The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-13

tstaca street q AspinwaH TIE
tuadisrs soeupy oaly oae side q the
sifesl tte 3oek and water iroui occn
pyiaE ,he ether The Panama railroad
. laid through, he street. aud the raj
road cars are tie suly wheeled vehicles
aBe meets - Colon The buil5iaEs 90
,ais street have decidedly ioFeiga
aspect two ~ three stories high with
piazzas extending ihe whole hight q
Tie house and over the side walk form
ing a Continuous arcade along the
street IL this arcade. which is toe
make, and thopughfare q the town.
the Broadway and promenade. one sees
yafeii add animaling sights. = there
are no horses. carriages, wagons or
carts ia Colon there Is a vast amount 81
fool travel through The afcadcs. and o.
the Inhabitants Of the houses spend
mosl q their time cat Of doors on the
covered pavement with buy ing aud sci.
ling, bantcriug and joking goseiping
add visiting things get considerably
mixed up some times. Moreover there
are many cages Of paroquets, parrots
monkeys, chickens. etc, disposed a.
The most favorable angles for cntraping
the toes aud shins Of unwary way farers
Piles Of bananas, pIantains, oranges
lines, plucspples. mangos, cocoauuts,
etc. complete the distractions aud
make 1t absolutely impossible for a
traveller to walk once through without
lightning his purse and increasing his
luggage. We INDUCED ourselves with
lines for lemonade and mangoes, a sin.
gular fruit resembling small gourd
ortqaash. belonging, ! should Judge, to
the peach or plum family Clayton
stopped 10 barter with an old bag as
black as midnight, for big cluster Of
bananas. Her puce be thought too
high, and said why, its banana season
isn't il Auntie No, it amt, my sweet
darin. auntie replied, to my embarras.
ment aud to the amusement Of the
others. These negroes are perfect
study Most Of them are from Jamaica,
and one secs every shade Of coloriug
from midnight black to the cream color
Of Topscy. Some Of the women are
quite pretty, and as we walk along the
arcade they suspend their gossip, take
their cigaretts from their mouths and
make all sorts Of comments on the ap.
perancc Of the strangers. Many speak
Spanish. Frehch aud English, C'though
English is very generally spoken on
the Isthmus now, so their agreeable
remarks are generally understood. /
have been mistaken for Spaniard from
the FIRST, aud the niggers Of Aspinwall
were no exception, One would say,
look at Senor's blue handkerchief, and
another, Lord mighty what collar
the Spaniard wears, looks like a jib sail
reckon it came from Merely, We went
into the Howard House TO see the
great hotel of Aspinwall. The first
room from the arcade was the office,
containing several billiard tables, a
large bar. presided over by very fat
landlady and tables for roulctt and faro
Every body drinks here, and through.
out the tropics, but one meets few
drunken men. went into the court
yard of the hotel, and looked about a
little, and was quite amused to see how
empty wine bottles were utallzed. The
yard is laid out ia diamonds, stars,
crcscents, etc, bordered with wine bot.
ties driven into the earth neck down.
wards, This use of bottles is universal
in South and Central America. Some.
times paths, and driveways are paved
ia this way After dinner. we went 70
call upon Col Thorrington, the Ameri.
can consul. He lives upon the beach
4 IN part of the town devoted to for
eigners and quite free from the mas
tiness. smells and jargon Of lower
streets II seems strange enough TO
see no carriage drives. aud to watch
the surf, rolling to the very doors Of
the houses The consular residence is
very pleasant. The drawing room com
mauds delightful view Of the harbor,
through large doors, which always
stand open The house is furnished
with wood, no plastering aud 10 car
pets oreurtains obstruct the circula.
ton. Mats Of pretty plated straw
take the place Of carpets, and the fur
ui,nre il Of straw aud rattan Next
door 70 the Cousu's is the Episcopal
church, the only church in Aspinwall.
aud built by the railroad company II
Is crucifgrm ia shape with tower at
the chancel end Tue material is Of
brown and blue stoue. and | think il is
as elegant aud tasteful a church as |
ever saw Near the depot at Aepin-
wall Is 4 large bronze statue Of Colnm.
has, presented 10 the republic % New
Grenada by tho IMPRESS Eagenie Of
I France.
Early Thursday morning we said
aliou to the Crescent City aud Aspia.