Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-20
THE SUMNER RESORTS.
[CerrespOndence Of The Siar.l

ancient village, and a right pleasant place /
find it for one seeking strong contrast with
the stir and hustle of Washington. even in the
duh season. Cambridge is down the bsy-thas
il, the Chesapeake baylor ii should be under
stood that the Chesapeake is emphstically The
Boy, being the largest in the United States. Its
length, following the curve, is about 200 mile;
its breadth varies from 20 40 miles, and Its
depth Of water lie sufficient for the largest ships
almost up to the mouth of the Susquehsnna,
that pride of Pennsylvania, which sweeps so
the extreme southeast of the state, ever delight
ing the eye with its broad expanse OF water, ats
ever-recurring shadows, its graceful windings,
and its beautiful shores. The Chesapeake is
remarkable for the vast number of arms
estuaries which mark its shores. Indeed, judg-
ing from the observations one may make in
reaching this point, he would conclude that so
far as the Eastern Shore OF Maryland Is con-
cerIed, the area of water is almost equal 10 the
area of land. The village from which write
Is situate on what Is called the ChoPtank river.
but 1t has more the appearance of an estuary
than river, for il spreads 70 several miles In
width, and in rough weather will give the steam
again, the water is salt, and oysters and crabs
and other salt water delieacies inhabit 1t,
and IL affords delightful sailing for pleasure
boats and other vessels of moderate drsught.
The length of the river is given as 100 miles, and
sloops ascend it to the mouth of the Tuckahoe(D
river, distance Of about so miles. My Penn
sylvania readers Il may remark by the way
will notice that If they have been supposing
that "Tuckahoe" was an institution belonging
taken. "Tuckahoe, God bless you'll Give US a
chaw of Terbaccur," was a salutation OF a
hardy, if not hard set of pioneers in that val.
T1ckahoe has changed. The railroad has done
the business for It. 1t L. now cleared and i'm
proved, and has a population perhaps as free
any other valley in the state. How it is along
the Maryland Tuck ahoe, L am not advised. But
this Is depression. L was on the Choptank. |
will 60 back, however, to say that we took the
x N m raj n ha
X. at Washington and arrived at Baltimore ''on
time" This road between Washington and
Baltimore runs through poor and unimproved
section, but uninviting as IL IL, il Is opening up
and pro TO present a very different appear
ance in the near future. Tie land along the
line is being bought by small formers and truck
gardeners, who will improve it as rapidly
their means will allow. OF Baltimore 1 need
not speak, further than 10 say il Is q
live city, growing rapidly in population,
and that its basin is the mot extensively odor-
GUS basin in the United States or anywhere else.
1t stinketh, and its stink is sickening, and civil
iZation cries out against IL. We are now on
board the steamer "Highlsnd Light" Her
huge wheels stir up the waters and the filth,
and, but now she glides out into the bay and
the first sweet breath OF its bosom restores US.
1t is evening. The sun has set, and the stars
are shedding the clear blue sky. But the east
has swung around to the west! 1 am quite posi-
tive about it. But how the dickens the Great
Dipper, the Polar Star, and the blazing comet,
got in that quarter so suddenly Is mystery;
Il
"head is turned" The weatheris fine and the
breeze fresh. The sky is clear and bright, and
Get with as lovely stars as ever looked down upon
the earth. The boat ploughs through the dark
waters that surround US, and sparkling spray
and flashing phosphorescence mark her course.
A ride down the bay on such night, on the
deck of such steamer, with such company,
let me assure the reader, is delightful. Aud WI
sit and enjoy it, until the ''wee small hours OF
the morning, when We .turn In" But the
FLASHING of the wheels, the groaning of the
an in apd tha +rar toua chr1fI haa,
the boat, as stroke after stroke her engine
forced her along, allowed US only an une2sS
rest, and o'clock finds US on deck watch az
the early morn spread its glorious light upOi.
scenes of rare loveliness. We have passed from
the bay into the Choptank And now at 9
O'Clock our boat is at the wharf at Cambridge;
and now We are putting away "ham-an-egSs
an-coffee' at the Dorchester house, an Old stvle
but pleasant hotel, with delightful lawn In
front on which croquet Is piled from morui q
70 night
Cambridge is the county seat of Dorchester
county, ana contains about two thousand in
habitsnts, about one third OF whom are coiored.
tank river, and, geographically, is as fiat as q
pancake, as, indeed, il all the country round
about-So fat, l am told, that there is not
hillock one hundred feet high in all the county
of Dorchester. In a business point of view the
town is dull, though steamer touches al its
wharf, and Railroad train arrives and depa [,
once day. 1t has five churches 1.-TWO white and
two colored Methodist, and one EpiscopaD, q
female seminary, four hotels, and a number o.
stores and tradesmen's shops. Its buildings are
mainly wooden, though it has several fine brick
residences. Its streets are lined with shade trees
and Its residences so surrounded with shrubbery
and trees a. 10 give an air OF comfort to even the
plainest of them. In short, Cambridge IL a
pleasant place-decidedly so, and IL might read
lily be made q very attractive summer retreat.
Its greatest drawback is its want of bathing
commodations, but these could be supplied at
little cost, ard perhaps before the return OF
another seasc n enterprise enough may be de-
veloped to supply them. Another want is row
boats and sail boats, though Of the latter We
found a very pleasant craft-albeit 81 for two
hours sail is rather "salty." However, an
and delightful, and no visitor should foregoit.
There are two newspapers Published here,
the editors OF both of which we found to be
very pleasant gentlemen. To Mr.. Johnston, of
the Democrat, we were under special obliga-
tiOns for reading matter during our stay. Be
fore closing we must add that a "Local Option"
election was held here two or three days ago,
and that the temperance men carried the day
in the town, and in all the districts in the county
save two. Reluctantly bidding good bye to
mine host Of the dorchester, }" we return TO the
"Highland Light, !" homeward bound. j. P. j.
LAST DAY OF THE LONG BRANCH RACES
The racing season at Monmouth Park for 1874
closed Saturday. The FIRST race was for the
August stakes-value S500-added to the sweep
stakes of $50 each, pay or play, for two-year
olde; second horse to receive 500 and third
horse $50 out of the stakes. Distance one mile.
The stakes closed with twenty nominations, out
of which seven horses started. The race wa
won by McGrath's Chesapeake, Chamberlin's
Lizzie X. second. Morris SYeetlID third. Ioril