, 1874-09-21
DETROIT.
Olden Times in the Citv Of
the Straits.
Points OF lntcrcSt---Tllo Citv-Ifalt
and The Monument.
Tho sominary...The Fort--~Bonting-~
Dramatic and Musical Amateurs.

~~'t"PpHbtHEtW VI lhf LHtaH1 If}GHHE
DETnolr, gort. 15, 1874.
We have loft tho shoros oil Lako Michigan
and Wandered many ,nlIes across tho State,
through aourlahiag citieA, and long stretches oi
good farming land and here ut lust, In this old
City Of tho StraltH, we haye rostcd.
Wo have viaitod hor Institutions, viowcd her
worka OF art, and admired llor prosperity md her
progress, which, though not no magical aa our
own glorious oty's, arc yet surprisingly groat.
And yot, through 1t nll, walking dorm broad
strootR. whoro trade koopa her faithful minions
over toillng, or farther away, through groom
avenues, and tho ploasantnoss Of quiet city.
homes, such as Detroit gives to hor oiaizens,
MENoniEs or THE oLnES TtMEs
will como. Days when tAts river, now so crowd
cd with steamers and boatB Of many kinds. knew
but tho splash Of canoa-puddlo; whon its beau
tful islands, s,-Dsllo Isle ausl Crosse Ise, -now
gny snmmerresoEts, were ehaltor for fierce ard
hostile mon; whom ts wooded shores listened to
dark aud evil purposes, and Detroit itself was
the headquarters OF nn lnd:nn chteftain artl
atatesnlan.-a warrior crafty, politic cruel, antl
unrclcnting.
Hero. underneath this old whisowood tree.
marked still with tho bullets Of tint sharp COLI
tlict. rested tho tent Of the grout pontiac. Hero
ho planned his well-'ad etratagom That WAS to
begin tho work Of oxurpating the English from
tho shores Of tho " Beautiful Waters." ''Tho
Father Of Lifo commanded 1t, and that year
[1783] must Hoo them all perish"
Loug weoks OF privation aud an1iety passed
over tile l'tt1o Detroit settlement. with continued
treachoiies Of tho Indians; treaties made, and
as ruthleeBly broken acts Of cruelty; prisoners
taken; and all tho ca!asnities that M Indian
warfare CAUSES.
At lenEth reintorcementa arrive, and mako
successful ontry into tho town. An a1tauk on
tic Indians is urged by tho impnlsivo DaIzoll.
mud finally granted. The forces tllo out Of tho
little fort; their tramp is heard far down tlo
road: and tho wary Indians, informed of tho
attack by treaohorons Caundlans. witch, Uoiiud
houses and Enclosures, every step Of tbelr nd
vance.
A narrow bridge lies botwocn them and The
Indian encampmont. In tue black Bhnduw be-
you'd lies III walt POINTING with hiB torribIe war
rlors. The bridge is reached, aud q war-wloop
fills the ar; guns resound, and half Of tho adj
yarco pnrty lie shot.
rEna1nLE FIGHT ENsuEs,
Dslzel1 is killed, mud the British are compelled
to retreat. On1y after many struggles aud
scenes Of terror, aftor tho arrival OF many ad-
tlltional troops, aud the expenditure Of much
powder md bravery, did tue htlle village grow
strong enough to guarl herself, aud tile IuliaEs,
discouraged, seek new places for thur wal fAro
and doprodAtions.
