New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-25
LONG BRANCH ITEMS.

Archbishop Hughes, Bishop McCloskey, and other
dgIitaries Of the Catholic Chuich, are nov at Long
Branch. The Archbishop preached an eloquent ser
mon last Sunday in the little Catholic Church on the
beach. A great crowd was present to hear him.
smopg whom was Mayor Tiemsnn Of this city. On
Monday morning at sunrise the Archbishop, the Hon.
John M;Keon, Mayer Tiemann, Surrogate West and
others went out TO fab with come Of the fishermen,
hundreds OF whom shoot out every morning over the
breakers to the isbirg banks to provide pscstorisl
psbuum foi the hotels. Saturday and Sunday this city
was without Mayor, but JOHN Clancy, nov acting
Mayor during Mr.. Tiemsnn's absence, returned on
Monday moinirg TO assume gubernatorial functions.
Richard b. Connolly and family, Gov West, Arch
bishop Hughes, Bishop McC'oskey aud other csebri-
ties at the Metropolitan Hotel lady from Phil.
adephia guest of the Metropolitan, created great
sensation few days since by being taken for Lola
Montts, whom she is said to resemble. Though the
mistake was discovered she still holds distinguished
place smong the belles at that hotel There is to be
grsnd hop this evening, Aug. %, at the Metropolitan
Hote The following gentlemen are announced in the
printed circular a. the Committee Of Arrangements:
Henry Bayliss, b. G. Stokes, L. c. West COL j. w.
Wall, NJ. NJ. Van Dyke, j. w Hewitt, W. NJ Rabbit,
X. b. Connolly, w. Z. Robinson; Gov. X. NJ Price,
Chairman VIM. Devln, Secretary.
There are elk steamboats, Tow plying daily between
this city ard the vicinity &c I~-c p--~~h, 81 49,
position is very brisk. 1t used to be 40 arranged,
when there were Only one or two boats plying that the
tmes Of departure were published month ahead, on
the first of each month"; Now each bos wishes to get
ahesd Of the other, aud the public scarcely ever
krowr two days ahead Of the time Of their departure
Sometimes il is impossible TO know, il one leaves on
Saturday at what time he can return Monday; and
:. !. Iio 20 Lrow rdav
what time the bosts leave that day, without sending
to the pier whence they start to find out Tris keeps
a great msDy away who would otherwise 60.
Then the Alice Price, the opposition boa. which
keeps the fare down to twenty-five cents to Ocean
House or Pleasure Bay, and the Hgtlsrd Light the
rev boat Of the old company or combination have
been starting at the same hour, and the dangerous
system Of racing s now 10 full feather. Yesterday a.
teinoon, the Alice Price and Highland Light shot out
of their berhs for grand race and appeared to have
every pound of steam on they could carry. TIE Alice
Price weIt past the corner Of her dock at pace ind
eating about twenty miles an hour OF if this
continues nobody must go either. II any disaster
follows could il be called an accident
On Monday morning, the Laura and l. ssder, the two
en- all boats which connect with the large ones a. the
Ocean House for Pleasure Bay, near Long Branch,
eft Pleasure Bay together, and went abreast in very
narrow channel at their utmost speed, and many Of the
passengers stood their nvs boats each pushing the
other back TO the imminent danger Of their OWE lives.
One donkey Of passenger while conspcuony engaged
in this folly fell between the boats, but was pulled ont
just IS the two boats coming together to make
pancake of him. Let all this recklessness be stopped.
There are two boats the Long Branch and the Ocean
Wave which 90 at different hours and till the High
lard Light and Alice Price stop racing everybody
should 90 by them