The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-26

cign merchants az the officials
bel or Character than ihs rei aai have roots shugle
or Of sheet isoa, 10 'n antnd for heu preservs
ton Tho hii fa's que scc.iy, s, ,hat tho town la
somewhat the si,pratsnce Of iefrar. tnnugh OF YER
| irregular share. Prominently IN Wow from waite
are tho church, the house ~ the lsprsvak ovcrnor
ana mat OF Tho Captain OF the port tho attor being sur
| rounded by meat grove OF trcsl
On landing In Petropaulovsk one finds streets tina
can be properly called by that name, though there 10
where the boas eQd In the direction Of tho Go
house, The latter Il plain log building standing 10 q
enclosure and fronting towards the water. 10 the ngh
OF is,the church. also Of LOGS In shape like cross
| though lacking ono OF the arms Ou.Sde ~ appearance
3 not attractive tho logs being Implanted and tho door
nsyins ne character Of very rude production. III
| expense Of the officers OF the variag, Is Of Iron
and appears na,tsr than one would expect to IN
cross OF the Greek church. another cross stands owe
me entrance a the southern end. The church IN,
an Of Though
famous words OF Mscauey when speaking q the religion
which has ts centre At Rome
10 TIE let Q! the entrance TO the stands hug
oaken chest which receives the contributions Of wor
shippers and guards them under huge lock- calculated
70 oer long and stubborn resistance TO unproiossona
and unauthorized visitor The pictures Of sans that
adorn The was are, many Of them quite credtsbo L
the artists who painted them. and bear the mark
where only the priests sntsr L. OF course shsarod
rom profane eyes and fest and leaves 70 know IL
belongings only with the aid Of the imag nation. Ts
small chapel which forms arm OF the cross appears
70 have been constructed after tho body Of tho
church. having been e-acted Il the oxpeuse OF former
wife,
In grove Of trecs on tho sldo OF the As fronting tho
harDor stands the best or the housos Ia The which
was erected ny the Admiral who commanded the naval
station before the government works werv removed 10
tho north OF the Amoor. gravelied walk lads up 10
the ldng Who're outside 10 OF logs like all tho OF
fetrcpauIovsk but whose inside Is very spns!ous and
adapcc 10 the wants OF public ofcla such ss the pres
cn occursn the captain OF tho port Ono OF tho pru-
cpai apartments snswsrs the purposes Of dan(>ng hail
and frequently called into reqaintion for that purpose
whenever visitors ara In port. This 10 provided
distance around It. but the bssncs OF tho apartrssnts
arr nshed nuoh like those regions nearer tho
centres OF cvlzston In front Of tho Enclosure wlch
contains this building Is thc Commencement Of ito
principal street, which ID lfttlo than a wide Ian,
between two rows ~ houses Before 1885, tho principal
potion OF the town Further 20 the north, tic
moval'o the government station has caused much OF
the former busine portion 10 te abandoned.
Tako village In the taclwo0da OF Wisconsin or Min
nesoe. whore sawml has not eean erected III SUD,
village be found IN America-rnd transport II TO
some quiet spot by well sheltered hmbor Of LIN pulhu
dinensions Cover tho roofs OF some buildings with
iron with shingles and boards brought from other
gions but place such covering only the better class
OF structures iogcr tho balance WITH match OF grn.s
and erect chimnoys that In only pssr mod
esy above tie roofs scaticr these bsltngs on the hill
side next tho water; ARRANGE threrourtss Of them In
double along what nsy DO called rect leave
the balance to drop themselves down wherever they IKE
or course those that take the hggledy gyedy position
allow two or three Of the best to DO Tho same
thing whitcwash the Inner walls OF OF the bui-
tpHR. ana PROVIDE OnefH Win rclin2 OF boards
who. the occupsn, may place paper cloth 10 be pre-
fcrs these uxuries to paint or whiting Inside OF ench
house place stove mors properly Of brick,
four feet sqrare and nvc or SIX feet high and place tins
TO stand between two throe nj tho same
time In each have m apertrro two inches
furnish heat from tho Aforesaid oven which viii bear
the name Of stove, and serve 20 warm tho establishment
In winter. Furnish the room plainly but well with
chairs and tabos and pintn sofa and throw M
casonai musical instrument, which viii often DO Of
moro ornament Than Make tho doors low that
any person standing SIX feet must stoop 10 o1tc and
some Of them 70 that Ne bring away i'm prosnpu
chronological Developments when bcndinE enough
FOR bow In civilized socicLy
My arrival IN thls town fortunaiey Just In tins 20
witness wedding after the Russian fashion Tho In
quoson was TO take place tho very day reached ,s
port, and Invitations 10 aueud promptly given.
