The New York herald., 1869-09-05

| cate TO wire going into the keepers lodge, ard
thus ring bell and aPprse him & OF the injurious
| thing upon Mr.. Hoes place Is his api-
ary containing eight swarms of good producing
| bees. This building is OctagonaI shaped, and the
bees can be seen bnsily at work constructing their
combs OF mathematical nicely. 1t takes about four
| been made this season. Hives, 1t Is well known
often produce several swarms year. In the course
population The view from the balconies embraces
one OF the most attractive parts OF the Sound and
large tracts OF forest and the adjacent residences
! many OF which pleasing structures. Mr.. Hoe
has resided upon his place tor fourteen years. Under
! his hand he has converted the rude wood into its
present condition, and constant improvements will
! place il among the hands0mest places In America
The greenhouses have all the rare exOtcs; the rose
! OF Sharon, sprnces and frs, and the golden
| corn feld present fine appearance from the road
! ana stranger WOuin scarcely pass WITHOUT STOP
| ping TO inquire as to the ownership.
OTHER MANSIONS.
The road after leaving MIR. Hoes ground pur
sues Its tortuous direction along the sound oy Mr.
either side and under bowers formed by huge but
tenWOOds and stately elmB
Late In the afternoon and when the sun IL tnging
the horizon with belt Of gold and tinting the sky
with purpsh streaks, this country. with It's halls
and gentle eminences. and cultivated yet seemingly
wild lands. Is q charming quarter. Always fresh
breeze bio wing from the Sound, with no mosquitoes
or annoying insects, 1t will pay one to drive along
this line on o sultry day Pelham's Prory, school
that has become noted educational Institution
for young ladies', and where many romantic matches
have been set on loot, makes prominent figure in
Reachlng Pelham bridge the steamer Osseo sp-
pears approaching with her daily cargo Of residents
who visit New YORK every morning 10 attend to their
business and return in the evening The Edgars and
Emmets, the latter the descendants OF the famous
houses III this vicinity. Passing through Mount
Vernon, which lies to the northward. on the New
Haven road giant oak that has stood for than
200 years. attracts the attention Of every one. This
relic Of the forest has curious HISTORY.
In the revolutionary war Il was related that spy
who made MS entry into the continental lines was
summary executed upon the large brancn over
hanging the road. This with other stories. has
made Westchester county seem, like the rugged land
Of Sir Walter Scott replele with legends and weird
tales OF the cary days, 1t IS good field for the
novelist; though to certain extent 1t has been Oc-
cupied.
me places of Messrs A. s. Higgins and Pierre
LOrard occupy sites along this region The latter
has an elegant mansion and pretty grounds.
1t Is through TINS quarter that the Boulevard
which starts into Westminster county from Central
bridge, known as Central avenue, and winding
around White Plains, thence having two arms, one
to Portcnester and the other to Rye and through
New Rochelle VIII pass win I'm 4 good ,,d bed and
the village OF New Rochelle, and arriving there turns
into Leland avenue.
CAsTLEvIEw-rHE PLACE OF MIR. SIMEON LELAND.
We have no arstocracy In America and there are
no lords vlscounts, dukes ana princes. what a
pity Mr.. Leland of the Metropolitan, has as fine
III this country. His mouse Is capacious and lofty
castle, standing near the heart OF The village OF New
| Rochelle surrounded by and stocked with all the
elegance that quarter OF a million could buy when
dollar dollar. But one thing is necessary to
authenticated warrant, aud then how natural would
1t be to say "Lord SneOnw Alas the Pilgrim
Fathers neglected 20 foster this desirable custom
and the genial and courtly proprietor lacks the
handle only OF a lord OF the SOIL being but one Of
nature's nobemen. Some men are called bricks
MIR. Leland Is one OF the rectangular specimens;
YET, while he has the salient points and the keen
edges OF wit, the solldty and undaunled front Of
many OF these cubical blocks, lie has none of their
natulency or dead weight. Mr.. Leland has
been al S ae most Sts and ung WaH
important improvements. For more than twenty
years he has been resident upon the actual tract
where he now lives, and has been endeavOrlng by
lavish Outays to make the place without rival in
the Union In q life as active as his has been and
possible to estimate The amount Of time and money
spent with the single purpose and sole idea OF i'm
proving hts forty acres and adding to the luXurance
and striking 0rnamentdtfon OF massive mansion.
