, 1874-07-09

q eopo shape add roge1hbie bvofsfoon lrcos, and
others The t'sinhE ant1 ntetlacnR Of tlto asoeha-
,nns md dsseendFng btatelos Of tho nanysn
height and seoln AZ II placed thoro by human
ha,.la f9r tho support Of the }gtter. Some ot
those pillars arc Of enormous Dimensions. ono
in height, mud, whom tho lighta wcro
held beforo II. spnrklcd as It. fnrrustud with
diamonds. In pacos tbs yaultel roof reelected
glitsorlng spahglts, H":,.' .s.'
LOOKING 1lKE sTAns tn THE DAnK.
II some chambers, hundrsda Of rtnlae!teB. do
coEtcspoadlns: dhds growidR 'i.b towards tliam
from tho iisoor md eeyoral, which I obaoryod
had, scethlngly, just tonohod ehblr dsltoats white
Or purple Tips together. In most instances.
bu. one was ' growing m Eralaally nal Downward @ md
tho ptheE hpwara to moot It; and n tGd couzse
Of time they, will stroly meet and then proceed
to form pillar,;,,
had created masHoa which looked like stumpB Of
trees thickly placed ie q new!y. cleared field. Of
MI danletors front, that Of daplng to .tat uf
a fu'l-grown oak but the halght Of theao ntono
BtumrH differed ponstetaby. 1n:othor places,
rockB, resembling mountains IN miniature.
falling of wat6t.drots from several places
near eaoh otl1ef, -1sonie .-s more slow
" thsn othora: Tho }S' pyramlaal fern ''ru
wear and tonr Of tho wator Of tho litt'o river III
so,na places, hid hpsot great columns across
c!ittnbars thus forming bridges lko treea over
atreAlns.- !:
Tho largest of tho chambers, called , '.-
is . vory wonderful cavern. il is porh.ps 400
or 500 feet long by.. one:half Or ono.third "a
broad and Of grcat hoigAt. Tho Aoor IL irrcgu-
lar and abrt'pt. rising like tic side of naoiin-
tain, and coforod oyor With what. III the dim.
uncertain light OF tho candles, bore STRANGE ro-
ncmblapos to \ comesery filled with tomps, nonu-
clral appearanca Is heightened By what iooka
much like the suiikon grayeB in potter's
Field. II required no groat stretch of ths i'm
aginaton to bollova tiis cavorn peop1ed with
ghosts. Some Of the ladies' 81 tho party aeen'ed
illdisposed to llngsr long on this hi. Calvary.
IN another patti Of the grotso is the Catho-
1rel"-s space 200 test long 6y s9 btosd, With
at one end ia good REORGANIZATION OF q obapol
md q pulpit. On ono Of the wal1s is Rroae or
gan. composed OF BtalaotteBt which. when struck
in quick succession, gave out, musical sounds
mud sounded iilse churoh-boll. Musical sounds
were produced by touching tho penlant orrBtnls
and curtains in many other parts Of tho grotto.
Within half milo Of tue entrance ID the
0nANQ nAL14-IooN,
400 feet long and 16o. broad BY 100 high, with
smooth, lovel floor, mud, IN one part. suitable
elevation for the band Of music. Annually, on
Whit-Monday, great ball takes place In this
hall, rhen 1t s brilliantly lighted ti It ia con.
neosod with q number. Of grottocs ,whieh,
soryants' roon,s. Iha boer-glasses, wino-bot-
ties, tables, chairs, ote., ,,ueed at tho
last bnll, lad moi yet been removed
whom We visited tue grotto2;; Tho danoers
Of tic cavern ncccssi6loto tourists is porhaps s
miles; but thoro ire many branches md sidc-
rooms, not easy OF aoceBs, into which strangers arc
not shown.--ono OF them moro than d milo long.
