, 1877-12-10

fnr&h to explore, VIC discover that this Is Hollis
M stsst e 6 6o % ,no,ouxsrs Hs,x q N. ely,
but nothing remarkable IN tho architectural
cdLace Of plain dressed atone, stand:
II te s1 co neosufs at ,hs the 95h 'n h,sa 81
two are the ouly public buildings OF any special
interest. Tho former hns of lafc acquired eo'ne
celebrity ae the place vhcrc the Fisheries Com
mission held sessIon for tte last few months,
mcnts Interested in the claims arising out Of tbs
Washington Treaty. Parallel with this runs
GRANVILLE street, which is df:postd TO contest
tho chief onnrs with its rival that We have Just
leading up the hilieIie. '~~', -
'is situated on an emisence about 40 feet abova
TIC water level, commanding m excellent view
hay. which Is about mile in vElth, is ltrely
lfttle town called Dartmouth, with a stean,.fes.
~ crossing every few minutes. 4 little to Tic
south of this there 10 an |mmcnss building
s posaea a Ifsrnsa anstc oaxG %.yun
Turning our Rlancc due south. We get glttnpte
os the open ocean, With a long llnc Of stnUko
down on tho horizon, Indicating soms passing
steamer. hound pos.lbly from Eurouc for New
Yurk. Out In the bay there arc fortified islands
that display embrasurcs and cartliwnrks ot tho
most approved pattern for defense against m
invading force. Along the shore, alao, On
either alde thero ara projecting spurs and kno'ls
tlat benr suspicious resemblance to batteries;
Thls ID tile headquarters Of tho British nnvat
md military force for the North Atlantic. A
squadron Of four sh!ps Of war Is stationed here.
Including = aomewhst famous fronelad,, tho
outside. The fortiacaitons arc garrisoncd By
detachsnants from several regiments, and their
barracks are here close By the citadel, with a
,solltary rcti;eoat sotemnly pacing up aud down
THE PUBLIC GARnEN5+
4 few blocks beyond the citadel, are the fish
fonnb1e promenade, md may possibly be 4 vefr
pleasant resort III tho summer evenings. But
n Ss1 anS sss' M n1x, fny aS1 Sssr X ss. pr
attraction y present to fta patrons, and cares
little for thu fanclct or pre]u1Ices OF stray
tourists. Otherwise II would scarcely be con-
tent to offer thtrd.rate hotel acyomH'odatIon,
to say nothing about tho state Of lts STREETS and
tho abaencc Of a[dcwalks. II so,ne eMtcrprlstng
capItafist would take tho cttyin hand, It might
be male a. handsome and attractiVe as any on
tlhs continent, and would become q popular
aumn1er'resort. bus rs II ia now, Halifax Is
p1acs that aYcrY traveller Is glad to leave at the
visx, tho city has sertalnlT u,ade = fresh
star. aince the railroad was opened through to
scngcr travel Ia. been tnnonse,. while tho
freight business shows q conhtant development
wticltnust be highly gratifying to ths offesssof
the road. AZ many ~ 200 cars Of freight have
UE1H G4tElTEA klGES i'll q QHklH Qny 4tCuI kHE
West, Tbs arrangements for shipping through
consignmcnts to Europe bE this route arc not
yet 81 complete ~ they will be, but public
opinion In Canala seems bent upon making
enormous trade Which. summcf aul winter
alike, IL ever aloat between Great Britain AID
thts It's greater dependency.
ER1E's NEW BOSTON CONNECTION.
Thu route by which the Eris Railway pro-
poses to establish direct connection with Bos.
ton extends from Dinghainton, on ths Eric
Railway. oyss the Albany = susQuehanna
Railroad, to schenectady, aud thence over the
Rensselaer, - Saratoga Railroad to Mechanics.
yll!c, twelve miles north OF Troy. The Albany
Roads are leased to tho Delaware t. Hudson
Canal Company. It is proposcd TINT about six
Mlles Of new track shasl be built between
schenectady and Mcchsn'eavt1ie, by which the
Mechnnlcsvllle to North Adams, Mass, It Il
proposed to build q new railroad ul1-
Tunnel Il Western Railroad, a CONF
trom tho Moosae Tunnel, through tho Mohawk
Valley, to Lake 0ntarto, at Fatrhayan, N. Y.
The distance from Mcchantesvilie TO North Al
ans. whore connection will be made With tho
miles, Tho route d thenca through the tunnct
and over tbs l1tchhurg Rallroad to Boston.
judge Donohuo has already authorized Kc-
cctvcr Jcwctt to lay d third rail from WaveEly
to Hinghamton, and to eutcr Into traf!c cou.
tract With tho Delaware d Hudson Company.
The EnEllsh trustees, through Mr. Powell. have
givcnnot to Ill. JcHett that thny approve tho
taying OF the third rail-. and tho issuing Of tho
RccetvDr'a notes for tho parctase Of the neves.
Eslos new, l]oaton connection. when COIN
plotted, will furnish direct rival to the Ncw
York Central for the traffic between tho West
and the New England States. The distance
H Aisany y md Ncw YorS ceatra ,"cs II Is s % @es.
Hsatnst HW ny The proposed new route, but the
grada by the. Eric and the ALBANY II Susauo-
hanna, It Is clallued. Is ~ much better TINT Il
fseS s NV 9!s Yk s caa ~ a sssss% n bas a
to control all bustacss pass!ng through thc tun.
mel or over the Boston Il Albany NatIEoad, not
wlthstanlu4 the fact that tic Tunnc! and Troy
Il 0rccntlcid Railroad, which passes through t,
Thts control llas been maintained by the Cen
tratfs preventing tue cars uf rival linus from
passtng over tho Troy & isoston Railroad. which
~ u.ider IT, control. anu which connects with
tho Troy & Greenfield line.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL EUROPEAN
LINE.
Tho Illinois Central Railroad Company is
still negotiating with several steamship com.
panfcs IN order 10 establish tirst-cfas4 limo Of
steamers from New Orleans to enable 1t to ship
grain anil other produce from this city to
Europe direct Via Now Orleans. 30 far the
managers Of tho Illinois Central havs bscn TN.
able to make satisfactory arrangements Oh &c
count OF the hig.a rates charged BY tho steamers
from Nav 0FtGans to LlyeEIsool. Which would
reduce tlio share Of the lilno': centra! to such
with tho Now York trunk lines. A Mr.. Powers,
Ut Montreal, aud Nit. Richardson, tho Fepgessnt-