The New York Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1859, Page 2

2 LIFE ON THE WING. Our Watering Places, Summer Resorts and Sporting Haunts. Letters from Bergen Polat, M. J., Fac Rockaway, Saratoga, Magara Falls, Oswego, Massepa Springs, Garris- barg, Stratford, Isle of Suoals end Rocky Mountains BRITISH TOURISTS AND NOGLEMEN IN AMERICA, Our Bergen Point Correspondence. La Tounerte Hover, Dexcey Port, N, J., Auguet 21, 1869 | The Watering Place: Around New York—the Beauties | of Bergen Point—Moonlight Excursion Around Staten Tsland—An Octogenarian Relic of the Good Oid Times— Aaron Burr's Religious Faith, de, dc. Why is it that people will traveree oceans and rivers, distances of thousands of miles, climb the mountain heights, endure the joltingt of the rugged roadways, in hale the pestiferous atmospbero of rail cars, and thus blunt all keen sensibility to delicate @astes and enjoy meat, whilst all they desire is to be found immediately around thom { The bay of New York, if we take all ite features into account, is incomparable. The surroanding country — within a circuit of flty miles—im. measurably exceeds, in beauty and grandour, the same extent of area anywhere on the globe. considering its combined features of mountain, valley, river and Iake. We have the famous Rockaway beach with its marble smoothness; Coney Isiand with its splendid rand beach; Long Isiand with its fishing akee; ‘Staten Island, ‘the garden spot of the world,” with is lovely drives; Wasbiogton Aerghte with its bills, ravines snd woodlan: smatl Switzerland in itself; Bergen Point, from where I write, and the various oiner pisces accessible from New York city within the hour, by the ferry boats and steamers which are constantly running ou our noble rivers ana bay ‘This locality ir joteresting. It was settled first by Hol- landers apd the fi ‘cote, The Van Horns, &c,,who reside bere and the La Tourettes and their kindred tie other—nence tae elements of frugality, irte- Oo Lime serving patience that formed such marked iration jo the early daysof our repudic, P root amongst the first settiers here, and ot been ooliterated by an over grasping am- The La Tourette grounds prerent a front of 600 feet Kill Von Kuil, eight miles from tne city, with access by boat within thirty fre minutes. They ated immediately on the turn of Newark Bay, di- reotiy ppoeite Port Richmond. Tre house hag easy ac commodati ina for 400 peopie, and seventsea acres lying in its rear. Salt water bathing houses, rowing and sati boats, ninepin alleye and bilhard tables for exersive; abuncaat accommodation for horses and carriages, and Jovely walks are contiguous. cured from'the grounds, and tue meats from field fed ‘animals. ‘The drive to Jereey City is delghifal, and the city is thus | game abouras i NEW | woutd do better to come hither, where the breezes wanted | | trom Leke Ontario are cool, healthful and saiubrious, Os#eg0 CoDLILS sOmm gentle rising groant, With the Oswego river ruaning | through its centro, sud i spanned by @ wide aud casy p BIENOLaT tron acd eOlid tnasoury. foo egace lined with missive flour mills, ath 08 filled with vessola laden wie wantor asubjrt woald do weli to Kelth from Of thie splendid oridge. Taose who isbipg oan enjoy themsaives to their asart’s coateut, ave, in addivon, apleadid sailivg oa the lake and od the most beautiful couniry for tvee thet O08 Can Wiel for: take, as a Bamyie, thai glo- ve Up Le Oswego river, strotonicg for tea mics through a dee rolliog country. ‘as for hucting, ¥e Obl) to CPive OUt two miles Lo Lhe towa of So \, om tae great sporigaan, f.G M., woo 16 always reaoy 10 leave bis plough, aad I will auswor fur ih Laat he Wii copduct you to the woods, As t@ ipvalide, this is the place to get recruited. We have fresh, tuv'gorating air; cool, pleasant nights, and all the elements for creating a sharp, vigorous uppotite. Ia | Tegard tw local attractions, wo have tue gigantic douring milis, where you can see the process of elevating grain, and of turniag it, almost ag if by magic, int» flour, toge- ther with the far-fameo Kingsland corn starch mills, the bumerous barrol-making establishments, and othor works ¢ imporlance, ail of which are worthy of «close inspec. 108, Oswego city is destined ere long to take prosedence of the city of Butfaio; even now itis the great outiet for Cavadian tratlic. Give ita raiiroad direct to Troy or New- ‘borg, ond the entire travel to the Canadas end ry large portion to the far West would pass by this ¢oute, Ue can now boast of the best Cusiom House and Post Oilise ip the Svate, flae stone and briek church editlces, of a Splendid library building, donated by tne Hon. Gerrit “witb, and good hotels. To all those who dislike the crowd and confusion of Saratoga, Nowport, Cape May, &c., I would say come up hither, if you want enjoyment of the right kind. Our Saratoga Correspondence. Sararoca, August 23, 1859, Watering Place Comforts—Wa:htub Landscapes—Matri. monial Grumblings—People Who Won't be Maile Happy— Heavy Sweljs and Groundlings— Watering Place Heir- esses, de , de. Tcame to hand here recently, and am now realizing all of those smail comforts to be found at fasiiouable water- ing placee—to wit: a dear little reom (ssven by nine, scant), which being slightly elevated (fifth floor, rear), commands a bircseye view of the hotel roof just below my window. Here in solitary grandeur I gaze upon this great roof with its picturesque surroundings. It strotchesaway from my window about one hundred fest, and is decorated on either side by a classic balustrade composed of clothes ines, supported on poles, and hung with every concciva. bie style of garment ever worn by man (or his partner) since he left that garden scene of his unhappy fall. Gaz- tng down this long vista of Frilled night caps, hi irta, agate Parti fluttering in the breeze of heaven, the eye rests upon countless chimneys and smoke stacks, several of which, clrectly under my window, pour forth ceaseless clouds of fmoke and a fragrant vapor, which. steaming up from the gtehen below, keeps me constantly advised of the bill of fare next door, The scene is enlivened by the appearance Ai intervais of revera! “Bridgets,” who flit noisslesaly reached easily within ao bour. With these facilities of iugress and egress toto charming a spot, we agaia ask ‘Woy people from the South, and everywbere else, having Dv siness—es they all have—im the city, take their fami- les away boudreds of miles to places like saratoga, comforts ana beauties are but the creations of art, beve they are of nature? The proprietor of the hotel last week treated the resi denie at big house with a moonlight excursion around Staten Isiand, oy "chartering the Tamaend, ope of the New- steamers, for the purpose. Starting at 9 o’clock,the distance around (45 miles) was accomplished withia tarce hours; @ generous supper with good wines was ®rved on board, and @ dance wag got up at the house on tho return of the party. The number of visiters at the houge have averaged this (its rst) season, about two hundred—three hundred be- ‘ing bere ut present. ‘A ferry, of large boste, will probably be established next year acrose to Port’ Richmond, whicd will give ac Oees tothe beauties of Staten Island in addition. As New Yorkers, we ehould cling to our numerous wa- tering places as tenaciousiy, at least, as other people, and draw strangers around us. The venerable and Rev. Dr. Van Pelt, of the orthoJox Reformed Duteh Preebyteriun Church, and who is eignty- one years of age, sometimes preaches at the ‘ Point,” baving many of the gay, the volatile and the pleasure loving residents of the La Tourette amongst his hearers. The reverend gentleman igo lese attractive in private Mife than in the pulpit. He possesses remarkable mental and convereational ability, and a rich minejof historicai Tem‘niecences touching events which happened during the war of 1812 14, and more particularly the occurrences of this neighborhood. He resided at Port Richmond at the time that “tried men’s souls,’ and it was he who mipistered to the dying hopes and desires of Coionei Burr, whoee character asa Chriatian he describes differently from ibose who tormed their judgmentfrom the reports of his enemice. The good order, friendly intercouree, and variety of bealibful and innocent exjoyment and harmony tant pre- ‘vail at