Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-07-29
Letters from Germany.

BERILN, MAY, 22d, II.
The ride 10 this beautiful Capital, of six
and a half hours, Was charming, and we had
good time in a coach by ourselves There
were five coaches in one train. The Crown
Prince had been TO Hamburg to visit the hos.
pitals and returned in our train. His car was
very beautiful They have no system of checks
in this country, so the Immediate business after
reaching the city was to search for our trunks
Every place is so crowded in anticipation of
the Grand Entry" that it was with difficulty
we obtained rooms. But at the Hotel Gnrni
We succeeded ai last in getting fine ones.--
Rugs cover the floors a-in-mode ANemdhde,
and the only covering for our beds are feather
beds otherwise the rooms are very handsome
We soon went out for II walk mp the "Unter
den Lindcn"-the beautiful avenue running
through the midst of the city. 1t is lined
with four rows of trees, making wide prom
enade through the middle of the street and
two separate carraige ways--iour in all-on
each side. At the head of this avenue is the
Royal Palace, into the court of which we en-
tered, and saw the cannon captured from the
French and the statue Of ST. George and the
Dragon. Over each of the entrances are stat.
ues OF one of the Kings and his wife. A block
below this is the palace of the Crown Prince,
and two blocks below this is that of William
"A very plain edifce. Every third monarch
occupies this; the son Of the Crown Prince
will live in the Royal Palace. Between the
palace of the Emperor anil his sou is the Roy.
al Opera House erected by Frederick the
Great, capable of holding 1000 spectators, and
with the exception of that in Munich, the
largest in Germany Opposite and set back
in large court are the University Buildings,
very large-extending on two sides of this
square court. On the third side is the Royal
Library, built in 1775s0, after design given
by Frederick the Great There are many 9TH
cr noted editicc in this choice vicinity. inclu.
ding the old and new Museums.
| We attended in the evening grand concert
entirely of orchestral music, the musicians all
from Munich. The concert hall was elegant,
and the ladies, as is usual, find, sat around
the tables working fancy work, while the gen.
ilemcn smoke though on Saturday nights they
do not commence 10 smoke until o'clock
Our first Sabbath in Germany. we attended
the English Chapel in the little old palace
Monlbigon. Nothing We have seen was 50 re-
freshing ms the sweet quietude that came over
us as we sat once more in the house of God.
II Was very touching to us too, after the pray.
crs for Victoria and William to hear prayers
for our own President. In the after part OF
the day We inquired in vain for an opeu church
Of any denomination.
A magnificent statue of Frederick the Great
| aynnntnI hu Ranch Il In, IA
In front Of the Emperors Palace. He sits up
on his horse and resembles In features the pic
ture of him SO familiar to us ALI The pcGcs.
tai Is divided into three sections-at the cor
neTs of the upper are represented Moderation,
Justice, Wisdom and Strength between them
eight relieis representing different parts of his
llie. On the corners of the Central section are
figures of Henry of Prussia, Ferdinand of
Brunswick, Seidlitz Ziethan on the lowest
section, names OF eminent men of his times
One mile from the palace Is the Brandenburg
gate, an elegant structure; ON the top Is Victory
driving four horses and on both side of each
OF the five arches are bas relefs Of the differ.
ent valient deeds of Hercules life.
The Opera of "Tannhauser' by Wagner
which we attended one evening, was very en-
joyable, though his music Is DO loud that II
gives one the headache, aud consequently
came home with one-or wns II the sight te
our Republican eyes, of SO much royalty Fol
} we were so fortunate as To see there the Roya
family-1he Emperor, his wife, his sister--th'
Empress of Russia--and her son, and th'
Grown Prince and his wife, with one of theil
sons. Was not that enough for one timer
M.HT.
Perhaps t is due the author of the abov,
letters TO state that they are extracts IRON ia
J miliar letters TO friends, with not the remo,es
: Iia1,v M. ;." ss~s"ins. dsrozatA ffor
I their interest.