The New York Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1860, Page 2

2 — ae four! river ts now being earnestly agitated eaterprising ofctrccitizens. The impulse wee given by tbe arrival of Mr. Greighton, the genera: agent (he Mis souri River Telegraph Company, who came instructed to tome propositions relative to the extensioa of the lines of his company to this place. He proposes w biat by the more f the god fm the next twelve months, provided the peo, n, the Fegions contribute $25.000 to the cost of its ct with the privilege of Liberal as this pro imself by contract to coustruct a line from here to Omaha | | amount to be paid in intalmente, Fecetving an equivalent in mess ges Position is, it is rather doubttul whether it will be & Od at this time, not from « want a ogg tyre present scarcity of means. r 1a of the ehbaid increase Ma the expected rate during the on months, the consequent improvement of the business of this city would doubtlessly secure the realization of t Wh It ‘ether the material aid referred to be obtained or not, the company are determised to commence stretching their ines across the plains. They expect to reach ‘Omaha on the Ist of September eud Fort Kearrey, two ty mies farther weet on the Let of No- det Dundred and t , ~ saaican aad ces from Carson Valiey, sates that po lar ted two huadred and tty miles ‘of Curson City befure the Ist December next, so that ub ‘ho aid of the eestern atid western telegraphic ex- tensions, the pony express will bring yoe California pews i about sever days i less than four months. Althongh we labor under many drawbecks ja’ this country, spatched as jt is but a year or go from the bar- baric sway of Ube aborigines, we can yet otaim absolute exemption from & plague with waich the States bave been inflicted for some time. Tke excitement apd uprcar of the Presidemtia! cuenpaign dons not aflect our feelings and senses. The + momentous crisis” has thes far left us entirety unmoved. It ie hard. ve subject of ‘Private conversation, not 40 speak of pub Hie agitation, The minds and muscles of all are 80 com pletely occupied with the strife for wealva, that even the destruction of the Union would tardly bring about a re fuscitation of patriotic feelings. In the mountains a fee bie effert was made the other day, by femme browen down ician from Kustern Kansae. to get up a demoustration favor of Douglas. It proved a complete tizate, Tae few who le't their diggings for the purpose of digesting the oratorical expectations voted down the endorsement of the Little Giant, offered in the shape of compli nentary Fesolutious. ‘Trade in Denver City is stifi extremely dull. Nothing but the most indispensable means of physical subsistence can be sold. Teubjoin a list of prices at which articles @f trade are beid, but not by means readily seld, here:—Fiour, $10 8 $15 per cwt.; corn, (shelled), 100. , $10 a $12 per cw t, 100 per do.; potawes, £0c d.; oF ions, beans, 12%se. ‘do.; bacon, lard, 300. a .: fresh beet, Zico. do.; butter; 40c. a Ga, do. ; cheese, 40c, a 50c. do.; eggs, 50c. per dozen; sugar, 25c. 8 600. per Ib.; molasses, $2.50 a $3 50 per gallon; Coffin, 260. a D5c. per Ib.; white lead, $25 por cwt.; whiskey, $3 896 per gallon; nails, 180, w 5c. per 1b.; tron, 200. a 306. do ; steel, 50c. a 60c. do.; glass, 8x40, $8 per half box; Diasting powder, $10 per Keg: safety fase, $2 per 100 feat! Jeather, Bole, 606. a 75c. per Ib ; calf seins, $1 75 a $2.60 do. ; hides, $1.4 $1.50 each, (dry); lumber, $50 a $60 per M.; shingles, $6 a $8 per M.; lath #15 per M-: brick, $9 @ $10 per M at the yard; wood, (delivered), $5 per cord. of the slaughter of several parties of pros peters by the Utah Indians have been in circulation for Bome days in this vicinity, In my next I shall probably be able to give the details of the alleged depredatious. Deyver Cory, August 12, 1860. Bowdies on a Spree—An Editor Assaulted vx his Sanctum— Shots and Counter Shots—Dearh of One of the Despera- does ami Arvest of Another— Murder of an Insane Man— Business Dull and Money Scarce—The Prial of the Des- prado, Carl Wood, by the Vigilance Cowmilee—Unex- pected Result of the Same—The First United States Mail Line to Denver—Pike's Peak Mines’ Played Out,” be. Our usually quiet city hae been the scene of great excitement during the past few days. Three deeperadoes, gamed Cur! Wood, George Steele and Jno. Rooker, having ‘been on a drupken epree for two or threo days, and faited to murder any one or pick a quarrel in that time, under- took to rake up an old one of one of their friends with Wm. N. Byere, editor of the Rocky Mountain News, but which had been satisfactorily settled. These three worthies went to Mr. Byers’ sanctum, and seizing him by the collar and presenting revolvers, swore by most horrid oaths they would take bis life, and dally compelled bim to come to the Criterion Saloon, which they considered Yheir headquarters. Byers was marched through our Bereets with these drunken desperadoes at his side, threatening to kill him atevery step. Once within the faloon they were, if possible, more threa ening than ever, ‘and thoee friends of Byers who were advised of his dan- ger were stirring up means for his rescue, Edward Jampe, proprictor of the Criterion Saloon, succeeded in getting their attention a few moments, when Charies Barrieon eucceeded in taking Byers out by the back en- trance and escorted him home. Aer the desperatoes found Byers had escaped them ‘their rage knew uo bounds, and they immediately mount ed their horas and rode near the utlice of Mr. Byers where they consulted, and tually one went towarde the me to come out, while barrel shot gun in hasd, 2 pear: aby One Out, they Tode past the office, re juto it, one of the dalle penetratiag an inen board and lodging wad injured in the ma petition. No per abots. Two thots were fired from the bailding, oae trating Steele through the shoulder blade and laugs, vat not ditabd!ing him at that time. Qred at them from the crowées who were ra: Beene from all directions. Great excitement provailed seemed armed with shot gurs, car pw and the wemed to b Rveryboty su tdeoly , Fille oF pistol’, | a'l kinds attached | ot them,” rang in ull directtoas The three rode acrors Plotte and then separated, Stecle coming back on Aw he en fered the edge of t y and survived but a short time the Platte and brought tat wards. Wood came hark the rame time AS they were brought crowds met them, ant cries of *Havg them,” “hang Wem,” sounded in every direction. The cro ed, with the ceded to Bradford's corner, whére, after yy, order was partially restored, and Major Moore and Dr. MoPowell addressed the multitude. aod finally encceeded fo enoling them down, fand to agree to bave a fair tr Yesterday morn : Borenoon was 0 taking tc testimony is ve doubt will recer have bad av ew habits, was turo end was forced to lea family by killing one of the saints Wood and Steele doth ere notorious for getting Intoxicated and drawing pistols and knives on whoever they may chance to meet, and Uareaten to slay unless their slightest wish is immediately acceded to. Friends and toes alike shanned them as soa ea they commenced drinking. Joha Rooker enjoys little Detter reputation, snd also boasts of having killed Jack O'Reilt last On | epring Saterday evening an insane man, named Chas. was sho: by Wm. Barks, of Barke, knocking him down, fea was insane, seized a tol and shot him through the head. Eades lingered until Mondsy night and expired. Burke wishe1 an examina. on, but nothing bas been done in the matter. Reports reach ws to day of large and