Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14
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Moscow, RUSSIA, Sept. /. ls65.
Iiic eye does rot extend beyond tire city.
which is said to l.he twenty miles i'll es,eAt. !
Tho almost efrcular Tines of boy,levird occJ!.y
the site Of former Qualifications. The MOSCOW
River cnn &c traced from beneath the battle
1acnts OF tin KronI:n, winding in end oct. The
city through like silver cord Both banks
looped together by frequent bridges The iron
roofs Of the Houses arc nearly all painted green
and YOU seem TO lose sight of all below these
and tie eye rests only Jon the golden doinos,
the blue star set ones, and these combining
many brilliant colors Of the $50 churches with
which the city s thickly studded, all Of which
seem to spring from this universal bed Of YER
durc. The various prominent watch-towers.
where some one IS ever stationed to give warn
ing Of fire, with their encrcled balcony, brings
TO mind the miuarcts Of the Fast: and the tow
crs, at each end of the Kremlin, overIad with
y nicaceOus substance that shines like silver
in the slllsaine, adds to the dazzling effect OF
the wlole scene.
When | hat descended I paid my compli-
ments T. the Gar f B lis. which les S upon a
woo,len ira ne eevaLo.t ttb ,uL four feet 1T the
base OF the Tower. As il is tungueless Won
canot expect much OF its history; but lrad-
ton says Tor it, that it was cast ut N ,scow in
1853; was hung and lis claprer moved by "a
meu; that during fire it fell aud was broken;
that it was re.cast in 1874. Its weight as it
now stands, is AL, coo pounds; 10 feet high,
60 feet 9 inches in circumference and feet
thick Y piece wnic.. was broken out lies at
the foot OF the frame that holds it up, which
leaves an opening wide enough to INIT per-
son comfortably. and there is space II der it for
quite levee. In making the length and
breadth of the city Z go IS much that is cos
mopolitan in its appearance. 1ou come INTO
quiet, narrow street, lined with low white
washed or yellow daubed houses, as noiseless
as if it belonged to the suburbs Of a country
village, and pcrlans The first turn you
will face broad boulc vartl-:rom the
undulatng lay of the city lido wn
which your eye viii roam int the heart of the
busy, througed city There arc villas ti,'f
mig.lt have been sent as representatives If AL
Italy. There are WOutien structures OF unlike
those INST with in the wilds of Norway, ana
line, substantial stone blocks, !. credit to any
city. There Is almost everything to ren.,l
Nou OF every otlc" race you have seen, saw,
the ruins OF Rome and the saracenlc ;lrchWais
that prelides to the mosques of the Es.st
Nayside s!lrnes are numerous, ever crowded
with the faithful, going through rcnud Of de-
Eotlons. The glitter OF diamonds that halo the
hottest OF pictures. made resplcndent by the
burning offerings Of d thousand tapers the
smoke and PEI iu.nc OF incense, the repeated
prostratlons OF the people, whose ioreheaas
are bruised by severe contact with the stone
pavement, the s!entorian voice OF the Priest
who gazea idly about while lie goes through "a
mechanical round of ceremony. all make il
seem 20 me like the offerings Of IA people whose
t'od is WorslIipped with outward form anu not
with the spirit and Understanding. One of the
most CANDY ard prominent Of these wayside Pa
Sodas, stands near the Holy Gate. aud contains
a very sacred picture Of the Virgin believed
to have been from the inspired brush of St
Luke. TO this picture belong six horses and Il
Goasfac 81 TIC sc+s. ior wiIicfl visitation esae
hundred rubles IS required. It's services can
~~ no procured for much less, bat of course its
efficacy IS in proportion to the sum. This
Shrine receives in yearly offerings from tapers
that afe burned and prayers that are paid for !
$4,000 $50, coo OF this goes toward pay
l:g tho metropolitan Oh the See OF Moscow.
There arc two besides one stationed at ST. F.!
Petersburg and one at INief.
on never see true follower OF the Greek |.
Church. be lie CT high OR low degree, b, he
barcs his head, stops to cross himself, |
ana muttor" prayer Ia passing every |
unceaslng round OF bodily exercise !
lust outside of tie hremiiu. winch has. from
most points Of view, the effect O. being a por- /,
ton OF IL. We Will TAXA ~ lance al the Cathe- !
oral o! st. Basil, whials closed and only
shown as a curiosity, Mh;ch:t Is IN the tuli sig
nincallon Oh the word. Tie same legend clill.;s
10 !, that hears repeated in naaly other
places, thai John the Terrible, by whose order
u W"s bnn! III 10. CAUSED tbs eyes OF the
architect TO be put out, so that lie should never
erect Il rival one. have no desert ution 10
otter OF It. 4 only knew that through nlys.e-
rous. dark, complicated windings stood in
turn, under each OF 1t. elaven dores, gro.
tcs4uely irregular, different in color and design
each Tor -iiii=s beneath separate chapel deck
ed with saials land offerings. From here " |
made Il turn IN the Bazaar where All the priu-
cipai shops Of the city are concentrated under |
one Colossal building, that With ills cupl, "a rd
liht SHOPS, where tho merchants stock sur
rounds i!Im at arm length, and narrow |
aHsaGcs form perfect !abyrlnth 1t clanced |
nfti'ra Tie hour When The -lradesnen lurch..d.
Effia We Went INTO Il wade hull WI Ii s1one door
S71eIcilcs aud bare tables wnere all ,,re served
ana also t"r& bite TO see how 1t Was done |
hnusLt couple Oh lred duui i.ngs OF a boy |
VINO carried his slOcG board held uu Nv !. |
strap running over hir shoulders, nud OF u bev. |
e:ite veneer II little Of u sweet, Id prepare.
ton, called cherry Wine. Thi, seemed the |
iavorlte lunch OF most Of them, but some pat. |
ronized other retail supplies Of meat, soup, mel.
Gus aud cucumbers, which, with piece of |
black Bread and IA cup OF the Juice they are
pickled IN, To driak, ,nkes u very general meal
Tor The common people. The trades people o.,
Russia are divided INTO three guilds do no,
remember the exact tax OF each, but il is not
lar from one thousand rubles for the highest
grade tor tho merchant who is permitted To
make bills OF exchange and increase his cap,ial
10 any amount For the second thrco hundred
RULES, with d limited capital, which he cannot
aud TO without taking the order above The
third, lilly ruhes, with still, more restricted
privileges
ao'u"y have been Sightseeing with Mr.,
T., from saratoga, resident here for some
years. lie told mo Of a dinner party he NJ
tended yesterday, in commemorative of tho
anniversary OF The death of u r,..ntcr Of -.
family. There is tho same gathering Of friends.
and ieasting, the day that the deceased is bu.
ricd, with something of solcmnity at first, bu,
which is soon dispelled under the influence Of I
Il great variety oi wines. A re al Russian din. ,
ner would be something to see, rather than
enjoy, should think Various relisLcs cam. in ,
irs. such rs caviar ,,il kinds of smoked fish, i,
cheese, radiSles, &c.. with gl,ss of k,mmcl L
ID native whisky; then follow soups-o,tcn II
u hall dozen kinds some cold one o, caahauo "
-oatcn with sour cream and fish preuared IN t.
II great variety ot STYLES, with II tres uso Of
cayenne pepper; then outlets chicken cnr "
mutton ana Young pig; with r0asts the most 81
novel oil witch Is mutton stated with burL u,
wheat-onc of tho staple articles of lool i, thc
country; all kintts oil atnic of the season f,l
lows, with cucumbers Tor salyd and :, c,os;, Il
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