Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-22
DETROIT.
The Commercial Capital of Michigan
and It's SurrOundIngT-Sum
EDiOyments.
From an Occasional Corresp ondent of the

From an Occasional Corresp ondent of the
Appeal
DETROIT, MICH, September IA
While the tide of the worlI flowed further
east, and the Centennial received the wander
log tribes into It's bro bosom, one may justly
Wild a sigh of gratitude for such surround
lngs as have for two months gr. ted us. Free
from the heat and turmoil of the grelt eX-
position, and enjoying TO the fullC L, coInpara-
tive repO-e, a delicious climate, and the
charms OF a most cultivatC and agrt cable
society, with hundred and twenty. five
thousand inhabitants, Detroit possesses "a COM
binatiOn of striking attractions, and may Ps-
seltsuperiOrity over mo It Gill;, lnsSm uch eS
its beautiful river and summer sports render
It Ps charming in the warm sea Son p in
winter. No city of com nsr4ble size can take
pfec dente in point OF beauty. The broad
Streets aud aVenu. are perfectly shaded and
bOrdered with well kept gra s-plats and eX-
tensive lawns. Many of the r Sidences are
palatial In ext 3rior, exhibiting within traces
OF equal elegance, culture and refinement,
while the stiIi activity of the businC Sec
tion bears the i'm press Of unusual property.
The drives are especia lY attractive, tempt
ing one to long Iurs 10 the surrounding
country, and wonderfully productive 1t Is,
too a perfect garden spot, in fact, but 100 nat
TO b picturesque, even with the ASST tance OF
the fifle water views afforded by lakes erie.
St Clair, and the rivers. We have maze fire.
quent excuIsiOns TO Put-iu-Bay, which
tuink Is destined TO become the watering
Mace of the southwest. SeverPl small Islands
lying close together form the dP tnty bay; the
hotel is pretty well kept, and there are yari-
on points of interest in the vicinity. Situat
on one OF the islands is "Perry $ cave where
INC hero of Lake Erie had his renueZvoUs;
also = iOpument, dedicated to him. Another
contains possibly the hancsomest ball-p ON
OF any watering place on the continent, Here
one NAV pIaY billiards Dance drink pure Ca
tlwbA, or talk Jntinent. aSnG beheYe
tue, was { me for or need OF the !atLe. OK
citem, Mt, the surround ngs were SO perfect
sthout IL: but ch1ca7l a son 90 {! The wine
of the islsn nd IL considered very nue. am no
c0nnoisseur, aud We more struck, perhaps,
by the maminCtn cel!aFs 9n19' tne ~ ~DaL-Ioonl
than the navor OF the CAtawba. a rgturn on
the steamer by moonlight CsuaDg COM
pleted the excu, slonS and WIS the
a I touch to a beautiful picture. AplOpOs OF
u,oo,,, i9ht q word of the review OF the river
navy Com - odore Han seems ID De equal 10
any Mug lie cndfrtakes; yeIi Inougn Know
ing this, we were scarcely prepare lor sucn
brilliant Jctc on the river as he review uurlhg
the last tuIl moon. ! cannot, IN any degree,
sketch for You the peril CT p.cturs WLlcA my
own memory cherishC OF tnis lovely scene.
The carnival at Neni e, peTne ps, might eSslst,
as S suRzC tioD, at least, Dut Istl in any less
magnificent comparison feel that justice ls
done. Ten boat crews were repre- sent 81 IN
their various bsrges, b Illiantly illuminated
with all manner OF lanterns and queer de-
vices, The 7 yer WIS crowded with yachts,
steamers, indeed every species Of pleasure
bSst, carrying bands Of music and filled with
euth husir site spe 3tators. The American shores,
with docks and boat-hous =, presented dag
zling contrast 10 the dim shores OF canada
quietly sleeping Ia the shimmering moon
Dss ms and guarded by y long line of spectral
sails, whose wierd forms cut the pnre crystal
Of the eastern sky. grand splay u fire.
works we've dOuLly II flected in the treIuulous
water the ,enile breeze seemed TO sweep the
heay ems Of stars, TO open for the majestic
moon while The various crews, Elth wonder.
fui exactne :, executed their movenen'z. We
rested Ia . OIL our oars, watching them dalL
like fiery ssTpents through the dark blue wa
tens ana reVerentlY drink in the lJvei
nefs OF tie scene, which is worthy indeed 10
Wv -' 'S SISSY.