The New York Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1876, Page 6

mA 13 Wt ‘SUMMER LEISU Adventures of Tourists by the Seas in the Mountains and Groves. de, | OUTDOOR SPORTS AT NEWPORT. Fun and Frolic in the Waves at Long Branch. QUIETUDE OF THE CATSKILLS. Fishing for Black Bass in Pike County. siento NEWPORT. RPORT OF THE TAX ASSESSORS—A LIST OF GUESTS WHO PAY TAXES AND DELIGHTYUL WEATHER— DINNER Tun sUMM THR AMOUNT PAID LITERARY ENTHMTAINMENTS AND PARTINS—BITS OF GoaST! Newrour, R. Newport eontinuce ber of the presec 1876. but the iuced some of their departure, which tact 1 to please the hotel keepers, With this WwsiguiGeant draw back, Bowever, the permanent gucsts are pot (roubled, and they bave been de- lighted with the happy change. It has been real Sep- tember weather aud just right for outdoor sporis, @riviag, sailing, &e., and the members of the Polo Club apd the California players also have bad every Teason to be giad that the ihermometer has not becn among Uhe pineticn It is wow the most deliguiful part of the seasen and Newport never appeared to bet- | tor acvantage than she docs to-vay, arrayed, as she in her epring dress of green, The trees ava iawas Wook as they did im June, the recent raius ving dose muck toward Making the piace aliractive L, August 2 ent cuesis to tak treat tool. who come bere at this season of the ear. THE TAXPAYERS. The following table, showing the amount of taxes paid here by several of the sumwwer residents, deserves ‘The tax assessors have Just éuwpicted their They report the iota! vasuation of the city at merease of $112,000 trom tast year. | or the year ie valued at $7,900,000, a decrease of $90,200 Irom What it was Valued last y the geworal @ real estaie throughout the | country baving reached Newport as weil Howeve’ as the following the citizens have much to be thankful Jor, for their summer guests pay | the greater part of theif taxes Now Yorkers are taxed as follows )— perusal, dabor 90, 200, on ate The real ¢ Fessivn ib table will show, Name. Property. ©. A. Wyeth.....+ 67,400 Allan ¥, Wovdworth. a.ovy Miss © L. Woile......- George Peavody Wetmore Josepn B. Weaver, Kumund Tweeay Wilam R. trav Daniel Torrance. George tittany A. G Thorp, 4 He A. Tatler aud wite.. Heury A. Taller Mra A. G. > Varan Steve rs, Auua t Fred. 5 FE. H. Schermerhoro 0 ass 10 | WN. L. Ruggles, 42,000 xe | Lewis M. Rather Charies H. Russet é Joseph Sampson, ‘ i" Mabion sands. M. H. Sanuiord, . 4. 1. Ruodes, deceased,.... . R MoKee and F. A. Abe v, A. Andrew Mrs. Loring Audrews Mrs. C, L. Anthony Mrs. John Auchineioss, C. Franew Bates. August Belmont. Juuge Biatchiord @ 4 Rirs. William Tilden Blodgow... Mrs, Mary M. Hourt Arthur Bronson Mrs. B.S. Bryce, Benjauin bryet Miss £. Call Williaa 5. ( Joun Carey, Jr., and wii Pusiip Caswell, dr... Joba Winture © F, Chickering 4 Wiliam 8. Clerke William F. and Eizabeu G FL M. Daves De Haute hil, Cole Wiliam Bdgar. George KR. Fearing. Heury 8, Fea Mrs, BW. PS Jobu Ki. Miss Emily 0. ia. George Gibbs and over Mrs A. Mt. Gibert, Peleg Hw Hareb. A, Mayer, deceare Moss cusau 0. Hofman, . B. Hoswek . J and widow, de Biss Emiuy Joucs. George F. Jones. Mrs. Rebecca Jone Mrs, Delaucy haw M. apd A. Mrs. Sarah Rovers L. Ken James I’, Keruochan J. F. Keruveban, Joun Kuowe Daniel Le Koy Stuyvesant Le Roy and Herman T. Livingsion. A. A. Low. Heury G. Marquand doun Mayer aud others, Ricuard M. McCurdy Henry A. adiddieton, Levi P. Morwa Edward Ogden, dec a. D. Ogden. Joba Vain 8. D. Bradio Mrs. Hatue F. W. Smith. Ex-Goverwor B.D. Morgaa Mrs aA. L. Whiting. 8. G. Ward. > Mrs. H. Ward, Daniel Paris: Mrs. M. v0. Rev. Heu General RL. Po: Rovert Rear York W. H, Asbhurst 9. B. Brown . Sophia A. Browa. Joun A. Browa, deceased .. General George Cadwallader, Henry Sigourney, dece Quincy a. Shaw, Horace B. Sargent Mrs. Grace W. Ky Churles Fraues Acams. Projessor Alexau JN. A Griswoid . Nathan Appiewa, Thomas G. Appleton Mrs. Richard Uaker, Jr GT. W. Braman Siduey Brooks. Mra Mary L. Bruen, Mire. Mary Buru B. 3. Crowaiusls e. 1. Cunninghau and wil, Mra Dawel 5. Corus. Rovert M. Cushin Thomas F. Cushing Miss ida EB. Deacon, aira Joun Foster Mrs. Mary A. Holm Moitts Hunnewell.. Charles Lyman, Rovert M. Jason . Mrs. b. A. Parkman. . JN. A. Griswold and E. King MISCELLANEOUS Rathbone, A. ui oy w « 178 sw 2s8- 8,065 08 | 1,218 62 aut 4a beth Padeiiord, Pro’ ¥. L. Murdock, Baitituore . TT) 26/400 Rovert H. ives, deceased, Providence, 856,400 Dr, i Hartshorn aud wile, Provi- jenee..... avooees Mra. Kk. A. Gammel, Providence, 141,700 49,700 YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST . ¥ - — i al - —~ ee = - —--+-——- 4-——-. —— Jacob Dunnell, Providence. 282 O48 | other fashionable resorts, who reem to thivk other- | eee Mrs. Grant amiled and nodded in evi- Jurge H. T. Dickey, Chica be 06 deut good hamor, i ‘ise Cherlatte odinnn’ deacasd m4 36 | Wi#e and to suppose that people are stupid evough pot | Poet is hove ao lee the fant reat iu Mrs. H. Colt, Hartfor Kear Admiral Case, Unite Mrs ©. N. Beach, Hartiord....., Hon. George Banérolt, Washington, HL, Aldrich, Providen eph t. Cook, Providence Jon Carter Brown, Pr s The above list only inclutes those who pay a tax on 000 and upward, Several valuable estates are in the adjoining town of Middleton, and, although con- sidered among Newport’s cottages, are taxed in the former place, Hence their names do not appear in the above list of heavy taxpayers, LECTURES AND ADDUESSE:, The members of the Town and County Club are ha ing a delightful time. At one of their recent gather. ings Professor Alexander Agussiz delivered ax interest- ing lecture on ‘Pera,’ aud he was of the opinion that Prescott and the old Spanish historians were in error, the nature of the country being such as to render the military operations which they speak of as being im- possible, He also thought that the Incas have been awarded more credit than they were deserving of, and that their civilization was not what had boen repre- uted, Prolessur vavidson, formerly of St. Louis, de- livered the address at the next meeting, which was | held at the summer residence of of Boston, he first. mentioned occurred at the summer residence of George W. Wales, of Boston, Vroiessor Davidson told his distingaished hearers about Mrs. H. W. Bruen, Aristotle and his philosop! Tt was a very able ad- dress, the speaker, aithoug 4 man, bandied tho suvject remarkably well. erday afternoon John Weiss was the orator und his subject was ‘Shak spoare,”” The meeting took place at the summer ri dence of Mr, Jobn W. Bigelow, of New York. A large number of distin clers were pres. ent, including Rev. n scholar and poet; Colonet'T. W. Higgins ssor Perkins, President of the Boston Art Museum; Professor Boua, a well known Italin liffrateur, who, it will be remem= dered, was treated with distinguished courtesy re- cently m Italy by Victor Emmanuel and the Royal iy; Professor Cooke and Professor Rogers, of Hur- » there; so was George Bancroft, roleesor Agassiz, “Susan Coolidge” and many others known in Literary circles. ENTERTAINMENTS, Sine my last several enterisinments have taken place at the cottages, and have tuciuded dinner parties, receptions, &e Those who have entertained their fricuds are Charles He Russell, Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Mra