' unwashm 4.1838.
rsoM‘L‘O'NpONncnpurii
,AI limo; Letter“ from ll. (v. 'l'row-
5W~Dmrlptlve and numerous.
F‘or the following very interesting cor-
lsapunderioe we are indebted to C. S.
ft‘rowbridge. Earp, brother of the writer:
I last lstterwas finished in timslo
inst atths Egyptian town of Port-Said,
or more rope y speaking, a "town in
Egypt." or it is a creation of, rho Surz
Dedekind its site was nothing but a
homo wastcvof sand at the northern
terminus of the canal previous to the
construction of the "big ditch." Ira
pulstlon is a mixture of all sorts.
are are of course a good many French
employss' of the Canal Corn any,
I ‘luan of these being cans and
plots. Every ship passing
through the canal requires a pilot all the
are lit ugh. and consequently for-
n' s'izployuwnt fora large number
.of than 4 1 number of laborers
are also rsqul‘ in various ways and
seem to be mostly Arabs. although in a
gang of them may be seen some ,_AII’I-
. cans, and black ones too, with kinky
hair, {in many Greeks and Egyptians.
I must confess that I could not distin-
finish to any certainty their. different
nationalities es ially the Arabs,
Egyptians and reeks. but there were
some distinct types of each which Were
unmistakable-the Greek by his lighter
complexion and smaller stature than the
Arab. The Egyptian by a peculiar
yellowish color and many times with
md or reddish brown hair and perhaps
inclined, to curl. The Arabs are gener-
ally of larger, frame and taller than any
of the others with com lexions like dark
' Molartos, straight blue hair, black eyes
and rather regular features, many of
them of powerful though slender build
and ss.active and agile as panthers.
The Arabs are considered by lambs best
laborers and are largely in the mayority.
‘ Pomosaro.
Port-Said is a coaling station for
steamers and our ship took on 400 tons,
which was brought alongside in barges
. and every pound of it brought on board
in baskets, and was done in about four
hours. There were four barges and each
barge with about fifty laborers, each
providedwitha basket that would hold
its neoplasm all or new all employees’
3‘1th fiscal Corropsny.y The town is
ll t
north bank of the labs, which is a
veritable oasis, in the desert, as on all
other sides the country is abarren waste
of sand plains and ridges. Further
down t a cans! are the Bitter Lakes,
gwbfi' h, like Timseii, are depressions in
i lied by water from the canal,
and are, together, same twenty miles in
length and known as the "Big Bitter”
and "Litter‘Bittr-r" Lakes. The south
end of Little Bitter Lake is supposed to
be about where the Israelites crossed the
Red Sea, and where Pharaoh and his
hosts got left. Every indication shows
that the. Red Scent one time covered
this section of this country and that the
narrow arm of the see, now known as
the Gulf of Suez, extended northward
nearly or quite .to the modern Lake
Timseb. where it encountered a barrier
of sand hills.
SYMPATHY FOR THE POOII ISBAELITES.
Bible history shows that the Israelites
were grumblers and murmerers at times
during their forty years wanderings,
and it was as much as Moses and his de—
voted brother Aaron ,could do to control
them, even with the Lord to assist them.
and since I have seen what I have seen
of this country. this barren waste of
sand, yellow and glaring in the sun,
without sign or vestage of vegetation or
morsture as far as the eye can resch,l
do not wonder that they iiiurmered.
Had they been Yankees there would not
have been words enough in the English
language, select or profane, to have ex-
pressed tbeir disgust and contempt at
such a country. ‘
have been a big job to open the sea for
Moses and his followers to pass through
and then close it again to the disgust
and. discomfiture of the Egyptians, but
to furnish that mob of Israelites with
grub, duringtheir sojourn in that barren
and blasted country, appears to my poor
intellect to have been a Very muéh
bigger contract and more of a miracle. .
.A little further _down the canal we
find a bridge with a folding draw, built
especially to afford acrossirig place for
the caravans of the followers of Mo-
Here is food for thought for the moral-
izer.
