The New York Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1869, Page 8

8 CUR SUMMER ‘RESORTS. SARATOGA SPRINGS, ‘Tourists Arriving in Ferce—The Male nguished Persons— prbilt and His ‘Trotters— © Nambers ef Cubnoe and tarnetites— ovements=The Hotels—The Mineral | Watere—Natural Seevery. SAKATOMA SPRINGS, July 9, 1869, After wailing anxiously some time for the usual gummer fight of pleasure and bealth seekers hither- ward the hotel proprietors and boarding house keepers at Saratoga vegin to be happy. For several days past, and particularly yesterday and to-day, the cars have come heavily freighted with guests, In fact, Saratoga is already gay. Bands of music ave playing daily and nightly at ihe large notele, aud every might all have the hop, Most of those who have arrived up to this lume Delong, however, to the more quiet class, substantial and respectable citizens and their samiiies, and there isnot yet seen a display of fashion an i# nsual a little later, and as there will be doubt- less a week or so hence, Still many elegantly dressed and nandsome ladies may be seen im the parlors aud at the hops of the hotels, The eréme de tu creme of Jaxhion, which !s seen m our stylish New York belles, will soon come, and then the ball season will be an- auguraied. Many of the regular dancing young men are on hand and are prospecting around for acquatnt- ances, flirtations, or something more serious, among the Fichest and handsomest ladies. These veaux generally carry everything before them daring the gay Season at Saratoga, as well as at other fashiona- ble places of summer resort, They ‘are the gor- geous and happy butterfiles that bask in the sunsnine of woman’s favor atsuch times, To say the least they are a very useful class for the purpose nature designed them. The old fogies have tostand aside and content themselves with looking on, smoking cigars or playing at cards in the snug base- ment rooms of the hotels appropriated to that use. Among the distinguished persous already at Sara - toga may be mentioned ex-Presidem Fillmore and Mrs. Fillmore, Commodore Vanderbilt, Thurlow Weed, George Opdyke, Colonel Provost of Washing: ton, and Colonels Kadeliffe and Middleton, of the Royal Artillery. Commodore Vanderbilt has, of course, his famous trotters with him. He has the gallantry and bnoyaucy of a young man, and m driving oF walking does not fail to have sou other for his companion, There are a 1 Cubans here this year, the greater part of at the Union Hotel. Probably many are judy f ne fugees from Spanish tyranny in Cuba. Bat the society at Saratoga, Branch and some other sum- , is the large Jewish element. ‘Snis class of our citizens are becoming very rich, and they delight to spend their wealtn in taking pleasure and in display, Bemg absorped in making money from childbood to ola age or death, and, as a general thing, not seeking distinction in public life or intellectual pursuits, they endeavor to make a position through their Mches. Rothschild, and not Dieraeli, is their representative man, though it must be confessed some Jews have reached the highest distinclion In science and art. But while I mention the nanbver of Jews and Cubans at Saratoga it must not be supposed that they aré all, or the greater part of the society here, for there are other peopie from ail paris of the United States. Indeed, society here Is a sortot ola podrida of humanity and more Varied and mixed than probably 10 the cosmopolitan city of New York itself, But lL imagme I hear the readers of the HERALD ay, Whatis there new at Saratoga’ Well, there are some improvements made and some going on, und there have been discoveries of new mineral springs. Not that Saratoga Wanted attractions, The howe! keepers are rivalling each other and trying to keep up with the demands for accommodation. In- provements have been made in Congress Hall since jast year, when the present new and fine building was first opened, Among these is a handsome elex vator for tak: gnests to the upper floors, This old Beach NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, ALG. Stout (estate of), New York, Bellevue avenue and the Cliffs, Riebard Baker, Jr., Leage road and tne @liffe, Wilbam Kk, ‘Travers, New York, Narraganset ave- nue and Webster street. Witham H. Reynolds, Providenee, Bellevue ave- nue and the Clim. John vaine, New York, Bellevae avenue and the ovean. Radward D. Boit, Jr., Boston, **The Rocks,” Ocean avenue and the sea, an Parish, New York, Bellevue avenue ana the ey jodore W. Phinney, Cuba, Bellevue avenue and atts, Thomas A. Vyse, Jr, New York, Marine and Ruggies avenues, A.D. Jessup, Philadelphia, Marine and Ruggles avenues. L. P. Norton, New York, Bellevue, Marine and Rugeies avenues, George F. Parkman, Boston, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. Willie Davis trata, New York, Bellevue ave- nue and the Bailey beach. William D. Smith, Philadelphia, Bellevue and Ocean avenues. Colonel George T, M. Davis, New York, Bellevue avenue and the ocean, James T. Rhodes. Providence, Bellevue avenue. Charles H. Kussell, New York, Bel.evue and Narra- ganset avenue and Webster street. Earl P. Mason, Providence, Bellevue avemue. John R. Ford, New York, ‘Bay terrace,” on the bay. Woon A. Brown, Philadelphia, Bellevue avenue and Spring street. Robert L. Maitland, New York, on the bay, near Washington street. Po F, Jones, New York, Harrison avenue and e a Marshall Woods, Providence, Bellevue avenue and Ledge road. ge . Robert V. McKim, New York, on the cliffs over- jooking Bellevue avenue. Robert M. Cushing, Boston, ‘The Rocks,” Ocean avenue and the sea. Newbold Edgar, New York, Harrison avenue, Charles J, Peterson, Philadetphia, Bath road. Arthur Bronson, New York, Castie Hill, near Bate- man’s. Coarles Kubn, Philadelphia, ola Beach road, Miss Susan 0. Hoifmaa, New York, Bellevue ave- nue, Wiliam H. Russell, (New York, Narraganset ave- Charlies Lyman, Boston, Webster street. Robert Ray, New York, Narraganset avenue and Webster street, Mrs. M. B. Siyourney, Boston, Bellevue avenue, corner of Webster street. Augustus Whiting, New York, Bellevue avenue, corner of Webster street. George Tifauy, Baltimore, Narraganset avenue and Clay street. Paran Stevens, New York, Bellevue avenue, Jones and King streets, Sidney Brooks, Boston, Bellevue avenue, Royal Phelps, New York, Clay street, Edward 8. Willing, Phitadelphia, Webster and Spring streets, Mrs. William Burns, New York, Bellevue avenue, Coggeshall avenue and Spring street. Henry Sigourney, Boston, Believue avenue. Aznaga dei Valle, New York, Bellevue avenue, Catharme Harper (estate of), Baitimore, Bellevue avenue. John Paine, New York, Bellevue avenue and the ocean. Dr. James C. Palmer, United States Navy, Bellevue avenue. E. H. Schemerhorn, New York, Narraganset avenue and Atlantic street. Francis E. Bacon, Boston, Bellevue avenue, Henry C. De Rham, New York, Bellevue avenue and Dixon street. Peter Parker, Boston, Bellevue avenue and Dixon street, ’ 5 R, H. McCurdy, New York, Hallidon Hill, near the Profi we ‘sor William Gammell, Providence, on the clits, Daniel B, Fearing, New York, Annandale road. Mrs, Catharme Norton, Cambridge, Webster street. William Edgar, New York, old Beach road. John W. Field, Philadelphia, Ocean avenue and New York, Price’s Neck, David