The New York herald., 1873-08-05
CAPE MAY.
General Sherman at the Seashore-He Signs for
Dip In Puris neutrality-suspicious.
Of the Fifth Maryland-Views Of
Distinguished Visitors.
CAPE MAY. August 4. 1873.

CAfE MAY, August T. 1919.
General W. T. Sherman, directly from Washing
ton arrived at Cape Island at halfpast six O'Clock
Saturday night, accompanied by General Morgan 7.
Smith, Assistant Postmaster General, and by his
three daughters, Lizzie, Ella and Rachel They
took the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad and had
leisure Tor lunch and stroll In Philadelphia The
visit was the Generals first to Cape May seashore,
and was responsive to an invitation by MI. J. +.
Cake. The Generals party found traction OF a
large train of fifteen cars crowded with Philadel-
phlans, and it some time before he could be
found on the platform. AT length his bold counten
ance, thin figure and straight. onward walk, made
him recognized, as he advanced in straw
hat, common duster and bare hands. His
daughters, who are growing up to the
roundnes of young ladyhood, walked in hts way,
without parade or shyness, aud they were all
received by Mrs. General Smith and child and by
committee from Congress Hall, consisting OF Judge
Bond, j. L. Bayliss, G. A. Townsend, Richard Har-
rington and W. b. Shaw. The greatest crowd OF
the season was assembled about the depot, but
there no demonstration, and the party and
suit proceeded In carriages directly to the hotel,
where mighty mass OF ladies' filed the portals,
colonnade, balcony ana vestibule. Simon Hassler's
band within played
s'HAIL TO THE CHIEF"
and when the General and party had washed up
d
thunderstorm. which made the sky invisible ana
lit up the oceans rim at intervals or Glove the
zenith-meantime the great lawn of the hotel
standing clearly as If Illuminated they all marched
to supper, followed by bevy of Washingtonians
The band played national airs for much of the
evening in the hall OF the house. and the remainder
was devoted to music in the pavilion outside.
About one hundred people were turned away
from this hotel alone, and the whole island was
"cotted'' over on Sunday morning with weary
guests who preferred to lie in the halls rather than
bake, four deep, IN the small rooms.
must not omit to mention pretty feature fol-
lowing the supper, which Sherman ate with rous
ing appetite. AS he emerged from it the great
Potts flag presented to the hotel recently, was
run TO the top Of the nagstafr and Illuminated there
by calcium lights, so that it seemed to l0at IN a
halo above the world and disconnected from it,
The band then struck up the "Star-Spangled Ban.
ner" as the General emerged from the tea room, and
FLIGHT OF ROCKETS
pierced the sky. The effect was too much for
phlegmatic Philadelphians or conservative Balti-
moreans, and loud applause and utUds resounded
along the densely packed piazzas.
General Sherman now StrOlIed through the crowd,
shaking hands freely wherever introduced, and
numbers OF old soldiers accosted him, saylng:-
General, marched through with you to the
sea. l went all the way with you, General
..Glad OF it. We did 1t as well rs we could.
wish could march to the sea tonight and take
This suggestion appeared to be present TO the
General all the evening and 1t was seriously
mooted to suspend the municipal ordinance pro-
hibtng bathing IN puf'S notrrataous before twelve
O'Clock.
To the proposition for serenade Sherman
said "a shan't object but then they'll want
speech and don't feel prepared for that"
To the proposition for a card reception Monday
evening he replied :-"Thats all right; but III have
to telegraph for my clothes. thought Cape May
uxutls Al md nfQ F1n nd Tnff hrtn rOnA
suit.' He did telegraph at once or his best suit
and to ask his wife to come on and join him. He
stated the same time his surprise at the proper
tions and GOODNESS of this watering place.
A breakfast by Washingtonans is Oh the bills for
Tuesday morning, similar to that given to General
Belknap at the same hotel Sunday after church
hours the hero OF Atlanta and Raleigh was to be
Cassius Sss to swim the Tiber, talking to General
Morgan Smith as he leaned against the bathnouse
and raKed up the sand with his big toe. sherman
wore gray suit and straw hat, bound, official
fashion, with red tape. He was scarcely distin-
guishabe in this dress to his body orderly. He has
made decided impression here for his republican
simplicity bonh0Hnlie, and short, soldlerly talk
with ladies'. Hallet Wilbourne and his accom-
plished vile and daughter accompany the Sherman
party.
DEPARTURE OF THE FIFTH MARYLAND.
The Fifth Maryland regiment lett on saturday
morning, parading in tine style through the narrow
lsbyrnthine streets OF Cape May city, and playing
The Girl Lett Behind Me-" Rumor has Il that a
at at the ,e club house here. "We've bucRed every,
where in the world" said one, "and won something
A LITTLE FIGHT ON THE BEACH
with some Philadelphia rouRhS varied the amuse-
ments OF the Flth. young married woman was ,,
her in to battle, "willy nilly," without previous
introduction. When baltimore militiaman inter-
tered there a squaresstand-up battle, IN which
claret was drawn, big toes stamped and sand baths
induged in without vOllton. The rough proved
that he could go through Baltimore. A Jersey
policeman next interfered with his locust-one Of
Mayor Burr Miller's champion nine. The Phlla-
dephia roughs made him see as far back as Cap
tai N Japn Me xUh
buried him in the beach and prepared to sweep the
insular city, Then the glorious Fifth rallied, while
relief with razors and they three rOughs up to
the Mayors Office by the hair, and offered to post
tardy, was ready to shake the earth at blow to
OF its police, and the chief offender will prob
ably see the inside of Trenton JAIL little thiev-
ing has been noted Desdes at some OF the hotels,
generally resulting from the loose practice Of ladies
here of putting their chamber Keys under the hall
carpets instead OF carrying them to the ONCE.
We are to have more military here In a fortnight,
when one of the New Jersey regiments make
visit.
This is an admirable place at this time OF the year
ty get notions OF Middle and Border State poll
tics. Nearly the whole Philadelphia ring is here,
led by Bill Manu. Henry Bingham and Joe Elliott.
Bingham is the mooted candidate Of the ring for
Mayor IN the centennial year, when the city wants
to put its prettiest man forward. He is very
young, good looking, prompt and important. BIZ
Mann Is S tne III ringmaster par efcesence edncatea
and efficient as Prosecuting Attorney: He began
his career as a prosecutor OF criminals with Will
liam B. Reed, ex-Minster to China. His goal Is
the United Stats Senate, to succeed John Scott.
Colonel John w. Forney s here with his lady, the
bride Of mis- youth before he fought old Bucks
battles, and she is public spirited and sprightly,
getting up tableaux for beneyolent purposes.
Colonel Forney thinks Hughes will be elected in
Virginia and says that II he were to begin life
once again he would aim to edit newspaper, just
he has done. He thinks iavorably Of the federal
assumption OF Southern debts.
Judge Bond, United States Circuit Judge for the
Carolinas, Vlrginias and Maryland, is at Congress
Hall. He states that the Lewis faction in Virginia
Ofices to that Senator's relatives, thinks North
Carolina destined 10 be the most prosperous South
ern State and believes that the republicans VIII
carry Maryland and send Creswell to the Senate.
WATERING PLACE NOTES.