, 1876-09-10
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
Grcnt Influx of Strangers to
tho Metropolis.
Fears Concerning the Oenten-
uial Rifle Match.
Sharp Practice on The Part Of a
Young Widow.
Western Sequel to an East
ern Romance.
IT. 4. a-.-
Budding Prirna Donnas--.A Good
joke on Nod SotIlern.

Budding Pritna Donnas--.A Good
joke On Nod Sothern.
Special Correspondence u The Tribune l
New YoEK, Sept. 7.-Thn returning tide Of |
travel Inns mcasurahly Increased, and gathers
strength With eaeh passing 1ny. The footl brings
It's not only our own citizens and their families
but rush Of strangers almost unparalleled cx-
ccpttng upon some extraordinary occasion when
tho crowds have como mud gono tho Same day.
Willie there nro thousands lero upon legitimate
business errasnls, there are many other tllot~
santa bent upon sight.scciug,-mosto Of them
Centennial visitors who l,avo either returned
from Philadelphia or are en- route TO that city.
The influx Of strangers Is indeed one OF tho marked
character1stics Of tho week: Aot bccAus0 this city Ia
20 small AZ to make tho rrrsanco Of visitors re-
markablo, Int by rcnsou Of the large nurbcrn
prrSent oyorysl,ore they occasion notice. Partly
for this rcason and partly for other Causes there IN
IN apparent rHvtynt Of ttado In many branches.
s a s sSs & ssssSass sss
Ing THO resisnl Of trade and returning prosperity Of
M, Thd % %h1pnft sn so s
sttor for the chance to put on nrs tho former for
tho probablu pr1Fts.
TIE CENTENNIAL n1PLE-NATcI.,
It Is no secret t1lht there IA very general cx-
pcctation that in tic coming international rifle
match tho American team will be defeated. The
rcccnt shooting las not been at NIL satisfactory,
md there las been lnlncntnblc fa1ltng-on in
the aggregate, as wol1 as in tho individual,
scores. During ths earlier practice days tho
| Americans did aomu excellent shooting md the
| first cght out OF II or II men made some very
remarkable scorcs. The aggrogato OF 212 out ofa
possible 125 by ME. Allen.wan n1so very cncourag.
! inY: but since tho team was selected tho scoscs.
hnvo fallen OIL. The bcat ahots acem to rank low
down. One day th!s SSek hs Faiton 3, yas loE, ~
sesacd in"s e H. ~ hs f'' nna l On
through tho several experiences. Yesterday, when
1risl and Scottish teams, tho american was
tr and IT y Fortunate yesterday WV .ot te Dc.
teain ts MT working Isr.nonsousiy together and
iact. tho pcsfeet Discipline and one:,an ;ystsln
f'ssd s u 3s assr spa as ss tsssSa as fE
here Ia another difficulty. Thu Remington rhO ia
gSnstny Wit Sat f@ IT, nses sa5pos; Ascs A.
loses the match It is to be turnrd into crusade
agnlnst sharpps rlho for long runse 80 there Ia
l.. ii hopo the Anorlcans viii wi In spito of the
public lellcf that they wont.
BOUND 70 MARTY HIM.
One Of the most singular marriages Of tho
year WIZ consunlMlatcd In this city on Monday
morning, and thu bride ind bridegroom arc nosF
enjoying tho swccts Of tho SarAtoga waters.
The gentleman was Of the ripe age Of &C, aud
tho Drldu blushiug widow Of -, but 1t WINS not
In this that tho singularity OF the marriage con.
sisted. Tho newly-nlale llusbnnd l,as been q
widowcr for 30 ycars, nnd ia thu father Of twu
grown daughters, both married and tho mothrts
Of y brood of cttldrcn. Tho father lived with ono
Of themt and, boIng tho possoss0r Of valuable
broadway sproperty and other real estato {hit
wealth helug estimated at 5000, 000), tllt
prospective division Of hla ducata betwecr
. considered ono Of tho ccssainttea O
the fusurc. Tho dea Of nts ever marrying again
s'ss sSai isas 10 csasei q to oss ss1ay bs d l..
spring be uet fascinating widow who to1s ~ tn
situation sna tho wtaSsf 1t IT. lanss ss com
:ap Spt obsesya.ea q his s1i'a1ta unt ona ay o,s
G aud accepted, and q ptoposal for secret nnpta
: lid 1s e. o1s q e. fuss; e sn e'ss
aDlactei tho falhur. For three, vceks. ID
: widow hunted for him In valn,, hut =
I ott Of his chldrcn's toll. rhu two took ad1oipip
roonsa broadway hotel, and, locking Tue e, Of
ssssa u u o III se SaSs Ws s s
ono q tto Jaughtars entered thv, hotel. md d
tanning access to tho room whers TER hs5 f1.hss n Was
!, desperate: For another week sho hunted. till
time ep1oylng 9s.ost!sa aad on sunday la'
gastliag lis danshic!a' protests, ~ aoadsy niorr
;, |ng ihs wedding took placu. 1ablcau:. Triumph
n vi widow, happy bridegroom and tiHconsoia'
i 4 TnMALn POLITICIANS AGAIN.
ii Since writing about MrB b, thu politician
wife Of Republican official, l have heard VI II
IL olllor OIL the Democratic side who is her nlatc
X Her uame IL Mrs Nj. Her husband h,
~ been identified to solno extent with Ta.nlnnt
"a Hull, but lie is now III, hunorcd member Of tt
Manhattan Club. They lIvu on, Thirty-c!gh
r. atrcet, lear Fifth avenslo, and their home, 1u
ts before tho clcction was noted as tho scctle Of
er usual hospitality to young men, particular
III those Ut Republican antucclcnts. The assAtan
y; ~ Ut tho wives aud daughters Ut other Dnmocra
" ara secured, aud tho active clcctlonoesing lrlc
performed in their par!ots nro tho nablce
IS. s. OF many hearty laugh. II ~ fcsat
" OF this Woman that one night It WIS deemed {
At ,nado up ihcatru arty of thlrsy-slx young pc
y uio to start fton hcr home, twenty of whom W.
% Inn TaSy hr " saInr thS Woa ca a
~, dentaiy informcd tho y1u..g i.'cn that they wog
ny confer IN oycr!astls Obligation upon or IT, pF
10. on Sixth 1sonHo 10 = caucus ind vots .o-aud.s
bo hsf husband alssstsd, lhsy complied, am! q
I'd gnrIed III Important. Atses lllat they proceeded
RI tut theatre and enjoyed pleasant evening.
Ks sCRHE At TlIK Wlt1Ta STAR BTHAaIRR,
On Saturday lust Mrs. Hurry IIuley, rea!di
Ut OIL Bergen avenue, Jersey City, entered thu
y. ice OF Justice Chambcrs, Of TINT city. nj
~ stated that she ta good reason to fear TINT
~ husband WIS ubol,t to start to Europe With
m. otllcr fenlule, anu asking for warrant for
Is, arsasf. As no tiuo was u bo lost, tho warra
~ wis lssue, and placod In ottlcor's hsnda ta G.
cute. liz left tho coart.roonl accompanied by
'c,l woman, and aroyc ut furious ralo toward
th, furry. Al tho lleaa Of tho .WhArs they saw 6
nrl mn Tt