rich diecoreries Being made near Colorado City, on the Platie, on the road to Tarryall, canting great excitement in Colorado, almost every one’ who can leave guing to the new discoveries. The quartz mills are reported to de improving rapidly in their ability w save the gold as well as to crush quartz. ners of all kind® js extremely dull, and money very @carce. Fastern exchange below par, owing to the large amounts brooght to thie country sod the small amount of oin. Clarke, Graber & Co, are almost daily amelti apd striking off coin, Weather quite warm sn ahowery ‘Our first United States mail arrived last nizht. The Soutract for bringing the matl commenced July 1, and its Bon arrival bad caused a vast amount of swearing and Incon venience, as we have to pay twenty-five cents cach ‘On all letters to and from the States, via the Central Over. fand and Pike's Peak xpress Company. The general be. Nef that that company was ia some way responsible for the non fulliiment of the contract up to the presest time had cauted « great deal of indignation against it. About even thousand letters arrive and depart weekly ‘The trial of Carl Wood for attempting the marter of editor of th. ky Mountain News, was cont Wednesday and Thureday. It was conc! @ively proved that only by accidental ei Byers’ life was preserved. Many witacsses we for the prosecution, but very few for the dei Four lawyers on each side made long and wiody apecches, and the care went to the jury on Thursday , and, after a lengthy absence, they sent in @ statement thai they stood eleven for coaviction and one for acquittal, with no prospect of agreement. Tho Judge accordingly discharged them, and gave the case over to le. One of the lawyers rose and said, “shall wo Carl Wood out of the = There was a re- qponse of “aye from the crowd. The contrary was not ealled for, snd the lawyer pronounced the rote unani mous. Wood's friende—the gamblers—were oui ia strong citizens were preset, as they had Com mittee, was escorted to the igo of the town by tweaty of bis guard for two uighis previous, who fired in boner of the departing hero. From thence mar of the gamblor® acoowpuuied him teveral miles The result of the triai was eotirely unexpected te the iblig, and has cansed deep aud just indignation. It was Coen about through the incompeteoey and fmidity of the presiding Judge, and the unvecestary delay ei jojus having eight lawyers on the case. All respectable ry mn the whole proce: tings in the severest It \s to be lamenten thas (be criminal was allow. © to go unwhipt of justion, as others of bis class will be emboldened to open aots of violence. To tty a man for attempting the |i" 0: an esteemed citizen, aud ther him off ip thie manoer, # one of the mest ridicuions farces ever kro There is no news of great importance from the mines. FROM ANOTHER CORRE*TONDRNT, Duyven Crry, Pike's Peak, August 14, 1960 Omeviidated Dich Company Sitver Leade—Qua Mi Operations Imp Pret Businessanfio and Religim, de , de 4 i cing— The quarta mills on Cons Yiteh Company bave ¢! settled all t ties w f the danage done by the water pany week Beveral vexatiou lawsuits will probably arive, which Will Le ebrewdly bandied by the various lawyort baving g al shots were | baving carried the joke into the | them in charge. The mivers in the case of the Ditch Company found they bad to» moch of & good thing, for ata tine when they were compiaisivg Of the searcity of , causing so mweh damage When tiuto tue cagal py day aad shut foued of immense importance. fue in length, abd was Constructed water tbe flood cam: the water a8 proper’ oft af might it will 8 ditteh is spout eight mil ad bas been discovered near Tarryalt, miles from Deuver. Some miners its existence from the Indiaus, aad 3 Ab a iver wind of went out om Friday last i@ gearch of four P. M. they returned and reportea its discovery. meeting was called that evening and the “Plasto Silver Lead Mining Company” organized. The mdpora of the Tarryall region flocked in large numbers to the new diggings, Yesterday some foe specimens were ex nibited in this city. Several chemists and other esiapiiic mea have the matter under courideration, and the veiue of the discovery wil be determivea ip ashore time. The ore i eaid 10 assay from $1,700 0 $1,906 por ton; if 0, it will De worth diggu g. A report bas also come in Ghat silver has been disco: ered near Breck inridye, op Blue river, aad that the ore has yielded fifteen cents in silver to the eunce How it WE! tora eut time atone will teil ‘There ie nothing new im the guid diggings, save that vee quartz mills are unpreving wouserfully Hinoktey & Co., who run expresses W all parts of the gold region, have a letver lievof over twenty thousand vames. In one day lately ey handiot 1,700 letters, aud their gaym: Pike's Henk Express Company for the arenth of Jae. oe Jettere going 19 che States (fivteen evnts each) was $4,227. ‘This will give am ides of oUF mountsia vapulett Our politicians have lately been talking over the quae. tion of the expedieney of a State or provisinaal govera- inet for Pike's Houk. The peovle do net seem to man Hest much iprerest in the ty Some have saggesrad thet We orgabine @ goveromeut and army of our own, and evap our tngers at Cncle Sam, ala Mormon — Novking. definite bas yet been dove A Catholic church has pee commenced tn Denver. The nomber of a herents to Homanism in Wis region is quite large. WHERE WE PASS THE SUMMER. Photographic Views of Our Watering Places. Life on the Mountains, on the Beach and On the Road. Visiters from Every Part of the Union. Oriental Luxuries of the Summer Resorts. ast Men and Faster Horses—Gay Equipages and Beautiful La- dies—Balls, Operas, Concerts, Ree, Be, ae OUR WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS CORRES- PONDENCE. ‘Winre Screen Srmnos, August 4, 1860. Arrival of Military Visiters—Appearance of Southern Sollters—Address of Welcome to the Springs—Reply of Captain Carey—Brection of & New Church—SMusical En- tertainments, Bc, de. ‘The most imposing event at this place is the arrival of Company F, of Richmond, who are now encamping at the White Sulphur Springs, and intend remaio there for ten days. ‘They were greeted upon their arrival by tho | enthusiastic cheers of a very large concourse of yisiters. After the ordinary preliminaries, they were addressed, through their captain, *y the Hon. Jeremiah Morton, the President of the Springs Company, in the following word :— Carrars Carny—I feel great, pleasure, in the name of the proprietors of this establishment, in welcoming you and your gallant comrades to the White Sulpl Springs. We are proud of as a san. Ne of the volunteer citizea iery of Virginia We have not forgotten tha Fee wnt occasion, when toe peave Vie Otee wut seve oy OF The lo. nd of lawless ad gaged in the vari ner with the electric Pp, aurl, in mestic fireride threatened by ab: venturers, you and your associates ous pursults of civil tife) came vw rapidity of an organized and disc forty minutes from the eummon vernor, Lot only appeared completely a aod equipped, bat had mounted the “sieum-horse” to be conveyed to. the scene of danger, With equal promptitude yon will ever be | ready to obey the call of your country, whether to meet fa foreign or 4 domestic foe. It ts with the Inghost ficat on, therefore, that we present you and your gallant from the’ various parts of our ps tour fell ely exte jon who are assembled at this rea dezvous of health aud social e 4 that galaxy ow rain ther fi ing smiles ure ever the most coveted hy a jer, a® they are the richest reware of patriotigm aad va