Peleg Hall, Mes. Jobn Jacob Astor, Augustus Jay, Theodore A. Have ts Hamilton Hoppin, Mrs. PF. W. Steve J. Peterson, af Mrs H. W.'Bruen, of Boston, and Mrs, George H. Pendieton, of Cinemnati pueral RK. B. Potter, brother oF the late Supervising Architect of the Treas: ury Department, has issued invitations to three recep. tions to uke place at “fhe Rocks,” tue name of his summer residence, ihere was to have been a very elaborate enteriain- menton Tuesday at the summer residence of Mr. Meredith Howland, of New York, graudsou-in-law of Commodore Vanderbilt, but wiich was postponed oa account of the death of Mrs. Koosevell, Mr. Howland’s sister The entertainment was to be in honor of the entering into soviety of Miss Torraueo, granddvughter of Commodore Vauderbilt and sister of Mrs. Howlaua. no doubt butwhat it would have been a very aflair aud w have equaled anything which been given here so far this season, MISCELLANEOUS GOSSIP, Captain Jomes W. Cuyler, Untied States Army, is at the conn House, and General a, J. Perry, United Staves Army, is at tae Aquidueck House, Uuited States Senator Stevenson, of Kentucky, @ prominent democrat, is the guest’ of Hon, Witham Beach Lawrence. A'day or two ago be and the Hon. George H. Penuieton, of Cincinnati, who is spending the season here, Went a fishing and made a good haul. vege Wowker, of Pluiadelpuia; Sidney Tyler and Me. Leroy, ot New York, ond Mrs, Judge Field, of Wasi have token rooms at the Belevue Villa oa Catherine street, Mr, Robert H. McCurdy, of from New York; W. H. Lewis, Charles Philadelpby Hollis Honpewell and ew York, the friend of uraice Compan Russell Mr Aa Bold |i Thirty-e. rive Ibree wore cottay indeed a Very singuar persons who have anee of the yeor dobn Suitinus, of Cincinnatt, ant, of Koson, Mr. MeAilister ha SON Cote tage on Kay street, Mr. Stittinus the Gofle cotuge on Heach street and Mr, Bryant the Frank Andrews cot- tage on Bellevue avenue. Charies J Bonaparte, bro her of Colovel Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, snd who figured in a very elaborate wedding hero last: summer, is Lue gost OF the Intter, Who, at the close of the sea- son, will saul for Europe. Kovert Lenox Kenedy, President of the Bank of Commerce, of New York, i8 speuding a tew dase with his saver here, who is occupying, the Field couage. ev. George Zabriskie Gray, DL, D., Dean of the Cam- bridge Episcupal Seminary, is pending bis vacauion web lw iather, Joha A. C. Gray, of New York, at one 1 the Clif cottages. . Protessor Churebill, of the Andover (Masa) Theologi- ce) oom inary, has arrived at Hodges’ jor the balauce of the sease Es Governor Thomas Swann, of Baltimore, is here- alter to be Dumwbered among Lie sumumer residents, for Blew days ago be purchased tor $17,000 the Davis- Kendrick Cottage, near the Clif’ cottages, E. Kice, of Boston, has also purebased the Fay cottage on Petham street for $10,000, where be will spend his summers H, Rathbone, of ate on the corn bih street, ‘ew York, who recently of Madison avenue aud ‘ork, tor $100,000, has ar- s have been rented, which i The wise el at this late day, iter maki improvements. is tue name of the largest cat-rigged Him (hese waters, She is owned by P. Dougias, of New York, who is speading © summer here, She as forty-one feet long, and many laverable comments are made upon her buiid by yachtsmen and others, While here she will have an op- portunity to compere with the cat boats of the New- pork Yacht Club, which are io sail at an early date for another handsome prize, to be given vy the Vice Com- modore, Lous L. Lorillard, of New York FOREIGN GUESTS. The ‘ollowing are the javest arrivals of foreigners at the Govan House:~-Julius Peisen, Berin; H. N. Couri- » Bey 4a; A S Mater and W. M. MeUlau lopd, Beifust; James Henderson, London; a. Canvert, Paris; Mr, Sotecki, Mr. Drehojowski aud £ Herrmy Fraekensdorf, from Ausiria; Baron Styerustedt, Sweden; Theodore McKimish, J. Watson and wife, J. 1. Godtrey Faussett, Duigan, of Her British Majesty's navy; or, Seutland; E.G. St Mariner, Havana; ic, trom Swedeu; Mr. Thomas Nord of Stockbulm, member oi the Royal society of Sc ven, is also in town, He has come to America of wtiending (he scventtic gathering at Newport has also recently had among her guests Vrotessor 7. H. Huxley, Li. D, - \, of Kngland, and hes friend, Professor Mar the Jo Kins University ai Baltimore, and the Preswont latter twstitution, Professor D.C. ade Vegherono, an Haan duk and ¥, Denys, of the Briush Le ton, are also in Lows. SERENADE TO GENERAL CULLUM, eneral Cul . Lured Army, was serenaded evening by the goverument 4 trom ms at Lis cottage, on the Bath road, which was raied’ with Chinese lanterns, rf daud General Vodges were preseut, togetuer wit vor army oi NOMINATION OF BX-<« The nomination of Hon. t of Now York was woll rece re D. Mor ived he circles, = Mr an is weil ke bumvered og (ke summer residents tor many years LONG BRANCH. ABOUT SURF BATHING AND SURF BATHERS— THB OBLIGATIONS OF NATURE TO akT— BEAUTY IN PLUK FLANNEL—THR BEVEAL- MENTS OF THE BREAKERS AND THE S8ANDS— HOW THE LADIES LOOK IN BATHING COs TUMR—FUN AND FROLIC IN THE WaVES— THR PREIDENT AND THE NEW SEASON aT THR SUMMER CAPITAL. Lone Baaxcu, August 26, 1876 who knows anything al Ly that she owes much to dress and what .s called A vrautiial (ace may be always beautiful way be able to display ss0if through But the moss loveiy face can be raotive through the aid of art, and “make up. anda fine form almost any dr made stid more ery the mosi «ples are wily appoar stil) more magia cout When assisted by @ well chosem Cosiume Locks that “teat {reo as mountain breezes are well enough im their way on some occasions and sound » the poet's verse. Bus a coiflure adapted wo ace and head it is to adorn isan Improvement om pature, ani the geuras of the modiste developes, 1 ik does not ereate, what i» known as “styie.” An indian woman, yielding but scant aile- giance Je require of civilized society, may be very gra 2 4 clod-bopping country girl with Ler stupa bools and coarse serge 7 ace, Yet Mounds in te rough ond that bas leew cut aod poised and Dandsome oc thing will gay fur the sex does nor deny to art, Of course ihe quackery © quite a To with red part; te © prove on to smear © Vicon nay porsers © only dia- canpot compare with the xem pied wib a These are trowme wh a very swoe alver a o ob. we busiwens is bedacb « boman face eavor to im arching of au eyeorow viack cor met (he bes utile! baman & process known erent patter aud white batul seit with or dye ond hair by submitting | ir Lhe eyes; Ww oulrag: to & qott bleaching ; $0 stop wp the pores of ibe ekin about the beck and arms with Paris enaaet or owons, to destroy nature's harmo re between ihe oulward dr Ward lori, © wot ermbeiish ing abd beautilying, but diedguring Bature, There are plenty of females at Lowg ranch, oes ve of bie Very brosd-Orimmed straw bat and bow | atthe breakiast Fort | yat woman will | | to see that their “make up"’ ts a8 unfaith{ul to matore, a5 extravagant and as ridiculous as the paioting of @ | clown’s face. But while no woman of good sense or | good taste would thus turn herself into a sort of walk- ing exhibition of cosmetic frescos 4 while the practice of such dangerous follies bespeaks something wrong about a female's hed, the