the La Touretée cannot be too highly commended. Our Far Rockaway Cerrespondence. Rock Hatn, Far Rockaway, August 21, 1859, One of the Old Homesteads of Long Island—Souvenirs of the Past and Modern Realities—Refuge for the Leisur Hours of Forensic Celebritis—Sources from Whence th Springs of Eloquence are) Derived—Feats with the Gun and the Rod, dc., dc. Have you ever beard of this ancient mansion? I doubt it ; but if you will permit your correspondent to describe its features, and jot down for you and your readers’ amuse Ment an item or soof the movements of {ts inmates, it may amuse, edify and instruct them. On the road from Jamaica it is nine miles distant from the celebrated beach tha} poor Henry John Sharp immortalized, and Henry Rusgell set to wusic— Oa old Tong Is! ds sea girt shore T've whiled away, istewing to the ocean’s roar That girets the beach at Rockaway. Rock Ball wae approached from the main road by a beau tifc] avenue shade’ on each side by tall and stately elms that wave on bigh their plumes of green, and through which the gentjest summer breeze imaginable was mur Mmuring usa ploseaut welcome ; this beautiful gravalled walk (roxembling the bird cage walk at Windsor, England) in flanked op either side by fields of clover, corn, oats and bockwhest. lu tvedim disiance is the ocean, from which comes invigorating sea breezes laden with the per- fame of a thousand wil. lowers gathored on their way. Thig ‘ancient homestead’’ is one hundred years old, and was origivally built for the Governor of Antigua Toe wide and spacious porch, the gabied roof, tbe smail window paper, the great vig doorway, throagh which a coach aod e.x might easily pass, the immense staircase, and wider stairs and banniater, the polished oaken floor, the pancelied walls, tue old pictures painted thereon, the high mantlepiece, 80 beautifully carved—all these thinge Bttest ite antiquity and ancient splendor. But where a the little feet that danced so gaily on the green’ are the yoices that resounded through those old rooms! Where are the eyes that looked from toe very window of the rcom in which I am now sitting on this lovely Sabbath day? All have puesed away, and the old aristocr homestead ig in the hauds of strangers. Yet, not exactiy strangers, know ye that Mitchell Hewlet, Esq., has been the rigbful owner thereof for forty years, and in Pepe gy ‘With the estate has some very valuable farm ig land. But who is this coming up the lane, behind that fine pair of br Ten Broeck would’ realiy envy him sg just auch an one as Count D’Orsay would cated Immediately. fhe owner of this affair is one Of sour popular Judges, and two lovely and accomplished ladies riding with nim are bis sisters. They have just come from the beach, and look as rosy, fresh ‘and blooming as noseguys. Who Je this on’ horacback, riding with such eave and grace, and go erect in the sad die, the foot just touching the stirrup, and the right haod pe ‘the neck of the animal in affectionate recognition? fone other than New York's pet lawyer. He with the masaive head and Byronic curls, as John Claacy #a: ne has alighted and is descanting upon the luxury of ‘sea bathing, and the good effect it nas had upon his consti. tution; to ibis and early rising, and the constant exer- cise of horseback riding, he attriputes the splendid state of health he now epjoys. Mr. and Mrs Bo—t and family, of New York, ure here for tho geason, They have two ox distingué = “tarn. outs,” footmen in livery, &. The B. family have a harming little yacht, called the Breezo, and occasioaally hhave delightful excursionson the bay. Fishing obtains’ & good deal, and shooting also. Judge B., one of the beat shots in America, bagged fifty-four partridges the other morning apd any quantity of quail. A young lawyer stopping here is very expert with the guo; his forte is ‘ticularly on the “‘wing,’’ and it is really a treat to seo im ‘bring ’em down.” One of our amateur (lehermen the other day caught over one hundred blue fish. So you ce how prolific this piace is in sporting and amuzonents of all sorts. Shall I tell you of a picnic by the ‘light of the moon’? we bad ‘riday last?—of the soft, awect things 1 on Fi heard breathed into the ear of one cf your Fifth avenue belles, Mise ’ Shall I tell you bow the white crest. ed waves of the ocean sparkled and glistened in its silvery ‘Light, and sent its pleasant murmurings love laden to th ear and heart of listener?—of the foot prints of the Gear little feet, crushing the tiny shells of the beach?—of the blue cavopy of heaven dotted with a million stars that Zoade it light as day? No, I must stop, for the effect would Be too melting. Let me, in conclusion, hope that this brief sketch of & place so charming, quiet, refined and ele- ha Rot be passed by without a visit from you next Our Oswego city Correspondence. vbvout the roof, taking in sail here and spreading it there, ead then suddenly disappearing through the roof, like the Ravels in the “Magic Star.” All of this may be seen from my window with the naked eye, ab the nominsl figure of three dollars per day. Who would not visit Saratoga simply to enjoy this panorama of fuow white dimity and placid chimneys? Don’t talk to me of Newport, Niagara or Nyack, but let mo git here in mas. culine dignity aud study this ever varying wash tub land Scape, the contemplation of which always adds to the pleasure of a segar, for I never « blow a cloud” but these chimneys smoke in company. Truly this progpect is dell cious—the pungent aroma steaming up from the kitchen Celightful, the chimney emoke imposingly grand, the tout ensemble refreshing—consequentiy I am in elysium; but Mir. Buoge, who is here with Mrs, Badge and the four ‘isses Badge, is unhappy. Mr. Budge has no reason to complain, for his room is just as large as mine, and quite az elevated; still he insists that he is uncomfortable, and cmphaticaily declares that “Saratoga is a swindle.” He says ’tis customary for Mrs. Budge to delude herself an nually with the idea that she enjoys Saratoga; however, he will never again countenance ner in spending another veagon here, where she must be as miserable and wretched as he is, although ate contrives to play happy. It is = melancholy fact that there are people in this world who yd ‘be made bappy under any circumstances, and Mr. age, who is not a very good natured old man, is one of this class. 1 will duleify him, however, by inviting him to con \emplate the view from my window, where he may see, suspended by its strings from a base clothes line, Emma Jane’s elaborate, double frilled bonnet de nuit, wich was wont, night after night, to protect her precious head, while she enjoyed sweet areams of her adurabie Augustus, the while gently snoring. leavy awells are quite numerous this season; on ‘specimen from Gotbam, who occupies himself while at home in a bution store, is here, dreesed in the very acm3 of fashion, and doing the ami to a limited circle of elderly uomarried females; but he has a rival in the per- aon of Bogus Swell No. 2, the great sensation man, whom the ladies poke fun at, and desigasie as Mr. Dazzie. Aa! you should see Dazzle. He was evidently got up for market, regardless of taste and expense, and flatters him- self that he is tolerably crushing. His tall, slim fgure— 4 laciothes pin—ill becomes avery bright blue sack coat, which dangles from his equare shoulders, and his head, protruding through the collar of this extraordinary blue garment, is embellished by an overpowering pair of full grown Dundreary whiskere, through which bis be eeoching countenance is dimly ‘visible. Tae whole affect 18 much improved by a perceptible eye-glass, which looks ratber uneomfortable mounted on his little receding nose, and when he divests himself of bis jocky cap and ex- hibits his slim crop of hair, parted in the middle, then Mr. Dazzle becomes positively irresistible. Young America expands himself wonderfully at the States, where he gives his whole mind to nursing his side whiskers and coloring bis meerschaum. He does just as every body else does, eats and drinks three times a day and drives to the lake once—in fact, everybody fol-" lows the old routine of dss and drink, dress and dine, dresa and drive, dress and dance, and dress ana digsipate everally, ' Very many New Yorkers are here, with their elegant und stylish teams; but