Again I say, welcome It does not become a rence to your very tau Sir, to way bot « ring remarks ty my ‘The oc to which you have 80 Kindly alladed is to us bot a matter of military discipline, We knew the order came trom a jawfal Source, And that it was @ lawful or- der, ard, as soldiers, we knew nothing bat obedience. What we happened to do,1 am sere, would have beea dope by every volunteer corp in the state of Virginia am obiiged to you, sir, for your Kindness tous, wa se first and only hope i, that yourself, and especially your fair guerts, wit] not have occasion to regret the kind wey timents you bave expressed They were accompanied by Governor Letcher, and num- dered adout seventy or 8, One of the most important improvements in Greenbrier county is the erection of a new Methodist church. It the kind | ever made, and 18 the Wee for pab ce within five miles of the Whit to give, for og toat have sist of extern pe The celebrated harpist, apt the beneiit of this building, charmed the jadics. His ‘converts 2 rapcous and other performances, selected by the :ndieace trom a repertoire of forty or firty apositions. Ais harp supplies the only musical entertainments that have beea Aven here for the past two years, aud the visiters seem feetly content with the variety and the ex his matinees, Of the prominent vigiters, the names of Perkins, Latch. er, Joton Gwin, &, gure as most conspicuous. Bishop Johps’ impressive rermon was listened toby a very eelect and numerous congregation, who bad assem bled in the ballroom. Should the guests continue to arrive as they bave done, they mug: reach to nearly two thousant The Sweet uccess parallel with the White Salpbar; a ‘Wourre Serener Serves, Va., August 9, 1990, ccett—The House, Grounils anit Waters— ¢ Propricors—The Crowd of Southern Belles NotaAtities at the Springs, de. A bard travel of thirty-eight hours brought me to this favorite Southern watering place, with the conviction | that if people know what they would hay» to go through to got here, fewer of them would come than do. The rail road does well enough as far as it is built, which is to Jackson river; but the beautiful tarnpike from there, the fine coaches, and the delightful rest at Callaghan’s, are only found in the advertisements, where they are place! on the same principle that molasses is put on the revoly ing cylinder of a patent fly trayp—that is, to catch, Our delightful rest at Caliaghaa’s consisted >f @ supper, at midnight, of salt ham fried in fat, stripe of bee! stow ed in grease, and two and a half hours’ reston the outside of a bed, with three others in the room, all of which ro quired no small exercise of the will to induce one to lie down on the outside of Here the game rule bolts good in regard to accommoda- tion as prevails at all the other watering places. Ooe gets a room in accordance with the quantity of baggage be brings. Persons with oaly a small valise of a carpet bag are shoved into bachelor's, of some other similar row, where small rooms, with two bard beds jn each, } two pine tables, and one seven by nine lookingglase, which makes your face look like a cariacatare in Punch, Are known as clegant accommodations for gentlemen. Ifa fellow has fight ip him, and kicks up a row with the clerk, abuses the superiatendent, and reriles the Pre- fident of the proprietary company, something better is | done for him; but your modest man hae no business ata | metionatle watering place, and they are all fashionable, Breakfast did no better for me. I succeeled at Instén getting a fodden piece of beef, called a steak, cooked by steam, come excellent brend, a cup of fate coffee, and a small pat of butter, wonderfully variegated in color, My | neighbor at table ordered the servant to bring a pat of fresh butter all of one color, and expliined to me that | the mosate appearance of my arove from the fact that it was butter gathered from the plates of yesterday's | breakfast; and thie etatoment seemed to be confirmed by | the presence in it of several crumbs of bread. and the | occasional appearance of @ siray streak of steak gravy. f Tepenk of there things not for the parposs of cavilling | at the arrangements at the White Salphar, bat to remind he proprietors that there are many things there which | will bear improvement general management of th ata’ | of system woold greatly faeilitate the fa f the wishes of the gresta, and that eyetem can b ablisiiod ne who knows how to keep a hotel. The em nt person woald have a bea the guests and 0 ‘ i t t come. Oug \ | Te stater that an “oppora” glass was lost last night in the | ball room ; another, headed “amusement,” aouguaces | that @ bear fight will take on “Weng. } Guy, &t, four o’cleck,” between seven bull dogs and Wire | ,eara; aud the Postmaster sanounces by written wotie® that boxes will be sold @t one doliar “for the | “Airing BeasoD BO you can get your letters in ive mip ats.” t to the spring, with column arounc, and a dome ‘mounted With @ figure of Hygeia, Justice, ortome ber Greek metaphor, over ik, and smeit of water. Smelt was quite enough for me, though [ saw aum- bers of Ditious looking people drinking iy with evident Rust, some adding a apoonful of yn Balt by nig +iiffecung Its bealing quslities are hay praised. Saw the Dathing tubs, and smelt of them, too, and concluded at Wasenough., On my way back to the hotel stopped #1 the pest afllce, because 1 saw everybody ele doing @td be ped to merease the crowd at the window. Waitet bof ap hour to the Pow’master if he had any letters Jor me, avd wosn't lisappointed whem be said he hadu’t. When {got back to the hotel the room clerk evidently recollected me aud my bad bumor, for he wold mo be oped to do better for mo in a day or two, and = showed le 60Owhere )=— Paradise je, aud’ Aivbama, Florida and Colonnade row, &¢—bemg ranges of cottages around the gror i the centre of which stands the hotel T have declined any improvement iv wy quarters, from the fact tuat [10 uot see bow a change Would be an iinprovement. After two days’ observation here I bave come to the cou that the eqauble temper and obliging dispositim 0 Tuy lor, the room clerk, tave more to do with making peo- ple contented with tae White Sulphur Spemgs than any ting else about them, There are said Lo be foarteen hundred people here; bat this ik ab exgee ation, A cengus taken to day shows 1@51, ivcluging gnewts, emplos és, Servants aad ail, and the place is erammod.’ Nearly ait the vtsiters are Crom the South Among them is Company F, First regiment Virgwia Votonteers, commanded by apt Carey. Chey area fine looking set of fellows, and are camped out ia the grounds, where ex Governor Leteher is with them ag agen ‘There was a bail last night, and another to-night which wis the bail of the week, The ladies shove brilitantly; and J must do the Southern deaux the justice to say that they are not so backward in going into the ladies’ parlor and the ball room us our Nortbern ones are, nor 80 awk- ward when they get there. The Jad ese eserve something more than the passing no- tice Lam unle to give them "but epace, time and avility e all wanting ov my part if some of them would on'y iuuteer to belp me, which f doubt met they would gladly do, if they kuew 1 was writing, Loould do better, 80 1 give you woice of a few only of the most prominent. Mrs. Seuator Gwin is tow well known w require com ment at my band. She holds her Sway here as well as in the saloons of Wasbiogton, and does not sitfer from hav- ing a brantifal daughter on the same carpet with her. Mrs Gen, W—I, of Texas, without aiming to exercise influence, bolds