Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-08
ments often reyel in wild discord The Can.

elements often revel in wild discord. The Cap
tain said he would never promise fair sailing
there. We unsteady sailors kept our eve upon
the barometer, which was true to its indica-
tions, and we passed into the gulf end with
out d gathering cloud or wave to make un-
steady our bark, and the fourth day from Stock
holm, at 2 P. NJ, entered Cronstadt. which,
though stronger now, than then. looks as if
Sir Chas. Napier understood his business,
when he withdrew the English fleet without
making demonstration against these grim,
significantly placed walls of stone. We passed
any amount Of merchant vessels; l,l52 entered
the port in 1864. The declared value OF i'm
ports cleared at the Custom House at St
Petersburg for that year, amounted to 50, 6OO,-
600 and the export amounted to ST., ,40O,-
600. The fourteen monitors that the Duke
Constantine had fitted out.,at Stockholm to give
tone to their naval power, were lying low, sly
looking implements of destruction.
An hour from Cronstadt we entered the
Neva, which is only navigahle to vessels Of
light draught and whose shores are busy with
shops for the great city, which now opens up
to our view-its golden domes, graceful. gilded
spires, substantial blocks of buildings and net
work Of broad streets. We landed along side
OF the custom house no crowd of numbered
porters coming on board, if you needed the
services of one, you sought him on the shore.
which did when the crowd moved on Bag.
gage again went through formal searching,
when became the prey to rabble of droskie
drivers. Old Gen c. iuterfered in nv
behalf, and soon was perche6 upon one of the
low four wheeled impracticable little go-carts-
seat only intended for one though you often
see two clinging to it has no back nor railing
to protect you wide strip of lie ather forms u
step each side, and running over ends behind
like scroll, which is met by springs that twist
up into a bow, leaving no possible space for a
trunk, or even a bag. The driver, in a long
blue over-garment, resembling more the cut Of
dressing gown than anything else, Tapped well
IN trout, and fastened about the waist by
broad sash, soma of which still retain evidence
of having been new and bright, with a low.
balging, curved, felt hat; sits on q high
seat before you and keeps up continual man
oeuvre Of his lines as if he were swimming the
ends are twisted together making an effective
klout, which he does not fail to use in keeping
up furious speed. Why one is not thrown
out rattling at such rate over an uneven cob
BILE stone pavement why he is not upset in
making short angles around corners, why he
is not run into, Or does not run into some one
else, are queries that come with every drive
As there is but one express train per week to
Moscow, which lessons the distance by two
hours concluded to leave the next day after
my arrival, and SO only had a Bird 8 eve view
of the city, aad shall defer mention of it till
return.
[ noted one decided improvement at the sta
ton, to start with. Tickets were given out
behind counter. instead Of through u Gagged
opening, as if the man were a lunatic. No
baggage allowed tree but a value received for
the full amount. Cars we entered at the end,
nhe ours, but railing agpund prevents pas sage
from one to the other. dhe second ella ,s quite
COrreSDOn6 n tbo
backs OF seats are mmovable I was quite at
a loss to understand the likeness in the build OF
cars With our own, and the same style of
bridges, With trestle work. seen no where else
IN Europe but it was s.ecounted for, when |
learned that the roadswas built by an Amerl-
ruuic according to my estimate, is worth
II LILO cents. 1t pays the government
5000, 600 per annuIn. The Russians concluded.
at one time, that they could manage the road
more cheaply than the American company, but
lost money in the attempt when a French
company took it, with no better success, and
now 1t is again in American hands They run
1t tor two and one-half millions per annum
Ihe station houses are perfect palaces Of red
prick central dome, under which is a long
eating hall, with offices at either end, and a
balcony extending around the building, supper.
ed by iron pillars. The grounds about them are
usually prettly laid out with flowers and shace
trees. Stands containing all kinds CT fruit and
confectionery tempts the eye without, and
within, if II be a station devoted to a meal,
neatly spread table is loaded with a variety of
we'll cooked foot soups, meats and vegetables,
with dessert of jellies and creams. You do not
pay for stated meal, but select what you like
and pay IN accordance you are only in
clned to take cup of tea there stands on
sue table, the ever simmering copper tea urn
which IS patronized even to greater extent by
the Russians than the coffee pot by the French
and Germans. 1t is always served to you in
tumblers, usually sweetened, and clear unless
you call for milk. The Russians do not
believe that it is the overland passage
mat gives the superior excellence to
the tea they use, but that it comes from a GER
tam district, that produces a superior quality.
iou can get it here at ten rubles per To-, but
the usual price paid is about three rubles. l
oelleVe again, that there is much virtue in their
manner OF making tea. A small iron furnace
containing glowing charcoal is surrounded by
copper urn filled with water; this, at the
hlSht OF boiling point is poured upon the tea
contained IN an earthen pot, which is imme :
diately over-spread with a woolen tdy-often
wadded lined with silk, and very ornamental
alter standing few moments more water is
added; If more than one cup is taken around,
an extra portion of tea finds its way into the
teapot. MI. S.
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