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Show ..KTlKIl rltOJI TIJilKEV. bight! and lucldrnte In a Journey Troni halt l.eko to Con- aUnllunpli'. ' (CorrsiiioailsBcaol tbo ussaaKr Nt-ws I take the liberty of bending to thu Nhwa an acoouut of my voyage to Comtanttuopla. 1 aturted ou Iho U. 1'. train at Hilt Lake City 011 Huudsy uiirnlug, August Doth, aud arrlvc-l ut Denvi r uu Monday, tho .list. There I uvallid myself ol tho opportunity, whllo tho train stopped, of taklug u nullc for a few blocks luto tlianltyaud liKperted some of the line puollo bull Hugs. 1 roschod Kansas Cltyou rte tumber 1st. There again I madu uoo(tha lime at my dhpoial -ind went by csbb ears allaruuud thu city, returning 1 the Union depot Just lu tliuu toi llio I hlcajo and Alton t .In. 1 arrived a' j Chi ago uu riuptcin r .111 lltliu ' tired and aliipy, I ri'lrid In bed until the llmerame to lake the New orl., Iake Lrleoud NS'eatirn f"r New V'irk Cll. 1 got them on HepumUr dh, aud visited the most imminent places, Including the Ilruuklyn brIJge, Ihe Central Park and various other places of note. On rlept. Itli I emnarked on the steamer "Arltona," of the Onion line, for Liverpool, l.ngland. Wo sailed along qullucomfottabljr In the 'cradle (if thu deep," and nn Ihoeveulngof tho Cth 1 retired .rly and slet soundly until S a. ru. then allot a sudden I was aroused by a tremendous crash which shook Ihe Urge Iron vewel to such au extent that It seemed to lw going to pieces. I lumped out of raj tied and asked one of the stewards what bad happened. Ho replied that we ha I had a cvllislon with wooden vessel. As nearly everybody was run lilng on dick, aud havlnguiyaclf heard ngnntilial of pavengrr venwla that have come to griff by colliding with others. It was not long bufure I also fori cd myself through tho comianlon way. I Ik re waa quite an exciting aceneumiick. A largo sailing vesul waaniiklnglta way alomroii the fog, having struck tho "Arlxona" iouie-what iouie-what diagonally uu the second cabin side, not far from where my Ircrtli was. Un account uf tho"Arito'e" bring an cui nuoualy strong draw vessel alio did not break In, but was badly deuled. Hevrral pint-holts were stnaaheil In, and virions braces ami rtlll'in walla Inside cracked and bent. Hhehadual about thirty feet of her stroug Irou post railing, with IhvhiAvydrawiiosts, carried away, a llfo boat nearly destroyed, de-stroyed, and ihe received other damage. dam-age. After aho was struck the engineer en-gineer Immediately ilopp-il, and Iho excllemeut exhibited nniung the onlcersthemelvrs showed that it was a very dangerous aflalr. Hut wo were soon ordered down, with the comforting comfort-ing Inlormallon thst nothing was wrong and that Ihe "ArlMiia" would continue her voyage. The deck ol tho "Arljwna" was covered with broken tlmliers, large and small, torn from tho, sailing veesol, which according to thu view of some oftlcors must have soon afterwards foundered. The crew soon repaired thu broken and demolished parts, uud wo continued our voyage to Liverpool the reuialuJer being very pleaiant, arriving there on Hetlembrr 11, having Wen uu the en 1 nluu days. Whlleat Llvcrieol I vl.ltod tho moat promlneut laces, such as the Walker Art (lallcry, museums nuJ other well known-buildings. On the lath I embarked In the steamer "rlosoetrh-s," of the Moss riteamshln company, for Coti-bentl nnple Wu h-vd a most enJo able voy airuonthu Allautlo and also In tho Mediterranean. One uf tho grand light! In the Mediterranean was ttia little lilaud of 1'antullarla, located between be-tween Afrlra aud Hlcily, and belonging belong-ing to the latter. It Is u lieautlfulslKht Irom tho sua. The green orchards uud oraugo groves In terraces up to