The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

NIAGARA FALLS.


Bon Ton Enjoyed the Day--The People
There and. How They Enjoy Them-
selves-A Canurd-No Illinois judge
FOully Dealt WiiL-Pro u,lnent Guests
at rho Falls.
NIAGARA FALLS, CLIFTON House, July 4, 1870.
Except the perpetual falling and roaring Of waters
over these eternal caaracts. the same now as when
creations dawn first behcld them the same grandly
unendng bass OF natures great anthem the magnih-
cent harmonies of whose deeptoned diapason are the
ceaseess refrain OF great voiced nature concentrating
al her energies in song rhythmic with indescrbable
grandeur and sublimity, the anniversary OF our
national birthday, the noislest and most rumultuous
and most jubiant OF all the days IN our national
calendar, has been here, and particularly on the
Canada side OF the Falls one OF marked and almost
preternatural quiet Two or three cannon were fired
early in the morning on the American side wei
coming salute to the day, and in the evening the
pent-up enthusiasm OF inborn patriotism let loose It's
patriotic ardor and gave glowing splendor to Its
outer expression in fine display OF fireworks. Be-
yond these and occasional spasmodic Indugencies
In nrecracKers ana toipedoes by the exceedingly
juvenie representatives OF Young America there
has been no observance OF the day.
Thousands OF our American born citizens who be-
heve in the principles fought for by revolu.
tioaary forefathcrs, who believe in the Fourth of
blatant noises generally In commemorauon of the
day; who believe in all these things for the masses
but prefer that the latter should enjoy Them while
they prefer to get awav from the noise and coniu.
siOn-hundreds OF this anu de.n0nstratlve class
! came here to-day for peace and quiet and they
found II, and there was no nn0rance TO their ENJOY
ing what they came after TO their hearts content
Sedulous strivers after the supremacy quiet, people
all the way from Boston ana New York, took
up their quarters the Canada sde and the result
IS that the Clifton House Is now well nlled AS for
an exception, many coming down on excursions for
the day from Buffalo and elsewhere, very few OF
the hotels considering that the season is no farther
advanced, have much reason to complain. The
Falls viii always attract visitors Our gayest butter
flies Of fashion, to whom the frivoIies Of Long
sisble magnets; our shoddy aristocracy whose
great ann Is TO show or their jewelry
and nne clothes and splendid t4rnouts and
sporting men, whose leading procvites for fast
horses and faro banks and that class generally who
seek dissipation at the watering places, VIII not
come here in large numbers; but hither, to
worship at the shrine OF this great masterwork OF
greatest scenic wonder OF the world, and to listen 10
this perpetual hymn OF outp0uring melody, Will come
the refined and cultivated and those who love 10
hold communion with Nature In all her visible forms
OF beauty and perfection. To all such these falls
Will ever be a Mecca OF pleasing pilgrimage and
A statement was published in Saturdays HERALD
setting forth that one George H. Holloway, Of Car
hnsvie, Ill. wealthy gentleman, and late Judge Of
few days since with $7 ,00o IN his possession, and
night or two after having left phe hotel Tor Stroll
had not been since, the suppOstlOn being that
he had been murdered, robbed and his body thrown
into the river. IL is unnecessary TO follow the
tive through all the particuariLles OF its various ale
CATIONS. The first part OF IL may be true, but 1t
certainly Is not true that any man Of this name has
lately stopped at This hotel, aud neither has there
been any guest missing from the hotel giving ground
Tor any such story. The story goes even to say
thai the relatives IN Illinois OF the missing were
conferred with and some OF them came on aud Sc
cured his baggage, which was found at the Clifton
House. There not word Of truth in this. II is
all fabrication. j have examined the hotel register
and find no such man entered as arriving here
this season. The propretors OF the hotel naturally
feel Indignant at such an untruthfu statement
going abroad and one so likely to be productive OF
damaging results to heir house and business.
Among the leading guests stopping at the Clifton
House are Sir John Young, Governor General OF
Canada, and suite; Sir Robert HodgsOn, or Prince
Edward lsland Count Miltkiceritz, of France; Lieu
tenant Fox. Royal Navy, and Lieutenant Strubeck,
Royal Navy ana her MaJcSty'o steamer Croeoi,io;
Imbre Arthur Bentes, United States Navy;
John A. Lain, United States Army; H. Du
Chisna, France, and A. Flug, Chile. Among the
latest arrivals from New York Il. H. Barnes Ben
jamin +. IIager, James E. Garner: W. H.. Snyder,
John Butler John V. BOtta, B. A. Harris M. Schcr
merhorn, James G. G. Eadin and W. W. Howe.