Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-08-25

LIFE IN New YoRK.-I understand IL
has lately occurred 10 some gentlemen.
with open eyes that ancorage is cheaper.
than ground rent; that ship of war il
but a spacious hotel upside down; and.
that the most desirable site for a summer
residence. as to pure air, neighborhood,
novelty, and economy is now occupied by
the :" Independence" and !" North Carols.
ma the men-of-war just off the Battery.
The latter ship being unseaworthy. tits
proposed to purchase her Of the Govern
ment for the experiment I. is estimated
that she can accommodate comfortably
three hundred persons. The immense
upper deckiis 10 be covered with wealth.
er>proof awning, blue and white, in the
style Of the Alhambra, and given upientire-
~ to dining. dancing, lounging, and the
other uses of hotel drawing. rooms-A4
more magnificent promenade than this
immense deck, cleared Of guns and lumber
fore and aft, and surrounded entirely by
luxurious sofas, could scarcely be imagin.
ed. The Kitchens and officers are to oc>
cupy the forward part Of the second deck;
if the vessel is crowded, TO be transferred
to small tender alongside. The port
holes are to be enlarged to spacious win
dows, and the, two decks below. which
are above the water-:ine, will be entirely
occupied by splendid rooms, open to the
entire breadth of the bay, and furnished
in the oriental and cushioned style. suita-
BILE to the luxurious wants Of hot weather
Minute barges will ply 10 and from the
shore connected with the Waverly line Of
omnibuses; bath hoses will be anchored
inst astern. ascafe and ice-cream shop will
be. established inthe main aud mizzen tops
10 be reached by a covered staircase and
sofas, for the accommodation Of smokers,
will be put under penthouse roof out
side the vessel, in the mainchains The
cockpit and hold will Of course, unite the
uses Of hotel garnet and cellar. II will
have the advantage of other hotels. in
swinging round with the tide, so that the
dodgers on both sides of the ship will see.
by turns, from the windows, the entire
panorama Of the bay. When lighted OF
ner guns, aud her upper spars and rigging,
il is thought that she will float 50 much
higher as 10 bear piercing for another line
of port-hole windows -affording some
bachelors rooms at the water line, cores.
ponding in price and convenience with
the sky chambers of the Astor An eccen-
trio individual, am told, has bargained
for private parlor to be suspended under
the bow>sprit in imitation of the nest of
the hanging bird.--Al.ogether the scheme
seems charming ndleasiblc. The name
of the hotel by the way, is TO be Sara
toga Afioat." the waters are to be dressed
in the becoming toggery Of tars, and the
keeper of the house is to wear folded
napkin. epaulet fashion, on either shout
der and to be called invariably "commo>
dore," i
This seems to be The age of invention
Several houses in The city are being made
higher, by raising them ten feet on screws,
and building a story under them,-a great
economy of the lions of hod- carriers.
THE Hon. ELY MooRE, in his ELOQUENT |
Grafton delivered in New York on the 4th |
Of July, paid the following tribute TO The |
memory Of the late Mr. egget:- I
"If he have but the true spirit within
him, he may ride out the storm triumph
antly; and. eventually, emerge from the
severe and bitter contest-if no: unscalhed
at least, with principles unchanged, and
purposes mistaken. Let him not MUIR
mur nor marvel at his fortunes. His is
the common destiny Of the upright polite.
al reformet. Do you require thatI should
point you TO an instance within your own
direct and Immediate knowledge? l would
refer you to the fate Of the talented aud !
lamented LEeoErT. You all remember
with what condensed asperi:y and refined
malignity that noble and chivalric cham
pion of the rights of man was assailed by.
the combined arstocracy of both political |
parties. And you remember, TOO, with
what supreme and bitter contempt he re-
garded their SANDERS. and their threats
and how, with the lightning lash Of his
pen, he scOurged the voractous and wide
mouthed pack back to their kennels His
memory will ever be hated and revied by
the foes of equal rights; and ever honored
and revered by the friends Of humanity
and freedom-a far more desirable and |
enduring monument than the marble struc-
ture which the pious gratitude OF. his
friends and admirers erected TO his mem
ory." as @ I.
1LL-rREArMENT OF AMERICAN SEAMEN.-A
gentleman who lately arrived at Philadelphia
from ST. Johns. Porto Rico, informs the edi.
tor of the U.S.. Gazette that three oflheerew
of the American brig Washington. from Port
land, being taken sick on board at St. Johns,