Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-21

at meeting so many persons who say
New York will go for the Democratic
ticket by handsome majority. Great
stress is placed upoD the assertion that
the administration for the past eight
years has been partisan and corrupt. A
radical change is demanded, and must
take place by the overthrow of the pres
ent Republican party. Tilden and Hen
bricks were here yesterday making up
the "acceptaDces.n The gathering Of
the political chiefs melted general curl
osity, and they have been besieged by
callers-coDgratulated until the
compliments must seem very
stale. 1t is understood that they
have come to the conclusion that the
Democratic lines of operation would ev-
erywhere display the banners OF reform
reform according 10 the councils Of
the st. Louis platform. There appears
to be no embarrassment, and the can
vass will soon bsgin in earnest. But let
Us return to Cape Vincent and the river
st. Lawrence. No American river pre-
sents so many and so varied attractions
for the enthusiastic lover of nature as
does this magnificent river st. SaWIence,
with its thousand Islands, which con.
stitute the great connecting link be-
tween our great "inland seas' and the
Atlantic ocean. With water pure as q
dream of childhood, and dotted with
hundreds of emerald sgems, reproduced
in its clear element as sharply defined
"a If Swallowed in mirror; its myriaGs
OF the choicest of the finny tribe, from
the tiny perch to the giant muscalonge;
its floating palaces in the form of steam
boats and propellers, gorgeous pleasure
yachts, putting everywhere among the
tOrtuous labyrinths of the Thousand
Islands, every turn opening O vista OF
increasing beauty; the white sails Of
brig and schooner, and hundreds of fish
ing and pleasure boats; beautiful cot
thges upon the islands; picnic parties
everywhere; salute, shout and glee snd
song fippling from out the leafy d5lls;
healthy Uttsbursts from happy hearts, and
we have faint idea only of the beauties
and pleasures upon the st. Lawrence.
Proceeding down the river thirty miles,
we approach Alexandria bay, and the
imposing front OF the Thousand Island
house and its massive tower bursts upon
our enraptured vision. TIE gay and
joyous throng that fill its extensive We
rsndahs, the multitude of beats and
yachts that are arriving in the evening
twilight, the brilliantly-lighted halls
and parlOrs, the ravishing notes OF the
band, make the scene one long t. be-
remembered. After remaining over
night at the bay, we left al seven o'clock
in the morning for MoDtrt al. There
are many points Of interest on the river,
but will only allude to the passage Of
the various rapids, which is the most
exciting part of the whole passage of
the st. Lawrence. When the vessel en-
tiers within their influence, the steam is
shut off, and she is carried forward by
the force Of the stream alone. The surg
ing waters present all the angry appear
ance of the ocean in a storm; the noble
boat strains and labors, but unlike the
ordinary pitching and tossing at sea,
this going down hill by water produces
a highly novel sensation, and is,
in fact, service OF some danger,
the imminence oil which is en-
HANGED to the imagination by the tre-
mendous roar of the headlong, boiling
current. Great nerve, force and pre-
cision are here required in plotting, SO
as to keep the vessels head straight
with the course of the rapid; for if she
DIVORCES the least, presenting her side to
the current, she would be instantly run
aground. The Cedar rapids have de-
scent of eighty.two and a half feet in
eleven miles. The passage through
them is \ cry exciting. There is pecu-
liar motion of the vesse, which in de-
scending seems like settling down, as
she glides from one ledge to another. In
passing the rapids of the Split Rock, q
person unacquainted with them will al
most involuntarily hold his breath un-
til the rocks, which are seen from the
deck of the steamer, are passed. The
Lachlne rapids are the last to pAss. The
current here is swift and wild. The old
Iudian pilot is as enXiously looked for
by passengers as the rapid itself. He is
now about sixty years of sgs, and hiss
made it his business for over forty years
to pilot steamers down the rapids. AS
we approach near to Montreal the Vic
toria bridge comes in view, two and
quarter miles long, and / was
told cost five nil ion dollars, and
was the longest bridge in the world.
Montreal is well built-mOstly OF stone
and can boast Of many fine public
buildings. The cathedral is the finest !
and largest ia America; was built in
1923; was told twenty thousand people
have been within its walls at one time;
has stone spire $50 feet high, which we
assembled to the very top and took view
Of the city; has q bell weighing nearly
twenty-five thousand pounds, and takes
sixteen men to ring IT. The cathedral
is gorgeous within, ard dazzles the eye
of the beholder. The hotels are badly
kept and charges high. We left Mon
treal at three O'cl ok pm. yesterday,
aud arrived here in eight hours and
thirty minutes. L viii only say Of
Saratoga that it's the gsyest place on
the continent. There is q great display
Of fashion and wealth. 1 will not at
tempt a description. About four thou
sand visitors are here. Three principal
hotels are not half full. AT the United
States there are about seven hundred
guests. Among the Memphians her I
saw to-day w. B. Miller, E. A. Frank
land, Eugene Lehman, Jonathan Rice,
Joseph Blown, jr, and Lew. Leubrie,
and / must not fail to mention my
friend, John w. Cochran, OF the Mem
phis Oil Works, who has been my COM
panion since l left Memphis. He has
enjoyed the trip very much, and appears
to nave gained twenty pounds. We go
hence to New York and Philadelphia.