New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-26
NfwDcrkD ailn Gribane
NEW PUBLICATIONS
TRAVELS IN AMERICA.

Tte tour on which this volamsb founded A.
pears to have been undertaken TO- cvua ners.l -
poses and was performed at rapid rste slrosxs -.
meat interestpg portions Of the United Stat. n.
suth evidently great pretsusi, os 10 p.ser.t
but for oil that. he shows himself q man Of i...y'
Qeuce and observation, AID with On, . m 49,.
liz c.ure Of the preu5ices which often suh,t.., a..
experience Of British travellers in this eoo,tr,
His book contains too many persoaara., Ia
fsstidit u sense Of propdesy, bss alhcusA hs a..
gets to protect the doors which hsd opened Ao,,n.
by upon the stranger, bis judgments are kindly OF.
pre.sed and without many outsourings Of mtosi,h.
ment Of not anding London and EdinSarra rsers.
duced in New. York and CiOcisnah. Mr. Ferrusa
landed 10 Boston shout the irst Of March, lsx.
and imme dately makes his way 10 that most con.
Portable ,ojoJrn for the weary traveller, 10 VEL
appointed Revere House. His 6ut inpussoas Of
American ko.el Life are quite eoslew de ross
AMERICAN HOTELS.
An American hotel, a. al who have real any rses,k
h,oI 81 tr.yes in the United States mast ksov -,
il a very different affair from sn Eog th oae. vs.
strode through marble. paved hall ID al ofics IN eos
corner and writing our names IN book which laD
open for that purpose the numbers i33, l3i and i3S
Are nsced opposite them and are free Of he house
Th,fa or mr. porters Of whom there is Away, IA,
DIV waiting 10 the hall laid hold Of our baggage enc
carried il up stairs 10 the rooms incisted by tas nuu-
beIs placed opposite our nance. We Are now pss-
ssss.d Of bedroom, Of which We carry the ksy. II
contains every convenience which traveller rsdairss
Gown to writing msteals; while N eoms coosplesSss
place lie put up nete Of the hours at whi,h meals
served and other particulars useful 10 keoW. Hence
forth We have no more trouble. Our bedroom 10 OF
nryate sitting room there are public parofs laTur-
pusy fitted up-those for ladies especially and q
the hxed hours there meals % the table
in the eating ball. There IL no tfoabls u ordering
dinner YOU come and 90 just you fad tceovesiseI
In addition TO this each room has box asexted
In this flee and numbered b correspond iato which
letters or cards which may be left Tor you arc put
There boxes, or pigson holss are aHsIgcd cm'
spcuous place 30 that you can q. glance tel, WITH
ont reaung TO ask whether there Is anything fd yov
or not You miss. too the long rows Oh psas vmca
disigure an EDgsb hstel hall. The wires isaans
each room sound one bell, and uncover q. tae saIe
tin A number arranged bel)w il. Tas person wsN
ING re ads of the number TO one OF the attendsosc
who answers the call, and the cover of tue number
replaced ~ touching spring Sucn are GONE o. zoe
hotel and when add that the parlors wee cArpeeed
with Huspels ard the chairs and sofas covsred WIN
cut velvet sni that the eating hall 70 mAgnincsu,
apartment, fol red with black and white marble, and
decorated with white and gold 30 as to hSve veff
cheerful look, think have said enough upos The
subject of American hotels. L; WAS exq 1site iuxary
after the confinement Of our close sfsts-roon ms, 70
plunge into warm bath and sherward complete ones
toilette without having 10 catch at sonenng " Keep
Won from falIirg, or go heelisg abou. the door.
In other respects, he 10 painfully exercises Win
sense Of the shortcomings Of sae city " tas ran
tane. II formerly placed its bai on tae"ser'so'as
but now it is possessed by pere's infasuaaon for
that Amusement, bs,iis having lost the sa'ieat
strictress Of its rel gious character, and bec,as
a" the strop ghod of Sccinianism." He sson e.
capes, however, from iis debilitstius ind issce,
without apparent damage to his orthodoxy, and
reaches New.York, sound 10th in body and mind.
Here is his description Of Wall street aad Brood,
way as those famous boLities sppesred on ls's
acquaintance:
WALL STREET AND BROADWAY.
The course Of this days peregnnahons took me
through Wall street. the Lombard sTeetOf Ne. York.
The locale of the chief banking houses anto sted
seeing quiet set of Offices lnstea OF this u one
of the dtest and most busting streets 10 Newfofk.
From the custom Of busineeshrms haViog lArg, sign
boards, the fonts Of the houses are aimgared ~ts
those ugly shop-lcoking announcements. IN, ound-
irgs are OF the most noongruOus character. Here, Q
fine massive granite Exchange there nearly opposite.
marble reproduction of the classical Greek temple
accommodates the Custs m House. Gray granite
white marble and red sandstone cheqaer me ca0f ~
well as the character Of the architecture while nosy
;oste vou rucely a. You pass. There are fsw idle
iungers but the msjoli,y are 10 hurry. Thni'y tns
finest church in New York, stsnds on the opPosie SOS
OF Broadway facing Wall street Its but a fe. steps
from the spot where the lost for gold Is the risning
passion to the Stiffness Of its dmlys aislss; and
keen sarcasms have been uttered on what ms Dssa
called az. the inceIgTgous prox nifty.
square, filled with trees In the center stands tbe City
Hall, handsome building Of marble, bu: the tees
are planted so thcky all around, that 10 Sprioy and
thew mite bda the brildn0s IA he
ste eide Of Broadway facing the Park 4, ii, Aston
House. The front toward the street Is Of dressed
granite and the eject ismposng. Some OF tae ware
houses in oadwsy built cf msrble. Most pro nj
houses are Irregular ard fasedly huddlsd
q fEs house and q howell beside each othsr p
We are next favored with q bit Of iaterior ito at
the Clarendon, where he put up on bic 6rst arrival
in New. York.
YOUNG AMERICA AND TIE CLARENDON.
Much amused this morning at tho breakfast table
six seven came in alone, ana set grsvsly dova Of
dered with The greatest self posssssi,n b,ef steaks
and potatoes, ard svs.ed their coming with tbs ut.
mosf dignity. We cav this repeated often elsewhere.
There are no children in our sense Of the term 10
America only little men and women. TheY seen
bern with all the responsibility OF cifzsnsolp, anf
We ar il with gre gravity. The merest boy viii give
biz opinion upon the subiec. Of conversation amonghh
seIbrs and lie expects to be listened TO- and 70. 1bs
habit gives self pcssessiou, and fuoncy and casa o.
expression but leads to an undue sense OF sefm2of-
Atthe Clarendon, the tables ere waited BY gds-
They are dressed in uni om feocks, eithH pok q
blue, with short white rocks over aad they iook OF
cestively smart They rings, ana wAA aooSs
with great dignity ard empressemcnt-a gfeos deato'
much for your co,nfcrt, for they don't hurry men.
selves though ore half Of your food is cooling snd
sroiirg g, while they are not psrncuiaLy sc,ye ~