Imagine if you please the army of
Israelites on their journey in search of
the promised land and within range of
the flight of a cannon ball, a caravan cf
the “faithful" on their journey to per-
form their devotions at the shrine of
about a‘bushel and each gang under the
direction-of a native boss, but whether
Sheik or Dragoman I do not know;i
anyhow his authority seemed to be su- .
preme, and any loiterer was liable to be :
soundly whacked With a bamboo, which i
castigation he would take asla matter of ?
course, with no sign of resentment, and ',
then fall .into line and trot along with l
the procession. From the upper dtCk‘
it was interesting to watch them at their 1
work, and I was really surprised at their ,
activity and could not help but admire "
them at their work in spite of their}
scanty and uncouth dress. With two;
' planks laid from the deck to the hinge
there was a constant procession of
workmen, up the one with lull baskets
on their shoulders and down the other
with theempty ones, and all in a quick
walklor trot, and their easy activity
with their bare feet and legs and un-
deniably graceful movements Were
surely to beadmired. I had heard and
. rsad-olthe activity and endurance of
the Arab, and I can believe it all now.
Their movsm reminds one more of
a company of bats than a gang of
laborers. , And the dispatch with which
each g delivered its hundred tons of
coal V sidhcisut proof of their agility.
I did not go ashore at the port, as it ap-
peared to-be hot and dusty and i could
see about all» that was to be seen from
the.dsckz; glhaahip and be comfortable
in thou e of the awning.
cnur LABOR.
There were a number of steamships in
the port and the innumerable small
boats of the natives were kept quire
busy carrying pie back and forth be-
tween the diff rant ships and the land-
ing, and taken all in all the scene was
quitealivsly one. On the opposite side
of‘ths canal is big job of grading off a
sand bank was going on and some forty
or fifty camels were the vehicles with
which it was being removed to a lower
point some two or three hundred yards
swam. They were marching back and
’fd'l'th in single file, each one with two
boxes strapped across his back, one
hanging on each side, each box with a
capacity probably of four or live bushels,
hly more. As each camel was
brought into position in front of the
bank b his driver he was caused to
kneel own and the boxes were soon
filled by the laborers with their shovels
and their at the word his camelshi it!
would p
w manage to get his
raw-boned frame into an
upright tion with its heavy load and
moves at a swinging pace, which ap-
parently slow, seemed to keep his driver
at a, quick walk to keep up with his
animated wheelbarrow. Could Paddy
(lithoglhhsve seen the like in America
he w have sworn ”by the piper"
that Chinese cheap labor was outdone.
I'm! norm 3310111 A FALL.
We arrived at Port-Said about ten a.
In. and at 5.45 p. in. we started down
manual. In order to make it possible
to throughinths night our captain
takes on a portable electric light
machine, and as we moved off We were
disposed to pity those who were tied n
It: u ingluorder togo through in
r - , .prlde goats before a fat
’ down lmnrsnsely,‘ds our
. W. - Immune some myapri.
ous manner t three o‘clock in the
now while ,In the midst of the
cm chasm in lake Timssh, and we
went hard and fast and there
i..- "“t‘l'l: We"
~ ' ‘ ec anus and
doubtful satisfaction of
ships we had left at the port
fora, pass us with flying
. » to our assistance
‘ instead it was only
, ‘ . lighters and laborers
.. . and taking out a large
, [the cargo forward that we
gallant-and westmed on our
thsmudha‘rnanlag I: say.
. ngtrouh
_ lat-rm on. it I
. on -t res-miles
”our! circular in
,. ”Dri‘glua'slluofinndi:
‘ I Y |
and but because lake
nlnikrou rial.
