St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-10-22

ing Cara, with which this excellent road
is furnished, first opened our eyesst Crest
line, where was call for breakfast. AZ
ter the eats are again ip motion, the t1st
thing that strikes a Western mai Is sbe
character of the country and soil that is
kept under cultivation. Hills 50 steep
arc plowed that one would think the me9
and horses in this region must be endow-
ed with powers similar to the hoass.ay in
order to keep a perpendicular position
aud tic rssult Of all these pa,as isIbdt 70
throw to the surface fresh supply Of yel-
lew.cl.y lu~psa that defy ill ~hunan.poxs'
ess to reduce them to anything hut Jumps
the whole being plentifaIlv iuterlarded
with stones ranging Id size from a pebble
TO- . boulder. In the sincerity Of, our
heart we pitied the poor people who were
compelled to depend upon such labor for
subsistence; and logged to point them to
the rich fields. Of Minnesota, where a
heavy deep soil, unexoelled in fertility.
makes farming profit and pastime.
The effects. Of the use of coal could be
noticed in the dingy appearance Of the
houses along the entire. route until, We
reached PittsburS, which city seemed
completely overspread by huge canopy
of dense smoke that extended to its far
'thermost limits. 1t looked all the more
cherries from the day being rainy.
At Pittsburg We took the evening ex-
press on the Pennsylvania Central and
coming via Allentown made capital time.
Ontthe New Jersey road the scenery is
varied and attractive, and altogether this
route presents universal inducements to
travellers. AS We shall make the entire
line of the Pennsylvania Central Oh our
return, We willspeak mere fully Of it then.
New York is emphatica|ly big place
and quite as emphatically place where
if one has two ideas in his head he needs
the full use of them at one time; A stran.
ger feels ut once that in this grand NOV
ing mass Of humanity be is but mere cy-
pher, dependent upon everybody he meets,
hotel keepers. merchants, hackmen and
porters, ID still he must be independent,
for it is but little consideration he re-
ceives. Everybody is on continual rush.
Looking up or down Broadway, from any
point, it seems as though there were
dozen fires in as many different.directions,
and that the immense throng was striving
to 80 to them all at the same time. On
nibusses, carriages, carts, policemen, wo-
men, nevsboys and babies are mixed up
in an undistinguishable mass, ind it is
pleasanter to be spectator than COM
ppoonent part If the great chowder. -: y"
Soon after arriving We went to Winter
Garden to hear Booth, in. the play Of
Richclieu, and it was we'll worth the trou-
be-. His representation Of the character
was magnificent, always holding closely
the interest Of the great number within.
the theatre, while at some passages, which
be delivered with thrilling effect, the ap-
plause WIS almost without bounds. He is
greatly the superior Of Forest, whom we
saw next evening at Niblo's. in the char
aeter Of Spartacus. The tones Of this lat
ter tragedian are gu teral and much Of the
time his words are unintetligible. When
he rises above this halfgruntiug voice it
is to terrible roar, that is still more un-
pleasant. He soon becomes tiresome and
uninteresting. The: tewitchipg music Of
the orchestra: was sufficient, antidote to
counteract our disappointment IN Forest.
Through the kindness Of friend We re-
ceiyed.: pass to visit the Dictator" one
Of the immense iron-clad, vessels now be-
ing built by the Government. It is in a
building at the foot Of =; street, on
North river, and is far advanced toward
completion. It is such burden in size
three hundred feet loue-tbat one can
scarcely conceive how. With its burden Of
metal, II can ride upon the xaves. Five
hundred men are constanhytat work upon
it, and the builder expects to launch it
next month. 1t is made extremely sharp.
and With an immense ram 1t the bow.
7 The y, prepelling power, already affixed To-
the stern, is huge metal Sc e;a''sting, perfect
ly solid, revolving at right; angles with the
course Of the vessel, This great levi%
than is 80 constructed con that all but . few
feet will be underneath, the water, and up:
m tke norton, axnoaed are bef;nnp afs1ed