Sears, Boston, old Beach and Bath roads, H, Allen Wright, New York, Grenough place and Toad. Morell, Philadelphia, Bellevue court and the sea. R. Lenox Kennedy, Ocean avenne. Edward Spring street. Edward M. Willett, New York, Rhode Island ave- Due and Catharine street. Robert M. Mason, Boston, old Beach and Bath mammoth hotel ean accommodate twelve to four- | y, teen hundred peopie. The Clarendon, which affecis something of an aristocratic character, ig giuch the g@ame as before and has a good share business. The Union Hotel, which has for proprietors the en- terprising Leland Brothers, and which this year is under the able management of Mr. Warren Leiand, a4 «well patronized. From the large number of guests aiready here and the prospect be- Ture them these gentiemen have been induced to make great aud expensive improvements, The opera house belonging to the hotel is now under- going the process of transformation into a magnifi- | gn cent ballroom, which will be 125 feet in depth, 65 feet im width and 36 feet high. The ceiling is bean- tafully frescoed, and there are three domes through Mt for ventiiation and light. At each end are five windows or plate glass, thirty feet high and six wide. This ballroom will be illuminated by 250 gas burners, ‘Tbe foor is of yellow pine, Beneath is a biiard room, where twenty billiard tables can be Placed. Here also 18 an extensive bar. Besides there are fifty-twocapacions and handsome apart- ments for guests on the first ana second floors, and @ Dumber of card rooms below on each side. The whole building, which borders on Federal street, covers an area of 145 feet by 105 feet. Then they have put up four detached cottages on Wasii- ingion street, 60 by 25 feet, With capacious forse and bedrooms for private families. he splendid diniag room of this hotel will seat comfortably 1,000 people. The hotel itself has a front of 660 feet on broadway, and the grounds are 1,000 feet deep, These grounds are the most spacious, beautiful and delightfully shaded by large trees of any at the Saratoga hotels, and have been hote! grounds for sixty-eeveu years. The whole covers n acres of land, and there is about the building fully half a mile of prazzas. With regard to the mineral waters, who wants to be told of the famous Congress spring, which flows as fresh aud bountiful as ever; or of the Columbian apring, in the same enclosure, which is celebrated for the peculiar properties of iron it contains and for its tonic effects’ Of the Empire spring, which belongs to the same company: tne Hign Rock Con- gress Spring, the Excelsior spring, and many other springs? These have a world-wide fame, and deservedly 0. Of the new springs there is the White Sulphur, on Lake avenue, about a mile trom Broadway, Saratoga. This was discovered last year. People both drink and bathe in the water, There are fifty bathrooms, where the water is heated to silt the condition of rheamatic or other patients, There is the Hathorn spring, lately «is- covered, just north of Congress Hall, which 1s strongly iwpregnated with tron, and has a fine now of water. Then there ts another new spring, similar to the Commbian, one block south or the Union Hotel, which Mr. Brown, the proprietor, ix now tubing for nse. | might mention others, but the truth is there seems to be underneath the whole Village and immediately surrounding conntry a de- posit of mineral waters ready to flow up when tapped at the proper depth. Sufficient importance has nut been given yet, | think, to the Columbian, Washing- ton and other springs containing iron, for tet waters undoubtedly prodnce the happtest effects in restoring and strepgtheping the debilitated and fecbie. But there are other attractions and things that conduce to health. The charming park of the Congress spring, with its detightfu! waiks and shady wroves of magnificent forest trees, is a beantifm spot Walking here im the cool, fresh morning alr one in hales with delight the aroma from the pines, cedars and other trees and shrnbs, and feels a newness of lite, ‘There are few spota where the air is purer or fresber than at Saratoga, for it i® situated on ele. Yaled ground, some 400 feet above the level of Albany, between the Catskill wnd Green Mountains, and forme a water shed, which (# drained on snree sides by the Hudsor river and two of its main tribu taries, In every pointof view I conciude v ever may be the varying fortunes of other le of summer resort, Saratoga has aavant tractions that will never fail to make it bo’ sovabie and popular place. NEWPORT VILLAS. The Fashionable Rewidenis Watering Place and Senside They Are and Where They Owners and the Lessees, There has been an nnusually great hegira from the palaces of the fashionables of all the large cities this season to nearly ali the prominent and favorite sum mer resorts, and, as usual, Most Of the hotels are full to overflowing, although “the season”? opened later than last year, in consequence of the long continued chilly weather which succeeded the spring months, For the past few years it has been gradually becoming more fashionabie and dis among the haut monde to ocoupy Cottage and Villa residences at these resorts instead of the hotes, and to euch anextent has this grown that many of the hotel proprietors bave built large numvers of cottages for the convenience of this clasa of their pairons. The foliowing 1s @ list of the occupants and locatiqns of the houses of the Newport visitors this year: rredetikk L. Barreda, Peruvian Minister, Believue avenue ama the Clits, George Tqncroft, diplomat, Bellevue avegue and the Clits, E, D. Morgah, New York, Narraganset avenue and Webster street, Harry Ingersoll, Philadelphia, “Reef Polat,” on the Clift. George P, Wetmore, New York, Bellevue avenue. Robert H. Ives, Providence, Narragauset aveuue ‘end the Clim. General George Cadwalader, Philadelphia, Belle. vue avenne aud eage road. Samuel G, Wert, New York, Ledge Toad end at lsntic Ocean. Gardiner Brewer, Buon, Bellevue avenue, Ledge road and the sea. August Belmont, New vork, Bellevue and Marine avenues and the Clie. Jacob Dunnell, Providence, “Rotgd Point,” Bele woe ayePue aga the Vlims, of the Grent Resort—Who Live—The and Samuel Blatchford, New York, Grenough place, Henry Morris, Philadelphia, Washington street and the bay. ee CS aiaaiea New York, Washington street the bay. Mrs. Mary Mason Jones, New York, “Bay View,’? Wellington avenue. Nathan Matthews, Boston, Bellevue avenue. dward Mayer, New York, Washington street and bay. soehns Bigelow, New York, Washington street and e bay. Wistar Morris, Philadelphia, Washington street snd the bay. John W. Bigelow, New York, Washington street and the bay. rieey sag Cope, Philadelphia, Washington street the bay. Murray Shipley, New York, Washington street and Y. e DAY. John Carey, Jr., New York, Narraganset ayenue and Spring street. George F, Tyler, Philadelphia, Belleyue court and Perry street. A * = M. Gibbes (estate of), New York, old Beach road. > Henry J. Smith, Providence, Bellevue court. Mrs. Rebecca Jones, New York, Swiss cottage overlooking the bay. 8. H. Whitwell, Boston, Berkeley avenue. Daniel Leroy, New York, Bellevue avenue. William C, Pennington, Baltimore, Clay and Dixon streets. Maturin Livingston, New York, Bellevue court. Daniel M. Edgar, New York, Touro park