The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-09
From our Travelling Correspo ndent.
LOU IS vILLE.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, May 2.-Your cores
pondent finds himself in the great metropolis OF
Kentucky-in a large and fourishing city of one
hundred and fifty thousand inhsbitants-in city
growing from year to year, from month to month
from week to week, from day to day-growing
and becoming enriched by the immense amount
OF business that must necessarily flow from the
various channels Of trade that seek an outlet pio
the broad bosom Of the majestic Ohio, in whose
lap lies Louisville, fattening on the nourishment
drawn from the bosom of such a healthful nour.
rice.
| Louisville Is indeed magnificent city, in many
respects reminding the traveller Of the great me-
tropois OF America. The business street, which is
called Main street, is elk miles in length and is
broad bold avenue Of handsome stores, while Broad
way boasts many magnificent residences much in
the style of the Fifth Avenue mansions in New
York. yet superior to the latter, inasmuch as they
are built on large lots, and many them are fronted
and surrounded by beautiful hower-gardens. The
stranger who promenades the streets of Louisville
and notes the crowded city cars-especially on Sun
days, when, as in New York, they are more crowded
still With the masses of our cousins German or
| German cousins on the way to the gdrten, where
lager is dispensed and music (and dancing) rules
the hour-at times forgets himself, and verify be-
| lieves that he has been suddenly transported to
| the great cosmopolitan and metropolitan city OF
| the Empire State.
But il am pleased with the city of Louisville,
and with the State of Kentucky, I am more than
| delighted with the people. The Kentuckians are,
| in my opinion, moulded and fashioned in the same
spirit-moud whence come the warm-hearted, gal
liant people of my dear native State-in other
words, find the people Of Kentucky all that can
be desired that they should be, to render them in
all respects congenisi spirits, when their hands
are grssped with the honest grip OF South Caro-
| 1inian-but *f**** regret that am compelled
| to insert but -, butt am sorry to say that
| when speak thus OF Kentuckians, refer to the
ex-rebel Kentuckians so-caed-for am again
Ue,y sorry to have to state that the Union men OF
Kentucky are much harder on their brethren OF
| the South, and much more bitter in their denun-
citation Of us poor rebels, than any Northern men
| I have over met with in my travels.
| The newspapers here have been pulling each
other by the ears for some time past on the ques-
ton Of the propriety impropriety of holding the
great f?) Democratic Convention which was held
here yesterday. The Courier upholds it as grand
political move that must be prolific OF great re-
suits, whilst the Democrat denounces it as hum
bug affair, and the Journal has been blackguard-
rebels. The fact is, that all three Of these papers
have attached much moro Importance to this mat.
ter than it merits, for i! is hardly probable that
the action OF Congress will be at all influenced
by any resolutions passed by o State Convention.
The convention met simply for the purpose OF
testing the strength Of the Democratic party by
the nomination Of candidate for Clerk of the
Court OF Appeals. Ex-Governor DAVID MERRr-
WEATHER was selected as President OF the Con-
Vention, and Judge DUyALL was chosen as its
nominee. Resolutions were passed which were
substantially hearty endorsement of the policy
OF President JOHNSON and an emphatic condemn.
alton OF the Radical programme. II the Conven-
tion or the State had the power to enforce the
carrying ont OF the spirit of these resolutions all
would be WE'LL but II is, fear it will amount to
nothing. trust, however, that may be In error,
and 1t is possible that may be, as some persons
seem to entertain the opinion that important re-
suits may accrue Reporters were present from
the New York Herald, Cincinnati Gazette, Cincin-
natl Commercial, and New York Netcs.
The Ohio River steamers which ply between
here and Cincinnati are the most gorgeously mag
nifcent floating palaces have ever seen; the
best OF the steamers that run between New York
| and Albany can no more compare to the least
handsome of those, than the efforts of SCHOOL
Doy orator to the speeches Of CIoERo. They are
indeacribably magnificent, and the fare is equal to
that OF frst-olass New York hotel, and yet the
trip from here to Cincinnati Gncluding meals) is
only two dollars. This arises from the circumstance
that there nre two lines running in opposition and
endeavoring each to kill tho other.
On last Sunday morning was much surprised
by the sounds OF strangest music that broke the
semi-stilness OF the Sabbath morn. I was at the
time in company with my friend JOSEPH PozNAN-
sKI, the great pianist. On my observing that
had never before heard such curious music, my
friend replied that he was not surprised thereat,
for though he had never heard nor seen an instru-
ment Of the kind, he felt quite assured that such
sounds could only proceed from q "Oalliope" or
steam organ. We found Oh inquiry that my
friend was correct in his supposition, and we were
soon On board tho steamer Sauer Moon-about TO
start for Memphis-examining the curious instru-
mont The Caiope is placed upon the deck OF q
steamer, and shaped like q triangle, the hypothe.
muse OF which is q keyboard as OF piano, the
other sidos being composed Of pipes through
which the steam can be let on or shut of, produ-
cling sounds and their immediate cessation; wires
connected with the piano keys Of course control
the working OF the instrument. Thousands OF
spectators wore oongr6gsted around tho wharves;
In fact, the aounda produced by this organ could