the inouutaiii imks, with snow white houses dotted all over as far as the eye can reach, aLTinl a ctisrmlng picture. Tills attractive little lilsn I belongs, to the goverument of Hlclly, and la used for the banishment ban-ishment of criminals, on the nine 1 rlnclplo as Ituisla banished tier criminals. crim-inals. Li Hlberla. only lu a much moro humane way. They haea to wotk lu tha orchard nud vineyards, under the direction of overseers who are placed over them; and the government reaps the benefit of It. In nbiut taenly-four hours time from I'sulellsili wu arrived, at Z a.ni on the morning uf tho "tllh of Hepteni-txr, Hepteni-txr, at the iTSullful city of Varoia,on tho island of Malta. Onenleritig iliu harbor of Valletta my attention was tint attracted to an unaccountiblo numl-cr of boatmeu with little hotta, tlocklng all around tho iteamcr; In fart, they weroao numerous that thu wholn hatlair was full of them, motioning mo-tioning tp the messengers on board to takothrm ashore. It really was most cxrltlug to htirthewny they yelled, and every one waa en leavorlng to comona near .to Ihe ladder as i-tiesltiie. One pushed Ihe other nld.',very boatman boat-man trying to get a passeuger. Wu mimberud then on boatd only Mvu ias sengers, and thero were about a hundred hun-dred luatmen anxiously walling to take us ashore. 1 1 Is absolutely neccs-tury neccs-tury 10 make a strict bargain with them before entering tha bout, or they are sure to charge whatever they please ptobably thn e or four times more than the real figure, for they believe In Iho prlnclpluof gelllngall they can from travelers, because thev do not expect so see them again. Thise little row boata, called "dysa" by Ihe Haiti-.-, are elegantly built aud artl.tluilly iiilnted and ornamented, but nxtrcmely ling and narrow, being ubout lllxia feet, lhey aru very easy to cai-slio, and have comfortable upholstered seats only wide enough for ouo fwrsoo to alt easily. Ills astonishing to sea tho speudat which the exett boatmen innkolhem go, as they dodge out of tho way of ouo another. After getting tu shoro we had to meet nbout a doxi 11 coachmen ol thu ssmo stamp as the tollmen. Tlieyhtl quitu leapt e labia coaches, and w hcrevtr we went at time they entirely blocked tho way liefore us In ttio narrowstrecis, begglog us to take a coach, for which, of i-uurse, It Is necessary to bargain as with the boatmeu, or eisu Mr. Cuachman will afterward! charge according to tho amount of moony jiu thluki tlie passenger has. Of course I ill J not dare to Indulge In Ihcsu luxuries, luxur-ies, nu account of the scarcity of funds In My iwcket book, but I tcuk gieat pleasure lu walking with some other gentlemen pueMmge rs from our atenmer. Having received orders Irom our captain cap-tain to I e back on lamrd at 0 p.m., the tlaioapluted tuhavu the harbor, uo had a whole day tu look around, of which tlmo I mafogood use In exploring explor-ing tho city. Having lawn coiirlueil to ship board for eleven usjl, I Mt llko running all nvrr creation. - The Island of Malta la-longs to the Kngllsh and lias a imputation of 11k),-ooil, 11k),-ooil, chlitty ltoman Catholics, Ivsldes n largo garrison. Iliu uatlvo wpula lion livery dense for the small area of laud, ha vliuruuly nlnetyIHe square ml!i,vlz 11 si to every squaii mile of land. The language la a niixturuuf Italian aud Arabic. Mal-a Is u table laud of marble rook 17x0 miles, ri-ing at tho Ulngemnta rldgu 7 10 fret ubivu the sen level. It Is located forty-flvu si a miles Irom Hlclly, and 10.! from Africa uud tie-Ions' to Hurope, Ouo-Ihlrd Ouo-Ihlrd of tho Hill beloiiga to the government govern-ment and one-thlid to the Itoiuuu Catholic ihurrli. rtiecltyof Vallttln h tbo caillal, and