New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-15

the cookery the way of serving the disnes anu inc
arrangements at the hotels. The rectangular
streets were great convenience, the number OF the
street enabling you to find your way about easily
The vehicles in common use are different from the
English. The ladies' carriages are more like, but
they are mot particularly smart nor well set up
and are usually without footmen. The fast bug
ges. which the author had supposed to be an Amer
lean eccentrcity he was surprised to find in every
day use. all over the country. Upon proceeding TO
the Far West, he found "a singular uniformity
about everything in America, both in the food and
style of the dishes and everything else. There are
always very many dishes on the bill of fare but IN
all places, and every day, they seem TO be very
much the same. One gets sick of looking at the
list. The Americans seem TO eat their meat under
done to a degree which somewhat astonshed one
| was always rather fond of underdone meat, but
dare not ask for 1t underdone, or rare as they call
il here, when the question Is put, as IL
usually is. for it is far beyond me. Amer
lean ladies' will eat, in the sweetest man.
ner meat which | could not touch" On the
Journey from Baltimore to Washington Sir George
Campbell fell in with President Hayes, to whom he
wasintrodueed and thus had the opportunity OF a
good deal of talk. " He travelled without any show,
like any other passenger, but an ordinary passenger
carriage was reserved for him and his party, and a
little attention was paid to them by the railway
officials There was no crowd and no demonstra-
ton Whatever may be said of the Presidents polit-
ical character l think that all who come in contact
with him are agreed that heis what we shouldrecog-
nize in England gentleman, and that his wife Is
very much lady, Socially they certainly exceed
ingly well fitted to fill the position in which they
are placed. / have heard the President spoken OF
as politically weak but am inclined to think that
this opinion comes from the members of his
own party, who disapprOye Of his measures OF COM
promise, than from anyone else 1t is not for me to
express an opinion this subject, and should not
like to retail all he said but this will say that
have not met Iii America man more pleasant to
talk to-
The writer appears to have enjoyed his visit
at Washington, where he examined the prnci-
pal public institutions, and made the acquaintance
of several distinguished officials. Some Of his i'm
pressions he notes down as follows:-
Our Minister at Washington very kindly gave me some
introduotons. called Mr. Eyarts. tne Secretary Of
State-a spare, Yankee-lOo6Gg man. apparently very
shrewd and wlde-awake. He has been IN England ara
world and good many Of the men OF the Old
World. 1 gather FROM his talk that the Americans
would not be sorry to have Capada II II came no tntr
arms. AtteTward met the AttOrney-Genera, who Is,
in fact the Minister Of Juscea very pledsant-ookng
man aud dignGed lawyer whose style aud appearance
would pass exceedingly well IN Che' higher places or
Westminster Hall. He was good enough 10 take me
drive IN the afternoon lie tells me that American law
yers are almost all local. There Is considerable bar at
Washington and important cases come up 10 the
United states Supreme Court fr0u distance the law
yers generally come up win them lie ADMITS that the
execution OF the United States Revenue laws causes con
Revenue officers will hardly admit this, and point to the
lected. have been much inqurng for some compen-
dOus comparative account OF the Constitution and laws
of the different states but find that nothing of the
kind exists. The lawyers seem TO be superior class OF
men, out few of them know any thing OF the laws
lar codifcatOn properly sOcsled only the Revised
Codes rather compilations, which are published from
Grufag hare he
very much publishing enterprise. / found nothing cor
responding TO our shilling almanac" WHITAKER" and
the res-With the mass Of information which they cou-
tam Last year one almanac, called "SpOnords Ameri
Almanac" published at much higher price,
and certainly contains good deal OF ~ ormaton
ranged IN somewhat haphazard way: II the pu6licd-
were continued 1t might be worked into the sem
blance OF an English almanac, but II seems doubtful
whether it Is TO be repeated -,. -.
Ia the course OF our diiNe tnis AFTERNOON we Wenl
through very beautiful PARK attached to the Military
Hospital In TINS PARK the President has good cot
tage; IL is ms only onclal country Tes1{nce III seems
that every United States soldier who has served for
twenty has right to live IN the hospital here on
The following day also l spent in Washington Gen
era EiutrOduced me to the Secretary OF the Interior
mr. Schulz. he Is ueruah anu very 1trmhn-lOOhlnB,
but mas taken very strong and high position IN the
States The Minister of The Interior has under MIN the
public lands and the Indians as we'll AS educaton agrl-
culture and other departments. OF the Indians Mr..
Schurz has no very great opinion lie THINKS they are
very impractiCabe, and looks 10 their eventual disap
pearance or absorption. 10 many places tame Indians
much. The wild Indians have not fair chance, for
white people VIII invade their lands and Often treat
them very unfairly. These the border white adven
turers known as "Squall Whites" / have heard of
many cases in which the Indians have been the az
crossed upon.
The most entertaining portions of Sir George
Campbelrs entertaining volume certainly the
details of personal experience, and the lively. gos-
sipng sketches of travel which form large part of
It's contents and which be relates in an unpretend-
ing free-and-easy. but singulary careless and in
accurate STYLE Not much importance can be
attached to his political speculatious, which are
evidently founded imperfect data, and crude
and rapid though generally intelligent obSerya-
ton In all respects the work is hasty and super
fetal production, presenting little novelty i'll its
statements, and pTOtoundness in its reflections
or conclusions. As a literary composition, il will
add nothing to the putatlOu of the author but it
cannot fail to met with a kindly reception III this
country a record of personal impressions BY
fair-minded, clear-sighted, and broadly catholic
traveller