Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-04

EXCEPT THE ArLANrIo-RETURN OF TIE LIVERY
oAvALoADEs-INTEREsTI GOSSIP AND oEN-
ERAL NOTES.
Correspsndeace Of tie Commercial.
McMAKIN's ATLANTIC HOTEL,
CAPE MAY, N. j., Sept. 2.
Cape May has thinned out wonderfully, though
many visitors remain. Last Saturday night a
hop was held at the Stockton House and two
thirds Of the room was cleared for dancing, but
when the company arrived the remainder of the
room had to be cleared of tables, ETC., in short
order and even then il was jammed. There
have been hops every night this week at the
Stockton. More people are here than WAS sup
posed and lack of amusements elsewhere
served to concentrate them there hence the
crowd.
MANY SPLENDID TEAMS
yet occupy the boulevard, as they call our pleas
ant new beach drive Leadinghams livery stock
and carriages have left Congress Hall for Wash
ington also the huge Willard Hotel omnibus has
gone back to its winter quarters They go by
land. driving up to Salem, N. j., taking the
steamer Major Reybold to Delaware City and
thence via Delaware and Maryland home.
Speaking of Congress Hall stables, one of
Leadinghsms colored hostlers quarrelling with
another, an Irishman, tried to throw him under
the heels OF vicious horse that he might be
kicked and injured and succeeded, but the
ooLoRED MAN WAS KICKED
in the groin, fatally injured and died next day.
The white man escaped uniniured.
Allison Naior, Jr.'s beautiful livery stock, al
so from Washington, still remain. They quarter
at tho Stockton and Columbia stables every sum-
mer They drive here and home by land, also,
and form immense cavalcade OF handsome
horses beautiful vehicles, and nAtty coachmen in
gay lveries.
Speaking of cavalcades, Murray's circus enacts
here September 6, having engaged ground on
the Atlantic Hotel property, This is the second
such visitation ever made here Our 1rst took
place last September.
We visited the steam boat landing, this morn
ing and found tho wharf still standing. The
Gin Point ceased running on Monday last, leay-
ing here for Philadelphia that day. Tho rail
road has also taken Off one daily train-that
which left Philadelphia at 2l5 r. NJ. and here at
$50 z. NJ. II fast express.
WE CALLED AT SEA GROVE
and ascended the befry OF tho Pavilion. -Four
OF the windows are set with green yellow, blue
and red glass to look through which gives the
landscape and sea view the appearance of spring,
summer, autumn, and winier. Appropriate
poetical quotations sutmount each window.
Every one visiting Sea Grove should ascend the
pavilion, the view thorefrom being very fine,
and that through the seasons windows worth
visit This pleasure is gratuitous, being the
FREQ gift of tho generous president Alex. Will
din, Esq. Sea Grove Hotel has eighty guests
hotels have closed already, and others coptem-
plate doing so early. The Ocean House shut M
on Monday. Congress Hall is nearly deserted
and rumor says will close to-day Columbia
shuts Sept. 9th the Stockton, we believe, runs
until the 9th of September. Our All 'ntlc House,
open all the year, contains thirty guests to-day.
Ii will lose some this Z. NJ, but has their rooms
engaged to others coming. The weather since
Tuesday has been perfect.
SEPTEMBER Ar THE SHORE
ia always our prettiest month and has set in this
year. magnificently. Congress Hall wharf has
been a fine attraction all summer. Seated at the
outer end, to watch the glorious bilows roll
shoreward and dash in foaming beauty on the
beach is very pleasurable. 1t extends 600 feet
seaward from the drive. and at least so yards
beyond the outer surf. Porpoises and other
large fish are constantly playing about the sea
end, giving fine view of them. Angling by
amateurs IL pursued there and we saw one gen
teman hook small swapping mackere, though
the general success of fishing is Indifferent.
WHALE WAS SEEN
about August 25th, abreast Of the Excursion
House. 1t was quite large, and some ladies'
mistook it for floating wreck, but it threw a
spout of water and proved to be genuine King
of the Ocean.
The body of sailor washed ashore last week.
He was unknown and quietly taken in charge by
the Coroner and buried. Peace to his ashes.
The Episcopal church holds two more ser.
vices, vet, if not more. Rev. Mr.. Monroe, OF
Emmanuel church, Philadelphia, will preach
next Sunday, September the 9th, and Rev,
Dr. Fogg, of Christ church, on September 18th.
The attendance there this season has been very
full.
We have had goodly number of Whining
| tonians at the Atlantic this summer, and fire.
| ouently encounter others of our former towns
mon domciled at the various other hotels.
JOHN MoMAKIN.