The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-10

Cole received parcel from New York. IL CON
tanned n splendid black silk dress ana Letter OF
thanks and compliments from Gen. Sir William
Howe 1t was he who mad done the cnurnlng.
The dress Is an heirloom In the Cole family, and
the letter u preserved NJ one OF the few pleas-
ant "reminiscences OF a war IN which the weaker
party oirriel out To successful is'ue the suS-
gestion IN ids nv the farmers wife, Keep on
long enough and you'll fotch butter"
ID ring tho var, the people " New jersey 70.
ga ded all the residents OF staten Island a.
Tories, aud committed IN nv deuredations on
the prop 'rty Of men fIlly "A pitrotlc rs them
selves. Ihe Pralls and other families living on
the Sound wero frequent sufferers. All inter
course between the islanders and the Jersey
men was prohibited, ami during the seasons
when the Kills aud the Sound were navigdple,
gunbO Is kept ulyiug to and fro to enforce the
prohibition. and the expense was detralei hy
tax laid upon the people. When the hlll ana
Sound were frozen over, patrols were stationed
along the shore. to prevent commune itiOn.
RE .mOnd cont .ins the county buildings, The
Court House, the jail. and the Surrogates p1lce.
The land on winch some oil these buildings
stand was beque ithed TO the county by mem
stipulated that 1t should De held Oy the county
IA long a. the town OF RchmOnd remained tue
county seat. 1here lie now on foot movement
To CHI lnRe the capital OF the county To lOinp
Kinsvilie but as the change would involve the
expenditure " several hundred thousand dol
lars, tue cautious farmers aud Oystermen are
rhe first Court House on the island was built
at stony Brook. II was a log cabin with two
rho prisoners stayed, us long AS 1t pleased them,
In one room. aud the keeper IN the otner. Wnen
moved out Of his roo u aud gave II up to judge
aud jury. As population Increased, now jail
was found necessary. THIS was built at CuckOIs
town. at that time the only name borne by the
present town OF Richmond. Ibis jail was OF
stone, and the old records In the County Clerks
Office bear witness thai IL was fourteen feet
long. twelve feet vide. two stories hign, and
that tue distance between PLANK aud beam was
six feet. At about the same time tue church OF
the Waldenses and tue French church, being
ID ior aud feeble. made "a combination, and a
building to 10 used by both congregations was
tod "a [.
House now stands lhe early pastors were
Dominic Drisius of New YORK aud DIR. David
Dourepos both good men either one OF whom
might say, II he could return to earth to-day.
what old Howell said Of tue gJspeliers Of his
time. our pfeachmsn' too many Of thom' nave
Two miles from Richm md IL New Dorp,
where you will nrst he Interested IN the Mora
wan Church. plain but tasteful Structure.
built In 1913. Its first donation was from john
u ATTY. whD gave Il nvc and hat acres Of good
land. Cornelius Vanderbilt. whose ancestors
lie here ~ large, ma siye vault Of granite,
gave 1t al different times ABOUT MY acres. Inc
Vanderbilt vault Is the feature OF She churcn-
ward. over the front Is a marble stltae Of
! Grief. which WIS chiselled In Italy, and COST
the Commodore $500.
not interesting as the tramp across the other
side Of tue island. nor Is tho journey to Iotten
beautiful view from that place OF the hritdn
lay; SANDY Hook ba,' and the quaint. old city
OF Perth Amboy. across " Achter, h Ill"
A visit To the Seamen's Retreat on tho east
shore. and another t. the ullrs' snug Harbor
on the north. are fullY worth a days time. Inc
Seamen's Retreat Is "A hospital for sick and dts
abed seAmon, supported by a voluntary taK
pad nv men who ~ down 10 the sea in snips.
Sailors snug Harbor Is AN institu ion founded
10y Robert Richard Randall, a wealthy New
Yorker. as a home for worn cut and superaunu-
atod sailors. His viii was drawn up bi two men
celebrated IN the history pf the country Alex
ander Hamilton ami Daniel ID. fompkin-. After
he had directed the distribution OF a few be-
quests to frlends aad relatives, he turned to :
lawyers and said dOlefuliy, What snali do
with the restr
How did you make your fortunel" asked
Hamilton.
II uidn't make 1t at ALL said Randall; 1t
was left to me bi my father
" How did he make mr. was the next ques-
ton.
&" By commerce" was the answer.
linen whv not leave 1t to the poor fellows
who neiaed u make itf'
Aud 1t was doLe. II will crafty all patriotic
staten Isl tnder- ~ well Is thousands Of others
/ Interested Ia tne history Of the cOun ". to
know that \ fuli history OF the island by john j.
Cmte, Of West Now Brighton. Is now nearly
read, for the press. The author has been en-
gagged for many years IN cOlltting material for
the work. and wnon nnisnsd II will he one Of
the most Interesting local histories Yet pub
lIsntd. l am Tgely inieotoI to Mr.. Clute for
facts contained ia this article. and for sJggss-
tons that found y4iu able In my recent tramp
over the island.