Four years in building his castle. at time when
money had fixed vate and houses more sub
stanta character than those now IN process OF eec
u0n, he has planted structure upon rising slope
upon Leland avenue and broken Its outlines into
shapes and figures which call to mind the fOrtidca
ti0ns Of the Thane Of CawdOr ana has converted 1t
into house where he receives his guests innumer-
tower with the commando
Hang out our banners on the outer walls,
The cry H. ''Stai they come"
The grounds Of Castlevew are differ.
emily laid out from the many places on the
Hudson, and the castle has few points In common
with those same edtfces mentioned in recent
ISSUE Entering from Leland avenue straight
highway leading from the main road, we find but
q lew hundred yards TO nOrthward lies the great
marble archway forming the gate OF white marble,
with heavy iron gates ana two savage lions crouch
ing over tho path doors at either side, the struc
ture in itself Is marvel Of architecture, and dis.
plays many nne points as regards taste, construc-
ton and adaptation. The passage through is of the
ordinary width the height about twenty feet and
the thickness of walls three feet The PARK now
stretches away TO nOrthward, westward and south
ward, covered with symmetrical arbor Vita, grace
laurels. beeches, hlckores, pines, spruces, nrs
and nearly every species Of these Invaluable pro-
tectOrs
The lawn has an abundance of statuary ana the
effect Of white figures, representing Europe, Africa,
Asia and America, spring, summer, fan ana winter,
gests the great commerce and mighty trade
or the four quarters or the globe, which
Of Westchesser county, through ali the VARYING
seasons or the year. Two 32-pounders mounted on
the regular navy gun-carriage, commanding the
main road stand out with an imperative anu ugly
look, and can speak when they are spoken TO, an
swering respectively to the names OF "Ierror" and
"DeiauCe." The drive over broad roadway, with
a lawn Of more than satIn sOftness and hue richer
than emerald green, agreeably terminates under the
lying from Its front be seen, with all the dssolv
ing views OF the prospect. About twenty yards IN
front OF the door is large white vase carrying IN
abundance oi c:cepers aud blooming flschlas,
together with mosses ana rare IVY. In front OF the
wing. from which is built wide veranda, the !.
ground ia level and beautifully grassed and cut by
gravelled walks, the principal one Of which leads to
tue stables and the flower and vegetable gardens.
Along the line OF this PAIN an apple tree is under
going the singular training on an espaier, which
spreads Its branches over q framework, alter the
manner OF cultiyatlng h0thOuse peaches ana nee
tarineS
Tue dover garden in part lies TO westward Of q
fence separating It from the lawn, and ~ prouse in
tue cunning and pretty budding ladies' eardrops,
which feed in autumn, when the natural ones seem
to remain open forever. Then there are tastefullY
arranged beds OF galtia5, colues. spreading their
beautiful coors, verbeuas, hetotropes and Gala
diums beds OF margoid fuscniss, old man" ana
phloxes also are planted tn abundance Tue straw
berries upon the place were numerous, or good size,
win a delicious iovor. The pathway should now
be pursued over O layer OF asphatum, compacty
driven to the stables whose windows are OF stained
glass, general construction gothic and material
wood. Mr. Leland is connosseur IN horse1esh,
aud owns many valuable trotlers. He drives an
elegant fourth. hand and has lately been making
sensation "on the beach al Long Branch,' with his
elegant turnout. Besides his four-nhand the turn
out Is always accompanied with tw0 all East india
miniature horses, with delicate lubs OF hight bay
color, and no larger tnan good s!zcd watch dogs.