New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-06
,.,,, ION N, n,ll.rs Of the nave were but few

years ago, the pillars Of the nave were 0u'
feet above the ground, and the transeP' was sui
incomplete Now, the choir, trahseP' anu "'N'
i'd r.l1.,;e. are finished, and the great nave
,.,,.h :. ~ no lsl feet in hight, has riseh u
the high, of lol feet. Sc mueh has 'e'"
ro,opl,shed. that the visitor may reahAe "
s,tent the splendid design of the architect
tho gvapdest type and development Of inc 49,
,,vLe I sincerely hope it may be completed, anu
,yo,ld willingly contribute to the "ofh' II '"o
ssa,e of nv own architecture would anu" A.
After lingering an hour or two IN the shAuO"
nj these vast arches, listening 10 lhe chSn'i"s
:. e. oho,;s,ers we visited q model oil the
oo,nrle.ed ed;6ce. in neighborng street
This work which cost eight years laber, Is eight
feet in hight, and represents the Cathedral even
IN its minutest parts, with wonderful exac'hess'
asked the person who had charge OF H. no"
long time would be required 10 complete 'he
original building. About fifty years. ne salu,
..unless there should be war hep.
said I. 1t will probably not be done. ne
,bopght differently the people wanted quiet
la, v.ar they were excited, but this year. as
mioht see they had got over 1t, &c dlu hO'
ask him how long quiet could De malii'Ai"eu'
rhicb made the streets OF every German Guy
bristle with soldiers.
We took the cars to Bonn, and next day as
cended the Rhine 20 Mayence. The rWef was
swollen by the recent rains, but luckily we hau
a bright and beautiful day. 1t was the same ialf
Rhine had kept in my memory not so oea'' nOi
10 nv eyes so grand as our HUDSON ou' SILL
noble riyer and worthy of its fame. Among ou'
Messengers was a tall woman OF aoou' thifv
r..,s NJ age. who seemed to have no companion
Her fare was still beautiful and her air was SIN
0uIarly bold, brilliant and spirited. 1t was whis-
nered among the passengers thai she was no
loss than Lola Monies. Her resemblance to the
no,t,aits Of the latter struck me at the first
Glance. She was dressed plainly, but with e1-
onisi.e taste and, Notwithstanding certain de-
fance in her manner, seemed rather to shrink
from than court observation. Her eyes were
LARGE. and dark brown, her nose faultiess IN Its
pure. straight outline, and her lips small and
finely curved. We at once accepted the suspl-
clon, and set her down for Lola Monies. II she
!, was. can easily understand how she could
bewilder the brain of an old king, but cannot
believe she will ever take captive one loyal
heart.
was awakened at Mainz yesterday morning by
the roll of dozen drums, and on looking out
the window. saw the street filed with Austrian
and Prussian soldiers. Here, in Frankfort, II Is
even worse every second man you meet wears
the Prussian pickelhaube, the blue Bavarlan cap,
or the Austrian ager-hat. Eight thousand troops
are here ALREADY, and seven thousand more are
coming, ostensby to protect the sessions OF the
Diet. The fact is, the Frankforters remember
ls49 There is house near the Eel which is
still rlddled with cannon.balls, the owner re-
fuses to have it repaired. Speak with the peo-
pie, and they will tell you that things are much
worse since 1913 but ask them II this is going
to last, and they shake their heads and say moth
ing. The house formerly resided in overlooked
barrcade, and my friends still shudder and
talk in low voice, when they mention the muir
der of Lichnowsky and the nights cannonade in
the streets.
| have taken great pleasure IN wandering
through Frankfort as of old Not house has
been forgotten; and the sculptured figures in the
corners, the quaint faces on the water-spont'
and the gIoanng cayatides, uplifting heavy
cornices over gateways, have dull recognition
in their stony eyes But SIX years have passed
and this visit is perhaps even more sad than JOY
full. That quiet, antiquated German life, is al
most far enough removed to have been sepa'
rate existence.
leave here tomorrow for the Orient. The
great quantity of rain which has fallen during
the past six weeks is so much additional snow
on the Alps, and learn by travellers from Swift
zerland, that the highest passes are blocked up.
This viii oblige me to give up my plan OF cross
ing the Stelvio, the highest and most remarka-
bic of the Alpine roads, and to proceed to Vienna
instead, whence can either reach Trieste or
descend the Danube TO Constantlnople Ii the
season should not be too far advanced, shall
stop at Belgrade and take the overland route
through Seryia and the passes OF the Balkan.
Rail and steam have already become tlresome
they are not found IN the category of genuine
travel My health has so much improved that
hcncefor,h shall have as little TO do with them
as possible. | long for the knapsack and Alpine
STAFF, and still more for the Tartar saddle and
the nlgh,-camp IN the Servian Forest B T.