New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22
BUCHAREST AGAIN.

BUCHAREST, Walachis, Oct. 10, 1854,
When travelling down the Danube, fellow
rotoe,ur DESCRIBED Bucharest to me as city OF
iumea.urable dimensions, aud boating of more
luxury than Vier na or Paris. have learned the
truth Of this remark, from sojourn OF few days
in the Wallschisn capital. The city is built on a
plsip, and occupies within the barriers an area
almost equal TO that Of London. OF Greek
churches there IL one for almost every day In the
year, and OF converts d corresponding number.
The four winding streets, or rather lanes which
form the principal thoroughfares Of the city, are
connected BY me ms of an nfoite number Of mar
row, nameless, crooked alleys. Bucharest is
city Of contrasts. Here you see monastery, or
the palace Of Boyard, spacious, magnificent and
surrounded by splendid grounds; there, under
few boards leaned against stick or moldering
wall live families Of vogsbonds, as brutes do not
live In civilized countries. Here you see spacious
gardens redolent with flowers, there simy mo-
raises lighting the air with plague and corrup-
ton. Here beauty rolls along robed IN wealth;
there max edness wanders through mud and filth.
Deformity and uglint 80 parade themselves covered
with tinsel and gold While features that might
.uve sculptor as models, but naked and exposed
from poverty, leave their hiding places to beg for
a crust in the midst OF plenty. Never before have
seen such attempts at show and luxury IN the
midst Of 90 much real want and suffering. The
key 10 these anomalies lies In the fact that the
Principally Of Wallachia, although containing
$3.50 co souls il actually made up Of some 2,OoO
BoyGrd families, most Of whom reside IN the capt
tai 1t ia impossible 10 give the exact population OF
Bucharest ia the BoyaTds or mobiles, from fear OF
having it know how many stapss they possess, have
not allowed census 10 bc taken in many years by
multiplying the number Of families by five We bave
however, 100, 600 asan approximate number. The
ruins chused by great FIRE, which destroyed
nearly the whole city nine years ago, are suli
ever, where to be- seen while from the prevalence
of esrthquAkcs, even within the memory OF the
present inhabitants. the houses are generally but
sinele story in hight. They are constructed in the
French or Russian style. according to the taste 81
the owner II is agreeable 10 notice, however,
that most Of the new edhces belong ~ the former
order Many Of the old Greek churches, built in
the Byzantine style. are now being suppaptcd by
edj6ces Of a more orthodox stamp. The former
hre covered with daubs II the Greek saints 80 nu-
merous that nearly the entlre run OF the calendar
must have been requisite for the external dccora.
ton Of q single edihce Tho open sps,es around
these structures. which In former times were sur
rounded by high walls. are still used a. burial
places for tbe dead. As the latter. however. arc
searesly covered with earth, the troops Of savage
dogs which yovl about the city day and night.
often do the work Of ressrrscfionisis No ono
sVtssrs 10 imsgine the psrnicious influence Of bs
d. comp ,sjtion Of tho dead among sbs living: NOT
dies Any one sbaddsr at seeing the members ~
The former dragged firth by bysnss from Their
short resting plsee. These urban cemeteries are
almost always opeB 70 the street.. and the r"cHp-
tseles Of all ibst is filthy and wretehed The 70
mains a no orthodox Christian. however, are
showed forest more than seven yssrs At The CT
pirs,jor ~ that time they are sshurnsd. and after
undergoing q hind n psthes'on. rsb"ried ~ the
ssne grave by the side Of fresh occupant. Ibis
the Wsllso hisBs believe 10 he essential iof the