The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-08
Letter from the East.
CONTINENTAL HOTEL,

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-'>4@4 PHILADELPHIA, July 81, 1860.
EDITORS JoURXAL.-This city is not only
the handsomest city in this country, but it
is not exceIled by any city III the world, if
equaled. In population it is in reality but
very little behind New York. while in
manufactures it is far ahead. ,.-.....
Business is rather dull Mt tle present
time, quite number of merchants having
gone to different parts Of the country to
rusticate, and on business. Those merchants
who do Western and Southern business
are beginning to show some signs of life.
The common complaint, scarcity of money
q can't make collections" is prevalent here
as in the West, and all look forward with
hope to the time when the abundant crops
with which the country is blessed shall
again restore business 10 its former pros
perity,t s..r .,.- ... .s..s ....
Since my last visit TO this city, there has
been indeed a great change. Many of the
old land marks have been removed In
place of old and dilapidated buildings, you
now End stately mansions or stores Of mar
BILE or iron. Many of the buildings now
being erected, are either of Italian marble,
iron, free or sandstone fronts, and of the
most substantial Kind. The removal of the
Market Houses from Market street has made
vast change in that locality.
Chestnut street. formerly the most fash
ionable promenade in the city, and occu-
pied principally by fashionable retail shops
and fancy stores and stately residences, is
now being gradually changed into u whole
sale business street. ..,....
Those real democratic institutions, the
Street Railroads, flourish here also They
are extended through nearly every street in
this city. They are extended 10 Manayunk,
which is now part of the city, and 3
miles up the river, where they carry passen-
gers for Is cents, Every person visiting
this city should patronize these institutions,
to the extent of half a dime at least, and
take a ride to Paramount Water Works.
This your humble correspondent did this
afternoon, and was fully repaid in viewing
one of the finest places of resort in the Vi
cinity of Philadelphia or any other city
The grounds are continually filled with
visitors, enjoying the cool and refreshing
breezes of the Schuylkill.
The Spring Garden Water Works are a short
distance above Paramount. Soyou see that
the Philadelphians have every facility for
a supply OF water, for fire, for their nr-
merous fountains, domestic purposes, and for
keeping their streets and pavementS clean,
and for which purposes free use is made of
it. When will the Crescent City enjoy
these privileges? hope the day is not far
distant when we shall have second Fair
mount somewhere on the bill in the vicinity
Of the Bodiam Mines. This is an enter
prise that should be undertaken by the city,
and do not believe that there would be
any better way for our present Mayor aud
City Fathers to immortalize themselves than
by providing the city with water works,
although the city should be compelled to go
in debt for every ceut Of the cost Our cit
liens would gladly pay taxes for improve
mentS that add so much to their comfort
and convenience,as this would do. however
do not believe that the city would he COM
PEELED to levy tax tor this purpose. mas
much Improvement ofthis kind would
be a paying institution ii, properly managed.
$50 Laurel Hill Cemetery is siuated on the
Ridge Road, 81 miles from the city. Visit
ors can go to this place by the Street Rail-
road all the way, or part BY railroad and