The New York herald., 1876-07-30
NIAGARA FALLS.

THE SEASON IN IT'S HEIGHT-A MARRIAdE AT
A HoTEL-DoN CARLOS LOOKED FOR, BUT
NOT coME-sPELTERINI ON THE HIGH ROPE
OVER THE RAPIDS.
NIAGARA FALLS, July %, 1876
The prospects of business the Falls were rather
dull during the early part oil the season. but lat,eriy
there has boen slight Improvement in the hotel
rivals that the streets present quite busy appear
Niagara not quite the den of extorton that
used to be in times to-day hacks be had
reasonable figures aud good hotels not dearer than
at other summer resorts. There has been quito rush
OF foreigners during the past two weeks, and to-day
sat down 10 quite lively breakfast table, there
two Japanese, three Italiars and two Spanards
close to me, each nduging in his own peculiar
lingo and when giving their orders the Japanese
showed themselves decidedly the best English scholars
Bridal couples rather scarce this season, the
Centennial has received the most attention from those
mated doves but we had marriage the other day in
private parlor OF the International that created utter
OF excitement AS both the bride and bridegroom wcre
really goodlookng and won tho hearts Of the opposite
sexes, VINO sympathlzed with them their msior-
tune. We have been waiting some days for Don Car
los but tue iustrous spanard has yet made his
appearance, much to the annoyance of a number OF
young ladies who dying to this romantic prince
who has fought so calamity for his inheritance.
The excitement duriag the past month has been the
Spelerin, very interesting young italian lady who
yesterday gave her III exhibition the high ropO
over the Niagara Rapids She is quite the rage at
Niagara and much pettcd by the ladies' they thor
oughy appreciate the magnitude of the performance
she has uss completed. recunarlly IT has a
success, with the exception of lew clear headed in
Gviduals that the benefit TO the derived from
the walks OF Nile Speterini her subscription list was
very thinly filled, and then third of those
who put their names down declined to pay
when the collector paid them a visit The
ropo on which Mile. Speerni walked Is /, 900 feet
long, and WAS stretched across the gorge of tho
rapids about go feet below the railroad bridge. At
that point she walking about 200 feet above the
rapid, running water On each occasion that Mile
SpelterIn has performed she has executed her difficult
task without the slightest mistake, although once or
twice she had to encounter some especial danger.
sunstroke IN the street is not very pleasant and on
rope 200 feet water would be likely uunerve
person. but tho young CIR! won't down on ono knee
and rested until she recovered her and could
clearly The strength in the performance OF
Mile SpelternI Is the peculiarly graceful and artistic
manner which she executes the difficult feats
also the wonderful endurance that enables her to
walk 9o0 fect on rope carrying sixty pound pole.
Nine hundred and ninety-ninc women OF 900
could not carry sixty pound pole 100 feet while walk
ing on the ground 1t is also SO much tho more
tedious when walking in baskets. blindioldeL.
in sack, backward, IN cnans any OF her other
different ways of going Yesterday was her last per.
Torrance IN Niagara as although the business has i'm
proved considerably II does not pay, over two
thirds of the spectators roman outside the enclosures
and evade paying the admission lee OF twenty-five
cents. II she has not made any money she has made
reputation that Will follow her all over tho world as
she certainly the most accomplished artistic that has
ever crossed the niagara Rapids sin gle rope Her
friends arc having gold medal made IN Buffalo, which
Will he presented to her souvenir Of the falls and
n remembrance OF tho difficult task that she accom-
of tho guests OF the International HOTEL where
Mile. Spelteilui had her rooms