and Pel- ham street. Richard Derby (estate of), Boston, Pelham street. William H. asbhurst. Philadelphia, Touro street, corner old Beach road. Alexander Van Rensselaer, New York, Beach View avenue, near Mail road. Hamilton Hoppin, Providence, Beach View ave- Bue, near Mail road. Josiah Caldweil, Boston, Beach View avenue, near ‘Mali road. Jonn G. Richardson, New York, Bellevue avenue. Frank W. Andrews, Boston, Bellevue avenue, cor- ner Webster street. Mrs. Thomas 4. Coffin, New York, Narraganset avenue. Cyrus Tait, Providence, Bellevue avenue, William H. Paine, New York, Beileyue avenue and Bowery street. Orray T. Knight, Providence, Bellevue avenne. P. W. Rhinelander, New York, Redwood street, Edward Ogden, New York, Narraganset avenue. ‘Mrs. D. B. Greene, Boston, Narraganset avenue. Mrs. A. W. W. Hicks, New York, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. Fanny Perry, Mes pig oe Greenough piace. D ustin L. Sands, New York, Greenough place and Catharine street. Ww ia G, Tiffany, Baltimore, Grenough place. " bg L. Bruen, New York, Bellevue and Cogges- all avennes, Martha E. Gray, Baltimore, Narraganset avenue. Miss F. G. Russell, New York, Swiss cottage, Spring street. William H. King, Bellevue avenue, Bowery, Jones and King streets. Richard M, Hunt, New York, Touro street, FE. L. Brinley, Philadelphia, Mann avenue. William S, Cauldwell, New York, Kay and Ayrault eireets. George M. Miller, New York, Belleyue avenue, cor- ner of Ledge road, D. H. Holines, Boston, Bellevue and Narraganset avenues. Thomas A. Magee, New York, Clay and Atlantic strects. Mrs. B. A. Taylor, Washington, Bellevne court, Stuyvesant Leroy, New York, Mann avenue. Ralph 8. Izard (estate of), Charleston, Kay street. ‘Thomas N. Dale, New York, Perry farm (near the peach). Dr, Robert Carter, Phiuadelphia, near Belleyue and Mr. Wetmore’s. ion. J, Winthrop Chanier, New York, “Clit Lawn,” Middieton court. General Jarvis N. Palmer, United States Army, Spring street and Lee avenue. Wiliam Redmond, New York, Kay street, Yaineck Grant, Boston, O14 Beach road. Mrs. H. Riddell, New York, Touro street. Mra. Porter, Louisiana, Grenough place. Dr. 8. 6. Howe, Boston, Lawton Valley. Colonel John Winthrop, Boston, Corne street. Richard J. Arnold, vidence, Malbone avenue and Mail road, John Nelison, Philadetpeta, “Paradise Farm,’ sidjctowe ' Henry Bediow, “Maibone” estate, late J, Prescott tall. Wm. B. Greene, Providence, Malbone ay Cb Bara , mladerpnia, Bellevue Rev, Lewis PW. Balch, Capada, “Purgatury” peur Second veach, soit aa S. J. Seligman, New York, Catharine street. Samuel U. Arpoid, Providence, pear Second beach. Mrs, Walden Pell, New York, Grenongh place. James Murdock, Boston, Corve street, 4. Gronhut, New York, Barrison avenue and the Port road. mag ¥ Staigg, eo bs street. Dr. Isaac Hartsborn, vidence, “Halidoa Hill,” overlooking the bay. * Miss Klizabeth Calleader, New Yort, Narragenset avenue. Mrs, Clara I’. Lewis, Philadelphia, Pe street, Charles Schtegstnger, New York, atharing street. Mra, Mary F. Lewis, Phiiadelpnia, Perry street, John Chamberlin, New York, ball avenues Henry Whitweil, Boston, Bellevue avenug, Benjamin Bryer, New York, Park street, oe Mary Terrll, Georgia, Kay, corner of Bult reet. Dy. Hartley, New York, Coggeshall avenue, Amos D, Smith, Providence, West Shore, Ports youth, Php Schions, New York, Bath road, Joseph Barker, Providence, Paradise road, Dr. Willan Uibaga (estate of), Pliladeiptie, Mal- vere. Ds. Kennedy, New York, George Bancroft rs. D. en ville gn the elif. ‘ badd A. # Mablon D. Sands, New York, Samuel G. Ward's olitts. villa on Ledge road and the N. M. Beckwith, New York, W. H.+Paine’s villa, Bellevue avenue and Bowery L Mrs. Charlotte Augusta Brown, Philadelphia, Jes- sup’s villa, Marine avenue. f P. March pee Lenssen, New York, Edward Ogden’s cottage, Narraganset avenue, John Borland, Boston, John G. Weaver's, Bellevue avenue, : John J, Townsend, New York, W. H, King’s cot- e, Bellevue avenue. re. ©, SA we New York, Charles Kuhn's cot- » Old road. CUharies H. Appleton, Boston, Dr, R. Carter's, near Bellevue and Wetmore’s, Edward r, New York, J. Dunnell’s villa, “Rough Point,” Bellevue avenue and the cliffs. * Franklin H. Suory, Boston, P. A, Stockton’s, Kay, corner Touro stree! C Samuel Wetmore, New York, Francis E. Bacon's, Bellevue avenue, Frederick W. Stevens, New York, G. #. Jones’ vil- la, Harrison avenue and the bay. Samuel L. Crocker, Taunton, ‘Wm. Edgar’s villa, Old Beach road. William Post, New York, W.B. Lawrence’s villa, Ochre Point, on the ocean. ic Kernochan and Mrs. Whitney, New York, C. B. Barclay’s cottage, Bellevue avenue, W. W. Tucker, Boston, Izpaga’s cottage, Bellevue avenue, Major A. S. Macomb, New York, W. H, Russell's “Ciover Paton,” Ne t avenue, York, W. G, 'Tiffany’s cottage, George Moke, New Grenough place. 0. W. Joslyn, New York, Dr, Hartshorn’s villa, Halidon Hill, Gearge ‘W, Wales, Boston, Griswoid’s “Shaw house,” Bellevue avenue. General R. B. Potter, New York, Dr. J. ©, Paimer's cottage, Belieyue avenue, Wm, W, Fox, New York, H. A. Wright's villa, Grenough piace Charles H. B. Bowen, Providence, Newbold Edgar's villa, Harrison avenue, . er, New York, N. H. Gould’s cot a rine kha H. Story, Jr, Boston (‘Malbone”), H. Bedlew's villa. H. G. Marquand, New York, Russell's Swiss cot- Spring street. . F. Clare Ford, Secretary Britigh Legation, Arming- ton’s, Touro street, Jose V. Onativia, New York, Knight cottage, Bel- Jevue avenue, Nathan Matthews, Boston, Whitwell’s cottage, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. H. LeRoy Edgar, New York, Armstrong's cot- tage, Bellevue avenue, E. T. Tett, New York, D. M. Edgar's cottage, Touro park, Pelham street, Alleyne Otis, Boston, Miss T, B. Moore’s cottage, Catharine street and Grenough place. Ward McAllister, New York, J. Carey Jr.’s villa, Narraganset avenue and Spring street, E. A. Thouron, Philadelphia, G. V. Wilbur's cot- tage, Kay street. Miss Julia M, Hoffman, New York, M. C. Slocum’s, Kay street. Professor William B. Rogers, Boston, Arthur Bron- son’s villa, Castie Hill, Daniel Tonane, Albany, D. G. Cook’s, Kay street, Cnaries Morgan, New York, Hopkins’, Cottage street. N. D. Tarner, Boston, Ruggles’ cottage, Belleyue avenue, Lewis Rutherford, New York, George F. Jones’ cottage, Harrison avenue. fi Charles Lyman, Boston, J. G. Weayer, Jr.’s, Berke- ley avenue, J, A. Ubsdell, New York, Mrs. J. B, Tompkins’, Greenough piace and Catharine street. Isaac Sherman, New York, ©. H. Malcom’s, Kay cor- street. A. S. Hatch, New York, Samuel Allen’s, Bull, ner Broad street. Abraham Payne, Providence, Mrs, Marshall’s, Pel- ham street. f Frederick A. Lane, New York, Captain A. N, Lit Netield’s, Pelham street, Dr. Samuel G. Howe, Boston, Kuhn “Steven's House,”’ Mail road. Henry E. Laurence, New York, the ‘“‘Engs House,’? Touro street. Ford’s “Harrison William B. Bacon, Boston, House,” Harrison avenue, Alden Sampson, New York, Mrs. Ruggles’ stone house, Coggeshall avenue. <i F, Harris, Providence, Mrs. Wilson's, old Beach re Cc. Ae pembers, New York, Noah Redford's cot- af Peguclting, New York, G A, Hazard’ . Snelling, New York, George A, Hazard's, Catharine street, Mrs. L. M. Howland, New York, William Richard. 