Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-01


from Gen. Schcnck, our minister at the Court
of st. James, dated to-day. lie announces
A.at he has been notified by the British gov.
ernment that the amended supplemental rule,
as adopted by the Senate, is acceptable.
| The treaty, IL is believed, will be ratified by
the Senate at once,
Te Athens opr Constontinopie Correspondent.
| We started from Constaninople, party Of
five, bound for. the Piraeus. The Austrian
Zine of aieamers furniehcd most excellent &C.
commodahons, only at this special time, which
IS the Uisiting season, they are often crowded.
Leaving the Horn at ten \. M, night brought
US TO the entrance of the pardaneles and the
| followirS afternoon we anchored in the har-
Dor of the Island Of Syria. AS we approach
this place the town has the appearance of be-
ing constructed entirely of marble, but close
inspection finds supply brick, coycycd with
stuCco-a finish often used, both upon the
Greek aud Turkish dwellings. We estimated
the population Of the city at 10000. The is.
land is owned by Greece and Is Of considera-
hle caHlpcrcial importance. Here we change
steamers. The line plying between Syria and
/
and in every way less agreeable However,
we are in mood for enduring all manner of
discomfors, for we live on our aniicinations.
Three hours more brought US among the fam.
cd isles of Greece, Aegina and Salamis on
our left. the beautiful bay Of Syria Just ahead :
a number of smaller Islands gemming the sea
all about us, and off to the right, possibly sew.
en- or eight miles. we just saw the Acfopois
| The Pantheon stood out bold and clear, GOO
feet above tAe level of the sen. Could we
have gone no further-had we been quaran.
tined in the harboI of the Piraeus, as was Of
ten the lot Of tourists during the last season of
pestilence, we had seen enough to amply re-
pay us. IT was no longer any wonder that
byron gave the world such grand oulburst
of his poetic genius after looking at this scene
AS the son of Erin observed about the cata-
rapt Of Nagara-hop could he helph?
We went ashore. There are but few tgacea
of the Long Walls, but better at the harbor
than elsewhere. Nothing could be finer than
the ride of A miles from Piraeus to Athens :;
we chose TO tnkc ii by carriage than by cars
that we might haye tbc full benefit of the situ.
alton. We passed up through Rn avenue lined
on either side by great variety of Shade
trees; the air was perrumed from the orange
blossoms, which are now in their glory. The
only exception we could possibly take to this
drive was the dust, which did persist in flying
over and around and upon us. We arc glad
to learn that the powers that be are taking
steps 10 remedy this crying evil.
Now, CT course, we visited al once all the
| ina fl,at lin I,,,t
the Acropolis TO the prison of Socrates, but
we have not the slightest idea of going into
detail upon these antiquities, Your readers al
ready know them by heart. Suffice it to say
we were most impressed by the ruins OF the
Temple Of Olympias Jupitcr-th the great mar
bic columns, 90 feet in height, seemed so sol
emn, fourteen only standing out of the original
l20 each historic monument of two thou
sand years. Indeed every single work of an-
eient art was marble. The Acropolis itself Is
oil marble. But enough OF the old.
Modern Athens has n growth of 35 or 10
years, and numbers to-day 10000 people
Since the Greeks threw off the Turkish yoke
In 1899, their chief city has been steadily
growing in beauty and importance, One of
the main sources of their prosperity has been
the export OF olive oil miles of olive groves
stretch out along the south of Athens, and
these are managed hy the government and
must contribute largely to It's wealth. Edu,
cation hire is in fine state, so far Ms facilities
are concerned besides the University, which
numbers some 900 students, there are two in
dependent colleges, having ON their list 500.
Our verdict Il, that the Greek OF Athens is far
ahead OF the Greek in Turkey, and probably
OF the native outside Of Athens As rule,
they are the most inscriptions set of fellows :;
one never feels perfectly safe in their compa.
hy-you are continually thinking of q Life In
suranee policy, As you have heard, they
have sent terror into the hearts of tourists by
their depredations along the frontiers of Greece
and even within 20 miles of Athens About
two years ago. party of English gentlemen
were attacked by them at Marathon, and four
OF the party killed. The usual policy of tho
brIgands Is TO capture and then demand o most
eXorbitant ransom for safe delivery. Knowing
a few such facts, II is not surprising that we
too should somewhat dread excursions outside
OF The city. AS safe precaution, we called
upon Minister Franeis--who, by the way, is
an honor 10 our cOuntry-and laid our wishes
before him. lie assured VS. that while he
could not take any responsibilities In the mat
ter, he would say 1t was now perfectly safe to
go anywhere up TO three hours from the Dor.
der, hut that the Government woukl prefer to
send milltTy guard with us. The latter plan
did not meet our taste. Accordingly we char.
tered carriage and started for Eleusis. The
trip was oil the more enjoyable from the pos
sibli'y of being intercepted by brigands. AZ.
ter a ride of two hours along the valley OF
The Eleusis, with the blue waters of the Sala.
mis- on the LETT. we reached our destination in
safety Here arc the ruins of the old Temple
wherein were once celebrated the mysteries.
On our return, We saw groups of Greeks in
The harvesthclds; the women were cutting
down the grain with the ackls aud tue men
! were binding,
We had aEFived In Athens during one Of It's
chief festivsls-Easter Week-but not till af.
ter the Sabbath. That day, we heard, was
ushered In by ringing of bells, cannon firing,
NC. The Greek church Is more artificial In lis
Christianity than even the Roman Catholic
aud how fearfully bigoted They manifested
| n special hatred towarda tha Iaua In ,,an,,