National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-18
THE VIENNA EXPOSITION.
HOSPITALITY OF THE HUNGARIASs,

HOSPITALITY OF THE HUNGARTAGS.
Grand Reception to tho visitors to the
Welt AsstclIung-An ExcursIsn on tho
Danube-Flat Banks, Fine scenery, bat
no Dlse-Bridsc Architecture--Ciar.ica
Bath.room-A joke on n Boston Pro-
fessor-General Gossip and Interesting
Details.
Especial Correspondence Of the Republican,
vusSA. July 50. is7s.
the Ilunearisns arc certainly the most en- |
Enthusiastically hospitabie people In the world. |
For some time the city Of Pesth mas had in con- |
temptation grand reception 10 the visitors to
tue Weit AustellunR, In Vienna, and last week |
body OF some six hundred, with the Jury as It's
nucleus, received invitations to Join In three
days trip to the Hungarian capital. A glance at
tie programme was suficent to warn each in
divlduh excursionlst Of the tremendous time
that awaited him, and induce him TO fortify him
self BY several days diet and an unusual quantity
OF sleep. On the morning Of the qoth three
crowded boats left the Donan canal and steamed
down to the nver, where two larger ships Of the
over Danube line were lying, gaiiy decorated
and hung with the nsgs Of all nations. To these,
after being duly saluted, the crowds were trans.
itftus huu tue ZIP ~ . OClOCk COmmenCeI.
The shores OF the Donan below Vienna, although
In some places bold and picturesque, arc not
nearly a. Interesting q, those Of the upper river
between here and Linz.
There are fewer castles and consequently
fewer legends to while away the time, and for q
great part OF the way the banks arc As nat as on
the Lower Mississippi, and with only dim pros
pect OF the distant mountains. Bstween here and
Pfessburg there was no lack Of scenery to entitie
the river to Strauss epithet OF 'sehon,r although
have never seen u when u could DO call "biaa."
! am told there Is magnificent scenery near New
orsan on the Turkish border, and II New Orsan
invites me down to sec II I shall certainly 20.
AtPressburg. which IL Just on the boundary be-
tween Austria proper and Hungary, we were re-
celved BY salutes and the cheers Of about half
the population. 10 fact, from Pressbarg down
ths Hungarians were out In force ct all the little
towns on the banks to receive US, and even at
the solitary houses along the shores the peasant
women took tbs handkerchlefs from their heads
and waved us q welcome. oar only stoppages
were at Pressburg and at Gran, where Ia q mag
uincent church Of the Greek order, built on a
rock some two hundred feet above the river, and
visible for miles above while passing the nat
,ountry. Tho voyage was somewhat enlivened
oy clever pretense Of the captains Of the two
ooats to race with each other. which, until dis
SoF'sNs W w III htttulpt 70 hmute US, Cteultu
quite an American excitement and rivalry.
Early In the evening. when about ten miles
rom Pesth, we met 9 boat crowded with dele
gates from the municipality. which turned about
iad escorted rs down to the city, with, a It
,emed, one prolonged continual ten.mlle cheer.
"Eyen," the Hungarian greeting. pealed from
Thousands OF throata a. we touched the landing,
and the short walk up to the hotel was through .
Tense crowd cheering like Tartars. It really
made one feel as though one was the shah Of
Persia or some equally illustrious monarch, and
Is astonishing with what grace ana conscious
lightly the most Insignificant person, laboring
iuder such temporary deluslon, can raise his
1at and bow his Acknowledgements to an admir-
tns crowd. law Americans, who looked o. II
born to the purple aud accustomed all their lives
1, receive the plaudts Of the multitude.
AT the Grand Hotel Hungaria, an estabisnm ept
larger than And In no way inferior TO the Fifth
Avenue, We found all the vacant rooms placed
t ct our disposition by the Municipality, with
friend had the luck to secure an elegant parlor
On the nrst door, Immediately over the main en-
rance, with balcony from which we could look
Town on the still enthusiastic crowd, After a
short respite We went to the "redoute buildings
sort OF town halA with magnificent reception
rooms, where an Informal levee was held, with
music and supper, and thence returned to the
a the eIor,ss a, ,,s 49,. no"'' '"A' "eie ~"
s'o,ios VI ne MORROW.
Pesth,Which We nrst saw property on the morn
/ ing Of Sunday, the 9Th instant. A. n town.
| stretching for some tbree ,IIa. .Iona Oh. non.n
md MIN H. ~. ~ NJ, '"es aohs 'ae ponsh,
''. % ~ ap.' nuua, OF oien, (with which
us 10 he Incorporated In September under the
iame OF BudA-Pesth,) has about 900 600 Inhabl.
l ants IL has often been called ,hs ,n,,.ao =,
l ,he o,d Vel, an, ~. eu ."o on'easo VI
Il - 80 "v'"., saa ieAiy no piace more merits
ne Ute In TACT It's progress OF late years has
zen more wonderful than even that of ia West-
/ srn prototype Aatonl.hing a. ~ ,r., san,, ~ !.
,ensus M ta-d.v .ho-. ,s., .,,s,. n' '.o
,onnlstIon bss NV" r I'm. Hsnin nve years us
M nm ~ aa.n ss,o 'a sSuplou, W lncieased from
vsIv IL IL ~ .so, ~ w ~, ~ OF nun
ron. hnt thsss a. ~ ~, ton ~ nstoica assocla,
IisitSr ~ IN visnns y, n,nn. y, ~ me casual
l ,snec. TWINS III contemplating us modern
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,nch wiIss ,h.n o's sv Dauuoe which u there
French comnsnx n ,nd y nn. wss built ey
nens n, nr,1ea ahu - one o. me nnest speci.
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"rn.ssss .n,stn oA ~ u. " ieves, Wnlch Iar
oxns Tna LILLY ~ .ne klnu "a our large river
snhsit and EYE. SpPes 'e.oe o, nus paved with
,yen,na nromsn"aa ~ Tss 70 i9rm uengntinl
anna ~ ss ,hcea =, ny uuuunks are oi tne
NJ 49, n, - .nose VI tne new paris OF vienna,