The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-12


iher guests Isrfectiy ., home. and fordhsm
hses chsrye m ths provisions purchased N feed
re Club members and thoee who are Invited 70
visit their rural retrcrt. sailboats and row-bosts
with fishing tackle, ncts and other appliances bs-
long 10 this Club, the dljgcu, Use Of which IL
ssantly impressed upon every member. 0ccason-
Sly aosntug Is placed al The service Of the Cub,
by Cunning fnah, the clever fellow who owns n,
And then rare excursion comes N. COR the cap
tain IL clever fellow, and knows how b. make bis
Passengers Comfortable. The wives And children
81 the clover fellows arc located In boarding lo,sss
bear the encampment and oftentines an evening
entertainment is gotten up grsce by the ladies' Of
The clever fellows who trpit upoa tho eight fan
ns,ie toe, until daylight, doth appeal" For three
months during the summer tho clever fell
lows Keep up their encInpucnt which
IL governed By those rules that clever
fellows know how " make. and seldom break.
Accordingly tho harmony Of the club Is no, of,en
disturbed by The Intrusion Of any element ~ dis
cord. The members all belong 10 this city. and
visit lie encampmcnt often during the summer
months MS business will permit. Some 4 them
make the club house their horse during the season
W
,oriiy seldom stay longer than one OF two days,
prac'oing the plan ~ go ng down 10 The camp early
IN the season, and g,dng oftcn. Ihesc clever fellows
like many clever fellows before thonn, delight In
practical jokes. Recently ricccssdu affair Of this
Kind enliveDed 'ho pro, cciiugs st the Club, and
hss Afforded merr ment TO tue members ever sinco.
The Jerseyner residing ~ Amboy II plsce opyo-
sits the encsDpmeni! wanted To oloct . Mayor.
The clever fellow u"lcrtopk the job and rucoeedcd
IN pleasing all concerned. The clever fellows never
perpctratc any fun that Is likely 10 njurc the per-
property Of other people. Like all clever fell
lows they treat everybody clevorly. and by 40 do
ing their club is likely TO grow better II grown
older. aud Il is to he hoped thS, Its shadow rnay
never he less"
MILrTARy.--TLsrc WAS nothing worthy Of
record, in tho way 81 military news yesterday.
The west Inc OF soldiers barracks In the Park were
demolished, and that once beautiful green IL en-.
trciy bare.
Col. Chsmtrrs Of the o3d NY. s. n. G., Is In
fbe city, under orders to recruit the regiment 70
thc maximum number of men. lis headquarters
are At Military Hall, 1913 Bowery. The ODD is .
hundrti jayr' regiment and Is stationed Al various
points noAr Baltimore and Washington. Persons
cnlissng In the ODD will bc oxcmp, from drait dur
Ing the time OF Their service.
The examining Surgeons have invented a novel
rlan for abolirhing lrsctice uat had become q
great nuisance To them. Il appears that brokers
have been IN de habit o bringing men T. the r,r-
gsons for examination and when the applicants
we're rejected for any physical disability they have
4 n thavu 10 thar ~.
round. In die hope Of palming their disqual fed re-
crnits upon the officers. il is now stated that The
latter mark every applicant whom they examine
and reject. ~ lisi on his re-appcadng for cxaml-
nation be " quickly detected. This mark Is made
on the back, IN fhc form II . cross, III fomo way
that IN yet q secret even the person marked know
ing nothing OF it.
DEATH oR ISAAC l.. NARiAN.-Isaac l..
varisn, fo,n.er NJ Of this city, died at Lis resi-
dence, In PeessklL weincaday morning. Mr..
varnp belonged N one OF our oldes, Knickcrbockcr
tIIncs, md vas Cor near hall a century identified
With the history q. tins city. lie was elected TO the
Assembly in 1880 1891 aud 1882, on the Democratic
ticket. He subsequently served "a Alderman from
tho 18th and 18Th Wards, under tho charter Of
1850. In 1855 he became = candidate for Congress.
hut WAS unsuccessful. A, the ensuing charter cleo
ION be was elected Mayor, then an unusual occur
renee for a Democrat. Az the expiration Of his
'crm ne IS elected to the senate Of this State and
rsrved In that body four years. Since tia, time
Mr.. vsr.an has not been in public life.
CLEANING the STREErs-THE $500, 900
Brp REysorED.-Tle Commissioners for cleaning
ssreots" hy contract, consisting Of the Mayor,
r,orrjng o. tie Mayors ofioe. lis Hcuor, TO
Mayor, presented tie proposals OF n. n. Badger,
n9ering 10 clean the streets for ave years NJ The
rate Of &3OaOO0 per annum. The Comptroller and
City Inspector objected u receiving the offer Oh
shs grounds that the proposals required that the
manure should hc the property Of the contractor,
and that be should te supplied with dumping
grounds and slip accommodations without expense.
This was In effect, hey aimed, " exceed the eum
authorized to TO paid under the act " the Lcgsla.
tare. The Comptroller stated that he WAS sbou. 70
advertise for the sale ~ tho city manure, aud sus
gcstod that the contractor should oGer wha. he
would allow Tor the manure in another proposal.
Tie City Inspector sad that the Comm IA oncr-
could not guai sn'ee supply Of Cro,on water nee
'sary to street cleaning Mt I'll ,.uics; a, present
he could not obtain water even for spr,nkln,
brosdway. The Mayor was IN favor OF r,o,,6.
.ation OF the specifications heretofore published in
vit!ng proposals TO give the contractor IN,
manure and dumping grounds free OF exren,o +.
but the Comptroller and City Inspector disagreed.
The Commissioners wcre, however, of opinion that
Il would be fuitlcss 10 advertise for oticls undo,
the original specifications.
DEATH OF JAMES McCALL.-Anothcr OF the
old merchants Of New York, who, in a long snd
honorable career, has well illustrated the charac.