Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-01-17
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DEAR AMERIcAN:-

DEAR AMERICAN:-
Having recently re
turned from a trip to Washington. We
thought perhaps short account of our jour
ncy III. .ht he interesting to some Of your
readers.
We to3li steamer KatahGin TO Rook'auG
fsoln Bucksport Nov, eighteenth, from
thence To Portland ly steamer City oI
RE ,inoud tar'pd there a short time, vi..i-
ted the house of Capt. Wescott iorMerly
! of Biuchll; attended "Levce' in the
New City lIall,--it is an elegant building,
certainly the finest IN the State.
Boston has recently erected some very
fine buildings, of which the most impor,
ram is Masonic Hall aud St. Geogcs' sa
loon, another branch OF Copclands, the i'm
uensc wax hoqurts. ftescoea walls, mir
rors, and fountains with their nossy beds,
speak Of elegance yet taste that has not
byen cqualied hy any Restaurant in the
woFld it i staa,ed on the corner Of Ire
mont and Boylston streets. aGd is worthy
the attention Of visitors. SelWyn's Thea
tfe /, now opened aud rXcels any in the
United States, not as regards s.zc, but the
tn.te displayed in its construction.
We ieit Boston for Providence, Thanks
giving. found the Tianksgiying turkey
awaiting lis at our friends. II. L. Pray.
Esq., for.ncry resident Of Broohin,
whom We found Just moved into his new
Fioaf S;ofe wh.rl is the most spacious
Floar Store in the State, having on hand
ten thousand barrels. Providence is Il
hrautiful place although possessing all the
privileges of Il thriving city. Yet sas quiet
aud orderly with AZ pure aud healthy ali
as the country; We We're glad TO find 70
many Ma ne pe,p.c, selected tn lanl OF
Roger Williams as ,hcr home. Visited
the States Plis0n, Lefogm School, Old LII
dies Home, Browns University. etc.
spcn: oi.e afternoon i'll visiting "Dunneii' :
lrin; works" Pawtuckct, also one day il.
Newport, where We visited the "Rouna
Tower" OF .Gid Windmill " as It is gen
orally called, though nov claimed by tht
Danes as the work of their ancestors, =
there is nothing which serves to guide
in assigning tae dsteo;its erection. and we
judge it to have hecn built at an earlier OF
later date, but from such characteristics a;
remain,tney have concurrrd IN one Inference
that the original building (although man.
changes have been made during the time.
was built somewhere about the twelfth cen
tury We could never Imagine it to be bail
for a windmill; we wondered if Longfel
lows tradition was true, and if the Blue
lcyed Maiden was still. sleeping beneath th'
Tower.
We left for New York, feeling tha
Providence had been very kind 20 us durin
our sojourn there, and thankful to ou
friends for their hospitality.
Arrived in New York in the evening
took up our abode at the United States Ho
tel. on Fulton St. near Fulton Ferry -
This Hotel has been recently repaired an
refurnished, and is conducted no til
European Plan. The Propretors, An
drcws.and Terry. are cordial, wholehearte
men. We cheerlully recommend it to ou
friends who desire good home for littl
money. The day alter our arrival we as
cendcl the spire of Trinity Church, tha
we might obtain good view Of the cit!
and understand its locality. From Tn
side we had very extended view of Broad
way long lines oi w;.ite and gilded Oan
buses wended their way as far as the ey
could reach, among other vehicles gres
aud small: the broad sidewalks were throns
ed with people of all classes; there wer
houses and houses under erection, sDlendi
shops and heap of horrible rubbish. rhel
is something confused in Broadway whic
1 makes one feel little beWidered at til
i b, ginning and thus in the first place on
merely thinks of getting across the stree
alive. From the other side was seen IL
harbor, right and left lay the large island
Staten aud Long, on the latter OF which
situated Brooklyn. On the right. Jerse
City. giving the appearance, as it wer
J, OF one Immense city of nearlya million il
habitants. The next day visited the Fif
Avenue Hotel, which is city Of Itself al
worthy the visitations Of strangers, if mer
If " to look tits elegance. BY the po'l'
ness of Mrs. Darling, tthe proprietor
wife) we passed the day at her home.