The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-21


If we were citizen of Richmond and owed
deadly grudge to q stranger within its gates,
we should, regardless OF accrued interest, con-
slider the debt btsettled. II we could induce him
| to go on the electric cars to the reservoir.
The grounds around the Virginia State
House are beautiful indeed. and could not
fail TO please, even those who 60 too soon or
Ing. Squirrels, whose tails had been injured,
presumably by too much handling, and lively
English sparrows were plentiful In the trees.
We quote the following:
other public buildings. The capitol, in the
centre of park Of eight acres, is q large and
imposing edifce, having at one end hand.
Houdon's celebrated statue Of Washington,
and near by marble bust Of Lafayette. On
the east Of the capitol square Is the governors
| mansion. On the esplanade leading from the
hs Sy S ee
Of bronze equestrian statue OF Washington
rising from pedestal of granite surrounded
by bronze figures Of Patrick Henry, Thomas
Thomas Nelson, and Andrew Lewis. The
square also contains marble statue Of Hen
~ Clay"
A street-car driver possessing communi.
which he said Washington once lived. He
alRo pointed out house which he said was
Libby prison. The last statement we doubt
ed, as we have seen the statement IN the
down and carried off by Northern curiosity
hunters. ...
The electric cars in Richmond are the only
cars OF the kind that we saw. They are not In
general use, but we see no good reason why
they should not be used everywhere. The
street cars in Asheyille are run In that way,
and the newspapers say that Augusta eontem.
on the street railway of that city: Because OF
tho excessive hardship, and the necessary
cruelty to the horses, we trust that all street
car companies may adopt the electricity
whether they pronounce 1t In Roman or
Itolic. We expected to find electric cars In
the other cities than Richmond, but did not,
though IL is said there are some such cars In
were run by cable-in Philadelphia we be-
lieve IL was.
In New York they have great numbers Of
horse cars on the ground and some steam
cars on the elevated roadsEthe elevated
feet above the streets at any places, while at
others places they we're much higher. They
were so high that some times one passed the
waited roads consist OF four long coaches
which seem always full OF passengers. The
tracks are donble and the trains make the cir.
cult without taking "the back track" Pas
sengers 60 up iron steps to the platform on
| the side Of the track, leading in the direction
which they wish to 60. and enter the car In
perfectly safe way. II the passenger goes
up on the wrong side OF the track, he has TO
side. None are allowed TO cross the track.
1t seems with the precaution which the com.
panies have taken that an accident Is almost
impossible. They carry, 1t is said, five hun
dred thousand passengers daily. Fare. for
any distance-long or SHORTS five cent
New York Central Park Is one of the great
attractions for all classes OF people, no mat
ter whether visitor or resident, and every
body asks the stranger II he has been to Cen
tral Park. ~ e IS
The visitor, who is not acquainted with the
tricks Of hack drivers, Is very sure 70 bpy
does does on N entering en- the Park. 1.' =,
At the gate we found carriages and other
vehicles with accommodating drivers, all OF
should see all that was to be seen in the
greatest Park In the world. The first man ex-
hibited card, with few printed figures
which were appalling 10 the g gul9la6les lab % anS n,
charge was So; to drive some more, the charge
was S.; TO drive all around, the charge was
81; and to 60 to Grants grave, was 81 extra
This rather stunned US for while, and we
took the card and the statement under ad.
visement until We could drink a cup OF cof
fee at the restaurant, near by
When we returned, we informed the hack
figures. f @ He quit and left us to the cold world
to be gobbled up: by his confederates, who
were now at liberty to take turn at us:
They said all the other hackmen had formed
q combination, and each then offered special
Inducements to haul us some for a dollar, or
more for higher figures. After consultation
with q policeman we struck trade with the
dollar-man, who would go with us himself
and explain everything as went along: Go
ing hurriedly, and passing various objects.
and different iron or stone figures they were
explained. He also explained one OF the liv-
ing figures. which we met, driving light.go
Bonner. Of the Ne,o York Ledger. He also
pointed ont the Cleopatra needle, or the
"obelisk." The ''art gallery" by whatever
name he called 1t, was now In sight He
leave the grounds. Telling him at the goolo-
gical garden, he halted, and directed us how
to go the balance Of the way through tun-
load us and said he had hauled us dollars
worth. Thinking we had been cheated out Of
about 90 or 95 cents. we paid the bill, and
walked the balance Of the way. AZ the grand
stand in the Park q band Of music attracted
an innumerable host OF strolling people who
either sat on the benches, or were lettering
about: We could give no adequate or mi
mute description Of the Park. Such an artl-
book. 1t Is simply grand, and beautiful. It
was bought by the city in 1853, and has since
undergone great improvement, and much
money has been spent on 1t: In an advertis-
ing sheet which was distributed among the
people at the grand stand, we fonnd the fol-
'The cost Of the land was s5,O27,s44.lO. The
total amount expended IN the construction
of original purchase TO the present time is
SIC, 100000. The value of the lands in the
Twelfth, Nineteenth and Twenty-second
Wards. (the Wards bordering on the Park) in
same lands on January 1st, 1887, was s47, ,l62,-
299, showing O greater comparative increase
In value than that Of any other section Of our
"The Park covers O trifie over $40 acres, ex-
elusive of Manhattan Square, which covers
eighteen acres and little over. The length
OF the Central Park Is exactly 1S.464 feet and
ten nsass e2ss 5 st 5 here In are wd9 h
of we'll laid walks. North Meadows cover 4s
acres, the Green twenty s acres and the Ball
twenty acres, the Harlem Meer over l21% acres
the Pond nearly acres. Conservatory, Lake
O trifie over 2% acres, the Pool acres, and the
aggregate 4SA acres covered by water"
Perhaps the most interesting sight which
we saw in New York was the Brook lyn
Bridge and the great rush OF people who had
come to cross IL at six o'clock In the even
The magnitude of the New York postoffice
with its endless rows ofkey boxes for individ-
uals. and the great number OF people ut work
within, distributing or making up the mails,
and 10 be seen through the "peep holes" or
delivery places, and places for sale of stamps,
etc., was a sight worth seeing. The Able
@ o se It,
The same may be said OF the building itself
Among other places Visited, we call at the
office Of the New York Newspaper Union,
which prints the inside pages OF the Press
and Banner. The visit there was a most
agreeable one. In Philadelphia we saw the
branch Office OF the same concern.
While in Baltimore we called at the type
foundry OF T.. J. Carey & Co.. and had a most
pleasant and profitable meeting. Mr.. Carey
showed US through his establishment, and
there. for the first time, we saw the type met
al going through all the processes from the
molten composition to the finished type.
While indifferent cities, we were also in