The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-19

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OVATION TO THE NEW YORK PRESS,
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O~r Prince Edward isAeAa o'1rs'PoA-
dOnce.
CzARlorrrowx, p Z. l., Augustlo, 1880.
Dvanoememt Of TIE 7tleorapA-0en1al Holiday and Re-
joicinq Of the People-Appeoronce Of the CITY Of s.
John lfter ne Princes Depayture-Dinner TO the Repre-
swatipes Of the Pres from 81. John 10 Shsdiao- Vieu
a. Prince Ed,oard Misunderstanding Fdet Concerning
tAs Llamd-TAe Way in Which soas Disoou0ed-Seens
~ CROWDED Enthusiastically Of Hotel Aecommoda-
Programme for ne Reception Of the Prince-0rand
Enthusiastically, &C., dc.
was q matter Of much disappointment 70 myself -
must have afterwards been 70 yourselves to ind that
TIE telegraph wires would not act At this place when
sent my despatch last evening. sent the same on to
sdiac by the steamer that len the island early on the
Sowng morning. but have since learned that the line
south from that place equally useless The operator
hare thinks the wire has been CUT but the operator at
sdiac ID Of opinion that ID owing 70 IN overflow OF
current The despatch in question will, therefore, the
Telegraph falling, be forwarded by post
WIN now resume the thread Of my personal narrative
since arriving at st. John. When the last echoes Of the
cheers that rose from the thousands Of loyal New Bruins
vicers collected the wharves, and casting one last
ng lingering look at the young man waving his hat from
the raidebox gangway Of the recedng steamer Syx had
ssd away bent my steps from the water side into the
shopclosed streets, where all Of the few people
saw were idling through general holi-
day. and where the triunphal arches were still span
aing the streets in all the shasline Of their dccayed
hsery. Tho town reminded Of dining ball after ths
aast, ball room after the guests had departed. The
spirit thai had inspired the Of the population
with life had gone, and here alone remained the
wreck Of the past But aier all, II was not magnificent
not splendd-ruin for there il but little magnncence
sndor Of either thought action about the slow going
inhabitants Of this long wintered colony; and required
EFFORT the most extreme Of which their Unconditional
nature capable them 70 the tame de-
mousraton which they made This says nothing against
their loyaynothing against their love Of country-bu
shows that their susceptibility 70 external influences
= slisht and that what would al Frenchman with the
bubblng gayety Of extreme ardor, and make New
Aorker boil over with the excitement Of enthusiasm,
would upon q native OF New b unswick produce hardly
any impression deeper than woui be caused by the
mon every day events Of life.
Al eight o'clock the evening alluded 70 sat down ii
tnbba Hotel in company with hundred or moro 70 .
public dinner given the Representatives Of the foreign
pres accompanying the Prince Of wales. can only
sk Of this with that Of appreciation which such
the wine OF the FIRST ORDER and the chief Of tho
soun were present torchlight procession q the IRE
about ten O'Clock upon which the dinner party adjourned
the street door, where NV spesohes were made 70
table where toast making commenced and continued
M 70 o late hour.
The railway train for shsdiac, thence 70 embark for
Prince Edward Island. This railway was only opened at
the beginning Of the present month when the Prince Of
wales rode by In speci ally prepared for him 10
the steamer Forest Queen which convey him 70
Fredericton; and this car wa: on the present occasion
. SOFA and arm chairs, and neatly oarpst,d.
The scenery by the way was here and there pretty but
o. 10 mos or ss villages IL hs part Of the British
i embarked on board the Arabian steamer at
four O'clock together with three hundred and odd
more 90 that the accommodations for passengers
by Of the rst order In fact the passage was
O'Clock Stood on deck and Prince Edward Island y
ing before aat as map, for over its hundred and
n q one almost even plain of alluval land, without
single rock even pebble 70 harden It's surface The
so Z, sspd The chief Articles Of Agricultural produce
are and potatoes but the latter are raised more
with view 70 Quantity than SSs aAe pu Are mot sps
upon them rassu ge being deficient The population OF the
Island about sixty thousand. Of which eight thousand
live In Cha rlotetown and the immediate neghborhood
The streets are totally unpaved but the sidewalks
slightly raised above the level OF the road The houses
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