The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-23
String HOTEL, RIoHrIELD SPRINGS, }
August IL. 1913.

The Fashioa-Danctng-St Nominations Of
Candidates for Governor, &C. &c.
am wanderer, and you will not be surprised
to find me at Richfeld. / find it an agreeable
change, after running single gauntlet at New
port. Niagara, and some Of the watering places
which are called fashionable, to retire to some
quiet and charming town like Richfeld, where
shall not be disguised with the spurious etiquette
of the bean monde, and the exclusives-where
may enjoy the luxury of liberty without being re-
CURED to do homage to beggars ,ncognito, or to
hideous women with painted faces-where society
is not etered and distorted by outlandsh formali-
ties, which are the mere contrivances of some of
the court fools OF Europe-where you may kiss a
lovely woman without having your lips besmeared
with an artificial composition; and, finally,
where the food Is not spoilt in the cooking.
AT this watering place, which possesses many
greater advantages than some of those that are
annually crowded by the fashionables of this age
OF humbug and high SHIRT collars some of our gay
There is soclability and unanimty of feeling
among them (which are really gratifying; in tact,
to all our excellent guests seated at the la bic
dhote OF the Spring Hotel, you would imagine that
OF entire strangers, who have not known each
other more than forty-eight hours. So much cor
diality offeeliDg is seldom seen ameng our people,
who, believe, are gradually acquiring habits Of
hced by the English. Our company, compared
with that at Niagara, is small, and this the rea.
son why they behave at dinner, and in the drawing
room, in a perfectly natural manner, without az
fectlng any OF those foolish airs which are prac-
tsed to great extent among people who are
merely people OF fashion.
There are some three or four lakes In the imme-
date vicinity OF Richfeld; these lakes are from
abound with delicious fish called plckerel, trout,
perch, &c, &c. A very fine opportunity for fish
ing Is, therefore, afforded to our friends at the
Springs, and they heartily enjoy the fun they form
Toying the sport during the cool morning hourjh
return home well rewarded for their exertons.
Richheld is, presume, quite as cool In summer
as the favorite resort upon the Catskll mountains
been intensely warm here Tor the last two weeks
During the middle of the day our friends are
therefore, accustomed to keep as quiet and as cool
as possible. The evenings are remarkably cool
with the members of our happy little circle; dane
Ing begins at early hour aid 1t is kept up with
out in,ermission until IL o'clock. BY and by
intend to be very personal, and I shall perhaps
friends who reside here. At present we have
number of elegant women here, and the MacGre-
gor OF this band is supposed to be Miss PIT, a
young lady from the East. We have lately had
number of arrivals here from the Sharon Springs
which are onlytwenty miles distant from Richfield
In fact, the Spring Hotel the proprietor of which
is, by the way, brother n-law of the heroic and
perseevering Mrs. General Gaines, is completely
filled IN every part The number of our guests is
limited, but their happiness is all the greater for it.
In the early part Of next week intend to visit
the Sharon Springs. propose to remainVhere a
few days. and then go eastward.
1t should be borne in mind that the three great
parties INTO which this State is divided are about
TO hold their State Conventions, to nominate can
dldates for Governor, Lieut.. Governor and State
officers. The fnominee of. the wings will be
Hamilton Fish, or ]. A. Spencer, or, perhaps, Col
Her. Weed is in favor of the nomination OF Chris
TOPPER Morgan, but any canddate)ho matter who)
recommended by Weed, will be defeated either IN
the convention or at the polls.
The nominee for Governor of the party called
hunkers will be Chancellor Waworth, or Iadock
Pratt.
The nominee fort Governor of the party called
barnbumers, il is confidently asserted, will be VIM
c. Grain, Of Herkimer. This eminent man has
acquired the title of mediator pacicator in the
ruptured democratic party. He would probably
get stronger vote for Governor than any other
man whom either of the sections of the exploded
democratic party could select But very much
doubt whether, in the present state of parties, he
will not feel justified in declining a nomination
| from either wing of the democracy.