New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-22
NEWPORT-

LANDLORDS COUNTING THEIR LOssEs-MUsICAL AND
DRAMATIC EvENIYGs-THg NEw-YoRK YACHT
CLUB IN PoRT-THE CHARGES AGAINST THE
MIXED COMMISSION.
lFHoN rms SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUHI.l
NEWPORT, Aug. 19--It is now the middle Of
August aud there few visitors here than
In July The Sundays come and go, and each brings
crowd which leaves the next day, so that during the
week the hotels are hardly than comfortably full
This week Is generally the busiest most animated time
an the whole What the reason Is for the sudden
decline for last year very prosperous is the
theme OF much conjecture, even among the visitors
themselves but is generally disposed of as one OF
those things which fellow can ind out" The land.
lords have ceased grumbng. and begin to talk compa-
Gently OF losses almost with pride. Unless tho late
chilly rainy DAYS followed by weather sufficiently
adrng 20 bring guests the hotels will probably close
earlier than usual Saturday nights and Sunday morn
ngs they are overcrowded the propretors do not feel
satisfied with the present monthly allotment OF those
days. and wish they had them more OFTEN. The Ocean
House has generally the lions share Of new
arrivals. Among the latest corners are the
Hon Gideon welles, ex-senator Harlan. Major Gen.
Hancock FitzJohn Porter ana W. ID. Hatch, Henry
Harley aud wife OF New-York, James H. Taft and wife
OF Brooklyn, and Dexter II. Toilet. who came from
BosOn yacht Nettie, with party OF friends The
Atlantic House is filed with number Of ladies and
gentlemen who do all they and successfully too
10 make themselves and every else as comfortable
n possible II often robs rainy day OF half Its terrors
Mrs C. Manchester and family, +. G. Dutilh and G. w.
Litten OF Philadelphia, Arthur Gilman and r " de
Florez OF York and W. Ray Of the Naval Depart
ment are among the latest corners. The Aquidneck
House has been well filed all Summer, The Rev. John
Dewitt OF Boston and Miss Liyermore Of Cambridge
have been stopping there lately.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
Outside OF the hotels everything goes bravey.
Last week the grand round OF festivities the cot
l,alla and mad
each other As many three or four every evening.
Mrs. j. r. Keruochan Of Marineave. gave large ger
man Saturday evening This evening there are TO DO
three receptions Amateur theatrcas and concerts are
much affected here. very pleasant entertainment
was given the Derby Cottage Pelham-st last week
BOX and Cox" was played, and Mrs. Moulton and
Sicnor Agramonte sang. Not content with seeking
pleasure for itself alone it has been made the of
eervng charitable objects. Last Winter Prof. FRANKIE
was the leader Of the Fort Adams band. With only
the small pay of a musician, he had gathered family
around him. consisting OF wife and seven or eight
small children, whom his sudden death left entirely
destitute Mrs Wheeler, the wife Of DR.. William La
mont Wheeler Of Newport plying their distress, got up
. theatrical performance at the Academy OF Music,
which netted the handsome Of 200 for them. The
"Losn Of Lover" and Ehi What rs It," adapted by
Mrs. wheeler played by amateurs before large
audience composed entirely OF the resident visitors IL
successful that another more public performance
r. being discussed for other worthy object An
amateur concert 10 take place at the Academy IN aid OF
the Hospital Fand is also under discussion. sgnOr Agra
monte aud other noted singers will probable take part
The 2sth Of this month Is setdown as the time.
Tie members Of the Mixed Commission feel rather
astOnsbed al the unreasonable charges which have
lately been made against one OF their members Mr.
Quincy They think ridiculous 10 state that English
men dissatisfied, that there IL any the
given that cases are decided against them Each
claim course stand fail upon its merits
and n English claims have been disalowed II was
caIse there just for II. II u said that
the Ouly one from whom such charges could have
9nansted Is the agent Of the SpTinRb0k claimants and