The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-05-16

Bzsindss Muttas Hotels Lasggers Phy-
sicidaa Rlachines, Sc.
,LErTER nunBgR TWO.

I still loiter il this beautiful city. Being
q stranger and afurriner' among them.
am but little noticed. They do not seem to
realize the fact that q chiefs arnang them
takin notes." left off IN my last with the
fashions shall open the present with
BUSINESS MATTERS.
Market street has been decidedly duh du-
ring the present season, and the large
houses complain of great falling off in busis
ness. This is variously accounted for. Some
say the meeting Of the XL Congress, with.
its impeachment schemes derange monetary /
matters some blame the Secretary Of the |
Treasury. All ADMIT. what seems to be a
fixed fact, that Philadelphia has lost the |
Southern trade How suicidal IN this great
| city Of Penn TO ocslnport herself as q puritan /
/ village, for the benefit of her rivals, New
i York and Baltimore. While the former /
city IS daily increasing the distance between
herself and her Quaker competitor, Balti-
more is looming up ard bids fair ere long
to be d formidable rival of Philade phia, nm
less The latter city Is governed by more
hberal policy than now prevails. But a
| truce to business. am in pursuit of please
/ pTe, and where shall l find tiff not at the 81 4
ss Eiaa e, H0TEIs, vs,, .<as
i - Stepped into the Continental. and admired
/ its huge proportions. In its size, its ar
rangeinents, It's appointments, it is not ex:-s
Icseded, perhaps, by any hotel in the e0un-
try. The first thing that strikes pour
attentiod is immense platforms by which
guests are screseed up stairs. It is some
what frightful to view as first, and I am
Informed that many ladies' refuse to submit
to il. The platform, with teme dozen on
Il board, at given signal moves up. hating
at the first landing to let of or take on pas
sengers, and thus proceeds up through the
Eine stories The thing lis operated by
steam. Next proceeded to the bar. The
E apartment sacred TO Baechus-i is the largest
have ever seen, and foored with marble.
Passing through this room to the left, and
indulging In snsile as I passed the bar,
! | entered another very spacious room, which
was informed was the Billiard Room.
Here were six long green tables, upon each
i table four shining balls, and pair Of naen
in their shirt-sleeYes, with long sticks, in
their hands, sndeavoring to push one ball
against another. Above the table was .
3 long row of buttons strung on wire, and
these they would push together with tie
: stick. This thing seemed 70 me a. much
9 safer investment than base ball, as under
, stand that people are never killed OF wound
ed by It. In Billiards il Is said If q player
minds his @ he is in no danger; whereas in
e Base Ball If a man dom T mind his P's and
i Q's he may get killed or crippled.
Called at the Girard, Merchants and
q other hotels, and found them all involving
the same general idea. Heard of hotels on
the European plan-determined to expert
ment on q house Of that kind by way of va
q rietY. While cogitating On the subject the
r est. Charlesv passed along and stepped in.
Saw great consumption Of the best edibles
: in the market in every direction, but as
d was, like the Dutohman, Sfhore dry as hun
3 gry," called for soms whisky con the Gu
ropean plan, !" when very fine article wa.
, placed before me, but could not taste th.
"a difference between it and tOld Monongahela.
Indeed. though the st. Charles, Third stree
between Market and Arch, is an excellen
house. couldn't see much difference be
tween it and other hotels. The only thin,
that did take me down was a radical edito
hi from up the Susquehanna refusing TO tax
q drink of whisky. 8
e. THE LAWYERS.
: Though practising pretty extensively a
y the bar, made no legal acquaintance. Th
courts are all in session. Visited one 4
= them when they were trying man for mul
st der. He had killed an cid woman for fo,
Z i dollars Of money which she very imprudentl
: kept about her person. Fortunately fo
your ffiendsi in Cambriacoun such accuml
cy lati0ns Of money never occur among thar
n to tempt the felon to deeds of blood o
en- the trial there were two OF three judges an
, half = dozen lawyers. There was an al
tempt to prove that somebody was Graz,
Us but after hearing all the speeches I coul
of not find out whether it was the defendan
of or the murdered woman. or her husband. !.
o. DR.. Pancoast, OF one Of the LAWYERS. III
case has since been decided by verdict
murder in the FIRST degree. sus s
- ~ TIE RHYsICIAEEs 4 81 AsS,
Is are the best in the world was told.