The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-08

VILLAS ON THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HEIGHTS
THE CATHOLIC CONVENT, ETC.
The editor Of the Warrington Star giving an account
Of b trip up the Hudson river, says
The first six miles up the Hudson river was past COM
mefcla New York; and the next twelve past suburban
New York. know not which most admire an 1 won
der atthe extent and variety Of the citys evil
dent around the upper North river pers-devoted
moot part TO river and bay and other inland commerce.
to the receipt of produce for city consumption and the
shipment Of the ctys manufactures many Of which are
conducted on it's North river front in huge buildings
on the other hand the EXTENT variety and spendor Ok the
No other city in the world surrounded by such villas
as New York perhaps because no other city
the advantage of having within reach many suitable
locations for them They the residences Of its "msr
chant princes in business, and set perched
spcuous positions from Yorkve up TO TArrytown,
wherever nature has afforded opportunity Of dis
playing taste and xiii in buildngthat is, the North
river the points pame IL has been or is being
DONE Nature has done the North river In the
way Of scenery than for any other in the United States
To esiay to describe what one views the Hudson
river wouo require volumes of paper rather than Sheets
and type inexbausible eschew the task Yet tnero
are POINTS OF interest striking that they mako i'm
pressons on the beholder never to be efaced.
The thousand villas each veiog TO be fantastic or
otherwise striking than the other, come nrst tho
The new Catholic Convent stands in their midst with
presence which, were IL In Europe would be considered
as fine ~ that Of building on the Rhine. Il not
long since portion OF win Forests Font Hill property
The Washington Heights property and mansion Of the
editor Of tho New YORK HERALD, are next on the
way. Jealousy on the part OF some Of his city CO.
temporaries has induced extensive ridicue and mis-
representation of his evidently heavy expenditures
there he has certainly carved ont OF the wild
ness Of nature one of the most beautiful locations
for gentleman's mansion saw, and has 90 en-
beshed architecturay as TO attract universal aten-
ton from persons Of cultivated tastes passing on thu
river His estate there thirty In exteuts
principahty in value, as lands sell 30 high near New
York on the North river.
Fort Washington, spuy tenduyvl creek, the Harlem
river and many other points renowned in Revolutionary
and later history, in that immediate vicinity on tha
New York sde while the palisades standing erect with
their perpendicular basash looking faces hundreds OF
feet bigh there fro do Wn upon the river
on the Jersey side at that point.
The Hudson River Railroad skirts the base Of the
heights, and every few minutes zee trains passing to
ard fro upon II.
Perhaps 5000 Of New York's business men sleep
nightly more caly at this season. out of the city
limits. They are American born, almost exclusively
and therefore, s that they appreciate the advantages
Of comparative individual isolation Incident to country
residence They flock down business by thousands by
every early morning conveyance to the city.