The daily gazette., 1877-06-13
OVER THE RHINE.

FURTHER NOTES FROM THE wEsT-AD-
JoURNMENT OF THE 1T. U.-THE
DELEGATES IN CINCINNATI-A TRIP
lover THE RHINE"-AN ELEVATED
BEER GARDEN. a..
Correspondence of the GAZETTE.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, June 10 1877.
Since my last letter, the session of
the international Typographical Union
at Louisville has adjourned, and the
delegates are speeding to their homes
in various parts of the country. While
it may or may not have been produc-
tive of good to The craft, the session
was certainly a season of pleasure and
benefit to all who participated in its
deliberations. Forty-five or fifty print
ers, representing three-fourths of the
States of the Union. assembled in
Louisville total strangers to each other,
and after a session of only four and
half days separated with feelings. of
parting from friends of years instead
of days standing.
During their stay at Louisville, the
delegates were quartered at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, ,and were the recipients
/ vi uOFb maj hCu a uu COuTtGOu5 dLteu-
tions from the proprietor, Mr. J. w.
bachelor, and the manager, MIR. j. N.
Willard. Nothing that would conduce
TO their personal comfort and con-
venience was left undone, and the dele
gates were unanimous in thanking
their kind host, and recommending his
house as one of the finest and most
comfortable of resting places for
thestraveling public.
During Friday afternoon and even
ing the delegates started for their
respective homes, and on Saturday
morning a number of them rested at
Cincinnati, where they asse mbled for
a farewell round. Here, under the
friendly charge of Messrs Eber Thomp
son and Eugene Strcck, delegates from
this city, they made acquaintance of a
number ofCincinnati's most courteous
and handsome printers, who We'd with
each other in their kind attentions to
the visitors. Every suggestion that
could tend to the pleasure of the
| guests was faithfully carried out, and
Notwithstanding the pelting rain which
prevailed all day, we had the pleasure
of viewing many points of interest in
and about the "Queen City," ....
j Among other places of interest the
visitors were escorted to that celebra-
ted portion of the city known as ''Over
the Rhine" where several hours were
passed in the most delightful manner.
The "Rhine," as used in this connec-
tion,is canal which runs through the
upper portion of the city, and when it
: is crossed, the visitor can readily i'm
agine himself transported to "Fadel~
land" Nearly all the inhabitants are
German, and on every hand are beer
saloons and beer gardens innumerable,
where the fun loving Germans sip
their national beverage and gaily en-
Joy themselves when the cares of life
are over for the day.
The most popular of the cover the
Rhine" resorts are situated ON the
SUBMITS of various high hills which
environ the CITY, and are reached by
inclined railways, up which powerful
; engines draw the passengers in small
cars.
On these hills are located some of
the finest beer gardens in the country,
some of which are almost lavish in
, their adornments, and provided with
every convenience suitable to the
most limited means or desired by the
most extravagant taste.
II To one of these elevated resorts,
"The bellevue House." the visitors
were escorted, where they were made
heartily welcome by the proprietor,
, Mr.. 81. Hildebrandt, who conducted
them around, and showed them the
manifold, attractions of the place. 1t
comprises beautiful garden numer-
Gus little rustic summer houses and
dancing pavillions, and one immense
building in which are located q ball
room, saloon. parlor, promenade hall,
billiard room, ten-pin alley, kitchen,
restaurant, wine cellar and beer vaults.
With all these varied attractions is
combined an elevated location, COM
manding beautiful view of the en-
tire city, and an atmosphere of contin-
ual GOODNESS, and We were not at all
surprised when the proprietor inform
ed US that during the previous Sun
day between 10000 and 1900 per-
, sons came up the inclined plane rail-
way and visited his popular place of
resort.
With the'visit to Bellevue the day q
! enjoyment drew to a close, and next
morning the visitors took their de-
parture highly delighted with their
brief visit, and deeply grateful to their
warm-hearted Cincinnati friends.
whose attentions had made the day
one of such delightful remembrance.
TYPO.