Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-11
SINNERS LATEST.

snort distance as one appreciates in
gong from Canada to tho United States.
In the former place the Sabbath is q
day ofrcst, kept sacred and holy. Boat.
or street cars are stopped and busines.
Of all kind ia suspended on this day.
On leaving Quebec the temperature was
low enough to allow frost, while three
days after, the thermometer stood 94o in
the shade, in New York City.
The scenery rs we passed through
Lakes Champlain and George was sim.
ply supurb, that on the latter being
more picturesque and lovely.
Saratoga was next reached and every
hotel in this famous watering place was
crowded to its capacity. 1arrived here
in due time for the races and other at.
fractions, but the sudden change in TEN.
peraturc had SO benambed my seDsibili.
ties, as to render any enjoyment impos.
siblc.
The city Of Albany presents q different
aspect from any city yet visited. The
streets arc broad and bordered on each
side by large wide spreading shade trees,
which give them very much of q wood
land air.
The Capital building on which they
have been at work for more than ton
years will be massive and elegant Of.
fair Made entirely of stone it has al.
ready cost the enormous sum Of thirteen
millions and when finished the entire
cost is estimated ut twenty million dol
lars Strange as it may seem, its Super
intendent is neither an Architect nor the
son Of one.
In going down the Hudson from Alba.
ny to New York, saw for the first time
boat which in any way compared with
our Mississippi steamers, and this short
voyage alone amply repaid us for oil tho
previous nishaps Of the journey. High
and Prec'pitous rocks, mountain in the
far distance, and oven on the rivera
bank small neat villages, beautiful gar.
dens and elegant residences ut every
step along the shore combine to form o |
picture which no artist can reproduce
and no pen can describe.
On reaching the great metropolis of
The United States, no time was lost in
visiting the places of interest. OF these,
Central Park was the principal. This is
;he largest and most costly park on this
AMI contains 70 many attrac-
i've features, than one is at loss to
inow where to begin or where to leave
IL bis journey through it. Weeks could
'c spent in the Art Gallery or Museum
lone. OF course, Stewards and Van.
erbnilts mansions and other celebrated
buildings, such as Churches, Institutes.
to-, formed part Of our New York OBJ
crvations. Brooklyn, the home of our
risnd, Mr.. Beccher, and Greenyil]e
cemetery, and Coney Island were no
,ss attractive.
Speaking Of Henry Ward reminds me t
nat the other day at competitive
aping match he jumped seven feet, t
nd an exchange has it, that as physi- t
Il acrobat be bids fair to rival the fame u
acquired not long since as a moral :
per. t
On Tuesday ] arrived at Philadelphia o
Id saw old independence Hall, with it's :,
ackcd bell, old chairs, oil paintings i
ID other relics of antiquity, thence
'ssing through the Centennial build. o
IS went to the Park, where in thirty. :,
ur representations could be seen the a
'struction Of Pompeil. Here in life size
'pearcd the various public places about j., l.
e city just before its destruction, the &c &c
rum, alnphitheatres and Of public fes. III
val, ETC., then the destruction and II
lally the last eruption Of the volcano. a. a.
City at this season of the az
az is perfectly dead. Visitors enjoy
mp the Archaeological and other te
bile buildings, also the green houses NJ ~.
ii Smithsonian Institute, the latter e,
ing more interesting. te
The President and heads Of all the de. u I!
rtments are stump-speaking in differ SC
places in behalf of the Republican to
lty, a disgracefnl and unprecedented Vi
zee OF business for an administration w w
be engaged in. All foreign Ministers Dc
'uld be called in at once and set to a
TX to secure Republican success and pa
umph, SO that, with the party, they te
reap the fruit Of their degradation le,
profiigacy. One good turn deserves of
other, and since the distinguished &c &c
inc with Presidential aspirations al al
nufactnred testimony, and by that pc
tllnony, in disregard of Nations hi
st sacred rights, counted III the nres- pa pa