The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-09


Then, again, Oswego, fronting as il does on Lake
Ontario, is o cool place. When You in New York
sweter with the thermometer at ninety-dve OF
Fahrenheit, the burgher of oswego sleeps the
bers are famed by gentle and unceasng
breezes from the broad bosom of the inland sea
which keeps him cool and clean, and makes him
rich at the same tue. The burghers of Oswego
are sensible, vel TO do men. Their wives and
daughters az beautiful, as could see; amable as
| l am told.
They have theatre in the summer at Doolit,le
Hall, which viii seat twelve hundred people. The
manager is Mr.. William Henderson. We went to
the theatre, of course. The play was The Lady
Of Lyons'-Claude by the manager, Pauline by Mrs.
| A. II. Davenport <Lizzie Weston), CLAWS by Mr..
| Davenport; the Mother OF Mr.. Melnotte Cooking
much younger than her sony by Miss Devlin. The
Pauline was very good, and got great deal OF APP
! plause. The Oswegans applaud altogether with
TIER feet, which is unpleasant. Claude was safe
and respectable; the widow Melnotte quite good aud
Beausant equal TO any have seen. The Sappont-
| ments' were not magnificent, but quite respec table
for the country. have seen worse, when Juiet's
| balcony was an empty flour banel-when she put
| aside the sky with one hand, to wave farewell to
| Romeo with the other, and when Damon's scatfod
| Oswego has done very well for a beginning. Mr.
| Henderson will have better theatre bye-andbye
0swego wants good hotel, however; and that
want is shortly to be supplied. Meantime, the Wei
land House. where we comfortable lodged, will
| do Tie charge is one dollar and a half per day.
but paid two dollars, because one of us is fat and
eats great deal, presume. Iive Oswego V,ic!
We depart at nine o'clock in the morniI for Mon
treal. Our conveyance is the steamboat Cataract,
| rather a shabby affair, compared with Ameri AN
boats generally. The price OF passage, me ais and
siaterooms included, to Montreal is seven dollars;
distance, about four hundred miles; time, thirty
hours. We had about one hundred passengers,
repr. senting eight or ten States, and were
soon out of sight Of land. that's quee
isn't it?-out of sight OF land in the interior Of
continent! But as the New York boys say, /" that's
so.'
4. one o'clock we had dirty dinner served by
dirty walters, in dirty cabin 1t made Orestes very
ill., Orestes s gourmet Orestes said wicked words,
while Pyia6es, philosopher, bore It with ssoical
signation, and resolved to send his compliments to
the steward through the HsRALD. He assures thai
official that he will never forget hira, and earnestly
recommends to his attention the eighth chapter Of
st. Matthew, and part OF the third verse.
In the afternoon we Ell cred the ST. Lawrence, end
shall attempt description OF the scenery lis
magnificent river. em confident that couli give
no adequate idea of the nsaticns which is spe did
scenery twakens IN the mind Of the lover OF tn
beautiful in nature
AT nine o'clock in the evening we reached Ogdens
burg. and went on board the steamboat Jenny Lind
which conveyance was to have the honor of taking
us to Montreal. Pylades humbugged the clegk by
representing Orestes to be " sick lady" and,
place danes is the rule on this line, we got
very nice state room. We then inspected Ogdeus
burg briefly, and found it furnishing fresh water
sra port; t.el, by advice Of Pyiades, VIC inflated
Jenny Lind in the Sonnambula, and uent to sleep OF
board Of her.
The Jenny Lind was better boat than the Gaia
ract in every sense Of the word. The steward gave
us b. eakfast in the main saloon. 1t Mas a goo1
brea kfast and the heart OF Orestes was made glad
Our journey from this time (nine oclock) 10 three
in the afternoon, when we arrived 1t Montreal is an
exceedingly pleasant one. We pass through the
Rapids ard the countless islands which make this
river enchanting. At every turn the eye is greet
cd with new landscape, more beautiful than that
with which it was feas'ed q moment before.
