The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-27
SUMMER RESORTS.
NIAGARA FALLS.



CARA. The number OF visitors since the opening Of
the hotels has been hardly equal TO the arrivals for
the same period in previous years.
It Is thought that the New York Democratic Con-
ventiOn has had much to do with this Thousands
from all parts of the country devoted the only leisure
or vacation they had and the only money they could
spare to Visiting the city during its session. The
landlords do not feel at all discouraged The bust
ness thus far has been highly satisfactory, and they
expect very large advent OF visitors In August,
Which ia the best month Of the summer. Unlike at
other resorts tile hotel propretors here have the ad
vantage ofthe season remaining open until October
or even November. The restless throng Of Amer.
leans who are ceaselcssly roaming the country and
wandering from watering place to watering place in
the hot months make point Of winding UP at Ma
CARA In the fall
The new suspension bridge over the river, be-
tween Prospect Point and the Clifton House, Is now
In course of construction after the long delay sue
ceeding the erection OF the towers. Two light cables
were taken over upon the Ice in the winter time and
raised TO their places. Yesterday the workmen
commenced the suspension OF the remaining strands
for the great cables and the process is watched with
great interest by the visitors to the Falls. Each
strand or cable Is conducted across by paying II out
along pulleys which are suspended from tie cables
put In place during the winter and Is drawn TO its
place through the agency OF leading rope, wind
lass and horse-the whole intoxicating sort OF
moral lesson to the beholder that in lie Is
due in great measure to good start. Ce NEST que
Itself at once to the mind. The first step was getting
the first cables over 1t also suggests the Old story
OF the man IN the tower who was re-
leased by beetle that climed up with
a thread, that was attached TO a cord
tnat was succeeded by twine that finally brought up
stout rope with which he escaped. The two light
cables thrown over In the winter will be the pathway
for the hundreds to follow that viii finally be all
bound INTO great cables q foot 80 in diameter.
The roadway Will not be ready before next summer.
Its completion will make the tour Of the Falls much
easier than at present and viii bring the Clifton
House and the Canada shore almost TO the doors OF
the American hotels.
The islands known as the Three Sisters which
stand sennes to Goat Island at the rapids nave been
connected by bridges with the larger island and with
each other, so that the visitor has the oppor-
tunity or adding another very interesting standpoint
to the places OF observation in making his journey
to see the Fails from every side.
The total number OF persons who visited Niagara
this season is about fifteen thousand.
Baque Bey, the Turkish Minister to the United
States Is at the CLIFTON House with bis family
Among late arrivals at the same house are the fol-
lowing
Major General Sisted Governor of the province OF
Ontario; Judge John Is. Baldwin, Of Virginia; Chan
cellor O. w. Pinckney, OF Marylsnd; Ex-Governor Il.
A. Bridge, OF Louisiana; ex- Minister ito Denmark
Buchanan; Rev. Or. Sloss OF indiana; G. @. Duncan
New Orleans; Captain w. cay. louisville; d. Urau.
hart New Orleans; Mrs. Bayard, Philadelphia; w.
W. Burns, u A.; Wooster Wat Judge Lacy. saml
Petit and A. Delyaille New Orleans; MI. and Mrs. D.
d. Webster and Geo. Doty, New York; W. J. Craw-
To, W. II.
Shepard, Albany; Joseph Hassel, Newark; w. Horace
Lee, Ottawa.
General Early, late c. s. A., is frequently Visible In
the Clifton House, to which he drives In from his
residence at DrummOnd5viile a town a mile ana q
half distant. He likes to meet and converse with
guests 'haing" from the South. He Is very bitter
in hls opposition to Grant for President. He says
Grant has or had no ability whatever as a general,
and has no civil capacity to I'LL the Office for which
he has been nominated.
John q. Breckinridge Is living very quietly at
Niagara little town about twelve miles away at
rha nj rail r,lnm-
son without "p''). lie does not come to the Falls
very often. lie was at the Clifton short time since,
with General Early, as the guest OF Mr. Claibourne,
OF st. Louis.
The Spencer House, a new hotel near the railway
depot mas had Its share or patronage this season.
1t was open cd last summer.
Marshall o. Roberts, who has been spending sew
eral weeks mere with his family, left yesterday for
Trenton Falls and Sharon General Arson Stager
The Chinese Embassy have engaged apartments at
the International. They leave ashtngton IN the
early part OF next week for Auburn, where they viii
be the guests OF secretary seward; thence they
to Niagara Falls.
The International opened on the 18th OF May and
got good ''send oY' In the entertainment OF about
two hundred republican delegates then en- route for
Chicago Some i've thousand persons have visited
the house during the season thus far aud about two
hundred are now on its register.
The following New Workers are at the Interna-
tional:J J. Perkins and wife, A. Gardiner and fam
lily, j. J. Keller and family A. Phillips and family. J.
Rankin and two dsughtsrs 4; pal7eil and family j.
Ex-Presidept Mtllard Fillmore has been staying at
the Cataract House. Among other arrivals at the
same hotel Mr.. CorcOran the Washington
banker; Bishop Talbot, OF Indiana, and Thomas Wat
son, OF Philadelphia.
There are quite q number OF New Workers at the
Cataract, among others the following:A. Tileston,
T. Iileston, Ii. 3. Osborn ana wife, w. II. Cris5ey,
Mr.. and Mrs. william Cook, j. N. Kockler and wife,
N. L. Atherton and son. ]. q. Ellis q. r. Bates VI. Il.
Opdyke. J. D. Patier, 4. Gastineaux, j. Moulin W.
Il. Barr and Z. McChan
There was hop at the International last night,
and one is now in progress at the Cataract.
NIAGARA FALLS, July "a, 1865.
Time was when the visitor TO Niagara was entirely
al the mercy Of the Jehus who were more vilianous
here than In any other part of the country. As "a
class they bore most unenviabe reputation. Some
thing has changed all this, however. Perhaps 1t Is
the great competition engendered by the crowds of
hackmen seduced here by the Old time reports Of
immense profits IN the business You can make the
tour of Goat Island now for the small sum OF Gfty
cents, II you not particular as TO the style Of
vehicle you ride in, while a dollar win hire o good
barouche for an hours trip anywhere Much OF the
change IL to be attributed to the enlightenment
OF the public and their determination not
10 submit TO extorton. The warning OF
80 many rho hove talked and written
aboat Niagara hrs not been UNDECIDED visitors 20
prepared to Withstand anything like imposition.
great deal less money isspcnt comparatively speak
ms IA these times than was In years gone By. TIE
village OF Niagara Falls has felt the effects OF this
contraction and hss thrved but t;le II is just the
same quiet little place it when the war stopped,
with the same little shops exposing for sale their
endless stocks OF Indian goods, feather fans and
Niagara souvenirs. The corporation fathers, or who
ever the authorities are, would do well to enact some
ordinance preventing the hackmen from accosting
and importuning visitors The practice threatened
to be q great nuisance one time at your Park but
the police intcrfered and put stop to II. These fell
lows frequently follow strangers half square with
ali the persistency Of Chatham street slop seller.
The hotel proprietors ought W combine 10 have the
custom done away with.
The weather was very warm here for few weeks,
but IL Is quite pleasant comparatively, that ~
The thermometer stands among the lower eighties
and A dense haze like that seen in Indian summer