8on’s, Cottage street. Mr. J. Mauran and Mrs. Nicholas Brown, Provi- dence, N. Barker's cottage, Touro street, James R. Smith, New York, Mumford Hazard’s cottage. Dixon treet, John E. Ward, New York, C. T. Hazard’‘s, “Perry farm house.” Mrs, E. N. Coles, New York, Mrs, Burdick’s, Belle- vue avenue and Dixon street. John R. Platt, New York, Luther Bateéman’s stone ouse. J. Carter Brown 24, Providence, Mrs, Norton's cottage, Webster street. Stmon Sternbager, New York, Rider's villa, Catha- rine street, Samuel H. St, John, New York, Mrs. Powell's, Ayrault street. Dr. Samuel W. Francis, New York, Mrs. Irish’s cottage, Kay street. Jacob Stine, New York, Mrs. Hunt’s cottage, Mapn avenue. Mrs. Clarence Pell, New York, S. J. Seligman’s, Catharine street. 4 Miss J. Jackson, Philadelphia, William Smith’s cottage, No. 10 Kay street. r Samuel ©. Tatum, Cincinnati, J. 8. Wilbor’s cot- Washington street. iss E. Putnam, Boston, Cyrus Taft's villa, Belle- ‘vue avenue, A. M. Stokes, New York, Misses Bowen's, Spring street. George M. Eaton, Baltimore, Remington cottage, corner of Clay and Dixon streets. William ©. Lovering, Jr., Taunton, John Neilgon’s cottage, Paradise farm. Daniel Bacon, New York, S. G, Howe's cottage, Lawton valley, Portsmouth, Professor J. Bonnett, French teachtr, Mrs, De Jongh’s cottage, Touro street. Henry A. Ashhurst, Philadelphia, Grant’s cottage, Old Beach road. John Lafarge, New York, Stephen Barker's, Swamp road, Second Beach. Francis Alexander, Boston, Mrs. Devens’, Mary street. Kea B. Stitt, Philadelphia, Mrs. Taylor's, Bellevue cou Francis D, Moulton, Brooklyn, N. Y., H. Parmen- ter’s houge, Mount Vernon court. Dr. Banks and £. Corning, Albany, N. Y., Vose’s old house, corner Bath road. + ae Clough, boarding house, Misses Turners, Clay street. T. K, Cummins, Boston, Nicolais’, John street. —~ Rogers, Cincinnati, Dr. Gibson’s cottage, Portsmouth, C. Donovan, New York, 8, Dickerson’s cottage, 33 Wilham street. Gordon Norrie, New York, J. E. Gofte’s cottage, Bellevue avenue, Mra. E, A. Bourne, Boston, G. Alvin Simmons’, Mail road. John Foster, Boston, J. A, Hazard’s, Atlantic street. Mrs. Charles Sumner, Boston, Mrs, Gorton’s, Join street, 4 Grenough, Boston, Staigg’s cottage, velham street. Charles Anderson, New York, J. Hazard’s, Atlantic street. Rey. J. P. White, Rector Trinity church, Rider's, Touro street. P. Sackett, Providence, J. Tew’s, Old Beach road. B, L, Cunningham, Boston, Miss Wormeley’s cot- tage, Redwood street. C, A. Bates, New York, Rey. Dr. Balch's place, Purgatory. Phat Elils, Bristol, Murdock’s, cottage, Corne street John Neilson, Philadelphia, E. Truman Peckham’s, near Second Beach. 4. Bryce Smith, New York, Mrs, Catharine Harper’s Cottage, Bellevue avenue. John B. Murray, New York, Mrs. Perry's, Perry street. ~ Coleman, Washington, Goffe’s, Old Beach ‘oad. Bi. B, Mason, New York, Danii istin’s cottage, Joti viet, 5 1 St el Austin’s cottage, iss H. Howard and Mrs. J, W. Otls, N * Vose’s Sotrage, Bath road, Me ew Sa Mrs, M. C. A r Townsend, New Y i house, Bath Fond, site ork, Vose's new ee wo , New York, " Redwood eres rk, William Riggs’, William Pepper, Philade)phia, Henry 9, Hazard’ be SPF nate en mn ruin's, Caste Aill,—M. Ogaen, Chicago; L. M, Harrison, Cincinnati; Mrs. liana Williamson, New York; Hon. H. 0, Stone, Chi ; C. Stoddard, Philadelphia; John Graham, New York; J. W. Pinchot, New York; Hon, W. Hooper, Cincinnati; W. K. Fairbanks, Ohicago, Farntiies at W. 7. Hal's, Cif House.—Wiliam 0, Wharton, Boston; J. Post, Colonel A. Van Buren, C. Nevans, Henry 1 T, Mrs. George Mrs, F. ©. Tucker, Mrs, Simeon Draper, rs, all ot New York; John Leyburn, maar 5 i WR Philadelphia; vhristop! ce, General Provides at Mrs. Ryan's, Bath Road rest mm a n'a, g .—Moses B. Wild, Boston; E. G. Faber, New York; Henry 'r; New York; Mrs. Welsh, Philattelpnia, 09% Familles at Mra, Rovinson's, Catharine stveetm Colonel Lansing, New Y rs, Tallman and Miss Been, New York; M, Barnwell, New York; Ry MM re, Far a Miss Anthony's, Churcn slyretam James Barclay, Philadelphia; Mra. Roser, New vont the Misses Pleasanton’s, Washington; Mr, Stockton Mra, RcKnieah, ‘Philadelpin ; Rev. Mr. Ball, w York; Dr. Charles Davis, Charleston; Mr, and Fassett, Philadelphia; Mrs, Commodore New ¥ pen | irs. Creighton, Charleston; Miss Orville, New York; Mrs. Hart, Philadelphia, ° Fumittes at Joseph Batemans No. 9 Kay stvetta James B. Dow, rag Horace Barney, Jr., Phila deiphia; ©. J. Btille, Philadelphia: Wm. J. New York; Miss Lockwood, New York; Migs Klitott, ans E, M. Wulard, Chicago; 8 We Yewey, Boston. i Families at Mrs, G.Warboure Washington street, aw Rev. Owen Keitch, Philade!phia; Mra. Teiasiere, New Fork Lancaster Quid, Daltumore; George Vaux, Families at Mary Wilbour's, Washtnoton strect.p Joneph K. Wheeler, Randolph, John Farnum, M. A. Lopgetrew, Franc }i- ope, all of Philadel RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Services To-Day. Everett Roome—Spiritualiats—Mrs, Nellie Brig- ham. Morning and evening. Eleventh Street Church—Rey. Charies B. Smyth. Morning. Church of the Strangers, large chapel, University— Rev. Dr. Deems. Morning and evening. University, Washington square—Bishop Snow. Afternoon. Charen of Our Saviour—Rev. J. M. Pullman. Morning. St. Ambrose Free Church, Prince and Thompson streets—Rev. Frederick Sill, Morning and evening. What Has Become of the Lost Tribes of Israel? To rae EDITOR OF THE HERALD: In your paper of @ recent date “M.? says truly, “Let us have solid foundations to begin to build upon. Let religious opinions be stated or classed as opinions merely, and specula- tive dreams be regarded aa speculative dreams.” He further admits that in religion—that is our rela- tion to Delty—as well asin any other knowledge, we should investigate facts only to arrive by reason. ing deductions at the truth, and that truth should stand supreme. This applied to the case in qnestion, and in tracing the statement back to its origi, it becomes obvious that the deductions are drawn, not from facts but from allegations, The Bible 18 a hook, containing itke all of that class, aistorical records interwoven with fictions to a degree, that after the lapse of time since tt was compiled from nameless writings—made centuries after the sup- posed occurrences that lived then omy in traditions— 1tis impossible to obtain evidence for the majority of its statements. It should be borne in mind that only with. the greatest difMculty, if at all, reliable evidence for or against occur- rences of importance only a few centuries, fre- quently even a few years ago, can be obtained now. Some of the biblical records bear evidence of zenu- ineness, others are not worth consideration, and, de- Plorable as the admission may appear, the allega- tions on which “M.”’ builds his whole argument are of this latter class—that is, perfectly untenable, because obviously fictions. There is no truth if not corro- borated and even contradicted by the eternally un- changing laws of the universe, by which personified Deity reveals itself constantly to the reasoning understanding of ail men alike. All evidence con- tradictad by these never changing laws goes for nanght. No enlightened court of justice (not to be confounded with court of law, where too frequently hair-splitting is substituted for justice), neither in former time nor in our own does accept such ev- idence, our reason repels them as