us much as auy of her compeers, which is due t ber amiability, her excellent aud chaste taste in drese and ber evident savoir monde preventing any oue who approwches her feeling tl at ease. , 18 noted for the exquisite taste 8 Uhe torlet of her tall avd etegant yergou, aud ber beauty aud agreeable mavner combiue to diffuse a charm over ber circle. Mrs. Heory Q——n, of Lenisiana, daughter-in-law of the erlebrated Gen. Q,, of Mississippi, takes vo active part in consequence of il health; but her flashing ryes, sweet topes, and Charming mauner of dress aud depert- ment, always bring # happy circle around her whenever she to the parlor or ballroom, Mrs. Gen. G—s, whose famous suit in New Orleans fr a large tract of the city ig well known, rings ber eh everywhere, as usual, Tam glad to eee she with one bean in the tonr of the room, which . ‘ : / mont pleasant of the mauy I have made over that | route. ‘The moon shone brightly during the most of the entire night, and the water was as calm and placid a ove Conld desire. On the following day the morning l.ht overtook us after we left Worcester for Nashus. ‘The eun shone with full effuigence, and the farm scenery as we pasted rapidly en route for our destination was fully vp to the high character enfoyed’by the New Eng- land States for their neatly, well conducted agricultural institutions, Not wishing to pass alopg the route too hurried- | ly, I stopped a day at Concord, New Hampshire, to pay pilgrimage to the place of nativity of poor Pierce, That, individual was not at home, and indeed the inhabitants of Concord were loth w know whether Franklin Pierce, ex President and poli. cian, bad @ habitation within the quiet previnets of | Concord, Atal events it is thoaght that that individuat ls about takixg leave of Concord, to bang up his legal shingle ad goue obscure town a few miles distant Pass- ing from this subject, Twill merely say that Concord is a pretty 1ittle city, well laid out, and aboundiag with good, substantial and beautiful residences. It hag all the evn: comitanta neowweary t0 make a Ftay there both pleasaat «agreeable to the traveller. It bas good hotela, exten- ve Wabutactories, the most celebrated of which is tuat of mail Coaches, After a de: nation nm and about Concord 1 took the cars of the Boston aud Montreal Railroad acd proceeded towards the mountain region, crossing en route the meandering Merrimac, the Pemigeuasaet’ aod the Ammoucosuc rivers, and along the edge ot Lake Wiune- pikeogee, { coptioned on to Wells river. AL this point we brapcbed off to a sub brauch of the White Moun- tain Railroad, which, for tweuty miles, contiaued to ascend the litte pilot mountains to Littleton, the termi- us of the railroad gavel, At this polut I alighted from the ars with my fellow passengers en rowe for tne moun- tains. Oue of the old fasuioued mail coaches, before which was a 8ix horse team, was in waiting to give expe- dition to our trip and take us up the wountains Hace one of those quaint old scenes, similar to those witnessed twenty tive years ago, before railroude werg igs thick as blackberries, ensued, ' All was in a bubbub itement, in caring for baggage, securing seats, Ke., ko. We were soon on our stage journey ascending the Fraacooia moun- tains. The stage was fall, and your correspondent #as forced to take @ seat on wp of it in common with two or three Southern tourists. The road over which we in our eleven miles staging was up bill and down dale, principally the former, but over @ good road overshadowed by majestic trees of end- Jess varieties The last baif mile was accomplisned at railroad speed, and when the stage arrived at the Profile House—the only ove ip the Frau Notch—the horses were frothing with sweat. My first day’s stay in the mountains was studiously devoted in gathering facts in regard to our charming but neglected American moontain scenery, with a vicw of placing an account of my explorations before the readers: of the HERALD. Recent years have witnessed an immense influx of books of travels and voyages—journals and narratives of Rerecmal adventure—the result of that spirit of scientific iscovery, nellghene zeal and enlightened curiosity which characterizes the nineteenth centary; but in all these &a- rope bas received the (slg com attention, while our own, our American Union, bas been almost totally neglected. While boste of our wealthy countrymen visit Europe pe riodically to witness the river and mountaia scenery of Europe at an enormous expense, the same persons Know little of the geogeaphy, aad nove from expertence, of the unsurpassed works of nature lying as it were at their very dcors. While the American tourist’ pays a special rimage to the river Rhine iu quest of river scenery, TF ian ber old style of two gentlemen at once. Among the belles there is no acknowledged queea over 11, Dut DuIMeroUs thrones are set up between which there seems Lo reign a perfect entente cordial Tp the combination of yateilee. ana beanty Mississippi undovbtealy comes Grat, and at the bead of vhis sove- reign States representatives stauds Miss H—n, of Columbus. Her exqu sitely chiselied features, soul tlashiag eyes, fine taste in dress, and calm and confitent possession at all times apd on all occasions, wark something more than the mere transient beauty, She is ably supported in her social sway by Mies C-——n, also of Columbos. Virginia is admirably represented by a trio of graces, all fron Richmond. Miss M——s, lovely, piquant and winning, sweeps the ball room with a single bow aiter the style of the Spauish Queen who, it was said, could pusands of people in such a way that each Mf the particular one saluted. She divides the black eyes, fine and decidedly stylish ip form, and intellectual, Miss M——e, and the gracefat and very lovely Miss F——d The Aiabama belles are led by Mies H—=n, a niece of old Sam, whose flasting eyes and winning smiles may make @ new Sun Jacinto among the beaux here this sea- Louisiana is led by the beautiful brunette Miss 1——e, of New Orleaus, whose easy grace and charming abandon give a fearful ‘power to her sweet face and piercing giances. oh OuroiTha treade majestically im the commanding exquisitety attired, and the foature®, of sree n My letter is getting too long to dwell longer upon ihe graces and beanties tbat give this pace itscharm this Season and I vill meption only a few of vhe notapilities. Of Governor Letcher Ihave speken, There are also here Sevator Heaphitl, Goyeruor MeMilie, Major Barwell, Yr Henry Quitman, Mr Begain of North Carolina, Major MeCoiloch, Sepater Chestout, Mr. Landeman, and many more than I can now remember, OUR SACHEM’S HEAD CORRESPONDENCE. Sacimat’s Heap, Angust 7, 1360. At the Ihad—A Little Gossyp About Douglas—The Beanties of the Head—Prople Here and Thare—Fishing, fe. Since I Just wrote you six verv pleasant weeks have parsed away. Many of the families menti med in my last letter as coming bere from the metropolis have come and gone, ilitting like birds of passage, as they are, Fashion its votaries here and there, as the fancy or im- pulse of the time may lead. So they come and g9 from one Watering place to another, whiliog away the summer hours ag best they may. Since I wrote Senator Douglas and his beautiful wife have been here for two or three days, and they are both coming again during the present mouth. It was during the “Litue Giant's” New England tour—what time he was feted avd more or lees idolized at New Haven, Hartford, Springfield and Boston—that the gallant but predoonret capdidate for the Presidency paid Mr. Syranton a visit