Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-15
saqlunaI arlo Gourier.
Wednesday Morning, Sept. 15, 1880.
Local News.
For other Local News see Second pasa.l
Notes of a European Trip.

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 Notes of a European Trip.
 Up the Rhine-At ssBtngens-Renain1er of
 Reading on shipboard-Incognito
 Clergymen-An Old Acquafntance at
 Car9stadt--1IaIence, Worms, strasburg,
 Lucerne and Mt. Riga
 From Cologne we took boat up the Rhine
 to Maience, our steamer well appointed and
 equipped, and very pleasant trip it was.
 Of course the beauties of the Rhine have
 been sung in story and in song. Why
 shouldn't they? And we could not wonder
 at the delight which it's scenery, castles, etc,
 inspire. We are enraptured with this love-
 ly landscape and that old castle, and so are
 our 200 fellow passengers. As we reach
 sightSof Bingen, 'tdear Bingen on the Rhine, i"
 before us arises again most enjoyable en-
 tertainment gotten up on the Scythia on our
 journey over the Atlantic, at which the Rev.
 Dr. John Hall presided, and Frank Mayo re-
 cited 'Bingen on the Rhine.'' It seemed as
 if Bingen was invested to us with greater
 interest than it ever could have had from
 our having heard Mayo render that pathetic
 poem. Dr. Hall was charmed, and so ex-
 pressed himself The rising theatrical star Laura Don, was one of the stars of this ship
 board event also. After it was over Mr.
 Tufts, college professor of Boston, ex-
 pressed in most apt and fitting language the
 thanks of the ships company to Mir. Mayo
 Laura Don and others who participated, and
 particularly Dr. Hall The speech of MT.
 Tufts delighted all as fine effort, and called
 forth tribute from Dr. Hall. Three hun
 dred dollars were raised through this enter
 tainment for the Seaman's Orphans Home at
 Liverpool. But to return. On our trip to
 Maience our map of the Rhine told us of the
 points of special note, and there were fellow
 visitors ready to assist. And this reminds
 us of Q remark of Dr. Hall concerning New
 Haven. He had so enjoyed taking tea in
 this city, there was so little fuss made, and
 so little formality, that he half intended, as he playfu1ly said, to seek an assistant pro- fessorship at Yale, with view to further pleas
 ant situations At Maience we took short stroll about All have heard of the narrow streets
 of this and other old cities on the continent.
 In Maience one could shake hands with a
 friend across the street. We peeped into the old cathedral, where we noticed people were at their devotions. Worms, the scene of Luthers judicial trial, was next visited, and its monuments in honor of the great reform
 CT and co-laborers inspected, and we shared in | the inspiration which arises from contem- plation of the mighty results which have fol- lowed with the Reformation We saw two l strangers busy like ourselves in viewing the | monuments. Farmers they seemed to be by their mode of dress, but clergymen they proved to be, and on the train from Worms to Strasburg we became acquainted with ! them and found that they were Yale grad ! uates and clergymen, one classmate of Rev Dr. Todd, of our city Their manner of dress was disguise assumed that they might l travel ineognito. Worms is a quiet little town destitute of excitement, but not an al- together deserted village,'' for occasionally 1 a peasant and his cart or burger and his carriage gave signs of life.
 At Carlstadl, 20 miles from Strasbure, we I called on an old friend-for whose American | financial matters we have many years acted as agent-an old New Haven resident Mr. | A. Lutz, (father of Mir. P. J. Lutz,) who,
 after residence in this city of Is years, re- | turned to his native land. That was 15 years ago. Mir. Lutz formerly had a shoe l store where Benedicts building now stands, and his work was very popular with the col lege boys. He Is retired from business and happily situated. His finds were invested in 1 American securities, which, to the honor of our country, are held in such high esteem abroad We had very pleasant chat He is 6S years old, hale and hearty.
 The presence of the German troops at Strasburg and the governmental rule requir- | ing children to learn the German language 1 together with some other annoyances make | majority of the people chafe under German 1 rule and sigh for their old French rulers, al | though there are some changes made under the new regime with regard to conscription which are preferred to the French mode The Notifications are notably m assive. some of I the walls immensely solid and the precautions to maintain possession against possible French demands are of the most enduring description. There are from 15, ,0O0 to 20, 900 soldiers quartered in the town. Of course | the Strasburg cathedral attracts every tour ! ist, with it's magnificent architecture. Some | of the marks left by the war are yet visible I though the restoring process is far pro- gressed. We were on hand promptly at 12 Thigh noon to see the celebrated clock and witnessed the appearance of the apostles and | the whole programme. We were much dis posed to think before leaving Strasburg that an efficient sewage like that in New Haven would vastly improve the town both in ap- pearance, odor and health.
 We forcibly called to mind on leaving Strasburg that the security of Belgium and Holland from aggressors lies in there being neutral ground between the great powers, and considered that that territorial situation 1 served those lands much better than would
 isolation, or the costly maintenance of stand | ing armies. Next we went to Lucerne, and
 thence taking boat went to Mount Riga and ! ascended by the inclined railway to it's sum- init. It is mount as high as the highest of the White Mountains and commands mag nificent view. Above the clouds we were, but we waited in vain for such an at mosphere as would disclose to us the sunset and sunrise views so ! much coveted. Occasionally the mists ! lifted and we got a glimpse which was very fine, but we were obliged to curtail our visit and returned after dining at the hotel to our hotel at Lucerne. Lake Lucernes beauty l IS famous, and it's old houses and hotels. 1 Here, as at Berne less sombre and more 1 cheerful style of architecture is being adopt | ed in the erection of the new buildings But | what we were particularly interested in were l the organ concerts at the old cathedral l in Lucerne. Vivid machine lightning in 1 the cathedral, preceded the thunder
 tones on the organs, and all was so ! real that we were not alone in asking, on get | ting out of the church. if it hadn't frightened | in earnest out doors. The hotel accommoda- | tions at Lucerne were so inviting, and the air | of the region so pure, that we gladly devoted l there few days to rest, to recover from ma | larious touches gained somewhere in our journey, most likely at Cologne and Stras- 1 burg
 County Commissioners.