at il thu grlefa aud conflicts OF youth that
mako tue tnno Of maturity" aud she ntauda To-
day mistress OF this beautiful river, watching
day aud night her shipa coming IN, tadeu wlsl
the wealth aud produce OF Il mighty nat,uu
YoarH ago Detroit expected to 10 wAsl Chicago
now is. How many Of o1r fair Northwestern sis
tels LAYS had tue Samo great expectation
That it proved only drcam We do
not need to Say ; but Tint Blo owns much to
be proud Of, Possesses nerits wo cannot boast
Of. wo will DECLARE
In her midat. on l,or Campus Martius, stands
C1TY-ltALL
OF which any rfaco may vol DO vain. Built in
tue Italian style, with ManBard roof, mud tow
or, its walls Of Amherst sandstone, it ia most
imposing structure. It stun1s on the ground
2o0 by ~ feet, aud is throo stories. high shove
the basement. It accommodates oil tho city aud
County offices, together with tho Cheuit aud Re-
corder's Courts. The interior iB intended to
DO fro*proof, having. brick arches and heavy
iron boRnls supporting tue floors. On tho
ditfereut Bdea Of tue towar a,a figures rep.cscns-
ing Justice, Industry, Art, aud Commerce aud
i'll this part il situated the clock. Abuye is q
large tire-aIarm bell. Tho wIoe structure cost
Including extensive grounds, $6ou,u00. The
gronnds are wsll Laid out, aud q largo fountain
aondB forth continually its cooling WATERS
between: this aud tho other portion OF the
Campus rims Woodward ayen1e,--lta westartt
old uong the most desirable place nf resil!enco
in the city. Across fsom tho City-Hnll stands
THE BEAUTIFUL JiuSUMENT,
dedicated in 1872 to the memory OF Inc Michigan
was ~ dos:sned by Miobigaus l renowned ned
artiat Randolph Rogess. aud its statues Of
golden bronco were cast 'n Munch. Tho body
four sections into which 1t IL divided represent
ing by statuary the four departments Of the
United 6tAteH military service. Infantry, Guy
airy. Artillery, aud Murine. Each statlo is
feet high. Above theso aro alieSorical figures,
tfu ,trr
Union, Emancipation, aud History. Over ali
stands Michigan US al Indian chiuftain. II feet
hlsl. The bronze in which these figures arc
cast is peculiarly tlne. and the Monument, iu
design aud execution, il magnificent me-
mprinl.
Around this contre is clustered much Of De-
trot's coBtllest aud beHt 70 our Left IL llaut!~
some Opeia-Houso. which IL capable Of Heating
2,5u0 parsons. Near by is goot hotel mud
9arge aud elegant storaa. carrying on many
stree. lieH to our right with its loug limo Of trees
on either haud, its pleasant and handsome
dwellings extending nearly out to the Fort.
business is beginning to creep up this way,
homes and gardens once tlouIiehed.
Two blocks from tue City-lt stauda
THE DETROIT sEM1EAAY,-
a school for young ladieH, Which, for ita past
slccoss. its present prosperity. its thor
ough course OF study, and syate,n Of instruction,
:" Nv OASStteA y! oIAOO4 IL k9tN AtO4+A~
west. 1ts Principal, J. IL. b. Sill, scholar and
III earnest working man, llas doua wonderful
work here. by lis individual exortous lie has,
in thu labt few yours, pad old 1obtn aud current
expenses, made manifold improvements, aad
added complete and clega..t collections Of birls,
geoio6iea aIecllnenH, animals. n.ld chemicnl up
paratls, that many of tho co1legoH might 10
proud to own. At tho samo time ha laa
had q school Of over 800 pupils COLI
tinuaily under his immodiato supsryla-
ion, graded from primary to graduating
claBaeB aud has each year Bent forth d claas uf
grla who hayo passed seyore oxan,ilat1onv. aud
VINO have learned TINT tho textbooks used 10
school arc but III stopping -stouea to tho great
outlook that THO natura! sciences give to thia
wondrous creation Of ours.
Tllore are aao some twenty-seycn public
schools, we'll filled, and In 4ourishiup condi.
ton,
A little farther down Fort street stands tho
Fort Street IraHbytarian Church, wAIvA. Within
tho last few years. l'as bcen rcn,odaad, aud
many fine improvements nddod. Thrae miea
aud hllf from tho City-l1alI atauds
THE OLD FONT,
commanding the riyot-ehanNgl, 1t tbas beon mnde
tirst-claBs fertilization, mounting quite larre
1lumbnr of gunH u,,,ler tito ocient efforts Of Gn.
r, G. Cram. The Fort antl surrounding rronnds