Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 1, 1874, Page 4

- SUMMER-RESORTS. Sfiiatogu---aohn Morrissey at Home. His Refleotions-—He Tells Hig Story- ---Low Birth- and Iron Fortune, Atlintle City---Geno Grant's Visit, and Why It Was Secureds How He Was Received and Entertain- ) ed-=~His Speech. Ocenn Grove---Tho Camp-Meeting Assos olation-«»National Unfon Holls .ness Convention, 4 . A Gathering of “Perfeotionists'’«- “ Conferring the Holy Ghost™ ~Sabbath-Exeroises, Notes from Saratogn, Newport, Long Branch, Ete,, Etc. ‘ SARATOGA. From Unr Oten Coprespondent BanaToud, July 27, 1874, Tecent ovents having boon uufavorable to tho nurguit of morality in Lotter directions, I wont down to John Morriesoy's Olub-ITouse last night. o was nt lelsuro, and communicative. Baid It “Nr, Morrissey, have you formed an opinion in tho mattor of T, 'Lilton versus his paator? ¢ No, sir, 1 haven't. I have no desire to r_cnd such ecandnls, Thoy sadden men and cominn- nitley. They mako us bow onr hends. Such a tlesuo of weakness and superstition a8 that rov- clation seeras Lo be is pitifal, Aud o groat man, {00, a8 I always held: DIr, Boochor to bo! Buch astylo and siaturo of American! Woll, it wo don't who will?” Thero wna & pause. Mr, AMorrissey brought bis powerful oxprossion into form agaw, and gaid ¢ “ 8ir, go nlong tho porches of those big hotels, and what do you find most froquently 7 Novel- reading, or a woman coquetting with & married man, The novel gencrally doaling in domestio iufolicition, and paintiug up the suporiority of thejoutside lovorto tho prejudice of tho usband. Ielf the womon lving for o falso idenl, and de- ploring the monolony of real life. Why, a large part of ’emthink thoy must have both & husband avd an advisor, instead of advising with the Lushand and of him, s in tho old days! I respect tuso pastoral relation, but your pastor is apt to bo tho fivet lod away, Ile's the first to surrender to a womanw's sympathy. I'm ortho- dox, sir, in my viows of them things. I'vo nlayed cards, and stood up in tho ring, but 1 nover lot yself forgot my domestic hounor and duty, It's tho first thing to tako caro of all tho days of your life, Now, them peoplo aro all ruined, no metter \r?]_llch slaried the offonse. Nothing in thia world will give 'em the sweet sleep thoy had. Como out and look at my TROUT ™ ‘Lhey wero & fino lov, indoed, some 15 inches long, and all dartpg and ewimming in that per- feetly-transprroiit spring-water which is liguid 28 tho air of Saratoga. 'Chore is tonio in theair, tho water; and - tho gooiety of this place, which nover appearcd to the advantage it ehows this seagon. Four or or fivo thousand srrivals o week; o now hotel yet fresh with paint, having 1;100 rooms ; two moro which Lold 1,200 ench; threo which hold 600 ca¢h; and enough besides 1o confusa tha idlor. PTricer still up to a high noteb, yob evorything full, and everybody com- plaining of hard timos. What a Vanity Fairl The colebrated gladiator who keeps the Club- Houso, pool-room, and race-track, besidos the chicl restaurant in the placo, isstill TUE MYETERY OF BABATOOA, 1iho stronger for slanding in thoe social shadows, ‘Wo must go back to the model of Beau Nash to find such o carcor, and fail there; for o man who has beon so batterod as Morrissoy; so borated a8 Morrisey, almost by the na- ‘tions 8o acensed of sinstor work with Pool, and 1Ieenan, and Sullivan ; sodesired to be threshed xud put out of the way ; g0 impersonified es the roprogentative gamestor; so made a repronch for galug; to Congress,—to bestillalive, and vory neatly respected, i » greater anomaty than you- flor pulpit silent and apiked aftor tgu years of tomlorting platitudes it hus bled. "Tho mocki bird of our land, who uttcred all notes squal fagility, and was in ono tho wholo feath- ered choir, Las closed his song in mocker while Lore, this pugilist, whose bair is growlig gray, bas uearly coused to bon scandal, * Thers 18 just one renson, " snya Gou, Batcholle, th chief public mau of Buratogaz - Monlsuy Lias been + EYEBYTIUNG BUT INSEOERE," It should seem queer that dealing faro and furning vouletto can Lo atiributed siucore pur- Uil 5 yob, agawn, this wan hus been two or three times uearly rulned at his own games, und, as DMr, Coukling, tho chicf renl-ostate mau of Sura- toga, said towe: *“He has mado as ligh as 50,000 hero 2 season. nnd lost a8 hizh as $120,- U00. Why," continued Coukling, *when such Rhym ag Bon Wood end Jiumy O'Briou como oro, loadod up with monoy, rexolved on noth- Ing short of breaking that bank, aequaluted with every point in tho gamo, aud not to bo fooled by ruy trick of tho deal, it 14 literally a battle of dovils. Thoy txht 1lko Wall-giroot oporators on Mo seako of ‘chance,” 'To Liave boou tho champlon of the American ting required sowething more than streugth, Iy required . TESPECT OURSELVES, Tt aaid SFIDENCE, “ That,” sol orrigsoy, yestarday, golng ovor bis batties, T hud u groat doal of °X gamy oy Now York a stout lad, dotormined to fight, and to fight the bigzest man that could bo found, My fathor lived in Tro{. I was tho only boy iu » family of elght, and to support the girls, aud Ilooked nround mo, very poor and vory ilht- - prto, end maked it T ‘could "o ‘hest ‘ob wys thivg to got ou. Thero wus nothing I conld thuuk of but to fight, and I hud to thhl‘{; of that ; for Iwas Licked ashore 'most ovory day from the boat of Capt. Smith, who is now my fathor- m-lnyr. I was a river-boy, handling baggago and runving for pastengers, aud very ambiirous with vory littte opportumity, ' I lad read of Hyor and Sullivan, and tho _great pugilists fu Now Youlk, nud one day Ttook my bundle and camo fo the :nly, dotormived to gat a fight out of thom “It wau at tho Empiro Club, on Ttk Row, whore Lhunted thom up.” The first- T unw g Juninh Itynders, & famous political leador ju them luys, and I wont up to bim, surrounded by hig orowd, und &aid : “Mr, Ryndors, I'vo coma down hate from Troy to fizht,” I've fot 1o money, but I will flght for reputation. Iwill fight My iyer, or you, or anybody you can piok out,' They just all sol on ma af onco, and #ive mo beating that made my head sore for threo woeks, * Atter that I 1ald for them individually, Said I: ‘Gentlemon, I will lick your crowd, and wmako you ncknowlodge mo, if it takes mo yoars, “T was TOOR A8 A WIARF-RAT, aud could barely pick up my food ; but T Xopt on the wharves, unluading stenmors, working with ’longshoromen, and golting beaton so often that 1 wad hiardly over right well. Aslong ns I was moor nobody would do ma tho favar to fight mo in the ring, aud I finally went to Ualifornia {n the mining times to make a stake, Thore I fought ‘Thompson and whippod Ium, and I re~ turned to Now Yorl with somo roputation. The duy Tlanded I clallonged Hyer to fight for 8i0,- 000, To came around with Bill Loole to whip mo before I got out of bed one morning, and I was o detorminod about it that thoy enw L would novor leavo Now York till I had that belt, Fi- nally, I fought Bullivan at Doston Cornors,—tho hardest fight Lover bad, o was an ertist, aud he broke my nose, aud out mo all to plocos 3 but 1 havo wlways known that I could keop my logs and stand up until any of my opponents woro worn onk. _ That was my caloula- tlon with Toonuns ondurauco ngainkt sirength, Hyor I nover could bring 1o tho scrateh, o hiad lost his mornl force, umf naver would fight me. iis friond Loole, a8 you Luow, 604 ou e With & puck of iy triouds, and expectod to bring me &0 near my ond that X would loso stornch for o fair contes “Unable to got any of them to meot mo, I MARRIED and went to business, All at onco Heonan éamo from Califoruin with a reputation, and they eaidg ; l!m;n 18 our man to give Morrsiasoy a flogging b nst, e *' 1 thien deolinad to fight, until I was worrlod nnd sat upon in and out of print, and finally thoy whipped mny old fathor. and abused my. family. Hald Ito'my wifo: *I can't live this way, I ghall havo to fight thal man.' My wifo uaid: ¢ Yos, you must fight him,’ I