. oi'
awkward and
their prophet, and each upheld in their
toilsome journey by faith. But rliisrs
no sermon. Wear vcd at thesouth end
of the canal is lit le before night and
came to a bait for an hour or so in the
harbor ol‘f Suez, but some two or three
miles distant from the city. Tlislmlt
was made only in the interest of the
ship in the way of business, and as soon
as that was completed we were off
again down the Gulf of Suez. Asrriglit
settled down the moon came out full
and brilliant. We had a nice cool
breeze from the north and everything
was as nice and comfortable as one could
wish. The barren peaks and mountains
on both sides of the narrow gulf, whose
outlines were boldly and plainly Visible
both wierd and charming, and the in-
ducement to remain on deck toa late
hour was irresistible, but \veariness at
in till morning. The next day at about
into the Red Sea proper, but still had
land in sight to the westward (the Ali-i!
can coast) all day. ,
The entire country on both sides of
the Gulf of Suez is mountainous and
barren. more especially so on the
Sinaitic Peninsula. On that side the
mountains do not rise from the water’s
edge but there is a barren waste of sand
of quite considerable breadth between
but the mountains themselves are abrupt
and high and craggymrid broken in all
mannerof shapes, and like the sandy
plains are absolutely barren, of reddish
brown color, with no variety of color
ap arance.
of Israel had come to an end, a simoom,
had swept that entire country, mountain
and plain, for another forty years, it
could not have left it a more barren,
forsaken and forbidding looking country
than it is. If there are any redeeming
features to this land they are not visible
to the passing wayfarer, and the picture
of desolation is complete. The dim out-
lines of Mount Sinai were visible in the
distance and of apiece with the rest,
but I doubt if any thunderiugs or light.
pings have disturbed theorist of rho:
historic mountain since t e days of
nses.
But We have left it all behind, and the
passing traveler a hundred years hence,
will probably see it just as we have seen
it. There is no possible chance to get up
a boom in town lots or water privili-ges
and thereby change its destiny.
'riir: RED out.
The trip down the Red Son mm with-
out incidents of spetisl interest. The
weather was for the most part warm
and fins and We were favored with
bright moonlight nights. An occasional
glimpse of land or a passing ship was
about all there was to relieve the mo-
notony. Somehow I had got the idea
that the Red Sea was not much of a
body of water anyhow, but after we
1) had forged ahead on it‘s waters for five
days and sailedadistance as great as
from Boston to Key West below we
sighted the hesdlsnds of the strait of
Babel-Mandel), my ideas of its insignifi-
csnce had become materially changed.
DESCRIPTIVB.
We passed the strait in the evening of
November 30th, and the next day at
soon we were oppositefiden. Passed
Cape Gsrdafui the night of December
2d, and at noon of the third we were to
the southward of the Island of Bocolra
with course lard direct to Point De Gallo,
the southernmost point of Ceylon.
Seven days lste‘r on the events of the
10th, we sighted the light at ointDe
Gulls. During that at lit and the fol-
lowiu day, which as Sunday, we
were I lrtln around the green shores of
Ceylon, an
again on a straight course, and this time
on the home stretch to Calcutta. .Tll!
invest latitudereaohed was of Ceylon,
5:55 north and as (“3am to 55:56
partially in a grove of trees on the latitudes
To the practical mind it appears to,
hemmed in their pilgrimages to Mecca.
in the moonlight, modes picture with;
constantly changing outlines that was:
last overcame curiosity. and we turned ‘
noon we passed out of the (:qu of Suez '
the sea and the base of the mountains. '
whatever, which adds to their desolate
f, after the wanderings of the children:
laden with the besom of destruction,f
in, the evening we were
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, tasted somawbtro‘hetars‘sn thstand
, _ ° from day to day since.“ In the low
. we lost with a , may
squads and answers, but no storms of
consequence. The Bay of Bengal is
somewhat noted for its cyclones but not
usually at this time of year, andgour
trip up the bay has been thusfsr with
our any unusual or noteworthy incidents.
At this present writing (Dec. lbtb) we
are within a few hours run ,of the
mouth of the "Hoogly," where we are
expected t) arrive at four or live o'clock
this Jilternoou and will proceed up the
river to Calcutta, tomorrow and should
be there tomorrow afternoon.
'l'lllii’I'Y-Elfll'l‘ oars ox BlilI’liOAHD.
