The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-28

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Correspondence of the Star
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Nov., 1875.
Since writing my last to you from
Venice l have got on this far into Aus
tria, the Capital and "Paris of the EN-
pire." Stopped at Trieste, the princi-
pal seaport and city of the italian
possessions OF the Empire, containing
about 100000 inhabitants, of mixed ma
tionalities, Italians, Germans, Greeks,
Armenians, English, etc. The principal
attractions are the Cathedral, portions
OF which date back to the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries; also q very hand
some Greek Church, which, for it's archi-
lecture, modern finish and furniture,
exeels anything in the city; and next
to that is beautiful pointed Gothic
stone Church, and the only Protestant
Church tnat / have seen in Catholic
| Austria.
The Tergestrum, a very large and ele-
CANT building, located in an open space,
built with spacious arcades running at
right angles and fitted up for shops,
offices, cafes, restaurants, cigar stands
and public reading-rooms; also num-
Der of desks and Offices for the Exchange
and Board of Trade, which is the main
feature of the place. Here at II O'Clock
assemble Gentiles, Jews, Greeks and
Turks, to sell, trade, barter and cheat
each other as elegantly as they know
how. The Avenue of San Andrea along
the shore affords a variety of fine views.
The Chateau of Miramar, short dis
tance from the city, also affords a fine
view of the harbor and city, and formerly
belonged to the unfortunate Macmillan,
| late of Mexico; and the citizens of
Trieste have honored his memory with a
handsome bronze statue in one Of their
public squares.
From Trieste toVienna the route passes
through one of the most varied sections
of country, aifording every variety of
scrubby, barren, rugged, mountainous,
undulating, hllly and plain, and fertile
valleys, all under high state of culti-
yaticn, producing grain and fruit, and
large quantities Of grapes for wine.
And with the villages and cottages
skirting the valleys and streams, make
it one of the finest sketches of railroad
travel in Europe, beginning at an eleva-
tion Of nearly 1,400 ieet, and rising to an
elevation of 4.51S at the summit above
the sea, and is carried along the face OF
abrupt preclpices over fifteen bridges
and through as many tunnels, atfording
views of the widest and grandest seen
cry en- route over the Senmering, dis
tance of about % miles, and this part OF
the road was built at an expense OF over
seven millions of dollars.
| Arrived at Vienna and took stroll
around the city, and came to the conclu-
sion that it was a Stu1iner; or in other
words L should call it the Chicago of
Europe. With its fine large business
houses, elegant stores and shops, first
class hotels that would be credit to
lCincinnati if she had several of the
| smaller ones. All paved, wide streets
in the new part of the city, or outside oil
4 the old walls, which were demolished in
1857 and converted into a belt of broad
| avenues or boulevards, known as the
Ring strasse. The Inneer Stadt has only
a population of about $4,000 Inhabitants,
but contains the most fashionable quar-
ter, the Imperial palace, the residences
of many of the nobility, finest churches,
museums, picture galleries, and the most
attractive arcades and retail shops.
The old part of the city has some of the
most terribly crooked and angling
streets, but they are always kept clean
| by the busy and faithful street-sWeepers.
| The stores, hotels and theaters front
| ing on and beyond the Ring strasse are
| ali modern, and built on scale Of mag
Iiiicence that will compare favorably
with those OF Chicago, with its wide
streets diyerging in all directions OF
magnificent distances, but well supplied
with fine tramways and omnibuses TO ac-
commodate population OF over three
quarters of million OF inhabitants. The
Prater, its great park or rather avenue,
of nearly four miles in length, is said to
be the largest and finest on the conti-
nent. 1t is also the site of the great Ma
tional Exhibition OF 1873. There are
many palaces, beautiful villas and
small towns in the immediate vicinity
of Vienna; but the principal one is
Shonbrunn, about two miles out, and is
the seat of the magnificent summer pal
ace Of the Emperor, with extensive
grounds and gardens, and geological
collection OF animals and birds.
The Belvidere is also an imperial resi-.
dence adjoining the city, with very fine
grounds and decorated with casts
sculpture, artificial lakes and water.
falls, and the best public picture gallery
in Vienna. The private collection ol
Prince Liechtenstein, in this city, EN-
bracing about 900 pictures, in my hum
Bile Judgment, 10 the best anu nneSt col
lection in Germany.
j 1t has six theaters, and several of nc
small pretensions or dimensions. The
Imperial or Hof Theater is an imposing
structure, and boasts of o grand stair
case second only to the Grand Opera
house at Paris, but the interior con
struction and arrangement Is the mos
signal failure to a republican idea o
seeing all around, convenience, ease OF
comfort, with its five tiers OF galleries
J which are in most part arranged ii
small, seltish-looking and uncomfortable
private boxes, to accommodate aristo
Gratis and royalty, that flourish here
iabundantly.
l saw the opera of "Tannhauser" rem.
Idered here in German. have heard the
celebrated Strauss and his orchestra
} twice at the Music Verein Hall, and the
celebrity they enjoy / think they more
than deserve. To hear them is to know
and appreciate them.
After spending about niue days in vi.
i. lenna concluded that would take O
run down the Danube, into Hungary
and the city of Pesth. The tripproyed
TO be pleasant one and we'll repaid me
The route lays through the fertile valley
of the Danube at several points and
; across wide plains under tine cultiva
, tiOn, sown In wheat and winter grains