Connecticut western news., 1872-07-19
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SALISBURY. CONN. Friday Morning, July 19, 1872.
OUR EUROPEAN CORR ES
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 We saw her famed St. Marks, her wing ed lions, her Bridge of Signs and her awfu prisons. We were rowed upon her grand canal in gondolias, by daylight and by moonlight; we stopped and made calls from her minor canals, and rang door bells from the bows of boats, and stepped from marble steps into marble halls, with water around us in all directions. Venice is famed city but she Is crumbling to decay
 "The spouseless Adriatic mourns her lord"
 From the wide waste of waters, and the broad surrounding plain, we were soon borne away by the iron horse across the Austrian border to the mountains of the Tyrol. In one of the beautiful valleys in their midst we spent night and morning at the pleasant little town of Bogen, which is 30 surrounded by Alpine peaks that the sun scarcely deigns more than passing call. A second afternoon and night were spent in the Tyrol again, at the larger and more important town of Innsbruck. Be- tween these two towns We were borne by Tail through the celebrated 'Brenner Pass" This day will always hold it's place in
 memories, as being one of the p~ able and exciting in our oo' lar ts ,'a, OI our Alpine pass The fearful nights o.,,or;o. ou.r carried through rocky sndden t,- foaming streams, and the arour .rns by which we were brought 4d sharp precipices, were so fearful, even to us who had become somewhat ac- customed to such scenes. that we do not sigh to have them repeated. At Innsbruck there is an interesting church containing a tomb of the first Maxamilian of Savoy, which is most remarkable piece of work manship. The whole is about equal in size to the body of large omnibus, and in the four marble sides are tablets of ivory about 3x2 feet square, so elaborately and delicate ly wrought, that some twenty years were occupied in the preparation of the six, which are thus inlaid. The tomb is sur- rounded by twenty bronze statues of kings and queens of the size of life. Leaving Innsbruck with it's surrounding peaks from 6 to 5000 feet high, we were soon crossing the plains of Germany to the city of Munich. A fact that we did not know until after a few days sojourn, but of which we had painful experience for some few days after wards. Our physician advised us to leave it as soon as we were able, and we followed his advice. Among the things we saw however, before leaving, was the celebrated Bronze Foundry. The most interesting feature of which to me, seen on our first entering, was the model of the equstrian statue of Washington. The completed work, from which, by Crawford, had the honor to assist in unveiling at Richmond, Va, in 1858. A very peculiar feature of Munich is the regulation of its Morgue, or dead house. All who die in Munich are placed by authority of the law, in several rooms of large building, where they are to remain specified time (two days, I think before they are entombed. In one hand of each is placed galvanic wire. This is so connected with some place of observation that if there are any signs of life in the remains they are thus communi- cated. There are always interested friends gathered around these rooms, which are en- closed with glass, watching the re11fains of their dead. We looked upon the painful scene and saw infancy, childhood and old age side by side. Wealth wrapped some in gorgeous apparel, and covered their re- mains with flowers, while poverty mourned with equal sincerity doubtless, while it could only lay upon a lifeless bosom the modest Asphodel.
 Following the Doctors advice little too soon, we moved on our way few hours to the old city of Augsburgh, where I fell un- der the weather again for few days, but we were in rather of fine old hotel, which 1t was said had been kept as such for more than four centuries. The ladies found some satisfaction here, in looking over an old hotel register in which were recorded the names of many dignitaries, from Napo- leon the first, and many of his distinguish ed Marshals, with their suites, down to a date late enough to include the names of John Randolph, and even of Henry J. Ray mond, of America; these however, were preceded by long line of kings, queens, princes, etc. From Augsburg to Stuttgart was another easy journey through a pleas ant country, on which we touched at one time the shores of the Danube. We found Stuttgart to be an interesting little city, with public park near the Kings Palace, wherein martial music was daily discoursed by band, playing only as bands play, who seem to have no other daily occupation. At the time of our visit, thousands of larger horse chestnut trees, than have ever seen before, were in full blossom, filling the air with fragrance and the scene with beauty. From Stuttgart to Heidleburg is another short journey of only few hours, and it took us through some of the most beautiful agricultural country have ever seen. At the latter city we spent 8 day pleasantly, chiefly in inspecting the old Castle, which is the lien of the city, and a monument to the memory of Charlemange, now mostly in ruins. To me It was a revisit, and awakened pleasant recollections of other days. Another easy and pleasant days ride brought us through the Duchy of Dam stadt, and the city of Frankfort-on-the- Maine. to this neat and pleasant watering place. Hamburg Les Baines. These springs are about ten miles from Frankfort, and between the two places there is almost hourly communication by railway. The springs and the immense park which sur rounds them, are the property of the Prus. sian Government, and are kept in most beautiful order. The curse of this place, as we'll as of Weisbaden and of Baden. Baden, are their gambling hells, or licensed