luit n m ulsllon uf HO.Wil. It stiudion a tongue of marble rock be-tieri-ii two very dn-p harbors, prolm ted by strong outwutks such as 1 oris Llmo and ntlii rs. Tile hnr ior Is acknowledged by rati LMiiialiie tu b Hie mostou-vetti.ntau mostou-vetti.ntau iracticiil for Iho large-at kliii' of st imirs In thu Midltcrranraii uu, uinl 11 is all formed by iiaturn. Thu htli wuito stonu houtci some very ancient Am In the Italian' and I M Milan it. c, with lentlllfill balconies In front and terraces nttlietop. The streets are very narrow and sleep, like a chess loanl- -eight streets crossed by eleven rising from tho bailor to a rlJgoatHtraia llonbi, where tho stei aro 10 very steep that they have regular regu-lar steps, all of marble. It has barracks bar-racks nod inagatines, custom housu and health onlce. A naval arsenal, hydraulic crane, victualling yard, naval and civil horpltali, military hospital, hos-pital, with a room -lid feet long, law roufts, vost and telegraph cilice, aud very many churchea and nun ueiles. A body of monks and nuns Is to bo.ta-eu wherever anybody may look. Tnecapuchlii mummy lomlis at Florlanaaro Interesting. Thnirade In Valletta Is mostly lu wine, nil, various kinds of fruits, honey, figs, rattle, coral; Hiidartlslio gold and silver dilutee dil-utee lewelry of all ilesctl tlons no manufactured by the Maltese Valletta Is also a great seeling station, sta-tion, 1000 Mediterranean steamers are yivirly calling for coal. Ihe climate of Malta Is said to be excellent In winter, with a bright sun and blue sky. Provisions Pro-visions aru said to bo good and cheap. It has a garrison nnd Is tho headquarters head-quarters of the Kuglisli Mediterranean licet. It Is a favorite resort. Malta Is not a good placo for persons wltli delicate deli-cate lung! or weak hearts. No evood lato las seen anywhere except at the governor's galdena, which are grand. Thelind la iarcclled Into small fields and orchards, divided by stono walls, and la highly l-ulllvateJ. Cotton, wheat, red clover, nulla, potatoes, egg and blood orauges, rigs und numerous fthor frulls. Cactus are grown In abundance. Among tbo uandamu building! In Valletta la tbo governor'a jialace-, formerly the palace of the grand master. It has flvacorrldors and tapestry, a largo armoury of tho Knights and I'tiioulclans, and other antiquities. It Is always oiain to visitors. The Church of tjt. John, built In 1570, contains monument! of the Knights lu the Ihlrto-u nlilo cnapels, aud ve ry rich taiestry, with a mosalo pavement of 490 monumental slabs of colored luarble, Jaai-er, agate, etc. All the churchee lu Valletta aro macniricent. The HI. I'aul'sCollcglato Church Is an Imposing structure. Tho lloschotta and Antonio gardens, belonging be-longing to the governor, are beautiful, having tropical lints and Dowers of all descriptions. There are hundreds of otherlhlngsof which I could write aliout Valletta, Malta; but as they woull hot ierhaps bo Interesting enough to thn readers of tho Nl'Wrt, 1 will clneo Willi Malta aud say a few words ubout tiyrs. where I arrived October Sud. Byra, on the Islo of Byrus, built In an nuipllhcatrr, Is thu second town of ItnportatiivliiUrcece, Near the pott are the steam olilrcs, le-trolto. Tbo modem town, csllod Hermoxlls, has two prlnclial streets of the merchants aud of Kolus, also a theatre, casinos, msrkel-plsce, Otlta square, a new tlrvek cathedral, hospital and several factories. Old Hyra has a fine view of Ihe Cjcledis. Byra hasaopula-tlon hasaopula-tlon or 4,4 JO, aud Is built on tho sldo ol a steep mountain, commencing at tho sessliora aul running up to the lop of themountaln. Ills most plcluietque to look upon from the rea. livery house Is visible and as