Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-17
A SEA BATHING RESORT


Editor Of fAs Star: ~--- 81
As You aware, took INV depart,,rc at q
O'Clock. A ride of between two and th rec hours
through that awful sandy State Of New.Jersey
ushered us into Atlantic City, where we found
various riyai hands engaged In hlowsng ont their
comics OF rival hotels, In their endeavors 10 in.
duce travellers TO al!ght from the cars. The band
OF me United states succeeded In blowing me
within Its hospitable doors, where was esa-
c1ousfy received by IT'S kind proprietor, Col
w ebb, who placed at my disposal nice room
N the second story.
dip In the ocean Got Knocked down BY a huge
wave. swallowed four or 1--we moulhfuls of salt
water. Retired to my roorn.. Slept a couple OF
hoafs. Got up. Eat an enormous brea kfast. The
cofored waiter, who did me the honor OF minis,
, s,n1 70 my wants, no doubt thought my legs
Eleven o'clock saw the ladies and gentlemen
ass inbied at the beach rugged for their morn
ing Ddtn- ASH had already covered myself with
glory enough for one day, did not ioin the
sathers, but strolied down to look at and learn
their ganbols. = -,
In the afternoon il was my pleasure--irresisti.
Die-to accompany lot OF young ladies into the
water Presently we found in front of us fat
Old gentleman, dressed in a suit of red At,{nu
him tightly TO the skin, who's. .iu,idity fuew nc
bounds. IL was his mist visit TO the ocean. and
every step he took into the water he inouired
miose ankfousiy OF the bathers nearest him - if
they thought he was inside the break ersn OBJ
serving several bend down and dip their heads
In the water before venturiny. further! out. he
Inc be must do II too Whereupon he split
MS already tightly stretched drawers clear ac ross
tne seat. My attention was not called to the
nlshaP until i overheard one of the fair mer
,ila,as Whisper To another Poor fellow, 1 think
he Is outside OF q treaker without knowing IL ,,
soon our fat friend discovered the damage. and
Ia his right sal down in the water up 10 n IL
ehlh, where ne remained despite Of The waves
oieSKfhg over his head until the last batller had
WithdTa wn.
:. ] could tell you how next day we yacbted.
nsled, anu so on; but these reserve for another
present .. =" sA A' 'ne
DEATH OF OsH-KOsH.-The Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs has just received a letter from
y. ID. Bonesteel, Ind ian Agent, dated AT Fond
du Lac Sept 10, in which Mr.. B. says that he
had just received a visit from Ker-shana, a
a chief Of the Menomonee tribe His visitor
informed him of the death of Oshkosh. the
principal, which was in this manner: Osb. kosb
got drunk, and quarreled with his two sons
the latter being also intoxicated. The cons
became exasperated, and beat the old man 30
badly that death ensued from the injuries.
Oshkosh, it is supposed, was over 80 years Of
age. He visited Washington with a delega-
ton from his tribe in 1850. His loss is greatly
regretted by bis people, by whom he was much
respected, Notwithstanding the bad example he
ees hem 1t times. .t.---- TO- -..ts ! sa.sJ
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LIE fHoroeRAPHIc ARr.-We saw yestsr,
day' at Brady's gallery, the largest photo
g.Apaio picture ever taken in any country.
Its dimensions are Eve BY seven feet The
most remarkable point Of the achievement of
taking IT, Is the intense fidelity of the life size
iikenessss OF the three gentlemen il represents,
and the delicacy Of its artistic sxecut ton corr.
-esnsd- Really one can havs no idsS Of the
progress Of the beautiful art, which 6xe, M