original proposition is nevertheless true, that Woman owes much to dress | and *make up,’? and that the sex ts willing to admit | the obligation. | THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARLOR AND THE SANDS | It would be amusing to try the experiment of per- | suading a lady to appear in her parlor beiore a morving visitor in a loose woollen coat and panis, barefooted, and with ber hair banging down about ber ears or twisted into a tight, unbecommg knot on the top of her head, and concealed in a yellow oilskin skullcap. The idea of such @ thing would occasion an attack of nervous fever. What a Lidoous fright she would seem. How cou'a she look anybody in the face afterward? Why, she would not be seen with a single hair astray im the smooth braids that adorn ber head; wih @ single iriil’ wisplaced im the Neat, upright collar (hat | makes one envy the tight clasp it holds on ner grace ful throat; with a single pul or loop out of tine in her well arranged punnier, Her mouogram | sik stocking aud her low embroidered shipper must display themselves just so much from out the lace frilling of the petticoat, barely discernible below the dress, as her pretty fect “like littie mice pop in and out.” Everything must be in order trom top to toe, even to the swing of the skirt, which ig pinded of its duty by a last pat from her delicate band right aud leit’ before she turns the door-nob aud glides grace- fully into the room. All this is homage to art; au ac- knowledgment that the most beautiial woman sds to her natural attractions by being well dressed and weil “got up.” Uncer these circumstances, ts it not won- derful that a femaie, parviculurly a young «nd bi some female, can ever make up her Miud to bathe im the surfy Yet, they ail do it, ay the beach at Long Brancu can testify, rich as itis with youth und beauty during the bathing hours on each fine day. A PREP AT THE WEST KND SURPBATIERS, Let us walk down (he steps opp t Kod Hotet and stretch ourseives oo the sant while we take a bird’s eye view of the Nereids of fashionable life, Here is a nymph, attired 1 a blue flenvet blouse, with a broad belt round the furkish trowsers to match, her “whrte fev are? im the warm sand snd her hair twisted tightly up on the top of he: pad and surmounted by a seely looking coarse stra g hat, tied dowa With an old pices of faded r tape. She is the young married blonde, who wus pro- nounced List might the beauty of the West Kud ball room, as she swept through the dance with the “poetry of grace’ im every motion, — Her drexs of rich white silk with point juce triminings, her handsome diawond ornements, her beautifully a ranged hair in iis tick masses, decorated cniy with a single red ro. mbined to make her the perfecuon of jovliness, abd how churtming her litte tect looked clasped in their weil fitimg white satin sboes, cm- brotuered in gol’. Why, the twist of har a her bathing bat is NOt One-fourto of the quontity thut adorned her head last might, aud gracious heavens! she has a buvion on one foot aud corns on the other! Here 1s another young goddess of the sea whose bright eyes are familiar Deacons, How delicious ste looxed bie this morning in ter delicate litue batiste, made paler im Color by the whiteness of the shoulders and aris beneath and taatetully trimmed with white cluny lace, Her bright brown hair, how. ever, Was her chief attraction, Thea it was urranged ina thick single brad which sat like a turban on the head, held up by a dainty tortoise shel comp, lashioned in a’ triplet of crown-like leaves, Beneath this the Juxurtant curs fell frecly over ber back and shoulders, Yes, despite the wonderiul mnaguiticence of the growth, itis ali nature, after ali! dey, there ure the same thick tressee flowing free trom’ the oil silk cap drawn close to the head aud tailing gracefully over the bus. Her bathing dress 1s of scurtet flannel, trimmed with White, and as it sits someshat closely it weil displays the neat, plump tigare, The skirt is short and (uli und the trousers are gathered in a frill around a finely turned ankle, Sbe isa good bather, for sue strugules foarlessiy through the waves. Siiy girl! Why does she not dive under the Water jor the’ sake ot health? Ah, she is am the hands of a strong male’ bather now, and he will wet those splendid curis, He is the tail geutleman with the black beard who paid sucu marked atventin tou her at the breakiass table, and he knows the pru- dence of dipping the bead. He holds her firmly by both hands, and as a big wave comes curling along he gives her the fuil beneut of its joaming stower, “The shock must have frighiened her, for sbe wrenches her hands trom lis grasp aud hurries ashore as rapvily as clinging garments and receding waters will permit. Now sbe reaches (he sands, and takes a rush tor the bathing house, But her heag—her head! What trans figuration hus come over ber? Alas! the fastenings beneath the oil silk cap buve been ruthlessly torn y by the vuteeling breakers. Only oue short, y switch haugs down ber back, The heav wavy masses tat so recently jell in rich luxuriance over ber well reunded bust now rise and fall upon the swelling bosom of the broaa Atlantic. THR FUN AND FROLIC OF THE WAVES, Now, 1s it unreasonable to insist: that when woman, dainty’ Woman, consents to such exhibitious as these} when ebe foregoes all the intricate UXings and tussings of dress and appearsamong her admirers in the homely bathing suit, Where must be some mighty attraction in the surf more powerlu! than tho ordipary mind egn- ccives? Lt is true some Hebes look superbiy tn the undress of tue sands, and might, without mucu strain- ing of the imagimation, be confounded with the fabled mermaids as they sport waist decp in the waves. One could easily believe that a gallant litter Hugo might be persuaded to go down with sucn tempters “under der wasser’’ without (ho extra inducement of the bottes which the Kaiser Chariemange *‘tilled mit der biood red wine,” But in addition to these sea nymphs wo be- held ladies of an uncertain age—gay old giris, who make aprim and trialed appearance in the parlors and are distinguished for a youthiul playfulness of manner charming to behold—stripped of their embel- lishments and veutaring to appear ina truth-teiling bath- ing suit for (he pure love of the suri, We ud the nico young man of the ballroom, whose tailor gives hun the appearance of a broad-shouluered athiete, thinned dowu by an unstuifed bath shirt to consumptive proportions of chest and rashiy exposing the original scragginess of the limbs which seem go well propor- tioned in the dance, We behold oid bucks consenting to lay aside their starchiness and jauntiness for tle sake of a dip im the waves, and tue invigorativg effect of a surf bath, yts heaithiuiness, excitement una glorious iua are undeniable, Here is & happy yroup of hitie ones, boys and girls, varying in age trom four to twelve years, romping und screaming, beating up the spray into each others’ faces, jumping up and down for dear life on the rope and performing all manner of antics. They are in dresses 4s varied as the costumes of a carnival—red, blue, white, yellow and siriped. Sam, the bathhouse keeper, aud his men, ever faitutul and watchtul, keep a sharp lookout, and Wiliam aud John Wade are among them, bringing