wont into teainiug on my fathor-in-law's farm, *Every offort waa niade to bring tho whole sentimont of the Unlted Statos up againat mo, You cnn't toll how many years and liow much pain I have had to boar for tuat porfectly unjuat odium of saokivg to cuallongo an_ Amorioan ns an Irishman, My, Ioonnn tied tho Amorican colors Lo tho ropos, and his coat, whon ho took it off, was nctually lingd with tho Amorioan llag, I bad ta lawgh in his faco, Ho broke my woso n pecoud timo, and I think ho could striko tho most powetful blow of auy man I ovor aaw; but I Ywon tho battlo aud closed them out, I followod him to England to seo the fight ho ned with Bayors 3 for by this tuno T was angry nt yosrs of persecution, and I wantod to seo the last mun of that ald yer ootorio closed out.” GAMNOLIERING, & Thou, tho still-powerful gladiator related how ho camo to play cards by profosslon, WA prizo-tightor,” hosad, *can graduate with no other avocation oqual to Inastart, Ilave al- ways played ourds more or lews, My _gonoral roputation nmongat Americaus, I felt, foquired mo to do somathing to start my boy, fur whoss character Ilivo at presont in a groat de;gron, aud I chasod up tho soat in Congross, o na to he oblo towuny: *If your father did bn{;ln in the riug ho wrote 3L, O." aftor bis namo.” ‘I'he noxt movemont of Morrissoy wasin 1861 to ostablish Lumeolf in tho Villagoof Baratoga; and hero, ho relatos, ho dotermined, consistont with his profession, to bogin & now local earoor, di- root and pengoable with mau, Iohad tho friend- ship of that Jargo clnss of physical beinga who surround Vandorbilt in Wall stroet. Il was en- couraged iu Saratoga by Jamea Matvin, who was i coiloaguo altorwsids in Congress, OF course Lie mado monoy; for the gamo Lo plays ia sot mainly for sporting men who bet high and suf- for comparatively hittlo by loss, Actors, horse- men, Wall-atreot brokers, journalisty, politioians, and sposuintors, nve tho froquenters of his houso. I linve soon tiwo Sonators of the United Stutes fuhabitants of bis placo, invited thore ns bt guests, Ia is always master of the situation, somowhat modified and softoned in maunors, but Lis rights hodomnnds with as much of forooi- ty aud dircotuoss as in former days, “Lam teo old ta fight now,” hie said, **and could never tratn_to condition, I nover would fight in tho ring, having beon in Congress; fox I reupoct what tho peoplo did for mo.” orrissoy is the FOUNDER OF THE MUNNING TURE aswe 6eo it to-day.—n business in which, ho says, thoro aro from 53,000,000 to 5,000,000 fu- vosted in Amorica, whorens in 1864 they could not ntart half-n-dozen lorses on the Hueratogn Cowrse,—tha anly courzo in tho country, Ile do- rived tho most officlont and stondfast support in this from Johu Iracey (the son-in-lnw of Revor- dy Johuson), who i President of the Saratoga Assaciation, Morrisey bought the wholo prop- erty, using the nwnos of Vandorbilt and others whosn united wealth, he suys, amouuted to up- wards of 6100.000,006.- With these names, ho paesod withont o diesenting voice a repenl of tho lawof the State of New York making it o offuse to runa horse. Gov. Fenton signed tho bLill. ‘I'he property cost Morissoy about $100,000 to boyin with, aud ho now owus o fow shures less than half, " Lhero 13 FAMILY BESIDES, apart from Saratoga. 1lis wifo is & handsomo woman, vho attonds the balls, but has no social passion ; and bio nover speaks to a gontlomsn accompanied by Iadios, Iie has heon much cons ceruod about bis only gou, who hears liis namo, and whom ho sought to porsuado to tako an edu- cation and hnve a profession. T'he young man i sad to havo no fouduess far study, and to bo of bia tather’s pbysical inclinations. ‘o greas number of race-tracks and stablen of runulng horsos in this country, bogiunivg with Snmlugn. extouding to Paterson, N. J,, and Jeromo Y'urk, and finnily going on to Baffat 1o, Mobilo, Moumouth Yark, and eluowhore, be- gan in this coujooture of Morrigsoy ¢ “I eaw, nt the close of tho War, that tho racing alock of the South was nenrly extinet, owing to the horsds_having boon Lilled in tho oavalry, Bwd I: ‘Tliem pooplo will return to Baratoga as in forwer YORve, aud bring their horses, whon they cau xovive and can reimport thom, I will sntic- ipato the timo aud buy o travk) At that tiwo neither Sanford nor L'ravors, Jorouio nor Dul~ mont, Hluntor uor MeDuniel, ownod & hovee. In ton years tho turf Lk boen browght up o £ pei- fection it nover bad in this country, nud the Wwholo seutiment of the Noithis [n favor of it It stands equal with the turf fu England. It is the ustional amuscment.” AS A BUSINESS-MA: Morrissoy is decisive, bold, direct. Ho s turf- way, sporting-men, stract-oporator, rostaurs- tenr, and politicinn, and must work the year yound ; but it is sid by citizons of Saratogn that, with all his venturing, tho only money that han adhored tohis handsis what 116 put in'Sut- togn roal estate. Horo be owus soveral hundred thousand dollars of valuablo town-lots aud park- stook, 1lis Club-Houso, which cost £60,000, wos built on o pieco of quickeand, sud resting on planks, It bas settled equally soveral inchos, and 18 now o fiuely-improved squave -of ground, inclosing a sopurato building for pool-rooms ; n second for public game; s third for the servanuts and sporting employes, who numbor nbout fifty; aud tho mam club-building, of prossed briol consinting of n library, lurgs rostaurant, dra ing-room, and gaming-roons, below, aud, abovo, poker-rooms and chombers. On the promisos are yalnable mineral aprings. Probably nowhere but at Hombourg is thero sioh a palaco of hazard, The furniture, plate, znd upholstery ave of the best, Peoplo go to the rostaurant who nover 800 tho games. No “ ouppers,” runuers, or uo- coys, ar6 employod. The restaurant-pricos aro 80 per cout helow Dolmonico’s or Welchor's, and this restaurant is tho safoty of tho gamos, Ilo Las a partnor, Iieed, 2 “Lhe Obristinu Asociations have soveral timos addressed their brothren of Saratogs, protesting against the toleration of this Club-House, ** You aro bresking the law, Mr, Morriisoy, by publio gaming, We must protest againet it “ Wall, goutlomen, it that Club-Houso must En, my lotel goes with it I nover wish to reak any laws, I concede tho restaurant to Haratoga for Lo coucossion of the Ciub-Honse.” ‘Thore {8 mo longer auy talk about romoving eithor ; for when smo.ouuaumfimu huuds hore, as yestordny, on a borae-race, und opoen pool-solling 18 o part of tho business of thoturf, the dealing of fnroinincidental, Morriesoy inn porsoual wagorer on every race, His lito is “nbsorbed in puuhmg the problem of judgment and confidence to wiu forlune aut of chnuce. AS A POLITIOIAY, hois also n gamoster, and neurlyn 3 one, putting such odds of maney on Stato or Presi dontial elootion as to mako it uccosuary for him tospend still moro to promoto the campaign. Blowly extending and oxpanding his knowledyo, acquaintanes, and eapitad, 1o aims at lendiug the Demociatio party in New Yorl for objoots of ame bition and gratitication, Ilo bolioves in bim- solf, and i not nceused of countensuo- iug polltical corruption. Twood ho was the firab to doty, saying, ** I will put up $50,000 that ho goes to tho Ponitontiary within threo yoars|” Ho furnished fuuds and force to' sof up tha Youug Doniocraoy, and for this was compellod to quit “business” in - New York, for ona ‘winter, while the ‘Tweod party supported éhumhorlnln‘ & rival gambler, At this moment Morrissoy i probably the londar of tho revived Tammony ilal,— hying thore, ag hero, the buldness nnx dooision which gives londorship. Seholl aud tho Vander- Dils interest, of whioh Morrissey is a part, protect the Vuuderult ronds through this orgamzation and its probable coutrol of the Ktute, Dorrissey keops o polics-wateh on all oppasi- lon gomon fu Saratogs, and destroys 1t by call- hg on the propriotor of tlie properly and offor ing advanced tont for the promises, {0 bo used for o logitimato purposs, e lns realized his Wish of "porfact ¢rodit and