Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-09
WALES.
Cardiff Nomenclature of streets
American WareN- mer1cRn Beef
An Angitclzed People.

American WareE-A american Beef
An Angiiclzed People.
Correspondence of the Courier Journal.l
ABERDARE, WALES, March 10
Allow me once more to address my
numerous friends in Louisville
through your columns. After a
most enjoyable visit to London, we
arrived at Cardiff two weeks ago.
This town was originally a Welsh
one, but at present it is so Angli-
cized that the traveller would I'M
agine himself in London; for the
English language is so much better
and more correctly spoken at Car
diff than in many of the large
English towns. Cardiff is Il very
lively, busy, bustling place, the
great coal port Of Great Britain.
Magnificent docks, ships from all
parts Of the world with their colors
flying, jolly tars promenading the
main thoroughfares, and lots of
lasses greeting the sailors-especi-
ally in the Butte road, a fine
street about two miles long, running
down to the docks. In most of the
Welsh as well as the English towns
the streets Of long stretches change
their names. For example, sup
pose Fourth avenue in Louisville
were called Duke street from Jeffer-
son out to Broadway and then
change TO King street, and from
Breckenridge out change again to
Cedar Hill street. But it is very
seldom that a street will run straight
over half mile. London is so
! iumbled up that it is very perplex-
ing to the stranger, but easily un-
derstood by the aid of a shilling
map. Cardiff is more regularly
built, excepting a small district OF
the older part Of the town. Like
London, Cardiff shop-windows are
full of American advertisements
American canned fruit, oysters,
fish of various kinds, cheese, beef,
cottons, tools (especislly carpen-
ters') of all sorts, pianos, cabinet
organs, American songs, ETC., etc,
and there are American singers by
the bushel, seeking chances to
make their first appearances. On
the 9th ult. l sang at a concert in
London (at Queens concert
rooms, Great Argyle street, Re.
gent circus), and to my agree
able surprise the American
Steck piano and Estey organ were
the instruments used on the occa.
sion; but after all think the great.
est opposition was to the introduc.
tion OF the American beef. All the
butchers, of course, stood against
/ it, and positively refused to sell it
but the American beef proved SC
far superior to the English beef that
the groeers took hold of it and solo
it at an average price of twelve cents
per pound. In London, while We
were there, a company formed tC
receive the American beef under
the management of Mr.. Tallerman
who engaged the vast rooms under
the Cannon street station, covering
over an acre of ground. At pres
ent the demand for American bee
far exceeds the supply, and the bee
sells at an average Of fifteen cents
Some people (who are seemingl,
intclligent) say that the Americal
beef will soon be exhausted, anC
then the English beef will run u
to fifty cents per pound, but ! hay,
told many Of them that the day d
not far distant when America vii
! supply England with everything
she needs.
At Cardiff, the Hon. Writ Syke
is in a aourishing condition a
n AMerican Consul. 1t seems Nj
Sykes is well liked by the people G
= the town.
Cardiff has | am told) over 100
600 inhabitants, is pretty well SUI
L piled with churches, twe fine cor
:, cert halls and one very inferiC
" theater. A stock company is (
present about to erect q new tn,
ater, and the dailies Of the town q
no their best TO discourage said con