back the more venturesome to the rope from waich they have suayed. Two litle urchins are making des= perate efforts to swim and oat, varying tae perform- ance occasionally with the gynimasiic exercise of turning a somersault in the Wavex, The strong | brotver is after them io @ moment and sets them on their feet, spluitering and grinning, altuouga balf choked, abd reacy to try iC again as soon as they are released. Here are four or five young misses just in their “icens,’? and allecting turee or four years older, pretending to be shy of the geoticmen and Uimid of the Water, and, of course, the Lathers, William and John, must ivox after them, while suii keeping their eyes on their wuraly family ‘of juveniles. A matronly lady es ploughing through tue breakers, and as she tsa good dip and has no male attendant Witham must perform the necessary duty. Hoe 1s a stout fel- jow, but as he grasps the watrou’s arms and piunges | her'beneath the crest of the Incoming wave it 1s about as much as he can do to steady his Geavy load and keep. his wet Th reckless young men who imagine themselves to be swinwers, Aud auxiousiy Watehing those who can swim, but are | as likely as any others to caich a cramp, the oilice of the bather ts no sipecure durimg his business hours. Bui Jobn and W idluom, at (be Wess End bathing ground, are stont of hmb and of heart, and the bathers ieit xe- cure in their Vigilance and courage, even before they dashed {nto the sea in their ordiusry clothes about a week ogo, aud by great exertion, at the risk of teir oWa lives, managed to rescue a drowning man, a ser- ant in Mes. Myer’s family, who bad ventured mto the | water owt of bathing bours, and was shrieking for aid | and being rapidly carried out beiore tue eyes of bis | wife, who Was watebing him from the sands. One fine moriing om the sands wil! convince any one that there wet Ve @ sort oO} mogie in the suri when its attractions eau compensate veauty for the abandonment of its | asormments and tnduce fashion to appear in public in & Wet Hannel blouse, THE ATYRACTIONS OF PLEASUKE BAY AND LITTLE SILVA. Wui Long Branch does not, a8 many suppose, farvish only surf batuing ( the summer Visitor, “An casy drive of a good besutiiul Walk of a mile aad a halt brings one W Pleasure Boy, aud ail around that beauti- a a a a RE REE SE ORE GER RGSS SEIS EA OE Re EE a aes Ee ea. Sea SR a ae a a me | tur @ to be found bathing houses tor still water } bat mm aneven depih of salt water wit good, sandy bortom. In the neighborhood of Pleasure Bay Ver are some Of the most desirable cos to be found alony the coast, and their owners snuling, vg, Usbivg, sWwikunug and mosgui- m e within ght and easy reach 4 the foaming surf Mr, Hugh J. @hd Shrewsvury Feside the leasing journalist of the repubscan wn New York, hos his fine country im that locality, and the beautitul seenery of Litto 4, Where M sures Deouisou’s elegant house itanted, bas never yet Leen properly | pictured. 1¢ one of the wost charming spois in | New Jersey, OF ate years tho resiieuces in that heghborhood have imereased rapidiy im number, and ie Whi one day rauk as the créme de ia creme of bois yart of the country. Tuen we have the advantage at omg Braweb oF Ure bOt And cold sult Water baths right at our door, at the West end Hotel, aod Uns great ua. provement Will One day be added’ to every first class crouuds are hotel Probably & may Bos be long velore these baibrooms are added to the apartments, so w enable @ guest to enjoy a hot or it mork ing or mgot when he «owt of bis bed or before he lies down on it, This season the West Bud baths bave attracted a large ~feves Who are suieriig irom racumatiem aad cuts, abd the geueral expression is tbat invalds bave derived much advantege from their use, THe REVIVAL AFTER THS ADJOURSNENT OF CONGRESS. lt is a goud thing ior she hotelseepers Uhat Congress held so loug a sessiog, for now we have a sort of recom- eccoment of the season bere, tee arrivals trom Was- gow come large, The Presnieat having pat in bis ce 4 the sammer capital a week ago, of the court eiroes Lave foliowed him and we see eat numbers The Presiven! Peers e ors uy the crowd on his arrival (he depot and aleog the avemue ca bts road to the cote lece, aed fe lwoked glel to be clear of Wasn- plessed with ot ng again tim here, The Presid marks of respect paid | evitatee cigar have Some ten or twelve horses of the valuable ENTERTAINMENTS AT THR BRANCH, We are to x monument en- terianment and the regatta of the Locg Branch Kow- ig Association, Them there i a grand bail at tue West bad this evening, #6 that there is a good supply of wayely and Amusement ou bun’. THS CATSKILLS, THE GLOBY OF THE CHESTNUT TREES IN THE CATSEILLS—ClUM, THE DUTCH MOUNTAIN- EBE-—-AN HXCURSION TO HIS COLONY AND TO BARNEY BUTTS’ HUT. Catenin. Movrtains, August 24, 1876. Any one who bus ever been at the Laurel House, at the head of the Kauterskill Fads, iu July or August, will pot wonder way that name was giveu wo the hotel, The blossom of the ordinary chestnut tree, though, ef course, Bol 80 showy und magni. cont a8 that of its cousin, the horse chestnut, is aull very beautiful, and when there are large masses of them together, their graces ful yellow plumes contresting benauially with the dark green of the surrounding foliage, the eifect is exceedingly Que We were never more improssed with this then when standiug upow Sunset Rock, which commands such a superb view of the great Kauierskiil v aud gaging upon the buge forms of High Vouk and Roead Top, opposite, Then, to, we became aware how vem Bumerous the Chesinut trees are in the Cats. Kill, and were nota Hitle astouished to see the whole vast mountain side covered with their feathery bloom, There actualy seemed to be more of thea in view from this one spos than we bad before supposed were reaily in xisiemce im the Whole work, Whata joliy region this mast be for the sharp toothed little equir- Tels and other lovers of nuis! Among the later must be classed the more iinposing family of bears, who, no doubt, tudy appreciate the kindness of Dame Nature in curing for their wants with suck lavish band. It is probable that as long as the chestnuw ure so avundant here the bears will con- tinue to prowl about these mountain heiglts, aifording an opportanity for the Nimrods of the Cats- kills Lo ecasionally entrap some unwary momber of their comunity and for Umid people from the city to be half trightened out of their wits by the extraordi- nury, bat, no doubt, highly veracious, bear stories Which are anuually in circulation hereabouts. A young Suglish bride as recently been hore, who, thanks to tue representations of Jacetious frieuda, was in mortal terror during the whole of her stay ta the mouutains lest she might wake up some time in the night aud flud some huge Master Bruva helping himselt to the Huntley & Palmer sugar waters which she had stowed away i ber trank, THE INUNDATION OF VISITORS. It is not a very ioug period since tho Mountain House ana Laurel House (neitner of which was tuen scarcely hail the size Of 1is present ditmeusions) were the ony places Where those seeking rest and recroa- tion im the Catskiils could fod entertaiument. Now things are very diferent. Wiihin gue last tew years a Vast Lumber Of houses, of every grade, have been Opeved