Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-07-10

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Ilbued Venice y be one Of the most in>
>ssessiae cities Of Europe. Failisg 70 visit
: would have bees - blank in my josr~
pey. Il situatioa, seyls Of building, and in
various other respssss, 1t Y diesssss from
say sahss city in he word. II occuPiss
sossney.tvo Islands ssd inlets |; and besides
~ Osaod Canal, tAsre A. . - than one
hnD1rud and forsy-oix snalDsf oees, span.
I'D By thsee hundrsd asd six bsidgo; and
thsss bsidges are II sufficient height sboss
ths veasr 1oe I'll ~ eesdolas and basKss 70
pass bsnsaah then. Ths houses srs genef~
slDy buSls upon nuassous piles, driven int
u srospd. Il was thus with The large and
nasnilcens Hotel vietoris, at which ! stop.
Ped.
Vsn;es vas fosuuiy Q ssy famous and
eslsbsassd city, ssd Cor many hundred ysass
wAs called the Bride, o. Queen, Of The
Adriatic - and thess vas IN annual cess-
mony Of espousai, which WAS always an oc.
casion Of greAaes inleeest. The Doge, OF
Chief Magistrate, attended By the foreign
emhAsanAou ed the nobility, and other
chisf persosaeo q he republic, went out on
the sen, in the great Venetian stats-5arge
called the Ducentaur, aud dropped . ring
into the water, thus afiancing the noble
Adiaaie 70 ~ bsastiltl Island city on its
borders.
The city Of Venice dates from The invas-
ion Of Italy BY Ataaila, . celebrated king Of
the Hnns. This king, Who boasted 10 being
called "ths Scourge Of God," came down
from Seyshia, viGA - army VI Eve hundred
thousand men, and commenced laying wasta
the provinces Of the Roman Empire, aud
apoas tAse tAas of Vsseiiap in north-west'
ern Italy. This xAs in The reien Of The Ro'
maa snpes@ velsataisa III, ID the FIRST
half Of the Eth css&usy. From that time
the city Of vsaice hsgs1 - sise, and soon
altained IN euviahls 0iseinelioa. Il vas the
earlissa, and foe : long period he most ex'
iensive, commescial city N Europe. The
republic OF Vsnics vas one into which fow,
ed The coouerce asd. wealth Of The East
it ruled ~ Nsdilsrsausan 6es, sacked the
imperial city e Roae, and set bounds
% he Ottoman empire, at time when il
ssemed ready 70 ovesuhelm ell Europe. In
ny travels in ths Lerant, and other paris ol
~ East, was quits surprised 70 hnd %
uAay evidences Of the former power and
Widespread iu6uence Of the Venetian peo.
PIE. Much that net with, indicative OF
sdvanced art and ciyilixation, owed its OH.
gin to them.
From Venice, crossed over the head Of
tie gulf 70 Trieste, the principal part Of As.
10, sumbering about Que hundred thousand
iahsbisaats. Ship -baiIliag Is largely car.
risd on, and 1t is place Of extensive cons
mert al enterprise. Spending most Of the
day here, ! left ON he evening train for Vi
emma. Our course, for some distance, Icy
along ON the elevated banks bordering ths
sea and ve had plain view Of ~ bansti>
ful palace situated directly b. The veees, 10
which the Empgss Charlotte via q MAxi-
milan, was then resioing, in saaAe . en-
(eeblet health end mental alteration. !
could but unite in the exclamationl Poos
Carlotta r. WHEN travelling on ths Ae1ieer-
raneaa fton Alex.ndria 70 JaGa, / took
passage in steamer named after her, end
while on board this vessel, the thought q
the unfortunate empress o(lcn presented it.
self to ms AID 20 Is Was in special MAN.
ssr 49, passsd the palace which vas oe>
cupisd By hss.
% ths way 70 Vienna, IseopPed q Adcls-
hasx 70 visit IL wonderful groeto thee,
which - - equal Of the kind = ~ world,
ssrpassisg 10 soae ssspects even our owa
greet Maaneeh Cavs ia Ksaauciy.
The railroad 70 visnoa u one sAae the
travsIsr >skas great interest snd pleasure u
passing over. The sagisssriag wssk foe the
last Afty o. sssssty-6vs mikes v vssy Fs-
nashahls. III. rsaIly surpriaisg % 80 10.
maa - bsso overcome natnle's supedi>
neats. A lsag sssesss;sa q 0oaslai.
haighls 81 uoostaia valleys sre tnaneIsd
shsSsgh and spasasa osss, sna NJ ieon
hesss asss s>aadiy on his vsy. deag4iag BID
volu,Sls huv1sn behind hin, pcooss3iag q
ssn5, cd aloosa = quickly, - Z u eesa'
try 49, - assaA plaka.
'visena i iirss-class city, coateiaiag ~
nuAlsp ahas ~ > nillieea q ieAebitsaAs
Il beiae q ssst u tovern6s&A 4 = oAsa
called 81 ~ Austrian psoPls The emps.
rors city," Il has many objects Of attfse'
The Burg, or imperial sssidsaee y q gseai
exDnn, en1 eDnlaius Apase0eoAa fasnisAed y
The most nasniicent manses3 1T the ssyla
Of architecture and the general exterior aP,
pearaaes have nothing particularly attrsc'
i've sbout them. / wss aucA interested ia
vi,i,ius the Cabinet of ll,aesah end Muse
um u A.s;qui,iss wAisA shs palses Coz
tains.
OaA certain delightful allernooo, I tool
. ride out 10 Scho0brunn, three miles from
the city, which is the Empssor's favorite sum
mer residence. This palace, end The en-
chanting grounds s6jaceat ars surely quite
worthy 70 be the resort Of ths proud sn<
very esioDGn&ic 6nily g the hapsbssgs
The psiAce was esAueassd BY Matthias