Tta of FRI m hi ,c Sfrfk
nely interesting, but description at this time
would be " ancient and iishke." The visiter from
the States admires the solidity and beauty Of the
public buildings; lie is amused by he queer looking
cabs and the oddly shaped houses, and is interested
by The European air Of all his surroundings The
porter touches his hat at your shilling for rescung
and everybody ".sirs", Yen in a mos; deserential
manner. That queer looking box not unlike toe
"Blaek Malia,' VIII take you to the Donegana Ho
tel, the st. Nicholas of these parts Doneg mas Is
get cozy English dinner and something nice -
wash it down WITH DO you affect vinous beverages,
here is stock Of sherfies, Maderas and ports
equatd on the Continent; or, IL malt be your weak
ness the brew of Montreal is nnapprolchable- II
brady is your vanity, The choicest sole ;tons from
the London docks are given you in tumbcrs about
the size OF bingham bucket Montreal would be
great place for Congress to meet inthe facilities
for getting dunk admirable.
Tie number Of representatives o. the StarSpan-
gied Banner In this village il large ~ our Sun
day dinner table we had representatives. IRON
Alabama, Lousiata. South Carolina, Kentucky,
Dnois, Ohio, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts,
and seyeral other states have hardly ever seen
20 many beautiful women as were gathered round
the table OF the Donegana Hotel on this day. Tn
American women, by general consent, carried OF
the palm Of victory.
On Saturday hight we all went to the Theatre
Royal, under the management of MI BuSMapd. IL
with company made up from the New York and
Pcston thts'rts, and including Messrs. Davidge,
q. Phillips (stege manager), n. Bland, g. W. stod-
dart w. Donaldson, W. X. Floyd. Mrs. Buckland,
Mrs Hough ard Mrs. Archhold. nr. Waliack was
The star, and had his benefit on Monday, undec the
patonsce Of Lieutenant General Sir William Eyre,
X. c. b., Cormander Of the Legion OF Honor, CON-
harding the forces IN British North America.
There ought TO have been good house. Every
body's benefit is under somebody's especial pa'ron-
are here: md 81 General Eyre IL one OF the tg)
English heroes 10 the Crinca, nc ought to draw.
Monday we al vent sight seeing. cav the Ca
thedral which il very fine, although tue perisyle =
scarcely massive or high enough 10 carry out The
otherwise grand appearance Of The front. We aso
saw Nelson's monument, which Il shamefully dila
Iidat,d; arr examined the exterior III several nun
neries, wbereat several Fillmore men we're highly
exercised The drive around the mountain was very
pleasant giving seyeral magnificent views.
Her Britannia Maiesty's military defenders here
consist Of toe Thrtyniath regiment, under TIC
command OF Colonel Munroe. This regiment Sc yci
in the Crimcl. and many OF the men have the De
da: one saw with the shrec clasps Alma, lnkcr'
mann and Seblstopo several OF ibc oaBcefS sie hne
looking fellows. but the majority. are. appl.
rently Of tie Tie Barnscle school. We say
a drill ard parade. The company move.
ments were very good but we coald beat
the repmenta mannuvrcs with the National q Iart
(ssventh iegment). The men are evidently not
yeI caIed for Many OF them wore dirty cqui?
ments and saw several drunk in the streets in N
day time. Officers and men are great lions here,
ard Young Canada initiates the frs. named individ.
uals In wearing little cap like the end OF stocking
drawn ever The held-in the eye glass. which i
never used when one really desires 10 see anything
and in the supercilioas stare which is apparently
the English idea of good breeding.
Montreal 10 evidently show city. great
many good things are commenced, but labor seem.
10 be arrested upon them. Still, the influence r.
United States capital and energy may do somethin
for The place yet. The bridge over the St. lagrea
viii doubtless Le fne thing when u u done, and
| the same remeTk will hold good with regard to
several other public works. But IL thy are slow
here. they are sure and our builders might take
| good essen from the mechanics of Montreal.