The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-03-29
NOTES FROM EUROPE.
NUMBER FIVE.

rived az Nice Al eignt tne same evening. Inc
| railroad runs, the most Of the way, through a
mountainous country, and in many places
close along the bank Of the Mediterranean.
The country was covered with olive orchards
| wherever earth enough could be scraped to-
gether, the sides of the mountains being ter.
raced with stone walls.
The spaces between the trees. are generally
planted in vines, or vegetables. We passed
through one piece Of fiat country. where the
olive trees seemed unusually large, that was
all divided up into little patches of from one
to two acres, separated by stone walls eight
or ten feet thick and about the same highth.
This stone had all been picked off the ground
and piled up into these walls, to get it out of
the way.
About dusk we passed through Cannes, in
the vicinity OF which | saw great number of
handsome modern private residences, the
only ones have seen in this country. I.
We put up at the hotel ''des Anglais, 4 and
after getting supper, walked around the city
and ascertained that boat lef; for Genan the
next morning at o'clock.
Nice is about the nicesf place that l have
seen in Europe. The houses look new and
clean. and are many of them built on more
modern plans than is usually The case here.
The Carso, as the street pointing on the bay
is called, is bordered with palm trees, and
most of the buildings being Of recent date. it
has avery pleasant appearance. This Is great
place ef resort in winter for wealthy English
and Americans, as the climate is said to be
finer during the winter, than any other part
Of Europe. | have seen many who have
spent the winter here, and all express them
selves delighted with the place. There isnot
La great deal of interest in the city, but The
drives and excursions in the vicinity are said
to be delightful, the country Astounding in
Roman ruins, and other objects Of interest
believe the harbor is not very good-it ap
pears to be small, and the entrance to it is 10
crooked that vessel could no, enter at ali Ia
time Of a storm. Our hotel bill was large,
and aesomodaiions poor
The ride to Genoa, in the Steamer Stella
d Italia was splendid. The weather was
warm and pleasant, the Mediterranean as
smooth as glass, and the scenery magnificent,
Between Nice and Genoa, the Alps run down
to the sea, making rocky coast Cor the en-
tire distance. Their sides are thickly dotted
wita hauses, churches. aud villages. a dozen
OF the latter sometimes being IN sight at once,
some Of which. however were far back in the
mountains. but generally situated on the sum
mits of spurs OF the mountains so they could
be plainly seen. A short distance from Nice
ne pass tl4 city and Kingdom Of Monaco,
the smallest independent, State in the world;
and believe one OF the Oldest OF Europe 1t
is about six miles by two
Far away TO the North YOU would see the
snowy submits Of the Pyrenees, and would
follow. the lines Of the different spurs in some
instances, clear TO the sea- l think it the
most delightful ride ever enjoyed in my life.
Palaces, gardens, pictures, ete., are all very
interesting in their way. but believe | take
more salts faction in the sea and the monn-
tains.
We arrived at Genoa about eight o. clock at
night, and found there was another steamer
left that evening Cor Leghorn and Naples.
On our arrival went ashore in small boat.
and procured our tickets. and went directly
10 the steamer "Torrenn, so that we saw
nothing Of Genoa.
! noticed. however. there seemed TO be an
immense amount Of shipping in the harbor,
more than ! have seen Al any other place il
Europe. ,
The "Torrena," Ike the ssStella de Italia.
IVES q small screw steamer, but the cabins
we're nicely fitted mp. and the fare good. We
landed at Leghorn the next SUNDAY morn
ing. | took my yoang charge to the Ameri
can consul's, where found lady waiting for
her.
IA our steamer had TO wait till eleveq
clock at night for the mail. / went 10 the
English church with the consul. and after
ward visited the two Irnc pal pnbiIc gardens
Of the city, which are said to be about the
| only objects of interest to the tourist in Leg
horn. They neither Of them amount to much.
| was more interested iu looking a. the peo-
| pie however. They are much more like
Americans in appearance than the French.
| There are more pretty women too, than in
Paris. The dress is not so like ours us that
of the French. but still the difference is so
Sight, even from our own, as not to excite
much surprise. The ladies trail their silks
through the dirt, as they did in our own coun-
try few years since, and wear no bonnets,
their heads, and put their hair up lii higher
horns than our ladies ever thought Of doing.
! The gentlemen wesr very tight fitting pants
and yery large beaver hats, which are drawn
down over the eyes and ears as far as pos.
sible.
/ Becoming tired of walking l returned te
the steamer about four o clock Monday Wal
still pleasant, and We had an agreeable voy
age TO this place but so far out from the
shore usually, that we could barely distin-
guish the towns that We passed. Elba w
passed in the night. Morning found nj
anchored in the bay of Naples, and q crowt
Of small boats lying around to take us ashore
| took one, landed at the Qagano, was asked
Iif | had anything contraband in my trunk. Il
which | answered no took cab and cain,
to, the '.hotel d 'Amerique," whore still re
main. 4
1t has grown to be February 4,h that
finish this, but hope to get written uH t
time during the coming week.
8. s. @.
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Earthquake In California.
SAN Francisco, March 26.
One of the most severe shocks of an earth
quake felt here since that of October last, oc
= CURED TO day. 1t was also felt at Santa Cruz