The New York herald., 1869-06-09

prosiai shaue, the grass and the wild flowers vii
shed their perfume around, and the robins will spread
their golden plumage to the sun, and all as though
we had advanced month later into the summer
than the first week OF '1ealy June.r Can any one
but the landlord OF country hotel connect an ON
nibus with poetrys Hardly. And yet to the land
lords Of the Union, the Clarendon, the Coum.
bian, the American ana Congress Hall the
rumble of the stage, laden with It's one
guest or Its dozen, rs the case may be- Is more
welcome than the music of the softest lutte and the
Jolly Lelands who run this village-albeit nerhes
Corydons In figure nor Virgils in poesy-each can
sing with the rustic Roman poet as the stages come
triumphantly from the railroad depot,
1.-THE soft whispers OF the southern wind,
That play through trembling trees delIgh. se more.
Nor murmuring pillows on the sounding shore,
Nor winding streams that through the val icy glide,
And the scarce covered pebbles gently chidc
Let mo add, In prose, that Saratoga is filing up
very rapidly with visitors, and that the village and
its surroundings never looked more beautiful than
now. Congress Spring, IL Is true, has been slightly
demoraltzed for q few days past by a gas pipe
which-n0t having the fear OF hypochondriacs be.
lore Its eyeshad the lmprudence to leak little on
the road just above the spring. and add new and
not pleasant ingredient to the flavor OF the water
This however, has been promptly corrected
by the pr0prletors, and the far.famed Con-
gress is now itself again. discovery worthy Of
uOtc Uccu ulbuc ucTC WHICH VIII give 10 SARATOGA
all that it wanted to render Its properties as de-
positOry OF mineral waters complete | allude to
the fine white sulphur spring which has been opened
on the road to the lake, about two miles from the
village. IL has been developed by the Eureka SUI
phur Spring Company, who have erected CONNIE
dious bathing establishment there, containing fifty
bathrooms with all the necessary appliances for hOs
sulphur baths Saratoga was long In need OF such
an addition to Its other attractions. People after
enjoying the different class OF waters here used to
visit Sharon or some otner place for sulphur, but
now they have 1t on the spot In abundance. The
discovery OF this spring was the result of
coincidence worth relating ON the 81 OF June last
man who was planting out wood on his farm.
While digging up young elm tree In the swamp,
this spring, which he found strongly lmpregnated
with sulphur. This was the origin ofsthe Eureka
Sprlng-a most appropriate name; for now that Sa
watering place.
This season will be the earliest and the fullest for
many years. To give an idea OF the class OF people
who will avail themselves of this saubrious region
may mention the names OF TIE parties now here and
those who are to come. In the Union Hotel. where
Warren Leland presides this year, and whose Interior
Arcadan gOves are as fresh and lovely ever with
their happy shade OF elm and maple, there have
already arrived some twenty guests The hot opened
last Tuesday. Among those who have applied ior ac-
commodatlon and Will be heIe during the season
are the io!owing:-General Burnside, Senator
Sprague, Rhode Island; Mr.. VIM. NJ. Tweed, Mayor
Hall, Governor Holman, ex-senator Morgan, Sena-
tor Fenton, New York; Senator Conkling Aoratio
seymour, Utica; General James A. Garfield OHIO:
Mr.. Rodman III. Price. A. Belmont, Leonard W.
Jerome A. i. Stewart George Claiin New York;
Senator Fessenden, Maine; Governor Page, Governor
Thomas. MIR: Ii. H. Henry, Vermont: Hon. Charles
Sumner; Mr.. Charles Chapman, Ex-Governor
English, Ex-Governor Buckingham, Connecticut;
Mr.. William Wall, New YORK; General Merritt,
Judge Barnard. Judge Ingraham, Judge Curtis,
General II. H. Baxter, General Hillyer, New York;
p pr {SpTlng; n; new York Mr.. Southack, New YORK;
chester county; Henry Keep, Mr.. vermilye General
Rufus ingalls,, General Daniel Butteraeid General
PleasonIon, New York; Mr.. O. J. Folger, Geneva:
senator Crowley, Mr. Garrison N. Potter.
