The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-10
Return Of the Annual Caravan from
Mecca, the Holy City Of Islam.
THE FETE OF THE MAMMAL.
STARTLING SCENES AND CEREMONIES.
Across the Desert from Cairo
to Suez.
&c. &c. 60.
Dur Cairo (Egypp Correspondence.

Our Cairo Egypp Correspondence
CAIRO, Egypt, July 81 1866.
Rainy Travel ia Egypt-Enthusiosm Of the Nares, and
Ho'oa soas Greeted-Seatag Contouersy rs Selling
Tekets-~ppearance Of an Egyptidn Raifoay Train.
Preference cf the v'-srOy for American Locomotives d"d
Cdrs-The Country Bctsc..s Alexandria and Cdiro-.
= The Bridges Over the Tco Arms # the Nae-Arrival as
Cairo, dc.
The first stage OF the journey from the x,ditcrra.
mean to the Red Sea is from Alexandria TO Cairo,
ance Of one hundred and twenty miles over the Vice.
roy's railroad Taking carriage at my hotel at Aexans
dra about thirty minutes ride brought to the depot
There daily two trains each way the roadone =
nine O'Clock A. n, and the other at four O'Clock p N.
In order escape heat OF the middle Of the
day chose the afternoon train
Reaching the depot greeted with the same en-i
thusiasm that my landing from the steamer,
Not less than four Of tho rabbe in an instant
Hocked around my carriage, half dozen laying hold ~
each door, equal number SELLING my luggage and The
whole troop OUTSIDE quarreng and talking vocffcrousy.
Several Of tho scounels had the ipudcnce 10 leap int
the carriage, from which, however they very speedily
discovered themselves elected Ny attention next waq
directed Swsrds my luggage, which found several
in the act Of removing. WAS
consequently forced the necessity Of free dstribu.
Of logic tho knuckles and turbans Of thV
party Having cleared this portion Of the qed, found
mportunng circle OF black faces looking over the
OF my vehicle, whereupon with my cane made
q clean sweep knocking Of the individuals rather
unceremoniousy OF their legs After spending about
five In this curious kind Of warfare dareds
descent from my carriage, when was again bcsiegcd.
BY this time, however, had selected man TO convey
my trunk and made dash into the depot-upon enter.
ing which escaped the great press Of the crowd. Step
ng up the ticket Office (of which, by the way there
are thrcerst second and third classj found group
Of Turks disputing with the agent, Ia Turk about
GLANCE without paying any attention TO those waiting,
tie controversy, requiring about twenty minutes, was
duly settled before the sale Of tickets resumed.
find the people Of this region possessed of about
third Of idea and that exceedingly dim; that
difficulty arising, two minutes discussion results In
mutual muddlc, and a termination is only
effected by the exhaustion OF CAB the
part Of one OF the disputants. At length aftes
A most chris,hnke display OF patience,
| made the window Of the ticket ONCE, 10 find myself
obliged a few moments for the agent TO regale
himself with a few whis Of his hookd This piece Of
deliberate Incidence was iIiolcrablc, and felt very
much In tho humor Of practising few rcvivying innu-
ences in the shape Of sound beating Al length, Lam
gudly Mr. Turk resumed his duties; bat, not speaking
sny other language than his iaiive tongue obliged
TO resort to certain panommic performances before
Having made so much progress next visited the bag
gage occ and obliged to await the issue Of another
controversy before could have my trunk weighed and
registered Accomplishing this, in return received
small piece Of paper, containing certain Arabic CHAR
,ers, for which I was obliged 20 ray sxpence. me ,
contents of this paper were az mysterious to VIZ
hierogyphcs ON an Egyptian monument Ny Ags*o
attended to, ushercd through an arched dewss s
wa IN. train in readiness 10 leave seecnng seatin
Of the nrst class carriages. eft NY va,sy walls, | ~
departure Although the time announced for ieasns
IL specific, u does not follow WIEN mo ume s ai,ws
70 ,hs eonvsnence Of The vecroy II he happens oec
Cairo at " the villages on inc way DO fsn r
allowed TO depart until he has epded his Journey
ucihyfN
from six 10 twenty -four hours There would oe s'mc
apology for ths there wer. mo sc,andr,s and CAIRO
| Hut IL is part OF the vstcm OF governments E,ey-
thing, the country and sne people 'uo'''''e"' "
An Egyptian railroad train is quite curiosity The
locomotives and carriages for ordinary use % AR are s
| abominsble pattern found in England ana neany an
parts Of the Continent They are divided each n% sn,c
entered by doors ON the sdes fnu cslA-
he each Of seating eight persons or total 81 twenty
Soy, 70 each carriage The interior Is linsd with bun
.,ness and repair The itself IL frail piece OF
work on four very light iron wheels no, capable oi .hs
Iesst strain OF those OF the track woua stand
,, ,be chances OF a pasteboard box suddenly thrown
from train rapidly in moos The nrst class s{rlases
cnvn,ry The second carriages constructed on tho
prncpe the rst class but are less expensvey nnsn
a ana sc one Compartment 70 the other These
ay,s arc patroDized by the weaher Turks Arabs ana
Egyptians me ra @ eass ears hassn and
live stock~ithout seats and rarely with even cover
ing head. The scene presented BY one o. ,h.se
cars quite picturesque, and suggestive OF anything nut
comfort The passengers OF this class are entirely ma
tvcs They are crowded into car perpendcularly
like cattle, until quito full wheu the surplus are per-
mtted 10 n,l up second or third the may be-
The these about four feet high 80 that
standing In them very hitle more 'has the head ana
shoulders OF the occupants 10 be There tho
red arboosh the fez white aud rcd turbans, caans OF
every hue; women with their Yelled faces probably
younsa,er mounted astrte his mothers shoulders.
OverangIng the sides OF the car may be seep an nnu
mcrable variety Of pipes all patterns and lengths OF
stems ranging from inches TO -four feet Tracing
these pipes 10 their source, platoon Of faces Of AZ
mouds and coiors from the hat.nosed dusky sknne1
! Nubian ala AbyssriaR " hs pght hnHA aps -