Monument In Honor Of Douglas

The Oíiicayo Timrs says : Mr L vV. Vulk has prepnred a design of a monument lo be erected n honor of the great taieurnan, und the model which has just Keefl Snished is i prouf Ihat ihe artist as fully alivn lo the importando of the uork. The ninnunieiii, when erected, wül he une of the principal oniitnien's of the eitv, and wi II, for centuries, perpetúate no' otilv the name ot Stephen A. Don glas, but ntao to teslily to Ihe artistic conception and ability of (bis au jet all but infan city. Mr. Volk's denign ronsists 4 a man poletim, which formn the basement. - This ií sunnoiiiitfd hv a pifiar, upporting ;oli)8sal tatué of Donólas. On the outer uornei'8 { tho bitseirieiil are lile size cttitllen of Jacksmi, Web ster, Clay aml Oass At the bi.we of the column are four fioely ■ xeculed Hnd highh pot' i-al ban r liefs. TIih first, on ,he tront, represen tu the prim iive lite of America. Agricu'ture was then but littlu kimwn. CosMAerot had not connut-i)c.'d. The wild Lidian is reprenented returniflu to lii.s igw;tin, carryifig Ihe deer wtiioH he liad newly slain. Ou tlic lelt die is a scène of pioneer lite. The plmigli is in the fiimnv. The log Ciibiii, vcry reieMly coitnic ted, is rejiresentcd, Hjid on the ;ire pannel cóiiiinerW, renrt-iented by ;ir malo figure, ilh all idjiinct. of ccHiiuici'ce, in the 8hiic of niilmad, U';iiul)0;it and teK'ifi aph, is most skill fuliy portrayed. The nexi pannel huw educan n fnlloufd the barbarie life A scí.o.'l sct'iic ílh the Capitol n I lio distance conveys tile idea of ;in ndvanciiig oi il a! i . .n. Tlie i wfloli' C'Mllpiisition Ifads as it wcl'c ii eviiably to the siiiniiiit ot the (■■luinii. Tlie ht-ight i f ihe pillar noluüing iho stal no s t" be une liinidred tt-ct The statue will be tivelve fect in hcight. - liuinediaiely over ihf in;iin M the base ot the pedesial fl .iinbu.-iix Tlm pedinieHj is leslooned wi li flo ers, and ihe column un dready iiiemio'ied wi'l be surmounted by h sta ue of ihe r eat slatesiuan The desion i in all lts details higldy p ■■etical, and is one which would ccrtainly inako tila monument an oniami'iit to Itio citv We ñutí not, ccriainly, rival Iialy in uur wniks c.f iirt, Iiiii wiih mioh irlists as Mr. Volk this ci'y can assundly lakc i'aiik with oth rs n, tlie Mates. The design is cotnpUite, 1 he e..ncep;ion m the highest degree poelical, each of the figures are portraits and tho atttutles chcKün pertectlv classical. Tfie monument i one whicb will be credi'ablö to the city, and will lm beyond uil com punson ihe tínest monumental wo k ul art yet ofislruclcd in Chicago. The paper havinr ihe largest circ ■■ lution in the wm Id, is suid ín be tliat issiicd by S creta'rv Cliasc. 1 ík in e trciiich' loyal iiu1)1tc:itio'i. loo. It (uppi'its bott) the Adiniihlr:Uion(?) finr) th TTriion.