possossion in this village, Citizans of tho pince and siudonts are not admitted Lo the Olub-Iiouse, Tho #ito of his ¢lub 1 rotired, and it hay replacod half-z-dozon othors, It it diftloult to raalize thnt, with continuity of Purpose, wagacity 40, disproportioned to his op- portunity, and tho {m\ver(ul will sud body of dJohn Motriskoy, Nature did not intond bim for something botter: a commandor & totropolitan Chiet of Dolice, Presidont, It Is pltitul to woo batburian, with the qualitics of Cudondal, or a Hugh O'Neill, lite at botling on tho turn of nomination of n domino, But then it looks us littlo for men like Bolinont, Joromo, and ‘Utayers, to uso the vaet fortunes they liave ucquired i digpatebing monkoy-jockoys nround ring on toy raca-horsos, of armed men, or a Railrond- 60 splondid o au Arminiug, & #poudivg middlo & oard or the de- ATPEARANGE, Morrissoy Is aman \Yulgilth about 260 pounds 3 about 5 foot 11 inchos high ; very broud awd poworful In thearms, shouldors, hips, and neck 3 and of a spiky kind of vich jot liaiv, which comon down gtrong and thick upon a low forehoad, shich Jooks as if 1t could batt au ox down, I noso Is broken, His faca is ke o holwot in ity stropgth, Ilis oyes sro of o lighl-hazol THE CHIOAGO : DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, -AUGUST 1, 1874 color, with apots In thom, amall, flashing, yot ab times losing their datornination and boaming mildly. 1o hns arathor swoot smila oud n Ticavy voico, habltunlly hoarse, As such glants can no longor woar arnior, thoy must porforce e pugllists, Tor aladintorlal work hio s by far tho mout powerful huunan boing I over saw, 1io 18 Irish, probnbly of Franch dorlvation,—Breton vorhaps, ot Norman, Ilo has boen o quarter of ncontury beforo tho publie, and is yob to bo longor, porhaps, Low Bu‘lh and Iron fortuno aro Lls producora, Gar, ——— ATLANTIO CITY. Spectat Correspondence of 2o Chicaao Tribune. ATnaNTIO OiTY, N, 3, July 20, 1874, This compnratively-obscura watoring-place ia . vory plaasaut spot in which to loitor nway a woek or two during the summor. It s on the Jorsoy const, 00 miles from Philadelphin by rall,—tho manjorlty of its patrons boing from that clty. Almoat overy day o train of & dozon or flftcon cara comon down, londod with mon, womon, and childron, who onfoy a bath in the ocean, stroll along tho shore for twa or throo hours, and roturn homo tired, but fealing lm- proved in epicits, Tho atmosphero is mild and pecullarily dry; s constant broezo from tho soa noutralizos tho rays of tho sun,—tho thermome ofer rarely indicating moro; than 70 dog., and that at mid-day, tho averago belng in the Inst balf of the 50'. Tho shor his a gontlo slope, and DATIHING IR BAFE, In provioua yoars there wore many loles & fow foet from tho wator-linc, snd & strong undor-tow, but theso have disappesred, and tho fonrs of timid pooplo no longor influenco thom. As pre- cautionary mensures, however, & numbor of lifo-lings aro attached to buoys anchored some distanco out,-and a life-boat, manned and roady to holp oxhuusted bathors who have waded be- yond thelr dopth, I8 on the alort durlug bathing- bors, ‘I'ho town, which is on an island, n narrow in- lot soparating it from the main-lend, fa quadri- Interal in shapo, Four brord nvenues, with gravelod rond-beds, and shaded by troes, run. through it north and eouth, and the east and west streats aro about tho width of Kifth avenuo in Chicage. The principal thoroughfare I ¥ ATLANTIO AVENUE,— the Iargost hotols and noarly all tho shopa front- ing on it, and n stroct raway in the contre onne bling one to rench cither ond of tho island in & fow minutes, Enst, noarer tho beach, is Pacific avonue, which 18 dotted with handsome cottages, many costing as much ns §16,000 Tho two othor avonues and the intorsccting strcets are faced with smallor dwollings and boardiug- houses. Thero ato about thirty hotols, large and small, several of which dopenad wholly upon excursiouists for custom, The best, or rather tho most oxpensive, is the United Btatos; but Congress Hall, tho Clarondon, and itho Surf Houne, aro equally ns zood. L'l chargos ringo from £2 to $4 a day, and from $10 Lo 230 n weelk, for a single porson,—choico rooms, of course, fixing tho price, Tho better carnvansaries nro plainly but neatly furniehed, though all are too far {ltmu tho soa, varying from e quartor to half 5 mile, Notwithstanding ita ono or two cssoutial ate tractions and poonliar advsntagos, the pinca s uot as popular as the Branch or tho Cape; and tho seagon, up to yestutday, ITAD NOT BEEN PROFITARLE to hotol-Keepora and those who niuke money out of vieitors, “The largo hotols had not done n paying business vinca the opening weokin June; at many of them tharo wore more waiters than guoats iu the diniug-Lalls. and tho exponses ox- ceedod tho velurna 50 por cont. 'Lhe slim nt- tendanco was attributed to the panic, and the consequont lessening of incomos and tho necos- sity for ceonomy, It was due, however, to the faol that 150 cottages, crected ainco last yoar, Liad heen ronted by Philadelphians and Jeraoy- men who, during previcus seasony, oocupiod apactmients at tho botels. Consequently, tho wealthiost Bojournors pay no bills of from $100 o $220 o weelt,—having moro room, and finding mote congenial-and -home-like comfoits, for n much loss expenditore. In addition to losing the patronnge of the nabobs, the hotoly huve Jost that of many of tho middla class,—boprd and room boing obtainable for half the hotel- rates ab thvee-fourths of the coltazes; the lossees paying the rent by taling hulf-s-desen boardors, ‘Lho dullness which pervaded the hotels indl- cented tha sinking of larzo sumy of ronay, and tho propriztora fully Toslized that somothicg mugh bs done to atbract sicsogers,—to plmé & maanot in the tawn which would dray thonsunds. {\ tnsiiag was beld to this end, and & proposi- ion Lo INVITE PREGIDINT GRANT was entertained without s objsotion,—the local politiciang, aud the few from nbroad, being olam- orous for it. ‘Che cotingera woro requested to tako part, and they consented to do &o, aud a weck wus dovoted to making the arrangomonts, ‘Lue Hon. A, W. Markley, tho quondam lobbyist of the Camden & Amboy Hiullrodd, was dis- pitehed to Long Branch to ncquaint His Lxcol- lonoy with tho wishes of the peoplo, aud lio tela- graphod that the President would conte. The fnct was duly announced in tho Philadelphin newspapers and the railroad compeny advertisod that thoy would fusuo round-trip tickets nt $3,— tho regular tariff being 82 ench,—good for thraa days, “'I'he hiotel-keepars beeamo jubilant, and congratulnted one ruother upon the assurod suc- coes of tho echemo. Tha Prosident had naver been liero; he had proved a good eard at Long Branch and Cnpo May, and thorofors thoy dvonmed of safos full of groenbacks. ‘Iholr ox- pectations WERE REALIZED. The traino on Friday came down full, while thoso on Salurday were jnmmod,—thirty-eight carscoming i two traibs.on_the latter day. Tho Presidout, accompanied by Mrs, Grant and Geu, Babeook, left the Dranch at 8 o'clock in tho morning, in Pom Scott’s spocial car, and stopped over nt Camden for lunch with the Oon. Thomns A. Dudloy, s popular Jorsoyman. At tho stations along tho rouio, there were knots of country-people, and, oconsionally, s band of music,—I1iy Excu(lmxuy exhibiting himsolf, and being cordially groetod. The train arrived hove avout Lalt. pust b o'clook, p, m., oud was drawn through tha town by a _locomotivo profusely ombolhehod with flags and decorated with flow= ors. A\ committeo mab tho distiuguishied guest as he alighied, and escorted him through a vista of humanity to the main purlor of the United States Hotel, The room iwas uncomfortably full of peoplo in two seconds, and the wearn travoler, who was covored \vit‘,l dust, did not look at oll contontod. **1low changed ! " was tho ex- clamation of thoso who had not geon hita for several years, ‘Lhough evidently fn viiad, pro- priety, or rathor custom, cam|lmllm stat W histon to au nddress of