mud said to be granaer than anything exhibited;
travorsd, as ono IL obliged to climb mp and down
ropaB, Bailor-fasIion. TfloHe cnvotils and stu
e-fortnatious arn tho juint product Of the
little River Poik,--wlich runs nndor Tue tnoun-
tain into q valley on TUG, opposite silo several
whoro It entors.--aud By tho percolation Of water
implegnAtod with marble and iron. falling drop
by drop in Thousands Of placgs from tho roofs Of
the vai,]ts. 1he one agency has torn away MILL
in tho bowels Of tbs mountain, whe tho other
is filling this spaco with 'thinga Of beauty
md Joys forever"
Tho trim rolled into tho great olty,-Capital OF
tho Austrian domfnionst-
"KA1sxRsrADr,"
as It is usually called, Just as tho setting sun
| was throwing its last rays agai1st tho golden
cross Of the tail spise OF St. ssenhans Ca.l,cdra!
| 4 gl1nce through the streets and vt the people
| showed that II Tas unmistakabig Qorman city.
and the deliberate step and quiet manor OF the
| people we're observable, Scores Of cafes were
passed, In front OF which. around little tables
sat great numbers of NOR, drinking beer and
passed, filled with we'll dressed men and women
sitting under the troes, around tables, drinking
boer reading ndwspapcrB, aud chatting. A milo
fog OF tobacco-amoke arose about their headt
thseughout the park, through which tho glancinl
were raised aud lowered, full or empty Of boef
Scores Of men and boys we're hurlylng abou
among tho quiet, quaning crowds, each hant
firmly ,grasp'ng clustoring Elasses OF foam
iag besr;othe wGrld'rohownsa hosa oit,tnn Hsnn
thereof, but tho real, genuine, original article
manufactured by Droher, in the notghborint
town Of in-sohwochat where 1850 barrel'
Of this justly celebrated amber beverage All
mo..ths; rio rest of t6e year is deyotod i.
drinking It. nrahdr owuA . magnificent patac'
in fashionable quarter Of tue city.
| ErERYn0pY AND II. WIFE
drinks beer, and the children cry for moro. 81
far as bavc been able to Observe. the only oo
houla OF and p. M, in gohcral. and on Sun
day III particular, IL the driuking Of beer, accom-
panied with smoklng and reading newspapers
or listening to music Of tho bands. The entir
t0nnIALl4u tuEn UHk OF uUOEb IN lAlF HGALHHl
aud devote the evening IN tho way stated Ther
are q aco1e Of parks scattered through tho city
aud Ill of them Hwarm with smokers All
beor- -d1lnkara, and down the Prater ave
nue., in the vicinity Of the Exposition buildings
$4,000 fasllionabiy y-dressod, respectable Looking
quietly -belavlng peoplo sit or stroll about th
gieat park, under the huge old trees. each Sun
day afternoon and evening In tlne weather
drinking beer aud cofloo, and smoking pipes All
cigala The Emperor and mombera Of hi
family often sit down among them aud do like
wise. Tho Bishops aud tho rovoroud olerg
couutonauce tho practice by taking part in il
and sharing tile quiet with their loo9a, II boo
III .tpnlsou," ah it il ntSenuoiihty a5sertel to i
iii Amorica, on account OF the or por cent c
alcohol it CONTAINS, can only say, IN fopl
thereto, thal in Germany it is very s|o,o poisor
t Tor the whole population hnyo boon consntnin
| it in vast quantities for more than 1000 years
aud theY ara still hearty, healthy, robust
/ loonng people, al any one will testify who ha
ever travelled through the Teutouic PORTIONS {
Europe. 1850.
Viunua ranks among the Eroatcfties Of Enrppt
and, while IL contains ouly half tho populatio
Of Faris, il il fully equal TO It IN the beauty an
elegance Of it's buildings asd pleasnre-gtounds
| Tue plat Of tho city very closaly resembles
srlnEns WEB
| IN tia arrangement Of The Htroets, aB they a
! tDph from tho suburbs to COMMON eentfe nes
the great Cathedral of st. Stephen'E; and arou1
| this focuH the streots uro also laia out In col
| ea,trio 1yiIua fEha AnGinHt DHrk. nf pjeuu