Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-07-27

NEwPoRT.-lt is just as impossible, by any
description of this delightful watering place, to
enable our readers to appreciate all its COM
forts during these sultry dog days, as it is to
"hold fire in the hand by thinking Of the frosty
Caucasus" True the fashionable season has
been little backward, and so is the peach
harvest hut from this date until after tho
"Fancy Ball. which is the climax of the sea-
son, the explosion Of the rocket and general
scattering of the brilliant elements, Newport
will be more full and fashionable than ever.
Among hotels, the "Ocean House" takes
the lead, having now over two hundred guests
and as many more engaged for the LIST Of Aug.
Mr.. Weaver has made several important addi-
tions to his establishment since last year among
them is detached wing containing nearly fifty
rooms for single men, with spacious and
elegant hall in the upper story for concerts,
balls, &c. A new carriage house has been
added and more stable room for horses. Sew
eral new bowlin. alleys and pistol galleries
have been erected and are now in successful
operation. Downing the celebrated oyster man,
has opened branch in the vicinity and hung
out the tempting sign of"Woodcock and oysters
cooked any how" while the sixteen brothers
GoG have signs at every turn, inviting the idler
to eat, or drink, or drive, or shoot, or read,
or swim, sadly perplexing him with their null
tifariOus devices for killing time, and 'renovat-
ing the system"
The OLD complaint of " short commons" is
no longer heard at Newport. The Messrs,
Weaver, who now keep both the "Ocean"
and the "Atlantic," have adopted the most
liberal system of catering, and the table at
either Of these houses is hardly surpassed by
any in the country. We must not omit to
mention the improved accommodations for
bathing this season nor the fact that some ff-
teen or twenty well trained saddle horses have
been taken down from the city for the conven-
fence Of ladies' who indulge in the luxury Of
horseback exercise. AS We write more to
give information to our readers, than to amuse
them by watering place gossip, we will state,
that in regard to hotels, the " Ocean House,
bears the same relation TO Newport that tho
"United States" does to Saratoga. II is the
largest, the fullest, the gayest-the first to open
and the last to close. The "Atlantic" is tho
"Congress Hall" of Newport, generally well
filed with most respectable and substantial
class Of people, who care more for comfort than
for show, and who please more, though they
dazzle less than the gayer crowd who fill the
4" Ocean"
Before closing our remarks on Newport wo
must relate litlle political anccdote, which
we had verbally from one Of our "Cotempor-
aries" showing that the Ba rnburning flame
has extended little Rhody." Ii was ruinor-
cd throughout the town few evenings since
that John Van Buren, was at the Ocean House.
No sooner had the report spread through tho
village than The regular Democracy of,hc place
took bath, put on clean shirt-collar, and
marched up TO the Ocean House in body to
pay their respects, aud give in their adhesion,
to Prince John. Cass, although his name IL
beyond the e., stands no chapce with the Dem
ocra,s OF New England, The ifce-soil fever,
as the old lady sand Of religion in The West, "is
raging awful IN them parts" and there Is no
predicting when or where the combustion will
end.
y. S.--The peasan,es, sight VIC saw in
Newport was the editor Of the Baltimore Po,,io,
riding about in his own carriage, taking his
o,um rum d'gmtoie, and looking for all tho
world as Il there was not a newspaper IN It,
" y Mirror.