The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-23

the attention OF the government, before mas
sacre of our counrymen there shall involve us
in the tolls of Eastern diplomacy, and perhaps
Opening OF the Fashioasble Seasonal
Few Moro Remarks % DontfAcc.
We publish this morning the first general in
voice of watering place correspondence, cou-
pied with general typographical account of
he Virginia Springs, which latter document
will be found to contain some valuable informa-
ton for invalids who intend to test the proper
ties Of the Old Dominion's healing waters.
Our correspondents at Niagara. the White
Mountains, and elsewhere, tell 1t will be seen,
the same old story. Nothing could be more
desirable than the attractions which nature has
given to our summer resorts; nothing could be
more detestable than the petty annoyances and
small swindles to which visitcrs are subjected.
For example, what can be more absurdiy an
noying than the practice prevalent at Niagara
of dogging the footsteps of strangers, and meet
ing them at every conceivable point with de-
mands for small sums of money. While some
enthusiastic lover of the beautiful is standing
by Table Rock for the first time, and. as he sees
the mighty torrent sweeping over, almost under
his feet. is thrilled with wonder and awe
how provoking to be aroused from me
delicious dream by request for the
eternal quarter We would not be ut all
surprised If the people Of Niagara
village should be found at the end Of all things
standing in the midst of the wreck of matter
and the crush Of worlds" and demanding their
quarters for views of the awful spectacle.
We cannot perceive, either by our CORES
pondence or from the local papers, that there
is any desire on the part of the landlords to
make the hotels any better than before. There
may be q single exception to make in the case
of Newport, where New York landlord who
can keep hotel-we refer to Mr.. Rerner, of the
Clarendon here and the Ocean House at New
port-has stirred up the old fogies wonderfully.
The new proprietor OF the Atlantic House
promises to carry out our idea, and If he does
will find his account ia It, ss Mr. Kerner has.
We intend to try to make the hotel keepers,
particularly along the line Of the Lakes, at
Niagara and the White Mountains do better.
Those who treat their guests decently will have
good summer of II, a. the opening Of the Vic
toria Bridge and the visit of the Prince of Wales
will attract great stream of travel northward.
We desire to warn the travelling public before
hand, 30 that they may do the places most mo-
torious for extortioa a. quickly - possible.
Niagara Is one of them. One cannot help smil-
ing at the improvements" contemplated at the
Falls. Two rooms" are TO be added to one
averu, and the prnrrietorr hsvo generously
constr uvvcu prank road bvm their house to
the river, distance of as much as q hundred
yardsl What stunning liberality! Montreal and
Quebec are full Of quiet English taverns, to
which the tourist should resort, avoiding the
fashionable hotels At the White Mountains the
hotels are dreadfully bad and shockingly dear.
The landlords are all professors of religion, and
they practise IL like the Pharisees, by making
long prayers and Notifying the flesh Of their
customers The mountains cannot be done pro-
perry in less than a fortnight, and three weeks
IL better. The farmers are always willing to
entertain tourists, and give clean beds and
plenty to eat, such as 1t is. II is not Demonco's
y
Mount Washington and Broadway appetite.
Many New Workers are kept away from the
White Mountains by the fact that the hotels are
no miserable. And the same remark will apply
TO the Virginia springs, where the society IL
splendid, but the cooking Is awful. Our land
lords generally would find Il TO their profit to
adopt the European table d'hote plan, rather
than the per diem They could then tell exactly
how many persons they had to provide for on
the morning Of each day, and govern themselves
accordingly. This rule obtains at all the German
watering places which have capital hotels. Under
such an arrangement man with . thin purse
may graduate his bill to It, while the rich Gus
toner spends twice a. much as be would under
the per diem rule. One thing Is certain: either
the hotel keepers must change their system to
suit the progress Of the age, or their business
will be ruined, AZ II has been at Nahant At
places like Niagara, where people must 60, we
shall see, perhaps, before many seasons, some
nice small hotels, kept by foreigners, on the
plan adopted at Baden, ix-la-Chapelle, HON.
bourg and Kissingen. Saratoga would be Just
the place TO try the experiment and we trust
1t will be done quickly. II cannot be long
postponed. Too many Of our people have been
abroad and cut their eye teeth 70 be made the
passive victims Of avaricious hotel keepers.
THE DpoRACxruL SCENES AT BALrmoRx-
THE Pro UorIEs OurpoSE.-The political a.
sembly at Baltimore, known a. the Democratic
Convention, whose object b 10 select person
to oil the high Office Of Chief Magistrate Of the
republic, and one of whose avowed intentions Il