The New York herald., 1868-06-29
On the Coney Island Road.


The bright atmosphere. the cool breeze, the nod.
ding tree tops aud the general gay and like
aspect OF all nature without doors too strong
inducements TO be resisted In Brooklyn yesterday
while so many splendid avenues for enjoyment,
health and recteation remain open 10 travel or the
latter, however, the far famed COney Island road Is
decidedly the best and therefore the most popular.
Eight miles of finer 1t would, indeed, be dinl
cult 10 find than this, the favoriIe sea beach
thoroughfare. Then the terminus OF the road, too,
presents the delightful luxury OF dash among the
breakers as they come chasing each other In, pro-
PEELED by Old "Father Neptune" along the white
glistening sandy beach, If specially increased in
OF the dust burdened city and recompense them for
their pains in thus journeyng and generously seek
ing the acquaintance OF the watery element.
But be that IL may IL is certain that there was
very full turnout on the sConey Island plank road
yesterday afternoon, that the dust new in clouds,
that horses, moderately quick IN pace, were Kept
well up to tlfer ''best''-rarely, however, making
2:40-that vehicles OF every size and description,
filed with JOYOUS couples, threes and fours accord
ing the capacity OF the conveyance) josted along;
that the utmost jollity prevailed and fresh air and
exercise were had by the fortunate participants The
horse were more than cr0wded-that Is to say,
they we're literally loaded down. roof and all being
in numerous instances taken possession OF by the
wOud.be eXcursi0nists-anyhow class; or, in other
words by such were bound to 60 to Coney Island
some way other, regardless OF their own or their
neighbors' convenience or Inconvenience. The
water carts were Kept going constantly along the
road, and tended much to allay the dust. IL would
be "a WELL perhaps. should the Prospect Park Com
missioners increase the number OF water carts III
that park, and thereby save annoyance TO pedes-
trlans along the drive who are now subjected to
much grievance from the want of such means to
subuge the revolutionary particles that are waited
about by every breeze ana Kept ia chronic state
OF agitation by the grinding wheels or passing
vehicles.
The Day In 'IEobol1en.
Hobokcn, the great lager fountain-tne only locality
contiguous to New York where thirsty pilgrims can
no baI yt,,p
hibitory laws have never profaned this shrine, and
there rs no spot even in Fathcrand where the
Teuton can enjoy such holiday over frothy mugs.
The Legislature OF New Jersey has been almost
delied, and HobOken has come always victorious
out OF q struggle In which the more important,
though not more thriving, Jersey City has been van
quished. II is great triumph for the rumseers for
the ferry company, for pckpockes and for rowdes
IL proves troublesome to police force one SIDE
ana profitable To a similar squad on the other sde
VINO would otherwise have been left out in she cold'
for want OF something 10 DO or sixteen thousand per-
sons VIII, crossed the ioboken ferry yesterday fully
seven thousand betook themselves 10 a German fcs
tiyal in Hudson City; the others scattered over the
Elysian Fields or reposed in the shade M severa
places on the river side No other district n the
neighborhood OF the metropolis affords such varied
and delightful prospect our citizens travel several
miles on sundays TO staten Island and the suburbs
OF New York and Brooklyn to enjoy scenery inferior
many points to that afforded around the lttie
city at the iOot oi Tue MI opposite New
York. IL il quite true that the very proximity itself
argues tue Oh uhtVe3 anu plCkpOckets, but
II H. equally true that theft and fuiianism meet
exemplary punishment under the Jersey code.
gang OF four young pickpockets, whose faces are
familiar TO the patrOmen OF the Eighteenth ward of
New YORK, and none OF whom exceeded sixteen
years OF age, was posted ON the ferfyboat Nor
ristown yesterday afternoon, but they met with no
success. They were careful not TO advance on Jer.
sey soil, aud finally at quarter past six they left
in disgust and took Sixth avenue car where they
hoped, no doubt. TO be more successful.
just such young clodhoppers Oil our Jails
and deter many toiiworn mechanic from
rusticating one day In the seven with his house
hold lest they might he entfapped. With thieves,
rowdes ana gutoDs thrown out Of the account,
what cnioymen attends retreat IN this favored spot
when there are no clouds, no storm no dripping ran
but all calm ana sunshinel The enchanting verdant
enclosure known as the Eysan Fields Is to HobOken
wnat the Central PARK Is 10 New York and Prospect
Park TO Brooklyn; nay, much more, for the view In
the former case IS Incompatible. II such ID spot be
not the theme Of admiration II Il because II does not
lie twenty or thirty miles fron the metropolis; for
.'distaBce lends enchantment TO the view and 'fa-
Iuiariy breeds conien ptn II such spOf existed
say IN ROe Oekaway. that now neglected village would
rivaI successfully bong Branch or Cape May.