impossibilities, To return to our case :—‘‘God has promised to Abra- ham," what? In substance, ‘that his descendaats should trample all other nations into the dust, and should have the fat of all lands, all wealth and power of earth, of which they should, as their right, de- prive ail others.” It stanas to reason that an all- merciful God, the essence of justice, never did, be- cause He never does anything of this kind now, nor did before, nor will hereafter. If anybody would go into court and declare God told him anything, his evidence would be ruled out ag visiovary, like that of Sptritualists of our days, ‘The Israelites of old or their rulers, like all rulers, coveted power, wealth, influence and all those sors of things, and by acting upon the superstition of the ignorant masses they knew how to obtain them, The people, taking to the fancy to be the chosen of God, heoume sufficiently fanaticized to inflict their tron rule upon all others, just like all conquering hordes from time tmmemorial to this day. Thus an individual God, a revenging, terrible being, was fashioned by men of all ages, who watches, ogre- like, over the misdeeds of the imperfect beings of His own mannfacture (which, oy the way, His Omnt- potence might as well have created perfect and saved all further trouble), ready ana anxious to inflict eternal punishment for imperfections the fault of their maker. Thus hell, devil, damnation and the other paraphernalta of the infernal decoration was gotten up vo sustain a class of shrewd men in all and climes that longed to point out to the un- ing masses the uyecare. mode of ap] the wrathful Deity, provi peasing led they were well paid in cash and honors, for weil nigh eradicating se!f-rea- soning in the plastic minds of our children by almost ineradically eas therein, under the name of the Divine Will, dogmas born by supersti. tion, or, worse still, greed for authority, power and money. This class has successfully held despotic sway over the minds of deluded, superstitious masses of unreasoning men that blindly accept dic- tates of superstition for revelations of Divine Will. And this state of things will go on as jon, as men choose to dis) the alvines' gift—thetr reason—with which they are endowed by an allwise God, tangible, beter and com- prehensible to all men in the grand personitication of nis onaed untverse, the father of which all men are children and parts of the grand combina- tion of eternal matter and eternal action on and through this matter, consticuting body and soul of the Almighty, the fount and foundation of all truth. Justice demands progress. It is about time that enlightened and true men, respecters of morality and justice, should take pity and courageously com- bine to the rescue of their weaker-minded, enslaved fellow men, in mercy cut the leading strings of blindness by which these have been prevented to liberate themselves, and with the mighty power of freernen prove the false idols works of human crea- tion, so that the scales may drop from the eyes of those that will see. But justice and tolerance like- wise forbid to deter those that from choice prefer to be further ruled to have their will. Still, naman progress demands that treedom of mind and action not longer remain empty words, and church dogmas of any kind should cease to intrude upon or enact social laws, Thus much for the lost tribes of Israel. If it was their fancied inheritance fo usurp power and infringe the liberties of others, well they may be Jost, and tt 18 to be hoped for tne dignity of men they will never return to make good their claim. Author- ity and power serve only to gratify the lowest pas- sions of men. Nobody is free or worthy of liberty himself that aims to usurp them to the detriment of his fellow men. R. He American Bible Society. A special meeting of the Board of Managers, called for the transaction of the ordinary business, was held atthe Bible House on the 8th inst., Norman White, in the chair, Seven new auxiliaries ‘were recognized—one In each of the States of Con- necticut, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia, and twoin Texas. Communications were received from Mr. Andrew M. Milne, Montevideo, and Rev. Dr. Goodfellow, with accounts of the Bible work; from Rey. Dr. Trumbull and Rey. Mr. Merwin, Valparaiso, with encouraging statements about the Bible work in Chile; from Kev. Albert Bushnell, of the Gaboon mission, with copy of the Epistles from James to Jude, and the Revelation, in the Mpongwe lamguage, to be printed according to a previous reso- lution of the board, thus completing the entire New Testament in that tongue; from Rev. Isaac G, Bliss, Constantinople, as to the progress of Bible circula- tion in Greece, and from Rev, Dr. SchanMer and Mr. Bliss, in regard to the translation of the Bible into Arabo-Turkish. Grants of books were made to a number of reli- gious organizations. The entire number of books granted, besides the $300, is 5,391 volumes, The de- cease of Dr. Thomas Cock, a venerable Vice Presi- dent of the society, having been announced, a com- mittee Was appointed to prepare a suitable paper tn reference to the event, A specimen copy oi the ‘society's new pulpit Bible, in great primer, was.laid before the Board for inspection, Singing in Church. Many contend that the singing of the Church should be done by delegation. Now imagine a few of Heaven’s choice spirits deputed to do the singing for the Upper Temple. There they are gatnered in one placet One! twol three! four! Yes, just a heavenly quartette! With subdued and almost in- audible sweetness it will begin, Hark! they have begun! No! they have not! Yes, they have. Thrones and principaliues be ailent! Hush, David! though thou art the sweet singer of Israci! st. Paul, be stiil, although thou hast received the crown of rejoicing. Richard Baxter, hold, though this the saints’ everiasting reat, Capital music! But such propriety cannot long be kept. “Hatlelu- jah!” cries 4 soul from under the altar, “Praise the Lord," sings & martyr from among the trees of life, “Thanks be unto God who giveth us the victory,” cry a thousand redeemed voices, A myriad spirite catch up the song of Moses and the Lamb, and the han- dred and forty and fowr thousand break fortn into rejoicing. See how the palms wave. Look how the thrones quake, Stop that loud All out of taste. Stop! But they will not cease, You might ‘well attempt to drown the thunder of the skies, or back the roar of the seas; for verily I believe wat every salnt in heaven bas resolved to do nis own singing. ‘Within last two or three generations the psalmody of the Chircn has become moro artistic end correct, but in unanimity of performance it has rew led. 1 have been told that in olden times every! and not with teeth shut, the tune strained out thin and weak, but with mouth opened and the enthustaem of a battic-shont, When thoy were thoroughly cheerful they fang Colchester, Were they meditative, then the clap- ied meet- Ing houses rang With South street and st. Edmonds, ‘ere they smitten with deep tenderness of soul, then they sang Woodstock. Were they confident of the honor and progress of the Cuurch, then they sang Zion, Were they wrapt in visions of Comst, then they sang Arie). But here we ait and hum ourselves to sleep over things