, 1873-08-02
VENICE.
Tho pinzZH of st. mnrk--Snnhny In
vontce--rho Cnnn1R. Streets, OAurc1as
and Rolls, Street Orlcss Etcs


Tho great contral attrnction Of Venice Is se. |
Marks squaro, mud, although 1t pfoRontH at |
irregular quadrangle. Il 10 unaouh.eay M tao hneas
ef S tue Asroaa
tic mat oni OF tho square tho Catodral Of st |
Mark stands out ns tho most prounont
tceturc with s hrso aoes a, apa H. nonzo
:fncinr tho Cathedral, atauts tho Campanile, or
iholitowor, which rsoH to tho hoight Of 400 foot,
,tp baso Doing 9s fcot wide. and its width ut tho
boautifll, mud is finely ornnmontcd With eculp-
sa,,aro ii tho old Oily lia1l and Block Towor, OH
lilo west tho Royal 1alaco, md on tho north aido
Library. Thoso buildings all, with tho oxcep-
io, Of tho Cathedral, stand togother ia cloao
order, and constitute tho outer lines OF tho
Tho dStosy 81 M q them spd1n Ds
interior OF tho palaco Royal at paris, and liko It,
alno, this htory 10 oconpiod by atoron mud cafos
ION tho three si1es -; Of the aa1l9ro; Tho entire
ri o
qucts Of gas jotB whilst another limo Of illnmina
tion o1tonds along tho ontire fronts. The build.
inga named as fronting tho squaro nro NIL Of
white marble, four stories high, andintorsporacd
with An abundance OF statuary. Tho ontiro
length OF tho Bquaro is 64O feet md the width
24B feet, whilat tho Piazetta leading paat tho
Palace Of tho Dogcs and tho old Library, which
is really portion Of the square, Is 81 foot long
cSro al Tho NINTH ~ the Grand Csunl
directly III front Of tue Cathedral, at tho DIS
,etnjYa. eac1 about 100 foet In 1ogl,t, tho lower
5 .part to Tie loight Of about ton foot being on
,capcti in elaborate bronze basoB. From theBo
~hreo atntrs there wore suspended on sunday
1nas 1,.r thrtv fent II, 1onoth. whicL wero rauod
,at tl,o commoncornont and lowered ot tho tormi-
nation OF the Cathedral services for the day.
cnnaj ara two maiogtio uiilars Of Oriental
s,ran,t'o mot ,ons in tiinmntor thnn those boforo
ha f,ap1sv ~ ,ti,eon at Homo Thoae nraud oonulns
cH scheo slouSn9 Who found 70 em lying on % ssnd IN
tho Hroeian Archipelago, On bis roturn from tho
thon,, fl1an But but ono ~ was lost osorboasd il do
6nine 6n sp't found I to % undertake the putting Of
n,es nea,e M ,' In tho year Is71. man nan1ed Ncolo
undertook TO put them On tho basca. pro.
rnroi fnr t1nm Ho wnB called Hbarrn1tfer "
fneop]e who cheat ga1uing), e1aoting for bin ser
Hyicaa tho privilege Of keepng gaming table be-
tween tbeIn. This was allowed for noarly 200
years, years but Tic permission was rcscindod IN tho
~" ton ~ thnao ancont pillars which donbt-
asa uu ;1atn hcfnro tic Birth 81 Christ-on one is
tue ta Sy Napoeop and on tbo other
~ stona atatua Of IL. ThootIore the anciont
sn;r;tno1 nrntocfor az Vanjco. beforo ho wns de-
1aaad bv St. Mark.
~
sundav vas Al, 1 oxcossiyefy warm lsy. oyen In
n, aia hme IN thn rsva ~ thn ann Il ,saa al
soe fIauo ~ hton ~ ~ o,,granee ,yst atroi,
nc t throeb tho city, We stopped on every bridge
.eotarchnnne's from tho Adriatio. Tboaa OF Tie
fnhahitants Wlioso dwellings faced on tho canal
cau1d rat alonr rary ,yelI. but tho donizona
e tho narrow 5t1eets bad hard time M, ;, Of it.;
nn tyai tSnt ryn could stand In tAe middle and
Hn "n te1 to pna W Of our lands upon both ws
III ~ nconlc worn protrudiug their heads from
tno windows Of their tail four story housog, and
anpons1v Waiting for Tie setting sun and tbor
eyopinr promonndo and music ii tho Square Of
81 Marxfs. IA narly "A o'clock III the evening
they commenced to pour in, ali classos com.
tni,ig}sne, aud by . o'clook This vaat space, a.
wal, e. What ia called tho Piazotta
nr % Littlo sauaro running towards thp
Grand Cauai wcro thronped to their ut
most capacity. Soon after flpo military band
i, tho Grand promenade oommoncod whilst tho,1-
eands wore partaking Of loo cream and lemon
;njo. seated at tho cafes on tho sdo Of tho
O'clock, when the pooplo slowly, and apparently
with rroat roiuotanco, coumoiIood to retire to
.thoir homes. Along the front Of the Dogos
Palace, ana near tue Bridge of Hgha, tho throng
of; people remained enjoying tho cool air
from tho aca until after midnight. No such
scone as thin, Sunday evening gathering in tho
Souaro OF St. Marks can be soon anywhere IL
1he mapes sas0 f raaete 81 eSrse
t :. .,,uers in the CITY were there nlso and tho
~ } this warm season ia truly surprising.
insn, Lnelo G. cal H. ~ Sc}, va are stopniug.
notol o. WI ~ aftevnoon atroi We found the In.
.,so urs Hus sa,vs-nipr With boya and mon swim
;un o1 weorn r1nmiug as required
Mni4s, w u1 Tna. ,rc dyinc out of ttoir front
y 'n", mi ;1d0wt aud On tho bridges, like 20
",,n a,h;nns au a,,iuls whilst tho gondolas
rnra ,nuS ,v ajor'r anS gliding past them mostly
with n9rtfos nf iaina Taking their evening air-
ng g.oa y ',1ono o'' hoomo famaFzeI With
Tia f KITE Of Of Ialf-nr1e men and boys, and nro
cnnersIIv erp thsukf,,l whom It is no worso.
eoneiAt's sn".rM,at r1,t. cntra nv yEw1oE.
un,o a4.os+ ar;as ~ Vanica. aro yery numerous,
u H.. .,e;no ~ to von,,nr, rint. into Nccu
,n nna 'ue socon - shr1nosa tnoeh tho quiet
lt n.rao,a mparo hninn nntbor cnrfs. horses, noI
setnea I - y .y,na ~ otNcr cn,nrc7,ntticg ent1