the one generally admired, and decidedly the most brilliant turn out that has yet ap- peared, is that of Mra. 8. H. A., of Albany. Watering place heiresses are as thick as blackberries— in sbort, there are no marriageabie ladies here worth less than a clean one hundred thousand, and they are quoted al] along from that figure up to incredibie sums, Our Niagara Correspondence. Nucara Fats, N. Y., August 20, 1859, Niagara Crowded—Transient Character of the Company— The Hotel Hops Failures— Wholesale Swindling by Guides and Hack Drivers, dc. Niagara at this present time is comparatively dull in point of fashionable gayety and excitement such as is en- joyed, or ratuer endured, at Newport, Saratoga, Cape May, and other watering places. In fact, itis impossible for it ta be focus for that kind of excitement which is so in- toxicating to the Fifth avenue belles and beaux. The principal hotels, the International, the Clifton, and the Cataract, are well filled all the time, but only by tran- sient guests, who come and go continually. They arrive here for the most part in the evening, the next day take a look at the Falls, a trip on the river to the foot of the Falls on the little steamer “Maid of the Mist,” pase under the great cataract, stand on Table Rock, perbay ride over to the battle field of Lundy’ _yane, and if very energetic, to the Burning Spring, near the Chippewa battle ground, on the Canada side; and the next day start for home, or on a irip up the St, Lawrence to Montreal, Quebec, fc. The conse- quence is that the guests at the hotels have no time to get aoquainted with each other, and, in fact, little incliaation. lope are given every evening at each of the hotels, but they are rather slimly attended, and the dancing is done chiefly by children, while the grown people stick to tao walls, Ladies in full dress are plentiful, but beaux are scarce, the majority of them being middie aged men, 80 fatigued with their day’s labor of climbing rocks, ascend ing and descending winding staircases to obtain the beat views of the grandeur of the Valls, that they seem to pre- fer to sit down and look on, or crowd the doorways of the Grawing rooms ina kind of stupid nonchalante state, in- Wardiy denouncing dancing, balis, hops, and everything of the kind, and through the association of ideas, strolling to the “barroom” to wash down their irritation with the fo- mentation of “hops” or the distillation of something sironger. Such ia the deplorable condition of fashionable gavety here. The Miss Wiora McFiimeeys of the Fifth avenue hud better stay away if they would come here for coa- queat and sensation, for the gaudy dress of Nature, every- where resplendent in this romantic ravine, will outahine the best efforts of the best Paris milliner, and the inces- sant rumbling of this stupendous waterfall, the eterna! rainbow spanning ite white, foaming, seething columas of water, where no living thing dares venture, gave some ttle swallows barely perceptible in the thick mist that rises continually like incense to the sky. They skim the &reen brink of the falling billows, dive to the surface of the boiling water at the foot of the falls, dash through the ab pednns 'y 08 if intending to dive into the very billows, then curve and sail in ali pos'ble manners in tho Perfect wantonnees of sport. There things will not only Tender the sweetest tone of the loveliest of coquettes in. audible, but the grave more grave, the frivolous serious, ‘and make but one impression on every mind, and that ‘will come as it were from the finger of God Himself:— * * * * God hath net His rainbow on thy forehead, and the cloud Oswaco Crrv, August 21, 1859, One, of the Choice Spots for a Summer Trip—Health and Enjoyment Combined—Sporting Facilities and Local At- eractions—Oswego as One of the Great Outlets of Commer- cial Trafic, de., £c. Who bas not beard of that far famod-grain-concentrat- Sng and flour-maunfacturing locality, the caty of Oswego? From whence our bread and butter (from Orange county) Come. Why is it that thousands will rush to the heated aud Over crowded fashionable summer resorts’ Those who leave She city for fashion sake do well to patronize their 0! fiaunl, Vat thoee who are secking comfort aud enjoyricnt | Mentle: around thy feet. And He doth give Thy voire of theodor power w spenis of Hi Eun -bidding the liv of man —~ Keep eiienoo, aut upoo |nine altar pour Incenre o ‘The atheis: will a”; eirnek praige vrse, (hat there is nothing Yower in Nisgera, He of nature—a raving made course ere, and, of nto the raviae, and, in sbort, like panton’s enthasiastic would reply to tuo and I don’t see tho world, any action atholata and yet cushions and 000 intabitanis, is built on | flelds and swamps where | sleep throngh long verbose sermons, satisfied apparently | web the Obristian effort of dropping ® gold coin tuto the jat’—ies Bl of thete come here and sit on fable for cre Delf bour, or Biwnd Om the top of Cerrapin Tower, Bod if Weir soOUKDIs are not imperceptioly led from the Diimuy of tho ‘cene to ® eoMoeption of Omnipotent Power, aod they do not go home refreshed, mora ly aud boul y, thea I will say they have no fecing and lese imag ication And now & word for strangors who my come hor afior me. The villege of Niagara is a whoiweale seu tiiog covcera, Guides avd back drivers besot one my overy corner, watch you a block off, run ufwer you, peraist following you step by atep, ia apite of remourtrance au threats, abd thee woeo you do hire a oarrivro fight for ajarger sum than you bargained to give o fore hiriux them. By ali means! would atviae « miraagar to avolt the guides, they ave worse than the back drivers io | powt of reacalty, a'though they cannot crme up to tien fp point of persistent apnoyance Wasuington Cuy during aD InaUgEravon 18 Ded enovgh tn this respect, hat it cao not bold s candle to Niagara, I saw one geniieman taken tn yeeterdny in the best style of art, Ho inquired wasre there was «. drug store; the guide took him to the farthoss point porible, anc then charged him five dollars the gentleman of course remonsirs'ed, and refused to pay it. The man showed by a card that bo was aa old Heensed goide, talked most intaleni!y and annoyingly, 9d Propored (o take hiw away back to the hotel to prove it. The gent!eAn Dot re ishing the ides of returning, or, pet hops, desriug to getrid of bim, handed him tho money with a benediction, and po got ria of the fellow. This ts but one of the many instances of irritat!ng au- noyaDo » oat vigiters wre subjected Ww here [¢ would be better fo, 4 Strangers Oa arriving hero, if they want io formation, to get teat the office of their hotels, or ouy the guide book, which is very complete and for gale ai all tue hotels on pook stores. There aro no political “ notables’? here wits the ex ception of the on. Fernando Wood, whouw I me! sauater- ‘ng So)/lary and alone, im the capacious ball of (ae Lo\er Dalioms , most prodadly siowly digesting the lau soucd advice of the blunt Mephistopniles, so fully deauribed by the Hweatp's Albany correspoadeat in Friday’s issue. Our Massena Sprt (N. ¥.) Correspondence. Mascena Spruncs, August 21, 1869. The Hot and Cold Springs of Massena—Pheir Sanitary Properties—Sporting Amusements of ths Neighborhoot— Routes to the Springs, &e., de. You have given the public, from time to time, in your columns, accounts of the fasiionable watering piaces aud tho manners, customs and amusements of the guvsts that throng them. It has occurred to me that some Portion of your readers might be equally, perhaps even more, ints- rested in hearing something about ove of the ploaraniest regorts in the country, where, however, faabion aoes noi reign supreme, and *' the lady with seventy fae dresses” bever comes, We are quite fashiovab!e enough, and there is sufficient Gevotion as well as temptation to customary smali vioos here to satisfy the lurking diabolism of ordinary na tures. We dance, and bowl, and drive, and ride, and walk, and go boating upon the Racquette by moonligat, or in the crimson haze of glorious sunsets, There are evening promenades upon tho broad verandahs, in which soft no tnings aro whispered, if they do not chance to he spok en more loudly than is always agreeable to staid listeners; and there are little knots of people who really have some thing to talk about, and talk well. ‘The