. Treat's illustrated New York, Philadelphia and surroundings . olar-ship and knowledge of the word of God toclothe with vividness and reality the charactersof Scripture forever sacred in the veneration ofmankind His gorgeousness of Imagery revelsand is at home among the mighty men and sub-lime landscapes of the ancient past. A sobererpen would fail to reproduce the men and theirsurroundings in just proportions and welcome, therefore, and heartily commendthis noble volume, with its fresh illustrations,clear type, and handsome binding, hoping thatour dear old Bible, ever new because
. Treat's illustrated New York, Philadelphia and surroundings . olar-ship and knowledge of the word of God toclothe with vividness and reality the charactersof Scripture forever sacred in the veneration ofmankind His gorgeousness of Imagery revelsand is at home among the mighty men and sub-lime landscapes of the ancient past. A sobererpen would fail to reproduce the men and theirsurroundings in just proportions and welcome, therefore, and heartily commendthis noble volume, with its fresh illustrations,clear type, and handsome binding, hoping thatour dear old Bible, ever new because so humanand yet so divine, and hence adapted to ourprofoundest necessities, may become yet morethoroughly understood and universally read.—From Rev. E. J. Goodspeed, , Ftistor SecondBaptist Church, Chicago. 624 pages, with numerous original Steel En-gravings. In Extra Cloth, Black and Gold Sides, $3 50In Full Morocco, Holiday Edition, - 6 00 Wanted, Clergymen, Teachers, Students, ai cExperienced Canvassers to wiroduce this work. 22 ILLUSTRATED NBW YOTi. Trinity Church—Broadway, opposite Wall Street; 80 ; feet 284 feet high. AND PHILADELPHIA- 23 United States Government Buildings. Custom-house.—The present Custom-house, fronting on Wall-street, covering asmall block, is one of the finest edifices inAmerica. The building is 200 feet longby 160 in width, with walls of Quincygranite 77 feet high. Its portico is sup*ported by 12 front, 4 center, and 2 rearIonic columns, 38 feet long, 4 1-2 feet indiameter, each formed from a singlegranite block weighing 45 tons. Therotunda is 80 feet in diameter, 80 feethigh; and the dome, which is 124 feetabove the pavement, is supported byeight pilasters of variegated Italian mar-ble. The cost of its construction was$1,800,000. It contains offices and desksfor 1,200 officials. Here the Governmentcollects 69 per cent, of its customs rev-enue. During the year ending June 30,1873, the foreign imports passing theNew York Custom-house a
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