The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-08
A Great cttJ--LondOn.

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LoodOn I've are told by good authority,
cgyers an area Of abOut l22 sguase miles;
that syuse Of It's omnibus routes are II
miles And upwards In length; Lsi iis
POPULATION s 39JO!O19: indeed, II Is
stB rmed "that there are nearly 3JGi0!00O
Dgrrs0ns living within 3 1adfny Of fiftAen
miles. Of ChaFing Cross" that this i'm
rngnse poIalstiOn dWell in ~, 15e h0llse7,
forming upwards u 10 100 streets, squares,
Ierrn0ss, places, lSDa, DC; EDd that The
nVeYuge density Vi the population i fgrty
uef1IGls " IN scEe, OF 2, SIS 70 the square
miLe. The metropolis Of one Il the most
Influential Kingdoms in the world, il is
the C1eutSe u sttr4c1i1n not only 10 all
EocinhmeB, WhatsTer their business "
profession, but equally 80 W the CITIZENS
u all other lands, who, whether for bust
ness N pleasure, visit the country. Poll
ticisnE, merchants, phTSHthroplsts. 5cbtl.
an. JeaeuTEztstb, tourists /. the Tich ADd
uty3r. the high and lOw, the g0od and bad,
lie h.,gy ard the unemployed seeking
Liyire4se. alike gTaviGaue ~ this centre,
ihyvng IFS tbOEU1ghfares and crowd its
public cfuTtYaHceS, And Is tie stranger
aiu.Iu:Ls ~ iEsTe5Rc the crooked and
,snsIed streetE, he finds himself Inevitably
falling inpJ the rushing torrent Of pedes-
uizus WHICH crowd the sidewalks, aud
wAich iHaHA him almost inevitably toE-
wayIi ; Os, il hc take lis puaitiOn On some
eleYaI.,d place and Survey the lI0DgS
Of PEOPLE rs they pasg, the streams d
G;0nyeTanceS Ut every kind aud clasg,
Which oltEn literally I'LL the space allotted
tlein: ", still bettET, il be take Gtat on
the outside d one VI the buses which
furnish u!c. Chcap tlAusit " ri parts Of
the city and IL enYirOns. and thence make
bis observations, he will not tail " az.
knowledge, as nc passes through the in
terH,inabie living crowd On lO0t, or In
Carriage Of every, conceivable kind and
gtYle, IRON the nnpretGnding hut com.
Portable trap Or "IIanNHn," ~ tho stately,
elegant chariot with It's nuulCrOls Go0t.
men and OutridcrS arTAyGd in their Otl1
hut tasicf1l livery. md n iIe'sees- the
multitude u richly StUTll EGiVDS u
wealth and EOwcr jIStled on every hand
by the rugged and Wntched victims Of
poverty and vice; u hegazt:s at the state.
" and almost nuInbcrlcSs public buildings,
the elegant shops and warehouses in
which every nrt Of the Salesman b exer.
ciscd 10 attract purchasers, the prinCcly
private residences Of the wealthy and no.
blc, tho spacious squares and parks with
their numerous and COstly monuments,
erected in honor Ol EOVercigDs, statesmen,
warriors, scholars and philanthroptEts, are
p1aNIHkFfP,1sI
Of natiODal interest. that here Hl0ne is
sufficient 10 claim Ills notice, and to en-.
plOy his utmost efforts 10 Sightseeing and
study, ~ long ~ lie may DC able 70 de-
vote attention thereto.
The stranger, and especially the Amer.
Gun, coming from land where everything
is new whose most ancient date scarcely
reached backward - the fifteenth Ccntu-
~, whose most important cities have
been founded, " ut least have attained
their importance and nOtOriety, almost
within the memory Of our gr1nd[atbers,
Is constantly impressed with the evidences
Of i'm intiquity with which he meets IN all
his walks in and about the city. The
quaint buildings erected IN old styles
which have Long since become obsolete,
the ancient dates craven on the arches Oi
their dOOrwayS, tie battered md weather.
worn appearance Of the cOrniceS. mould.
ings and other characterization Which once
impaired To them M appearance oil Gle.
ounce; these, and other things, especially
IN the older portions oitIIe city, constant.
" remind him u times long since psSt,
and Ol persons md events cOmmemOTated
in history. He seems 10 live ind move
among the dead, as they and their deeds
are constantly suggested To lTt mind by
what he secs around him. and, as lie
thOughtruIly walks the narrow streets,
once travcBcd by active generations which
have long zines paRSCd away, md stands
beneath the shadow Of these ancient
structures, hOsry with age, ind battered
with the storms Of centuries, he can but
feel profound respect Cnr them, as the
silent ind venerable witnesses Of acts
which hNV0 shaped the character and
guided the destiny Of this great md pow.
crlul nation, and have sent forth their
waves Of mighty influence over the social,
political and religious interests Of the
world; and were Il necessary, he would
imploringIy ask lint the lrrGvcrcnt and
vandul spirit Of m~lcrM proyrew, even,
might not be allowed 10 lay SaCriIigious
hands upon these yet sturdy examples Of
the tastr ii "tlInG Of old"
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IT Is stated In Washington on, good au.
thOrilY that some private parties In New