The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-24

VIC over varying scene suggests TO ms th|
Dy its resemblance to the Rhine / NM
tnat. In this country, have seen no rive}
picturesque than this, or more ct to r-wd
TOURIST or the sketchef. UDfortanate|
possesses no ruined castles-better ruiue|
otherwise, to my ihinkIng-no emil
Ehrenbreitstein, the defence Of al
arcby, since happily there is none here
fend. Long covered bridges, dark u
pi. rcing the mountain buttresses. I'll y
tanks of the water .tations, are the mon1
Of this river BntI sppreheDd that its
will one day be picture que enough, will
factories their villas, their pretty gothil
churches, and the walls of their coliag|
schools. many Widowed. belfri.d. aS|
powered in trees. At least 1 hope 20.
BY five O'Clock we were appro ,chjnd
berlapd. ! had determined to 60 on 4
and TO sleep on top Of the Allegban|
my companion was weary of the rail
was myself curious to see the city of coz
we determined to stop for the night. I'D
is built in hollow, and the houses
upon the hills around; and surely we|
phetic just DOW, for one is crowned by
residences, among which rises a gothic
of gray stone, that would adorn a city|
glowing Rheinean.
Cumberland lies ct the foot of the bal
Of the Allegheny, where that In rmons
turns off the water courses toward the &
is here that the north branch of the ri
begins to run south -sst~ardly, after II
in Dortherly direction the base If the B [
qbaDy, to receive its numerous runs. II
terminus Of the Chesapeake caoai. whid
enlarges into fine coaling basin for bos
f., m it radiate like . fan, number }
railr Dads. which, penetrating as many
tie hills, seek the rich coal regions in It'd
nifty. The air is filled with Infinitely I'll
dust. and the streets in the lower part
own, obtain dark tiDge from it. The )
OF loads brought down daily from the d
very great. The Frostburg road alon(
four locomotives running, and aver ages
trips DAY, the distance being about tel
The cars run upon platform along the !
the tasin, and elevated some twelve OF
feet above it, and discharge by an iroI
as the boats slowly move under to receiy
load. The canal, however, cancot tr
more than half the coal from thu min
Cumbe' laud; the other moiety goes
railroad, which enjoys the monopoly of
meDse bitumin BUS fields of the All
proper, as well as of transporting tn
treasures, of iron and salt in which that
mineral region abounds. The people
hotel assured me, when came, that tn
no object of curiosity to be seen in Cumt
but although have been here three Z
have employe ed every moment with live
sure, and could lind entertainment for
Of the week certainly.
The principal house, by the by, is [
we're, to which you may add Barnum
named after the renowned patron
Thumb, but from his Baltimore namesah
one which bears the ambitious title Of
Nicholas The Revere, Of which alon
speak. is o !wellkeps ,use, with a yer
tiZing table and excellent attendance, q
the department of the femme de cham
mits OF some delicate ameliorati"ns, w
this climate, are especially necessary.
tribution Of animal life on our planet,
ing to the zones of temperature, is an il
ing subject of investigation but, in the
Of my travels in Southern Europe, hay
many others, pursued that branch of
fur as ! have any inclination. Howevs
digressiog FROM my purpose, which
praise, as they deserve, the Revere and
attentive and obliviog landlord. The IN
luxury of venison here began TO greet o,
and maple syrup, that stranger to the S
thought Of dog and quo, and believed
to be nearing another Hamilton county
One OF my earliest walks in Cumberld
to visit the church to which l just now d
ana which is ever q conspicuous objec
landscape. AS yon cross Wills run, "a
irnous in coal hi,tory,) by pretty
bridge, you see the church above You
hold top Of the hill. The material is
ia~n-colored stone, vastly uore bean.i
the brown stone so largely emplo
New York, and which reminded me
sxteriprs of some fine churches in the
England. The architecture is pointed,
! believe IL called the geone;rical peri
it is perfect gen. Nave. trause 1T,
porch, chapcel-ali according ~ the str
OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES wall hand
facing the hill side, along the street. II
from the hill is charming, az the church
on The green brow of it, with nothing
cept. Thence you see the town below,
surrounding hills. enclosing liquid s.
the Potomac, which is clear as crystal.
tie hills has the shape OF q pyramid, wo
the top, ana is . very picturesque featl
old red brick country house stands amid
on another. The church Is Episcopalian,
rector Now Yorker, Of well known
The doors were closed, bat the sexso
dren admitted me to see the inside,
found quite the perfe .tion of church Id
stained windows, carved seats, soft
subdued light lecteIn, &c., all prope
sexton, who gave himself for Scot, osc
kirk, Informed me that there were
churches in Cumberland for seven thou
habitapts, which toouyht pretty far
l visited two Roman Catholic ones--Ir
GcrmaD---both interesting. The form
Gree an erection, with white Ionic
ard very spacious interior, though IN
The altar, however, Of white and val
marble, was chastc and elegant. The
church was brick, Of bastard Gotl
though 6nely situated, OF commonplad
externally. Within, it is even bes
painted in fresco, with large fig
the apostles in the German styl|
the altar, Of Dative wond, with
and profuse gliding, reminded m
sanity of churches along the Rhil
that here again my eye for the pict
turned out prophetic. This church bel
the RedenptoIist-, who have here
and house of studies, and / learned
painting before mentioned was the wor
Of the lay brothers. The convent buili
new, and, indeed, Incomplete. They sh
their library, which was quite rude ia
ance-- plain. implanted shelves, but sto
o well selected aud we'll Arranged It'll
ton, which the fratres gave me to un'
was merely a nucleus. Among these
and wearing their shabby worS-day
recognized Q gallant ex officer Of tn
who had EXCHANGED the sW0rt, for the D