The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-08

hgs For two miles 0, more en- each side o.
bsauufui villas erected. Broadway " great pro
ma uade for the bellies OF Louisville ana every nne after
the street 's crowded with al The beauty, wealth.
fAshion Of the city The style and magndc with
Ehnh LcuMvie ladies' appsar in public ,s perfect,
errfyn 70 man OF en- e;oao nic.i turn of, mind
pom. lace ponnee worth from $500 to $3.50 apiece,
h. no mans rare, and what profsoD o. jsTelry apt
e'smonds' WHY, they Amos. exrest your New York
b.!es .s'y display and extgayag .ncs o. dress Ger
.s1'y scsins can be more daz1ng than some q the
curing my stay in this place OF oe,u,y aptJsEhion
Do forfs ateoi-a wen on " d srcct, rs one ~ tn
she cnzsns IN srsa. numbers On accon. Of me
highly medicinal quai.iss o. the wAters "Old Uace
stasy," nesro, abcu. sixty yeas Of age, is always
on hand, 20 give you history Of the wel aad cypau
I. yon he WOO trous qualities o. the water and never
falls TO smpsc the Wis ter ny bis high nights OF soquencs
and nogherry style OF argument Uncle charley is an
amusing fellow ana Is as zen Known 10 Louisville az tn
OF the Catholic Cathedral The well ia 2oS8reet
deep, and dschNges about $4,000 gallons Of wAter
pressure rises to the height OF one hundred and
venty feet above the surface Of the earth and ia
iop OF the wen is closed, ana the water conducted
Fountain, about t~enty feet distant where forces itself
sto the or 10 tic height OF from sixty to ninety feet
TIE water s analogous 10 composition TO the famous K
serjen waer Of Bvwia and the Bue Lick Spring OF
kenfncSy, and is highly recommended for dyspepsia,
NO. oas aneas.s, esrausensn.s o. me hvsr' xdneys
Tn Medical University OF this city, In his anaysis OF the
Ecdicd properties Of this rater, says:-"Tne peculiar
mhfane o. tho stomach and the digestive canal su
sfnty well established by the daily which both
sud spimal make Of saline substances II taken mole
Yate they excite appetite and looked upon as mild
sa icacious aid digestion; IN Still larger doses they
excite marked manner the eptire mucous lining
o. the intestinal caaal ndng the liver; and taken
the circulation, their N cts felt In all secretive
excretve organs as tSe kidneys, &c From what
can arrive at from the composition Of this water IN COZ
pctcn with the known virtues o. simiar mineral watea
uw water is certainly cacnstet TO meet as large
vstiiy CT those diseased Who resort TO mineral
the great portion Of invaids usiag mineral
waters softer from some arrangement .of the mucous
ombane Of the Intestinal canal Of the Serious surface
hs JOINTS, emor acng The ya,us forms o. dyspepsia
and rheumatism"
Lnnive s famed for the excellence OF s school sys
he Il It's churches The system OF eiu
e-n SAID 70 be of the beat IN the Southern Saes
A spiost exact model OF tina, 10 vogue the city
Nas York Besides he free and high schools there il
tbs University Of which the Ao. James Guthrie Is
nc NJ, and thrtyhv forty private emss
scattered all over the city There some sixiy i've
eurooss here. many Of them edices OF very handsome
character The Roman Catholic Cathedral especially, is
nod fer it's beauty OF architecture and the height ~ s
se The bethodists appear 70 be il the majority mere,
be number OF their churches he any criterion. Thsre
are twenty Methodist churches In the city; the
Baists have SIX Presbyterisos six Episcop.ans four,
Lrhe ive Roman Catholics ten, ami tue Africans
avo, The Christians, Jews, Uotarians &c have Also
very comfortable places OF worship.
Ihen thare number ~ benevolent societies, asy
bins fer the relief OF the o-phsa The bn1 &c and AS
pa's for the sick ana unforunate~hich speak we'll for
the charitable disposition Of the people; hall dozen
sunber OF lhrares five daily newspapers half doz
hosstwo Of them fully eqnal to the Asto-and tolera
by good the The fire deDartme 1t here 10 pail
none but steam engines are usea in exiingusling
Ares. Five eJginss, six,y ave and twenty three
,rser employed ut cost Of about SCI COO annually
Tie depart s SAID 70 be efficient and popular
police system, somewhat similar TO that in force at
Gew York, contemplated and bill FOR s organization
before the Legislature AZ Frankfort which will pro
bab.y rsss both houees
rbe water works which are situate the Ohio river
abol two mlles from the city, being rapidly pushed
towards completion The machinery and reser voirs
ar eoupeted the pipes have been laid down 10
street throughout the city; that soou look
Tor grand water celebration equal N that which t,ox
place in Brooklyn about year ago Il In intended, be-
that the celebration should of the Fourth
july in which the anniversary Of hide
ndence viii be gala day in Louisville The location
has selected with view 10 obtain for the city
bsve the clear sparkling qualities Of the crotoo
si furnishes excellent substitute for we'll water.
Wien filtered and cooled wi ice adeleious beverage
for washing, cooking, &C. It far preerble to pu
wafer.
Among the public buildings most worthy Of notice
night uer ton the Post Office, Custom House and Court
Fcne The latter building e now undergoing some ex-
Dsive alterations, with view N render s appearance
active The Masonic Hail. Jefferson street,
the city hospital also worthy Of meotion - also
On depot OF tho Louisville and Nashville Railroad, On
Broadway The Bind asylum, the University, the Ned
ca school, the High school in Chestnut street, and the
First Baptist church, looked upon very handsome
specimens Of modern architecture, and may be justly con-
sdered proud monuments n the industry, taste and en-
terprise Of Louisville and We inhabitants