Taken all in all our voyage has been
able and pleasant nti'f'nite
Arenas bly expect, Illitl I l' -li«-ve
exc ptionully 0, We have all ROIII‘HMIIH
fill ly together and oil the ship's (l icons
from captain to wow have been
agreeable uni cniiipuniminble and have
all up arenlly‘put forth their brstelforls
to run a everything pleasant The voy-
age has only been tedious n ascent of
its length, it being now thirty-eight
days sinceI set foot on landlord the
latest news we have of the doings of the
world is a London Times of Nov. 11th,
picked up at Port-Said. I do not even
know whether the Chicago Anarchists
were hung or not, and only know that
one or them cheated justice of its ends
by blowing his own worthless head 0”
with a rquib. I presume that my time
will be pretty well occupied with busi-
ness matters soon, and that you will get
a rest from the infliction of long and
poorly written letters. However I will
try and write often enough to keep you
posted as to my whereabouts and pro-
gress‘if nothing more.
Canberra, Dec. 17.—-\Ve arrive-d hm
all 0. K. about six p. in. yesterday. I
staid on board last night and came to
the Spence Hotel with my baggage this
morning. I have seen the partieshere
in whose care the freight was shipped
and they will attend to its further trans-
fer and I am irovided with a ticket for
Lucknow on will go on tomorrow
(Sunday) night at nine. It is probable
now that I may get to my jnurney’s end
in time for Christmas with a few days
to spare. .
Hoping'that you will have all enjoyed
a “literry. Christmas" and “Happy New
Year" before this reaches you, I sin,
l]. G. TROWBRIDUE.
Best Quality of
canned (loads
Which We are selling at the folluwlrriz
LOW PRICES
r
iii-r bur not it's"
Ulllllll‘llll Alll'lllllli,
Very good and very cheap at ‘Ilc
or 5 for Clot). We challenge
our compelliurs m mutt-Ii this
bargain. "are sold a lot or
linens and it few more remaining.
All ”1338 Gilli Warrauel.
Billie & Crustal
,L,
SWAN AND BUSHN
Wnotssats arm Rnnir. ”1.“me IR
Manufacturers’ and Painlers’
SUPPLIES.
Ship Chandler's.
l
.1.
First-Class Groceries
Canned Corn, lite it (has 8 till
“ Tomatoes, II it “ till
" Succotasli, l3 t; u 7:!
“ Linin Ileana, H t; “ h": ‘
“ Pens, if» t: " 84
“ Salmon, Ill it u I 0.3
“ lobstcrtslar) 17 t; " I 00
" Ilakedllennsflfi t: H at
.9‘ Pumpkin, it! It " 66
N, Null gummy ”i
' lulu in Full,
nun Fill.
Used by all noted dealers in
.Horsce and Cattle. Contains
more nutriment tlmn' Corn,
Oats or wheat, and sold (to
introduce it) at cost; price.
IlaimondBms
General Agents. ‘
One erratum-Thorns“.
Beef. ssi. lamb, :latton. Pork. Salt and hash,
BOYD” Beef. Smoktd Tongue. llama,
shoulders. Bacon. Balogna. Paulo
torts. Etc.
Home Dressed Poultry a Specialty.
Order's Delivered Promptly.
CHARLES SMITH
5:) Washing
Ion Street.
JOHN TRIS'I‘RAM,
OPTICIAN,
S3 Milli! Sh, So. Norwalk,
IN H. S. ROOD’SJEWELRY STORE. «
GO TO
CORXUCOPIAS, (‘ANDY TOYS, and a full assort-
ment of ornamental candy.
MrsJohn Holland
LAUIDIIR'S “LOCK.
Lady’s Rubbers
25, Cents.
Mens’ Rubbers,
40, 50, 75.
MENS’ BOSTON
HllRlllllBll 3,
Best quality, $3.50.
r
‘5]. »l
B. r."stete‘.".;
MLSIC HALL BLOC-K,
is the place to get.
I
l
of all kinds;nl
LOW PRICES.
Welsell the (Ioieliesler Creamery
Butler in llolls.
We, also have ll flue lot of other
flutter that we are selling low. Come
nnd‘lry if. ,
If you won!
Gilli] BUFFER [ill TEA,
’l‘ry ire.
. l2 Main Street.
