Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-15
THE COBB.s ISLAND EXCURSION.
STEAMER JANE MosELEY,

Prof. l.. II. Hayden and other we'll Known
citizens were among the party, and every
body on board looked beaming and happy in
view of the nice trip before them. We sped
along beautifully down the Potomac easily
dlstancing every craft on the river I'm a style
very satisfactory TO our party. Old residents
told new ones about the various points OF
interest as they were passed. One said the
Cemetery at Marshall's was the oldest in the
country while others said it wasn't Another
said Washington was born just about there,
little back from the shore. and somebody
else said he was born Ia Fredericksburg. &c,
on the whole affording the ignoramuses an
UNI card OF opportunity for laying in a stock
of the most reliable Information. On we
went, touching only at Piney Point and at
Point Lookout, and by II O'Clock were
pushing out into the bay amidst clouds and
darkness, apparently thick with storm The
next morning, at GO clock, we arrived
AT NORFOLK,
and instead of leaving at once and getting TO
Cobbs Island at noon, by some seemingly
mysterious dlspensation Of fmprovidence
the Norfolk agent, to accommodate Rich
mOnd tourists, had advertised us to start at
O'Clock p. m, and so we found ourselves
stuck for an eight-hours' sweat in this scorch-
ing city of almost unbounded but unutilized
possibilities. AS our wharf happened to be
the focal point OF heat in this whole region,
we. like the rest, prudently cleared out and
went up town to do the city. Reaching the
market, we noticed a fine show of vegetables
ard fruit, including pears and some few early
peaches. Wesaw some handsome residences,
with beautiful magnolia trees in the yards;
but dilapidated Old houses abounded. The
erection OF new house appeared TO be some
thlng OF phenomenon, as we saw but three
| in process OF construction. Cobble-stone
| pavements were the rule. There were no
| nice fountains or public parks; neither did
we see single real pretty girl in Norfolk
nor any pictures OF them at the Photograph
| galleries. Perhaps II wasn't a good day for
pretty girls. Coming out of this magnificent
harbor at O'Clock, we passed the wreck OF
the Merrimac, which sunk in Hampton
Roads on her return from that famous bout
with the Monitor.
A HEAVY SWELL.
At the mouth of the bay we began to rock.
and good many got blue under the eyes and
Succumbed to the effect of the motion; and
as We passed outside the capes and encoun-
tered the broad swell OF the Atlantic, height
ened by tremendous thunder storm which
men men, DL9ke upon US, we pitched about In a
decidedly vigorous way. Not Jonadab
who valued his reputation, dared to venture
nom his StaterOOnl. Lively excursions across
the deck were in order whenever one let go
his post or door lamb, and clergymen aud
undertakers were full of promiscuOus antics
and complained that the floor few UP in
their faces. To those who were not sick,
however, the heavy roll was grand and worth
the price of the whole trip. At7< O'Clock we
were
AT THE ISLAND.
Many OF the party stayed on board till
Sunday morning, when the landing was
reached; but when we did get OFF into that
magnificent surf, which rolls right in from
the ocean, IL was positively grand.
THE BATHING.
There is no undertow whatever, and the
water is warm. and this beach sloping out
length OF the island. Nothing excells it on
the Atlantic coast. There are dressing houses
short distance from the hotel by a plank
walk, and bathing suits to be had for . cents
per bath. Our party made the most of il by
going in repeatedly in the hope of getting
soaked clean through, SO as To have it last
| a month, and TO cooped-up Washingtonian
nothing could be more delightful than TO be
Knocked around awhile by the waves unless
IL Is TO see somebody else scrambling in the
surf. We think well-known Georgetown
gentleman whom We saw in the water
| might, If inclined, give a weil-founded
opinion as to the power and effect of surf
| wave and how completely it will occupy the
energies of a man for the time being when il
| takes him unexpectedly from behind. The
hnest hshing also abOundS. Sharks, large IN
size and numbers, are found, but they never
approach the surf, as they dread getting
stranded.
A GROWING ISLAND.
| The island has shade trees, and is free
| from mosquitoes and is now enlarging at
The rate OF fifty yards a year on one side
| from the inceSsant action of the ocean waves
casting up sand. When Cobb first came here
| from Cape Cod thirty five years ago he used
10 stake his boat at the corner of his house.
That same shore is now a third of mile of.
| 1t Is said that he bought the island for $50,
and fifty bushels of salt, and that Hamilton
Easter OF baltimore, offered him 500 600 for
| 1T, which he refused. His three sons run the
place, which consists of half a dozen small
frame houses grouped about larger one
called hotel. About eighty bOarders are
| there now. Every one praises the bathing.
nshlng, boating, shooting, and the delicious
health giving breeZes.
Altogether We had splendid trip at
| trihing expense compared with the pleasure
| enjoyed and benefits gained to health. The
| next time the steamer will not leave Wash
lngtoh until evening and not stop at Nor
iolk but few moments either way AMI so
give all the time TO CObb's Island. Y.
A MILLIoNAIRE's BENEFACTIoNs-The
VIII OF the late Robert II. Ives, of Provi-
dence, X. l., has been presented. His i'm
mense wealth, with few legacies or be-
| quests excepted, is bequeathed 10 his daugh-
ter. the wife of Prof. VIM. III. Hammel, late
of Brown University. The special requests
are To foreign missions. 81, 900; home mis-
| sions, IS 900; Church OF the Redeemer, Prov
tdence, $4,000. The personal requests are:
X Lee, Boston, $4,000; Right Rev. Bishop
Thomas NJ. Clark, of the diocese of Rhode
Island, and the Rev. Messrs. Richards and
Wheeler, OF Providence $500 each; Rev. Mr.
duane, TO purchase watch, 500; John w.
Vernon, $500 per annum; Mrs. Emory, of
Boston, his siSter-in-law, - 900 per annum,
and TO each OF his numerous servants 500
and 500 per annum. To his son-in-law, Pro-
lessor CANNED, the use of the house during
lie ana $1,000 per annum, with the condi-
ton attached. Professor Gammel and his
son, Robert Ives CANNED, are named as ex-
ecutors. The property left by Mr.. Ives is
estimated at from 100000 900 to $50 900 600
some place it at a higher figure.
A PETRIFIED PATRIoT-Mazzini was re-
fused Christian burial, but a physician
begged the privilege of preserving the body
by process of petrifaction of his own in
vention. He was allowed to experiment
and the result is that the body now reposes
on pedestal, clad in dark dressing-gown
with scarlet bindings, black pantaloons kid
slippers, and black kid gloves with the fin
gers cut Off like mits. The flesh is of a blu-
lsh-gray color and is as hard as a brickbat
He repOses in the little temple without the
campo SantO, Genoa, while near at hand,
just over the wall, the ashes of his mother
are mingled with consecrated earth. The
eyes of this stone body are wide open, the
hair and moustache very life-like.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET-During
the week under review there was not much,
If any, improvement in the general condition
OF the trade. There was a well-sustained
movement in wooden goods for mems wear
but cotton goods dragged despite liberal sales
OF fine and courtyard brown sheetings, which
were stimulated by means of large discounts
Business continued very quiet with import
ers during the week, and sales were manly
restricted to small parcels of the most staple
fabrics. The jObbing trade dragged heavily
although there was some demand for limited
reassortments by retailers in the INTERIOR
NJ Y. Bulletin, 14fh.
THE CARLIsTs.-Dorregara being unable
to penetrate into French territory, has turned
back toward Barbastro. part OF Carlists