Year: 1866

along the beach is to be hoped that the system OF
sewerage now i'm progress will ehectualy put stop 70
these nuisances-


The principal marke. of this city close to the public
landing place. TO stranger II Is worth Visit IN tne
early morning Beef pork mutton and veal are pretty
nearly alike all the world with the exception that
at Rio the style Of butchsrng is rascaly decent joint
Is as scarce as bird OF paradise land In fGct the
butchers do not to have the slightest idea Of cut
ting up meat secundem drtem, practised civilized
Obtain IN pncpal s yUu
parrots and shthe latter In great variety though not
in much abundanc--game and sweetmeats, &c, and
the builders of Babel themselves.


LoATERs AND LAxxARoNI.


Rio Janer0 Is rich In these ndviduals They usually
hang around the landing places wharves looking out
for such unconsdered trfes and considered too
as may fall IN their way Where they sleep Is not pre-
want When hard pressed they go to the convict
prison, and await the eavings of the prisoners which
lectable food amazingly. When number or sailors are
shore liberty It is perfect windall to the
glory Only lot Jack get drunk as he is almost sure to
do and he s certain to be shaven and shorn nay skin
ned by these experts Instances have been known Of
sailors falling asleep Shore and waking in the cos
tune OF the ante-Agleaf era and as the hummer can
always find 'fence with whom to dispose OF his
ssswag, - the business pays


Circumstance came under my own observation Illus
tayc of the daring of the azSaron Of this place The
steward Of vessel will not name showed gold watch
he had just bought In the store Of popular ship
chandler. and left Immediately. He returned In five
minutes tme complaining that he had handed it to
man just 10 look at when the fellow off with II; and
he the stewardD being rather extensively tight. was
unable TO follow, and SO he lost his watch.


STREET MssrRMs


These people form quite an institution in Rio They
consist principally Of Italians and Germans They DO not
patronze the hand organ, however Their favorite in
strumens seem to bc the harp and the hdde-ooth OF


There is one peculiary In the street Adders here
holding their instruments with the neck to tho shoulder


THE AMERICAN LINE or STEAMSHIPS


see the directors OF the American line Of steamships
York from tive hundred and ffty to two hundred and
twenty dollars 1t Is to be hoped that this reduction
will be the means Of procuring the line an increase OF
patronage Another thing beg To remark in all kind
ness is the unfavorabe and perhaps not just compar
son made by persons between the American and the
French and English steamships, in consequence OF the
aunty appearance Of the officers and Of the two
latter lines sporting uni orm, which is ignored by the
American line How far it would be cons stent with re
publican simplicity for the American line, entering
port TO adopt the uniform in conformity with popular
prejudice am not prepared to say but certainly, from
all have heard IL would be attraction to intending
travellers, who believe in such things.


An article has recently appeared in one Of the Rio
papers oondemning the line as being defective in the ma
chiDery Of the vessels badly managed by its directors,
exorbtant in the rates OF passage and stating that tho
fare and accommodations of passengers are far from
what they should be on first class steamship.


This is very unkind and as regards accommodations
and food untrue There who, II you feed
Hs% @ 5 Hn
superb speak particularly in reference to the Havana
Then can affirm there are no chronological curostes
In your bunk The whole story is false from end to end
Shortcomings there are and have alluded to them in
another place. but lth badly cooked food &C. have no
place IN the new line Of steamers


SYSTEM


This s very thorough and New York might pr0ftably
take few hints from distant RIO Janero The public oon
veyances of two knds-tburies two wheels, and
four wheeled carriages They all numbered In large
white letters the back The ulbury carries only your
self and the driver and you car go anywhere within
the city limits for half mires twenty nve cent or you
may pay milres per hour. The more aristocratic
carriage four Wheels carries six persons including
the driver The price double that Of the tilbury II
is understood, however, that whoever gets iD+0 car
rage hires the entire conveyance that five persons
clubbing together enjoy cheap ride. Out Of the
city there Is another scale Of pricee


But though legislation can Ok prices 10 cannot make
men honest. When DR.. Cummings millennium arrives
this remarkable feat may be accomplished not I'LL them
Jehus will always be Jehus, and cheat all they can AL
the end Of time Make special bargain before starting,
say Boiafogo We'll and good. You think you are
mighty smart Perhaps you are; but the son Of Niush
Is smarter still You do not know where Botafogo be-
gins ends any than the canine quadruped In
the Sirius But Jehu docs. He takes you juss one
hundred yards beyeod Botafogo, after munsbng some
bad Portuguese, which you do mot understand 70 be
desire whether you will 20 further He brings up In
sac right and takes you 70 your start
ing place and demands double fare.