Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-30
Correspondence of The STAR

PINEY POINT, ND, August 25, 1870.
DEAR EDITOR knowing that y u and your
patrons feel a sincere interest in Washin gton
enterprises, have great pleasure in recording
the fact that Piney Point can be put to the very
top of the list hrst-class watering place;
indeed, 1t has already assumed its ancient glory,
and through the indefatigable efforts OF its &C
comnlished host, Mr.. Potts, of Metropolitan
HOteTfame, it bids fair to be a formidable rival
10 Cape May, Long Branch, and Newport. To
be candid, you can not ind anywhere along the
seaboard such an abundance OF sea food, served
in manner hit to tempt the gods, ii their tastes
were at all epicurean, as you can at this place;
with all the appointments of an elegantly con-
Quoted hotel, with a trained corps OF servants,
you still have the quiet and freedom OF your
own home, untrameied with perplexing cares,
or the discOmtorts Of a necessity TO be in fash
iOnable attire.
whenwe first arrived we thought what ha-
ven OF rest this place is for business men, worn
and anxious with the struggle OF life. Here We
saw grave men throwing on their mantle Of re-
serve, tOnDing Old clothes, and jumping into
fishing boats with all the eagerness of q boy on
his first fishing expedition, or heard them laugh
ing gaily over discounted rivals at ten pins, en-
tirely Indifferent whether little Nap, the grey
eyed man OF destiny, was the under dog in the
fight across the great pond, and the warriors Of
die Fdderl0nd were celebrating unter die Linden
with pretZeis, hamburger cheese, and lager, or
vice versa. Then We looked at the matrons and
saw a serene content on their faces, and saw
that the rosy finger Of health had already
were sitting all day long out under the trees In
bliseful f0rgetfulness OF the shortcomings OF
Biddies and Dinahs, the kitchen goddess at
home, or Of Group, whooping cough, and mea-
sles, the sc0urges Of the nursery. Then we went
down to the waters, like Pharoah's daughter,
and didn't ind q Moses, but we did find every
body in grotesque costume, Plunging into the
their native element before, and we also
made q discovery, and that was that the
young men always managed to float the
.roA%r- TIE Sv,AA tl.nfA
good deal more dangerous to susceptible
youths than moonlight, flowers, &c. The wicked
old sinners who couldn't float the pretty girls
the fair {" sect" as A. Ward would say. So we
concluded it would be well to post match
making mamas, that they could accept the Bible
Injunction in it's literal sense; and be fishers of
America, armed g. cap pie" with fish hooks,
lines and bats, dealing capture and death TO the
confding crabs, who have an extensive settle
ment in that locality. We almost forgot to men,
tion the light infantry" who, out In nurses
arms, looking up at the blue sky in blssful con-
tent, forget to exercise their lungs, forget even
to have the collie, but lead life Of dreams, like
Tennyson's Lotus Eaters, lulled by the music of
the FLASHING water.
have taken up the four ages Of man, and
shown how suitable this place is to "his each
mortal bard, have taken genus homo at old age
and gone backwards down to the pulling infant.
l attribute this backward movement to the
more than once going in an opposite direction
from the one to which desired But, then,
this salt air gives one q rousiDg appetite, and,
with such an abundant and exquisite euisiae,
the envy Of your readers must be mine, rather
than their sympathy for the vagaries of this
letter.
The washingtonians are numerous, and of the
creme de Ia creme OF the capital. say, with re-
gret, the half has not been told OF the comforts
and beauty Of this spot, but time and the hour
not 10 speak OF a tempting sail boat waiting for
me-bics me make my adieu. X. X. X.
BRIGHAM YOUNG's New TAcTIcs-It Ia no
longer q safe business for Brigham Young to
practice his DANTE atrocities on apostate Nor
mons, and he has fallen back upon system Of
personal annoy ances Of singularly Glow dung"
character. 1t was stated by telegraph lately
that certain "filthy outrayes" had been prac-
tised on Mr.. and Mrs. Stenhouse, Mr.. Gill, and
other -Brighamtes, and by mail We have
from the Salt Lake Tribune the following par
ticulars OF one of these affairs:
"we learn, without astonishment. OF filthy
outrsge committed on Mr.. Richard Gill, OF the
10th Ward. 1t appears that on Thursday even-
ing last, about half-psst eight O'Clock, as Mr..
GIL was proceeding to his residence, which 10
situated on "Brigham'. street" block or two
twelve rods of his house he was seized by four
masked men, two OF whom held his arms and
gagged him, while the others squirted over him
cesspool water, with which they had come pre-
pared until having satisfied their filthy and low
Vengeance, they released him and ted. This
attack was most clearly premeditatcd. As soon
as the ruffians saw Mr.. Gill, they divided me-
ehanically, two grasping his arms and the other
two accomplishing their filthy purpose, not .
word or q sound being uttered By which they
to the spirit and motive which prompted this
act, We all understand it too well. Mr.. Gill has
been prominent as an independent thinker, for
q long time"