The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-23

Tor the Incorporation OF ablvlon and the election OF
officers, &c. The landholdegs beet 10 being CON-
pc led TO part with Traction OF their earnings I'm
taxes. even though II be for the advancement OF
their own interests IN the fuIure. They say they
don't know ANYTHING about the future, but they are
bound To take care Of what money they have now,
ana Will not permit it TO dow into the pockets OF
designing
"CLAP-TRAPs OF THE PERIOD"
Last year the question o. Incorporating tins place
with Breslau as a town was brought before the peo-
pie, and mass meeting held The resolution 10
make application to the Legislature for charter
Tor Babylon was voted down by a large majority OF
the real estate owners. They don't want once
noders they say, aud point with a deprecating
dieit 10 the CITY OIL Churches amt Gotham night-
iui examples OF TOO much government 80 much Tor
their prOyr ssivc oDinl"n.. Tne.e Is a fine pubhc
school, building IN the village, winch IS attended W
TWO nunured chiidrtn lne uth Side qua, the
most PROSPEROUS journal la Suffolk county, and the
ony estabiish'nant run by steam power on the
islaho, outsiue BrUoklyn einanates from Babylon.
REAL ESTATE.
The market IN this section IS decidedly dull, not
wihstanding the act that several apparently Iair
opportunities for the investment Oi capital arc
onered. CnimprOved land eau Ue had for $40 an
acre and ImprOyeu i0r slJO. There are several
iarms Tor SAFE nereabOat. lie soil is capable OF
raising almost anything, and the farmers in this
mat the land Is unproducLve. rhe harvest, win CHI
Is almost Ba.herei ia, Is plentiful. The wheat and
other cereais are excellent The crop OF hay, how
ever IL not so Large as last years Weld OWING 10 me
dry weather which characterized The lnonu ls OF May
and June.
Plenty q hay
said local RgrIcuturls, who anxious as Horace
Greeley " show wnat knowledge he possessed OF
farming explained tie lnysterles OF that art TO
"But, you see. we had drv weather Ia Nay and con-
sequenLiy We run snort on fodder. This yer lana,
Ted sou," SAID the farmer, Giant no use talking,
Ii Jlst as gooa u osi am othe nus rigntly looked
alter What II WAITS is nursl lg aud II sou give 1t
that ana doi't let II run out you'll have carry crops.
aud paying ones 100. Tue soil Is made up Of loan
anu SAND al around BABYLON and there amt no
THE SEASON Is BRISK
with the hote pr0prietOrS and the BOYS who "fOl!ow
the bay" Tor living. Boln clalm Co be doing well,
anu they are. There are iarae number OF visitors
mere. ana teople o. a most respectable and money
class loo, Lne attractions are salubrious CIR,
scenery, handsome drives boating, nSn.ng and
hunting. The drv IS are unsurpassed on The island,
especially between here and lsp. Along The we'll
Magstan. Mr.. Foster, Mr. Durkee, Mr.. Minor Keith.
=. B. Litchteid Mr; Arnold loI the Arm OF Arnold
4 Constable and other prominent and wealthy New
Workers. The scenery overlooking
GREAT SOUTH BAY
IL magnincent In THIS latter fine bav lows the
water IL ON the blue Atlantic. and here may be seen
1nnumerabie san boats en- Jagged IN carrying parties
votarles or zaK Walton Inc Dish caught now are
buchsn, sheep,head {, yer. rare and hshj and
Spanish ,lackerel. FIVE dollars Is tue regular price
charged Tor Il days piSca,Oriat sport IN the bay.
ana for this stipend bait and lines are ali furnished
10y the Captain" rnc hunting seasoas spring and
fail, attract gOOdIy NUMBERS vi spor,snen 10 Baby
lou, hut even al this time OF year lew shots may
be mad a, Woodcock aoont me fresh water ponds IN
III stream about nile from here.
SuMtwAM CREEK.
or inlet, bortlercd by green meadows. flows from
the bay up to the village. ana marks the dividing
line between the townships OF lsiip and Huntln ZION,
In which latter Babylon Is situated. The name
Sumpwam Is derived from a trlDe Of Ind. ANS now
extinct, who OCCUPIED The rancne' on tue head Of
lie waters Of the inlet.
THE SENS ATOMS or TIE WEEK
here have been two IN number. The nrst material
ior gossip and comment arose In disagreement
between .he proprletors OF the American Hotel and
tncr az cnt, or steward A. s. Putnam. Of the AstOr
House. resulng IN the atters leaving the house
yesterday aud taking win him nearly all the SER
wants lnus left In Tie lurch, the VISITORS have since
been thrown upon their own eXcrLOnS to do cnam.
berWOrk anu make out as best they can. This Is
naturally regarded Is very severe guests but as
a gentleman mas since assumed the respons oiltv
OF the house IT Is to be hope that no results
Or Inconvenience will accrue to the poor guests.
The Otnt n unpieasanines5 consists q set 10 be-
tween "itockaway rOughs' and Babylon buys
In which the latter .put heais' apiece, to use the
slang vcrnacuar or the AFORESAID, upon the roughs.
1t was done In TINS way, TO Quose from q parucI-
pant
"den. Skid and me and Hank Carl was all stand.
ing ny the soup IN the grove, whar pcnic IRON
Jamaica ana rOckaway Was beinY held. A great
big six-iOoter who must a weighed $50 pounds come
up and ASKED me II nad ca,.cd hun -. l SAD
NO, sir: d'dn't say anything about you Then he
says You "a llar.' INT Nun ut tiat AMI lie Ieil
down. Then the Otner bows came up, ana IL lot
more RocSaway chaps jumped IN TO form u ring
for general light, and sand they q going to
clean out Babylon Gosh darlcd n you 10, bOys'
said !, aud win that We al W nj al 1t, and give
them fellows sucn licking as t5ev amt had Ia q
ana no mistake but TWAS really amusing to hear
the BaDyi0nans after the hg.i assembled around
the porch vi the hotels, discussing with en-
thusasn tie details ol the victciy, to the ediaca-
ton U oder residents Of the pace. Thus 1t Will
be observed that BaDy ion has not laiion.