ull over and about the muuataius for the weal or woe of the public, and the summer visitors to Greene aud Ulster counties are numbered by the tens of thousands All this shows to what an exiut the Catskills have grown in favor as a piace of resort, and cortamly those im acareh of a complete change Of wir, as Weil as Of Lhe most varied and ro- manu scenery, Cay Rowhere be more abundantly sat- istied (hau here. One redson jor the imcreased num- ber of visitors has been the improved facuities of ac- cess which have been more recoutiy afforded. This has been notably the case in recard to tho beautiful Shandaken region, witch was bee up to the public by means of the New York, Kingston and Syracuse Railroad, and along the line of its,picturesque cour: there ure Low huudreds of boarding places. The trout fishing of the Catskiils, by the Way, i8 at present prin- cipaliy confined to this part of the mountains, the streams in the districts which have been resorted to for a longer time having become for the most part “tisned oun”? Asa result of this annual invasion of their once so- cluded wilds by a swarm of city folk, all Full of vaine follies wud new-fanclenesss, most of the peculiar. characteristics of the original in- hubitants of (ae mountaius have disappeared, and one looks aimost in vain now for that rusiic simplicity and quaint Dutch primitiveness among the natives which formerly proved so attractive a feature to the philo- Svphical \ourist im the Catskiils. A iriend of ours, who used to inake an occasional excursion through this region im the good old Ume, informs ua that when about leaving tu the morning, after haviug pat up lor @ night at some farmhouse or primitive looking Loe teiry, 1t was always the custom to kiss all the pretty girls im the family (if there were any) goouby, Bat ail that, alas! is wow changed, There are uo more farm houses in the Catskitis—they are now ail board- g house or “hotels,” with high sounding appellations. here 8 scarcely & house anywhere among the mountains, however meagre its accommocauions, but has its quota of summer boarders. Oi course, the wore that can be packed im together the mo profitabe it is, and it must be confessed that the unsophisticated mountaineer hus too often become transiormed into the watering place shark. Swill, iia but fair to state that ina great many of them oue will weet With excellent country fare and real country hos- pitality; and if the visitor does not expect too many of the com/ofts and refinements of his city home he will be very weil pleased with bis cntertamment. His landlady will probably not begrudze him his big moun- tain appetite, but, on the other hand, take pleasure in providing the best that her resou will afford to Batisiy US extensive demands; not a litle delignted u he really enjoys her mea: It one 18 goimg to make a stay of buta few di: in the Catskilis the Mountain House 's of all others the place to stop; but if you wish to remain for some time and do not care to pay the highest price for not always the best accom- modations you can be quite as comfortable in almost every respect, and probably derive more real enjoy- ment from your sojourn among the mountains, at some of the smaller establishments. In mauy of them you will find delightful society—in a few, exceptionatly but some of (he others have the reputation of being decidedly **mixed,”? ONK OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS, Among the number of the “oldest imuabitants”’ of the Catskilis there 1s one anuquated gentieman by the nawe of Clum, who is really au excelient specimen of ‘the original Dutch mountaineer, He was born ou the land which he stills occupies, speaks English very im- perfectiy, and, we believe, has never been on a steam- boat or ratiroad train in his life, His quaint, old resi- dence, which, durivg the entire period of its existence, sceims to have becn wholly innocent of paint, is one of the very few houses in the mountains where they do nottake boarde bat his good came ts not above turning au honest penny by supplying the parties who come thither someumes to see the superb view (rom the top of the hill on which the house stands with strawverries of raspberries and creatn, sweetened with muple sugar, the only kind tuat the’ premises afford, ‘Yhe old man always grects his visitors with a good- natured smile, and, on Ore occasion recently, remarked facetiously to a gentieman who came along, accompa- nied by quite a bevy of blooming damsels, ‘Vell, by tam, you Lev too many wie.” he excursion to Cam's Hill—whieh, by the wa; would be calied a very pectabie moantain in alm any other part of the coantry—bss always been a favorite one with visitors to the Catskills, Aithoagh of but smail altitude, compared with y of the venera- bie peaks Uy which it is surrounded, its central location among them renders the prospect from its rounded summit one oO: the most comprehensive, with reference to the mountains themselves, woich can be obtained in all the Catskills, and one which is only surpassed by those trom the High Peak and the Overlook. It is Vastly more accessivie than either of these, and, if it is preterred, one can ride all the way to Cium’s ‘house, wheyce it is an easy walk of only about a quarter of a mile to the top. Once there the lover of nature can. not but be euraptured with the magnificent panorama which is spread out belore him in every direction. Directly to the t tue view is eut off by the majestic form of the great mountain whose two loiti- est points, High Peak aug Roand Top, cau be disun- guished fur and wide wuerevemthe Catskills are in signt; but a little to the left is seen the bold front of South Mountaiu, with its rocky battlements frowning pearly 2,000 tect above the Kauterskill Clove, Furtber wround, embowered in a wilderness of greenery, ap- pears the dark amplntheatre into whose abyss leaps the toaming flood of the Kauterskill Palis, when t ‘water is tutned op, and at its top brightly gleam in the allerpoou suushine the white verandas of the Laurel House. Then comes the great mass of North Moun- tain, while above the lesser elevations continuous with 1b, Which stretch out toward the west, loom three hb peaks of most impressive form, the centre one of which is weil known as Bicckuead, or the Dome Mountain, Turning now to the westward we get a sur- Passingly beautiiui view of the romantic valley of the Scbobarie, The villago of Hunter, some four or five miles distant, 18 Didden by an itercepting biall, beyond it the biue domes of Jewett aad Ashiand and Windham, as it were in wave upou wave, Poll away into the hazy distance, till they seem almost like the unsubstantial driitings of cloudiaud. On the other ide of the Schoharie rises the vasy iunter Mountain, with the cone like Pickamoose just beyond it and Wwe celebrated Stony Clove, where the ice remains from winter to wioter, at its eastern extremity. Directiy south of us ts the great gap 1m the mouatuns known as Mink Hollow, and then reaching away to the eastward in lung Succession come the wild and picturesque Plauterkill peaks, so curious and irregular in outtine, Between them and high Peak lies the magnificent Piauterkill Clove, with its incomparable waterfalls aud siupendous masses of rocks, while beyoad its outlet, aud thus compieting the periect picture, it lies ex: tended belore us toward every point of the compass gy The fields of waving gold and H BARNEY BUTTS! BUT, One of the most imposing fronts of the Catskill range Is (hat toward the norta, as gearly ali the peaks tely along its northern lin of very great altitude, aud in order to get some idea of its beauty the best Way is lo skirt around the base of the moun- tains ‘rom Kast Windham to Kiskatom. ‘This we did one afiernoon on foot, Leaving (he inn kept by Bur. its, the famous bear buater of the Catukiils, of 27, 1876.