part OF
Mr. Kelly and his friends. should the in
junction argument be protracted until
April. to prevent, by counter order, any
election Of new Board Of Sachems pend
ing decision in the Thompson case. The
real object of the struggle is the possession of
the hall of the Tammany Society. which
means the power to decide what General
Committee shall be the regular Tammany
should obtain control of the Board Of
Sachems there would be q reorganization OF
the General. Committee, regular or irregu-
lar, and the Tilden side hope to be able in
that case to admit to the hall their own
friends and to. exclude the supporters OF
Mr.. Kelly. There is, however, doubt as
to their power to make such reor2aniza-
ton, even should they actually have
majority OF the next Boarl Of Sachems, as
the present Board has taken time by the
forelock by granting regular lease of the
hall to the Democratic General Committee
as now constituted, and that committee
will hold power until after the next general
election.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10

CoNGREss No business was transacted in
the House yesterday, the day being devoted to
the obseques Of the late Mr.. Hartridge, of
Georgia. In the Senate several petitions in
favor OF the Interstate Commerce bill. were
presented; the Indian Appropriation bill was
reported. also bill making an appropriation
of u quarter of a million dollars for u national
museum. in Washington. Mr.. Beck spoke ON his
resolution, which was agreed to, in regard to
the silver coin received by the Secretary of tho
Treasury for customs Duties and its disposition,
In the course OF which he severely criticised Mr..
Sherman. The bill to amend the patent laws
was briefly considered, and Q motion to adjourn
until Monday was voted down. Altogether the
session was unimportant.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
Hunters Confession.

The confession of Hunter, who will be
hanged this morning for the murder Of
Armstrong that he committed the terrible
crime for which the law has decreed that he
shall die, will not surprise any one. From the
very beginning the belief in his guilt was
all but universal but if a doubtlingered in
the mind of any one he has sweptit, as he
stands under the shadow Of the gallows, en-
tirely away. He admits all-that he hired
the poor wretch Graham to kill his
unfortunate victim, and, when Graham's
courage failed him, that he struck the
blow. If any man deserved to die he does.
There seems to be only one redeeming fea-
ture in his character--his love for his wife
and family. Avaricious, cold blooded, re-
morseless, the only wonder is that heAlas
not committed half dozen murders instead
Of one. Indeed, he declares that one of his
chief causes Of regret in the whole matter
is that he did not kill Graham, and that he
would have done SO if he had been released
on bail Immediately after his arrest. From
the very beginning he seems to have had
the utmost confidence in his acquit-
tel. 10 his lawyers he protested
his innocence in the most solemn
manner, and there can be no doubt that he
in that way injured his own case and
lessened his chances of escape. 1t is ex-
ceedingly fortunate for society that Hunter
is to be removed from its membership The
world is all the better for such monster
being out of it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10

Governor Robinson does not neglect in
his Message to refer to the chronic legisla.
ton for the city Of New York which affects
every State Legislature, and which, he
truthfully says. is more abundant than wise
and more artful than honest. The Governor
believes that n new charter is needed for the
city. which shall establish local Legisla-
ture and leave our people to govern them
selves, as the people of other localities are
permitted to do. This charter, he insists,
ought to be so drawn that its provisions,
clearly and plainly expressed, can be- un-
derstood by every intelligent person with
out tho aid of the courts, and then the local
Legislature created by it shonld proceed to
make desirable reforms aud to give the
people an honest government at reasona-
BILE cost. All this Is excellent in theory;
but the idea OF benefting the citizens Of
New York by leaving them at the mercy of
''local Legislature" which means, of
course, Common Council, is grotesque.
No intelligent man in the city does
not know that such government
would be compound Of ignorance and cor
ruption. The problem, How to give New
York thoroughly good and efficient gov
eminent, is difficult one to solve. There
are many who believe it may be done by
placing in the hands of Mayor, elected
every second year, the full and absolute
power Of the appointment and removal of
all subordinate city officers, and holding
him responsible for their official honesty,
fidelity and capacity. The success of the
system of a single-headed authority over,
the canals and State prisons is cited as an
example in favor of such plan of govern
ment. Certainly the focal Legislature"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
Comptroller olcott's Report.

