The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-25
AWAY FOR SCOTLAND.

EDINBURGH. July II, 1875
IL must have been VITA a sense OF relief that
oar American rinemen landed at Greenock, on
the clyde, yesterday morning, without encounter
Ing crowd or receiving the cheers which have
deafened them wherever they have been in Ire
land. DR.. Chalmers. OF Scotland. once went on
Bermonlzing tour through Ireland ana came home
terribly iatigred. When asked II he had not been
indulging In excessive spiritual labors he an
swered, ut was no The preaching but the eating
through Ireland tnat discouraged me-" In like
manner our victorious rinemen might say
at was no the shooting but the feastng which
wore out" Irish hospitality In Dublin con-
tinued unchecked after the close OF the Rifle As
ISOLATION meeting until the team was summoned
10 Belfast, and series OF Jetes, really colos-
Bal in their extent and magnincence.
VISIT TO PowERscoURr
and an entertainment at the country seat Of
Alderman Manning were the GROWING social
events of the teams to Dublin and vicinity.
Those jolly veterans, Major Leecn ana Alderman
Manning, TOOK the party in charge, and, leading
them irem the pleasant town of Bray with its
nne beach, romantic mountains and good hotes,
into the open Country, took them through the
lovely glen Ia which the Dargle nnds pathway
among mowers ana moss-grown rocks. All the
peasantry IN the country Side had turned out to
see TIE long procession OF jsunting and
hedges and under the archlng oaks and ems.
some amusing mistakes as to identity occurred.
During halt by the roadside two rustics came up
to Major Leech, and one Of them, respectfully
Eouchtng his hat said
~ big yer honor's pardon, bat me IN this man
has laid wager N say yez are the captain OF
the Amorick1n team"
''Sure any one I'D know the gintleman fur an
Amorickin oy his seard,n chmed in another. The
CONSERVATION OF both when Major Leech re-
Ronded In purest Dublin accent can be imagined.
IN INvIooEATIEG EANBLR AMID GRAND SCENERY.
The numerous company ramhlsd through tae
Elens and along the hilsides Tor several hours,
heu drove to "Powerscourt," the rich and ex-
Ienstve demesne which the nobleman OF that
name visits only In winter. Notning can be love-
ller than the vast PARK stretching away miles In
every direction from the superb old mansion
flied with Rood pictures and sratuary and richly
furnished apartments. The grand entrance hall
or the mansion Is hung with trophies OF the
Az least three score branching antlers attest the
skill OF tne Powerscourts. From the windows.
opening on an extensive lawn, one looks out on
Hope set with fountains almost rivallng In extent
me famous ones ut Versailles. Here and there
lornts Of rawn or dryad, cut In cleaning marble
peer from the foliage. The rose gardens, the con-
servatories and the long alleys through which the
uappled deer now and then dart, were all visited
BY the international party. which was next invited
to picnic at Powerscourt Waterfall.
In secluded glen in remote corner OF the
estate there Is hign rocky ciin, over which con-
hnually pours a dashina and ioaming stream,
ihe ripping and singing waters plungiHg at the
base OF the clin into kind Of corner in the rocks
where they become mimic Whirlpool. Near tAis
torrent tents were pitched, ana the neignborng
gentry were gathered TO meet the rtnemen At
ma nch
Alderman Manning. General Dakin, Colonel Glider
ileeve and Major Leech and the genial Alderman
was made the recipient OF superb silver pocket
mask as testimonial OF friendship from the Amer
lean rinemen. Gathered arterward into friendly
parties on the greensward, the visitors listened
to many q quaint tradition OF the place, aud
notably to the story OF the curse which vindic-
tive retainer OF the Powerscourt once passed upon
the family, ana which IL Is SAID has rendered the
unions OF the later lords OF the manor unfruitful
and condemns them to an early death. BeRuiling
the way with song the party then LETT pleasant
Powerscourt and drove back to Bray.
FROM BRAY
they proceeded by train to Oakley, where, In Al
aerman Manning's cottage by the sea- they dIned,
ana afterwards danced to the music OF waltzes
and the murmur OF the tides tapping the bases OF
The rock on which the Alderman's hoase is built.
Tuesday morning there was round OF calls on
Inc Lord Mayer and the many prominent citizens
whose reception mad been so cordial, and at two
D'eioek in the afternoon the team and friends re-
selved hearty good-by ovation at the Belfast
station Many hundreds Of people thronged the
streets near the railway, and among them were
scores Of the most distinguished people In the
city. The team had, on the sunday previous to ITS
departure from Duoln, been presented with the
FREEDOM OF THE IRISH RAILWAYS,
expressed In tho following words, handsomely
engraved on an elegant card. presented by Major
Leech to Colonel Gldersleeve:--
GRAND
INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH.
AMERICA WITH IRELAND.
June, 1875.
The directors OF the irish railways, as under-S
$signed. nave pleasure In welcoming the vIslt$