The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-10

great drought NJ Newport, since the enlorccment oil
the Maine Liquor law in that unfortunate village
To the hundreds Of visters attracted there in pre-
vious il now counts its arrivals in the sadly
diminished sum total OF dozens and twenties While
Cape May is well patronized, and Lebanon, and
Sharon, and Niagara and Trenton Falls have
scarcely accommodations for their guests, New
port is left high and dry by the tide and the
Maine Liquor law The number of visiters az Sarato-
gu is set downby the lccalpapers at some seven tp
sand-the best season they have ever had-hotels
full TO OVERLOOKING; and yet, Notwithstanding the
crowd in all directions, all seem to be joyful and
happy as plenty of Congress water, short
mons, and no Maine Liquor law can make them; and
is said that, like pretty woman.
The Tss Rsts They hey are i Tlss:sS
But alas for Newport, and that liquor law I!
Driven to the last extremity, the hotelkeepers and
the editors have adopted the very last resort Of adj
yertising-the advertisement Of the ladies.
ine nrst Oh these eXJraUiul4. Embellishments r,r
custom will be found in columns to. day. We
extract it from tho Newport Neics and the precious
document purports to have been write by "a Spy
at the Ocean House. generous chap very likely,
satisfied if compensated for his trouble with dinner
Of cold mutton, and no liquor. But, be that as it
may, in order to give the Newporters fair chance
in this last expcdient Of bringing out the forlorn
hope Of the ladies, we have allowed them the full
benefit Of our splendid circulation of nearly ffiy
thousand daily, and fttytpo thousand weekly and
Sunday, for the diffusion Of their interesting adver
tisement-North, South, East, and West.
How this advertisement is to be resisted by the
wife or beauty hunting bachelors and widowers of
the country, we can't imagine. Some of them are
sure to be caught; and we shouldn't wonder if a
considerable crowd Of them were drawn to Newport
by the published charms Of its beles--married and
single But we remind all travellers who may re-
solve to go, that they must take their liquor along
with them, or get confidential letter to George T.
Downing-colored man, renowned for his oysters
for supply; otherwise, they viii have nothing to
fan back upon but salt water. The fascinations Of
the Newport bellies, however, ought to compensate
all admirers Of the sex for all the priyations Of
the Maine Liquor law. Read the ADVERTISE
ment There is one married lady, from Phila-
delpbia, who has received more splendid sere
nades" than any other lady in the Ocean House
there is another married belle, from New York
with "a splendid figure (only think of thaD
dresses in excellent TASTE and is the most graceful
dancer" there. One young lady CLOCKS like Ma.
dame Anna Tbllop, and is receiving more attention
than ever;" and another, with Der dark, piercing
eyes and bewitching manners, has seriously d..
mayed many nuttering heart" whish is agonizing
to think Of. Madame Anna Bishop is there, With
the charming, amiable and bewitching Mr.. Bochsl;
and there is one young lady who dances the polka
better than any other at the hotel. But, to crown
all, the youngest daughter of General Scott is AZ
Newport; and the Spy" says, that "next year she
win grace the White House at Washington" From
this We infer that she is very intimate relations
with the family Of General Pierce Read the adver.
tisement.
Newport is in distress. That blue light liauor
law has done the work. But when the ladies
come to the rescue, and their charms are adyer-
tised in the daily Newport newspapers-circula-
ton three hundred and twenty one each day-to at
tract vsiters, who can resist the appeal They
the angels Of charity, and our last refuge in the
hour Of the worlds deserton. We must stand by
them; and therefore publish the Newport adj
yertisement, and call to it the special attention Of
our readers. Such splendid figures such charm
ing dancers Of the polka. Can the gallantry of up
per tendon resist the appeal