weleomo by the oy, A, A, Wil- litts, o Prosbytorian clorgymnn of Philadolphis, who reforred to tho fan had at the exponso of Now Jersoy by the nssertion thet tha Stato was out of the Union,—padding his speceh with sucl wittieismu as this: **‘I'hoy (tho poople of the town) eat oyators, but tlioy aro uob nustera; they pavtake of clams, but they are not olamor- ous; and they find too many good flsh in the sea 1o need any of the ‘loaves aud flshea’ from the nation's store,” hey Mayor then tondored the hospitalitics of tho placo, an TIE PHESIDENT REPLIED A8 FOLLOWS$ "' Docron : It affords me very gront pleasare to viult this wen-shoro watering-place, and for tho first timo m my life. - T have got one rémark to make, howover, aud that is, that he is not exuetly n man of tho bith, 1o snid thet ho (Dr. Willilts) would niot boro us with a long spocch ; ho “dld not bore us, but Lo mado the spucch § nud, thorofore, Lo has not knlwt trictly within ‘tho lino of Lis word; and, if I wos a sponker, I would like to roply to somo part of it, Bpeaklug of thus slander about Now Jorsoy be- ingout of tho Union, if that wouwo I conld never huvo camae here, Locause I came hero s Prosident of tho Umtod Hiates, and without the authonity to Jonve the country ; and, if what Lie seatou s truo, thon I am liable to impeachment, [Loughtor,] "T'hero are woveral points in hs speool Lhut 1 wonld like to reply to in dotail, but, uot huving heard it in advance, it would bu impossible, I uin vory glud to bo here with yon," [Obheers, After hand-shaking to s limited oxtent, tho Prosidont wont to his apartmonts, and mado hig appearance in half an hour, looking refroshed, As the Committeo approeched to take him off for a rido In o four-iu-haud to oo the beautiow of tho resort, koveral young ladies rushod up and blushingly PRESENTED TN WITI HOUQUETH, Ho accopled thom with a bow, and turned thom ‘over to & sorveut, aud thoy adornod Liy dining- table to-day. 3 ‘I'ha hotels, and cottagos, and storow, ware or- namonted with buuting snd small flagy, sud at uight illuminated with Chivoso lautorns, At bmif-pust 6 o'olock {here was n display of fro. works in the grove baok of tho ‘Ntalos,” It conoluded with & # bombardmont," and the light- ing of jotw forming (rant's aphorlsm, % Lot us have peaco,” crowned with an American flag of nplwupxlmn‘y-co\omfl Hghts, T'he pyrotechuics wese supnlomented by A liop, to which only the elite wero admitted. About and noarly 1,000 850 Invitatlons wora Isaued, d during tho threo Indios nud gontlomon dunoar liours the ball was in progross, Tho dresses of tha Indiod wora much admired. -Tho Prosident aud Mrs, Grant wero presont, bnt meroly ng joolcorr-on, ‘Thoy lonve: to-morrow for mui Branol, and those who came to soo them il dufinrt on the mornlug-trains, ooking at Uheir vislt from n husinoss point of viow, it in unfo to say that moro groenbacks -wore loft hovo fn threo days than had boon f;nummfl in by tho hotel-men during tho preood- g three waoky, Thero are TEW NEATRICTIONS NERE ON THE AANDATIL Visitors ate affer plonsuro, and, if thoy have what tho Pooplo's purty eall ® Phritanionl no- thons,” thoy lofs thom at homo, Many of tho atored and all tho saloons aro wide open, and tho mombor of tho bands nt tho_lotols are earning. their ealarlos, Billlards, howling, and shooting, Lowover, ara tabood.. Evorybody who bathos donned his sult at the hour, 11" o'clock, thlg morning, and_gouged himsolt in he oconn,— women " o8 woll as mon, o number of surf- bathors is toss than. 1 fornior yoars,—lot snlt~ water baths, a now foature, proving more bene- floinl to sickly pooplo. ‘Tho success of the experimont abovo referrod to was so grnulylnf to thoss pecuninrily intor- cated, as well as'to Lhoso who wore not, that it Is probablo that other plans will be devised in the nonr futurs to Induce poople to coma hors and contributa their mites to make the sonson a mermorable ‘ono; otherwise *‘the City of tho Boa™ will bo “utale, flat, aud unprotitable,” and tho Inughing-stock of Its moro popular nolghs bors. , G. P B, ————— OOEAN GROVE. Corresponulence of The Chicaao Tribune. O0EAR GnovE, N. J,, July 27, 1874, This boautiful s.a-side rosort is full of visitors this season, Iis location Is 6 miles Lolow Long Dranch, on the Jorsey shore. Its arrangomonts for bathing, boating, fishing, and gonoral com- fort and onjoymont, aro unsurpassed, perhaps, by any placo on tho honch, Ita only lack is tho waut of rojlroad communication; but this ack hizd o manifold componsation in the porfect se- curity from roughs and burglars that alwuys pro- vails bore. Bo farasIcan loarn, no ono fools muoh the noed of locking doors, eithor by day or night, :Tho placo presents n marked contraat to Long Branch, which Is s city of fino and high-priced hotels, while this is a clty of UNIQUE AND DEAUTIFUL COTTAGES, In which tho great mass of tho thousands who como hore lve chenply, in a stylo of primitive simplicity,—sponding much of tho timo by day in groves, summor-housos, and tho tabornaclo of worship, and on the. beautiful Inkes. Hourly the country-peoplo come to tho doors with Vlackborrics .and buckleberries, and cvery Lind of vogotablo; tho flshormon bring flah, and the baker broad, No ciroumstances could bo moro conducive torest and plessuro, There ars good hotels here for those who do nab wisl to take o cottago of their own. Bimplicity of dress is desigued to be one of tha marked foatures of tlo plage, As no ono comes out in showy dress, excopt on spocinl accasions, no other one carcs to ao 0. lero are Congross- men, lawyers, Judges, doctors of divinity, mer- chantd, and millionniren, and thoir wives and daughters ; but they are all geuerally soen in broad-brimmed bats (the ladies tylng tho sidos down), and iu whatevor suit is most comfortablo, Your corrospondent Las a ocotiage by tho gea, where buudreds pass in an hour to tho bathing in tho = surf. Ifers como, just now, tho Rav, Dr. Bharp, 3 promineut mom- ber of thia Conventlon of which Iam to spoak, wnd Judgo Swift. Thoy havono shacs or cont on, or -vest, but only blue shirt, drawers, and chip haty and .thoy sze going down to batho, And -here now are iheir wives and Judgo B.'s daughter, and the wifo of Senator Iluys, of Now Jorsoy; aud thoy mro dressod precisoly the samo way, and seem to enjoy wading through the ocenn of white sand on tha wayto the boack. 1t looked a little odd, or vutler £ may say it folt lit- tlo awkward at ficat, to’ono aceustomed to tho manuers and dress that provail in Chicago, Bub not Ho now, I found it beat Lo submit gracofully aud fall into lino, THE OCEAN-GROVE OAMP-MEETING ABGOCIATION owus and controls tho propeity, enncts the laws, and keops up a police-force. _ Ulio Ansociation i composed of a_compauy of BMethodist ministers who hold tho doctrines of porfootion, snd this organization in for tho proniotion of these duc- trines, Chey cluiin to Lo the advance Method- ists, while {hoiv brothren look upon them as somewlat fanatical, This Cam Asso- cintion, theraforo, is somathing of a black sheop in the denomiuvation, and draws eanly n cértain claya. Bub this clags is by no menus {usignif~ cant, and it embraces mucl of tho weslth sud ac- ul\;lzy,unud wany of the leading lights, of tho Church, ‘Lho officers of tho Association aro : - Tho Rov. T, 1L Stokes, of Camden, N. J., President ; the Rov. A. . Ballurd, of Long Dianch, N. J., Vico- Prosidont ; Goorge W. Lvaus, Eaq., of Philadol- Lin, Sceratary ; 3 yn, Treasuror ; and these, with five othors, con- stitute an Bxooutive Commitios. The Rev. IT, B. Buoglo is employed 08 Suporintendont of the grounds und the aifuirs of the Associntion, and bo will.rent you au empty tout, 14x21 foet, far ten days, during tho canip-meoting in August, for $20. At anothor tima ho will lob you have it for 24 por wock ; snwnllor ones at lowor rates. This ‘makes & very pleasant, independant, and rather popular way for those who stay s short time, aud tako thoir moals ut tho Qualcer Dairy at 30 lo 60 conts cach, Board and lodging is 912 