Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-19
Watering Place Correspondence.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., August 10, 1872
Dear Star One of RE Improvements here, aud
sure indicator of progress wherever seen, -
the horse railway running alOrg Atlantic ave
nue. from the lower 70 the upper eud Of the civ
and leading 10 the Inlet. AZ the latter point
boats are procured for sailing and rshiug, aU,,
from there can be lad quiet sail on the Inl,t
or sea-SickeniiIg one on the briny ocean.
RoBBEEIss AT ATLANTIC CITY.
IN me cary part or the week several OF the
bath houses belonging 10 the hotels at the upper
END OF the island were robbed OF monev and val
uables amounting 20 some 81 900, A I,ortiou %
1t was taken fIom the safes iu charge Of the
keepers OF the batE-hOUseS. One Of PnfiaGel-
phia's city fathers a heavy loser. Tie
thieves ESCAPED with then riundsr aud h4v.
not yet been appTehended, though the detective
sre SAID u be Oh their tracks. The sympath-
for the unfortunate ones - somewhat lno1:faF
by the fact that, aside from the numerous
examples al the seaside resorts, all persons arc
cautioned about carrying ysluables With them
when going down to battle. One would srIpf,0s.
that even the caution in such a case would not he
necessary 10 rational icing.
The PRBss REgY
Atlantic City now ha! two papers: the 81 A.
lanl.c City Review" dali and .ktlan,ic
City Observer" (weeklg;) tts former being
particularly live and spTightly sheet. A thru
the Wave" by name, waves no more hRyirr
ceased TO DO 20 OF a calm, stin morning some
days ago.
have thus far failed 10 mention the
"LCVERs' HOMEMADE"
IL Is a plank walk of eight feet IN width extend
ing along the beach abo.e high-wa.,r mar
Every evening il is filed by those who either
enjoy each others society OF the continued rot
lrg OF the breakers, about which there is CO.
tain uneNplainsble fascination. These beng
moonlight nights, the shove named class sppea-
III increased numbers.
The present is about the height OF
The YlsHING SEASON.
snC tar'ies daily gong out from the inlet are
rewarded by gOodly harvest OF wheat AMI
blue hsh, or, as they are known here. swapping
msckerel, The latter being the rsherInaI.'s de-
Rght, OWING TO the excitement attendant upOs
ENTRPTAINMRE-s
, a saok ana eeibarrow race came OF AZ the
Snri House on Saturday afternoon last a
large number o. guests from aii PARTS OF The
lslaud gathered 10 witness the sport. The races
took place on the front lawn, a space having
been prepared for the occasion. An tie con
testants were coiOred. Some tall running and
wheeling was done, the successful one in ear'I
case being greeted with shouts from the Assem-
hled throng. The scene was further euIiyenad
by the music Of the Surf House band.
The dramatic entertainment referred 70 ia
my last for the benefit Of tie childreps' home
was financially, a success, several hundred dol
lars having been realized. on the other hanl
" was not so pleasant fer the audience as they
could have wished, the dining-room Of tie
ocean house, in which 1t was held, not being of
sliNc!eLt size 10 accommodate comfortably all
tbose 10 whom tickets had been sold, showing
by the managers either error il Calculating
the capacity OF the room, or an over earnest
desire Tor the good cause in which they were en-
sagssd' hal, ,r,n.se.,,.u,,,., ..,.,
was failure, there not being more than half
dozen in costume. The hall, which is the finest
for the purpose here. was beautifully fitted no
hags being gracefully festooned around IT,
whilst bird cages, containing canaries, were
hung from above, which, together with the ex-
tensive floral decorations, gave IL something of
a fairy land appearance. The floor net being
crowded. plenty of room was enjoyed by those
participating III the many dances named on the
PRETTY prepared programme. RKNNAr.
A MYSTERY AT LeNG BRANoH.-The body
OF newly born infant WAS found on the beach
nearly opposite the Metropolitan Hotel, at
Long Branch, last Thursday evening about
eight O'Clock by two men who had been bathing
short distance below that point. When first
dzscovered the body was still warm. II is be-
'eyed that IL was alive when first deposited
there. 1t lay two feet from the water line. In
ten minutes more the waves would have washed
IT TO sea. At the inquest held by Coroner New
ing, one OF the men testified that he saw a man
waking away from the spot q few minutes
before he discovered the child. No facts could
De gained pointing to the parentage of the
child, or which would lead to the discovery of |
the person or persons who had placed IL there
70 die. The undertaken Of the village has taken
charge OF the body.
A MuRpRRER LTEoHED.-A negro named /
Wade partially cut the throat of his eunIoysr
Mr.. Shelby, while asleep on the night of ~.
10th INST, at Race Hill, Stewart county Tsrn
and crushed the skull of Shelby's brother nh,
attempted 10 arrest him. He was taken frn,,
the officers whe captured him. hupo 10 a 80