Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-10
PHILADELPHIA,
Hotel its-Tarih-Further you go
the more you pay-Pretty Girls-United
States Mint-Independence Hall
Amusements--FireC Companies.
Correspondence of the Cairo Times.

Correspondence of the Cairo Times.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4, 1865.
In our last letter we forgot to mention the
in New York. The Fifth Avenue. St. Nicholas,
Metropolitan and Astor, made last year from
$l4O, 900 to $3.50, coo each, the Fifth Avenue
making the latter, theAstor the former amounts,
and the other between the two. The hotels
are crowded to overfowing at four dollars and
fifty cents per day, and for any part Of the day
nearly double the regular price is charged.
We wish the travelling public who pass through
Cairo and grumble at paying four dollars at the
St. Charles or one dollar per meal to under
stand that the t5,1ther they go the more they
will pay, and fare no better either. This is the
truth, for "by the Mars" we hnosc.
Philadelphia is as gay as lass of sixteen,
and by the powers there is mary handsome
one of that same age, to be seen on every street
in this beautiful city. For excellent taste in
dress, refinement OF person: and beauty of fea-
lures, we think Philadelphia can take the gold
medal.
This city like all the others visited in our
wanderings, is full of business Of all kinds in
the full tide Of success. A merchant told us
to-day, that there was in fact lack of tonnage
10 carry goods to seaport cities at the South.
In our rambles about town to-day, we visited
the United States Mint. where Uncle Sam is
busy making thousands Of one, two and
three cent pieces, and slowing them away in
canvass bags for delivery. An hour can be
! very pleasantly and prohtably spent within its
massive granite walls, in viewing the various
methods OF smelling, coming, &c. Certain
hours each day the mint is open to the public,
and an attendant goes round the building with
each party to show them through the different
departments. The machinery used here is of
the finest kind that can be manufactured, and
when we tell you that they have scales so
perfectly balanced that single hair will turn
the indicator, you can judge the kind of ma
terals they have to work with
The institution in Philadelphia is old
Independence Hall, with its thousands Of old
Revolutionary relics there gathered together,
not the least of which is the old cracked
Liberty bell,' which occupies prominent
position in this group of the olden time.
Amusements here as elsewhere flourish. Each
i theatre we believe is now running
| star, while Blind Tom is crowding
Concert Hall with his almost miraculous per-
formances on the pianoforte The citizens
here making great preparations for mag
nifcent Flremen's parade, which comes off about
| the middle of the month. large number o.
! companies will be here from New York and
other cities, and a gala time may be expected.
We think if the ARABS could be on hand
with the Jack Winter,' with the inmtable
Jack in the lead, they would have the post o
honor in the procession. But then we can't
spare them from Cairo, for who knows al
what time their invaluable services may be
needed
! We leave tonight for home, SO that this i:
| the last time either you your readers will be
bored with scribbngs by JEWETT.