here; aud T can assure you bis presence was a sigual for a rosh of the leading Connectieat democrats and their to this place. Mere Burr, of the Hart mes, through is faithful ruvner and firm 1” Greem, induced the lion of the day to etchow aud igtore bis loug-tried friend, Seotield, of the Pest, aad ride from the depot at Hartford in a carriage with Al & Rort, whereon the Hartford /’ress epigrammaticaily soid that “Burr is for Breckinridge in bis paper, and for Dougias in @ carriage” A tempest in a teapot has bub- bled avd boiled at Hartford ever since. if your readers ouly keew of the beauty of the scenery about here, the excellence and variety of the fishing aad shooting, the calm splendor of the wide expanse of wa ter that sarrounds and #huts in the Heat on every side, the elegance of the company, the beauty of the ladies: in fact, if they were acquainted with the thousand apd one advantages enjoyed by visiters here over what is be found at most of the fashionable watering places, the dotels w be uwable to accommodate the living tide that would ‘ge up hee, and rest during the heat and burden of the summor. Amongst there vow here from your city are William lawrence and family, Mr. Martiams and family, Mr. Ar- cularivs and fatnily, ‘Mr. Philip Pike and family, &e., &. From Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Dave are here, and to-morrow: comes Rey. A L. Stone, with a party of about thirty. Judge Storrs, of Hartford, 18 here, and F. L. Robinson, Req , and famity, from the same city. Mr. F. §. Kinney, late Charge o’Aflaires at Sardinia, ft only a day or two ce, and Greene C. Bronson left yesterday, Stull to come, amongst the any who bave engaged rooms here, are—iv adaition to 8 A. Douglas and family— ol. Orr, of South Careliva; Gea. Jo, Lane, Oregon: it, that he and Dov hould be here feveral other men etuinent i. the count Thave spokep once or twice of the only are the bass and blac reel’? and near “Goose Rock,” but blue fish abound, aad they are beginning ae iarge sharks off in the deep water, Pike went bi fishing a few fince— (funny it waso’t Bleck who weut pike — fish. ing!)—and having what be considered a remarkably heavy fish on, he actually pulled out a young shark about two feet long, with two or tiree sets of teeth that would have driven a dentist with a sma! practice iisage. Pike ‘was frightened, but be cot his fie in safe, aad has done nothing but brag about it ever since. Before | close this brief epistie, T must not omit to speak of the drives and the advantages for sailing and bathing bere, whieh are very fine. A tirm, hard beach, wi ha smooth bottom avd no danger either from tides ot ‘the moosters of the deep, renders the latter healthful pleasure very comfortably and safely evjoyed. The sail- ing iso . In the tinmediate vicinity are “Gall Ieiand,’ with its thousands of feathered inhabitants: the “Hen and Chickens,’ “Robert Kidd's Punch Bowl,” and many more places of interest. The drives in all direo- tions are also very fine, for which an extensive livery stable, within easy accets, affords all necessary facilities. Good bowling alleys, the Dest bitliard tables in the State, and ® well supplied bar, go far to render the place at- tractive to those Freee rad who like to have city { Pleasures and recreati jlow them into their country retirement | bave bo hesitation in saying thot the table is the best to be found in Connecticut—whi ch is saying a good deal. Mr. Scranton bas a farm of 125 aeres Lere, from which all | the vegetables, milk, batter, poultry, ke, are farnished, both for the Sechem’s Head 'Houre, ind for hie other ad: mirable hetel, the Tootine, which is by far the best house | lu New Haven, Come and jadge for yourselves. OUR FRANCONIA MOUNTAINS CORRESPON- DENCE. Prorite Hover, Prascota Moewtares, N. AL, Auguet 4, 1800. } Trip from New York to Franconia Mountains—Splendia Senery En Route—Concord, New Hampshire White Muniains Railroad Buropean and American Mountain Somery—A Field for Metecrotogists— Profile Howse and | Surrowndings—Eagle Clif, Echo Lake, Bald and Profile Bem, vb Mountains, dée., dc. Tarrived here on Friday last, after a very pleasant irip from New York, @rst taking the splendid steam palace | | Connecticut, of the Norwieh and Worcester tine, and then purtuing the only direct railroad route to the Fenaconta and White Mountain, via Norwich, Worcester, Nashua and Con ymouth apd Littleton, N. H., and trom the latter | piace by stage, eleven miles, to the place of my preseat | * Tue trip down Long Island Sownd was indoo! the | cbserved, oeeasions @ confi own beautiful Hadson, which sur it in beauty, is thought little or nothing of; others visit Europe to el a glimpse of the mountains of Scotland, ce and Germany. Our own Everett says, who is not the least of our Ame- rican travellers:—I bave been something of a traveliers in our own country, thougb far less than | could wish and in Europe have seen all that is moet attracti#®, from the Highlands of Scotland to the Golden Horn of Constanti- vople—from the summit of the Hartz Mountains to the fountain of Vendure—but my eye bas yet to rest on alove- Mer scene than tha’ which smiles around you as you eajl from Weir's landing to Centre Harbor (N. H —Ed:}. I bave yet to behold a sublimer spectacle thau that which is dieciosed from Mourt Washington (“vite Mountains) or from Mount Latayette (Fraaconia Mountains), when on some char, cool summer's morning. sunrise, the cloud-curtain is drawn up from nature's grand prosce- nium, and al! that chaos of wilderness aud beauty starts toto ‘Iite—the bare granite tops of the surrounding heights—the precipitous gorges, a thousand fathoms deep, which foot of man or ray of light never evterec—the sombre matted forest—the moss clad rocky wall, wee with crystal springs—winding streams, gleaming and peaceful villages below; and in the dim, misty dis- tance. beyond the lime hilis, faint glirapses of the sacred bosom of the eternal deep, ever heaving as witha con- sciousness of its own immensity, all mingled in one inde- ecribabie panorama by the havo of the Divine Artist.’ A FIRLD FOR METEOROLOGISTS. Metoorologi*ts might here find matter for contempla- tion by studying the cloud current puruvmence. Tueee currents, and oer circumstances aiiecting them, are 80 coustantly changing, that seldom for a single’ minate co they remain of one form, but sboot into ali sorte of posturee, rise, fleet away to the distance, coogregate, and fink with indeseribab!e rapidity and vanish trom the view. While a oongregaticn of clouds is caused by their coming in Coutact with cold currents of air, they vanish a8 quickly 08 their being acted on by the currents of air wa mer than those in which they tave previously been sustained. The dis, ment evanishment of clouds may be ceesejonally ser to aivantage from Fran- copia Mountains, the place from which Tam aow writing, io the vicinity of these hills, terminating abruptly. The clou ss resting on the mountain top are seen to begin to move towards the precipitous declivity ia consequence of the springing up of the breeze in that direction, and when hey arive at the ipice they seem to tumble over and Vanish im the fa'l. The exbibitwn of the phe nomenon is simple: the cloud, rally ingfrom the sammit of the mountain fails into the atmosohere of higher vem perature, and, {ls particles being diminished into the aqueous form disappears. When, on the contrary, a cloat js seen to ascend a mountain it euters the region of cold, and, being condensed, is precipitated as a shower of rain. ‘The sudden recurrence ot these sh »wers renders