The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-16

We give another Column the naIneS OF tue
members of the next Congress, so far as known.
We shall add to this list the results of the Sc
veral elections come in, until il is full and COM
plete. 1t will be seen that the wings have the
best chance for a majority in the House Of Re-
representatives..
VIsIrs TO THE WATERING PIAcEs.-The wan
dering dispositions by which the people of Ame-
RIGA are characterised, was never more active
than it is at the present time. Every railroad
car, steamboat, omnibus and stage is crowded;
and wherever you 60 piles of trunks, carpet
bags, valises and band-boxes meet you.
II is almost impossible to get bed in some
places, while room to a single person is out OF
the question. The landlords are delighted, and
are as good humored as possible mine host here
and mine host there are amazed at the amounts
they are amassing, and while they cozly count
and deposit each days gains, they feel happy and
contented with themselves and the whole world.
1t is an undeniable fact that the more prosper
Gus people are, the more money they will spend
in amusing themselves, and as summer touring
is the most prominent amusement of our repub-
licans, it follows that in prosperous times there
will be more travelling than when the reverse is
the case. Applying this rule, then, to the year
l847, and it follows that we are more prosperous
than we ever were, because there is more travel
ling than there was known before, after
making due allowance for the increase of popu-
latIon.
The watering places, of course, secure great
many Of the travellers. At Saratoga 1t is COM
puted there are some five thousand strangers; and
so full are the hotels, that many of them are
obliged to- lodge out in nice comfortable cot
tagcs, scores of those who sit at their Ia
bles. Niagara is crowded, so are Cape
May and Nahant, although the sea SER
pent has not made his appearance at either
of those points this summer. That great speci-
men of the genus rpent, has curious way with
him. Whenever visiters are scarce, and land
lords of course not in the best of humor, his
snakeship is sure to make his appearance, and
if doubt is raised ON the subject by any who
have heard tough snake stories before, the fac,
Is sworn ito before respectable justice of the
peace" by dozen or more highly respectable
and credible Witnesses" who saw his snakeship
on the surface of the water summing himself, and
that his appearance resembles more long string
OF barrels than anything else they could compare
1t too. These deponents have been remarkably
silent this year, and it arises, doubt, from tn,
fact that Nahant is full of visit The sea
serpent knows more than he gets credit for
The watering places in Jersey, Long Branch,
Keyport, &C., &c., are receiving their share of
travellers and their money, while New Brighton,
Fort Hamilton, lake Mahopac, &C., have no rea-
son to complain of want of patronage.
We have taken great deal of pains to portray
in the columns of the Herald, the scenes and
events that daily and hourly occur at the water
ing places. Our correspondence has been more
vSluminous than it was at any other time, and
we believe that life there has been richer than
ever too.
TRAVELLING ON LONG ISLAND SoUND.-Persons
not informed on the subject, cannot have an ade-
quate conception of the immense amount of ira
vel that daily takes place between the city of
New York and the Eastern States, particularly
Massachusetts. Every boat which leaves and
arrives at this city, contains from two to three
hundred, and sometimes four hundred, passen-
gers.
There is no more pleasant place to spend
few days in the warm weather than New Eng
land To the citizens of New York it offers pc.
culiar attractions, as they have opportunities of
seeing the innumerable factories and mills Of
every kind, for which it is so distinguished.
They will hear the busy hum of industry
from sunrise to sunset, and see every man,
woman, and youth, employed in some
way or other. If they are inquisitive, they
can be initiated into the art and mystery OF
wooden nutmeg manufacture-and see other Gu
rious things that are constantly turned out
for the use and comfort Of the people OF the
whole world. New England contains many
places dear to the patriot and freeman. Faneuil
Hall and Bunker Hill, Concord, Lexington, Dor
chester Heights, in and adjacent to the city OF
Boston, are well worth visiting for the associa-
tons which connect them with our great revo-
lutionary struggle.
The means of reaching New England are am
ple and cheap There are four different lines o
railroads. connected with this city by steam
boat, TO Boston. We will give summary o
them for the information of the public.
The first is the new route via Fall River; OF
this route are two splendid steamboats,, the Mas
sachusetts, Captain Brown, and the Bay State
Captain Comstock, which leave here daily a
FIVE O'Clock, P. M. this route you can sleeI
till half past three or four o'clock in the morn
ing, and have but forty miles Of railroad. The
charge is four dollars-meals extra
The next Is the Stonington line, consisting o.
the Oregon, Captain Thayer, and the G. Wander
bilt, Captain Potter, which leave here at 81,
O'Clock, p. M. Travellers can sleep till twelve Of
one o'clock, and will have ninety miles OF rail
road Charge the same as by the Fall River line
The next is the Norwich line, consisting o
the steamer Worcester, Captain Williams, ant
the Knickerbockcr, Captain Van Pelt, which
leave here at five p. M. Travellers can slec.
til twelve or one, and will have one hundred
and -four miles of railroad. Fare four dollars.
The next is the New Haven line, embrace M
the steamers Traveller, Captain Brown, and thu
Hero, leaving here at six, A. NJ, and through
during the day. BY this route there are ont
hundred and fifty miles of railroad. On th'
morning line the fare is five dollars-meals extra
There is new boat building for the Fall River
line, to take the place Of the Massachusetts,. She