about which the angels of God cannot keep their composure. It shall not always beso, Iimagine that there in @ Maggi cems tugs yet to be composed, 1 know nor ULY I, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. who shall do it. But it will be in the last days ¢* the Charch. From all the vationg) airs of the world the most triumphant strains shall be gathered for that one tune; and from a}l the innumerable chants and anthems that for hundreds of years have been the delight of Christendom there shall be collected the most thrilling of music to be set in that one harmony; the most juvilant expressions of Heaven's joy shall be brought down to poor their richness into it, until genius and piety and rapture and Heaven itself can add no more to the glory and [Se ofthat one tine, All nations shall learn it. he universe shall sing it, Covering every mountain and stretching through every valley of the redeemed earth shall stand a Wad choir; and when Christ shall give the signal for the beginning of earth's last great song of triumph, from the groves of India, and the cities of Chi aud the j ies of Africa; from ail islands, from all zones, from all continents there shall ascend @ gound of exultation in which the armies of Heaven shall strike their cymbals of vic- tory, Until that harmony shail have some better name I will call it “The Grand March of the Church Miftant.”—Rev, J; De Witt Tatmacge. The First Lady Graduate of a New Eng- land = CollegeHer Thesie—Enthusiasw Among Women, Miss Mary W. Mitchell, who graduated at Bates College last week, is the first lady to graduate from a New England college. | in ite notice of the exercises the Lewiston Journal says:—Mary W. Mitchell, of Dover, read an excellently written paper on Modern American Civilization. ‘Miss Mivehell is the first lady graduate from a New England college, and’ we rejoice in the persistent efforts for and success in winning college honors, a8 well as Inthe fact that Maine has furnished the college which has’allowed and satis- fled her. laudable ambition. It 18 @ suggestive fact that, despite this illustrationof woman’s rights in her appearance on a commencement stage, she had ‘she good taste not to label her performance ‘Wo- man’s Rights.’ Miss Mitchell, wennderarend, isa fine scholar. In her “thesis” she ly thanked for standing by @ woman at own reputation. If a woman has a for music or other art she would have her be @ musician or other artist; she sees not why any woman has a right to bean idier any more than a man. Every human soul, irr tive of race or color or sex shoula have a field for exercise and development. The per- formance elicited applause and floral testimonials, showing that woman can get laurel wreaths in the nineteenth century. As Miss Mitchell advanced to receive her dipioma an outburst of applause trom a knot of ardent women’s rights friends showed that these excellent enthusiasts regard the occasion as nN epoch in progress. The Jews as Patrons of the Arts, Sciences, Medicine and General LiteratureWagner and Virchow Dissected. {From the Jewish Times (Progressive Jewish organ), July 9.) * * * Richard Wagner, the greatest musical genius in his own eyes, but undoubtedly of superior talents, the pet of Kings, the recipient of popular in- cense, in politics a liberal, but otherwise a mind of narrow conception and harboring the prejudice against Jews which, though generally concealed, is still extant, became a prey to the feelings of ignoble, professional jealousy, Claiming to be the creator of a. music of the future, he had not the greatness of mind to await the decision of the future, but grumbled at his con- temporaries for not passing the present with a tre- mendous leap and at once appreciate his music. He could not brook the enthusiasm of the public for compositions of men, who, tn his eyes, could never reach the artistic sublimity of a Wagner, it soured his temper to hear people extol the compositions of a Meyerbeer, Mendelssohn, Halevy, Kossint, Auber, Gounod, &c., and as, in his eyes, the cause couid not be found in the excellence of these works or in uhe inferiority of lus own compositions, it had to be looked for somewhere else, It is a remarkable fact that opera houses and con- cert halls are patronized by the Jews more than by any other clags of people; and as this is the experi ence of every artist and artistic entrepreneur, 80 Mr. Wagner, in his grief and chagrin, ascribed the splen- did reception which the “Huguenots,” “Kobert le Diabie,” “La Juive,” &c., met with, not to the ex. cellence of the music, but to the predilection of the Jews for the works of Jewish composers, and charges them with corrupting tue taste of the pub- lie in general. In his insane rage he committed an act of self-degradation. He sends forth a pi het full of gall and Billingagate the ews, who were always counted as his best patrons, and against the works of masters whose creations are cherished by the lovers of music throughout the. world. And what was the ‘Yhere arose @ cry of general race be cine (ating or of the Jews, new instigator o: the mediaval monk in the mask of @ modern musi- cian. ‘The voice of out Justice made itseif heard 80 unmistakably everywhere thi the public prnes, and in pamphlets, that Mr. Wagner was at ‘once consequence t indignati the reviet lous hate, rought to hissenses. He found out that the is of the Jews were legion; that the admirers of Jewish composers were numberiess; that his ope- ras, where they were in prepeesion, had to be withdrawn, and that it was no longer advantageous to parade himself asan enemy of the Jews—as a hater of the Jewish race. And so one John Lange, who, in the service of Wagner, sounded the first key note against the Imagined enemies of Wagner, sounds the retreat and endeavors to bring forth some lame excuses, and pleads for forgiveness, appeals to the Jews that they had some years ago forgiven some literary writers who were Indiscreet. enough to permit their tongues to utter the feelings of their heart. The Jews, however, seem not to care ior the one or the other, they appreciate the works of genius now as ever, and the Duke of Baden lately decorated with a princely order a Jewish musical director for his excellent production of Wagner's “Meistersinger.”’ Wherever a talent is brought to the surface, wherever genius asks for sympathy, wherever genuine worth waits to be , the Jews will surely be found on the om side, the pane or art, the admirers of talent, and che (riends nis ey will not be disturbed in the path they have marked out for themselves by sporadic outbursts of wild fanaticlsm, nor by the sneers of polite aristo- They will have their own emissaries in the spheres of science, arte and literature, and they will enforce the respect which in the end is ever paid to the real benefactors of mankind. e Mr. Virchow, the eminent professor of medicine, the great physicist, the socialist and statesman, like- wise saw fit to defame the ethical character of the Jewish religion. ‘thorough rationalist as ne is he denied the Jews that love, charity and benevolence which in their practical application are the founda- tions of public hospitals and kindred institutions. While he did not, perhaps, make these state- ments with a view to deprecate the Jewish character, he yet indulged in these generalities, which recognize in the modern institations for the relief of suffering humanity, the sole influence of Christianity. He joined the crowd of ignorants, who believe that with the Christian religion the rimciples of love, benevolence, charity and unsel- Tishness were Orst proclaimed to a benighted hu- Mmanity and gave an affirmative coloring to the pre- vailing prejudice, as if a Christian alone could boa trne Snhanthropist. immediately after the publica- tion of his lecture a Jewish theologian, Dr. Cassel, fasued a pamphiet wherein ne demonstrated the In- consistency of Professor Virchow as rationalist and the advocate of sich narfow views as evinced in his lecture. He, moreover, proved to him his ignorance of history and the development of civilization. It 1s with Professor Virchow the same as with @ great nimber of men, who, with all the liberality of senti- ments they parade, have not yet emafcipated them- selves alt ther from the deep-seated preconceived notions of their youth. Tt seems, however, that the great scientist bad to strike the fag before the well-directed logic of the com ively unknown Jewish scholar, and he has now come out with a defence, wherein he deciares, that, “All the ies which Tt have for the Jewish, Roman Catholic, Protestant aud other public hospi- tals founded by religious sects, and for their found. era, cannot pes me Lo esteem higher the general hospitals and those who found and maintain them, What l aim atis the recognition of public institu. tions for the nursing of the sick as a purely humani- tarian institution.” Tt is evident that our co-religionists who gain distinction in the realm of science are the only re) resentatives of the Jews; that only thi thelr labors we shall be able to combat successfully the tic mountain of prejudice; that they are our @ missionaries, and it ts but ogtural if we feel a pecullar pride in the distinction which any of them achieve. Europe now counts among its minent journalists, men ol sciegce, artists, men and egisiators @ large number of Jews, who shed glory and honor not only on the enclent race from hich they sprung, on the country which claims them as citizens, but on humanity at large. Iu our country mach Is left to be done I, our country. men seek too much to gain their distinction in the Tanks of commerce. It is time that parents train their children for the practical, productive and higher spheres of life. We want to see them excel in the empire of the mind more than in the empire of wealth. The honors they earn, the triumphs they acbleve, the lanrels they gain shed a lustre of gior On all their coreligionisis, and to them we mustiook to elevate our race in their own eyes and in the eyes ‘of the world at large, Religioys Notes and Comments. Sir Henry Rawlingon, the distinguished archwolo- gist, malntains that Babylon is the site of the Garden of Kden, tat the Babylonian documents now extant give an exact eographical description of the scene of “man's fret disobedjqnce.”? Jerusalem, for 100 ‘8, has been ruled by seventy-two alien kings and bas experienced twenty. three changes of government, Under Veapasian the Jews were conquered after a desperate resistance, Grecian princes were next the rulers, and then the Khans of Mecca and Bagdad, the Tartars, Karopeans and now the Ottoman—each in turn has ruled the City: Adrias and Juttus gs Constan. tine and Helena vefrienged. Five times the olty has been destroyed. But Jerusalem yet stands. At the delegace meeting of the of Missions of the Episcopal Church, in Newark, N. J., the sub- ject of dixcussion being parochial missionary work, the Rev. Dr. Boggs was speaking about the negieck Of te people to attend public WorMnip, AAA saldi—— “Thave a free church at New Brunswick, and it te seldom tilled on Sundays, How am | to get people tocome?” At this Dr. Meleremith, rector of Trinity chareh, started up and said, ‘‘1’ll tell you how, bro- ther Boggs—send for young Steve Tyng; he'll fill your church for you!” Brother Beecher, it is stated, does not believe in the theory of church union as held by a large por- tion of the religious world. An exchange says of a sermon he preached afew Sundays repair id not believe in the common notion: among the: v! fessed Christians, whether the plans of uniting were devised by Pope, Protestant or Pagan. He took the novel position thatthe strength of Christianity lies io the large existing denominations. He hopes to see the sects increase rather than combine, A doctor who was once visiting a Christian patient, had himself been anxious to leel that he was at iy ppacn eee God. The Spirit of God had convinced of sin and need, and he longed to possess “that peace which the world cannot give.’’ On this occa- sion, addressing himself to the sick one, he said: “1 want you to tell me just what it is, this velieving and ing happiness—faith in Jesus, and all “that sort of thing, that bring eee His patient re- pited:—*Doctor, | have felt i could do nothing, and I have put my casein your hands; I am trusting in you. This is aan what every poor sinner must do in the Lord Jesus.” This reply greatly awakeped the doctor’a surprise, and a new light broke in on his soul, ‘Is unas ally” he exclaimed, simply trusting 1 the Lord Jesus? I see it as T never did before. He has done the work.”’ Yes, Jesus said on the crvss, ‘it ts finished.” And whosoever be- eveth in Him shali not perish bui have everlasting life! From that sick bed the ductor went a. Bappy man—rejoicing that his sins were washed away in the blood of the Lamb, : The populaiion of India, in reference to religious Profession, is distributed as follows:—Out of 160,000,000 inhabitants of the countries under direct British ruie, 110,00u,000 are Hindoos and 25,000,000 are Mussuimans; 12,000,000 belong to tribes which gre descended from tne ancient inhabitants; and 4,000,000 are Buadhists and i arsees, The Roman Catholics number 640,000-adherents among the tives, and the Protestants, in the southern part of the peninsula, 213,000. converis. This number, how- ever, it 1s alleged, has been greatly increased since 1862, when the estimate was male, The above fig- ures are given in a recent oficial publication, and are sald Lo be trustworthy. STORMS. The Flood in Onelda County, N. Y.