Springs, of which there are two, warm and cold, bud- ‘b'e out of the earth upon the very bauks of the Racquotts, thet flows in musics) lapses over its siaty bed, bringing reminiscenses of tle ‘ Heart of the Adirondacks,’ eix soore miles away, wdich it presently pours into the bosom of the grand St. Lawrence. A mile away flows tne Gras river, & beautiful stream with wood fringed banks; aad four miles’ further drive brings one to the St. Lawrence itself, just at the head of tho Long Sault, the longest and most Cangerous of the rapids which abound in that nove stream. All these rivers abound in fish, and there is temptiag sport for avglers. Our landlord of the United States Cotel brought home one uigit a muscaionge from the St, Lawrence, weighing twenty eix poonce, and eighteen or twenty pounds is sa'd to be no unusual weight, and there ia @ One variety of fiah of oiber kinds, wo miles away commgnce the “ great woode,”’ where reer still abound, sad at this gearon the lovers of sport can go out with the bounds almost di/y, and tuey frequently drive te game to the Racquetie just above us, Our table is constaatly supplied with the most delicious vevison, The waters of Massena are considered a specific for cu- tancous diseases, and are drank for many others, proving particularly ¢fficacioug ja acute local intlammations. heir tonic effects make the place as desirable for jnvalida as the quiet gayoties do for p eagure seekers who are eatis- fled with something less than the maddeaing dissipation of the more famous resorts. Massena is accessioie by the Nortbern (Ogdensburg) Railroad. From North Polsdam station staves run twice Caily, ag they do from Louisville landing on the St. Law- rence, wi ‘the Montreal boats stop. And there isa emall boat that plies daily between 4 point a mile or two distant, on the Grass river, to Cornwall, C. W., the Indian bret o of &. Regis, and other places within a distance of twenty-five miles. A good many New Yorkers have been here this season, though I presume the place is not well knoan there. The company is very good, and az usual there have beea tome * characters” here, but it ig a quiet place for “ co tebrities,”’ and I would advise all of this class who wish to escape the bore of being liouized, to come here. Tney have here & way of letting people alone who seem to wish it, which is decidedly refreshing. in all, tbere ts no piace where one can seek health and amusement in a summer vacation more profitably and surely than at Massena Springs, Our Stratford (Conn.) Correspondence. STRATFORD, August 21, 1859. New York Visiters—Amusements—Scencry—Villa Rest dences— Rega'ta General Tom Thumb in the List of Com. petitors, &c., de This picturesque town and most popular summer resort on the Sound coast of Connecticut is situated at the mouth of the Housatonic river. The season this year has been cpugually gay and attractive, and among the arrivals we votice some popular names, viz:—Judge Ruggles, Wm. A. Booth, President of the American Exchange Bank; John Mitchell, United States Engineer; Dr. McEwen, Commo- re Sands; Olney, the geographer; Colonel Loomis, U. S. A aa Jonnson, Judge Brongon, and others of New York. Moat of the above visiters stay here through the season with their families. Picnics, equestrian and beach parties, chowder partics, iog ditto, bassing, blue fishing, and terpsichoreaa soiré-s form part of the gayeties at Stratford, ‘The ecenic attractions in and around Stratford are not 10 be surpassed, and the dr'ves are excellent There sre many fine priva.c residences here, and their nscmble remind one of the castel’ated structures on the (hemes and Roine. “Their artidcial embellishments in the way of parks, courts, serpentive patus, terraces, &>. bow a rapid and progreesive improvement in the general taste of our people. A regatia race is expected soon, and General Tom Thumb, who has juet had a beautiful yacht built for him, offers to bet any amount that his boat will win. Our Harrisonburg Correspondence. HaxkisoNBcRG, August 22, 1859. Vistters to the Mountains—The Orkney Springs—General Letcher—Snhortness of the Wheat Crop—Staunton City, dc, The mountains are yet filled with visiters from the North and South, Gen. Letcher, of Virgioia, is at the Ork- ney Springs, in Shenandoah sounty. His face is very mauch disfigured by the painful evidences of erysipelas which are to be scen. I think, however, he is improving, and that by a judicious uso of the waters of Orkney, he wil! “ptirely recover before the season is over, He is mum as to Donnelly and Wise. I tried to get an expression of opinion from him, but signally failed. I am satisfied, aowever, that he has no partiality for Wise. Ho cannot forget Wise’s recent embittered warfare against him, ‘he corn crop in the valley cannot be over a haif yield. To some parts not that. The drought has been distressing. In some of mountain counties the frost and drought ogether bave entirely destroyed all the grain. A great ieal of suffering will doubtless be experienced, and those who are able will have to import the neceesary wheat and corn for home use. Thoee who have heretofore grazed cattle for their profit wiil have to give up that source of revenue this winter entirely, as there will be neither fodder onr grass. Ihave jus: returned from the beautiful little city of *taunton, and am on my way north through this magni ‘cept valley. Staunton conteins a population of about 4,000, and ie lighted up with gas, which gives it quitea ‘ively and brilliant appearance at night. The attractions of the place are ite splendid public institutions and su- perbly kept hotels. Our Isle of Shoals (N. H.) Correspondence. Arrtepon House, Iste or iso} August 15, 1859. Lifein the New Hampshire Hebrida—Of the Fish Fishy— A Coquettish Mermaid—A Primitive Population—Sensa- tions for the Blasi—Large Hauls, dic., do. Very few New Yorkers know anything of this watering place, which is a favorite resort for Bostonians and Fast erp people generally, I think, however, if some of our «masculated specimens of Young New York were to try a rhort sojourn here it would be productive of more bene- ‘ical results than ‘killing time”? at Newport and Sara- og; they would find more “‘decpsea”’ and ‘‘open ocean,’ tees “emooth water’? and ekimmed milic, as far as tho style of recreation is concerned. These islands, seven in number, are about twelve miles trom the city of Portsmouth, N. H, They were discovered yn the year 1614, by Captain John Smith. “ Hog,’ “Smutty Nose,” and “Star” islands are the most exten- sive; the others are mere ledges of rock raising their unsightly heads above the waves. Upon all of thom are remarkabie chasms, baying the appearance of being caused by earthquakes, For more @ century pre vious tothe Revotution these islands were popaloas, con- maining trom 600 to 700 inhabitants. — William Popperoll, an wacestor of the celebrated Sir Wiliam Pepperell, was one of the first sottlers. ‘This isiand now called ‘Appiedon”’ formerly was ‘Hog’? Islan — Fe between Maine and Fada en pataes through the group, leaving the Ye On the Maine sido, Mr Taighton, au ‘proscar of. the Appledon Houge, asseria that it belongs to neither Biate, but ie Saou individually: and berg pone. oe was marly 0 ‘neat politician in New Aavpshire: but, ng & sted wih politics and tue world in general, ho migrnic! to the “Shoals”? some \iftoen or more years ago, and has no been ashora since thu! (ime, How pl would be could some of our aspirivy New Yorir Oliticians be persuaded to try fomothing of (he game sort YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1859. ‘The hotel here has been built some three years It» 1 accommodate over ope hundred persons. A yach’ of ix toor—tbe Sybi!