Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-07-02

great deal of dust and mud. This will
soon be recti6ed. In material prosperity
ugrrst. suce things are too apt TO be
disrcgarded. Every body can be heard
TO com plain of streets and coal dust--snd
Of course your CORES pondeus joins in the
chorus. though an enthusiastic admirer Of
THE future Great-w
The extensive use Of bitumiuous coal
makes one sometimss think Of the dslig ghts
Of Pittsburgh! y aatGgEILa
CHURCHES. SCHOOLS, &c.
! IfchurclIes could be taken as criteria
of city's morslity or Christianity. St.
Louis would stand in the van. But. M
fortunately. 10 il spot always the correct
standard; however, shall not pass judg-
ment in this case.
On every hand are magnificent and
stately temples for the worship Of God;
and the increase is very remarkable. The
! Romanists and Presby byterians are the more
numerous sects. The evangelical spirit
prevails to a considerable extent. The
school facilities here are most liberal and
Of the highest order. The public schools
will compare most favorably with any in
the country. Washington University,
partly supported by the State. is one Of
the finest institutions Of learning in the
West. With a large corps Of efficient
professors. special departments in Law.
Medicine, Civil Engineering aud Metal
lurgy, offer every advantage to the stu
dent. The literary taste here, in a coun-
{ -, nc email r.oapt laraIan~apt q, tb;,k
very remarkable. Though it is some
times amusing to hear TRADES from iguor-
ant people, upon books and theory rersus
practice. And from this fallacious idea.
children are frequently taken away from
school too early Yet this is gradually
wearing away. On the other hand two large
libraries. Zone public. with elegant read
ing rooms. museums aud art galleries at
test the literary tendency Of the people.
The scientific and literary lectures are gen.
orally we'll patronized.
PACKS AND GARDENS.
The growing demand in denseiy popu-
lated cities for parks. where the weary
laborer a. we'll as the man OF pleasure
may retreat and find fresh air in Summer,
has attracted much attention here of late
They are well distributed, but most Of
them yet in their infancy. BY recent
act cf the Legislature a very large one
OF almos, English proportions now be-
ing laid out The most attractive place
here. however. to strangers. as well as
the pride Of St. Louisians. is Shaw's Bo-
tanical and Agricultural Gardens-,hc
munifcent gift Of one Of her weathiest
citizens. whose name il bears. II is st.
| Louis "Jurden des Plantcs." and conced-
ed by visitors and competent judges. l
believe. to be the most magnificent in the
United States.
Situated on the Western suburbs, in n
beautiful landscape. it occupies an area Of
nearly FIVE hundred acres. upon which he
(Mr. Shaw has spent several millions -
lie still has supervision Of it and owns q
fine Summer residence in it. and l may
remark by the way. he is bachelor A
strange fancy has led him to erect his
tomb just in the font of his house. BY
which. like the great conqueror. he may
be constantly reminded Of his morta!i-
ty. Here he expects to rest, ieihe crema-
tionists do net get him The beau
ty Of this mammoth collection Of flowers
almost bewilders the eye. Here may be
found plants and trees from all parts of
the globe.
| The German element. which is a very
large one here. have brought over with
them the Beer Gardens, which are here
and there about the city. The splendid
music and iced lager attract large num-
bers Of Americans to them. Indeed. they
remind one Of the beer and musical gar
dcns Of Vienna. where the fashionable re-
sort to sip beer and listen to the discours-
ing Of sweet music Often on concert
evenings the elite Of the American So
ciety can be seen in large numbers. This
is truly cosmopolitan city.
One sees here upon the streets repre-
scntatives from all nations nearly. The
most segregated is the "Hea,hcn Chi
nee" They engage generally in the laun-
dry business. and here and there abou,
the city may be seen their curious sign
boards. with names only familiar TO their
Celestial majeslies. They are slow to
adopt the American customs. and still
promenade the streets in almost Oriental
garb. which they are slow to resign. One
sees people likewise from. all parts Of the
/ Union. In short residence | have met
many virginians as well a. Marylanders
-some even from your historic county.
Westward the star Of empire ,reads
its way" and the dense population Of the
East is moving TO settle up the prairies OF
{ - W. ......l x~,.f,
aud agricultural advantages of this section
are iuealculable.
/ The large number Of blast furnaces and
rolling g-mills which have been pat in op-
Grafton here within the past few years.
are evidences Of what capitalists think OF
this interest. Indeed. this bids fair to be,
] in no distant future, the Birming liam OF
America The famous Iron Mountain.
perhaps the riches, in The country. viii ch
/ lies short distance below the city. is al =
most mex haustible. Other ores are like :
wise abundant throughout the State.
! RAILROADS.. ETC.
Though originally. st. Louis owed its
prosperity to the river commerce. aud to a
great extent yet. still its rapid growth
aud development, are due to the railroad.
Twenty great railroad lines now converge
here. Radia,iug into all parts Of the
country. they throw into her lar the pre-
ductious of the North, South. East and
West. The shipments Of cotton alone
from the South during the pas. year have
more than doubled.
The even, of the creates, importance in
the history Of this city. As we'll as the CON.
ucrcs cf The Mississippi Valley. Is ths