I WILL PAY Tilt:
Highest. (,‘ush Price
Frill
lines. Bones, Bottles Iron
ltlltl Metals.
Parties iii-nip: can well iii-v bliw‘k by sending pos-
lal card in
“‘ll.l.lAdl PODMOth,
sorrru xonwaur.
titlttll
“'t' llzltr' llll‘ l‘i sf.
B. I". S'l‘ftt' EN S,
Mitsrr: n a LI. rinoclr,
Jamar mm
CARRIAGE MAINE.
R El) A [[le (3}
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING.
This is the reason in which to prepare for winter
and it is berm to get ready for rough travel than to
wait until the busy ii inter season,
Work of all kinds [mrlainlng to carriage making
362 WATER-WK, foot ll‘ank,‘
BRIDG El’Oli'l‘.
1 runs: mean a OILS, narriisroa ii cor,
l RS. “281' MIXED PAIN
Nova Scorta hand made Socks, Mitts, rlv . flarin-
iieys and reejers, Rubber Mittens and Gloves, till
Clothing.
Dredging Materials.
LINKS. RINGS. SliACKLES. NETS. SCOOPS
nlltit'ElA AX!) FORKS.
Of best material siiilln ewe-ta! pattenis fur the 039
. tcr Business.
Especially Prepared Cotton Dredge '
hire Ilope, Munillu hurry and Hand
Dredge nine.
' Oils. Packing. Waste, lime, and a fiiil line of Eng-
ncers' Supplies. Marine Lights, Glasses, Flags.
WNIZW‘ YORK liltlclis.
Bread! Attention to Orders by Mail or Jlmenger
snort “ Hun;
~——~—- UN-—~——
Social Etiquette.
compiled from the latest and best works
on the subject by "Aunt Matilda.”
PRICE. 40 cents.
This book should be in every famil dcalmrts of
knowing “The prop" thing to do." {Vs all desire
to behave properly and to know what in the best
rent»: of marrow. What shall we teach our child-
ren, that they may go out into the world well bred
m and women’
on .
"SHORT lllll'l‘s" contains the answer. and will
be mailed to any address rant-gs prwald on receipt
of price.
SPECIAL.
Until further notice we will mail each of our
mung; a copy ofnlhgeahari-fi 'Ill'ilable laock gratisand
n a , t as l trra
Dobbinfilescelnc Scalp. m“. we" 0'
fly folding up the wrappers as yon‘ivoiild a news-
” 1“" r ‘i‘ll ”militia
ways our a name a rs. on f
outsidepf‘tnaelmndle and write on the word Bibi.-
«rustle sire. and then we will know whoseuds it
i. 1.. CRAGIN a 00.,
PHILADELPHIA. PENN.
"scams:en'mssuhmm "4”“
Wagons for sale. .
“my “1'5" ALL l} ADES
. MAIN STREET. . ,
_ . ., . _ “W I Q ' a.“
JOHN H. SMITH, AM AT
Lowest Prices !
_>_.... -‘Q' ...... _.
'l‘lre llest floods for
the Least Money
noun.
~~ coy _.._.
mam eraser, scorn nonwaax‘
GILBERT M. RITCH,
«MAT—#—
H. S. , BRHWN’S
BOUT & SHOE ST0liE,
Clark at Lane’s Block.
at l. “
W... 1W; :H ,“
Liver-y and Feed
WARWICK horns,
Horses and f‘srrisgos to let for all occasions.
Carriages at Depot to meet All ‘I’rIIns.
Good Tlll’lloflli‘ ai Reasonable Prices,
Telephone connection. titl'ltf draw MAlN STREET-
F' A C '1' o R Y GET TH E BEE?
To let or for sale, ripyaneafifi am; Raymond street}. “Jug—.2...
It. A. Woodwfrdl or lichen Frost. “ Flor1da. ”
m m, s'r‘mn HEATER.
l. .
BHllIUE BUILDING LlTS ! M . t 1
ON WOODWARD AI'R. '
Britannia or
E. A. Wootlvvard.
J.H-Kllnefeltgl:
DEALER IN
Meals, liulislus,»
Vegetables, Fruits,
saunas (room. are.
l, it. its. lanai.