—Trains Delayed—Grent Loss of Property—A Break in the Erie Canal. {From the Utica Evening Observer, July 9.) At eleven o’ciock yesterday morning the suu shone with true summer fervor. The sky was almost cloudless; the promise of a sunshiny after- noon was never brighter. At nali-past eleven the western sky was dark, and afew minutes later the black mass emiited heavy rumbing sounds which some Weather romancist has ci edited to “Heaven's artillery.” ‘dhe thunder wis welcomed by thou- sands. “It wil be coo er afier this,” said the wise ones, and ail save the picnickers were glad. Pre- pony the sun went behind acloud and it hasn’t been seen since. A few munuces later every speck o blue sky was obscured. Sharp gusts of wind rocked the trees and kept the dust in active circula- ucn. The clouds gathered rapidly, and the twelve o'clock strokes on the City iiail bell seemed to bo tuv signal for the ra sing of the flood gates. Ours 18 a rainy sechon. Last June was the rain- jest month in twelve years, Our experience with moisture qualifies us to judge as to the merits of ra.n water visitations. Kuowlug all about the sub- ject, therefore, we pronounce the storm of yesterday the flercest on record in Oneida county. It was of saort duration, but never, within the recojlection of any one, has the fallof rain here been heavier. Within ten minutes alier the s.orm burst every gut- ter was @ creex, and ten minutes later every street wasa river. The water came down in volumes: Tue drops seemed to be as iarge as a man’s hand, and at times the quantity of water in tne air would make it impossibie for ope to distinguish ob- Jec's across the street. Vivid flasnes of light- ning and peals of thunder varied the storm. Al- most every living thing sought ghelter, and for a uarter of an hour the city was completely housed. everal trees were struck by lightning on Corn Hill, and one house, owned py Mr, Lafayette Hannas, nar- rowly escaped destruction. The canal overflowed in the vicinity of Hotel street, and the water went tear- jog down Hotel street after the fashion of Niagara rapids, litue further west, where the canal runs closer to Liberty st1 the water poured over the towpath, over the si and down into the Second ward, flooding cellara, destroying g and Irightening inhabitants. That portion of the Second ward known as the ‘Welsh Settlement” was almost dase afloat for about half an hour. Ge! street, in the neighborhood of the depot, presented a very angry maritime appearance. The accufmulation of © water was very great here, and the move- ments of the liquid were extremely active. Down pear the freight house the tracks were submerged, and further east, near tne starch tactory, the débris o1 a bridge maue the track im; The ruins were Cleared away shortly, and both tracks are now in ect order. West of che city and a8 far up as ny the water covered the track, damaging the surrounding crops and setting everything that coulda’t swim afloat. Later in the afternoon came intelligence of dis- aster on the Unica, Chenango and Susquehanna Val- ley Railroad. The train due here at four o'clock yesterday afternoon had not arrived here at noon to-day. train left this morning, but it im not ‘known exactly how far it was able to proceed. The railroad bridge at Checkerville ia badly damaged ana Chadwick's dam ts com; yy Canenor en, In many places between Sauquolt and New Hartford the water has washed away the em- bankment, Lied passage of trains im sivie, ‘The bridge side of New Hartford vill was carried away, and communication for cars was stopped most aoruptly, ‘The Cotton Mills Company at New Hartford are damaged by the food to the amount of $25,000. ‘The flood gates were insuficient to carry off the waste, aud the water tore over the banks with such force as to carry off two bulkheads from the dam, Onthe first floor of the factory building the water was six teet iu depth, the damage to cording and machinery reaching thousands of dollars. Two hundred tons Of coal were Washed away and three barns were destroyed, BKEAK IN THE CANAL. A serious break occurred tn the Erie Canal, which will make it necessary to draw the water from thi level. The trouble is occasioned by the overfow ot water in the Starch Factory Pond, and it resuita washing 125 feet of the berm bank into the canal. will take nearly a week to repair the break. A large force of men is employed at the scene of the break. In Minnesota. ‘From the St. Paul Pr duly 4.) On Friday night, about ten o'clock one of the Most violent 81 ever known in Minnesota swept over @ portion of the Minnesota Valiey. 80 far as now known it did not last more than thirt; minutes, but during that time the rain fe! literally In torrenta, and the wind tore away the roofs of houses and demolished mi hight edifices, The best information tndicates the storm extended no further east than St, Peter, Four miles and a half east of Mankato the track of the St. Paul and Lainey: # road was washed out for about twenty-five feet. There 1s something re- markabie about this. The spot where the track is washed out is perfectly level and there is no water course near it. Ap engine was ron into the brook and now stands on tt, and in the place washed out. How far the storm extended beyond Mankato ts not known. The new work belonging to the Sioux City Toad, above Mankato, was injured, but to ly what extent is not known, The Blne Earth river Tose tireet ivet yesterday forenoon and at Jast ace counts was rising rapidly. Yesterday morning's train got through to the break and the re were transferred tb Mankato. It ts thought thaf.the damage to the road will not exceed $300. A It force is at work clearing the track and putting it m oe and trains will be in runing order on Mon~ ay. ‘ In Kansas. {From the Topeka Record.) Chester Thomas informs us that no less thaw thirty persons were drowned by the recent fivod out West. At Abilene the water was so high that it swept horses down in the yard of the hote!. He saw’ te whoie of the action of the flood at that place. He says that a panic fot a thowe at Abilene, and they would start for the ut would be deaten, . One was drowned in making the effort. Na man or horse could make the bi ; the only safety was to stick to the hotel. He saw @ woman and chiid on @ horse swept right through the yard, roll- ing over and over. The Woman said it scemed as though she was under water half an hour. Both woinan and child were saved. A li number of horses were drowned, but Texas cattle swam out. The water would take forty rods of track at atime ‘and upset it. It was ag much as ever that the hotel did not go off, His account shows that the freshet was fearful. The idea of men ewimming their horses on the high prairies seems Incredible, but it ts a fact. In Miinols. (Springfield, 1. bh” 8) ht i Chicago One of the most severe and destructive storms of thia very }tormy season visited Macoupin county yesterday evening, and resulied in an immense Amount of dawaye to the growing crops and har- vested wheat and gardens, and the destruction of sheep, lambs, pes and poultry which were over- taken by the flood they could escape from the bottom lands, ‘The damage done to the track of the Chicago, Alton a St. Lous Railroad is very great, culverts bel washed and embank- ments deatroyed or rende! ‘unsafe ior travel be tween Chatham, Virden and Girard, The trains from Chicago going south were here all <n: Limite J the repairs necessary before they could proceed, ‘The train due here this mornit m St. Lonis has not yet arrived, A large force of hands are at work repairing the road, ev ry effort ible ie beIng by the energetic officers of this wile awak and eficient railroad company to open commun cation with St. Louls, A gentleman who was in tie vicinity of Carlinville during the atorm says it was 4 ‘and yet awiui sight, A dense black cloud passed Over the region, apparently near the earth, from three o'clock until four o'clock, and about that hour @ blinding fash of accompanied by a ter. rific roar of thun which made the very ear 9 tremble, followed by ® fect del of wate which, in an instant, ooaa the surrounding cou try, it like @ besom of di ction over behind, The damage vo that section of th pd ee te ed a to ag od Tops, c oul houses, do wa di and swep' villages and farms, and left desolation and misery ie Stat