Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-14
Our European Correspondence.
VIENNA, Austria. July 10th, 1873.

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Leehorn. to Piss, where we spent quite
a nleasant day. We ascended the famous
"ieaning tower of course, and like
raost visitors did our share of specula-
ting as to whether the Leaning was the
Architects intention or mistake.
Near the tower or " Campanile," is the
Holy Field" covered, Colonadec
Monumental Burial Place, of considera-
BILE extent; the earth of which this is
formed was brought from Mount Calvary.
We next came to Florence, where we
spent several days in visiting Studios OF
American Sculptors, the Art Galleries,
Palaces, Churches, &c. This City lies
on each side of the River Arno, and Is
one of the loveliest places in all Italy.
1t is also one of the greatest homes OF
Art. 1t has charming envirous, and the
sight throughout drives
and gardens, are made available for all.
Florence is not plagued with the heats
of summer or with the cold Of winter;
living is good here and cheap. Groves
and flowers are beautiful and lu:suriant;
hence the appropriateness of its name.
Our next important stay was in Venice,
the quiet City of the Sea. would adj
wise all travellers on the Continent to
visit this novel and beautiful City. It's
entirely different from anything have
seen, and is more emphatically a water
City than I had even supposed. 1t Is
about three miles from the main land to
its nearest border. It's canals are Its
streets, and its peculiar means OF loco
motion are the "Gondolas" or Boais
They are funeral looking vehicles which
is peculiar institution Of Venice, and
have the entire monopoly OF the Canal
Street, no noisy Street-car or Cab dlspu-
ting its passage. We spent the most OF
our time in traversing the City and It's
more important Islands and enVlrons'
We took, as asual, in our rounds, the
palaces, galleries, and most Important
points of historical note. Venice is lit
orally crammed with objects Of interest,
principally historical, but many artistic.
One part of our round not to be forgotten
was the visit to the Isle of Muranto, cele-
brated as having long enjoyed monopo
ly of the Glass Manufacture. Here you
can see the original Venetian Glass III
every process of its manufacture. we
wandered through the long line of shops,
only disturbed by an army of beggars'
who literally besieged us from every
quarter. Of the 72 Islands in Venice;
or on which Venice is built, "Gido,"
which is a favored sea shore resort, Is
the only one on which horses are to be
seen.
We next came to Trieste, the seaport
of Vienna, a town of little special inter-
est, where, upon spending only a single
day, we came on to this City, one OF the
greatest and handsomest in Europe.
Vienna is very old city, but has OF late
years been greatly improved. An Inn
mense amount of building has been
done here, and scores of magnificent
buildings in all parts Of the city are
rapidly rising. The present emperor
has expended large sums continually, to
make viennaa rival of Paris, but Its
architectural merits are combined with
reatincongruity. No continental city
can show such progress as Vienna for
the last Ave years.
The exposition is bewildering in extent
and magnitude, so much so indeed that
it would be folly for me even to attempt
to give you description of it. 1t is the
most gigantic show that human eye ever
beheld. In fact it is simply an lncon-
ceivably immense affair which greatly
outdoes the past, and is not likely to be
repeated in the future; not even in
Philadelphia in 1876. In financial
point of view it cannot prove success
to the vienese; for which they are
partly to blame, by publishing to the
world beforehand their eXorbitant char
ges, in consequence of which people be-
came discouraged from coming here.
And not @ntil the fatal impression had
gone abroad, did the Government inter
pose to remedy tine matter. But 1t was
too late; the damaging report was out i'll
advance; and the large attendance that
50 distinguished the London and Paris
Expositions is not likely to mark that OF
Vienna. do not mean to say that the
Exposition is unvisited, or not very
largely attented; only wish to say that
the number of visitors is falling far be-
low the expectation Of the managers.
and very short of what the merits of the |
Exposition really warrant. Well, we
spent the Fourth Of July in this city. |
and although naturalized American
citizen Of late, we did not join in the
Celebration, nor attend, the American
clear gain of $500!
Arriving here on the End inst, we have
spent the most of our time in der Welt
(the Worlds Fair) walking
perhaps 25 miles per day, more or less.
This is rather fatigueing in this hot eli
mate; but I shall keep it up another
week, endeavoring to pass through all
the Departments Of the Industrial exhi
bition.
The Americans make rather small
show with their industrial production;
indeed the small space allotted to them
is almost empty. But everything, Ameri-
can seems to be greatly admired By
everybody. The Sewing Machines form
the greatest feature,in their department.
and are pronounced the bestin the world
The harvesting machines are also we'll
and take precedence over
all others.
England stands emphatically first in
steam Engines and all heavy H. hinery;
steam Ploughs, Boiler Works, ircn
Bridge Building, Navigation, Ship Build
ing, &c. England is also very largely
in Agricultural productions.
The special products of Austria and
her Dependencies are the most noticea-
BILE and of the greatest extent. There
are the leathern fabrics of Vienna; the
bronzes, woolens, &c., of Austria proper,
and the glass ware and porcelains Of
Rohemia which will feast The ewes OF