The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-15
BUTTERFLIES ON THE WING
Sun REPORTERS GLEANINGs FROM
WATERING-PLICE FIELDS

NioRara-Damp weather-BridaI Parties
New Race TrHck-1hc Three sisters
Wnsh. Mclean Romance Of Head
Walter How Judge sebastian's Daugh-
ter, of Louisville. Married sia,c-PGr-
suit of the Euther.
Correspondence Of lie sun.
NIAGARA FALLS, July II.
The Englishman' who caught cold from riding
in an omnibus with damp stranger would not ap
preciate NIAGARA air. Iioro the atmosphere is
drenched with water. The writer has padded his
canot over cotton nclds to the roof Of house IN
Louisiana d1ring June freshet and wutched fne-
lislmen in n London fog punching holes through
tie thick mist With umbrellas to get glance at the
sun but tlis darrness Of Niagara is too much to
believe.
TRs HOTELS
are Just beginning to receive guests. though the
bridal party business has been pretty brisk during
the past month. Mr.. Fulton. Of the International,
tells that at time IN June he had in the house
forty.two bridal parties You con always tell
then" he says. ,or tie young brides LOOK so rush
Ing. and they always come out In such unsocd Law.
endcr ana then the Young husbands look simple,
and go laundering ahout so. Why, the other DAY a
young fellow cid so ught to the arm Of his new
wife. and sweet, that they both went OF with
their room key and lett their trunks unlocked.
There they In the hall" IL IL certain that
the great wave OF visitors has not yet reached Mag
ara. Lc the roor Indian, and other low Indians
ere here waiting for customers. This morning we
saw Wash Mclean, Of the Cgtaract House He
reading ho Tribune, and did not look bit like the
man who recently thirstcd for the blood OF Murat
| Halstcad Wash. says the Democrats going to
win next time, and that he'll be id If sam Tllon
and those New York fellows are going to stock any
| moro conventions the Ohio folks. RECONSTRUCTED
| 4. j. Semmes, brother Of Alabama Sommos il OF tho
International, ready for the lrst hop Friday
| ing. Al the Clifton House arc Sir John Young Gov.
c-nor. General OF Canada Lieut. Gen. Liud,ey. COM
mandcr-in,hief Of the CANADIAN Forces sir Fan
one OF tle proprctprs says OR. b. mieyl "tLe icst
Of the Canadian Government"
| Tue NEW THINGS
| Of, Niagara are the new, suspension bridge inst
| Mist used 20 ply back and forth. toe three
| suspcuson bridges joining the Three ST..
tiers " to Goat Island, the elevator down at the
Whirlpool and the new racc-course, TO be situated
| halfway between Niagara and the suspension
bridge. The latter was orglnizod last week. tic
prime movers being Mr.. b II. Jcguuld. of tho Cata-
ract House, aud Jomes r. Fulton. OF the ln;orus-
tiona II is to have a mile track. and TO be osened
next spring. The FIRST race next year VII al
before the Saratoga meeting, and the second after
| tAe Buffalo races
THE GREAT MAN
| Of Niagara IL Daniel r. Cosby for seventeen wears
head waiter Of the international. Daniel Is al octo-
| room. aud in his veins some OF the proudcst
blood OF Kentucky. He has Oiled at different times
tue position Of head waiter at the METROPOLITAN In
| Washington, at the Donaigua in Montreal and hold
| n liar positions In Buffalo, Columbus. o. and
| Chicago. He was once head steward on On, Buckeye
No. on tho Miss ssiupi river. and on the Buckeye
| state Of Lake Erc. Daniel l. big, squareshoul-
| dcrcd fellow, and handsome Gen. Nyc of the
| Senate, WHOM he very mueli Resembles. He tells
| me his father was slave, Fountain Sebastian, AID
belonged e. tie Hon. Judee Sebastian of Louisville
| "lIow did you get your light color We said
Dauiei-weu here a little romance AID history
a. lfr In In sol. Hans
| groom. lie was a very hand some man. and being
| thrown IN company with Miss JennYa good deal tie
| warm affection. This affection riuened into pure
| Iowa love v hich took possession of both mther
| and mother. For months this love went on. Neither
| betrayed the secret, Tor Miss Jtnnies brothers
| would have killed. my father On tue spot had they
when the judge aud his family were asleep, NY
father aud mother elOVed, sped @ the OHIO river,
and camc to Windsor, Canada West, opposite De-
| tr9it On ihe steamer iathtr passed a. molher ;
U4ki. After arriving at Windsor they were married
| by squire Root. In year was born. 1h,re was
| a Tremendous excitement In Louisville. The
papers were full IL, and detective were sent in
every direction. After remaining a short time u
| Windsor futlicr thought they would better olude
| pursuit by going TO Toronto. They Tad not been
there day when Judge Sebastian aud lbs sons my
unrlosl arrived. but some friends kindly took core
| Of my father and mother, and Judge Sebastian
gave up the chase as hopeless. Father and mother
lived happily together, aud had two daughters and
three sons. One OF my brothers Rc.iard-has a
res taurant In Boston, and tie othcr-Alhcrt-is a
[Aace car conductor between New York and
suS-Dld Judge Sebastian ever forgive his
dauchterf
Danici-I don't knew; but one day when was
81 years Old very distinguished looking man met
me ia Toronto a. was going TO Bible class. lac
| asked me my name and when told him he trem.
Died from head to foot. "Daniel Sebastian" hC
said, "and Your fathers name Is Fountain sand
yes. Thea he took my hand aud said, DAME.
am your graud!athcT.-Judge Sebastian. Take me.
| take me To Jciny QUICK :! ! conducted hun to my
fathers house, NICE brick residencc-Gnd telling
me TO remain outside he entered. | heard crying
and soJliug, but | never knew what was said or
| done at tllat interview. By and 10y he went away
| When | raw my mothers face II was calm. A
| heavenly smile seemed TO rest upon v, and she said
| "Oh, Daniel. nov can die happy" In lrd5 visit.
ed Loui,y ME Al the old Sebastian estate place the
| ancient negroes told me about my fathers fight,
Aunt Nllly. an old slave woman, saiJ she went With
| Miss Jenny to the landing.
Daniel las now fOriy.eight walters under him In
1868 he prcsented with china set by the ofct
| and walters OF the international. and in 1SG2 TIVE
| guests and officers Of the Metropolitan IN Nashins
| ton gave him u silver at.
" When was the biggest day you saw in
| Niaearay" ! asked.
| when burning schooner went over Table Rock,
| sUs-The next biggest day?
| Danici-When Bondin crossed the rove
| John Dorsey, a full black. whose father was
slave, leads the % wal, at the CHon House and
John Murphy octoroon, leads the NJ walters at III,
| Cataract.
| IL would be impossible to ride over these IN
to Buffalo, without mentioning the trip. II there II
one uian on the Erie VINO knows how 10 run palace
| car, II Is Robert Thomson. L.
| |
| NOV SHE CAUGHT HIN.
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