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SUICIDE ~ THE SURF.
Kate O'Neirs Melancholy Finds Surcease In
the Sen at Csn-y Island.

Kate O'Neil. % years old, who for a month
was waitress in the Coney Island Point House.
left the hotel on Thursday evening. and walked
slowly toward the beach alone. as was her GUS
tom. She did not return. and messengers were
sent TO the different hotels to inquire for her.
but she could not be- found. on Monday morn
Ing II boy employed by Patri K Dinan keeper Of
a hotel on thu surf went in bathing at COMFY
Island Point. As he passed through the surf
he saw II womans body lying on the beah h. It
WAS dressed In plaid skirt. ovcrskirt an /
basque. fine white Undertaking. and button, 4
shoes. The long black hair had become IN.
coil 3D. and WAS thrown IN dunp trtssss about
posed. and tNn fa'" bore marks of bruises and
rat hos. Tho body WIS soon id ntin"d as
that OF Kate ON'ii. Justi'e VOORHEES, at once
summoned Jury and began an inquest IN
Norton- Hotel EMS .nator Michael Norton
t~tillrd thut h" had engaged the young woman
for TIE season. She was formerly ll0yrd in
tine Futl Avenue liot'Aaud 'nn" to ham highly
recommended. sac war industrious, ana rad
given -it.-iA Ion. She seeme, to b" Of mclau-
rh"N oI~lu- ton, ANA Was Inclined T. ke =
ainui from ile other -ir.s IN tic house. H. !
rflui .flNu w DX .ril MT.
L"ouar knnN. az watrhman. test fed that
lr sAW hl'' Cd y % walking al NJ tow 'ri the
do H. Sne wmk"i Sow. " III nor head down.
AMI didn mott him az -."I r- L.
nave b"n '"u- ID 3 ih" lodt '"in& tossed ly
tlr ways ne n-i to-" dock. tn" Jury flld NOS enc
tort lih my M ury of fNul pay. Their Yer Z
W that srr hll thrown herself into IN" water
PNtrt's F.ll the sam. altornNNu. Tl. q '.il
q 81 frequently 10 tr1y'd great meu'isuM D. o..
lut SHE o. y"r tol amy one what troubled nor.
So. MS vested twi .r 10y n man whose society
slr sonu'd no tilsii Use. Shes him on.y tor a
ltW nllln ills each TIM. ami after these IN, T.
views l.er u.atr - seemed To- be Increased
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reconcled 10 his employment, mainly on tho
ground OF his representing Kelly. On eubse-
aucnt occasion, after having some casual con-
WrsatiOn with you Mt Albany. when you de-
clnred your unwlllingness ~ be- continued in
public office, repeated tho fat TO Mr.. Town
dilatc for the Office Of Attorney General. ana I
then saw no objection to discussing thus idea
with Mr.. Kelly which did at Mr.. Townscnd's
request. In due time | was informed tn at the
proposition WIS entertained.
~. Aprcliminnry DRAFT Of tho, matters which
Mr.. Iweod would testify 10. and ~ which, be-
l"ve; two or moro editions were circulated by
MIR. Townsend. was trusted to me to place in
your hands IL comprisccd mainly the proposed
evidence imrlicat'ng Hall. which led to his
Hight. with the attempt to show NJ Hackctt. and
T rLher detis; including the liastinss check.
plan or Townsend brief OF confession was
ct W,
plan WIS not only discussed. but disputed. be-
tween myscif and Townsend in Twcrds pres
enc" Under the clamor urged in the prese
thW Tweed must tell all he know. everything
was to ho mnsscl in u detailed brief by Town
send. and pla '"d under the seal OF confidence in
budget wcrc then To be- maGnined through the
reporters. the moro striking features TO be-
gwen out while asupposed bulk OF other mys-
t'ripus dis losurrs should be- pretended " tn
Withheld Townsend particularly remarked That
~ long avs the mystery WIS Kept upthc pressure
YOU of releasing rw ed Ia Use h IL supposed in
iortnat on. or II could bc recalled. AMI su'h u
storm raised against You MS would enable Judge
hahnas corpus. I'm ease you released him. the
nature OF the confession would, OF coursc, be
Kept secret Tor tn" purpose ot Jueticc and its
POI teal value really developed. II WIS .cnncc-
d'd that the chcrks. all dated back in 70 and
prior. wcr' iust about as Va uable legally, as SO
mu u shaving ptpor Twrcd stood finally
upon the ASSUMPTION that Kelly. with imperial
/ command ot the finance AMI other departments
81 the city GOvcrnmrnt. backed up by his dictt-
nrship III the Tammany organ zsuion AMI state
/ convent ons. WAS enough, and you would have
/ little finally 10 say but To- submit II you ro-
| fused. then The state conventions. tn Kelly =
! vast delegations. would nominate Townsend.
/ and the tlins would be- a mere question OF time
/ uS a. Tweed release.
" The body ot the All lavit as you saw attest
| ed that Tweed had 81 900 900 and upward IN u
/ strong box in the DelGvnn House to buy the
! passage Of the charter The parties To- whom
! lac had sent me for corrohoratun could not
| figure up quarter of q million " dollars paid
/ hy him IN an that session. tut they took las
stat ment for the 81 900 900 lies DIS as reliable.
! They could rcfite all the sources lie had draw
| upon. AMI Trey knew he had n vast sum viii h
/ ha carried away In short. inst AL OF los ng ON
! his hart r. he robbed his 1850 'iat's and thu
! whole r ME O, The d"partmrnis Of another mil
/ Ion. more or loss. a. q forced loan, which he
should account for in his assets"
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DOCTORS AGAIN DTsAGREKIHo.
The circumstances Attending the Death sf
Letter Carrier OF station @.

