The national Republican., 1861-08-06
WATERING PLACES.

Notwithstanding the war excitement and the
general fears Of our people Of greater depres.
sion Of business than the present, the watering
places, resorts for the afflicted and gay will not
be neglected by either class this summer. TIE
sea.shore has, of late years, become fashion.
able point Of visit in the hot weather, and the
high mountain tops Of Washington, Green, and
the Alleghanies have commanded much atteu.
ton. But after all as a quiet spot, well pro.
vided with all comforts, centre OF very large
circle of the most respectable and refined peo.
pie Of the country, give us good old classic Sar
atoga, with its healthful mineral waters. One
may break away from Saratoga and dissipate
a half dozen seasons ut fashionable Newport,
splashing in salt water, gorging sea food, and
| trying to be comfortable; or in climbing, GOV.
cred with perspiration and worn out with the
effort, tall craggy lodges on some I" out of the
world mountain but he will at last gladly re,
turn to Saratoga for the rest Of his lite. Com.
fort, comfort, that's what men want when they
seek pleasure"
And while we are on the subject we may as
we'll say that among oil the places which Sara.
toga provides for the comfort of its visitors, the
old Congress Hall" always pleased us, all
things considered, the best. Everything about
it is SO domestic, so like home, one never feels
like going away when he once gets there. The
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other there in many respects; its proximity 10
the Congress Spring grounds, and the elegant
park, fine promenade ground, attached to the
spring, gives it great advantage. The house is
always undergoing improvements, every effort
being constantly made TO secure all important
comforts to guests. Its table, in Short every.
thing that heart can wish, is furnished in the
best manner at most reasonable rates. But
prices differ of course to sick and well, aud &C
cording to location of rooms. Such as apply
by letter, will, of course, receive prompt replies
and none more cautious, nor profering so good
terms in accordance with the unsettled state of
the times, than from Halhorn & McMichael, of
Congress Hall, Us we can safely declare.
RATTLEsNAEE KILLED BY WoMAN.-Whe
picking berries in Tiverston, Rhode Island, on
Tuesday, Mrs. Richard Sisson fell in with rat
upon her. She instantly got out Of range, picked
up handful of stones, and opened fire upon
the audacious enemy and stayed not her hand
until it had ceased to breathe. His snakeship
was four.and.a' half feet long, and sported fifteen
rattles, supposed TO represent eighteen years of
earthly existence. Outside Of Rhode Island,
some commission in the new army, not yet re-
signed, will soon become vacant, and it will not
be a Lad move on the part of the War Depart.
ment to confer all important one on Mrs. Sisson.
A LITTLE GIRL SHOT pY BoY.-A little
girl named Fanny Cobach was shot by lad
named Gum ngham, near Elizabelhtown, Lam
caster county, Penn, the other day, and in
rtantly killed. The parties had trequ. ntly quar-.
relied together, but little was thought OF it, aud
on this day they were left in the house to.
gether, when they again had quarrel, which
resulted in the boy shooting the girl in the
head, crushing the skull and killing her in
stantly. The boy at first invented a story that
she fell down stairs and was killed, but after.
wards confessed that they had been quarreing,
and he had run up stairs for the gun. She fol.
lowed, probably to prevent his using it, when
he fred and killed her. Cunningham is now
in prison awaiting trial.
A TOUCHING INcIDENT.-We learn that when
Capt. Hotchkiss was wounded at Monroe, his
little daughter girl about eight or ten years
old, went from her home TO where the captain
was lying at the Seminary, at Monroe. She
was unremitting in attentions to her father.
On Friday evening last, her father was taken
from Monroe to Hannibal On the way the
train was fired upon by q party of rebels.
When the firing commenced, the devoted child
bent her little body over her fathers head, to
shield him from danger or death.-Sprinqfeld
(Mo) Republican.
Hon. Alexander r. Botelsr was among the
wounded in the late battle,