to 315 per waok at tho botols, sud in some_ instances the lodging is board (togothor witha little straw). ‘TUE NATIONAL UNION HOLINESS CONVENTION was in Bossion for. goveral days, attended by about 4,000 visitors, including thoso on tho ground for tho summor. It s said that thicty- six Stotos of the Union wero ropresented. ‘The grounds and priviloges of tho Associntion wore choerfully given to tho Convention, and all tho services woro uuder its gontrol, . Lhe oflicors of the Convention were: Ohair- man, Dr. I 3., Ward, of Nowark, N, J., o vouer- -able man, a Presbylorisn Eldor, and a sort of Inther to the Homooputhic practico of medicine 3 Becrotary, tho Rov, I\ W, Ladd, of New York, a minister of tho Irionds; nnd a sort of Gonoral Committce, composed of threo Mothodists, throo i-‘x‘lourln, five Eplscopa- fiang, five Congregatiounlists, threo Daptists, aud flve Prosbytorians, Theso are the goutle- meun who callod tho Convoution last year, and Joined in ronewing the call this year. The names of sovorul who siguod the call lnst year are dropped from tho lists this year, including the Rev, A. B, Iinrle and the Rov. A, P. Graves, prominent Buptist ovangolisty, I'ho ebjoct of tha Convention is declared to bo *“The promotion of holinoss of life through an overcoming faith fn Christ, or Lapeism of tho lloly Ghuu‘i, Ly union in prayer, nnd conforence in public aud private, und by tho teachings of tho word of God ns “interproted by the loly Bpirit in porsoun! Clulatian oxperionce.” During this meoting, ono thomo has been on the tonguo of evory spoaker, malo aud female, vig, PLRFEOTION, Qotting tho Blessing, Conrng into this Rest, the Ihgher Lite, Sanot{iloation. At 5 in the piom- g, daily, n mooting was bold to diseuss it 1 at 8, a meoting to rolato exporionce of gainin; Sanotitication ; at 10, a mooting to preach it ; uf 2p, m, Mra. Tuttlo or Miss Smiloy, Quakor ladios, held u meeting to justruct those secking it; ub 9:90, somo of the many ladios hold nu oxperionce-mosting ; and three or four more would cloge the duy,—tho last one preaching in the Tabornacle. WILD-FIRE IN THE MEETINGS, which was so provalent lusb (iwur, Lins brolon ont again, ngtwithsgsnding the dotermined offorts to smother it out, A portion. of the seunctifled waorshipers claim to confor the Holy Spirit by tho Inyivg onof hands. Theso zealous onos avo ex- ceedingly persiatent in tonching this doctrino, und in publing it into practice, A big gun was fived at this practico on Satur~ day wmight, A stern 1ebuke of it, and of those whio hold toit, was read to tho congrogation, signed by tho Uresident, Dr, Werd, all tho signurs of tho call thab wWero prosont on the grounds, M18G CABRIE WARD, tho daughtor of Dr. Wurd, it Lo oad and front of this offendivg, though sho has mnoy co- workers, Duriug & meuting on Baturday, stirred by tho impulscs of tho occaslon, sho was maved to confer tho Holy Hpirit upon some of tho ministorial brothren, Accordingly ¢ho approached the Rey, Dr. Levey, & Duptist pustor of Thlladelphia, .and one of tho Exeoutive Committoe, und, oxtonding hor dolicato hands toward aud upon the Dootor's hond, begun to oxbort him to' reooive tho 1loly Glost, Uut the Dootor was unwilting to reooivo Ius Bunetitiontion-in_that way, and he uncour- teously repliod, “Puul I kuow, and Chuist [ Jmow; but who are you?® i Brothor Inskip, the groat Apostle of this mod- orn Banctiffoation _movamaent, was next ap- proached by Mied Ward, with extendod hands st upturned oyos, Lub Brother Imskip oriod, “5top, sistor! stop, sistor)™ aud thus il hor la- bor wan lost on this ocvdsion, Bling Ward I a slim, dolicato-nppenriug lady, of 26 0r §0 yonrs, who woowmw to La W docided ower in tho splritual intorosts at Ocean Grovo, ghn tonldo hore during the summer, with bor fathor's family, and has tho chargo of the in- fout-class fn tho Sabbath-sehool. ~Sho mannvos tho 100 littlo ones in her claus vory finoly. Ifer slstor claimy to havo boon oured instantancouy- ly, in audwer to prayor, of n long-standin, disoaso that had deflod all the skill of eminey physiclana, Aftor the reading of this document of savore condomnation of ", this loresy, on Baturday night, Dr, Lovoy, of Philudglphia, pronchod from Jamos, 2d “chapter, on *¢'I'ho Friendship of God." - Tho audience was vory large, Lut tho sormon was rathor spiritioss, and, m short, it was & total falluro for tho occasion, TUE AALDATI ! waa o delightful day, clear and calm, and mongs of praise woro henrd through this hnum' fut pine-grove almost overy mivute all duy. The gato s closed on Satucday night, and no teams outer on the Sabbath. Boating, bathing, nln.L are forbiddon, and tho day is ouc of holy qulcf ong rost, A mooting of the Snints was announced by Dr. Ward for 6:90 8, m., and o lovo-feast in tho “Tab- ernnclo at 8, ‘Lo luttor was largely attouded. It wos o lovo-foast of tho snueiificd ouas, Heoros took patt, each Lalling somothing of the way it which thoy * Came into this Rost," orun- der what ciroumatancos they,* Found tho Bloss- ing.” Tho larger part of the mponkers woro Indics, aud they wora ongor to relato some- thing of Inforost to thowsolves, snd gonerally to othors, In many instancos, the leader hiad to call upon thom to dosist, Bomo of tho ladtes would Bcarcoly quit whon tho londor inaisted that thoy should, Enrnost foolings scomed to move them, Ono lady oxhortod tho cougroga- tion and leadors ** not to fix the way of God, L 1Io souds by ono who says, * Recoivo ye the Holy @Ghost,' do not grievo the Spirit of God." At 10 the people assombled undor tho largoe arbor, for the open-air muutinp}} The Rov. John 8, Inskip, of Soa OMT, near Ioston, President of the National Onmp-bfuodng Asgooinlion, and o star-proachor of this persunaion, preacked the great wormon of the Convention, - deolnring 1t n work of iulidolity to say thar Banotiflcation is 8 grauual worle. It Is ns instan« tanoous and as mnrkad as convorsion, Homo of his uttorauces wore atrongly Calvinistic, but his BoLmMON ]\:tnu ronoratly rocoived with acclamationy of delight. 4 Mcst’x”ngu of tho groatest interest wore hola at sovoral houses in- the afternoon, at diffarent points, mostly for those secking to attnin to this Ligh exporionco, and lod by promivent Indics, 08 Miss Sarah Smildy, Mra. Tuttle, snd olhors, During theso meetingy, many came into this stato of Rout in Christ, But TLE BEACH-MEETING was the great nfair of the day. . It was hold at 6:80 p. m., according to the long-timo custom of the pinco on Sabbatl ovening, Long bbfore the time the people bogan to gather, until the cons grogntion swolled Lo ovor 3,000, They filled tho creat summor-houdo ut the fooi of tho Ocenn Pathway, looking high over tho ocean, and 2,000, porhaps, #at ou the whito sand bolow it, whilo othors rested in thelr camp.chnira. It wos ‘strange and oxcoedingly-linpressivo sight, 'Lho ocean’ rosr was lond aud uncoasing: wavo . H, Brown, Liq., of Brool-- aftor wavo broke upon theshoraconstantly, Tho sun was geltingin o clear, moltow light. Boon the wougs bogan: “I Love to Tell tho Ktory," * Proclous Name," ** Coronution,” **I Am Com- g, Lotd," " Josus, Lovor of Ay Boul," **Bafo intho Arma of Jesus," ote, 'Fho slnging way trom 2,000 voiaes, loud, claur, and in gooil style, Tho Rev, . Sturgis, of Luston, drow o benu- tiful lesson from o similar moeting on tho shore of tho Bea of Galileo, 1,800 years ago, Olbers dwelt upou the lessony -of “the great sen, ita wayes, &e, Miss Currio McDounld, of Drooklyn, 8aid it was tho hoppiest duy of her life, Ultiat Lind revenled Iis love to hor to-dsy mora than over bofore. Bhanow kuew what perfect con- #oeration is, Bhe s o fine spouker, with cloar voico, and o beautiful singer. Dr. Word bogan an improssive address, during which o fino ocenn steamer pasged not far from shore, bound porth- ward. Beeing o largo o crowd, she hounored us with n galute, wherotpon the congrogation an- swered hor by tho waving of two or threo thou- snnd handkorehiels, At anothor bimo in the sor- ‘vico, a vast Bchool of bluo mackerel