—leages Portsmouth every mo'ning the Shoals, “The eai down the Piscataqua, a rivar wuico ip i's woumerable windtogs reminds you forolbiy of |) colebrated “elbows of the Mincio,’”’ that the war editor of a New York dally expatiates ‘go learood y upov, 1s charming. At & point about a mito Dalow ‘the ‘own tho navigation is readered mownat dt oult by the rapiaity of the oi it, the main body of the river being forced through a channel ovly corty ve rots wide, A® YOU pass down the harbor you 0 werve & umber of islands, upoa many of whick are the remaios of old fortifications, burit before the last war with Eoginud The mouth ef the harbor is ‘defemded’ by an aucwat af fair caiied, Tanderstaad, Fort Constitution. It ig at pre sevt garrisoned by ope sergeant, and in ite struc'ure ia very similar to Fort Oolumous—one of the impregaabdie fortifeutione of Now York harbor, Attor passing the fort and ‘Whale’s Back Light,” rou are in the open sow; with a fair wind it is about a halt no ir’e rua from the fort to tbe Shoals, Immedixtely upon arriving at the ‘-Appledon” you are at once ushered into tbe spa cious dining room, ® plate of emoking hot chowder ts gat before you, which, as the gall has, most likely, given you ®f enormous appetite, you do ample justion to. After c\pner @ scramble over the rocks will amply repay you for the trouble. This island contains 350 acres of rock and soil, aud its great elevation ta dfty-eeven feet above high water mark. Fishiog, rowing and sailing are the daily amusements The gentlemen appear at brea’ it every morning arrays! wu fianing bubitimenta; somo of the ladies, too, ta dulge io the sport. One young lady, daughter of a gentle msi of Boetoa, is quite amour for her fishing, rowing ood e*imming acquirements I kuvw of n> more piear- pg sigbt then to cee ner arrayed in ber boating costume, Her coquettiah little bat worn in the most becoming man jacket and brignt colored skirt, w jul and pleasing manners, easi'y memory the lackadaisical watering rlace betle who owes a her charms to her maniua maker, The best time to go flathing is early in the morning. | have beer ovt several mornings with the fiauerman who does the fiebivg for the pouse. I started the other morn. vog at 344 A M. We were out three or four miles, had esplal sport, caught ebout fifty large sea tish, weighing from five to twenty pounds, buddock, cod and hake. We returned to the house at seven. I never in my life had so )mmevse an appetite for breakfast as I nad on that occasion, There 18 very excellent off the rocks; rome very large perch are caughi in that way. I went yesterday afternoon to Star Island. It is entire- ‘y imbabited by fishermen, woo carry on 8 consideraole business im their way, supplyiag Portsmouth and the veighboring towns with fish, and sending large quantitics of cured fish to Bostou and other places. The colebratod “dup fish” are found here, which have heretofore beea coosidered a distinct species of the cod. They differ, .owever, from the common crd only in the circumstance of their being caught and cured in winter. The smelt of fiah ag you near this isiand is intolerable. The inhabi (ents are a semi civilized looking set of individuals, who have jalect of their own, which is entirely incompre- b le to an “outsider.”’ There is a sort of towa built bere, cuiled Goeport, which, I understand, sends a repre- sentative to the New Hampsnire Legislature, Saturday rping the quarantine yacht from Boston arrived, saving on board Mayor Lincoln and a number of the “city fathers’? of that city. Toey appeared to be having a good time of it. The evenings are spent in playing diferent games of cards, billiards, and sometimes we get up a dance; the tiyle of the latter, however, is not at all ‘‘Newportisn.’’ 48 & general thing, the people are so tired out with thair nay’s exertions that they are glad to retire early. Mr. Lughtou does nos, perbaps, at first strike you as being the tuost agreeable man in the world, but after you know him well, and understand his ways, you flad him an exceed. ingly epiertamnipg ana a very kind hearted man. He is, by the wey one of the few persons who had the pieasure of seeing the famous “zea serpent.” His sons, Oscar and Cooric, me always ready to attend to the comfort or wmusements of the guests. Altogether, a visit to the Ssoals, fora person who is fond of aquatic sports and } acing sult air is really very pleasant, and unqusstiona- boy does “pay.” Our Recky Mountains Correspondence, Heap oF SMoxy CaNow, } Rocky siountaiss, July 20, 1859, The Overland Rowtes—The New Government Road or Landers Pass—Urgent Necessity of Bridging @reen River—Immense Overland Emigration this Seaion—The Weather im the Mountains—Pleasures of Camping Out, de., de. In my last letter, dated at Fort Laramie the 8th of June, I epoke of the South Pass wagon road expedition and the new northern route across the mountains from the South Pass to Fort Hallon thé old California road. The old road from fouth Pass, by the three ferries over Lower Green river, has heretotore been the usual route of tho overland emi, gration to California, Oregh and Utah; but the traveller is OdUged to pase « barren, arid, sandy plain of 90 miles in eztent, without grags,and, in one instance, 52 miles be. tween watering places. This being the cause of much suffering to the emigration, end subjecting them toa great Joss of stock, in 1856 a petition was sent from California to Congress, which resulted infa large appropriation being made by that body for the survey and location of a new route that would avoid as far as possible these difficulties. ‘The oid road had been eo often travelled that it was a per- fectly broken and excellent way to the South Pass, and it was the desideratum to shorten the distance from that point by cutoffs and by removing the natural obstacles which bad hitherto prevented a paeaage acroas the moun- tains, tosecure a route more direct and better furnished with grass, wood and water The new government road, or “‘Lander’s cut-off,” was located in 1857 and built in 1858, and is only 335 miles from the South Pass to the point at which it joins the old California road eighteen miles east of Fort Hall, having a direct weatern courge the entire distance, and crossing the Wabsatch range of peaks through Piney Canon. abundantly furnished with good grass, tuel and water, und, except the immediate crossing of the mountains (about twenty-five miles), it passes through the most beautiful valleys and a fine, open, rolling country. It is fifty miles north of the Soda Springs or Bear river route, and two hundred miles north of Salt Lake City, and touches only a few of the Mormon settlements on Biac! foot river—thus affording an opportunity to the emigra- tion to escape the high tolla upon the ferries at Lower Green river and the exorbitant charges always levied by the Mormons upon all who fail into their hands, A great ‘amount of work bas been done upon: the road in catting out the timber, grading round the mountain and bridg- ing the small streams, and it only remains for the govern- ment to bridge Green river to make the road the favorite route of the great annual overland emigration to the Pa- cific const. Green river, the eastern head of the Grand Colorado, has hitherto been a great source of profit to the traders on the lower road. They have established ‘erries, over which the travel worn emi its have been trangported ut prices varying from three to seven dollars per wagon, and one of the chief objects of the new road was to avoid tne necessity of ferrying. During the seasons of 1857 and 1858 the water at the upper road ford did not touch a wagon bed; but the present season—one unprecedented for heat and rain in the memory of the oldest mountaincer—has raised tue stream, so that there bas been great difficulty in Aossing it. Landers’ train passed at once, and without delay or logs; #0, algo, all the old California and Oregon stock drivers; but some of the inexperienced emigrants jost their wagons, and one man his life by drowning. Several others narrowly escaped the samo fate, but were fortunately rescued by the friendly Shoshonees, who aided in crossing their trains. In my own opinion a good, substantial bridge should be buut here to prevent such accidents for the future, Io all due deference to the superintendent of the road, the question is not whether he can swim his fine horse across ‘\we river, or encounter with his picked men risks and bazards that would sppell, lees experienced travellers; bat the real thing demanced ig that the thousands who aupually cross the plaing to develope the vast resources of Catifornia and Oregon, may do so without delay or loss. Ag by far the greater amount of the overland emigra- tion this season have taken the new road, the question of bridging Green river becomes one of importance. With the exception of crossing this stream they have expressed themselves as highly gratified with the road. Tho ‘iae pasturage it affords for stock, the abundance of wood and water, and the saving in distance, cannot but be satisfactory to them, and.they have generally signed a petition to be forwarded to Washington, respect- ful ng arking that any portion of the money appropriated to ie road that is yot unexpended, may be ured to bridge || thie river. Over four thousand souls, five hundred wagons and seven thousand head of stock have already pasted over the road this season, and probably this 1s noi more than one-half the number yet to come, The weather is now charming in the mountains, and the snow has disappeared, except from the highest peaks. ‘Tne pure, bracing air invigorates the system, and gtves us all a wonderful appetite for our breakfast of trout, sonre of which weigh four and five poundseach. Blue wing and teal duck and mountain grouse serve us for din: ner, and at night several blankets aro not uncomfortable. Think of that, ye grumbling, paating denizens of the hot, dusty city. British Tourists and Noblemen In America— Their Pubiications. