The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-23
NV. JOHN MArGnEY.
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ToRoNro, August IS, 1879.
Editors lntltiErnetr
Your correspondent Is stopping at the
American Hotel, Toronto. II Is a iirst
hotel, situated on the corner Of
Yonge and Front street, accommodations
excellent, clerks courteous and servants
attentive. King and Yonge streets are
the two main arteries Of the town, cross.
ing each other at right angles and divides
Toronto intoi in four large sections. Yonge
street extends north and south, King
street east and west, On the northwest
corner Of Front and Yongestreets Is found
the Custom House, and the receiving ware.
house in Its rear.
The former Isl magnificent pile in the
Italian style Of architecture, highly orna.
mental in It's details, and one Of the chief
public buildings in the city. On the OPP.
pOsite corners are the Bank Of Montreal,
one OF TorontO's chief banking institu.
tions, and the American Hotel.
st. James Cathedral, on King street, is o
beautiful gothic ediice Of the early Eng.
lish period, built OF white brick, with
Ohio stone dressing, The present build.
Ing is the fourth erected on tho same site,
two OF its predecessors having been burn.
ed down In 1887 and 1910 respectively.
The lofty spirs, 9l5 feet TO the
top Of the yane, said to be the
highest on this continent, the fine
peal, and the magnificent clock, the mas.
ter.piece OF Its kind at the Vienna exhi.
bition, are noticeable features. The total
cost Is about a quarter Of q million.
The p~ostotlice Is a largethree.story build.
Ing, Of wrought Ohio stone, surmounted
by a mansard roof and clock tower OF the
italian order. The interior Is in keeping
with the external appearance, the spacious
public hall having an exceedingly hand.
some moulded ceiltngsupported on pillars,
the whole producinga very elegant effect.
| learn that the business done here Is the
largestin Canada, exceeding that OF Mon
treal 800, 900, and Is steadily increasing.
Principal Caven, OF Knox College, was
kind enouEhto conduct me to the principal
points OF interest in the city. Wespent
some time in inspecting the fine art mu.
scum OF the Normal and Model schools,
embracing Asian and Egyptian sculptures,
copies Of paintings from the old Dutch
Flemish, Spanish and Italian masters cleo.
trotypes Of art, treasures from the South
,Kensington Museum. fine e%ngravings and
photographs, specimens OF ivory, cerviny
and many other exceedingly in.
teresting curiosities. The main build.
ing Of white brick also contains
a fine lecture theatre with a large seating
capacity. The grounds are tasteiully laid
out and the c~onservatories are filled with
a choice collection OF oxotics. We next
visited the Horticultural Gardens in the
eastern suburbs. They were first opened
to the public by the Prince Of Wales in
1860. This is a favorite resortduring sum
mer. They are very prettily laid out, with
shrubs and flower beds supplied from q
fine forcing house on the grounds.
There are q great many noble trees
which afford grateful shade to the tired
citizen and rustic pavilion OF ample di.
mensions is freely awaited Of during the
warm weather, for the purpose ofprome.
made concerts an theatical representations,
which are largely patronized. Alabel on
a fine young tree reads thus: "This tree
was planted by II. R. FL. This royal high
nessJ Prince Arthur, in $780," The writ
ing on another tree reads thus: "Thia
tree was planted by Mrs. Allen, who
donated these grounds 10 the city, in the
presence Of II. R. H., the Prince OF Wales
in 1850.