Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-01
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NEW Yoax, July Is, '55.


Ilen Davenport on the
18th, and after tarrying a short lime in Bos.
! ton, find myself in this city Of noise and
confusion. The Thermometer 10 nearly
100" in the shade so that people cannot IT
they would, "keep COOL" With such an
argument for quietness, and such reasons
for little or no labor, it seems strange that
Broadway is full, really full. oil day, hot as
It's. How one loves to think OF some OF
the delightful spots in and about Dasen-
port on such days a. this and sighs for the
time when he will be permitted another
opportunity of enjoying the cool fresh breez-
es of the prsiries.
Before coming from Boston ] took occa-
sion TO go out Of the city to some of the
beautiful towns that surround it, and which
mag be said to form part of the city; and
truly they are beautiful. Brookiine, Brigh-
ton, lynn and others still further off Wor-
cester. Webster, &c, charming locations,
with all that wealth and taste could do for
them, they certainly do look attractive and
slmos, tempt = man to envy such quiet
loneliness. The country of New England
i. now in its bes, dress, everything appear
ing as we'll as it can; and with all OF the
fault found with the soil. ana the difficulty of
producing anything from it. yet there are
many spots of surprising beauty. all having
strong assoc, atoms by which to bind
Yank e to his native home. though it be
among the rocks and barren hills.
tried . new route from Boston to New
York this time. Las we'll as many others
out in the west, had heard many glowing
reports and seen many newspaper para
graphs respecting the steamer Common
wealth, plying between Norwich and New
York, con Meeting at Norwich with Rail
Road for Boston via. Worcester. The cars
on his route are very large, running on six
teen wheels instead OF eight, and though
the speed was about forty miles an hour,
think the ride was the easiest and smooth
est OF all my experience. The boat is all
they claim for her, beautiful as a model,
splendidly finished, and what is OF more
consequence to travellers, she has the most
convenient s,aterooms and largest berths
OF any boat have ever travelled on. One
thing however | will state, the boat on the
Fall River route beat Us to New York
about half sn hour, though she has the long
est route; not very iattering to brag boat
The three competing lines from Boston TO
New York, the Fall River. Stonington and
Norwich, take 4 man to his destination
soon enough, and in fair weather the trip
delightful one. Coming down l.. l.
Sound as you near New York, many places
ofinterest are pointed on. to the stranger,
aud these with the many beautiful residen-
ces of private individuals erected with much
taste and doubtless at great expense, make
the trie one of much interest and pleasure
And when the great city OF North America
is fuI in view, with It's domes and steeples,
its towers, and palaces, its harbors and
masts, its white sails and black smoke
which ascendeth up continually, you begin
to feel in the presence OF something
creating peculiar sensations. All the spec
iula,ions in which person may indulge
while on tie boat vanish by the deatening
cries OF carriage, sir" Carriage, sir. any
part az the city," "Astor House." "Metro-
politan," and hundred others which fall
on the bewildered senses as the boat lands
her living freight. New York city is in
tested By runners who congreglte on the
wh2rves like vermin, only more obnoxious.
You're, d.
ks