—QUADRUPLE whom some little account was given in a lettor to the Herat last season, we soon passer Cade’s Hill on our pleasant Jooking Graud View aves and presently the East Windnam High Peak loomed up beyond it The fine turnpike on which we started off lay at first up along the mountain side, commanding a most attractive outlook over the open country to the north und cast, and then graduail wound down tothe plain, The @rst villuge throug! which we passed was South Durham, and three miles further on we came to Acra, a small hamlet not fur from Cairo, Here we the turnpike, and, turning to the right, over to a road that les just under the brow of the great mountains, the view of which was most im pressive all along. In due course of time we came Lo the outlet of the beautiful Kastkill Valley, which 1s hemmed 10 ou the oue hand by the vast sides of Black- head, aud of North Mouptain on the other, and not long afterward passed the Cairo Round Top, a syinmet- Teally shaped eminence on the lef, This curious spur of the Catskills, standing ail by itseif as st does, looks asifit might nave been atruid of the bigger feliows of the rauge and tmed to run away from them, but did Bot suceced in getting very far. By the time we reached Kiskatom, where stands the litie white church jn which the “Dutch dommmie of the Catskills” for- merly preached, it was quite dark, bat the hghts at the Mountain House now became visivie in the dis- tance, and were hailed by us with the greatest delight. It would have pleased us to have bad a few hundred gas laps at proper intervals to cheer us on our lovely way up the mountain, but no bears or highwaymen molested us during the toisome ascent, and we finally arrived on the top all safe and souna, ‘and, as may be Mmagined alter a twenty mile tramp, euch one of Us sudicienty huugry to eai, as the Jovial Flaccus would pay, ‘Tribus ursis quod BLOOMING GROVE, HOW YOU GZ? THERE—FEATULES OF THE TRIP— 4 BEMIN‘SCENCE OF HORACE GREELEY— ROUGH FARMING EXPEKIENOE—ABANDONED DWELLINGS AND FARMS—BLOOMING GROVE PARK AND If8 ATTRACTIONS—¥ISHING YOR BLACK BasS ON GILES LAKH, &C., &C, Bioomixe Grove, Pike Couaty, August 24, 187d A trip four bours by rail and about three and a half Dy stage takes you to one of the most picturesque sec- tions of old Pike county, distinguished for its trout streams, black bass, pickerel, deer, bears, partridge, Wouucock, rattlesnakes and copperheads, Reaching Lackawaxen, nestling amid loity wood-clad_ hills, with the broad Delaware in fail view, you fortify yourself with a good, substantial diuner ai the hotel for an en- counter with ‘ourteen miles of road, one-third o! which affords @ volerably fair iliustratiou of the ups and downs of lite, But it is goo! for digestion, aud the ap- petite ia Wonderluily improved by the trip, Besides, every new hilltop gives a change of scene and the pure mountain air bas a bracing aud invigorating effect, although the mercury 1s high ap in the eighties, It is evident trom some of the dilspidated dwellings and barns and stables passed on the road that there are parts‘of Pike county where farming cannot be regarded aga success, Ludecd, it is said that the late Horace Greeley bai some unpleasant experienco in this part of Pennsylvania, and a dilapidated dwelling, long since avandoved and now utilized as a shelter for cattle, wag pointed out by the driver as one of his ill-fated efforts in the agricultural line, If ‘what he knew about farming” was all derived irom speculations like this particular ‘one it should afford poor encouragement to others, It is, however, only Just to the memory of the founder of the Tribune to add that hia great ovject was to prove what could be done with the poorest land and under the most unfavorable circumstances. But if some have failed others have succeeded, and there are farms in this section of the country which reward their owa- ers with fair returns, If, however, the farmer docs not find bis expectations realized the sportsman has lees to complain of, The coveys of last spring's par- tridges, which we met occasiovally along the road, promise well for a good season's guoning when the aexiously lovked for September arrives In some Places tue Woods are full ol game, aud the coming full, itis expected, will afford rare sport. Here iu Blooming Grove townsuip a large tract of lund bas been set apart as @ grand park and preserve du which game of wil kiuds are propagated. ‘The large club house, which has been erected ca the summit of a Lil, from which @ magnificent view is presenied of a large tract of country, inciuding the far oi! Catskills, has bean thrown open to the public lmmediately im front of the building aud at the base of asomewbat steep slope, the ascent of which is a trying ordeal tor tue short-winded, ts one of the most beautiful of min- jature lakes, tha borders of which are clad with ver- dure down to the water’s edge. liero in the surround- iug woods, in whieu it is literaliy embowered, and in tis esset. ey which, beneath — thi brigut) summers = sun it glitters: like a great gamond in an emerald setting, it = forms =a most attractive feature in the landscape. in some parts it iw seventy Lo eighty ieet in depth, and ils budy of crys- tal clear water is supplied by never failing springs, ‘The boom being mainly, if nut wholly of sand, 18 par- ticularly fuvoravie 10 the growth and propagation of black bass, a fact whick was turned to advantage some five Or six years ago, When it was stocked with @ g00d supply of Uhis favorite tish, the game qualities of Which Puise it to au equal With Lhe trout im the estt- mation ol many of the disciples of “the geutle Izauk Walon.” Beivre introduction of bass mio Lake Giles, the title by which this really beautiful sucet of water has bveu designated—its ouly inhabitants were pickerel, yellow perch aad sunilsh, and tie minnows whieh still swarm io the shallows among the reeay grass, The pickerel and the yeilow perch are, how. ever, rapidly disappearing, lor tae bass is a predatory feilow wud will to.crate uo rivals in bis domain. The suntish, however, hold their own, and at this season are industriousiy eusployed in making their spawning beds, seine, more fuimilar than others, selecting ta- Vorito places within a few feet of the litle dock, trom. which they can be plainly seen at work. Aithougu it is but Ave or six years since the lake was. stocked With bass they are now quite numerous and afford splendid sport All kinds of lines and bait aro used, bat ihe favorites are the live minnow und the fly, Which, the betier to atiract the eye of the fish, ‘must be dressed in the guudiess cvlors An admixture of red and blue and yellow fur the wings, wath a greeu body set of with silver cord or Unsei, is un attracuve lure and