Comptroller Olcott's reports an excellent
document, clear in its figures, concise in
its statements and direct and sensible in
it's recommendations. 1t is refreshing to
find financial document so plain and I'M
derstandable. The trustworthiness of the
Comptroller's estimates is shown by the
fact that the actual surplus revenue for
1913, allowing for eight hundred thousand
dollars used for the new Capitol, and no.
included in the estimates, is little over
two million dollars, while the Comptroller,
in his message year ago. set down the
excess at one million seven hundred
and fifty -four thousand dollars. This is
gratifying evidence of the integ-
rity and economy Of the State admin
istration in which the chief financial
officer plays conspicuous part. The
Comptroller renews his pressing appeal for
reduction of the school tax, and insists
that the educational appropriation can be
limited to two million five hundred thou
sand dollars without i'm pairing the efficiency
of the schools. He again urges that the
Commissioners of the United States De-
post Fund be designated county officers
and the counties be held responsible for
the safety of the loans made by them,
pithily and bluntly remarking, "a report
from this department without some sug-
gestions looking to the greater safety Of
this fund would hardly be recognized. A
yet greater surprise would be to see the
suggestions acted upon"
The report gives some amusing incidents
to show how the charity funds are mis-
applied, and the old and admirable
recommendation is renewed that the
receipts of our charitable institutiopc
be covered into the treasury of the
State and an appropriation sufficiently
large be made for their maintenance. The
institutions, the Comptroller holds, should
be managed by one controlling power in
stead of by local boards of trustees. The
canal policy is enlarged upon with much
force, and strong case is presented to
prove the great advantages that accrue to
New York from cheap water transportation.
One striking fact stated is that the increased
tonnage Of 1877 caused the loading Of one
thousand vessels at this port, which. at an
average expenditure OF two thousand dollars
by each seagoing vessel while in port,
realized gain Of two million dollars to
New York, while the estimated gain to the
whole State was twelve million dollars. The
Comptroller is firm and intelligent sup
porter of our canal system, and the portion
Of his report devoted to the subject of canal
transportation will be read with much in
terest.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
who shall Control Tammany.

The struggle for the control of the Tam
many Society, initiated by the temporary
injunction granted by Judge Barrett against
the admission as members of a large num-
Der of persons whose election is claimed to
have been irregular, promises to afford food
for excitement in political circles for some
tune to come. A now Board of Sachens Of
the society will be chosen in April next,
and it is AN open secret that the proposed
new members, if admitted, would vote to
continue the majority of the Board in the
hands OF Mr.. Kelly and his friends. 1t is
also very we'll known that the object of
those applying for the injunction is TO take
the control of the Board of Sachems out of
Mr.. Kelly's hands and transfer it to the sup
porters of Mr.. Tilden. The ground relied
upon for permanent injunction is that the
new members whose admission is sought
to be prevented were elected at a meeting
of the society, notice of which was
not advertised in two public newspapers in
New York, in accordance with the. rules
and custom of the society, and that this
neglect was designed and intended to keep
the complaining members unadvised Of
such meeting and to deprive them of their
right to vote in the election. 1t appears
that the meeting in question was advertised
in some New York publication, but it is
claimed that this was not a newspaper such
"a the rules Of the society contemplate, and
that the selection of such ON advertising
medium is of itself evidence Of bad faith
and intended unfairness.
Of course O court will take into consid-
GRAFTON the equity Of the case in such an
application. II there has been an evident
intention to deprive certain members OF the
society of their rights, the fact that there
WIS technical observance of the rules for
the purpose of carrying out such design
successfully while their spirit was vio-
lated will not induce the court to
sanction the wrong AT the same
time IL seems to be undisputed
that the members applying for the
injunction have conspired to prevent the
election Of any new members of the society
by blackballing Unfortunately oil who
are proposed by the side to which they are
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
Penalties or a Connecticut Canvass.

Penalties or a Connecticut Canvass.
They manage affairs very funnily in Con-
necticut, whether in husband poisoning,
wife killing, divorce proceedings or political
canvassing. Marshall Jewell wants, nat
urally enough, to be United States Senator.
What Connecticut man who has made one
good bargain does not pine to drive an
other? What Connections man having once
occupied stall in the public stables does
not wish to keep his nose at the public
crib? SO Marshall Jewell, no longer Post
master General, wishes to go back to WASH
ington to fill seat in the Senate. His OPP
ponents take comical and peculiarly Con-
necticut way of resisting his claims to the
Office. They fire at him small circulars,
like quack medicine or wooden nut
meg advertisements, setting forth his
accused by New London gentleman
of a lack Of common civility. This party
had made charges against local post
master bearing the unaristocratic name of
Tubbs, and when he met Mr.. Jewell on the
sidewalk and inquired whether he had
seen the charges the ex-Postmaster General
replied with abominable levity, "What were
they? Chicken stealing?" Another circu-
lar-writing enemy alleges that Mr.. Jewell
while Cabinet officer set out champagne
for big folks at his receptions and whiskey
and small drinks for the crowd. This GER
tainly is q serious count in the indictment;
but it is unfortunately deficient and must
be quashed, because it fails to state what
we're the qualities of the respective bevcr-
ages. The champagne may have been very
poor and the whiskey very good-which is
not improbable, considering whose Cabinet
Mr.. jewell was in--in which case the action
Of the Postmaster General would be ap.
proved rather than condemned. On the