New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-23
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST %, 1860

horse noble, large and sturdy fellows, and had the
pleasure OF 2:40 pace behind one Of the fast onos
AT O'Clock we had splendid dinner at the SANE
house, with agreeable flow of liquids and SEN
| timents
TO the toast of the Mayor, an interval Of many
| minutes expiring before reponse was made from
our side, at the request of many Of my fair friends
| your modest and humble subscriber Illuminated
them with specimen Of his oratory, which was
heartily received, as also the speeches and sent-
ments of our worthy friend NJ. NJ. Cohen, and Judge
Alexander Walker Of the Delta. For the manner
in which the whole affair was arranged, we are
under many obligations to the citizens of B1dalo
and the proprietoIs Of the American Hotel, who
were assidaous in their attentions for our comfort;
and, for the benefit Of all concerned, we give IL
unanimous verdict of "frst.class hotel.n
had determined to go to Buffalo with the party
of eXcursonists, but lE2d also made up my mind
| that running along with special delegation of
| $50 persons ard suffering the annoyances Of the
| great rushes had to make for comfortable ioca-
tions for my family, at each and every stopping
| place, concluded would retire with my bags and
| baggage, and returned to fascinating and pictur
esque Niagara to spend one more dag and gulph
down another draught of its intoxicating delights
| visited again the Canada side and had great plea
sure in hearty grip from onr mutual friend, the
| American tragedian, Edwin Booth, and an intro
| duction to his worthy mother and his wife, with
| whom he is passing some time at the Clifton House
he has been unwell for several days past, having
! been poisoned with the wild ivy in some of his
rambes.
| Mrs. James Gordon Bennett with her ealeche
and pair of cats and tiger, driven by herself, itum
| mates this village.
visited the parks and residence of the late Zim-
norman, which fulfil the fullest description given
| of the kind they have in merry Old England This
spot is now fitted up for the Prince of Wales and
commands the finest view Of the Great Ealls, and,
as all agree, he is good and appreciatve boy, he
| will no doubt acknowledge they are " a huehle-
| berry above all his persimmons.H
! My friend Smith, at the International, arranged
| me very comfortably, and left the house in a
much better humor than expressed in my last.
| departed from Niagara with much reluctance,
| the weather being at delightful temperature,
| and the senses never firing of admiration.
| | took the New York Central as far as Rochester,
and then by cars to the small town OF Charlotte,
on Lake Ontario, and was soon comfortably feaSteQ
| and bedded on board of the Ontario Steamboat
4 Companys clipper Niagara, John S. Warner. cap
tain and I. B. Platt, chief clerk, and were trans
ferred at ogdenshurg to the steamer ottawa capt
Rankin, and Purser 9. c. McFall this boat in con-
nection with others of the line being OF lighter
draft and built expressly for jumping the rapids
The view of the thousand islands, going down the
st. Lawrence is quite picturesque, but very mono
tonous low and uncutiyated bits of land and rock;
but when you reach the rapids and pass over this
surging boiling and mounting mass of waters, sur
rounded by rocks on each side and dashing along
through it at twelve miles an hour speed, you lose
all idea of monotony; at one moment flying within
twenty feet of huge rocks, and then dashing out
among the great pillows; the sensation, at the
same time being terrific, is very eXhilaratlng, al
though you cannot divest your mind of danger, for
an accident to the ter would cause US to be
dashed to pieces upon the rocks. But am assured
no accident has occurred in many years.
On the morning of the 18th we reached Mont
real and baggage all passed without any trouble
from the Customhouse officer. understand that
a gentleman of our city, passing from New York,
| had the day before met with some detention from
speaking too loud of the quantity of silverware
, and silks he had purchased in the States, and II
/ coming to the ears of the officer, he was com
| PEELED to seize the trunks, and the owner had te
: give bonds and suffer much vexation. The good old
motto tsto think twice before you speak once, :
I particularly. when you are not on your own prem
. ises, would have been very useful in his case
: As soon as it was available, we took to carriage
and visited all the curiosities in and around the
city; mounted of the lofty towers OF the grea
and massive stone churches or cathedrals OF st
:, Joseph saw the nuns at prayers in the nunnery
: and looked at the identical window from which
0 Maria Monk escaped, the heroine of a novel whicf
{ created so much sensation few years ago:
. Christ Church, situated on commanding emi
nence is an elegant structure of blue stone, inter
t laced with a rich, cream colored stone, to tht
/: very tip of its spre, which gives it unique ant
= picturesque appearance. The magnificent private
, residence and castleated buildings reaching hal
way un Mount Royal, with their fine parks and deco
/. rations, add much to the beauty of this charmin!
