The New Stale Capital

Tho acccpted jl.in of uur how State Capítol, preparad by Mr. E. E. Myere, oí Springfield, 111., arrived in this oity on Saturday atternoon and is nbw in lbo hands ot' Gov. Baldwin. lu tfae presout articlo we append a inoro detailod description of the building than lias heretoforc appoarediu tho columns of tho 'J'r.'buiw : The odifice ia a rectangular onc, 33 I feet in lougth, md 180 feet in its greatest depth. It iaoludpa i central building, two rocessed Bections on the sfdes of this, and two buildings farthór to tho Bides and projecting in front und loar alniost as f'ar as does the central ono. The building will have a basement 14 feet high, nnd three storiea aböVe, each abont 20 toet high, while a grand domo öuruiounts the wholö struotnrc, havingan uli.tude of 200 feet from the ground. Broad .stoiio steps will furnish entronoe to tliu building afc the east and west fronts, ajjd over tho main entrauce at the east tho coat of mus of tho StiUo will bc oonspicuoubly displayed. The atraucea ut the uorth and south ends will also bc soruewhat ornainented, though the general iiuish of the building is very éimple and plain. In its center will bo a hugu rotunda, .r(; fret in diaiiu; r, :.nd aboVe which tho domo ris-, supportcd by immensely aod stone walla. J txero will bo great corridors running each waytíiroughthebuildïug, and on ttach (1 jr, the main one running trom east to west, and bemg 30 feet wide. The building will bo construeted almost entircly of átone and iron, and it is thought will be thoroughly flro-proof. tts arrangement Í88Utíll that every ropin will bo well lighted, au.l thiá i rog is one of the chief uieritsof tDo plan. The stuireaseti will be built of iron throughcut, md the dome will be of the saine material. An iron staircase will had to its suminit, and its interior will beomainented with allegorical paintinga in fresco, while the exterior will be souewhal enibellished. The root of the building will be plain and covered with metal, and the interior of the grand domo, viewed from beneath, will have a very imposing and beautiful appoarance, The basement will project largely above tho ground, aad will be usc-il chiefly fov storage purposes. The boilers and. engines will be located under tho stejn at the north and south ends, thu3 diuiiniah ing the risks attendant upon flros and explosions. Thoro will be vuults built up from the ground for tKe accotn moda t ion oi all the ofiici s and thero will bo much vacant room in t mt,#wlrich can be-mado ayailablc in future, as couvtnienoe m ".y sug r-' . The first tloor will contnin tho varioua State offices. All will be largo apart' ments, supplied with all the cou venieuccs required, ;nd having nuuaorous largo wimlows. Th'; Boors of th corridors will bc of marble, and thoso of the rooms of woods ot' various aorts. All will be sipportod on iion beams. The grand staircaae will be in themain corridor facingtho eastern entranoe, and will rise up with (ivo landings in cach story, as does that Ui our oír Ci;y Hall. The bnama will bc ot' wrought Lrou, and the other paris of cast iron, uil congiderably oruaiuentcd. There will also be two private staircasos, ono in tho north corridor leading to tho chamber of the House of Repro entatives, the other in the south oorridoT, leading to the Senate cUainber. Xhe two ohainboTS in qvesMon will occnpy'reepectively tho north and south ends of tli( gocond and third floors. They are roaohed through dojible doora opening iVoiu the corridors. Inadditiontothe ligüt obtained irom the Windows, there are sky-lighta in the roof which give still further light. E,ch room is to have a oapacity doable that of the preeent nx&aibership of that House, 'i'here will le guUerios whioh wiil accoramodate severa hundred spectators, ana there will l : rooina tol the Govemor, Jjieutenant-ljrovernor, Bpcaker of the Houso, lor oommitr., vU'. On the third Üoor will bo the Supronio Court room, tho Judgus' conSttlting room, tho Attorney (j in ral's ol'fioe, the clurk's room and various ót.her EtppartmoBitg A part of the seoönd ani third floors will also bo devoted (o the Library, which will be 10x100 feet in siz: and voiy laiidsomu. In tho main builiiing there ill be a fonrth story, which will contain a numbor of rooms whioh have aot boen sot apart as yet for any spcoi:ll usos. The corridors and principal public rooms in tho building will have panelgd wainscoting, and tho wood work will largely bo of ash, walnut, chestnut, and other American woods. Tho doors will all bo of walnut, witli bronze hinges and knobo. Tho windows will be provided with heavy plate jrlass and insido shutL r.-. Tiie ceilings of tho corridors and principal apartments will bo paintcd and frescoed in oil, having such appropriate designs as muy hereafter be-deoiued upon. The interior wails wiil be penciled in bloeksto imítate stone. Tiiuru willbo ftuteil pilasters in tho corridors and public rooms, Corinthian. caps, and mueli liaudsomo ornamentod stucoo work. Thoro will bo tour boilers, each six by fourteen feet, and in the basement will be Qold's cast-iron radiators, arranged in stacks. Tho arrangomonts for beating and vontilation are ihouirht to bo ve?v í'ull and perfect, aud it is believed that nothing is left to bo desired in these directions. Tho Legislature of 1871 approprijtcd $140,000 tor the ertction of teniporary offices, tbr proeuring plans of the ncw building and lor constructing its foundation. This is the only appropriation availablefor the building as yet. It is thought botter, howcver, and moro ecoiiomical to let tho contract for tha wholo editice at once, and legislation raaking this foasible will be asked fromthe Ijogislature at the special session which is now rogarded as ertain to be held this winter. There remains f ully .$100,000 unexpoiidod of the appropriation above spokc-n of.