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New York, August 23, 1869. Another English touriat has published his book of travel in the United States, entitled ‘ Life and Liberty in Ame- rica.” The author is Mr. Charles Mackay, one of tho editors aad principal proprietor of the /Mustrated London News. Mr. Mackay is an able scholar and a fine writer upon any subject with which he is acquainted, and it Is to be regretted tha! he had not better informed himself upon the subject matter of his book before he gave to the world ag facts many of the items it contains. Had he done £0 & very large portion of nis work would never bave appeared. Unfortunately for the accuracy of the book, Mr. Mackay fell into bad hands; and while he was fited, and feasted, and lionized in the North, ha was poisoned against the people and the institutions of the South, 20 that when he arrived there he was prepared to find in that section of the country all the oppression, tyranny and rascality of the Union. His ed on slavery would do credit to the most rabid itioniat of the Garrison school. ‘The stereotyped chi of the humane free lovers and anti-slavery teachers, the men of the South “ live in constant immorality with heir female slayos,”’ is learned and pubiished to the world’ as an historical fact by this ge Ulyares of British travellers in America. The factis, ir. Mackay was #0 much accustomed to the immorality between the British sapozet and his white ‘ female sinvos,’’ that be was ready to believo anything told him on that subject. On other topics, too, the work is full of jusccursoy and error, and the American reader will be sur] to 86 from the pen of Charles Mackay « book of +0 little interest and less reliability. The importance to both countries that the truth only ‘ow'd be known in Bogland of the character and inatity- tlovs of the American people, is becoming more apparent every yeer, and ovr visiters now are not coafiacd to & ciags of Iiterary adventurers whose object is to renovate thelr brekem down fortuaca the proceeds of their books, but the statesmen and nobtemen of Great Britain come to the United S:ates, study our government, make themeelves acquainted with our institutions, and go back to toll the le of id that they bave seen much ond muoh to learn to commend from. You published lays since a note from ths Hon Grontiey Fitzbardingo Berkeley, of Beacon Lodge, Hau Hogland, ancouncing an intended visit to the Uuited Staves ‘ for the purpose of fratern! of St, Hubert, aud shaking bands wi America.” His object also {s to collect what information upon scientidc, ornithologickl and general subjects he can fall in with, thet ‘he may or »0le to inform Haglish men interested in following hv example how they may dest d. Mr. Berkely isa nobleman of immense woalth anf t ‘a true represencative of the old British eports- man. He is one of the pris: contributors to the Lon- don Field. It ie not like'y sive knowledge and expor' by the wily ebolitiouiste or biasaed Siates of this vast republic. Mr. Barkel of the state of society that (hose Northern wre #0 anxious to ’B experience umanitarians ring about—free negroism—is of a practioal eens, ene eee is morely theoretical, He koows all about it to bis cost Previous to the emancipation of the British negross, Mr, Berkeley was one of the most extensive land owaers: in the West Indies. In tho colony of Berbice, from tl MaDsicony river to the Corentyne, in the cast and west, the north and the south, the weil tilled estates of Grant- Jey Berkeley were every whore to be found, smiling under & most profitable cultivation, tie homes of industry, pros- perliy and contentment. But what is the Berkeley pro- perty there pow? Where isthe prosperous Weigelegan, wih tts enormous yield of coffee? Where are Kdinourg eod Glasgow, than which there were uo two finer estates in the West Indies—situated within two miles of New Amsterdam, the capitel and shippivg port of the colony? 2uey are el there, but how changed ! Wel , wi ite thousands of pounds worth of machinery rust eaten 6 core, and its once noble buildings a mass of ruins, ‘e Gegexerated into its primitive bush—the cover of the roiti¢enake and the commoodie. Edinburgh and Glasgow, which might make the ¢omain of @ prince, are the site of a free nigger squatter seitlemeut, whero for two miles 2 og the public ron¢—from Providence to Everton—some three hundred shaaties, occupled by as many negro fami- lies, live in squalid filth, destitution and crime from year to year, ‘are the ‘negro freeholders of the West Indies,’”’ referred to by your Fourierite and free love ad- Vocating contemporary. They are free enough to cut down the wood upon the property, split it, sel it for two guilders a cord to the nearest Portuguese store, and live trom week to week upon tbe proceeds of tha dishonesty, instead of working and earning a respectable living as thoy mgnt easily do upon the estates yet caltivated in their neighborhood. Then there are Ederton, Mont Choisé and Zeoluat, thav each of which Mr. Berkeley owns no finer esvate io England; and they also are abandoned to ruin ‘apd dilapidation, and would soon be forgotten only that by the iniquitous “‘roags and bridges ordinance” of that inis- erable colony, the proprietor is bound to keep the roads, bridges, canais and kokers along thoir front in thorough repair, and this cosig Mr, Berkeley, et a low figare, $1,000 a yeer, His other eatates are in the same condition. With this experience of the beneilts of negro freedom, it 16 not likely that that usbleman’s mind will be ioflu enced against the South; avd as there is every likulinood that he will visit the Mississippi valley, the readers of the Tendon Pyeld, and British readers in general, will have a fur report of what Mr. Berkeley sees in tue Waited States. ‘With the exception of tha Duke of Norfolk, I believe that Mr Berkeley now stands at the head of the Catholic party ip Evgiand, He will doubtiess bring lotters recommend- wtory from the Cardinal of Westminster, and pogsibly be ‘the guest of our Cardinal-that is-to-bo, during his stay in New York. NIMROD. Our Zan Francisco Correspondence. San Francisco, July 29, 1859. The steamships Sonora and Orizaba, from Panama, with New York ¢ates to July 6 and New Orleans dates to July 12, arrived yesterday. Twelve huadred passengers were brought up by these vessels. The steamship Pacific, from Victoria and Oregon, also arrived yesterday, with about one hundred and seventy disgusted Fraser Riverites. Our dates from Oregon are to the 23d inst., at which (ime it was reported by the Portland papers that Stout, democrat, had been elected to Congress by nine majority. ‘The official returns have not yet been published. The news from British Columbia is unimportant, In order to remove ali doubts as to the jurisdiction of the Quarter Sessions of Victoria to try Angelo, the defaulting custom house clerk, a special commission has been or- dered, composed of Judge Cameron and Justices Longford snd Pemberton. The Irish citizens and descendants of Irishmen in Call- fornia bave dotermined to present a magnificent sword to Marshal MacMabou, the now Duke of Magenta, A aub- scription has been set on foot, and other moagures adopted to make the testimonial worthy of the distin. Guished soldier for whom it is intended. Last Sunday evyoning a meoting of Spiritualists was held in the Greenwich street chusch, when a Mr. Kneeland, the tormer atheistical editor of the Bosion Investigator, enacted the medium for the occasion, and odifled the dupes Present with a description of one of the upper sphere of spiritual existence, Kneeland, by an easy change, has gone from the one lem to the other. 