New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-28
SUMMER LEISURE.
SARATOGA SPRINGS.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 27.-SaraJVga pre-
sents q wonderfully gay and festive appearance TO-
night Congress Park has been the scene OF splendid
pyrotechno display this evening for the heneht OF
local soldiers Monument fnnd. inc fatk Was M
crowded. at least 5000 people witnessing the as
play from the interior OF the grounds land as many
more and n S Iam BoWSnS band and Ioth
ans and Stubbss orchesras of the Grand Union ana te
United States Hotels furnished the music The YrOtrch
MES were exceedingly beautiful, and the general effect
was very brilliant.
Athafpast ten O'Clock tonight Mr., EdsOn's musical
telephone tested in the Western Union Telegraph
Office Messrs. Vanderbilt Durkee and number OF other
gentlemen being present The singers were in the Western
Union building NewYork, and after the instruments had
been adjusted henotcs could be distinctly heard through
out the room here TagliapetTa sang several pieces
selection from "Lohengrn and The Last Rose OF sum
mer being heard with special distineness Madame COie
sang several pieces her voice being easily distinguished
from Tagliapetras, although the words were not auu
BILE The pieces received with hearty applause ana
the Performance excited tue utmost enthusiasm. MI.
Vanderbilt made the remark "Ths thing is only III us
infancy" and the general opinion was that LOT
an infant IL did very WELL Tomorrow evening
a concert is to be given through the telePhone
at the Grand Union Hotel, ana the pI9DaDii ny
is that it will draw out very large audience OF the ans
tnguished guests at the hotels The Instrument was ad
usted and arranged at this end OF the line by M JONI
son, who states that this is the severest eso whch me
telephone has ever yet been subjected the distance Des
about $50 miles.
A movement is on foot among the visiting clersymen
TO stop the Sunday evening concerts the ground that
they interfere with the Sunday evening service.
Among the arrivals at the Adelph to-day are the fol-
lowing: The Rev T. s. BuOdy Of Newbuig, III. Morgan
of Cayuga Lake, p Phcan of Syracuse.
At Congress Han the following guests bpve arrived !:
Geo. H. Levy OF The TrOu Press, A. ]. Engleand wife,
NJ. Thorne and WIFE, and ". b. Reed OF Philadelphia g.
G. Cole Of Chicago, f. c. Clements of Fort Edward H. NJ
Warren and Mrs. Warren of Brooklyn, Mrs A. w wright
Miss Wright aud Master G.. Wright OF Saginaw; Geo T.
Hale of Boston B. +. Arthur Of Massachusetts, L. L.
Shaw of Bergen Point.
The following arrived at the Grand Union to-day: Mrs
NJ. r. VandorvoOrt, Miss NJ. f. VandervOOr Miss Eddie
Gleason W. j. Syms and wife, b. I. Dunning wife and
daughter, A. T. Bruce and wife, Miss A. II. Bruce OF
NewYork the Rev. J. G. Van Glyck and wife OF King
stou; d. 5. Arnold, the Misses Emma and Minnie Ar
mold of Brooklyn; Geo. W. Whitford and wife, Geo. F.
Butts of Providence Lenz, Miss Anne Lentz and
Harry ID. LentZ of Philadelphia; f. d. Maynard anu wife
and Master T. IS. Maynard OF NeWtoE DTo. pan ahu
wife, Miss Mary Bail and and Frank NJ Ban OF Gaycs
ton Geo. ID. Woodruff and wife OF East Orange j. =
Gilman, wife and two daughters OF Baltimore IL. IL
BOynt0n aud wife and Miss Cora e. Boynton OF BOSTON,
Among tie arrivals at the United States Hotel D. s.
Wilson of Baltimore, G. A. Wilcox OF Detroit, Miss Will
cox of Georgia Chas L. Judson Of Troy, g. W. McFa and
wife, Master r. Nichols, Master Norman Nichols, Mrs
NJ T. Brundage j. II. Singer. wife and two children, c.
G. Baylis ana wife of New-York VIM g. Nichols, Master
Geo Kerlns OF Rochester D. W. jerome, Albright san
ford OF sing Sing. James Patterson OF Philadelphia W
Queden of Troy, W. Williamson and vie OF Brooklyn, .
.. Carter and wife and Miss Carter of Chicago, NJ H.
Simmons and wife and Miss Jennie simmons ol St. LOUIS
III. W. BOardman OF Cleveland.
Among the arrivals at the American Hotel are; The
Rev. F. f. Smith of Hudson, the Hon John Moran and
John A. Moran of Troy John j. Jones OF New-Yor Miss
r. Gardner Miss s. r. Wright POwnall, Mrs. A. III.
Wimarth, Mrs. A. b. Gardner and child of BeDning-
The Columbian Hotel has received the following: The
Rev. L. NJ. Colfett and family Of Philadelphia, and the
Rt. Rev. Bishop Kip and wife OF California.
At the Clarendon Hotel the following: The Rev.
Bucklin {. 4. Adams, n. L. Frank OF New-York the
Hon. Rich. Croker, the Hon. Henry Purroy Of New
York