rarely fuiis, Troliing with such a tly atthe end of fifty or SIXty feet Of line, attached to a siout and at the same Utne fextole rod, it would ve poor morning’s or evening's Gsbing on Lake Giles during whicu the catch would be less Uian ball a dozen, varying trom one to two pounds ani sometimes two and @ bait pounds. And such sport as a lively two-pounder ailords! Dil ferent 1m bis action jrem the trout, lie fights lercely to the last, flasuing through tbe water with the speed of ao arrow, requiring al the skill of bis human aniagonist 1m ais capture, Now diving down wuto the depiis of the luke, tugging wiih a force that tests the strengiu oi the best rod, darting, wih a velocuy that makes the nerves tingle, under and on each side of the boat, be 1s almost certain to escape should the hue slacken for a moment, Hav- ing failed to break ivose by maim iorce be rushes swiftly to the suriace ana rising as high as two or three feet iu tue air, With a few Vigorous suukes of his head atiempts to iree uimself from the Look this is a eritical moment, and if the sherman is poton the alert and prepared ior tue ‘rise’? it is generally ive to one iu favor of the lish. He who imagines that the cupture of 4 good sized black ass is an cusy matter hus only to try bs baud at it to be couvinced of his error. We would wot advise a tyro i the art vw at- fompt with an ordimary rod aud line to haul him in immedimicly after he has been hooked; if he do so the will have a pretty rough time before he suceceds in captariug his lish. Of the edible quaiities of the Diack bass tuere ure epicures Who preler Lis Hes to that of the Wout, ‘end whew properly cooked ub 1s dowbtiul if 1 is at all inferior to the speckled beauty of the brook. Pike county bas long been ceievraied for tts trout, but it 1s to be eared (hat it bas W some exteaboutived its Teputation, Shovola River, which 1) parts of its course 18 w sluggish siream owing smovihiy between Meadows, Was doubliess ab ove tine, ike ali such str Swartning With trou, and Wiih favorable weather it still atlords fair sport, but fransly speaking itis nothing to boast of, wud ualess restocked by tue Fisheries Commissiouers of Penusyivania it willere many years be fished out A restiig speli of two or tree Fears Would do much towar’s its recuperation, of a law passed prouibiting the aking of trout under a Wn 40 Bud Wright, Would be alieuded Wish good edecta, A REMAKKABLE STORY, {From the Reading (Va) Eagle, August 21. j On last Saturda: tel, Rockville, five uti Harrisburg, and asked for something toeak He was asked to sit dowa atthe breakfast table, While eating he acted as if sick, and after being at the ta! wiy an hour he asked for a physicun, Dr, Snyder examined him aud found that he was shot in the breast below the uippie and aiso the jorekead. lig said he bad tried to Kull bimnsel! wi ® seven shooter on account of Lis poverty. Me was taken to Harrisourg Hospital, still conscious, but very Weak. He spoke a iow toue, bub wiki imueh dis. tinciness, sayiug that bis name Was KioBting Sontag; that his pareats reside in West Prussia; thet Lo came to this Country trom West Prussia August 1) aud reached Harrisburg on the cara, where be bought the revolver. lie says he beld the revolver close to his body when he Gred, and the appearance of bis shirt aud vest shows tuat he had his breast bared woeu he pulled the trigger. No papers were fowad on bis per- son aad bul & dollar in mouey. SEVENTEEN SOVEREIGNS STOLEN, Thomas Millen, a seaman, atiached to the crow of the bark L. H. Deveber, iying at Union Stores, foot of Sedgewick street, Brooklyn, was taken into custody erday by Detective Mahoney on compliant of John ‘ow, steward of tie Vessel, Who accuses bun of sieul- ing seventeen British sovereigus. The prisouer was commitied by Justice Deltnar to awalt ¢xawmsnasion, ARRESTS IN BROOKLYN, During the past week the police of the city of Brovk. Iya arrested 683 persons, ) } | the Ta \ | horses forward at THE SERVIAN WAR. SUDDEN REVERSES TO THE GALLANC ARMY OF INDEPENDENCE-—GENEBAL TCHERNAYEFF BLU N= DERS—TURKISH HORDES POURING INTO JHB MORAVIAN VALLEY—THE HERALD CORRE: SPONDENT AT THE FRONTIFE. BerGkave, August 9, 1876 As I duly advised you by telegraph I returned here yesterday, after baying visited all the advance posts of the southeastern frontier, from Alexinatg to Saitschar, by way of Kntazeratz, going along the right bank of the River Timok and carefully noting the situation, Our coming back here so suddenly (in employing the plural I include my companions of the French English press), after so many dangers have been en- countered, aiter witnessing 80 many scenes of horror and desolation, will not reassure you ag to Servia’s. suc cess. We have seen the only actions of importance that have taken place, and by the results of these hos tilities I ain justified in declaring that Servia is ia danger of a speedy disastrous defeat. It may be even that before this despatch is placed before your readers the armies of the Porte will be marching across thig principality direet for Belgrade, TERKOKISM IN INVADED SEKVIA, What a catastrophe in a few hours! Servia is in- vaded, Asi write the three districts or departments of Kniazcratz, Saitschar and Negotine are in the hands of the Turks. The eatire valley of the Tunok, all the eastern side of the princtpality between Banya; Boljeratz, Brai-Palanka = andthe frontieraé. ¢, more than three hundred villages, are now being given over to pillage and incendiarism, ‘The picture 1 have to present 1s w distressing on: Desolation everywhere; thou:ands of old men, wom and children rushing out like a torrent before the army of assassins to the wocds and mountains; cultivation has ceased and the accumulations of the the work of years and years, are scattered ang det a if by abreath, Servia, tho hope of the southera Slava, which the Germauo-Magyar policy has succecded im isolating from the ‘nearts” of the diplomats, equally isolated in her appeal to ber brethren of Bosnia and Old Servia, whose lovely villages are transformed into piles of cinders; isalated from her Bulgarian relatives, who have been in slavery for five centuries and assas- Sinated en masse since the beginuing of this war, and who are to-day in a moro pitiavlo consitiea thaa any other of the Yougo-Slavs—Servia, I repeat, terrorized by fre and iron, must surely be wiped out as a suzcruinty unicss some special Providence or the mediatory Powers soon come to her ars. stance, Stame boul may rejoice even in her harems, England may breathe more freely. ‘British commerce” carries the day, thanks to a policy of neutralism, or rather of inertia, Slavery replaces liberty. ‘’Change takes a rise.”? What more is needed by those who support Holy Sophia? 