Tho hour appointed vas Ave r. NJ, and chs place va,
the church, the only one Ia Pesropaiou-ski Asst was
nearly three O'clock When We mrs. vent on shore our
70 drcsA Our rendezvous 70 be st tho house
OF Mr. pnuger one Of the foreign merchants and ap
ave. nngcr said there vas no occasion 10 starr for mo
church until the bridal party had SGT In tho d.
was directly opposite Pnugsrs our watch OK and ans
comparatively easy few minutes past nvc tho
procession sss on lie way and followed under rnugors
II N proper nay here that there custom In sbe
but not In European Russa Of inviting friend
OF either family ~ be Of ceremonies when we'd
ding 10 20 take plaza very good joke tho matter
that the person hus ociang pays from bis pocket
all the expense Of tho affair." which NJ BY no means
small thur buying his honor Al pretty high price. A.
shs sbcrsos not lees sagacous than other people
they take TO invite on such occasions some who
has sufficient funds 70 met all liabilities without incon
vcnisrcs or bcsai on. Ito person selected FOR tho
present honor Mr.. Phin2sns, Russian gentleman
Who trades in TIL. and other localities and bi,
annual visit 20 KamtschaikA HIS fuDds being
sdsrcd without limit, and a. hs well known 70 all
the interested parties be wa naturally selected 20 super
wise the sGair. I recommend that the custom be-
adopted In America, and II some can he found In
Now York who viii thus meet the expense OF .
80 diamond Wedding > Considerable outlay may Be
stt In ffIaV nlagf In
The wedding vas q double cno two sisters Ing the
brides and Tho PROCESSION starting from tho hoaes 81
tbs church, could 500 that Pb peas had Of tho
ladies' each arm, and that those iasc had each her
victim on tho ARA not held BY rhiipcu' The snaas
same Clearwater PLACED over their heads and fsn2 do~n
on each rids aud behind but not covering helr faces
Tho men about 70 be mafo appy were Ia somhre black,
AZ n In sorrow for tie &C, which % lake thsm from
single life thar white eats being alr0. entirely
csssed by the coats buttoned over them Behad tais
front rank were The groomSmen AMI bridesmaids, who
'asslseip AZ the affair. Ia number foren or moro
sshnd these wcro The mefnba.s Q. ihs am.ss and ,he
cor.s. lerahs length. Each Of Tho groomsnan q
bow or coiorci rbbon bis len arm ani smaller
n The baton hole usually devoted 70 ss.n %
brother" fers In this case DO exception, small
troop Of Juveniles bringing np The rear .he who's pro
fcnalcs from very early youth 70 re.psel-sIs age
Following SIN my gud- found Tho service jasi
com msncls1 ar saieTed tle blliiinz Two prisa Of
wa.ca so fsened 70 ~ both TIE couples sisnflnr
Tia n Dir tipynrier. sad rends ia ao centre of Tho
rtu~ri There Ncrs gts 10 this church, AMI an
told there aro ~ throughout R4sna 81 lie ~orship
pera ard lIcctatofs Under this fath beias obgsd -
stand dafi0g 80 performances a No frrfcn In tbs
cass rverybg4y remsinod Standing. ,h4 wedding parry
IN the centre ~ TIE church aud TO spectators To
essrauce si.ss ~ coarss, hAyln. tlp usut f1Gk A.
The sff10fsief stood - sevsntrtwg fasfssA ans Us
building wa ventilated according 81 Tao r9-~rn
ruies "a ne erect p,1iliaa raturf latgllnv ae
~ VII Cd SO sh102 ~ mcsi " ihfsa Ara1rf ne The
to ffl~.a that oncAie9 dressed ~ ls ~
no Creok Churca long 'rhe' eFtHuaing fion he
shoulders r he isas and 81 80 nech iike an old
IA Toned Nfi cr0wAct lat. @taqnt trln. "lha
short one sat frlsud ra4r rne, ponting W htie
round. fn amaals boxing Vfie# 'fiA set ycty drupk
whenever as Las tie op.sar4n.y Nefeb hlm u alAA'
nd SEQ har he leaves tie clnner parry"
10 ono may iafRs ~ spg~apnres, ths priest
certainly gAvs Indications Of f0nfneiN Tor
tho fnp Lat cns.fs nis rusdT egaues
fem4aaed ~ u s3mc faces ! baFs s@~u Aro1ud
lie cab l0oals 10 Nss rors ana his 'enisncy - -