Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07

populaIlon not too dense. There is something
OF settlement outside the walls, on the north,
hnnSred sIs % Dnt IRON , one thousand to fifteen
ieslding there. In all other directions excent.
Ing the little village OF Siloah on the South eide
ard few houses lining for little way the
unoccupied. A0
DULL TINES IN JERUsALEN
How the people Of the city manage to make
Their living or whence they obtain a SUNNY Of
hle-sustalnlDg food is more than can imagine
Inc only sign of market saw anywhere in
OF aDout the place was little display In that
every forenoon. / watched it closely. bnt was
never able to find anything for sale excent % .
gleat pfofus1on OF cauliflower. few baskets of
on1a os,,a g oranges, ana Ten or dozen bundles of
1Cr iuei on the backs OF donkeyS and the heads
OF Ara0 women. Never, by the way, did I see
sha man ain oetdle @ himself by carrying burden of
Ihe kin0 IEe selling was also chiefly done by
women, and the same sex likewise seemed to
pe the principal buyers. Around these misera.
nle olts OF merchandise did these forlorn crea-
lures squat by the hour, and what thev lacked
In business they seemed to try to make mn hv
screams and noisy clatter. This, too. appeared
70 increase In exact proportion as the Stock in
i, mana grew less. But 1t seemed to me that less
tnan ten dollars would at any time have bought
out the entire market, wood, fuel and ali. Dc
caS1Onaily In some OF the shops along the So
Cailed streets the quarters Of a lf-grown beef
but caulifiower seemed to be the STABLE article
OF diet 1or q large majority OF the inhabitants.
III was quite common thing to see men women
ana chlldlen eating In raw state the stalks
ana leaves OF that vegetable, although some
times a more fortunate or more dainty individ-
ual might be seen regaling himself with bit of
cooked Offal at one Of the portable cook shops
located on the common outside the Jaffa gate
judge, however, that vegetable diet IS all
that Is indulged In by much the largest portion
OF the people.
UNDERGROUND JERUSALEM.
On many accounts underground Jerusalem Is
as interesting and as well worth exploring as
that part OF the city at present on the surface.
This feature consists, first, Of the old stone
modern city; the old walls and arches beneath
the site OF the Temple, and the "MuriStan," or
subteTranean remains OF a fine old structure
one of the crusades. The ancient quarry is not
only vast In extent, but In some places Is OF very
considerable depth. 1t is believed that the
stones with which the original Temple was
built were taken from this place, which may
add, was until few years ago unknown to the
outer world. At many points immense blocks
OF stone partially detached from the wall Of
were left by the workmen centuries ago, and on
every side may be seen tool marks as fresh ap-
parently and as clean cut as IL made only yes
teIday. The old foundation walls, laid from
forty to seventy five feet below the surface of
the Temple plateau were undoubtedly part of
the second IL not of the first structure bearing
that name, While the ruins of the Muristan give
evidence OF more extensive, substantial and
beautiful building than any now existing in the
city. Explorations in both the latter directions
would reveal many Interesting things and
throw important and much needed light on the
past history of Jerusalem and its ancient people:
but, unfortunately, on account OF religious
jealousies, combined perhaps with other causes,
everything Of that kind Is now at stand still.
When they shall be resumed, If ever, is matter
or great uncertainty.
- Such is Jerusalem, as saw it, am sorry
cannot draw more pleasing sketch, but that
is impossible. AS was impressed, so have
written. other visitors, hope, may be able to
take more cheerful and idealized view of the
place and its characteristics. l tried my best,
but failed. Outside OF the city, in the open
clear air and among the hills, all was free and
natural, but within the walls, in spite of all
Efforts to restrain the impression, everything
appeared close, oppressive, unnatural, and un-
wholesome. And this feeling, am sorry to say,
extended as we'll to the moral as to the phySi-
cal atmosphere OF the place. The spirit OF sec
tartan narrOwness, fanatfcism, intolerance and
strife seems to be quite in keeping through
out with its material surroundings. The only
sign OF liberaltty saw exhibited anywhere
was at the Sunday service in the Church
OF England chapel, where, curiously enough,
formal prayers were read, first for Queen
Victoria and the royal family; next for Ed.
ward Albert. Prince OF Wales, and his family:
then for His Royal Highness, William, Emperor
OF Germany, and his family; afterward for the
President Of the United States, and finally for
His Most Gracious Majesty the Sultan OF Tur
key! K,