1he Union has been good deal metamorphosed
verled into magnificent ballroom, with suits Of
card rooms on either side where the piazzas for.
divided up into elegant suits OF parors ana he'd.
rooms thlrtytwo In number, giving to the house no
less than 7Sl rooms, which, together with the four
new cottages, will accommodate nearly 500 guests
Congress Hall, massive brick structure on the plan
OF the st. James Hotel In Boston. can accOmmod
over 1000 people, Its principal features are paror
OF magnificent distances and a steam elevator. It
Is kept by Mr. Hathorne, who was the proprietor
before the connagration.
Rev. Dr. DIX, Mrs. General Dix and Mrs. 4. Hal.
brook OF New YORK; Mrs; Blake ana family, Mr..
q. A. Grow and MIR. VIM. Wall and daughter Penn
sylyania; NJ. y. Shoemaker, CINCINNATI; senator
Cooley and d. A. Appleton New York; q. N. Jordan
ana WE M and James s. Myers and wife. Third Na-
ti0nal Bank; Judge Noyes Vermont
. Rooms Tor the season have been ordered by w. IL.
Vanderbilt and family, q. N. Durant and family,
Frank Work and family. VIM. Moller and family,
Ezra White, J. Harker and wife and O. X Garrison
and family. OF New York; II. Hitchcock and family,
st: Louis; L. +. Cutter and family, Boston.
The aristocratic Clarendon, winch also opened on
the lst Is kept as heretofore. by Charles g. Leland.
who returns from Albany uncorruptei, although he
ala oDDy the Albany Bridge bill through the Legs-
lature In mastery STYLE The Careadon IL lling in
very faSt Among those arrived and to arrive are:-
sidney Mason, Robert L. stewart, John 5. Martin.
MI. Norrie, simon de Wiser, John 4. Parrish John
A. Rston. General Gordon Granger, Ralph w. New
ton George Peabody, John Garter Browne, John r.
biackison' Colonel klpp, Charles O'Conor and Q. w.
Adjoining the Clarendon Is the house of another
Leand-ihe ColunOian-which was formerly the re-
ula spua fs
under the management OF Jerome Leland.
ae OF the san Francisco occidental, about half the
lew OF Its guests for the season:-Colonel ". w.
White OF san Francisco; General samuel Adams aud
wife, san Francisco; Major Asa Huil Francisco:
r. B. Fisher, Springfield, ILL.,; captain u. H. Brain.
erd. Chicago; Dr. Thomas Anderson Albany; s. q.
stuart, Chicago; A. g. SINK, Rome, N. ". q. II. Ross
and wife, salt Lake CITY; Judge W. Gilbert, Albany:
Colonel J. B. Holmes, Boston, Rev. +. H. Pitkin,
south America; Rev. Mr. Hayes, Weymouth; MISS
v Dr. oOS SSqSs SoSss
san Jose; Dr. Rittredge and wife, santa Cruz; GEN.
eral Peasc, Akron, ONO.
nave not yet decided To petition the Legislature
TO change the historic name OF this place from sara
toga Springs 10 Leland City, but / suppose it Will
have to come to that sooner or later.
The American has goodly share Of visitors so far.
The Following comprise few OF them:--R. l.. Bene-
Dict New YORK; u. A. blanchard, New York; David
Boyd, Jr., Philadelphia; A. u. BritJon, New York:
Mr. George q. Burdett, Troy Gates II. Barnard.
New YORK; john Cutler, Albany; i. W. Corning.
Albany; Thomas Il Carroll, Troy: w. f. Everett
New York; =. X, IDgham, New York; ID. A. Knowl.
ston Livingston, Tivo1; J. n Morat, New YORK:
Captain Murphy, Brooklyn. Mr.. McCalrrey runs tins
and keeps Il In excellent style.
These comprise the principal hotels bus thcrc are
half dozen others just opened--the New York tho
Marvin House and the Water Cure establishments
being the chief Although not the height OF the sea.
'on, Saratoga has slready had an event which gave
lively air TO the whole village. 10 was the marriage
IN Thursday last OF Miss Fanny Marvin, daughter Of
lanes NJ. MARVIN. eX-fnembpr In r.
Murray @. shoemaker OF Cincinnati, at the Episoo-
,al church In washington street. The BRIDE who,
- unnecessary 10 say, was charming, blooming.
,ushing and all that sort OF thng was the recipients
u brldal presents TO the amount OF S6,000 which
we're eagerly gazed ut during the reception when
ollowed the ceremony at her fathers residence. ~
auspicious that the season should be opened with
grand wedding and may inspire many gallaaS
Tho come here single to 20 home double.