The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-24
LIFE OPENING Nv NEWPORT
The seiigmnn-iIli Question The Oid-Fash-
Inned Jew. In NcMport-roIo.

aHair. without WISHING III any i"'"'., w "0
the CONTROVERSY IA an adNvi"s'"'u'' NV w.
src to make II g"nrraly ana pu"'''S N"'""
tina, the hotel and boarding house Keepers room
renters. villa letters mack urN''S' anu o'n''
purvcyors To the wants nnh pi'"surcs VI ''o
rh-prnycd-i ornhi mum pr'y'u-'" 7''"'EV'
entertain no narrow pr'Juuic'S ""V","E .''o
race. rank, or reHEloh oi 'io"c ""V VIE" ~ W.
sport themselves III 'he s'h OF iasI''oh ""''n
surrounds ana prrmcatos inns Er'a summer
centre OF cultured American "r's,''lu'S'
Nowporiers proper inc aoor'-'nos OF 'n' P'"''
belieNe IN one uod' ana WORSHIP W ,"' si''"c"'
Mammon. without hclnS lnIulSVlN'' my III
varuhly ask concerning the stranger VINO a'-
plies for admiuanrc wltnih 'h'lr E"'s' nus
he got the shekelS = TINS QUESTION "n'' S'''s-
factorily settled no other u'in'u'"'s '"n Po9S'-
by present themselves We u'"'No Nowi,o''o'o
would not p' sorry To $40 n'' Nurn'"H' "''" ''v"N
branch HOUSES "uol' 'uuE' 'iU,'" Nv" yum
Tor keeping "Is,-'"SS S"'n'"'' "'.''I
jews ana "'h'''cs are n'"'' "''','u ~ ~
present ur'"' pr'I"'"''ns ""''
w receive ,h'" IN" any ~" "" Wv r.''' u'
luton or any o'n'r n'"n' 'cn"'"r ,''"' " Wv
udc "i summer chlgr"''"h '"""'" .,''s "''uv ",
Aln'rl'nn W'",'" n''" '"'",'' "."'i ,,r
wth d'hsh' ny 'he s'unp'o n".N'S. i'""7
people point win pr'n' ','' '''' ,"', "n' "u'',
dr'd years ago inc jews l"'niVu " '"'su """
hohoraple portion ol 'hls commune "'iu IVY
resented I""'o VI '''' '''''
enterprise of old Newport Iouro street ana
,.ar,' ,,r,nI o,,,ro Ii.hrcw Abraham Touro.
were hhIh'u ""or "'"''"' N''"''''"' M
,tmos mo J,,v,sb svnn.,n,,,,e ON Touro street
lust above Spring street. dedicated in 1868. and
Tor many years the only place Of Hebrew wor-
shin on this continent. was erected through u
lcguost made by Abraham Touro. Though ut
present no longer used. il is kept in admirable
condition. by means Of the interest GA 100000
l,f for tina, purpose boy judah rouro.
Newport has great reason To be proud OF tho
record of her Hebrew citizens. There were
in l774 three hundred families OF Jews in New
port. represented 10y men Of great learning. in
tanigcncc. and enterprise. They are all gone,
and the dwelling houses they erected. their
rvnngoguc. and their graveyard. are the only
memorials LEFT Of their existence. These are
rcligiously preserved rs venerable memorials
Of frugal. useful. industrious. and enterprise
ing people. who in their day and generation,
contributed greatly TO the prosperity and re
hown OF Newport In later days Mr.. August
belmont tho New York banker. who married a
daughter of the late Commodore Perry. and
makes Newport his summer home, revived the
traditions If those merchant princes Of tho
uldon time. Near the old stone mill. and facing
Bellevue avenue. stands the Perry monument.
erected by sir Belmont at cost OF hard on
slunuO.
The Newport DGi'y Ners advrrtscs that tho
Ocean House. this old and world-renowno "A
lnt.l. will br open for the season. juno %.
l,77." NV York advertisements add. at re-
du-ed rat. transient board $3.50 pr day.
] .trollrd down there this morning. and saw on
the front piazza thosc nfallible signs Of the
opening Of the Newport season-the four
hronz,d dogs freshly painted beautiful sea
Ire"n color. all ready To be placed ON guard at
the portals of this old ami world. renowned
l'trL' say bronze d N-s. with no Wow Of de-
rriNng the public These line works Of art,
though perfect in their way. are made Of some
lise composition. The idea OF painting them
'agrecn is an extremely happy one; it keeps
Up the illusion which CONNECTS the old and
vorld-rcnowned hotel" " tn the ocean. and
< yes the front piazza a nautical. shiyer-my-
timber sort OF IN air.
Great improv' monts have boon made in the
large dreary hall through which. during the
he.l, OF th' soason. the we'll remembered Sat
urllay evening funoreal professions tax" place.