'l'sisphoos' camellia.
. ii; . . . .
'rrraiir laursia'llils town. one of that is the
Sentlnsl’olilce. when it can he testis moon on
application.
w. H. MEEKER,
sole dish? for Norse-Ill.
mmmmummwa
'W’mcs'mcamc.
For ' t '
o
‘.
‘ mean;—
t
lulu cal Bleached Muslin,
We oiled" this choice brand for One week at
a low price.
A. DICKERifAN ‘ & sou,
39 Washington Street. South Noriv’alk.
m
' FOR" YOUR ‘
Fresh Meats
PEOPLES; MARKET. .-
floods delivered promptly and special attention paid to orders left at the market. A full line of
IdlillTABLESr w
Peopleé’ Market,
A. B. TYLER,,Prop:
REE RETURN FARE
WILL‘BE GIVEN BY
W. B. HALL & 00.,
To all who during January shall purchase to amount of $101.0 at their
RED TICKET SALE:
All work baskets, lunch, shoppingllower and wrap baskets marked at less
as follows: 5r: We, l5, 2w, 500, and 75 cents;
Shopping and Traveling Bags.
Wm: as cents; red ticket price We. Were 50:; ml ticker
Wen- Si; rcrl ticket to 75.
$125. All :2! and 5 .25 bags,
gsrdlcsi- of Will.
prices,
it
than half value and placed
price. :rt. Were The; red ticket price we.
Allah?!) and $.38 barns, the we at 81. All “Aland 81.75 bst, choice at
choice at 31,50. learner, plush, brass and worsted goods al marked re-
l'crfiimcry. books. silverware and all articles bought for llolidays will no at red ticket
Merino Underwear.
Lots of red ticket bargains. American hosiery, best quality.
Ildlce' goals reduced,
Scotch Wool Underwear.
(il'flls' beet Scotch wool shirts and drawers, full regular made. will go at about half price.
Scarlet nrrdr-rwr-ar all marked at astonishing prices. ~
Cloaks, Seal Wraps, and Seal Sacques
all will feel the influence of red tickets. Elegant seal wr‘aps that were $lw, $75 and
marked slot). sic!) and 3150. These are the .t goods, and the most fashionable that can
Seal )ackete will go at $115 and $80.
$50-
Il'r- will sell a few iesi am is, trimmed with but black manor. or $50, We- ilu not claim these to herbs
inn-r seal, lm they are worth 100 each.
W 3-;HALL 3‘ 90- ,
cRocsnias AND MEATS
——-—A'l' run our snap or— —
T. BEER GUYER db SON.
senrxowoon.
Shirts {and drawers, 3?, now 31. All
. we have
made.
W
am. overruns Franco circularly.
-M‘“
CITY FOLKS FIND IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE T0 TRADE WITH US.
GIVE US A. TRIAL.
SEYMOUR BROS. '
[lave receive. large invoice of the Celebrated
liliW-lllilll' Sllfllll llllllli.
as, direct from factory in Maine, rail and obtain a rain is can, which is guaranteed to be the Inset arti-
cle, in this line, n town.
luckiest-flea.
l Dew-Ii cop
now-Drop uccol-sl.
Dew-Drop Peaches. l
Dew-[Drop Asparagus. '
llcw-Drm- Apprlsrotl. s
new-Drop “Po-am Call-p.
Dew-lamp Bartlett Pears. :
Dew-Drop liar-Ir June Peas.
Dow-Drop fiugnr Corn.
Dew-Drop Tomatoes.
Dew-Drop r lma Beans.
-———-——oov ~
These goods are strictly llrst~class, and are put up for those who can appreciate a mod article. We
are general agents and have exclusive sale for thlsbraud in this town.
HARD PAN 1313101335.
The cheapo-fund Bear in Town.
none: unseen emanates. om
arm nouns. ‘
Ahoafallliaeof
Oranges. Lemons. lj's-ulta, Cranberries, fists
and canned Goods» -
--ar.so—~ . ’
‘flnat. Hmwmm’mmm.
Hammon'm M ark e if;
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