The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-20


stories with great degree of success.
The WATERING PLACES AND THE PARK
The warm weather is upon US, and our
citizens are beginning to emigrate to the water
ing places We have before referred TO the
varied charms natural or fashionable, or both
combned-of West Point the Catskill Noun
tains Schooley's Mountains, New Jersey; Man
chester, Vermont; Lebanon Springs, Niagara
Falls, Saratoga, Long Branch, Newport, Sharon
Springs, SO beneficial to those aMcted with
cutaneous diseases; Nahant, Cape May, North
ampton, Massachusetts,; the White Mountains,
Lake Mahopac. Lake George, Glen Cove and
"A hundred other summer retreats. But the
greatest watering place of all--especially In
September and October--is our own Park.
There we have lakes and caves, and hills
and splendid drives and shady woods and
lawns and flowers and the most beautiful
landscapes In the country-equal, in fact,
to anything In the world. If few
north end of the Park they would be largely
spatronized during the summer and autumn.
No other watering place hotels could offer the
same advantages of rural scenery and secusion
with equal facility of access to the sights, shows
and society Of the metropolis. The only draw
back upon the Park is that few of the police
mon are vulgar and brutal. The majority are
be; but few are Of the opposite character, and
ought to be removed forthwith. If the Park
commissioners do not weed out these disgraces
70 the force, we shall presently weed the Com
'missioners out Of Office.
ADELTNA PATTI AND THE CHANcERY CoURr OF
LONDON. We publish to-day all the details of
this most remarkable affair. Having with
great care endeavored to come to some salts
factory conclusion as regards the rights and
wrongs Of the case, we avow ourselves van
qufshed in the attempt. complaint was
made, which was substantated by letters writ
ten by Mile. Adelina Patti. Then she comes
eout with disclaimer of the whole affair, as
sserts that she never heard of the "friend" who
made the appeal to the court in her favor, and
upon affidavit pronounces her relations with
Der father and brother-in-law Mr. Maurice
sStrakosch, as most affectionate and satisfactory.
But, just when prepared to accept this as a
happy solution of this conflicting CASE we find
Baron dc Vile, the fance of the young ortiste,
announcing in no ambiguous terms that the
whole affair was gotten up by those interested
in making money out Of it. We do not know
who is right or who is wrong, but will add that
If this is a trick a la Barnum "a puff 1t is a
most stupendous one, as of course all the
world will hear of it, and be prepared to SYM
pathize with the young lady.
GOVERNOR CURTIN AND THE CABrNEr.-By
telegraphic despatch from Harrisburg, pub
dished in another column, it will be seen that
even Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, is at
length satisfied about the imbecility Of the Ca
binet In speech to the troops, among whom
distrust Of the good faith Of the federal govern
ment existed to painful extent, the Gov ernor
thought it necessary to pledge his sacred honor
to them, placing his hand ON bis heart, that he
would not permit them to be retained longer
than the emergency OF invasion lasted; and
then he went on to say that responsible
soldiers would lead them" and not he, who un-
derstood nothing Of military affairs; and, with
much vehemence," he scathingly added, II will
not play the part Of the Cabinet of Washington
upon the Army Of the Rappahannock." This is
significant as to Governor Curtin's opinion Of
the military capacity at Washington which has
hitherto directed and conducted the campaigns
in Virginia.
THE NEW York SEVENTH IN BALTIMoRE--A
SrRrK1Na CoNrRAsr.-Our famous Seventh regi-
ment, In Baltimore yesterday, was chosen by
General Schenck to escort a detachment Of six
teen hundred rebel prisoners Captured by
General Grant in MississippD through the city
en- route to Fortress Monroe, to be exchanged.
TIE despatch upon the subject says that "their
motley costumes and unintelligent counte-
nances presented striking contrast to the APP
pearance Of the boys Of the Seventh" We have
no doubt Of 1t; and yet this contrast between
the New York Seventh and this motley process
sion o. rebel prisoners was not greater than Is
the contrast between the strength, activity and
prosperity of the loyal States on the one hand
and the desolate and forlorn condition, on the
other, of the unfortunate people under the do
minion Of JEFF. Davis.
THE New CAMPArGN.--The late campaign on
the Rappahannock has ended with the defeat
of Hooker. Another campaign, Of which Lee
has made the initial movements, has opened on
the Shenandoah and the Potomac. By strategic
marches he has turned the flank of Hooker
and united his army in a strong position many
miles northward, where he will watch his OPP
portunity till he can strike decisive blow. He
does not intend, we think, to force on battle
lust now: but he will mannuvre 80 as to bring
Hooker out and take advantage Of any blum