, 1875-05-02
INDIA.
Esz the Trip Thither May be Most
Pleasantly Made.
The Fair Towers Of Bombay
/ Railway System of9India.
Anahabad, Cawnpore. Lucknow, Delhi,
Agra, and Benares.
Bathing Festiyals-Wo Wonderfh Efficiency Of
the Civil 8ergioe.


the Civil servios.
speeial, ,carespondenas ef 1hs CHICAGO 7tibuns.
DELHI. Northern Iouia, Feb: ~, 1875.-Th
date NJ this 5nds me away up in the Northuea
Provinces of India, and as few details regard
ing ttis strange old mogul city, and its surround
ings, and m5 jou1nes hither, mar interest som
Of your readcrz send you this leltor, whic
you are at liberty to insert in your newspspe,
BY way 9. preface let ma say tha
lsft Paris IN November last, intending
to retur1 to America by way Of th
East Before leaving Paris T fortified mysel
for my long journey by witnessing at the Port
St. Martin Theatre representation OF julie
Vernes famous new comedy, called & Le tour d
MONDE en- qadtre- cingt jottrs." This 1aughAbl
and absurd piece was nightly crowded with til
thea:se-gaing Parisians, manf Of whom acceptet
its grotes4ua cazicatures OF Oriental scenes a
faithful descriptions OF life in shs East Her
let mo say that, although
TEE TouR or THE WORLD
oac unqueshouably be made in eighty or NINETY
days, yet it IL to be hoped that aay OF your road
ers contemplating such tri2 will al]ot as ieas
four to nine months OF even longer for tht
journey. II makes no difference "a regard com
fcrt and expense whether they make San Fran
cisco OF New York their point de depart. II H.
tending to go westerly, they should leave Bar
Francisco no later than September. Travelling
leisure1y they would thus reach Egypt
In February; that would not be too late to per-
init Of an ascent Of the Nils BY steamer to the
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.1 - san n1teas''o ~ Mns VI sans, tne 1onaon
1oofast ofncea+ as well - the leaoing Eastern
steamship lines, issue around the wo,ld
hclats " at slightly rednced sntes. Tbera ia
h,x-avo- 90 - 80. - =. -, za,,.z..a =: .,..
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ena81ne one 8 1lckets from place 70 place. 1t Is
true the expense il somewhat greater, bnt the
traveller can in this vay alter his route
aa' be aee. 1T Tha .ctna1 nr;ca ~
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tne "ofid neea not exceed $4,Uoo. and II no L.
dies Ar6 Of tie party the aecond-class railroad
comp.rtmenta in India will be found Comforts
h.e eno,o1, md ,beir ratea ara nhont ona-h,,r
~ ~. 1,1 '@1@~- >~H -, $500 -.
!" afas-e4ass 1e1es' noEei tates are aoouI tne
e1ms price IS IN America. ranging from $3.50 to
left snar ro- Ro,nhav m, tn. oa3 ~ Jaor.v
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~. 'Ao ooooaa1 O. o4Aeo'A "'e@uo< n41'@'
ahe t"o leaalngalnea OF :.
STEAMERS TO INDIA ASD CHINA
erc the Peniogu,ar and Oriental whica carrier thu
Rn,,;sh Da1s ,,d ~. r.a~,,,, 1fa..,.s,.. NJ;
1854 .,.s.@7 '~@14 -. AoSsa5 5o.o" u.s.
%'oaee' An@ fAencu s1eallets Afo very latse anu
e1cellently managed, but unfortunately they do
not touch at Bombay On their xay to CHM. on1s
ut Iden. Cerion- and Ca,cntt. Tha t},rouch and
NV 49,. .rs .hor,t ~. ..-,a -, .;tt.e IL.
Aa'oe A4s 01oaS .ao eaae ~ eei Au7'
h'e1 4eaVlnR onez, 4ano Is s1Ghted nearly all me
way do"n the Bed Sen, distance Of ]. 400 mules.
o1 no ,ndication Of LIE on shore. Sailing vessels
and even the fast clippers from England to the
East still 70 around the Cape IS in the dsys be-
fore the Suez Canal. The oplv sail NO SAN we're
eams % board bound to Mecca. It is said that
the heat is 20 great in this sea from April to
6aotatnber tbet It in danraro,,s for Enronaane tn
atterup. tue VOYAGE during thosa montha. This
hest il July. nieht and day. ayeraces from 95
lee. to 1oo dee nnr;np tbc hot sesson n,nv
nstivs 6remen on thesa stes,ne.s de fron s t1,s
nffccts al 1ha tern3o bca, and dnr;nr the hot /
nonths ,he f3reroen ara tet dnxn r. the;r
vork oy rope passing aronnd their Ions
md xhsn fairly exhausted. and resdv to droo |
more deal thnn al.ve And. nusnt,t,es n Tstar |
,e1nr t!,rown over them thev 0radnativ rar;ya
znf3cien.tv t7 resnrna smother honr,a cori, TIN /
goYsce down the Rad Saa. eTen in the vinter
mouths is oi:en upnlesaanIIy Earrn. md caution
3 a,wsvs rannirad r. g1sr5 one .ss;,et' sn..