The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-05

Main and Park strseta Francis Hopkinson as we'll a.
former on The hsrpssSosS The old Hopsiusoa house
u owned aud occupied IN the summer BY Colonel
Oliver hopkinson, Of Philadelphia, aud u one may
Judge from The sounds Of . Ran quartet Tor piano,
vioiia, viola and v0lonceo that came noatns out
throush me open windows OF the house The musical
generation Of Hopkinsona Tho tones Of inat hfst
violin wera made by no ordinary amateur, and y was
iavorlte pupil Of vieuxtemps ana is one OF the most
accomplished violinists OF the day
TON PAINE.
Among other famous who have lived IN BORDEN
here IN l7ss, and at other tines He made his home
with Colonel Joseph krkbride, one OF the old Bor-
dentowp families. an accomplished gentleman aud An
officer IN the Revolutionary war whose residence was
on the hilton, and forms part of the Bordentown
Female College building The room Paine occupied
pointed out TO visitors, ana Is said to be haunted
Colonel kIkorde was no! At all Of paine's way 81
they were friends Paine liked Bordontown very much,
and made y one Of his homes "a letter TO . lady
friend III New York lie sad:-"l had rather see my
horse, Button, eating the grass Of Bordcntowu or
Morr'sana than SEQ all the pomp and show Of Ea'
the people OF Bordcntowu, ana was very much feared
anu disiiked 6y tho good people OF the Town Miss
Nara H. Mutt, who lives al bellevue, one Of the
Oldest houses IN tho town. or rather Just out OF the
town, told your correspondent that sue remembers
nearing her mother tell her uncle krkbride
brought Tom Pane ono day 10 call on Mr.. Samuel
Rogers his brothcrin-law, At bellevue. Mr.. Rogers,
although an Old school gentleman, vas man OF strong
KrSDrde presented Mr. Paine ana that gentleman ss
tended his hand Dir, Rogers put his hand behind him
and refused tho introduction ''My mother was ex-
cecdingy mortified SAID Mss Mutt 'that her uncle
Rogers should be SO rude ~ his own house and have
often heard her say that she fell very sorry Tor Mr.
Paine" Paines chie resort IN Bordentown was the
Washington House, tavern Sill standing on the cor
ner OF Name AUD Crosswick streets Ito very
Careless ia his dress end dirty IN hts person when no
worse for tho Washington House brandy, OF which no
was very Iond.
THAT IS LEFT
There Is nothing remaining OF tho Bordentown
Bonapartes but The Lake House. where Prince Charles
aud Zenade lived, and The porlcrs lodge and garden.
crs house. The former has been converted into
boarrng house, for which II Is well suited In the sum
mer, as II stands On the borders Of the Lake Ia tho
miIst OF magnificent PARK. The palace was torn
Gown many years ago ny an Engiishman named Beck
street Tho oply things that Mr. Beckett saved from
the PALACE Two manolpeces sent 10 this country
Us present 10 joseph Benaarte by biz uncle toe Car
dna They were carved in Italy ut Cost OF 81, 900
each, and are beautiful as works Of art The Beckett
pIaco staads uuoccupied Mr. Beckett dying = few
years since ana his vile moving 10 New York.
There 700 acres within tho park groands, 50
that none but very rlcu man Gould keep up tho
pace us Il should be. Murat House still stands on
Park street, but tho home OF royalty has becoGne
woman by tho name Of Winnie Flynn, who would not
sell out tor love or money and tho sidewalks,
Prince Lucien Murat and tho titled mobiles OF the
house OF Murat swung under the trees In luxurious
youngsters, who paddle In the gutter with the pigs
and make day hiaeons with their noise, while their
parents mako night hileous with free tights, IA which
the Widow Flynn bears lively hand. Nothing short
OF book can 10 justice 10 Bortentown, and Mr. f. ~
Woodward sensible Of this fact has turned his ener
gics in that direction and Is publishing series OF III
tcrestlng papers IN the Bordeptown Register, which
will eventually be published In book form.