Arizona citizen., 1873-09-13

London.
 LONDON, August From the
 northeast corner of Ireland lat Bel
 fast), l took steamer for Glasgow
 the chief city of Scotland. The run
 Is made across the Irish Sea i'll one
 night, and Is interesting for two
 things only. The steerage of the yes
 sel shows the most extremely drunken
 and filthy condition of humanity, so- called, outside the Black Hole of Cal cutta; nothing else ou land ever could reach the same level of stench and sin. In the cabin, we did better; drinking Scotch whisky in different com binations, in manner called gen tlemanly by the majority. I call it simply getting drunk on Scotch whisky; location already mentioned. In sailing up the Clyde river after daylight, fine view of scenery and business Is obtained. It seems like a run through large boiler factory. The hammeriug about iron steamers of all sizes, Is nolsy enough, and mo- mentous contrast to any or al Amer ican ship-yards. Dum0arton Castle is the 8Istlaa cushing landmark along the Clyde - ancient--historical and yet strong enough to stand hard siege. It covers the summit of d pre- cipltous rock alongside the rIver-a small mountain 300 feet high. The city of Glasgow has over half a mil lion people and Is the commercial and manufacturing cen ter of North Britian. It Is the place to start out from to do Scotland generally, but of itself, not very interesting. 1 went up into the Highlands some distauce-t taking d steamer ride on Lake Lomond. The Scottish lake scenery 1 consider more pleasing than that of Ireland while most of the Scotch lakes are useful as well as ornamental. But speaking of cities, Edinburgh Is the chief of all 1 have ever seen or eyer expect tO meet with. Nature made 8 site there for city that man could not help but conform to, whatever the age or con- dition. h the center and overlook ing that llZ) hobby place, Is Edin- burgh CaStle-an ancient stronghold after the manner of Dunn barton on the West Coast, as if these two landmarks were intended to separate the High from the Lowlands, and be common battle grounds for all time. The red coated soldiery IS numerous at Edin- burgb, and | happened there when they atormed the fortress III a sham battle. The two old castles in ques- tion are the store-houses also ot all sorts relics-crown jewels and what not. But Edinburgh Is wholly like itself. It is the Boston of the entire kingdom-sets up for general critic, and with much reason. There IS no standpoint, high and low, from which a spectator cannot get full view ot the city. This is saying a good deal, but it's fact that this city of quarter million is so situated and constructed on its various ridges and hills. It Is all so convenient, too; its parks, rail roads, hotels--everything Is all III your grasp as 1t were. l should like to live there always, a-d 1t Is the one place or picture l could fully under stand and shall never forget. Scot land cultivation cf all sorts seems to show more industry than Ireland. 1 have no doubt Scotland's boing 6 more favored part of the kingdom, has much to do with the peoples dis position to permanently improve their homes. From Edinburgh to London, l came down the East Coast or along the German Ocean-having a view of land and sea together for half Of the distance through England also. This was my first railroad experience of