The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-12
THE AMERICUS CLUBS FUN.
THE LAST DINNER IN TIE CLUB
HOUSE At INDIAN HARBOR

Senator Hardenbureh's Visit to the Chief Of
the Tigers-Saturday and Sunday In the
Old Ba uauet Hall The New Club House
MIR. Tweed's $4,000 Diamond.
The last social gathering Of the Americas Club FOR
the season Of 1870 was enjoyed yesterday snernooa
by about seventy OF its members and before the
evening OF to-day the old CLUB house will be entirely
deserted by It's owners and taken possession OF by
large force OF mechanics and masons who have tbs
construction OF the new palace under their charge
On Saturday afternoon u large party Of guests ana
members had congregated on the grounds, and over
100 sat down to supper. Senator Amasah u. Bar
Der, the polished whip NJ the Senate, and the gallant
Col. Jones. Captain OF the Port arrived BY the sis
train with Senator Jacob Hardenburgh Of
Syracuse, Senator Jarvis Lord OF Rochester, Sens-
tor Geo. II. Sanford OF Oneida county,
and two or three others. These distln.
tinguished visitors were taken out for sail In the
famous yacht Mnry Jane Tweed during the afternoon,
under the command Of Admiral senator Amnzial, d.
Barber and Cant George T.. Mann the Americas
blond. The Hon. Denis Burns, the popular NON.
Der for Sligo, astonished Admiral Barber by his rc-
markabie knowledge OF seamanship and familiarity
with such wellknown nautical phrases as "starboard
your Ice scuppcr," "e,ow the down haul centre
board,"" reef the main guy" and
SPLICE THE MAIN BRACs.
and remarked that under The command OF Admiral
Barber he AWAY. ielt secure. After supper the
me bers scattered over the grounds In various
directions. aud atti ed Ia their gorgeous uniforms
glittcrins all over with the famous Americas Club
diamonds, struck the hearts Of the visng Senators
from the Interior with admiration Shortly srer
o'clock there was n general muster In Carnp Ora
,alla. and a meeting was organized BY the Hos.
MCssrs. John Vandcrbeck, john 8. Bets, Col. Funk
o. tss Eleventh. hssimsn, "a kearney and and StherA
Tor the purpose OF nominating JOAN A. Kelly Tor
THE COUNTY CL.RxSmP
Mr. Kelly had arrived during the morning and, 80
he represented all the c'ding journals OF New York
and was once member o. u temperance society,
was considered bighiy eligible candidate. When
the meeting was Gale TO order Jude Edward A.
DAWN was IN animousy called to the chair, and he
lorthwitt appointed Mcasrs. Benny Van Arsdale and
John y. Belts secretaries Of the meeting, and George
Mann sergeant-at arms. The chairman, 10 his
opening address said he respected the Hon, Charles
+. Loew, who had SO shh hllcd the position for the
past three years but ncvert cless he must support
the candidate named. Al this point the Hon. Larry
Clancy took the floor bnt was immediately chucked
out Of the doors by the masculine blond. The
chairman continued in q ludcrou. speect, and Larry
Clancy was agil In put out by tho Handsome Mann
for DIST fbin- tho meeting. After mock caucus Of
several hours. the party retire TO rest about mid
night. During TIC night Larry Clancy created some
disturbance In his
SEARCH ron CAT
that Infested the dormitorv. but finally he retired TO
rest, ard nothing disturbed the quiet OF the nigty
save an excellent trombone obligato solo, given at
intervals by the Hon Judgc Ell A. Dsvn. Yester-
day morning there was strong muster TO breakfast,
and after discusstg the meal lar'e plrtv started
for n cruise In the Maty Jane Tweed. A committee
waited on tic Hon. Admiral Barber Ia rcqust him 70
take charge OF the Yacht but being engaged to take
tho senators from the Interior g. Wait the palace Of
The Boss. hc leputod the ilnn Deus Burns mombes
for Sligo to take charge In his absence. The mem.
bers from the interior were struck with admiration
at the magnihcence OF
THE Boss's PALACE,
and returned to the club house laden with floral
offerings, and with the must profound respsct for
the wealth Of 1aumany Hall. After dinner. the
Bose ar ived on the grounds wearing ls magnificent
dfnna haNtsa Whit was In hOn
OF the Senators ffom tho interior Compliments
We're EXCHANGED, and aftcr short caucus. the Boss,
Admiral Barber and the three Senators from tA
interior unanimously agreed that the nomna,ion Oh
Gen. Wcodtord for Governor was the snftest thina
on record. The boss then showed his distinguished
guests large paiotinS OF
TUg NEW cLrH HOUSE.
This building IL To be erected on the spot row
occupied bv the library, and will be one OF the hand
soonest club houses In the country II IL 70 be built
In the form OF half square wil two sidos OF 100
feet water front and centre tufrnt, 3! cCt square
and 10 feet hgh. The two end tgr.r. aTt to he TO
feci high. The house will be three stories high aud
contain ~ double bedrooms nnl four handsome par
lors. The old club house ia 10 be altered and i'm
proved and will be used dining hall. II IL esti-
mated that the new buildin-, furniture, and i'm
proNe' cnts viii cause an outlay oi about $iSOO00,
large schooner arrived Saturja and began dis
eharging Cargo ol timber for the new cdidce.
The Seua,ors from the interior, aecompaniei By
Admiral Barber, Col. Jones Alderman Cuddv. Denis
Bulns, member for sligo, Sol. Sayles. I'd Law
renee, j. Pyne, Coroner Keenan,. ani others, came
down to New York yesterday afternoon. In tho
steam Yacht William VI Tweed, which had beer
placed at thcir disposal bv the Boss To-da, the
departments under the control of the CoInmissio
efp OF IN arities and Correction,