it neces sary for the mountain climbers to be con‘inually prepared for the descent of the watery element. THE PROFILE TOCSE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, The hotel is situated on a plateau, and is walled in ture on the south, east ahd west by the green de ‘8 and majestic proportions of the Profile Moantein and Eygte Cif. To the north aad one half mile distant z Ly ~y! Lake, ont can on ae pwd abounding with brook tront, and furnished wit! eqaatic equipage to rencer the visiter’s trip pleasant. Tne“iakes Tene Jocatcd ia the valley of these smal! mountains, is noted for its ncoustic peculiarities of echo. The human voice shouting distinctly witl be re-echoed with wonderfal ef. fect, and the report of a cannon, one of which is position. ed ate copvenitnt piace on the lake, will reverberate not distimilar to penis of thunder fer one-heif a m le tn circuit, Beside this pecaliarity of Echo Lave, nature bas added many other a\tractions to {us precincts, waich to be appreciated in all their bearfogs must be see. Fag'e Cif is a large majestic columnuler crag, separat- bE bE ay mountain, rising perpen- larly Ww) cragged rocks, apparently ready to topple from their feeble resting aad 6; desolation to allaround. This precipitioas mountain derives its pa. trop mic from the fact thas it was chosen for an eyrie by a Fre of engies a few years ago ile Mountain, directly opposite Eagle Clit and on the touth side of the Franconia Hotel, js neved for its ex- treme grandeur and beaaty, acd also for having on its ex tremity the noticable feature from which it derives its pame—the profile or great stone face. As the attention the mountain, he bebolds a huge face, with all tts features thoronghly deliveated, starding ont in bold outline, be- fore lis sight. I: requires no stretch of imagination by the spectator to be immediately impressed on vie {8 that, 1 ia @ coleeanl, complete, eee profile, ry upon him from it it, perfect! isting and clear. The hand-of man bas not poliuted the time worn stone compusing it. Nature has carved it out with the mort ecourate chuselliog. ft bos boca atoortatned tt ight of profile is very nearly 1,500 fet from the levelof the little lake below it, and that the length of the face js from sixty to eighty feet, Tho pre. cipice, of which it forms the extromity, is mot unlike Palisades of the Hudson river ia . The “ Old Man’ undergoes many apparent of outlive from the diferent view pointe, and it is we sometimes to bear the varied and ridiculous opinions of the epectatucs Below the Proale Mountain is a ctystal lake, abounding With trout and overbung by beautital trees Raid Mountain, three-foarths of a mile distant, is Fravcoata range, thus giviog va dtinet character re , thus giving ita also rendered plank 4} the ascent. view of the country |; a ehcp ee eter nowing full wel my ™ brief, ]have merely given an outline of their character. istics, leaving the field clear for those gees fe, foe 9 | thereon. 1 surprise, indeed, | may say, my own ignorance of m: owa country, in common with the of my fellow. trymen, to think we bave 80 long the beau. ties of nature ip our own fair land ‘THE DAWN OF DAY IN THR MOUNTAINS, The first dawn of day here in the mowtains exbibite a Deautiful obscurity. When the enst begins just to brighten with the reflections only of effulgence, pleas- ing, progressive light, dubious and amusing, is thrown ‘over the face of things. A sing’ if able to assist the picturesque eye, which, by such aid, creates a ‘Ubousand imaginary forms, if the scene be unknown; and, as the light seals gradually on is amused by orrrecting its vague ideas by the real objects, bw ay meme when the sub rises in un- Sullied brightness, difusing its raddy light over the upper part of the mountains, which is contrasted by the deeper shadows below; yet ‘the eilect is thea only transient, when “old Sol” riees, accompanied by a train of vapors, in & geozy, minty a the Franconia Mountains thie Rccompanime:t often forms the most ae- tonishing visions The visiter to Franconia sometimes & o# the sun's disk Just appear above the mountain, or, im Shakepere’s lan- ‘ ‘Stand y on the misty mountain's iop, and dart his diverging rays through the rising vapor The radiance, catehing the topes of the trees aa they bane midway cpon the shaggy steep, and towching tere ana there a few other prominent objects, trperceptibly mixes ite ruddy tint with the surrounding mists, setting on fire, ae it were, the upper parte, while their lower ekirts sre lost in @ dark mass of varied confusion, in whien trees and radiance and obscurity are all blended to- gether. When the eye is fortunate enough to catch the jowing instant—for it 8 @ Vanishing scene—it furnishes ‘an idea to the bebolder worth treaguring among the choloest appearances of natore, Mictiness alone, we have jon to ebjeows which is ofen picturesque; but the glory of the view depends oa the slowag lights whieb are mingled with it ROW THE TOURICT “rENDs The vistters to the Franconia Mountains this yoar are fr more Dumerous than any of the proces ing not with ding the fret that the seawon has beon exceedingly At my Present Writing the woather is delighttal, with the thermometer at eixtreight degrees at goon. Almost every State in the Union i# represented in the 8 rive. #t EW YORK HEPALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. ee: Sem BBWS A Mieke Bade toc : visitors at the Profle House, and they ot the beat class of | people. One thing I hare remarked during my few days’ Stay i# the absence of all that aristocratic cow - such as isexbibited ut New port, Saratoga an’ Niagara, fand which is fast bringing those places into ill repute. baer 8 to cuter vpon the pleasures of guoun tain climbing, Asbing, dathing, boating, and other Kindred amusements, with a zest and democratic air which appear natural ant invigorating. The amusements lbave tpamed while away the daytime, and pignily hops are had, (excepting Sundays, of course,) ta which al the guests pattie, ap excellent quaarille band being permanently attached to the hotel. To-day deing Sanday, religi services—in which almost ‘every guest of two Bundred and afty in the hotel participated—were held in the ladies’ grand parlor, under the direction of Rev, Asa D Smith, ot New York city. The singing war of the very best kind, and was furnished by the united congregation. Religions services were also beld at pight, in which Rey. Mr. Reynolds, of Concord, officiated. 