Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-29
THE NAVY YARD EXCURSION.
To Point Lookout and Return,


| lhhHtukNTAt uumUofluk ABOUT three NuuuFeu-
men, women and chlldren-bound for Point
Lookout the place where for every year since
the close Of the war the painters OF the navy
yard, with their families and friends, delight In
"roughng II" for a day or two
An all.nlght ride down the river has been so
/ OMEN described that II Is useless to again at.
tempt II. Suffice II to say, however, that live.
ller, iollIcr set OF people never "trod a deck"
than the persons composing this excursion.
Dancing, singing and hilarious mlrth were kept
up until the small hours OF morning, aud ut
O'Clock a. m, when "tlred oyelids were seeking
repOsc,' Captain Joseph d. Dawes brought
Charlotte" alongside the apology for wharf
At the point, and fastened her there for tho day.
All were soon aroused, and scattered them.
selves over that singular looking neck Of land
which divides in part the waters Of tho Chesa.
peakc and Potomac. The dIlapldated build.
lngs, rows Of which are found tepantless almost
everywhere on the point, we're soon seized by the
sQUATTER sOvERHGNs.
The camp nrOs OF n day were III, coffee pots
Of ali sorts and sizes being pendn nj over them,
while Maggie, Annie, Maria, Hannah, Jane,
and lots OF other pretty girls, spread the table
cloths near by for a morning lunch In bonIghtei
S6nIbeTn MARYLAND. Old Sal hung baeE ma
heated rays until late In the day, when tho
clouds witch hal Ohscured his face wore lifted
anI, as usual TINS summer, u was quite OF
good breeze, however, was stirring during
most Of the day. AUer breakfast determined
and persistent effort was made by Cannon, DOR.
don, Edwards, aud other Navy. Iarders, to OK.
terminate the crabs that unlnrkily nayIgated
around the old wharf. Their efforts at captur.
ing some Of these were successful, and thuy
were rewarded by barrels full OF 1.-THE curious
lookln' critters" Scott, Socket, B0hrer, Hall,
Warren, and others tried butt " bathing up Inc
beach on the bay side. They were lnyigOruted
and stunE by sharp sea nettles.
While bathing an unfortunate accident hap.
pened q gentleman by the name Of Mella, q
clerk in one Of the Departments, who, by tread.
ing upon a broken bottle, cut an ugly cash
The remainder OF the day. Tho hotel at the
Point, the regular bOarders and the inhabitants
Of the cottages facing the bay side were tho
next objective points. Our reporter secured the
services Of Joe Bowers, now
GOVERNOR or POINT LOOKOUT,
and formerly Capitol policeman here, to take
him and others around, and he did II we'll for n
policeman, but bad Tor Governor. He did not
have the dignity Of thoroughbred Gov" and
"took II straight" with Doctor Shlnn, Sam
Palmer, Pop Birch and others Of Georgetown,
who are managing to exc out a miserable exist
enCc there On crabs, hsh, oysters, fruit, etc
Doc Shlnn Is falling away rapidly, and does not
weigh $50 pounds lie says he thinks he wont
stay more than two or three days longer, while
Pop Birch says that In company with Wheeler,
the junk man, twho Is always at the polnt,) he
will undertake TO get him home should he
fail any faster, Harry COOmhs, OF the Navy
Yard, Is stopping with Mr. Hayden, who has
several cottages on the right Of the hotel. lie
looks frst rate, but IL dOwnhearfed because his
nelghbor on the Navy Yard became dlsgustod
with the fool at Mrs Bakers house, or hotel,
and LETT. His neighbor was about right, for
ONE OF THE WORST DINNERS
our reporter ever put under his bolt was glven
him ut this hotel The table looked as II d peach,
apple and pear orchard had dropped from above
on tho snow.whlie cloth beneath, while tho
chicken was poor and poorly cooked, and the
meat about par boiled. The oyster soup WascN-
cellent, The table was oXcusable, however,
since the hostess says, "Sho don't advertise the
place. and don't ask people to come, and II thoy
don't like things they can stay away" When
our reporter gues to the Point again The stays
away" from there. Ohauncoy II. SNOW, ESQ.,, Is
stopping At the point, and Is Ia good trim, white
many others from tho District are comfortably
located
The day before the party arrived a grand
tournament was held for the benefit Of the fund
for the erection VI monument TO tho rebel dead
buried there A crowd OF excurslOusts from
baltimore came on the steamer WinOna, while
all tue talent, wealth and beauty Of the hun.