canie slong shoro, and begnn to jump and frisk m the water, ‘Chin drew Lalt tho congregnsion to. tho wayes, bt thoy wero soon recalled by a song, ‘Aho meniory of this beach-mooting ivill long flvn with many pavticipruts, THE BOUTE: TO OCEAN GLOVE may be & matter of interest to wany of your roaders, a8 poople are being drawn lero from almost every Stato in tho Union. ¥rom Vhil- adolphia, Baltimoro, Pittsburg, &o., the Ponue sylyunia Road solls_oxoursion-tiokots Ly soveral difteront routes, Tho travelor is surprised to fiud tho extousive arrangements of this Com- pany for accommodating excursionists. Oncoin reach of any of their lings, yiuch scom to ox- tond overywhoro, oxcursiou-tickets are offercid {cu by any route desired. The Company furnish ourists, on application, with a beautifully pro- pared Guido Book, marking out over 300 routos to difforont watering-places. Thotr tickots nl- low you to stop over and go_or roturn at your i))lmnmrm At Philadelphis, leave tho Coamden opot on tho Peunsylyania Road, going via Janiosburg, thon.over the Frochold Itoad to Squew, 1lore Stiles’ stagzes moet overy train,-to convoy ~ passongers by an lbour's ride to this placo. This {8 a responsiblo lino of steges, indorsed by tho Aswociation, 1f you come by Loug Branch, thoy meot you theroalso. Ono hundred stages run hove at times to nccommodats tho travel to this poiut, The route above deecribed is _the shortest and quicltost. At Baltimore wo found tourists leav- ing the yol), aud itb dust aud wearinoss, and om- barking for Philadolphin on the Ericsson stenme ors, which leave every atiernoon for Philadol- plia, gotting n grand rido up tho Chesapcake ay, & good night’s sloup, and o grand rido up tho Delaware, lunding oarly at Philadelphin, Whilo this is chiosp, it is dolightfnlly pleasant, By way of Now Yotk tako steamor ot the Iast luver, and finish by raul to Long DBranch, and meot the stagoa. Tho Ponnsylviula whl bring you aithier.by the short ronte above mentioned, or by Now York and Long Branch, at about the BAME TaL0. ‘IAvELER, e WAUERESHA: The following Chiengo people aro either at Waulesha Springs or bave beon visiting thore during tho weel ending July 31 : Jolu B, Drake aud wife, Willlam ITansbrough and wife, 1t, ¢, Treat, P, 1, Quamberliv, M, D, Ogden nud wife, 1T, O, Stous and wife, tho Hov, Jolhn Gordon aud wifo, Awos Lall aud wife, Bamuel Kowe, J. F. Keenoy and wife; tho Misses Conley, Mra, Nolson, ‘Judge Van 1L, Hlgging aud wife, John K, Rowley and wile, 0, 11, Gaubert and wife, 1,1, Reas aud wife, W, B, Carver, 1L, L, Hill aud wife, und muny othors, i dideesle WHITE MOUNTAINS, The following wore tho orvivals nt the Kenr- sarge Houso, North Conway, N. II, from the West, during tho weok onding July 28: Mrs, 1, B, Dacon, Chicago; E. 8, Ransoms, do, ; Mr, and Mrs, G, P, Gore aud _fumily, do,; Froderlek MM, Dcluno,‘Dul olt; Augusius I, Swith snd family, Ap- ploton,"Wis. 1 Kirk D, Plerce, Ohifeago; A. G, Aldvicl, IcLean, .3 William Tsilon, S Franclco, Cal, § A, Fallon,do. s I, 1. Glimun,’ Alton, IiL; 0. 'Shuly wid son, Dotro Burgoitt, Dulta, O, Arrivala from olsowhero, 500 (0 00, ABRIVALE AT THE GLEN IIOUSE, WIITE AOUN- ‘TATNS, D, W, Irwin and fumily, Oblcago; E, G, Durand and'wife, do; Goorgs R, Lost, Bt, Lowls; George i, Burronghs auc family, Clileago: U, M, Wheeler aud wife, do; Mn, Dollatap, do; Oharles T, Faoto atd yilto, do; Edward Cratio, dog F, L. Webster, do; G, W. Htoue, do; Jolin B, Ploton nnd wife, 8t Louis; Qoodmanl King, do; ¥, D, Flora, do; W, if. Sard) Ohleugo; O, K, Siuntior, do; ¥, W, Sponcor, Bt Louin: Willlam D, Walket and wifo, Obleago; Miss Hadie Green, do, —_— MISOELLANEOUS. A Bhanghai rooster attached to n diminutive carringe atiracts attontion nt Oape May. —The Puquot 1fouso, New London, sheltors au unasusl number of ““notable™ people this seuson, tho list being hosdoed by Adwiral Por- ter. - —Thoy boast that tho arrivals at the Fort William Henry Iotel, Lake (faorge, avernge 100 per day, —Tivo hundred and ten bluofish woro caught In ono day last weok nonr the Manhansot House, at Shelter lulund, by porsons from tha hatal, —Thoy toll of Baratoga huckmen who mado nearly 1,000 by conveying peoplo to the lako dutifig tho inter-calloginte postponoments, —J. B, Jolmspn, the gront Lnglish swimmer, has bean ongaged to watsh over thounfoty yr tho bathers st tho Ocosu Ifotel, Nowpork, “This is the wan who.made the groat flyiug lonp from London Bridgo. last summor, aud who won the Qliampion Quyp for hin speed aud enduranca in swimming, —’l‘hny"lmvn an_oxcollont joke on a certain artist at Long Drauch, Ilo oame down from Canndy to get u sketoh of . tho Prosidont's cot- tage, Ko wos-a sirangor, and, ridicullug the idon of goliciting iuformation, sketohed tha wrong houso, o wus nwlully ** out up® when a friend volunteered tho.information, - —A warning is sonndod by the Home Journal in thoso words : ** Thore lunocent looking bas- kot olwniry that sbade one so Anlcu]{ from tho pun and are loft along the Loach withont sppareut awnership as gort of traps_for the um\mr{. how nuturally ono drops into them ns o fly into the web wovon forhum. By tho timo thevietim gota to thinking how vomfortable and pleasaut {t Is, and wondoring who iuvented, and what klui body lait it thoro, along .comes the * Jorsoy ' owner and domands o quanrtor,” ~—At Barutogi on tho evoning when tho aomot firsb sbowed ils upponrauce 8 young husband ojaon ’| at prosont,” sho ro; neliod mnto the drawing-room for bis cara aposa, sonted qomfortably on the sofa, racolving with mischilovous dollght the compliments and tho, ‘“homnges " of two snow-haired Oubans, ol Mnry‘ Mary, quiok]l Cemo and look nt tho comot." ojaonintod tio Tmsband. * I'm angnged Hod tranqullly, ** and will #00 [t nomo othor time,” "# Bat you can't, for it's going away soon," ha petslsted; * Qh, John, don't bothor me,” tlio Indy rosponded, peovishly, o a8 1f wo were novar coming to Sarafoga agnin 1 grnfi\‘uon tho comot noxt yoar, you gooso, you |" ableau. b4 (e S EGYPT, Drought and Crops—Dull Bthio of Eusincss—Itosults of the Assauilt Hpe on Onpital=icalth—Fhe Ioooher ‘Neandul—rolitical Mattors—Tho Nose ty s Wlmes.? Corresvondence of The Chicago T'ribune, Oatno, 111, July 28, 1874, Noraln of consoquence Las fallon in thls city for about oight wacks, and the roault ls A LACK OF WATER, whero thero was an abundancoin the spring. Cintorns, on which thia city is mainly dependont for water, aro nonrly dry, and wator-hauling has become sourco of larga rovenue to the carbmon. Cniro, though quite enterprising in somo re- spocts, hnshio water-works, although it appoars that a syatem might bo eatablishod st comparn~ tively little cost, especially whon it ia cortain thnt such an luvestmont would yiold & handsomo dividena, Whilo the dronght bas boen burning np vogo- table and flowor-gardena in onr city, it is soms congolation to know that our noighboring geo- tions bave beon blossed with plontiful and ra- froshing rains, o that crops wvromisa woll thronghout this rogion. In ome of tho rivor- cottntios, Ltho chinch-bug is committing serions ravages, but it 18 not thought that much damago will rosult, Businoss all around and nbout hors is TRUETTY FLAT, Tgypt is not going forward at o livaly pace ; in- deed, thero is not much forward abont It ; it fs a sort of & botwixity and botweonity decidoaly dis- couraging. A two voara' strugele on tho part of the General Assombly with ralironds, or ao-catlad monopolies, and tho “discusslon of monopolios, hiag tonded vory much to rotard tho progress of publio improvoments. Mon who'havo capital “which they conld invest profitably in railwave and mannfactures have becoma disgusted ‘with tha cry raised at ovory stop toward o community of capital and interest in entorprisos of this charncter. Tho pooplo are being galled with tho bolief that every organization and ovory company of mon who unite capital are ondosvor- ing to chent, dofraud, and swindlo the laborer ont of what is his own; that men who represont un{fllnl aro