1 push my explorations furthor on through the Franconia and White Mountains, and send you the re- sult of my travels, bis Fraxcosia Mountains, N. H., August 9, 1860. Summer Travel to the While Mountains—A Rich Harvest to the Hotel Keepers—Hino Tourists Pass their Time— An Impromptu Concert—New Yorkers at the White and Franconia Mountains. de. ‘The summer trayel to the White and Franconia moun- tain region of New Haimjehire is cow at its zenith, The hotels are doing an usually brisk business, notwith- standing the general complaint of dulness by !andtords in other rural and watering places. The weather bere has been delightful for thé past eight days, and the tour- ists who have come this way to climb the rugged hills of New Hampshire sod enjoy the invigorating mountain breezes, and witness the forest, lake avd mountain scenery, have had every reason to feel satisfied ana an- ply compensated for the trip. Indeed, the travel this season shows a decided increase over any former period; and the immense hotel facilities in different parts of the mountain region bave beeu found inadequate to accom. modate their patrons. Mountain scenery is not the only amusement affurded the tourist, Here we have many tolerably sized brooke and lakes, which possess abundant piscatory virtues, so as to give those who are fond of angling an opportunity to foliow their — pastime. Jn these lakes near the hotels, ali the equipages for aquatic sports are furnished to those who Wish to avsil themselves of the uccommodation; desi tes there are bowli»g and billiard saloons, gymoasiuma and all etoeteras calcwated to make the time pass off ‘shops’? occur nightly—Sundays excepted— ich ail the guests participate ‘and the ‘mazy dance”? goes merrily on to the accompaniment of an excellent qvadrilie band. ‘Last ight Miss Ada Pbillips, of Boston, whore abilities stand very high as a singer of the Italian’ school, gave a vyoluptary entertainment ip the parlor of the Protile House. She sang severs! beautiful morceaue from the favorite operas of the day, aud her performances were merituri- ously encored. ‘The following is the list of New Yorkers who have ar- rived at the Profile House during the past week:— Miss dain, H. K. Corning, Miss M. C Corning, Miss a, M. Corning, Mrs. Owen, Misa Ballou, Mrs. White and two daughters, Mrs. Grosvenor aud daughter, Mr Sidell, Miss E.8 3idell,R. L Mulford and daughter, Peter Scaeu sk, W. H. Biack, Henry Kimball, Fraucis Niles, Miss Niles, Martin V. B. Wilcoxson ang jady, &. Steiger, A. R. Ward, lady and child; L. H. Holmes,’E 8. Meyer, wife, two daughters and eon, W. A. Bree ier, Mrs. Pomroy, Miss M. E. Alger, W. F. and four daughters, ©. M. Cutter, Mr. and’ Mrs. Young, Miss 0. M'Young, WE. Brown, Chas E King ‘herman, fimothy Tileston and family, John W Quincy and daughter. OUR WALPOLE (N. H.) CORRESPONDENCE. Watroie, N. H., August 11, 1360. A Word fora New Enjland Village—the Place for Patriotism and Fishing Rods—Scenery—Rides—Ivon Springs Sociely—Hotels, éc. Among the many loud cries that come to you from Sara- toga, Newport and the other haunts of fashionable misery, can you allow @ quiet word from this most romantic of New England vil'ages? There are many of your readers, know, who would give much for a rural resort where they can peacefully pass away the weary hours of this hot geason ; or, better still, can leave their wives and children in necurity and health, while they themselves are serving their country and their pockets in the metropolis. Any gentleman who wishes to escape the coutemplation of the Japanese swindle, to avoid being seduced into a Great Eastern excursion, or to preserve his patriotic sen- fiments auring te weupartn vt ote veg Uy hee Prince of Wales—any enthusiast for picturesque scenery—any wielder of the fishing-rod—any crack sportsman—or, finally, any one who wishes a quiet, seusible, inexpensive summer in an admirable hotei, would do well to grt op the eight A. M. New Haven train, and come to Wal- pole to dinner. Did I speak of a hotel? Shade of Major Bullard, famous three generations ago as the landlord of the Waipote Taverp, arise! No; the Major won't arise, aod it ts lucey for him, for if he did, bis ‘pipe would pe put oat.” fae Wentworth House and mine host, Mr. Makepeace, belong to the age of progress, and have nothing vo do with de- fonet imukeepers. Fresh paint ali over woaldo’t suit the Mojor, nor new furniture, nor rooms entirely repa- pered, bor hair mattresses on spring hottoms, nor a city iarder fb a conptry town, nor raid commoaication with, and daily mails from Boston aul New York or could pot belp enjoying the beautiful geenery of the - necticut, no matter how reeilees aad perturbed # spirit be may be: but aithough he was a jolly nost,a jullier reigns in bis place. A very few people have laxariated for years in the charms of Walpole, and have said about it to the rest of the wor'd. They bave kept all tho delightful rides, and fine fishing, sud rambles over the bills, to them- selves. ‘Bhey bave vot breathed a @beut the tron al we word ngs in the neighborhood, aront the" invigorating air, shout’ the pleartat seckty, aod abou how Shect? comfort you we for very little mosey Bat their day is pest The Hexarp is opposed to monopolies, and to the public spirit which dist iehes that joar@al appeal Let ‘all the world and the rest of mankind” learn, through your columns, that taere exists at Wal- pole a betel with large rooms at reasonable prices, cool ‘air and a prince of landlords, Here there is no fear of Stsrvation, for there i# plenty to eat; no crowdiog aad quer zing, for there is abundance of rvom: uo humbag, for there is NO Hecessity for it; the most delightful to talk to, a town library to read, smooth roads, den len’s fine horges botts for the saadle aud the wagon, water containing © great quautity of the peroxide of iron, Unsurpassed views all aboat, genial bospitality, unbound ed kindness. What more can a poor, barassed, swiudied, alderman ridden New Yorker waut to make him happy? OUR CATSKILL MOUNTAIN CORRESPON: DENCE. Carsait Morstaix Hoosr, August 4, 1960. A Description of this Mountain Retreat—Beautiful Ap- pearance of the Hills—Gathering of American Beau tice—Plenliful Supply of Pruit—Visiters from Al Sec- tions of the Uniom—Briendship and Fraternization, te. Away up here, enveloped in @ cloud of mist the one minute, the next with & clear blue sty above, with a ‘view of their fleecy masses floating beneath us, entirely concealing the world below, I thought it might not be we are, like Mahomet's coflla, between heaven and earth. Seldom it is that our view of the lower world is thus ang mene ee ee ee bave had ® wear ever since my arrival (a week ago), a cloth coat button xd up to exclude the ‘constant. ooninees of this mountain retreat. Pure as the firet freeh breeze that Eden knew is the 3 eautie® of till life are 80 inuch appreciated by the enn tier of animated pature, os privciple like be- jets Like, but certain it ‘more than ope syiph like the paths to the North Mountain, the Sovth Mountain, Moses Rock, the Fairy Spring or the Falls, etal Sevens a on ee Byron, where he says: — Flora was a form of life and That seen, became a part of 7 fp ed With detighuttt walle, weather company, wo ba wo bare delicious, freeh raspberries, growing al! around jn the t abundance; whortieberries ad yo! At Saratoga or leaves in Vallambrosa, riees zens’ to find how much exercise tl ean take in tho re mouvisin air witheat that feel of Inasi- €e ot fai'gue which is ite ‘nthe work’ below, Weariness jrom walking seems to pase away with the hour which +c then the glorions view, which would seem to abeorb cvery Lag in ite mere contemplation. tains, one hundred Hike a living emerald upon the brow of Nature, there to je ib unfading benuty till time fteeif chal be uo more e' _We tatives here from fection 0” the re d their fraternizayon will, I hope, do much to calm the dreaded animosity of sectional feeling. From my conversation with those from each quarter of cur confederacy, 1 have an abiding hope and confidence that, shonld the trial come, there are enough of these who with stendy atep and anfaltering trust in the good sense ani pat riotiem of thelr colleagues, will be found to“ keoy step to the n-usic of the Union,” be ite temporary head either Lincoln, Bell or Breckinrid Among ouf yisiters I might name Church, the ariiet, of Reese. of Baitimores < Thomas and Mr. Hay- from New Orleans, Derty from Havens end cam —- OUR CORNWALL CORRESPONDENCE: » CORNWALL, ON THE Hvpson, August 8, 1860. Great Concourse of New Yorkert—Drives, Rides and Pic nics—Terprichorean Ezcursiom on the Hudson—Granc Tiwmnated Ball, de,, €e. Seeing the voluminous correspondence