Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-07-12


over three hundred gus burners. The per.
formance consists chiefly in historical repre-.
Tournaments, Chariot Races,
illustrative Of the Royal sports
Of by-gone centures,( StecPlo Chases and
Hurdle Leaps, Contests between War Char
iols, Display Of Oslrches, Unsaddled thor.
oughbreds at full liberty, with flying stream
ers, &c. The whole is gotten up on the
mos, magnificent scale, with such exquisite
Iasle as only The French are capable of dis
playing. Nearly one.half Of The perform
ers are females, We, we witnessed none Of
those obscene and disgusting sights which
characterize female performances in timer
an. companies. No par, Of the performance
was such as 10 shock the modesiy of The
most fasiidious. In their daring sports, we
understand that two of the females attached
to the company have lost their lives. Yet
in so large a company they are scarcely
missed. At one time, VIC saw over three
hundred performers ir. The arena.
Next we visited The High Bridge, us it is
called. Ii was built 10 conduct the Crolon
water over Harlem River. 1t is eleven
miles from the Ciry Hall, To reach it, we
took the cars 10 Harlem, where we easily
procured carriage 10 the bridge. The
length Of the bridge is 1850 feet 1t rrsls
upon arches supported by ID piers Of heavy
masonry; eight Of them 80 fee. span, and
six of fifty Ieet. The average height Of The
bridge is ia feet; cost 100000. If our
memory serves US, i. was built by George
Law, and laid The foundation Of his immense
fortune. AT the time, il was regarded as
q mos, wonderful structure. Now, we be.
ieve, there are several railroad bridges oil
greater magnitude. The one near HorneIls.
ville on the Buffalo railroad far surpasses
it. Harlem river is beautiful stream, and
the vicinity Of the bridge is highly romantic
Skifs and fishing. tackle can be procured a
all times on either side of the river, and ex
cellenI fish are sometimes caught there, BY
pleasure parties. The road from the bridge
to Harlem is lined with beautiful and costly
residences, and Harlem is .rul y lovely
place. Venerable forest trees almost OBJ
scure the princely residences, giving i. The
appearance Of city in The wilderness.
On Sunday afternoon, we crossed to Ho
boken. 1t is delightful place, or nigh, b,
, made such, il farther removed from New
York City. lmmedalel y 10 The left Of III
> Ferry landing, we entered q German bee
r garden. Here we felt the cool sea blcez
for the frs, ,imo. Notwithstanding the eS
remcly hot weather, so strong was The Sc
breeze at this point, that we felt conlonabI
: cool, although surrounded by not less lha
i 300 men, women, and children who wei
smoking half.common cigars, and guzzlin
sour wine, ra, beer. and corn whisky. Bl
: our errand 10 Iioboken was TO see q huma
avalanche--a sea of human heads, and VI
we're not disappointed. One who knew not,
ing of The Sw warming propensilies Of tho |
y boring classes, on Witnessing this hum'
l. current for the first time, might imagine tn
J. some terrible scourge had entered the gre
l. city OF New York, and that her cilize,
Q were fleeing for their lives to some enchunu
Is spot. They came not by the score, nor
u tho hundred, but in one vas, processio
~ Three large ferry.boals, equal in size TO o
IL largest river steamers. were constantly Ell
G ployod, bearing their human burden aero
y the Hudson. No doubt, reader, you wou
u like TO know what caused so great an e
element? We answer, nothing but Ilab
}" Hall milo nonh Of the village is a So
r. called EIysian Fields, perhaps social
T. from its resemblance, on Sunday afternoon
y TO Pandemonium; on the same principle III
CT we call certain places coilee.houscS-whe
O. they sell poison, but never drop Of colft
~ There is also, on the brink OF the river
o' hole in the rocks called The SYPHILIS Ca,
III which owes its delormily more 10 the slor
'e cutter than 10 Nature. Thilher pressed /
'S' multitude, Why? Certainly not for pltc
"' ure. LiuIe pleasure, we opinc, can be lou
&C in marching mile beneath a broiing 81
"' clouds Of dust flying in every direclit
DIS so closely huddIed together as almos. to l.
10 ones identity, the thermometer 81 in
"o shade. Bur, it is fashionable, or cusloml
'u' among that clnss, and one might as well
'e' out of existence as out Of fashion. Be
t" in quest Of adventure we entered The C
~ rent, and were swept along with resist
Gle force. Our curiosity being satisfied,
endeavored 10 release ourself. But it ,
is Of no avail. Onion they bore us, VI
,ht almost suffucuted and exhausted, frie
in caugh, our elbow, and by hard slruggl
ny succeeded in making good our escape.
ne returned by circuiIous route, avoiding
es, avalanche. We think $4,000 is low O.
RS, mate of the number who visited Elysi
he Fields that afternoon. The chief anu
&c. mens there seemed 10 be drinking, fghli
be gambling, and other abominable praclic