St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-03-26
Our New York Letter.

NEW STOCK EXCHANGE-THE LATEST
MANIA-A "BLARSTED" COUNTRY -
SOME wRETCHED RASCAL "RIGGING"
A RIGID RECTOR-HUNGRY HUNGARI
ANs-ANGRY PIANOMAKERs.
NEW YORK, March 10, 1880.
To the Editor of the CaledOnian:
The architects are very busy just
now, and there has been quite Il corner
in good draughtsmen- One OF the most
important projected buildings is a new
home for the Bulls and Bears of Wall
and Broad streets, who ale dissatisfied
with the appearance and aecommoda-
ton of the present Stock Exchange,
and intend to pull it down and rebuild
it, or at all events to so utterly change
it, inside and out, as to make it prac
tically new editice. A limited COM
petition has been invited among a very
few of our foremost architects, includ-
ing Renwick, the younger Hunt, Up
john, Arthur Crooks, aud one or two
more of New York, and the Bostonese
designers of the new Union Club House,
and has resulted in the production, I'M
der pressure of time and ambition, of
some beautiful and elaborate plans. AS
the building, which is to cost not less
than 81 ,00O,0 900, the architects COM
mission, on which will be the nice
little plum of $4,000, is to be under
contract by May LIST, it will be seen that
there is little time to waste, and it is
expected that the choice will be made
at an early date, i'll order to give an OPP
portunity for the successful competition
to prepare detailed specifications. The
affair has been kept very quiet and, SC
far, the ubiquitous reporter of the dali
ly press has failed to nose out this little
piece of news. | have had the privilege
of examining the work of two Of the
competitors, and judging from the line
they have both adopted, the fashion OF
gingerbread gimcrackery, under what
ever fantastic name it may go by, Queen
Anne, or what not, seems likely to be
abandoned in the near future, at any
rate for public or quasi-public build
ings of any sort of importance. 1t would
seem that Palladian architecture of the
classical renaissance is looking up
again. Among the members of the
board there is said to be considerable
feeling as to the composition of the
building committee, and it is not be-
lieved that their award will be final,
but that the matter will be referred to.
and voted on by, the whole body OF
brokers.
Collectors of postage stamps, who ap-
parentiy are so because they must use
their supeIabundant leisure in doing
some perfectly useless thing, and can
not afford the more expensive pursuits
gems, books, pictures, or bric-a- brac,
seem to have come to the end of their
tether in that direction, and sigh for
more inexpensive worlds to conquer.
1t appears they have turned their at
tention to gathering specimens of the
numberless varieties of advertising
cards, labels, &C., which are thrust into
ones hands at every street corner, and
adorn every package of everything and
anything sold. AS was calmly light
|, ing weed in cigar store a day or SO
ago, l was surprised at the appearance
of some elegantly dressed ladies, who
proceeded to cOnfscate specimens OF
pictures on all the cigar boxes, CAMS
tiers of tobacco, &c. The proprietor in
formed me that the same parties had
not only been there before, but that on
the day l met them there had been ii
other ladies, bent on a like expedi-
!. ton.