constantly nunspirlnF againge all obhors for their own ends, regardioss of conso- quences, In this fast ago, it sooma impossible to discuss any question with care or moderation, Mon grow wild over nbsurdities, and tho first thing thoy know they aro drifting into a sort of Commuuism that doos not recognize tho laws of “mine and thine,” Now, it is n fact that Bonthorn Illinols owes mora to its railroads for its prospority than to noything elso; and it isn fact withont dental that the railroads, nntll recontly, have had things protty much after their own way; but it is romarkablo that the men who complain the most are thoso who HAVE TIE LEAST OAUSE 2 for it. Without the Illinois Central Railroa the whole of Bouthern Illinols, from Centralia routh, would have continnod to this dny littlo Dettor than a howling wildernoss, Thore was o enterpriao, little education, and less religion, twonty years ago, thore, Lhe country was un- dovoloped ; 1ts resonrcos wora uot known, Renl eatate wont bogging, aud it was truly in a stato of darkuess in every respect. But n chango camo ; and the lands that wore once of no value aro now most valuable, Whore tho litlle clearing showed a pateh, great farms aro to Do scon ; whors no manufnctories were known, now tho sbrill whistlo of tho stopwn- ongine shows what clvilization is doing ; whero tho log nchoolhouse and church onco stood, now a dozen elegant structures, dedicated to Jearning and religion, are to bo scoa; whero a fow stuncod applo-trees once stond, magniticont orchards nriso and vinoyards Lless thoe taborer with sbundant yield. And s 5 I8 ALL THIS NAUGHT ? Is thoro to be o coutinnal war hetweon the agenciea thab havo indirectly made tho desert to blossom, aud tho active hand that hais thus fol- lowed in the wnke of greas public improvements ? Thope not, and havo only reforred to it as an ex~ ampio and an illustration of what provents this section, and many othiors, from making progross . Lo a highor aud a bottor litical powor, Hoalth i quite good this season, plane of gocial and po- quillity, and we hope to escape anvihing of the um't,dd?spitu the comot aud the Docolior-Tiiton acandal, By tho way, whilo overy nno'ulau scems to have aword about this filthy wess, your corrospond- ent desiros toontor his protest ngainst so much prospeclive weoping, wailing, and gnashing of teoth ovor Boechor's fall, and ‘the journalstio gushing ovor TUE TERNDLE EFTROTS ON RELIGION, XT0, Boccher nover hns beon a true exponent of Christinnity any more- than Tilton Lss, 1leis an oxponent of Beochorlsm, znd nothing else. I havanow his sormons, and Lis hooks, lotters, and overything nonrly that ho has publishod, and am not at all surprised at the exposo, Beeohs er rocognizes no thingor being grester than himeolf ; that is, he bag nover taught tho world theirontire dopendonce on and indebtodness to God, who is the I'ather, Ruler, Provider, I'ro- tector, and Judge of all, even Henry Ward Boeolior, He has impressed every one with the intende literality of Longfellow's words : Lives of great men all remind us We cun make our lives sublime, In view of thig, thore is but ono chureh, and Beocher is its only exponont, POLITICAL MATTERS are growing moro intorosting ju this part of tho State, Convontions have boon eallod, and before long the mg)uhllnnu champious will tako the fleld. The Opposition aro cooly considering tho chanoes, Thoy are teking their own timo, and will not-place thoir candidates bators the people till Tato in tho season, Iavingmuch to sznm and but littlo to toso, they can afford to indulge in stratogy and exoroise pationce, TIE TRIDUNE. in now consldored tho moat rallablo and entor- I)rlsiug Journnl in the wholo Weut. The T'imes 8 Tnsb losing its hold on tho publie, There in nodonying that a littlo nastinoss sorves ns p condimont at tho literary tabla of somo people I but, whan the filth predominates to suoh an ex~ tent as to dostroy the ovideuco of substantinl dlet, it becomes ' sickouing, ~And that is what is the mattor with tho Times ; it is ol nastinoss, aud is rojactod by many who have beon ceuse tomed to seols nutrition iu its columne, Qaprror, PR Gons Orook on the Tuvontysthird Ine Infantry. LEADQUANTLRS DEFANTMENT OF ARIZONA,) PituscorT, July 8, 1874, f [General Orders, No, 15,] It is with afeoling of more than passing re- grot that ihe Depurtwent Commandor, in obo- dienco to the order transforring it to another Jield of duty, parts with the T'wenty-third Iu- fantry, An agsoolation that commenced in the winter- campuign of 1866-'7, in tho mountain-passos of Idaho,~—a urmxpulxn of unusual hardship, from tho terriblo cold und driving snoyws that char- aotorized it ; continued I ovory part of (ho I'a- ciflo t&!n}lm whore hostile Indian has made war on civillzatiou, from Dritish Columbin to Moxico ; and closing with tho late campaigoy under tho burnivg sun of Arizona,—lus convinced Lim that the rogimont numbers amons; its oflcors pud mon 84 thorough and devotod soldiers as the sorvico can bonat, I long, urdnous, and brilhant service undor advorge viroumstancoy, in most {uhospitable oli- natos, entitles a regimont to anytling, surely tho L'wonty-third Infautry dosorves well of. itk commandors and thoe couutry, L'at thoe officors and maon may continuo to de- sorve tho good roputation as goutlomon and sole diors thoy hnva 80 well oarned, und that in duo thmo tuoy voceive the full moamire of recogni- tio for their uervices, is the anrncst wish of tho Dopartment Commandor, By commnnd of Bvt, Maj.-Gon, Crook, A, 11, Nioxeusow, (anl&ln Twonty-ibird Infantry, A, D. O,y und A, A, A, en, ——— Lunished for & Orime that Wuas Nevo . Committogs : Hrom the Laltiniore Amerfean, About niua monthy agto u vory deoont looking calorad wau named Ilorod Atmstrong was nont to the Ponitontlnry from Someryot Qounty unidoy & eentonce of six yonra' {mprisohmont for arson, 1o hiadt beon & preachor, aud hiy anxioty that hiy minlstorinl liconso should be proporly onrod for, a8 well as Ll doolarations that bo was entirely innocont, aud thnt God would not sutYer him to romain qug in prison when ko wus 80, tnade atrong improsrion on the prison oflivials, Arm. strouy was quiot, orderly, uud woll bohayed, aud No chalera’ or yollow fovor ling thus far, disturbed our trau- . p?rlormca ol liis dntien as o convict: for nauzy xéummon!ha;' itk OdL. ' Wootlford, :tho- State "mr;ptmllur, took nn interest In tho caso, and e Ity Induced Iitn Mixcolloncy, Gov. Groomno ta ‘fl dlm ardan abaut.two wooks ngo. . Whon, God, aa 116 WA & fraa man Armettbiig thanked) |God, uu‘ od unfi:crl: for, {Iln Jiconso as a ministar, tow Gog® Jnow fidat tt-would happon; he oo b Limo, 0-boon aecortnined that nok ‘only was. Armstrong ontiroly innocon oo wan 10 pinea: busnad no hihse. i sdosn nid_no placoa, sot on firo, low.aman equiq c.mwiumll une loss It was 8hown thnt-a gpim i i 0 CH ke mittad, 1t s diflieult o umly.yrazuml.:c’i er‘:x‘vls;g;ng it couvieted on tho,ientimony of anothor eo ?:,:..‘17 t,xm],‘:;;n \vhvillmr 1o bad maliolous motivos — - MURAT-HALSTEAD 1§ Sttt ENGLAND, i} What ¥o $nys' Aboue Patit. i St und tho fEoyn rmn“,‘»f‘“““' ditorial Corresponderice (Londlon, July 13 s L"qmmm'lul'."” 19 of the Cine The firat surprivo asliors was the 8lzo of the aAlrawborriod. It may-ho distoyal 0 80y #o, but . thoy boat tho Amorican 'borrics, both (n-dliuon. - elons and flavor, - Parhapa it may oxtonuate tho 6ffenso if I montion that tho Iinglish pench i 5 g;:t;—tllmunz pmdm{kl, n‘:w} a ponr‘ :lrnlr,—nm mon, 80 to upeak, lolag m woft, Bwoel] nlrIn:za: tnulule’i:s. L SRR hh_’vu!p iave soen Patt in opora, -n privilogs wo a donied in the United BllPtos.' It El not %Ar fml;:[ twenty yoars ainco sl was n - slonder litilo girl with groat black apurkliug eyos, siuging in cone gorts undor tho direction of the oldor Strakosch, Ilor youth has boon wondorfully preserved, Hor eyeu seom largor, and biacker, and glow: with a deopor fira; 'horo is not o jiue in her, face to spenk of the unkindiuess of Lime. Thora - iy o tenderness nlinost woak in tho oxprossion , of her mwouth. Ifor throat and arma ate plim) and have tho whitonees of enow. Hor flgure charming, aud in grace and vivacity sho fs bird- hké. In"the third ackof “Ii Trovatore™ tha, aplondorof her diamonds wag astounding, Thero woro coronot and neokilngo and _girdlo-bauds and bracolots and rings of dinmonds, & diamond bird sud butterfly in bior bair, n dirmond bon- quot on hor bosom, ind o8 shio moved sho eift- terod fram koad to foot In & dogres that was daz. zling. ‘L'he poxt of Leonora is an exacting ono, ' aud as sho submitted repeatedly to be recaliod and oncored, sho was in tho inst scono near~ ly oxhsusted, and hor gmllor, which was vory marked, was not all artistio. 