New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-03
NOTES FROM SUMNER RESORTS.

Croouet and tournaments and the musketoes
are all that make life lively at Rye Beach, New-Hamp
shire 60 The ladies complain that Filtration Walk at
Cane May is too well lighted. So Narragansett Per-
r L. has % hotels. So One hundred NEWCOMERS own
cottages or villas at Newport and about have rented
cottages for the season. - What is known as the
round trip to the saguenay stopping at Murray Bay,
Rviere du Loup Tadousac and other places is growing
in popularity with Canadian tourists. - Tho new
Cottage Club House Mt Cape May cost $4,000 - 1he
Long Branch Daily Mems denies that 1t has any poitcai
opinions. but admits having printed Greeley campaign
song and expresses willingness to print Grant song
by anybody. Have we Custom-house bard to I'LL this
openingi Perhaps Mr.. Private Secretary Doug
las can drop into poetry In a friendly
way" and immortalizo his chief. - Jauch, the ca
erer at Long Branch, ignominously failed the other
day. in an attempt TO charge two gentlemen - Tor ~
minutes OF in which to wash their races ana
hands. - Harveys Lake, Luzerne County, Penn, is
five OF six miles in length, and about half mile IN
width and is described mountain GEM Near IL are
the curious ice caves. =- JOrdans White Sulphur
Springs Frederick County, Va are much resorted 10
by BaltimoreaDs. e. The Hot Springs OF Arkansas,
said TO have been flowing $500 years. are situated
on the western slope OF the mountain OF the same name
at an elevation 1850 feet above the level Of the sea-
There ore &c springs in all, having mean temperature
of IS6 degrees Fahrenheit. Col Forney was the re-
cpient of two serenades in single evening at Cape
Nav last week. and would have had another, If there had
been another band His friends insisted on hearing ana
cheering him. not forgetting to give expression to some
deerunred sentiment as to Greeley Grant hardly in
accordance with the Colonel's present position.
Visitors at Newport are deprived of reading facilities
In addition TO free library the town and the New
mort Reading Room, there Is the Redwood library found
ed one hundred and thirty years ago, containing 2Oo
volumes fine collection Of pictures and stauary, to-
gether with newspapers and magazines, 80 Saratoga
has certainly had reasonable share Of amusements this
season. The seventh regiment, the July races the New
York State Teachers Association, the New-YOrk state
Temperance Convention with Neal Dow and the Bar
nard Impeachment, with the Springs the gamblers and
Daniel Pratt are enough to diversity the most monoto-
nous existence. - The frequency of deaths by drown
ing at Cape May has brought out the sug
gestion that patrol guard be formed to parade
the entire beach, each member being assigned a
certain beat and be in readiness to give assistance
when required
more candid "waterng-pace" letter than
the one published in The Washable Tenn)
Union and american OF July 50, is seldom seen. 1t
from Hurricane Springs in that State and Is decidedly
respondent in tone The Accommodations are not
good; the furniture is meager and common; "in the
third story the doors have shutters and the windows
blinds or sashes "the beds the hardest there nc
variety in the fare here has been on the table
this season. and beechicken being the invariable
DISH There is ce and the croquetg rounds are not
good; the water ought to be good but ne Is evidently
not sure OF IT, lngre ought 10 pe We any d s
thers there ought to be good facilities for bathing good
hacks, and good washerwomen Altogether one Is no!
surprised to hear that the number OF VISITORS does mol
exceed fifty 49, The WadawanOck House, favorite
resort stOningtOn Conn., has been open since June 2
There is excellent bathing fishing, and riding. The
drives are Ovelythe side, and the river with
wind gives us country air; a southeast wind brings
sea air. This is a capital place for children"