The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-06
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West, The ARE; with butt few
EXCEPTIONS, Covered wfttFth lched r6ofs;
Hhioh give tlIem quite A Di6tnrestise aTS
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Whole scene nhanges; = AttevefytssHsioH
and along thesroad ARE stationed tt60ps;
Notifications and forts r6absingi ibuilt
with the French money; in9dne, every
preparation is being made for this war
which, sooner or later, must OCCUR.
Like all powers that have grown too
sEcss:: :oT tho safety u the ueighDori1g
nations. combination must be formed
and the power overthrown. Prussia
foresees this, and is spending the
SIS, ,000, 900, 900 Of French debt in fortify-
ing her frontier. The struggle will be
great, but nevertheless fatal.
Cologne, our 6rss destination. is one
OF Germany's oldest fortified cities, with
it's moai and walls yet Remaining. It is
most celebrated for iss Eau de Cologne
manufactures, and the Cathedral, built
here about the sixth century. Here we
took ythe steamer for Mayence. The
Rhine, like all glacier streams. is of a
pale, muddy color, and not OF tho beau
tiful blue We have been taught to be.
lieve. The most interesting pnrt Of the
river. both for it's scenery and its his
tory, lies between Ooblence and Bingen.
The rest Of Germany through which it
flows 10 only made beautiful by the luz
urious palaces built on its banks. Pic
ture to yourself the scenery of the upper
Mississippi, united to that of the Hud-
son, with river larger than either now-
ing between its mountains, and you will
have the Rhine, with half its interest.
The sides of the mountains are green
with vineyards, and the tops occupied
by some old castle, the legend of which
tells US some romantic story of passed
ohivalry. A great many OF the castles
have been repaired, and are now the
residences Of the German nobility, but
most of them stand an in., -est for their
past and u history for the present
There is little to be observed between
here and Vienna, save that you never
sec house standing off to itself. They
build in little towns of from 200 to 500
houses, in order to drink their beer to-
gether in the evening. These little viii
lagos are built mostly near the railroad,
about every two miles. Oh an average.
Vienna. Austria, or Vienna or Wien,
is at present the chief attraction of Eu-
rope. can only say in this, that out
side the houses are comparably the
finest in Europe. Everything is built
in the most superb manner; but more Of
this again.
The Paris american Register. of the
18th, contains the following items:
Senator Robertson and son, who have
been making an extended tour through
Europe, arrived in Paris yesterday, from
Vienna.
The awards at the Vienna Exposition
are to be distributed on Monday next,
in the Imperial Riding School, that be.
ing the only place in the city adapted
for the purpose: Contrary to e1pecta-
tion, the Emperor will not be present,
but will be represented by his brother,
the Arohdnke Carl. Only q limited
number Of tickets have been issued to
exhibitors and to tho press.
At the reception at Sohonbrunn,
on Tuesday evening last, Governor
Jewell, Minister to st. Petersburg, aud
the Hon. Mr.. Robertson, United States
Senator from South Carolina, were pre-.
sented to the Emperor by Mr.. Dslap.
laine, Secretary of Legation.
ALPHA.