Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-08-21

apartments, chapels, State dungeons, Il
crowns, sceptres, jewels, costumes, mon "
archs, knights and warriors in armor and = =,
many other national curiosities. Also
the instruments of torture, and the ak o
and block formerly used in executing
kings, queens, princes princesses, mobiles
and other persons; the same with which c
Lady Jane Gray was beheaded. The tower a
of London was founded in the tenth CEN I
tury, by William the Conqueror, and Oc- :
cupies within its walls more than twelve I
acres. This is the spot where the tragic {
scenes of Richard the Third took place.
We looked upon this place with consid- !
erable awe and wonder, as ancient histo-
~, and especially that of England, is
| founded upon events that took place with
| in the walls of London tower. 1t is still
| garrisoned with soldiery, and as strong,
apparently, now as in ages past, we judge.
It stands on the banks of the Thames, near
the center of London.
About the Warmest we have been since
we left New York was in the ascent of the
dome of st. Paul's Cathedral, of London,
over four hundred feet from the crypt
It looks very much like the dome of the !
capitol at Washington, D. c.. In this |
dome is a gallery called the "whispering |
gallery which is about 14O feet in di- |
ameter, and yet, by turning your face to
the wall and whispering distinctly, the
voice can be heard on the opposite side in
loud tone, as though an invisible person
, was talking to you.
At Westminster Abbey we noticed the
tombs of Dryden, Chandler, Thackery,
Milton and Dickens, and many others,
too numerous to mention.
On the 10th the several divisions were
F compelled to separate, which was done
2 with as much regret as though it were
family separation. Bat, all travelling to-
] gether, could not receive accommodations
, at any one place, nor could they get
: transportation, SO we had to part, not
e withstanding many had become very
Il much attached to each other. There are
q five sections. The 1st and 9th were to-
. gether until we passed Heidelberg, when
Il the 9TH, who take the short tonr, switched
h of and went around by Switzerland,
% on their return, while we, the lst, con-
l. Time OH our course to Italy.
d We stated, in a former letter, that we
IF left London for Harwich, thence by
nj steamer across the NOfGn sea TO
T. ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND,
Ia took a 10 a. m. breakfast and then pros
A. pected around the city till p. m. We
ii visited the art-museum, cathedral, the
nf house and statue of the great moral re-
r former, Erasmus, and, at the appointed
er hour, took the cars for The Hague. Rot
tn terdam has a population of one hundred
ar and thirty thousand and, similar to We
ir nice, has hundreds of canals running
s- through the streets. About an hours
ID ride brought us to The Hague, a beauti.
RI full city of 1I2, 900 inhabitants. In The
H. Hague are the private palaces of the kings
d. and queens. We visited the art-gaileries
tn and other places of interest at this place
in and on the morning of the 18TH took tn,
re cars for Amsterdam, stopping dt Harlem
we by the way, where special arrangement
il had been made for an organ concert 70
nv the party, at the Cathedral, on the larges
ne organ i'm Europe. We went direct from
rer the depot to the church, and sooEf Wa laL
he the pleasure of hearing the world famou
lit orgon, BY Mr.. j. Bartiaans. This iustru
he ment was constructed by Miller, over 10
ost years ago, and was long distinguished a
ST. the largest and most powerful organ ii
= the world. 1t also enjoys the proud dis
M tinction of having been played by Han
le- del, and by Mozart, when he was onl
", ten years old. Among the several piece
ch that were played, was the "Tempest an
are Storm" After this was over we cor
ith tinued our way to Amsterdam, the capi
nd tai of Holland, containing 300, ooo iIlsaai
no itants. 1t is quaint old place, filled wit
.ss canals, and built upon a sand foundation
ICE To make the foundation solid piles al
= driven into the ground and the house
,us built upon them; but the foundatio
in will settle more or less, and the house
or lean toward the street fearfully; but W
the are Informed by the citizens that the
ate never fall, as they are all anchored t.
AN gether, and thus they stand leaning wit
the their towering tops but few feet apa
en- in some of the narrow streets, and hay
ery stood so for centuries. After visiting a
of of the art-galleries, churches and palac,
ing at this place, we left on the morning
the 10Th for
,od COLOGNE, GERMANY,
,on where we arrived at 80 p. m. This pla
b. has a population of l9O,O 900 inhabitant
.iv- It's cathedral is the largest and the fine
nto gothic editice in Germany, which w
,,.s commenced in 1248 and is still unfinishe
on though they expect to complete it in Il
.ks- next two years. Several hundred worl
asl- men are at work on the unfinished tower
,nd which are in perfect network of sea
ara. folding at the present. The towers W
oil be over 500 feet high when completed
tho The cathedral can better be seen than d
W. scribed. The church of st. Gereon, wi
lio its ancient history, is quite interestin
Dmb ''Si'e" t'ie marty cI'urch oi 0C.
loft sula, where the bones of the eleven tho
,,so sand virgins are still preserved St. I
II sula headed a pilgrimage of L 900 virgi
ard to Rome, and on her retnrn was slain he
din. with her maidens, by the Huns. This
oil gend is printed on the walls of the churC
bo The massacre occurred some-six hundr
Ito years ago. We spent Sunday, the 2Ot
NOR. here and put in the day visiting church
oars museums and art-galleries. This wa
- walled city at one time, when oecupi
.t by the Romans. Large portions of t
60; oldiROman wall still remain to be see
o1,,o We left Cologne by steamer this NOR
ono ing, July 21st, four days ride up t
,.,,,o river Rhein, to Biebrick, an account
,ori- which we will give in our next letter, a
"a also make an effort to catch up, as we a
t;no at this writing, just one week behind.
min. j. L. M
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SreS' From the Canton tohio) Repository, July 10.
sun Yesterday, July IS, Mrs. Elizabt