Smyrna times., 1884-03-26
For the Smyrna Times.
New York Letter.
NEW YnRK Mnrnh IL IL


: NEW YORK, March IA, 1884.
MR.. EDIToR.-A visit to Plymouth
Church, to listen to it's Pastor, Henry
Ward Beecher, is something to be re-
membered always with pleasure. The
edlfice is large but only in that sense
remarkable, the exterior being of
brick, plain and simple: inside If 10
roomy, though little to denote "stvlen
as compared with most other places of
worship in the "City of Churches -
lBrooklyn), nevertheless it is verv com
portable and home-like. In going on
an evening you must take place in line
"hlch makes you feel as though going
TO some popular place of amusement.
once inside you stand waiting, if early
as you try to be, until twenty minutes
wlthln the time of service. when all
pews not occupied by holders are given
up TO visitors and all are provided for
Oy additlonal seats in the aisles; BEING
seated you can complacently amidst
the vast audience look about Won
Inc pulpit, or rather platform. is LARGE
ana square, neatly carpeted; three arm
chairs and small reading stand com-
pose the furniture, while on either side
OF the chairs are stands with rustic
bowls filled with fresh cut flowers
Back and high up is a great organ
ABOUT which are gathered a score or
more of singers who produce very ex-
cellent music. Presently Mr.. Beecber
quietly enters from rear door, seats
hlmselffor several minutes before open-
ing the services, and then Thought to
myself as looked at the full fipure
ruddy healthful face, the full. conf
dent gray eyes, the full brow and
moving locks, there is a man whose
fame, whose indisputed preeminept
genius, eloquence and learning is
known all over the civilized world.
while his life and character have been
subject to much criticism. Judge not
only know that to listen to Mr..
Beecher is to be instructed and fascin-
ated
Wharfage all along the near West
side has become quite a serious consid-
Grafton to the bulk of craftmen who
form an important factor in SUPPLYING
the city with its domestic wants the
demand for room is very great and the
tax for dockage has so increased that
none but aristocratic ocean steam shin
and ferry (railroad) corporations are
able to meet the demand. Now most
OF these wharves belong to the city and
the rentals being auctioned realize from
100000 to 100000 per year each.
The steamsphip and ferry companies
are exclusive while the others are
divided up by a promiscuous lot of
craft, yet the expense is even then too
great and the only thing left them to
do-and somo are doing it's to 90
above the city proper for landing or so
high up as to be beyond their usual !
avenues of transfer, and so much incon- !
venience is experienced for a time.
but its an i'll wind" ETC., ergo. Prop ,
erty owners up the river front are not ,
slow in discovering that barren rocky
soil to which they had given little heed 9
has quietly jumped into valuation of .
several hundred thousand dollars per :
acre. The march of empire is so great ;
that Newburg, small town some rs .
miles up the Hudson, has applied to :
The Government to be appointed a U. :
). Custom depot. :
Jumbo may as we'll go in mourning :
rs comparative pigmy. Coney Island .
will exhibit an elephant in a few :
months measuring $50 feet long and .
,he distance to the dome surmounting :,
,he howdah will be 122 feet. This one :,
however will be composed of wood and =
in. In the body of the beast will be a
lall S0x32 feet to be used as bazaar. =,
N the head Will be triangular room h
'Ox40 feet. Among the other apart N
nents will be two hip rooms 2Sx10 feet, h
wo shoulder rooms 22x7 feet, two
heck rooms 30x1O feet, two side body
ooms 14x10 feet, two thigh rooms
8x1O, throat room 32x8 feet, a stom-
ch room 56x22, four hoof rooms each -
2xS. Now you bright boys of Smyrna =
nap out the GnGniLe. =.
Barnum is here and has opened the A.
eason at Madison Square Garden with n y
erhaps the largest combination show
yer witnessed, including forty ele- /,
hants alive. The street parade by -
orchlight last Monday night was :,
rand and of Oriental splendor. :;
The presidential ball is opening and l.
'hile agree with you most heartily
nat Mr.. Blaine is the choice of the Al.
Majority of voters, it is doubtful if he !.
an or will be nominated, he is too we'll -
nown as an able statesman and the =, =.
Material that make up conventions fear =
} nominate man they knOw they can T, ~
OF " handle," though they have been a. a.
vice deceived in the "dark horsen "
nd given us the best--Lincoln and
+arield. -. VAN E.
{ f8haal ------.-- dr.
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