The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-15
THE WATERING PLACES.
CAPE MAY.

CAPE MAY.
MOUNT VERHoH HOTEL
CAFE MAY, July IL. 1856.
The N,c Hota- President PsUes- Pol.sns = Dan.
eng, &C., sc.
We are beginning 10 feel here thai the height OF
the season at this house Is, st best approaching.
The rooms are all hlang up. or the choicest among
hem, ard with the esyest kind Of people. Ysstsr-
day perfect avalanche OF gentlemen arrived hsre.
We have also crowds from New York and New jar.
sey, including Gov. Price and quite. The Cove nor
War received under salute, and you should have
head the echoes which were started up from old
ooesD. For ny part they fairy stunned me and
many othets were equally aroused from their pro-
p,isty btsicss ycur humble correspondent.
made survey OF the island to day. The houses
are not 30 full as usual at this season, generally
sreakiDg. at the Coiumbia-still under the direc-
tioa q the popular Harwood--thsre IL quite a
crowd, but the United States, Congress Hall. and
Others are TOR the present sonewha. thin. They
viii Of course speedily fill up. They say money Ia
tight sapaoe'ng tais "they say" 60 be dxsd fact,
Csps May ID rarely affected by sucn q triniag IN
cumbfsnce.
had dip In the glorious old ocean TO day, aud
revei yet under the inspiration which Il excited.
The water was me-na. cool al lrst. but it soon
became delicious Ia Temperature. danced about
In II with the greatest delight, and now feel like
another fpau.
We are promised shops and "balisn almost
VI .nout number. At this house & series o. parties
art TO be given which will surpsss any thing Of the
KIND eveT attempted, nj least At Cape Nay. Beok'a
Philadelphia band arr regularly engaged, and they
Cisci uTse superb music. InSt evening they played
on The front piszzi NEST charniney.
The Mount Vernon has accom- nod .tions flr up
wsrcf OF Thousand guests The proprietors ara
+. i. Weo,men and f. 6. Cet.ell, and they are ~.
sisted Ia tie DaLseer OF The houso by Mr. b. G.
Woolnan, BY John A. Rice, Gate OF thu Prescott
Hone, in your city) first rate felo - and by
Measrs John Begesey, 4. r. Gleeay, and II Leach.
The servants are the bess that coud be had Ia Nav
York and Philadelphia. more captauv OF.
deied establishment could not be found. What IL
more, the charges are reasonable, ami the re Is no
spont ing IN extras.
Gen. Pierce lief, the island early IN the wsek but
returns In short time. He could not give the ape
Mayises reception while here, but he promises 20
do 60 WREN be rttaTns- Good soai! he must make
himself cree more familiar with the people; tor
that he is destined to feturn 10 their mdst after
1856 Ia ~ certain as 1856 win come. Speaking of
distinguished men, the Hon. John M. Clayton left
this house on Tuesday. Gov. Pollock IL expected
here, would aod, to-day or to morrow.
hear from Phiiateiphis that the Kuow Nothags
OF Phadep hia are generally speaking dowa uoon
Governor JohDson's abolition platform, erected by
The late Radlng convention. There mist 10 a
+" back OUT from that stand or the State Of Penn.
fyivrria In tie coming elections IN zone tn the
democrats. The Phiisdepka de- legation which
graume are sustained by the majority Of their CON
tsituents. Judge Conrad and others are trying
hsrc to bolster up johnson, but It won't do.
SEA GULL.