Foreign Correspondence

BueMkn, August 12th, 1S88. To the CoUttiKHiuul l'riends: After nuraerous joiirneys by laiul and fea, we have at last reached my motbtr' birthplace, Breinen, the place of all otlicrs I have longed to sec. We liave been ou the way tbroe weeks and in the meantime have seen many places of interest. We set sail from New York, Thursday, July lOth at promptly six o'clock a. m., on tlie 8teimer "State of Indiana.1' We encountered no storms nor very rough weather alter the Bnt d:iy. But on the Bnt day it rained when we left New York haibor, tbc wind blew, the ocean was rough and as a natural coosequence, almost all began to feel queer. We went down to breakfast with tbe intention of eatlng but instead looked at our neighbors to see bow they were faring, then at the things before us, smiled feebly, and with a hurrled "1 guess I will go up on deck kgaln" disappeared. Many of the passenger were seen tbat day and soine not for a good many days. The tirst few daya at sea are not very pleasant to un y but sailors and I do not like to thlnk of them. We would like so motto to eat, and they give us plenty of opportunity, as we had six meáis a day but Still this does not last always and we are sooii able to join in and enjoy the sport?, in dramatic plays and concerts. In this way ten days soon pass and we lind ourselves Monday raorning in sight of land. Land to the left of us. With wbat joy we bail the first dark epot visible in the distance just at the edge of the horizon. Soonitgrows larger as we sail nearer, and we tee on the one side the "Einerald Isle" and on the ut her the bilis and rugged lands of Scotlatid. We pass close to tbe "Giant's Causeway" and see the caves in its side. We learn tbat the 1 arrest of these "Dunkerry Cave" can be entered only from the sea. We leave the bunks of Ireland and approach nearer Scotland. Upon the banks are many beautiful hills and mountains, many farfamcd castles and luins, and, as we enter the Clyde from the ocean going up to Glasgow, we are particularly struck witl the grandi'ur of tbe landscape. The acenery to me, was by ttuc more pleasing tban tbat of our famed Iludson that 1 had seen only a few weeks previous. It is so strong, so romantic, so full of hi.-tory, fo ever-cbanging. We see on its banks Bothwell (Jtistle, Dumbarton Castle an many others tbe nam es of which I havt forgotten. The latter stands on a rocl rising abruptly 5G0 feet above the water At bout eight o'clock we land in Glas gow and haye one's trunks searcheil b; the custom house officers - tobáceo mm cigars being the maln things they thlnl an American liable to snuiggle. Afler ¦ night's rest, we are preparad to "do" th city. (We notice, Deal the docks th large nutnber of iron, oce.iu and rive steatners in the procesa of building] Among the places of particular interes I will mention the Cathedral, built in th 12th century, which is one of the mos interesting of the public buildings. Th crypt beneath the church Is one of th linest In existence and within a few year all the window3 of the cathedral have been Ulied with stained glass, which are all except in the crypt and chapter house, from Munich. The Necropoüs, an ornamental cenietery, is situated on the height near that on which the cattiedra stands and wlth whieh it is connected by the "Bridge of Slghs." From Glasgow we go to EJinburgl and are well-paid for the timo spen there. The "Edinburgh Exhibition i grand. The grounds are well laid ou and the buildings large and tastefully adorned with statues. Every occupatlo anJ pursult was represented from an en gine and train of cars (full size) to a sil worm cocoon, from a church made out o spools of thread to the Queeu's Crown machinery, musical Instruments, farm im plements, paintings, works of art, flow ers, etc, etc. Etünburgh Custle, too, wa of great interest. It is situated on rocky height of about 600 feet, in th heart of the city. It is guirded by nigh and by day by Highland sentries. Withi the castle are exhibited the ancient Re galia of Scotland, Queen Mary's Roon in which James IV. was bom, and Quee Margaret's Chapel. From Edinburg we go to Leith and here take the steame "Coblenz" to Hamburg. This is a voy age of but two days but rather rough Hamburgh is a very pleasant city am c mtains many museums, art halls am places of public interest, among thes Z' ólogical and botanical gardens. F.iom Hamburg we proreeded by rai to Bremen nnd are now heie seeing th Rath's Keiler, the old Domt; which is on of the oldest buildings, being over 90( years oli'. In one of the rooms ar corpses that have laiu there tbr hum] red of years. This is the Blei Keiler and th oldest corpse (for these are not mummie as there has been no foreicjn substanc used In preservation) is 460 years old. Our journey so far has been one o pleasure entirely, for everywhere hav we been received kindly and welcomei cordially. Especially do we feel gratefu to the State Line agents for their kind ness and gentlemanly forethongbt would like to mention among these the name" of Mr. Nelson, in Glasgow, mi Mr. Harry Cohen, in Bremeu for al though these are not known at home stil 1 we can assure all who travel tui way of thclr honest aid and attention. Louise Meindermann. Prof. Win. E. Robinson, who has boen eleeteJ to the superintendency of the Detroit schools vice Prof. J. M. B. Sill re signed, is a Wahtenaw cotinty boy, hav ing been boni in Lodi, n September 1845, and is a brother of Mrs. J. F. Nichol?, o this city, wliose husband was a teacher so many yenrs in the Detroit schools. Mr. Robinson taught in the schools here froml866to 1871, gave good satisfaction, and has many warm friends in this city. He has been principal of the Bishop School at Detroit since 1875. He san active Knight Templar and an eneretic man in every way. His new position will bring him $1,000 per yearsalury. It is quite generally known thntastook conipany has been formed n this city for the purpose of havlng painted a series of battle scènes which it is the intcntion of the owners toexhibit in variouá portions of the country, something after the style of the famous 'Battle of Qettysburi;" p.iintiug of Chicago, thotigh different. The artist is H. C. Behn, who made himaclf famous hereabouts by his superior work in painting the scènes which adora the asylutn of the Masonie Temple. Three pictures are now nearly completed, and will be taken this week to the grand encampment to be held at IlilUdale, for exhibition. The scène of the taking of a battery at the battle of Vicksburg which is the most prominent, shows some familiar faces in the foregrouml, and is pro. nounced by old soldiers to be the most life-like of any painting ever put upoo canvas, it will take several years to complete all the scènes and will cost, it is estiruated aboutf35,000.