The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-29
OUR LONG LOST "CINCINNATI."
An Old Star Correspondent at Mas.
sau-The Land of Fruits, Flowers
and Observation-Disclosures Visi-
TORS Etc. Etc.


sau-The Land of Fruits, Flowers
and Hospitality-Cincin Eisi-
tors, ETC., Etc.
Correspondence of the Star
NASSAU, WEST INDIES, March 16.
The last steamer has just brought me
copies of the welcome STAR, and its famil-
lar face puts me in mind of the promise to
drop you line. Though this letter is
dated March," there. is nothing here to
indicate that it is only the third month in
the calendar, for the thermometer stands
at 72o, and the breeze that blows in through
the open window is as soft and balmy as
that of June laden, too, with the delicious
perfumes of orange blossoms and all the
rich fora of the tropics
The Bahamas are the most northerly
group of the West Indies, and they stretch
from point three hundred miles east of
the southern point of Florida, some six
hundred miles to the southeast. Nassau is
the capital city, situated on the Island of
New Providence, a town of some twelve
thousand inhabitants. 1t lies along the
slope of bluff, extending some three miles
in an easterly and westerly direction. 1t is
the neatest, tidiest place l ever saw. The
houses are built of white limestone; they
are surrounded by white walls; the streets
are cut out of white coral and white seems
| to be the prevailing color, except among the
inhabitants, three-fourths of whom are
black as the ace of spades.
Nassau has been largely visited by Amer
leans this winter. There have been over four
hundred American visitors since Novem-
Der 1st, all in search of health, repose, and
freedom from the cold weather of the States
They tarry from one to four months, ac-
| +r tha loporth nf hair
purses. The climate in winter is most
charming, and it beats Florida out of sight.
In Florida the mercury often changes from
twenty to thirty degrees in twelve hours;
here it seldom exceeds five degrees in that
time, and often does not vary that much in
week. Hence those having lung, throat,
liver or kidney troubles find great comfort
and health here, and the claim of Nassau
to be the greatest sanitarium on the West
ern Continent is now generally admitted,
many conceding that it is superior to Ma
deira or Southern France.
A steamer leaves New York the 9th of
each month or thereabouts; and steamers
leave Savannah every other Tuesday for
Nassau direct. They are fine vessels, and
make Nassau easily accessible to America.
An excursion party of one hundred and
twenty-five ladies and gentlemen visited us
in January They came from st. Louis
Louisville, Memphis, Tennessee, and Chi
cago One or two were from Cincinnati.
Their object was to try to open up direct
trade between the West and Northwest and
the West indies via Savannah. They en-
joyed the trip very much.
l observe several Cincinnatians here at
present. Among others are Mr.. Charles S.
Cheever and wife, Mrs. Wiltshire and daugh-
ter. Mr.. ]. III. Emery was here short time
ago.
There is number one hotel here called
the "Royal Victoria" kept by American
landlords. tits extensively patronized, and
is doing a fine business. 1t is large four
stored stone building with spacious rooms
and extensive verandahs. The charges are
moderate, and people generally are satisfied
with the accommodations furnished.
The people of Nassau are delightfully."-
hospitable, vieing with each other to make
strangers and invaids feel at home; indeed
one almost forgets that he is SO far from his
native land, ON account of their cordiality.
The climate is SO delightful the people SO
hospitable, the fruits so delicious, the vege-
tation SO novel and curious that the days
roll by quickly and the winter is over al
most before one knows it. The trip is
quickly made from Cincinnati to Savannah
by rail, and then three days sail, by way O.
st. Augustine, will land you in this gloriou.
, land of perpetual sunshine and flowers
The only wonder is that more people do no
make the trip, especially those who can no
stand the cold Of winter and the change o
early spring.
There are thousands of novel things t.
write about which would interest tn
! readers of the STAR, but must defer furthe
notes until another time. l subscribe my
self as of old, CINCINNATI.