Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-05

of the Union. ...
A LETTER FROM SARATOGA-
Correspondence Of The Star
UNITED STATES HOTEL,
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. I, 1883 )
For "auld lang syne, leave a brilliant CON-
pany Of charming ladies and distinguished men
in the parlor, to drop you a word or two from
Saratoga. whatQ beautiful place It Is with its
immense hotels, its clean and shaded streets, its
charming white cottages and, above all, how
lovely and romantic. are those delightful grounds
around the Congress Spring, with their magnih-
cent forest trees, their green meadow and hills,
and their winding walks, and marble statues
And how these walks are enlivened on fine af-
ternoon, with the bellies and beaux collected here
from the Old World and the New. Depend
upon 1t, that the Cong ress water is but one of
many items which make up the charm of Sara
toga.
Nor can we permit any of your stay-at- home
readers to entertain the mistake that we have
only the Congress Spring. The valley is full OF
springs Within the space OF a mile there are,
perhaps, thirty, and among them are the Con-
gress, the Columbian, the Hamilton, the Iodine,
the High Rock, the Empire and the Ten Springs
the ten within the area of two acres of ground.
And all these springs, though of the same min
eTal ingredients, yet different in their ad-
mixture Of salts, magnesia, iron, iodine &c, that
no two OF them are alike. For instance, the Con-
gress water, from the performance Of magnesia
and salts, looks white in the glass while the
water of the Columbian, few steps Of, from the
prevalence OF the oxide Of iron, has a reddish
tinge, and leaves a reddish deposit. And az ain,
the calcareous ingredients Of another spring have
formed the singular reck around II from which
the fountain takes its name. And most of these
springs appear to deliver each volume Of water
equal at least to your fountain at the Capitol.
w hat a wonderful distilery in the bowels Of tine
earth must that be which discharges such numer-
Gus and copious streams of these diversified min
eral waters within the line Of a single mile
We have now in the village, including the
guests at hotels and boarding houses, between
four and five thousand strangers here. During the
week we have bad quite a lot of distinguished
arrivals at this house, the United States, and Bs-
ron Stoeckel and lady, Secretary Treilhard of the
French legation, Senator Slidell Senator Bayard.
wife and daugh ex-senator N. p. Tallmadge,
Ex-Governor Seymour, and host of others, are
still with The lady accompanying me saws
must give the "Star" adescription of this great
and elegant establishment. But an Ineligible
description would require column of your paper.
SUFFICE 1t to say that this hotel forms three sides
Of great hollow square, and that the enclosed
lawn or plaza H. covered by grove which might
almost be called forest. Marvin our excellent
landlord, has nine hundred guests to provide for
including children and servants of travellers, and
that the cry is, "still they Gomez
We find many delightful people tere, and not
half so many snobs and toadies az they would
have you believe. Among those who have con-
tributed most to our enjoyment are two beautiful
and amiabls ladies, sisters, from New York.
We had the pleasure, few years ago, Of show
ing them the lions of Washington. aud the sa-
| cred shades Of Mount Vernon, which have been
so shamefulIy desecrated by those who should
have protected that sacred spot aganst all spoia-
lions, and now these ladies have fully settled
that account with interest. One of them, Mrs
nj is the wife Of q millionaire, and the sing lie
sister would be acquisition to the wisest and
most fastidiOus bachelor in regard to personal
charms, qualities, and accomplishment
| With these ladies', half an hour ago, we had
the pleasure Of listening to very learned state
ment, at our request, from ex-senator Talmadge.
OF his wonderful experience and observations in
| spritualism. We could only exclaim on leav-
| ing him, 10 =.
| "Can these things be,
And overcome us like a summer cloud
Without our special wonder
Yet we accepted the terms Of the Governor as
to the matter Of belief, which were, that we need
| not believe until we shall have seen some such
| manifestations for ourselves.
The weather, for the season ,lhas been unusually
cold and rainy for some days past, but il has now
we hope, cleared up; aud so we calculate to i'm
ish Saratoga to- morrow. with farewell visit to
the springs, the Indian encampment, the circular
l railroad the cemetery, the Lake House, and the
| lake, and then southwark, by the highlands OF
| the Hudson, 60 homeward bound'' Health and
prosperity to Washington and its people for
who Is he that has lived among them, who does
| not hope, some day or other, to live among them
| again. ***
PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC. BUILDINGS. The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald says that :" there appears to be a hitch
in regard to the public buildings to be prepared
| in Philadelphia for departments for the Federal
Government. The Legislature of Pennsylvania
granted permission of site for offices, and the
question is, can other buildings for the depart
ments be added theretO1'' This matter will be
permitted to lay over until the return of the
Postmaster General, who is one of the principal
Government officers concerned in selecting a
site. On his return, a decision will no doubt
be speedily arrived at, notwithstanding the
hitch"
The AFFAIRS OF PAIRO l. NoURsE.-A reli.
able and respected felIow-citizen writes US as
follows. We give a place to his letter with
great pleasure, having entire confidence in his
representations: r.
Editor Of the Star notice an article In your
paper Of YESTERDAY relative to the affairs of the
| late hrm of Pairo Il Nourse, which, unintention-
ally do doubt, does injustice to the latter gentle
man, than whom more scrupulously honest man
cannot be found in the city; Mr.. Nourse's furnI.
ture, even to the beds Of his children have long
since been sold at public auction as the books OF
j. c McGuiTe, auctioneer, will attest; and his
house and grounds have also long since become
the property Of Alexander Provost, Esq Of this
city : -
Mr. Nourse has exerted himself in every possi
pie way to have settlement made with the cred
itoIs, and has not relaxed his efforts to this day
and his unfortunate connection with this bank
has lost him every dollar he possessed, the saw
ings Of his life time. H
tff p Il .."
WASHINGTON AQUEDUcr PIpEs.-We under.
stand that during the month of July, the con-
tractor for laying the water pipes (Mr A. A.
McGufey) has laid two and quarter miles of
twelve-inch main. The whole of the twelve.
inch pipes have been delivered by Messrs.
Starr, of Camden. N. j, and they will be laid as
fast rs possible. None Of the thirty inch main
has yet been received from Contractor Myers.
of Philadelphia. 1t is, by the contract, to be
all delivered by the Let Of October next.
AN EFFECTIVE SPEECH.-The speech re-
Gently dalixered nv Sanator Iafersnn Dauia