'The quostion as to her appearanco in opera in Amerlen has not * beon gottlod. Sho agrees to go. All that 8o ' nuka a8 a condition to going is granted. Sho signg . thio coutract to go ; and-then sbe does uot 80, ‘With Enropo treating hor aa tho very queen of song, and showorlug tho richost evidonco of age 1xglmllon and homngo upon her, it is not aurprig. 1ng that she hositatos to cross the Atlantlo to oncountor the immonso fatigues of & season in Amerfen, 2 . Dr. Disrnoll yostorday unveiled, in the Pal. ace Yaud: Westminster, o bronzo status of the Iate Lord Dorby, and tho nppnrtnuui‘al soolng oud henriug nm,. and of seoing the Tory Lorda in o group, was a good one. The Prime Ministor Wore an oxpression of the moet funoreal gravity. Ho looked nged and ill. His closely-shaven faco waa -very palo, with a sickly saffron tinges his oyes wero dull and sunken, and seomed to look within, Tho linod in his face are doep and strango, and thoso of an overworked and sore rowful man. Ho wore:n-gpotloss black frook coat, buttoned about his slouder ‘wedst.and over . his ohost, and light pantaloons, looso and long. On taking his sont on the platform he did not xromove hie hat. Whon ‘Lo stood up to apeak ho - romoved hiu hat, disclosing tho colebrated fronk * curl, which is quha attenuated, and saoms to ro- quirs constant caroaud cultivation, but kept upon Lis bands his lovender kids, Hos&mkelm than ton minutes, gravely, beavily, slowly, without vivacity of tono, and but once varied from his acoustomod attitude, loaving forward slightiy, witu his hands upon tho rail of the frout'of tho platform, Tho singlo variation wae whon ho uaexpectedly closed "Lis addross, whon Le dolib- oratol fi rnisca hix lofv arm and pointed with oute strotchied finger to tho statuo which lhnd, he Baid, beon raised as “*an oxample.” The Primo Minstor had ovidently carcfully considered his romarke, Somoof the sontences appoat to hayo boon eluboratoly moasured. As he spoke tha words goemod “.to force thomselves from Ly lips, whicls woro not onco fully apened, bug contracted and bulged Io a curlons” way. It was amusing to 500 this consumimate cosmopolitan ' “boldly " proclatming, a8 he eaid, that Dorby wag one of thoso men of the highest typo, such a8 could be preduced in Eogland only. I'ho Prince of Wales prosonta tho appoaranca of a stout and amiable middle-aged gentleman, largo in tho nock and bald-hoaded. He was.in Elmn citizon’a dress, and -wore .a gorgeous uiton-hoto honquet, £fe has been aceused of muny oxcosses,. but his face is pleasant, and {res from tho. evidonce of vicious indulgences. Hols very iutelligont and agrecablo looking. gentleman, and whou ono .considors the facili- tie that be has bhad for beiug led into tempta- tion, it must Lo confessed, I ‘thiuic, that ho has talen good caro of hmself. Ilis appearauco conflrms liis roputation kers as that of a kindly and clover good fellow. Tha Priucess of Walea iy tho winnor of hoarts Ior tue lloyal family, Her peslvo! bonuty hns faded but littlo, nud her happy tasto in drees aund hor airy graco excite goneral admirntion. I shonld havae no. ticed carofully hoy this fair Princoss was drosucd, bub ker sintor-in-law, the Crown Princoss of Ene ginnd and Germany, came in view, with the tall, bronzod soldier, with oloso-olipped hair and tnwny beard, {ho Crown Prince, her husband, T'he contrast betwaen' the distinguishod oouples was strongly marked, ho Princo and Princess of Walos scemed o shade festive. Thoy wero emiling and _gracious, with, perhaps, ono may eay, a lttlo of; the glitter of tho opora “or fairy tale. Tho othor couplo wera serious and plain, clothing darls, fenturcs grave, monuing businces, A moro soberly dressed und unpretonding couplo then the fulure Emperor and Bmpross of Gormany were not in Dean Stonley’s congrogation that crowded the ancient abboy. —_— BEN SADI'S QUEST. SArn-m QITTERMANN,) Den Sadi wandered mnny b woary yuir, From youth to age, in evarch of Lnppluess, In theKing's house dwelt Pride und Show and Fear; And in the poor wan's hovel gaunt Distress, 4ad, turnbig from the liovol i th tucoug, Whero shonid ho wauder? In what distant 2one Tho sacret Goddess find 7. The bitter patn Of disappolutmont sourcd Den Sadi’s mind, Filled him with wullen temper aud dlsdain, Aud unbellef in what o could uot find, Tt clinnicod, ouo day, Lo wanderod through a wood, Dark ani forbidding, liko bis own ill-mood, When suddouly, belwoen tho tangied bouglis, 115 saw & Loary fomple, ages old, ’ I¥hero carta st chlidren weit o pay thels vowa, Tlaick fvy clung, In many a sombre fold, Arouud {18 columnus, and its silout door, “Lirough which the winds had passed for centarien, o B trod Its dawp, unccholng floor, And, feariug wizard-work, was 41l ot cano; Tiut, Tooking round, s 1ittls door Lio splod, Bianding balf-open, ot tho fasthor ldo, And juat abave tho door theso words were writs Here fall no teare, hera all aro blest; ilter to Happluesa, and rest, Witts Joy o wopt, though earco Lolioviug it 40 biesuel our, " ho erled, * that wnds my patng Yo weary, wanderlng years, not spont in vain 1 ¥ 1fo ymslied tho door {t openiod with all case, ° Al pecriug in, and solug by dograss, s Baw— Thio tomplo still 1ts soorot keops, thore, in perfoct peaco, Ben Badi sleops, S, Conanc w Harper's Muguzine for August, —_— A Golden Bowldor, Jirons the Virgtnta Clty (Nev.) Enterprise, Last Lhuraday k Dowoll, \) ilo ongagoed in building n stone wall ou n lot nb the norsh ‘and of D atreat, broko s pieco off a large bowldor whick ho dosived o nse, and found it to bo fillod witk wlhat ho thought might begold.” Not belng quite Huro 4 to the charnotor of the motal, ha knocked off suveral small Yxlccca of tho rogk and bronght thom up-towa to hls son-in-law, W. L' ‘Warren, the woll-known wagon-maker and an old Oalis fornia minor, Ihe moment Mr, Warrou saw the rook Lo informed the old gontloman that tha metal wns pure gold, and that the rock was tho richest ho Liad ovor socn 11 the country, W linve ston tha pioces, and ane now beforo us. —over half a pound. in wolght—is litorall spangled and filled wich gold, t, Dowell mul u sk aud started baok to broak up his bowldor aud emvy it home; but when ho renchod tho 8pot whoro ho hnd lefs it bo found it gono, Somo boys who were playlng noar thio #pot in- Tormed him that soon nfter he {m B man camo nloug, sud took the rock oy his shoulder aod onrried &‘n awny towards tho easteru part of tho clty, The bowldor would weigls about 160 pounds, and thoso who have soen the olippingsfrom b aro’ coufldent that it cans tained ot loss than §G00 or 600, My Dowall yestordny found a smaller rock noar the Humo plnoe, whiok was richin gald, 'The ground in the ua\finbnrhuu-l is omplotoly govered with quartz und quarts bowldery of alj sikod, and wa are of the opinfon that hundreds of tons of (quartz conld bo coltestod at tho north end af the tovn—ou tho surfaca and a short distanco below it—that would pug' for orushing, ‘'Lho rioh bowldors found by Mr, Dowell Jredonted a vory ordinary look on tha outside, Mho murtuco dirk on the ridge whore this flont s found is wlgo probably as rich n that in tho hydranlio dig- kings of the Slorra Novada Compaiyg, whioh He itumodintely aoross Codar Ruvino, dbout oppo- sito tho place whore the Lowldor'we Lavo men- tiouod was fouud, 4 I3 1 H