in your columné from all parts of our Union, I have been requested by” many readers of your valuable jonrnal to chronicle the» events of this favorite resort. There are some fifteen. bundred New Yorkers abiding in this charming place, each bent on seeking pleasure unalloyed with fashion, Last Friday a large party from one of our secluded re> treats, in four horse wagons, went on a picnic to Meadow: Pond, returning in the evening, as gay @ party of happy: faces as cap be found in any of our se called fashionable, bavnts. Drives, walks through Idlewild, boating and fish. ing, dancing in the evenivg, aud quartette cluba at almost: every bouse on the heights, form but @ modicum of our- it daily pol e we bave the poet Willis, the charm! Mrs. Bod- stem, the genial Faye—whose laugh is heard the whole length of Duncan’s lape—the astronomer Harrison, whose: Jupar descriptive lectures bave drawa admiring audieucees during the past ten evenings. Jn fact, every body is Our programme for the next fortaigbt includes an ex- cursion (terpsichorean) on the Hudson and an jliuminated ballat Orange Lake. Tne arrange nents fi¥ the last are- in toe havds of competent amateurs, whose former ex- ploits in that line insure for the present our entire suc- cess. ‘As a representative of the committee, T shalt be pleased: to ‘orward vou. ticket for some attaché of your j mrnal, and we should be more than gratitied having the pica sure fre! grasping you personally by the band on that evening. OUR COLUMBIA SPRINGS CORRESPONDENCE, Corvamis SrrixGs House, Covewma County, N. ¥., Augast 8, 1860. Health of the Locality—Pleasures of a Country ketreat— Activity of Steam Communication—The Drive and the York; Mesars. Merrifield and Dr Wart, . Wurun, ‘of Philadelphia; ‘Dr. Merry Dance—Medicinal Virtues of the Springs, &c. l observe that your widely circulated paper is the oné Par excellence for the diffusion of information of all kinds, and under the auspices of such a readable sheet I beg: Jeave for space t say a word in regard to this popular~ summer resort. Here we are, a company of health and pleasure seekers, under the fostering care of our host avd hostess, Mr. ands Mrs. C. B. Nash. The former is known to all the country around as the right man for the right place, while to the considerate kindness of his ‘‘better half many a poor invalid bas been indebted for care and relief. ‘We are enjoying the very perfection of summer weathor here, tempered as the atmosphere is by the cool, delicious - ‘winds from old Catetekill’s mountain brow, directly op; Bite us, We care not for the sultry beat attendaut apon reign of the dog star, but can betake ourselves to our sleep inviting beds unmolested by the winged tribe, and breathing ‘‘sweet scents from thymy banks” and newly gathered bay, with which this charming locality abounds, Ourhotel is sitnated on a beautiful knoll; the marmar- » “ Claverack” winds like a silvery thread at its base, while upon ee hand sit enthroned giapt oaka and: other monarchs of the forest; detightful groves invite, by their cool retreating shades, a praibesed rhsibiey only © - diseyver some biduen, shadowiug, silent nook, where, per hance, lovers breathe their vows of unchanging cou- Staney, or a worshipper of nature, in her gentlest, sweet- e8t mood, may enjoy the luxury of idle ease, and litt @- ravetul heart to the author of these pure and ever vary- ig delights To these simple es is added the ad- Vantage of proximity to all our cities; the comma- ication by Hudson River Railroad and steam! al- most hourly, to the quiet and pleasant litle city of Flud- sor, from which place we are distant but four miles, in the bart of this rich agricultural country, makes as dt- rectly accessible with the outer world. ‘the gayly dis- to whom life und its surroundings is yet ali one ‘ight dream, it has iis attracti converted into a dancing saloon, made merry by the sound of the violin, and graced by the beauty fashion of many of our surrounding cities. ‘These springs bave been resorted to for & great number of years; their medicinal virtues are being tested more extensively each season, and certificates of their efficacy ‘aig reveals the pre- are offered. & chemical ro scattarli. peculiarity, F 3 tence of iron, of esia, of sulphuretted and to a large extent the white suiphur—a = im but few eee State. ul s08 ag to renter it a nauseating for the patient. bat if administers its health-giviag pro- Bacupes,te homespattc prt STUB RE cure seems permanent. After a trial of severa: of our popular springs as a remedy for that common and distrese- tog malady, dyspepsia, unhesitatingly give these the preference over any other spot, as combining the easen- ais of good, bracing air, gou@ bathing, pleasact driv. LF nels) table, large and conveni-nt rooms, and al! other ingredients which go to make up a pleasant, rural summer resort. OUR SHREWSBURY CORRESPONDENCE, Sueawsucry, N. J., Ancust 13, 1860. Description of the Village Railroad Communication ~Bf- fect of the Recent Calamity at Long Branch—Want of Rain— Political Gossip, de. ‘My last letter to tho New Yorx Henatp waa from Long Branch. Having posted you up with affairs there, I now take the opportunity of informing you of affairs in general at this place. Shrewsbury is a fine little village, with » good apd Prosperous population, and one of the floest placea in Monmouth county, and boasts of some very wealthy far- mers, together with fine dwellings, farms, &. Among the best and largest are Mr. Hauce’s, Parkes’, Sbep- pard’s, Lippincot's, Tallman’s, Allen's, and others too nu- ATLanTic Pavriion, “Shall we Have No More Cakes and Ale?”'—A Loud Cab Srom the Ladies upon the Heraid—1o0 Much Politics and? lands—The Advantages of a Convenient Provision Market—What @ Lady Telts Us to Teil the People, de, Shall there be so more cakes and alet’—no more Shall all these things be lost to the summer readers of the Hanain? What with Garibaldi and the borribies Druses, and the five great Powers, and little Tommy ard Your Corporation Japanese bill, and that enormous: ‘Wrought iron humbug, the Great Eastern: and what with» “« the irrepreesible conflict,” (ld Abe Lincoln, Brockin- ridge, Bell, Douglas, Houston, and Gerrit mith and the Benicia Boy, the comprehensive Mersin this summer hae: really too mush overlooked the world of fashion at ie: summer resorta. And now the Prince of Wales is coming, ‘and a British fleet. Said a fair young damsel to ue thie. morning—s living exemplitication of the charme Of” & good constitution, fresh salt water ait, 88 Paddy would say, surf bathing and good vietaalé- “Why cant we have, once in a whi, ® whole broadside of those dear, delightful, piquant, spicy’, Soseipping and rattling watering place letters with whieh ‘tho Fin it, ti!l this summer, has made itself sucb a wel- come visiter to us all, of the uncountable thoassode o ite readers out of town, a well ag those in town, from, Boston to New Orleans |’ “Why, my dear Mademoigetto, the great events of th World must first be looked after; and know you not tha in both bemispheres we are now in the midst of a mighty revolution?” “Fiddlesticks with your revolutions. The Hens wants to please its readers, I suppose; and wo, ths Indios inaiet that thy summer {8 our time fora bearing 1 neod © be that on almost every day of the heated torm’ o Jaly and Avgast, the visiters at every exmmor caravan © serie, from Nisgara to the Mammoth Care, and bant to Sullivan's land, wore apprived through th columns of the Henstn of the whereabonte of the score and bupdred of thelr abeent friends, here and they from Na