8. W. Holliday bas been eloctedgby the Board of Super- ry City and County Attorney, vico F. P. Tracy, re- signed. wee of funds in tue State Treasury July 23 was 164. The steamer Senator arrived here on the 20th inst. from Los Angeles, Captain Isham, of Stone’s Sonora surveying party, Wasa passenger on the vessel. He intends, it is said, to reorganize the expedition on a new basis; but as Ceptain Stone was unsuccessful in gaining the good will of Peequiera, and had to leave tho country by ordor of that ruler, it ie not very likely Ieham can carry out a like de- eign. FROM CARSON VALLEY. The official returns of the election recently held for de- legate to Conyregs from Carson Valley show for Crane 489, Dodge 378—mejority for Crane, 61. A convention ie bow in session at Genoa, for forming a provisional gov- ernment for the Territory, it being the intention of the people to threw off ali appearance of allegiance to Mormon lakw. The coayention will probably be in session three or four weeks. It was the general belicf that John Mer- cer, of Downieville, would be the provigiona! Governor. A man nained William O’Brien was instantly killed at Columbia on the 25th instant by a bank of earth caving in upon him. He was about thirty years old, and former- ly of New York city. A great fire occurred at the town of Grizzly Fiat on the 22d inst. Evory buliding in the main village was deatroy- eq except two, Tho fire was firet discovered issuing from 40 old wooden battaing im which Indians were gambliog Tne remains of an Indian were found among the ruins, ‘aud it is supposed be was murdered aud the house after- wards fired. The principal losers are Graham, provision store; Boswell, meat market and provisions; L. Abrams, ory hey Schneider's Hotel, Watkins’ Hotel, Bartle’ dwelling, Branthove:’s dwelling, Jack’s saloon and bar- ber’s snop; Morris, blackemith; German shoe shop and welling. The buildings and contents a total loss, A Jorge number of unoccupied buildings wore consumed. . Whole number destroyed, 39. The dead body ofa man was picked up at onoof the wharves a fow days since, It has been ascertained to be that of Amos Haskins, of New Bedford, an Indian of the Narrogeneett tribe. He was about forty.five years oid, end jeaves a family at New Bedford. William Hamilion, a boatman, one of the persons ba nished by the Vigtiauce Committee, and who subscquently returned to this city, was seriously stabbed on Wednesday Isst in on aftray. Cloave and McCann are charged with inflicting the wound, Cleave ig in prison, McUann is still as large. Hamilton was the principal witness in the case of Roach, indicted for the murder of Martin Gallagher. Ed wounded man is at present ina very precarious con- extion, We are in expectation of a visit from Professor Wise, the balloon man. A meeting was held a few days ago to make arrangements for the construction of several of those machines. It is thought Mr. Wise will make a trip from this city to St. Louis. It will be remembered that a few months since a num- ber of Mexicans, exiled from Sonoradby Perquiera, arrived in this city. They have lived here since and were kindly weated by our citizens. A benefit was given at one of our theatres last week, which fielded a considerable sum. Yesterday these exiles left San Francisco on the schooner Giulietta. It is said they received intelligonce that Mazat- Ian was again in the hands of the church party. It is not known to what port the ‘iulietta is bound. She will pro- bably go into San Bias. The overland maii which left St. Louis July 7 arrived at Gilroy this morning. INDIAN MURDERS ON THR PLAINS, George Davis, of New York, who came passenger on the Butterfield overland route, states that while passing up the Sweetwater, June 17, bis party discovered a man named ©. H. Hall lying in the road, mortally wounded. They took him up and carried him with them two days, when he died. From the wounded man Mr. Davis ob- tained the following narrative:— On April 30, ©. M. Hall, of Cincinnati, Ohio; George Stephenson, of Pittaburg, Pennsylvania; David Moore, of Lancaster county, Penngylvania; and Captain Henry Flo- rence, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, left Sacramento with the intention of gomg to the East overland. After reaching the Sweetwater river, on June 16, Moore fell’gick, and the party balted in # canon on the banks of the river, about litty miles from South Pass, On the third day of their halt the? were surprised by a party of Crow In- diens, ey were all sleeping, when the Indians stole in upon their camp, and seizing the guns, fired upon ‘he sléepers, killing Stephenson and Moore and fatally wounding Hall, who was shot through the shoulder and hip. florence sprang upon an Indian who carried a club. At this point of the affair Hall fainted. When he returned to consciousness again he found that the tent hsbc) riflod os tetera —_ et raf stripped of all ‘ing. Upon turning eyes aside, he saw Capt. standing, hand and foot, about ten yards distant, and the Indians holding a counci] in their own lan; afew yards off. In short ‘ume they led Capt. ence away, and soon afterwards Hall beard the trampling of borses. The Indians had gone off with their , leaving Hall, whom the: supposed i eon ieterpceh iene or Leer pond ; mor! jured, he course of & couple of ny it-e taller and’'readbed the, mais red, daya to waik hi pret rs fell and remained two days, y= a Davis and bis party passed snd p! q e party spent some time for the Indians and Firease but without avail. ‘that could be found was a trail loading in the direction of the Crow uation. Capt. Florence be- longed to the Masonic fraternity, FROM LOWER CALIFORNIA AND CHINUAHUA. While our Paper ig at proes, says the San Diego Herald of July 28 we learn from R. K, Porter, Kaq., just arrived from Saural de Oamancho, Lower Onlifornia, that the Iate atveropt of one Juan Mendoza to \iclt up n Revolution was a signal failure, An soon ga Don Feleniang Geyarre ga, Who ig Ggfe enkirip Sunn REREEERRERREr eR during the absence of Col. Castro, received = letter from Moadeza, informing him that the latter bad documenw which entitied bla (Wendozs) to the office flied by Espar- raga, he sept a poreinptory Order to Junge Vidal tons said ‘Men soz must appear before him, in Santo Domiago, over the port of San nip, within eight days, with ail gaid pipers. If voiuptarily, atl right, if not por la fuerza. it Is generally boped and expected, Our informant, that Mendozs wilt be seut out summarily from the lowor conn. bry, and that a worse fate will oly befall him if he does vot “burry up bis cakes.” ‘The news from the city ot Chihuahuas brings us informe- tion of the non-coucurrance of the Liberals of that city io the mild measure of the ‘treaty with Mario Zuloaga, at Coalitas, Ronicite Barilla, the present heed of the Tace- ‘bayjstas, bas been thrown into on, 45 lao Lieut, Or- donez, & livoralist, on account of their having sigued the obooxious treaty. Iorogoo, the head of the loerali , haw also been arrested, and acousation made of his ving: been bough! by Zulong: Pablo Mirando, an exile, and Secretary to Zulowge, crossed the river on the day of our reception of the or- ders from the capital for their arrost, for the purpose of visiting his mother. A vigorous search was imstituted for him, but he happily escaped. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, MARRIND, ADAMS—BrRD.—-At Yreka, Sis} want ‘date a irs, Br, a ikiyou county, July 18 ROSLBY—TarT.—At Smith's Flat, El Dorado count the Rev. W. Froar,Joba 8. Crosley’ to Kinmag 4 pare? Oe Coun—BegkwaLp —[o Sacramento, Juy 24, by Rev. Semuel Peck, at the Syuag Isaac H. Coha, of ©, Mokolumne Gil, to Rosalie Besr vata, ot sea Fraaciace. Dopur—GLapwin —In Sin Francisco, July 28, by the Rey. Dr. Soot, William W. Dodge to itizabeta . Giad- win, both of San Francisco. 4 Drxsniiry—-Ketty —In San Francisco, July 24, George Drxswvky, Jr, to Mary Ann Kelly, Kxery—Dart,—io Sacramento, July 25, by the Rey, Father Casein, Austin W. Keeiy to Lucy M Dart. Lora—Ziers —la Francisco, July 23, John C. Lute to Teresa Zietz. LEACHMAN—SULLIVAN.