The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-02-20

with SO many glorious memories; the
Custom House, originally used Tor the
United States Bank-that so-called mon
ster throttled by Jackson /; the Merchant
Exchange, ftly styled the prototype or
the great Monument at Athens; Gil
rard College, literally endowed by ITS
founder for the education of poor orphan
children: the United States Mint, distin-
cuished as the branch that was not plum
dered by secessionists aud rebels; the
magnificent Continental Hotel, with its
cone thousand and one" guests toe
House of Refuge, Tor the correction and
reformation of bad boys and bad girls;
end the gloomy Eastern State Peniten-
tiaIy. for the punishment of the older and
more hardened wrong-doers ;-eitheT ef
these establishments viii we'll repay
visit. Nor must | omit to mention the
institutions OF art, literature. science, re-
ligion, charity and benevolence,-tor all
of which the city is SO justly celebrated,
-embracing the Academy of Fine Arts ).
variety of High Schools and other sem
inaries Of learning; the Jefferson Medi-
cal College the University; numerous
church edifces the Penn Widows Asy-
lum the Northern Home for Friendless
Children; and the institutions for the in
struction of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind.
Philadelphia is also remarkable for the
cleanliness of it's streets and sidewalks,
and the number of beautiful parks which
it contains, some of which are we'll stock
ed with deer and squirrels. But, per-
haps, its most attractive feature is the
Paramount Water Works, by which it is
supplied with an abundance OF pure and
wholesome water from the Schuylkill riv
er. [ will add, too, before closing this
imperfect sketch of Philadelphia, that in
the variety and extent of its manufac-
lures, it is gcRerally regarded as the first
city in the Union.
From Philadelphia [ proceeded by rail
road to New York. Here, also, had
some business matters to attend to, which
being done, [ took stroll about the city
! Though / have been in New York fre-
quently, yet never before did I fully ap-
preciate the magnitude or Importance of
that mighty metropolis. Situated on the
the Hudson and East rivers, and about
sixteen miles from the great Atlantic, it
stands as the acknowledged emporium OF
this great Western World. There is,
perhaps, no city on the face Of the globe,
possessing greater advantages for purpo-
ses of internal as we'll as external trade
and commerce. Here you will find mer-
chants and dealers hailing from all quar-
| ters-Secessia just now excepted-who
have always sure market in which to
sell what they have got, and to buy what
they need. Here il is, that persons as
semble on the point of departure from al
most every part of the world. Here you
will meet with Englishmen, Frenchmen,
Spaniards, Austrians, Germans, Italians
Russians, Jews, Turks, Chinese, Africans
&c, until you are almost led to doubt that
you are really in an American city
Here you will see the princely dwelling
and the miserable hut, and wealth and
afluence, and squalid poverty, and the
lowest degradation. Here everything
seems to be in motion Old things al
being torn down, and new thugs put
up. All is noise, hustle and confusion
and as Fanny Fern would say, everybody
seems to be taking care of number one.
The great street in New York is Broad
way. 1t passes through the city from
North to South, and is the resort of the
beauty and fashion of the place. The
buildings are principally of brick, bu
many are of marble and stone, presenting
the most elegant appearance. Among
the public structures, which are numerou,
and imposing, [ will mention the Univer
sty, the Merchants Exchange, the Gus
tom House, Hall of Records, Trinity
Church, Astor House, and the st. Nicho
las and Metropolitan Hotels The Gro
ton Water Works, by means of which tn,
city is supplied with anabundance of goot
pure water, are among the works of tn,
age. They cost many millions of dollars
and will long stand as a monument of tn,