Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-18

] IN mont anu TERRACES NJ tue TOP lne
streets are very narrow and steep, like
chess hOard--cight streets crossed by
elevcn--fising from the harbor TO n
ridge at Strata R0ola, where the steps
aro 90 very steep that they have regu-
lar stepe, all OF marble. IL has bar
racks and magazines, custom house
and health Office. a naval Arsenal,
hydraulic crane. victualling yard,
naval and civil hospitals, military hos
| pltal, with n room $50 feet long,
law courts, post and telegraph Office,
aud very many churches and nun
nerles. A body OF monks and nuns
/ Is 10 be seen wherever anybody may
look. The capuchin mummy tombs ut
| Floriana are Interesting. The trade In
Nalle,ta Is mostly IN wine, oil, various
kinds Of fruits, honey, flgs, cattle,
pfee lewelry Of all descriptions are
manufactured by the Maltese.
Vallctla Il also great sealing sta
] ton, 1900 Mediterranean steamers are
yearly calling tor coal. The climate Of
Malta IL said to be excellent In winter,
with bright sun and blue sky. Pro-
visions arc said 10 be good and cheap.
II has n garrison AMI IL tho head
quarters Of the English Mediterranean
fleet. II Is favorite resort. Malta 10
not good place for persons with deli
cate lungs or weak hearts. No wood
n 10 be seen anywhere except nj the
| governors gardens, which are grand.
The land IA parcelled into small fields
and orchards, divided by stone walls,
aud Ia highly cultivated. Cotton, wheat,
red clover, eulla, potatoes, egg
and blood oranges, figs and numerous
other fruits. Cactus ARE grown In
abundance. Among the handsome
buildings In Valletta IL the governors
grand master. II has i've corridors
Knights and Phmnlcisns, and other
antiquities. it il always open to
visitors. The Church OF 81. John,
built In 1879, contains mon uments Of
the Knights In the thirteen aitle
cnapels, aud very rich tapestry, with n
mosaic pavement OF 400 monumental
slabs Of colored marble, Jasper, agate,
etc. All the churche. ~ Nailotta are
magnificent. The 81. psul's Collegiate
Church Ia an imposing. structure. Tho
Boschotta and Antonio gardens, be-
longing 10 the governor, are beautiful,
having tropical plants aud flowers Of
all descriptions. There are hundreds
OF other things Of which | could write
about Valletta, Malta; but as they
would not perhaps be interesting
enough 10 the readers OF the NEWS,
will closo with Malta aud say few
words about Syra, where l arrived
October 2nd.
/ syra, on the isle Of Syrus, built ia
| a.. a
Importance In Greece. Near the port
are the steam offices, lsLaretto. The
modern town, called Hermopolis, has
two principal streets " the erchanls
and OF Eolus, also theatre, casinos,
markot-place, Olha square, new
Greek cathedral, hospital and several
factories. Old syria has u fine view
OF the CyClados. Sya has populR-
ton OF 4, 400, aud Is built ON the side Of
n steep mountain, commencing at the
seashOre aud running up to the top OF
the mountain. IL IL most pictutesqut
10 look upon from the eea. Every
house II Visible and ns v mite AZ snow.
SOME OF them are built entirely Of pur,
white marble and nearly all have fiai
roofs, which nr. very handy 10 sii
upOn, or for promenade In tho even.
Ing. There arc number of govern
ment buildings, one % which IL FOL
police purposes on the Otha square, oil
lire latest architecture. II IL an Gle.
giant structure, Of white marble. The
bouses aud streets are 80 white TINT this
reflection OF the sun will cause sore
eyes 10 strangers who are not used l.
II. The streets are similar 10 those In
Malta, being very narrow. The art o
sculpture IL admirably developed In
this little city.
The next place Mt which we landed
was Smyrna, Asia Minor, belonging I,
Turkey. Smyrna has a population o.
100, 900, including so, 900 Turks, $1,000
Greeks, 10000 Jews, 5000 Armenians
10000 Europeans. IL has casinos
European and Greek, with reading
billiard ind ball rooms. Armenian ant
, some small theatres for occasional ital
ian and Greek comedy, with cat,
chantants on the quay and AN intorna
, tiOnal library. Smyrna Ia tho eecon,
. city In Turkey aud tho great port o
, Asia Minor and thu Lovant trade. Il
, makes iine appearance as econ iron
! the bay. IL has n noble inlet i5x.
A miles, with light on Cap Mcrmingi
, Among the grand buildings are Ia,
! governors palace, the barracks an,
/ the Vizler Khan, ON the site Of TIA,
' old theatre. There arc twenty
|, mosquos, besides many othe
1 churches, numerous coffee house
, and gardens. One coffee house fol
into the river n f6w years ago, drown
! ing 200 persons. The Frank, Greek
Y anu Armenian quarters are well built
I. have respectable streets aud flu
houses, while the Turkish and Jevlsl
, towns and Bazaars arc extensive an,
o picturesque. There are English nm,
other colleges for the various denoml
0 nations, English and other hospitals
q English and other masonic lodges
Turkish bath houses and many war
r houses for Turkey carpets and othe
A local manufactures. Smyrna raises
1 great deal OF opium. Mearschaum TO
|. pipes IL found In great abundance.
n There are five or six Smyrnas, on
q over the other IL claims 10 be tn
. birthplace OF Homer. Hero, polyoarp
. the first bishop was martyred A. II
l 1862. Close by IL the isle Of patmo.
: where the Apostle John was banlshei
. and wrote the Revelations A. ID. 80.
i would have liked very much to visi
e the isle, but lack OF funds pre-
!. vented my doing 80. Tho Byzantin,
= Castle Is on the site Of the Acropolia
e ON Mons Pagus, and contains man,
@ remains. The corner nearest the cit
4 il Cyclopeau, and the farther wall
:. were built by Lysander. The way 10
10 / tauna mat ina ssliH YuarL.a H.,