The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-05-25

Lord Nelson stands in the centre Of the
principal street of the city, and is one
hundred and thirty Feet high; from its
summit may be had a splendid view of
the city and surrounding country. 1t
also contains many other fine buildings
particularly the Bank of Ireland, through
which a porter conducted me for shil-
ling, showing me the process of printing
the notes, also room which contained
e25, 100000, cancelled notes ready to be
burned. In the extensive court house we
see lawyers and judges with gray wigs,
and black gowns, such as We used to see
in the pictures. In the rooms of the Roy
al Society is to be seen collection Of Gu
riosities from all parts of the globe, among
which is the entire skeleton of whale,
which looks as though he might have
swallowed Jonahs The Botonical Garden
also we'll repays visit. Three days de-
voted to sight sesing-weary and footsore
and / left Dublin.
Drogheda thirty two miles north
hour and seventeen minutes between
trains; town half mile away is well
/ built for an old town has two old castles
which time did not permit me to explore,
and some interesting historical reminiscent
ces-extensive linen mills, and fine stone
railway bridge. Walked half mile,
did" the city and returned in sixty min
utes- popped my head into four churches,
and concluded they were pious people,
sober and Industrious Services were be-
ling held in one of them, and the Rev.
Father, q digniied and comedy looking
gentleman, I fanced resembled our
worthy member of Assembly of Somers
This place is celebrated for being the
birthplace of our Kenosha friend, Peter
E0'Farrell, of faxmill and other notoriety ;
JADE inquiry for his friends, but could
/ y@rsl nothing of their fate
Belfast contains d population of 1870,
600 and is fine alphabetically Ameri
can in It's aspects-.is noted for linen
manufactures, and acres of cloth may
be seen bleaching on the grass in the
suburbs. Took cab and rode around
the city an hour, but the rascally driver
tried to cheat me, and have ridden but
once in the country without being over
charged, or an attempt to do so, they
are fully equal to their brethren in Amer
lea.
From Belfast to Port Rush, the nearest
station to the Giants Causew&y, is sixty
eight miles-thence to the Causeway by
carriage is eight miles. Arrived at one
o'clock, and while dinner was preparing,
took stroll to the farthest point Of
rocks projecting into the Atlantic. The
water was apparently as still as mill
pond, but while l stopped to wash my
hands in the brine, heavy ground swell
dashed against the slippery rock on
which I stood, splashing me from head
to foot, and came near washing me off
into water of unknown depth. 1t seems
to be my fortune to get thoroughly soak
ed about every other day. had lesrned
to swim in my boyhood, but did not care
to practice it that time with "top. coat"
and boots on. Returned to the hotel
drippino, but after dinner was, off for
the causeway, passing on the route the
one hundred feet above the water.
Reached the Causeway Hotel in an hour,
and was turned over to the guide. The
water was smooth and could not have
had better day. Four oarsmen, the
guide, boy to file a pistol, and myself,
composed the company. First rowed to
cave three hundred and fifty feet i'll
extent and forty-fve high at the en-
trance and tapering to point; next to.
another cave six hundred and fifty feet
long and eighty feet high, and fifteen cr
twenty feet wide. Here the boy fired
his pistol for 3d., the report of which
was like heavy cannon. At a short dis
lance, the mouths of the caves look like
huge railroad tunnel, and the roar of
waters in them in storm is said to be
terrific They can be approached only
by boat, the shores being preclpitous
rocks. The passage of two or three
miles along the shore gave magnificent
view Of the gigantic columns, three or
four hundred feet high. The guide had
his "piece" we'll committed and gave the
heights and distances in feet and inches.
A few sheep were feeding on some of
the shelves which seemed totally mac,
ccssible. We were conducted from point
to point where we could get a more
grander" view. On our return we land |
ed on bed of stone rising from the wat
ers edge to height of twenty to twenty
five feet-how far below time did not per-
nit me to explore, and composed OF col
umns of almost perfect regularity, of
from four to nine sides. The whole re-
selnbled solid bed of piles driven for
foundation for building, -hewn at
different angles, but fitting closely togeth-
err The whole occupied in the aggregate
from one TO two acres. No description of