New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-28
PICTURES FROM SERVIA.

We translate for The Tribune the fol-
loving spirited daguerreotyPe of a cor
I ner Of Europe and phase life which will
be new to our readers, never having been
Yansacked by travellers. 1t is taken from
The German of the Gren1boten, an excel
lent weekly paper published at LEIPZIG,
! THE PLEASANT TOWN OF KRAGUJEVACz.
Whether it was the black wine of Negotin or
Che dark eye brows of the Seryian women, orsome
less pleasant cause that again put the red Fez
1pon the head of your friend and thrust two
111icrously great pistols into his Servian belt,
will NOT much interest your readers, Butin brief,
here am again, among strange enough coLnPan-
ons far beyond the white Save and the brown
Danube directly in the heart of the Prlnclpalty'
upon pleasant strip Of Land-whch is nclo8ed'
tongue.Iikc by the two Moray rivers, on the Noun
tain Rudnik, sixteen geographical miles behind
Belgrade the old capital Kraguievacz, one OF
the Oldest most respectable and wonderful OF the
6crran tOwns-a true treasure TOR the 6toSe trav-
eller, and having only the Inconvenience OF all trea
sure-uamely, that it is difficult to find. as the
breaking up of the Russian party had saddened
Belgrade for me, | endeavored, not without di'
iculty to ride over here The two towns are uni
ted By a1od, paved and strait turnpike oyergrown
with moss and grass, and the pavement in many
places suilken and sadly uneven. My poor body
suffered as we trotted upon the prncely posthacks
out Of one town toward the other
But such road, and such saddled hacks The
prncely pest horses-for in servia you always
ride post-are saddled in January wise, with
broad, high wooden saddles, which are stuffed
little, indeed, with COW hair, and supplied with
toerabl comfortable rests for the breast and back
but demand of the northern rider q most intolera-
bic position of the body, for the unhappy legs are
forever pressed by the sides OF the saddle, and
the feet are thrust into hovelstirrups, causing an
Unnatural position, half kneeling and halt sitting.
Then the constant wearisOme aghting from the
beast every suspicious bridge, where the rider
must lead the horse after him, and possibly, as
often happens from the breaking of some strap
about the saddle, quite to the next station,
where there is change of horses. A second
Aorse carries the luggage and post-boy armed TO
the teetll--a kind of protection for the peaceful
roads is much greater than in the neighboring
Counties For the zeal of the servian police
is highly praiseworthy although their humani
~ may be sometimes questioned. Their method
is the so called abbreviated process-a little pistol
bullet instead of long lawsuit. The post-boy
has scarcely ever the chance OF defending his
passenger but oftener, If the traveller be a bad
rider leads the horses, or when they are iatlSued
Nricks them into smart trot with sharp STICK
and n vollev of oaths A Ta,tarin, or courier
Yides always two stages in advance to order the
the horses which generally, must be caught with
great difficulty upon the common.
write this in the first aud last tavern of Kra
euicvacz, whose unsghty roof l have chosen
from lingering oriental independence of feeling
You are not treated much like guest here for
very seldom does any one come. The Ministers
I and high officers of State never aght at the tav-
4 eyr; generally, they have IN the place their own
Koaak' or trim little villa in the neighborhood.
Other Scrvians who have anything to do in Kra-
cuevacz are sure of friendly reception in some
private house for the proverbial hospitality OF the
! Sclavcs in Servia is still in full flower My tavern
stands rather at the entrance of the town, some
2lRl tiCNuASu 81 tudt SSN AANi4 ny
Eooden beamed balcony almost the whole town
B smmantio picture l lie upon the green cush-
y ioned balcony sofa, and in the evening GOODNESS,
& whe drink the fragrant mocha, smoke the yet
{ sore odorous chibouque
The town before me has 200 houses, built Of
Sood and frame work in the Eastern style many
being adorned in motley manner with fresh
e .ol, IF, r;e tbn
plete Greek church, new edifce, erected by
the Prince Milo 0brenovicz, who here first
planted his princely throne. 1t is in the late
Itaap style, geudy, with an uncomfortable, onion,
like cupola upon the tower, which is too heavily
covered with tin The good Servians refuse to
adort ior their new churches the Byzantine style
(which the Bohemian architects tried to introduce
here although it occurs in the Oldest churches OF
gervia and Bulgaria as completely corresponding
10 the climate as to the ServRn worship and most
agreeably Pansclavonian. The people love the
plump onion.towors covered with tin, and highly
polished and wherever it is possible, on the sum
init ct the tower great gilt buttons and mon
gtrouS cross with double croSs.beams. The lnte-
rior of this church at Kraguieyacz is like that OF
ether Servian churches, except that II is richer
and more heavily overloaded with ornaments 1t
is divided into nave for the people and Pres
bytery This is again separatedinto two parts by
ahe colossal high altar. In one of these parts
Stands the deacon with the mass boys and choris-
ters. Here is the Gospel read the communion
dispensed, the customary prayers offered, and
Some fitting psalm or hymn sung, The other divi-
Zion, ike the holy of holes Of the temple, is en-
tered only by the officiating priest in all bis pomp
like the high priest of the old Covenant aud there,
nnseen OF the people, takes place the consecra-
zion Of the bread and wine. The high altar is
picture-shrine most richly adorned, and rising to
the vault of the roof and by this through two