Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-06
LETTER FROM GERMANY.
Observation-Disclosures,
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Ed. CHRONICLE, Dear Si--Perhaps
few lines from this quarter might not
20 apiss for the CHRONICLE, as most
Of my friends read that paper. A let
ter written soon after arriving here, In
July,seems not to have reached its des-
tinati0u. but that Is too long past tO re.
peat . minute description Of the Jour.
ney here; suffice 1t to say we had rea-
sOnably good weather, also sufficient
amount Of sea-sickness on the way
over from Philadelphia to Liverpool,
aud had we not taken the trip by water
from Baltimore to Philadelphia, would
have missed anything like y storm on
the Atlantic; had rather wild night
from Chesapeake Bay up the coast.
From Liverpool on had good weather
and the good luck in coming No the
Rhine to pass the most important and
picturesque parts In day time, from
CDblence to Mayence; and il certainly
l. worthy OF the reputation II hears,
and more than bir,i's eve view
though from the boat birds eye view
Is pretty goOi-gives more time, and
iSoetter thsn from the cars; rsilr0 I'd
On each side uf the river.
Tne name Frankfort. on the. Main ia
prot ably more familiar &c A uericans
than any other city in Germany; all
We rcn0lboys learned young of its be-
ing the Capital, hut a. tO its age, i'm,
p,rtance, &C.. our knowledge was linn
tied, is situated on both banks of the
Main. Ia beautiful plain. and sur
rounded by farms, smaller towns nj
villages. and contains $4,000 inhabi
fants. Although it is no longer the
place 0f the cOrOnatiOns OF Enpe.rOrS.
has no 10 ire any vote to cast IN III. pU
litical concerns Of Gerins ny, and is no
longer the Free City Of Frankfort ~ In
former years. The defencniesa city was
conquered in 1856, and both City and
State annexed to Prussia. Yet il Il
an important and beautiful city, aud
mikes with the commerce and trade of
the civilized world, and since its i'm.
pr0vements f,r cleanliness, Is consider.
ed the healthiest city in Germany, has
beautiful promenades, parks, drives,
monuments, DC, and probably the most
beautiful burial ground In Germany.
The name is supp Sed to be derived
from the Franks using the river here
AS ford, hence the name (Franksfor:)
the name is first mentioned in n doc.
ument In the year 79i, when Charlie.
magne (Charles the Great), mbled
the Bishops and insgustes of the Em
pire 10 council, and founded by Saxon
prisoners the colony OF Sachsenhausen
1.-the part on opposite side of the riv-
er)-and as early ss S3s Frankfort had
already the privileges Of q city with
walls around 1t.
The old witness of former times,
and the most important City Hall in
Germany, is the ROmer, large build
Ing, but laying no claim to elegance or
.ichness, yet its history is quite inter
esting, has vaulted halls In its ground
floor and flight OF stairs leads directly
to the Emperor's saloon, where the
newly ceronated Emperor banqueted
with his electors, and on whose balcony
he presented himself to the crowd OF
people outside. The city bought the
building In the 14th century, and since
that time the stairs have been built,
the saloon restored, and II now con.
tains the liie.sizad likenesses. painted
In oil, Of all the 81 German Enperors.
The first one elected In Frankfort was
in the year l147; In front of the build.
Ing IL an open space, where the public
went on after the corona.
nation, where the people awaited the