The New York herald., 1873-09-08
WATERING PLACE NOTES.

General Babc0ck 10 ct Long Branch.
Saratoga Springs were discovered BY Sir william
30hnson in l767
General Ambrose E. Burnside met many friends
ln Newport last week.
Ricnard O'Gorman and daughter, OF this city,
are at the Grand Hotel Saratoga.
Ex-Colector of the Port Of New York Hiram Bar
hey Is at Congress Hall, Saratoga.
Surgeon General Palmer, United States Navy,
has been taking survey OF Newport
The last hop OF the season was given at Congress
Han, Saratoga, on Friday evening last.
Judge Daniel P. Ingraham, OF this CITY, has re-
Eurned to the Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga.
Commodore Livingston, United States Navy, and
wife, are stopping at Congress Hail. Saratoga.
Temperance camp meetings will close around
some Of the inland summer resorts next season.
Ex-Speaker Of the United States House Of Repre-
sentatives James G. Blaine of Maine, Is al Sara
.toRa.
More than half million dollars worth Of dia-
'monds have left Saratoga Springs within the last
ten days.
Mrs. Ann s. Stephens. the authoress, and daurh-
ter, arrived at Congress Hail. Saratoga Springs on
Friday last
Mr.. John Allen, a resident OF Newport, has a cot
tage at Martha's Vineyard, where he passes the
summer with his family.
Stxty-hve members from fourteen clubs have
<entered for the Saratoga regatta, which takes
place on the 11th and 18th inst.
The Highland House, at Garrisons, on the Hud-
son River at the solicitation OF the visitors. will
remain open until the LIST Of october.
The Delaware Water Gap. Pa, has been well
patronlzed this season. The proprietors OF the
hotels have substantial reasons for rejoicing.
General Grant and his family, together with his
horses and carriages, cows, dogs and greenhouse
plants will leave the cottage by the sea. ar Long
Branch, for the seat OF government between the
a6th and Goth inst.
Among all the ex-Governors and ex-Lieutenant
Governors that have visited Saratoga Springs this
season we have not been authorized, thus far, to
Irecord the name Of exLieutenant Governor Percy
Bysche Shelley PlnchbacK colored), OF New
Orleans, La.
The Cape May ocean Ware has leading article
about mosquitoes in which 1t says that the crop at
that place, though late, Is an excellent one, and
xhat the size Of the birds Is rather above the aver
age. Visitors are leaving about as fast as the rail-
road accommodations will permit them.
Burglars, pickpockets and small fry thieves have
operated pretty extensively at Martha's Vineyard
Hhs season. number OF cottages have been
entered and considerable amount OF property
taken therefrom, and a great many gentlemen
visitors will leave for home minus valuable gold
watches
Tourists and correspondents continue to pitch
into the selfish and penny grabbing propensities Of
the residents OF Niagara Falls village. Congress
should take hold Of the matter and mako the
grounds around the Falls on the American side as
free to visitors as they are on the Canada side,
where the government owns the land for some dis
tance along the river.
The fishing season is now at Its height at the
sea shore and lake watering places. They are
catching thirty-pound muscalonge at the Thousand
isles OF the St. Lawrence; trout in the lakes and
streams Of the Adirondacks; salmon at Lake George
and Lake Champlain; Spanish McErel in the Little
and Big Peconic bays around Shelter Island; lob
sters at Cape Cod and Nahant; blue fish at Rock
away, and clans at Newport and Watch Hill, r. I.