Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-02
IN SCOTLAND.
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ENtraUts from Private COrrc lpondence.
STIRLNu, Scotland, Juno II, 1884 --Wo
remained in Dublin over Sunday. 1t IL u
very good oity, aud the centre of fashion
aud trade uf Ireland. 1t has "a number of
public buildings, among them tho custom
house, Trinity college, the old Parliament
house, now the bank Of Ireland. Among
it's churches arc st. Tatriok's cathedral
and Christs church, both Protestant We
visited PhWuiN park, aud were shown tho
spot whcto Lord Javeudish aud Secretary
Burke were aSsassinatCd. 1t is in full Wow
ui the lord lieutenant's house. IL is worry
large park there arc Mt least two huudrCd
deer roaming III 1t.
A fine granite monument tn tho Duko
Of Wellington stands In this park, and ut
tho main entrance is u colossal statue,
on horseback, Of General Cough, q soldier
of the peuiusular war 1t is cast from
brass cannon, captured by tho troops
under him. | 500 that Ireland houors her
great and distinguished men. In tho
cemetery is d magnificent monument To
Daniel O'Councll Immediately under rost
his remains. We woro shown his coffin,
which is contained in an elegant sarcopha.
gus. \ monument to Nelson, statues ot
Grattan. Burke, O'COuuoll, Sir John
Grey, Tom Moore, to Oliver Goldsmith,
aui others, stand in different parts of the
city.
There are quite u number of railroads
centoring III Dublin; they have street cars,
(tramways they call them hero) There
is railroad running down tho coast To
Bray, Kingston and other suburban towns,
all OF which arc well patronizod.
The hotels are pretantious, but anti
| N "A ~ wN hlyn
they don't know how To keep hotel l"
| in this country and those who have
| travelled in America freely admit 1t. There
| is fortune III store for euterprlsing
| Americans, who will come over hero and
start hotels on the American plan.
In the NORTH OF ireland.
We left Dublin yesterday morning by
way of Belfast for Scotland. AS we begin
! to approach the north of Ireland q great
| change is noticed IN the people aud III the
| appearance of the country. The farmers
are more thrifty and the country presents
| u different appearance better agriculture,
moro manufactures and a far better state
Of affairs prevail than III the southern pOr.
tiOn.
Belfast is u large aud iourishing city.
We only remained over q few hours on our
way u Glasgow. We were to return to
ell, after finishing up Scotland.
We left Belfast last evening in the
steamer which leaves at ), arriving in
Glasgow At ) this q. M. We left the
steamer at Grcuoch, coming from there by
| train, distance about 20 miles, passing
| through Paisley. Both 1t and Greuoch arc
thriving manufacturing towns. The
country looks very pretty all along the
Clyde. The business houses aud manu-
featuring establishments are very large
and substantial the whole face of the
country is rolling, the fields neat aud
clean, with nicely trimmed hedges
aud beautiful country residences.
We only remained in Glasgow for
breakfast, passing on to tho lake district
IN the Highlands, which we strike at
l}allOcb, on Loeb LOmond, where We take
the steamer Queen" TO lnyersnaid, near
the head of the lake. There VIZ take a
coach, drawn by four elegant horses up
aud around tho side of the mountain four
miles to Loeb kstrine. On the road to
which is the cottage where Helen Mac
| GTogOr, the wife of Rob Roy, was born.
Arriving at Loeb Katrine, We take a
small steamer, aud sail over tho lake
| around Helen Isle. The towering noun
talns, Ben LomOud, Ben Venue, Ben Ledi,
Ben More, on either side Of us. In and around
this lake, lay the scene of SCOTS beautiful
poem, "The Lady of the Lake" The
whole scene is lovely beyond description,
aud well worth a trip across the ocean TO
see.
We pass through the Trosachs, a wild
gorge, immediately after leaving the lake,
to the Trosachs hotel, where we took
dinner, aud were driven on TO Callander,
where wU took the train for Stirling. BE.
fore reaching Calander We pass the
lovely Loeb Achray, and in less than a
mile the Brigg of Turk. A littlo further
on
DunCraggan's huts appear at last,
ANA peep ike mOsS-grOwn rocks half seen,
Han hidden in the cOpse so green"
And little further on you pass Loeb
Vanachar, Coitaytoglo's ford, where stood
Clan Alpine's outmost guard" where
lioderck challenged Fitz James to com
bat. Hence TO Edinboro. q. w. III.
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