—Noar Mormon Isiand, July 24, Avetin Leachman to Mary Sullivan. Mc Janty—Braprorp.—At Uregon Gulch, Shasta county, July 21, John McCarty to O1ve ann Bradford. Megxpiti—MorPuy —At Johoson’s Ranch, Sutter county, July 24, E. H Meredith to Jowum worphy. TayLoR—Woops —In Sacramento, July 24, by Rev. A. Fairburn, E. F. Taylor, of Indian Diggings,'to Suean M. Woods, of Colom: DIED, Aneox.—At ses, On board ship White Swallow, Muy 16, Peter August Auson,@ native of Beldomar, Sweden, toll from the topgaliant yard and was drowned. Brown —Near Wileon’s Ranch, on the Cosumnes river, July 22, of typhoid fever, Stephen Brown, a native of New York, aged 30 years. CLaxton —At sea, on board ship Aurora, June 27, Joba Claxton, seaman, aged 23 yoars. FxaweR —In San Francisco, July 25, Samuel Frazer, for- merly of Loutsville, Ky., aged 43 years. GowtiaM —At rea, on board sbip White Squall, May 31, James Gorham, of Now York, was washed off tae jib boom and drowned, Lec Lapirgeel Jaly 28, at half i five P.M. mas, aged 18 months, youngest son of Thomas and Margaret Harrigan. HarcH.—On Ciark’s Bar, San Joaquin river, July 8, cores Wales Hatch, of Now York, in ‘the 30th yoar of 16 age. Hixruorzes.--In Yreka, July 21, Jobn Charles Hierhol- zea, formerly of Baden, Germany, aged 36 years. Maierr.—In San Francisco, July 26, Mary D, wife of George F. Mallett, a native of Woolwich, Maine, aged 32 ears. 3 Morton. —In San Franciseo, July 27, Charles W. Morton, a native of Rochester, N. Y., aged 26 years. MALGROVE.—At sea, Jane 14, on board ship David Crockett, while the vessel was lying t> in a heavy north- erly gale, and having shipped a heavy sea, Peter Mai- [shy carpenter, @ native of Denmark, was crushed be- ween two spars, and after three days of great suiforing, be died trom the ijaries. Mcian.—At sea, on board ship Silvia, June 1, Fred re Mullen, seaman, was washed from tho forecasile and owned, Parkg.—In San Antonio, July 25, Cyrus, som of Rolat Parke, aged 3 years. ROBERTS —A\ Massachusetts Fist, Ei Dorado county, Ju- ly 24, Joseph, soo ot Harrison and Lavina Robarts, aged 6 yeors and 5 months. Sxoox —In San Francisco, July 25, Charles R. Bnook, aged 6 months. Suenipan.—In Yolo county, July 24, Isia, daughter of J. E, Sheridan, of Sacramento county, aged 17 years. Pegg ror —At nea, on Lage por Fooderis Arca, July 18, . Seaman, a 5 ma. Barre —In myeaiiete July 26, Hannsh Sayre, daughter of H. T. Sayre, Ti months. ° Siaw.—At Sacramento, July 23, Emily J., infant ohild of L C. and the late Emily Shaw. : Scmaux.—At Nevada, July 25, Anna Schlein, aged 24 care. bs Wison.—On the Cosumnes river, July 24, of conges- tion = the lungs, Oliver P., son of W. D. Wilsoa, aged 18 months. Weraver.—Ia Los Angeles, July 21, Mrs. Teresa Weaver, aged 28 years. MESSRS. COLEMAN & CO.’S CIRCULAR. 8 AN Sinoe the date of our Inst reference to the produce mar- ket.there has been a struggle to support the prices of grain,‘and to this the comparatively light receipteggave Bome assistance; ‘but towards the close all descriptions hhave.receded.a shade, though there ts some disposition to purchase for export, considerable; parcels of : both wheat and oats having already been taken by the Hebe and Surinam, now on the berth tralia, The present prices would seem to justify the mea- Bure adverted to, and it isto be hoped* that it ‘may*be carried out to an extent sufficient to benefit, porman the market. So soon asthe gathering of the‘harvest completed it may be expected that our receipts of grain ‘will, for some weeks at least, greatly increase. The ma- jority of grain growers will be compelied to sell portions of their crops, at whatever the market prices may be, for the purpose of cancelling indebtedness; and this must have a tendency to further reduce the market rates and favor whatever export movements may arise. We should doubtless by this time bave had our wharves crowded with grain but for the dampness of the weather for the last fortnight, which has been unfavorabiq, to threshing. Since the sailing of the mall steamer of 20th inst. there has been a continuous good demand for money, and enders fird no difficuty in piecing sums seeking inveat- ment at 2 a 23¢ per cent on approved, collateral. In real estate loans, scarcely anything is doing. The receipts of gold bullion for the last week or ten days bave been unaccountably light, and without a de- cided increase within a few days the supply of goid bars on steamer day will probably fall short of the comand, To afford an idea of ratio of falling off, we give the amount received at the United States Branch Mint in this city during three distinct periods of the present month: Gold bullion deposited, weight after melting: — From let to 9th, inclusive..,, sees 0% 24,587.60 » 20,742.62 From 18th to 26th, inclusive. + 12,873.20 Totalfounces...... eee ee) It may, also, be proper to remark that the private as- 86) ere are also complainiog Of tue smali amount of dust reaching their bands. ‘The coinage at toe Branch Mint from the 1st to 26th inst, inclusive, was as follows:— Goid—doubie eagles. Silver—buif doliars, Total coinage. oe Jn Mexican dollars scai done. few small amounts have boen sold at 9 per cent premium, We continue to quote at 814 a9 percent. From San Biag tbero 1s expectation of additional receipts at an early date, but they will go forward to New York for shipment to England, as the unsettled condition of European affairs acts asa check to the shipment of treasure by British vessel formerly. Still, our onerous export tax on trea- sure is a serious drawback to this means of transit. Business on Our Stute Canals. ‘The receipts at tide water of flour, wheat, cor: and bar- ley, for the third week of Augast in 1868 and 1859, havo been as follows: Fiour, tbls. Wheat,bu. Corn, bu. Barley, bu. 1,000 184,700 310,600 8,900 28,300 = 72,300 231 Decreaze. 65,100 30,900 8,900 The Pilea of the receipts of the above articles so 106,400 far, for the years 1858 and 1859, have been:— Flour bis. Wheat, bu. Oorn,bu, Barley, bu. 1858,..,.,.965, 5,061,300 2,868'800 392,100 18597.2211208}400 “"ro7‘soo 1522800 150300 Decrease. 752,600 4,353,400 1,841,600 241,000 Reducing the wheat to flour, the. deficioncy in the receipts of 1859 is equal to 1,623,200 bbls flour. The receipts at tide water ot the principal articles ot produce, from the opening of the canals to and including the 22d inst., have been as follows:— 18658. 1859, 1857. April 28. 200 5 5,061,300 2,863,800 00 2;976,100 a $115,000 1/722'900 Waterford not received; its figures would not materially aflect the aggregates. STATE CONVENTION IN REGARD TO THE CANALS. A mass convention of tho friends of the measare agreed upon by the Canal Convention at Syracuse in December last—among which measures were propositions for com- pelling railroads to adopt and publish an annual tariff of freight rates per mile, in order to prevent the ruinous dis- crimination in favor of foreign freight, and also a propos to repeal the law of 1851, relieving certain railroads froth the payment of tolls equal to canai tolls—will be hold at Rochester, on the firat day of September next, at ten o’clock A. M., to devise means to forward the measures of that convention and consider the propriety of nominawng candidates for members of the Canal Board, Thos, Parsons, Monroe, Matnews, Renssalaer, W. Mudgett, a S G. Case, Albany, I. D. Ford, Wayne, W. ©, Rice, New York, “ I. I, Glass, Onondaga, I. I Higheo, D. H. Eatoo, me? Henry O'Reilly, A. E. Culver, Oneida, 1, Meyers, vy B. Crocker, Oswego, HS. McCollum, Jefferson, O. H. Hastings, Hiram Niles, Erie, A. H, Hovey, Syracuso, TT. Flagler) Ningars, A. M. Clapp, Brie, J. Sickles, Orioans, Members the State’ Committe’ of the ‘Syracuse vention, Lovistana Ligntnina.—Dr. Springfield, of ! sier, had two likely negro men killed by lightpiny © ‘0% days ago. They were in the field and took shel!’ 4 ‘8 treo—one that bad before been struck by lightniae. /e x should have had more sense, or better iuok, ati! ied when young. The electric fluid of the adouie sooma ty be Ro raspecter of persone, Tt would ag oon kill @ Bore we fifteen hundred or two thousand do.lare e8 & Pe white man’ not worth the pow:ler noi | " take to ‘blow out bis braing oul,?-L/ymer (lat) Aw diguy 6.