Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-24

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FAMILIAR FACES AND FRIENDS OF
FORMER DAYs-A DELIGHTFUL TRIP
UP THE HUDSON, AND A GAY TIME
GENERALLY.
NEW YORK HOTEL,
NEW YORK CITY, Aug, "A, ts11J
DEAR HERALD: On my arrival here
l found several copies of your valua-
BILE paper. It was like meeting an old
friend or familiar face from home.
Amidst all the gay scenes through
which . pleaSure-seeker passes, there
is no greater satisfaction, than to be
able while absent, to peruse the col.
umns OF your own city paper.
Since writing you from the Green
brier White Sulphur, | have been
Swinging around the circle" consider
ably. l first went to Petersburg, then
to Old Point, then to Norfolk where l
took steamer for this city, thence up
the Hudson to Albany, and from there
to Saratoga, and then anne back to
New York, where l am enjoying . lit
tie rest before starting South. AT
Petersburg l met many friends
of former days, and our soldier
boys Of the Mississippi brigades who
were around the Cockade City during
the war, are rendered and spoken Of
in the most complimentary manner.
At Old Point l met Capt. Fenner and
family, and Mr.. Upshaw Payne and
wife, from New Orleans. Old Point
is q delightful place, and is well pa
tronized this season. The surf-bathing
is always inviting, and It was . lively
aud a lovely scene to see about LOO
bathers in the water ct one time. The
fare at the Hygela Hotel consisted In
part of fresh fish, oysters, soft.shell
crabs and plenty Of fruits and vegetA.
bles. l visited Fortress Monroe, aud
an officer pointed out to me the place
where Mr.. Davis was Imprisoned soon
after the war. Mr.. Davis was, for q
long while, kept In a narrow casemate,
but later was removed to q
building called Carroll Hail.
within the enclosure Of the fort
From Norfolk | came here on the
steamship "Old Dominion" It waG
raining most of the way, but the off,
cars said the sea was very smooth,
Your correspondent thought II thai
was called Q smooth sea, be would dis
like very much to try . rough one. ]
did Once think that | would like to
cross the ocean, but | believe l will de-
fer the trip until q railroad lie built Il
Liverpool. Imagine q trip to Europe
in Q fine Pullman would be far prefer
able to the magnificent saloons OF
White Star steamer.
Al Saratoga there was q great crowd
but among them very few from thu
South. There are even or eight large
hotels and ell seemed well filed. The
J Grand Union had 1859 guests. TIVE
of the hotels cover q space Of sever
t acres each. Ifpeople have diamonds
, and fine dresses to show, Saratoga il
the very place to visit, for there
Q every one seems to be 0Asklng Il
! the sunlight OF prosperity. Aside from
this gaudy show, however, Saratoga /
q really q charming place to visit. TIL
e city abounds in beautiful parks, brOal
avenues, handsome eQuipages an,
lovely residences. These things,togethe
with the great variety Of minera
, waters, could not fail to be attractive
: Col. d. W. Lamkin arrived yester
: day and is staying at this hotel. He |
lust from GreeL 6rier White Sulphur
> anil i literally intoxicated with III
,, pleasures Il that famous wateriDI
place. He tells me that Mr., Eugenl
: Martin aud family aud Miss Mimi
" Blake have gone to Versailles, Ky, I
spend a short time before returning
Vicksburg,
! L~ieutenant.G Governor Wilt, Of lou
i isiana, Is also at the New York itJte
q Some Of the theaters are already ope
i and doing q fair business. Mar
Twain and Bret Harte have written
play called All Sin. It n bein
, played at the Fifth Avenue Thea
!" Ter, and the newspapers represeu
y Il az highly amusing. The scene !
I, laid in California, aud John Chinama
is the hero. Col. Lamkin and myseI
went last night, but did not like To
play at all.
y Gilmore's Gardeu Is the greatest a
traction at this season Of the year. Tn
temperature within the pavilion seen
y ed at least 10 degrees cooler than in Ii
street. Gilmore's great military ban
Consisting Of about fifty performer
=. discourses the most beautiful musl
- every evening. 1t Is a delightful Sun
a mer resort, and YOU can there see goI
~ geous tropical trees and plants, lovel
- NEUROLOGICAL statuary, and Thousand
- - of vari .colored lights. There Is ais
4 within the pavilion 3 grand cascad
~ which is a marvel OF nature in art.
Before closing this letter l desire
say something about nv trip up Il
Hudson. | lett New York on the splel
~ did steamer "Daniel Drew" su
:" there were about five hundre
40 passengers on board. II was a ga
os scene. The weather was pleasant mo
Of the way to Albany. A fine band
70 music played nearly all the time. 1t
al indeed the classic Hudson. Along i
borders there are many things OF !,
terest to the tourist, and there is |
it. other river in the world which rr
he SCENTS such q variety OF views. SOC
lis after leaving New York you see We
nd hawken, where Aaron Burr Kill,
me Hamilton In a duel in 1904. Then q