drods Of rebel families In St MaTy's and
"Uhawles" counties came down rs thick As hops
to gaze upon or take part In the exercises so
''chivalry," OF 81. Mays were mounted upon
splendid chargers, aud rode eXcellenIly, while
their
CIRCUS on CLOWNS CLOTHES
became Ih0m Ia an eminent degree. The prln.
clpal managers Of the affair became In vulved In
personal difficulty In the early part Of the day,
aud fought together with their adherents Al
Intervals during the whole day. Their conduct
Is spoken Of as dlsgraceful In the extreme.
These young gontlemen heIoabouts are FESTIVE
| looking sports" whose chief ayOcatiOns IN life
striding good horse 1t cannot be denied that
they have splendid stock, far superior to an old
horse our reporter saw upon the wharf, against
which the culOred driver hal W lean heavily
when he wanted To back tho untluned ste ed.
| A young man we'll known on the Navy Yard
hiTeda
DILArIDATED LOOKING TEAM
and with friend took drive several mites up
Into tho cuuptTy along road that Is one OF the
hncst drivos In the state, since the greater part
a Rta h. apN a.
and through great forests OF tall noble looking
| pines. After passing two railroads In course OF
construction, which will wonderfully open and
develop this Section our friends started to 70.
turn 10 the Point; bat, alas, for all human calcu
lation, they came near being LETT by the cussed.
ness Of the horse, who stumbled and tell dat on
but fortunately saving from destruction tho
Bhaits.
"nERR WAS MISS"
but necessity, the mother OF invention, came to
tho relief Ui the tourists, aud by the aid OF a
Handkerchief torn 10 strips and 40 old napkin
| ditto, the gearing was mended alter a fashion,
the old rlp1 stood erect once more, and, snui-
| Ing the salt breeLe from near by, started again
| for the Point with an evident desire TO keep on
| his pegs the remainder Of the trip. The team,
upon arriving at tho hotel, presented the Ap-
| peATanco Of having been struck by lightning,
| particularly the decorative harness. As stated
before, the railroads now In course Of cOnstruc.
| tlOn and soon TO be completed, will DO the means
| III enflchlng the people VI this section Of cOun.
| try and placing them In direct communication
| With the cities Of Washington and baltimore
after a Tow hours ride. Tho terminus OF the
| wAsHINOrON AND POINT LOOKOUT ROAD
| at "COrnheld Point Is splendid location, and
| the point, witch somewhat resembles Point
| Lookout, Is destined TO become great Watering
place. The southern Maryland road, which
crosses the above named road IN two places near
| by, will have their terminus at Point Lookout.
| II Is dlhcult 10 see wherein two railroads will
pay through this section Of country, but a. long
| AS "Sult add SmOOt" are "in arms and eager
| for tho Fray" why let them fight on. The rail-.
| roads will benefit the people, and the sooner
| they are finished the better. The people appear
| TO have no choice, and express Wish that either
| or both may soon be flushed The "JOhnnies"
| In 81. Mary's county are
NOT BATTING Grows
They declare themselves "stTalght.Outs," and
| intend to support the Louisville convention
nominee. II they paFtOOk Ot the nature OF the
| freedom loving Roman Catholics that, 10 1884,
| sailed into the broad oNpanso OF waters between
Capos Henry and Charles, across the bay and
| up the Potomac to the St MnTy's, bound upon
| the same grand GRAND that brought the May.
| flower TO Plymouth rock, they would go To tho
| polls and vote for u. s. Grant.
At o'clock p, IN. the Charlotte was ready for
starting, and after a great deal Of Whislling
gathered together the irAgmentATy parties and
| moved on, reaching Washington at leo o'clock
yesterday morning, after more than pleasant
"trip OF eight and half hours.
UNLESS YOUR NAMES are on the RegiStra.
| tlOn List you cannot vote. Thlnk OF this, rlll-
Esns Of Second District, sud see that YOuT
RaHs are entered to-day.
The Coming BIIliard Srn-on.