1 need not speak of diplomacy in the face of the crimes being committed at this moment, in the fuce of the ‘disembowolling” of a smail and valiant nation, whose purely patri- otic national army, poorly officered and but imperfectly organized, 1s impotent in combating the thousands of barbarians, directed by the civilized gen- tlemen of diplomacy; varbarians who rose at the call of fanaticism, after having been rejected long ago in Asia, Under any government but Turkey such hordes would be found only in the chaingangs. Under this govern- ment of bankrupts and murderers, which the mercenary policy of England witb special and interested monarche ical motives shamolessiy sustains, these, the choicest ruflians of the universe are given fall power. HOW THR TURKS CROSSKD THE FRONTIERS. My ast letter from Alexinatz imtormed you of be entry of the Turks into Servia through the defiles iramada, By and by I shail have to speak of the biunders committed by the Servians, the chief respon sivility Jor which must rest with General Tchernayett Mearwhilo let me relate what I ubserved during my tour of obgervation on the frontier. We left Aleximats at sunrise August 2, On the evening vious we saw several batallions despate! trom Deligrad 10 all haste and gent in the direction of the frontier to Gramada, to hoid possession of the defilesand endeavor to out of the Turkish communicatios This Fag mos es manwuvre, ani led ua to believe that Tchernayeff had allowed them to get into the passes in order to surround them. But in this be failed, as we subsequently learned, for the Turks, some fourteen battalions strong, with two batteries of artilery, were already strongly posted in the passes, especially the defile at Dervent oveupying them in such a way that it was impossil for the Serviars to retake these valuable and now lost positions. A fuw thoasad yards distant from them we passed a bifurcatio.@which to our rear abutted in front of the position at Deligrad. Parenthetically, your readers will excuse the minateness of some of the details when they learn that the roads from Alexinats to Kuiazeratz and trom Saitschar to Paratebin aro the only two by which the Turks can enter the Moravs Valley. These two routes, which run from east to west, form the only line of communication between the Morava aud Timok valleys. ON THE FIGHTING GROUND. Wo crossed a country already partly devastated, meeting hundreds of fugitive families, who told us they were trom Pirot and otner places in Old Servia. A few also came trom Gramada, Dervent and other vill of Servia, which they left in flames after having evs ted them precipitately ut the first announcement ot the advance of the Turkish army, Two hours of hurd riding brought us to Banya, a vil- lage of some importance, scattered over @ "ast. four corvered vVailey. At the military pust thay did not refuse to give usa relay of animals, but they toid us there was considerable doubt as to our veing ubie to reach Kniazeraiz, Saa news continually reached ua The Turks were steadily advancing. A Nght had just occurred at Tresibaba, a mile or two only from the post, and we were likely to mect tue basni- bazouks at any moment. We halted and held a council. A London correspondent said he had come to see. the battles and determined to advance. This statement, moment’s hesitation, decided us all to svon as the fresh borses were pro- vided ofl we went in, One of the notables of Dell. Sieg a former president of the National Council of ‘ar, wished us a ‘happy retarno’” in good, plain French, but doubted if we could reach the much longed tor Kniageratz, In the widest part of the valley and among the well timbered bilis beyond we met a number of wounded Servians, who informed us that the road was stil open. THESE MISERABLE LOOKING WRETCHES, with their arms in slings and their Leas tied up in handkerchiefs, were siowly plodding forward in the ai tion of Alexinatz, where they hoped to tind carts or carrivies which would take them to the atubulances furtucr in the interior. At the entrance to the only important defilo on the road, which commences just beyond the village of Topla, we found two battalions of Servian troops encamped, having just arrived irom Deligrad, and awaiting orders to march to defend the pass. The chief of staff bad sent skirmishers ipte the middie of the pass, but he knew absolutely nothing of what was coing on beyond that We started ouward again, having how 19 company & Young lady who had arrived trom Alexinatz votore ug, in order to attend the wounded at the advance posts, The Topia pass may bo said to be about 1,000 yards in length. The pathway meanders through the rough rock, and so narrow that we felt it necessary to dismount and jead our horses in single ic. On tho right haud side of the path the cragged mountains loom up, bare of vegetation in many places, and threatening to overwheim the hapless traveller at every siep; on the left is a deep, dark loekiwg ravine, tu Whick waterialis create a mouotonous roar at several points, and beyoud this ravine again the mountains rise up almost perpendicu- Jarly, reudering Seaung jor military purposes un abso- lute impossibility, Given a few paim trees, and [ should almost have believed I was in the gorge of El Kaucara, tu the African wilds. At the summits of the bids op both sides of the path thick timber and deep indentations prevept ail tra ‘This detile, the ouly ural dels met with on this road, if ably may prevent the Turks from entering the wey. Of course, as 1 write these lines, I: aware if the Servians aro stil masters of the’ jor it Was probabiy Ri RES THK egg OF TCHERNAYEPP low the enemy to pass and then engage bim | final battle berween Alexinatz and hare. ‘On tue other hand it is to be feared that the Turkish geveral plan 0: defence, which denotes a degree ot superiority What shows itemauate from other brains than the oificers tn the Oioman army, was to gain the vali beyond Deligrad by the lite mountain paths whicl dedouch notiar from the valley between Rajan and Poratebin. Leaving the pass at the extreme end we had before us & lovely ponorama Tuo valley reappears and spreade out to a great distance; on the lett the mouniaing tower Up, dotted midway between the samun and baso with thick clumps of timber; to the right they become smaiier, dese nding gradually, ag it were, into rich and beautifully unduiated (elds'ot waving corn, Away io the distance im front the mountain tops seemed loss amid the clouds of the horizon, While contemplating toe charming scenery we met several persons, One, oreeman Ob picket duty, told us he ought the Toad was sill open, Immediately alter- ward we mot a party of mouataigeers, with whom was an old Woman IM tears, percted asiraddie of a jean old pony, Who bad ted without waiting to take any- Ving with them, telling as as we passed here is fighting going on now below Kniazerutz? We then dismounted and ciimbed Up ihe highest Moustua peak to our Figut ia tue Lope of discovering the direction of the batueground, Gur votuing was 10 be seoh—no stavke In the distance, no roaring of ar- Ullery, nothing to guide us The jubsequent arrival ofa oul ‘og army @ ¥ deepaiches caused us to ANOTHER “COUNCIL. OF WaR,”? This officer was by BO Weaos aeeured us to his auce C048, though bo soeued to regard it as a duty to press tor We joiiowed bim, and soun crossed the lite Ue ry im the Gorge of Tsicka, wear tue village of Valanovalz, whose imbabitanta wi all ja tight Relatively provected by the sire: Was between Us aud the ede occupied by whe enemy, we pressed our speed, and soon aiterward came ‘Hsp oF IWO distinvet lines of ascencing smoke om ue Mv GMialns Veyoud. These were ihe Lamiets and the isqisted collages sligated 1M the mousians which ks wore buroing, We were at iast Witla sight of the enemy's aavance posta ‘To-mersom | abel coutioue the account, Fa\G 6