whltoMsnow. Botna of them are built entirely of pure whllo marble and nearly all liavu flat roofs, which ore very handy tu sit upon, or for a promeirado In tliuovun log. Tuein nru a numlierof government govern-ment bull Hogs, one or which la for police iiurjs-Mia on IheOtha square, of Urn lalral architecture. It Is an ele-gaut ele-gaut structure, of white marble. Tho houses and streets are so white that tha reflection of tho tun will chuio lore eyes tostraugeriwbo are not uiud Li ll. The streets are similar to those In Malta, being very narrow. Tho art ol aculpturu Is aimlrably devalued lu thli little city. The next 1 luce at which we landed was rlmyina, Asa Minor, bil inglng to Turkey, Bmyrua has a population of 101,000, Including SO.UOO Tutks, 80,000 (Irrcks, 10,000 Jews, H.ikk) Armenians, 10,000 Lucupeaus. It has e-asiucs, l'.uroienn and Ureek, with readlog, billiard und ball rooms. Arrmiifsu and some small theatres for occasional Italian Ital-ian and Ureek comedy, with cafo chantants on tho quay ami au lute rua-tlonal rua-tlonal library. Hmjruals Iho second city In Turkey and tha Rieatporl of Asia Minor and tbb Ie vaut trade. It makcsnllne aparatu aatcoufroui tliebay. It has a nobla Inlet nSl uilles, with a light 011 f ap Mermlugi. Among tho grand bull Hugs are tho goveruor's palace, the barracks and the Vliler Khan, nu thu site of the old theatre. Thera uro twenty mesquus, beside! many other chutchet, iiumeroui colTco houeea and gardrus. Ono coHnu housu fell Into the liver a few yoara Ago, drown lngi.il.) rons. Tho l'rauk, Ureek, and Armenian quarters are well built, havn lilpeotablo atria Is auJ tlno houses, while the Turkish and Jewish towns and llaiaari nraextrnslvo and llcturenpie. Thero aro l.iislleli uud other colleges for tho various ileiioml-natlona, ileiioml-natlona, Hngtlsli and other hospitals, Lngtlsh and other mosonlo lodges, Tutklshbath houses and msny waru houses for Turkey carpet! and other local manufacture". Binyrna raises great deal of opium. Meerschaum for pirea la found III great abundance. Thciearofl'oor six Hmyruss, one over thu other, It rliliua to bo the blrtbiilaroof Homer. Hero, rolyrarii, thellrst bishop was martyred A. I). lot). Closo by Is Ihe Islo of I'almo-, n hero tho Aptle John was baultlied and wrote the Itevelatlone A 1). UJ. I would have liked very much to visit tho Isle, but lack uf funds prevented pre-vented my Uolne so. Thollyaantine Catllulsouthe silo of the Acropolis, on Moiu 1'igus, and contains many remain. Tho corner nearest the city Is Oycltpeau, and the farther walls were built by Lysandrr. The way to It lends past the dill, marked by three streaks of oyster shulls, like Hints. I 'arts of aqueducts are sen, Thu antiquities an-tiquities of Hruyrna, except the burnt columns," are scattered two and three miles apart, 011 tbo situ of Ihe old Ionian town, uhcrellomer was born, up to Meles, In view 1 f Mount Tmolus. It was rebuilt In 0.7 11. C. an I half ruined by Tamcrlaiiw A. I). 1112. The district (a very rich In nrchaln remains. re-mains. It Is tbo best placu for numls-nf'iti-tsl ever save, t . Bui) rua Is thu 1 e-ntru of tho caravan Irafllo In Asia Mlum; It has a few hiiuilred mllea of railroad and tele grah, On account of thn abundant Iruit crops of all ili-.crl tlons numerous tteamcrsrun to Liverpool and I-midon, as ell as other parti of Lurope, About one mllllcn Ions of shipping unlet i arly. It has two harbors, one of the le.eu churches, the seveuth Laodlci a, uiiitmauyothir ancient things. Tlie onravsue usu lamels fur the transportation transporta-tion or goods nud truvellitg prlrpusei. We Islt Bmyrim and arrived ut Con-stunllnoi Con-stunllnoi le October Oth. AllllHTlIUIOIAK, Co-NoiAMlNui-tu, November SOt , |