. scene.
atory and could see for miles in the distance tht
y silver waves of the Ottowa river, and running
through rich fields of golden wheat, with the wei
. laid out gardens in the vicinity Mount Royal to tht
west and the commanding Belle Isle Mountains tx
the east.
}, The rakish bloomer hat (some handsomely orna
!. mented with long flowing feathers and plumes,
with dresses reaching only to the ankles, gave tn
rosy and ripe-peach complexion OF the Canada
l. girls an interesting accompaniment. The bloome
Of hat has been all the rage here and at the Spring
ID and Falls this season.
- On our travels we had for our driver garrulou
" old Canadian, and some of our party being al
at ouainted with his vernaeular, induced him to e.
Ii pand. A friend along with me, great amateur
IL horses and dogs, being very anxious to buy
/ oI,oio LEinnF Fbur1 1as-
as to the probability of his obtaining some Of th
species, when he, with the greatest sang tiott
Sc answered that he could get him the best and q
W many as he wanted also several cart loads of th
= hugest and purest Newfoundlands, without any g,
~ ts pense, and promised to procure US what we dt
V. sired and bring them the next day to our hotel
Il, for which generosity we, as q matter OF couTs'
dropped an extra plaster into his hand, telling hi
= to be sure and keep his promise; but up to tn
u time the dogs and old Canadian are non est.
k, | left Montreal by railroad to Rousse Point, an
G. there took the fine steamer America down Lax
~ Camplain to Whitehall, New York, passing an
= viewing the most beautiful scenery, with the mob
U. Adreondaks on the west, and the cloud-tippe
v. Green Mountains of Vermont to the east. Th
D. trip is well worth taking, both for pleasure al
n comfort saving you many miles OF hard RAJ
- roading.
y We arrived in Troy the same evening, and ont
x, more had to bundle carpet bags and my ext
r. accumulations, gathered by the way side, in Il
-, shape of bows and arrows and other Indian cur1o
u u. i1ies, and make desperate dash OF near half
,. mile to secure state rooms on the boat for Ne
,e York; some wag having informed US it was only o
NJ square from the depot where we landed, did n
:, think it necessary to procure carriage. Aft
". being well squeezed and nearly mashed. 1succee
~ ed in getting two staterooms on board the Franz
d. Skiddy, for the moderate sum of So, after be
a, assured by agent at Montreal that the cost wou
u,' III be but 81 each. This alone would not have be-
Il. much grievance, but as was fortunate enough
sr get up into the upper third saloon or sky parlot
I'm j was politely informed that no chambermaid W
"A upon that floor; now wasn't this rich; the pia
'o- filled with females and squalling children, we q
tually had to depend upon the kind services OF
nd good natured masculine waiter. She is no dou
inf fine boat in her furniture but her domestic a
~ interior arrangements sadly neglected; about 4
s1e passengers board and not over 10 walters, a
'ut my patience and appetite nearly exhausted by
pertinacity ef the walters going through ma
ovoutions and insisting on handing tea and con
around first, when was craving for beatsteak a
OF the substantias. acknowledge | do get cre
re- and ugly when the gastronomc arrangements
,rn badly attended to.
'iA l am now, however, in perfectly good hum
with the good cheer and fare of friend Hitchco
|. at the Filth Avenue Hotel, one of the most elega
and comfortable hotels in the United States, a
jE. when say so speak from the book.
'Ifelt myself quite at home, meeting SO many
our fellow citizens from New Orleans; this hou
as well as the other principal hotels, are jamme