DR.. Edward C. Harwood OF A West Forty
ninth street said last evening: Peter Van
Kuren was "a letter carrier at Sutton @. and bo-
tween AZ and 80 years Of age. The several
years knew him he enjoyed good health, ex-
ccpt that about year ago he was troubled with
rheumatism. and occasionally had slight
bilious attack. for which prescribed for him.
At about or o'clock last evening he sent for
mo. and | went 10 his residence at 800 West
Forty-sevcnth street. where I found him look
ing rather peaked. He had got himself ex-
changed 10 the mounted service about week
before. thinking that riding would be good for
him. and said to him: This pony business is
bad for you He was then suffering from
nausea. vomitcd. and had liquid stools. His
eyes were sunken. and he was very weak.
prescribed for him. and came home. About
Tho vomiting had ccascd. The patient was SUIT
fcring from cranlp in the bowels and legs. and
@ bords werc Ike Of c sn
that had been all day IN the suds; the voice was
husky the breath cold, and tho pulse feeble.
At this morning went tO the house again and
found the patient dead--at least life was Just
lingering in him. and | administered brandy
hyperd.rmi ally without encct. AZ 10 O'Clock |
found the temperature in tho ayilla ~ bo 1872
You must know that in cholera the temperature
OF the body always rises alter ,ath. The night
before when he WIS. alive. IL had been below
normal. The reason applied the Thermometer
was that the body wus pcrc"ptibly warmer to
the tou' nm hour and a half after death. There
WIS u rightly characteristic OF cholera in the
muscles in the calves of the legs which were M
hard M boards while the muscles in the upper
Limbs were rclnNcd. II WIS ~ well marked "A
case ~ ever saw OF the true Asiatic cholera.
and have soon many
Il saw Van kurcn Saturday. and he seemed in
perfect health. and said the riding in place OF
walk ing WAS tong him good On Sunday he
drove out with his family and yesterday hs
wife supposed that he had delivered his lrttcrs
~ usual. hut they told me at the station that he
had only assorted them and then pleaded i'll
n'-s Icould not learn that he had eaten any
thing that disagreed with him, although last
week curned beef and cabbage and pork COIN
posed part OF his diet
reported the case - tho Health Depart
incnt as one oi Asiatir 1uOlcra. hut DR.. Jane
way sad II was probably cusn OF cholera
morhus. ! told him that only did my duty IN
reporting Il "A true cholera. And. ~ said, |
do consider Il a wrll marked case. Whether II
Will br the nu 'lcus Of an epidemic remains a.
To- seem
Dr. Hnrwood referred 60 an enumeration Of
the charucieristi's of cholera in Tanners Prac-
uc,' a. corroboratiVe of his DIAGNOSIS.
As sOon rs the casp was reported ut the Blu
reHu ~ Contagious Discusses, Assistant Sanitary
lnspr. tor Dryer began an investigations III
his opinion the man died Of an aggravated form
Of cholera morhus. Nevertheless hc ordered
the house to hc dsnfected and reported tn,
casc to Coroner as the SUBJECT OF an inquest.
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MEDICAL AND ron THE ROOF.


DR.. Taylor, the Superintendent Of the
Nac'inutng Corps reported to the Board OF
Health yesterday. that his inspectors. in addi-
ton TO their others duties. have prescribed for
the sick ch ldrrn of the very poor IN tenement
districts. In addition 10 the medical trcatm. n {.
the physicians advise parents as to the cure OF
their infants. and in relation Ia the quality and
preparation Of their food. Tho medicines pre-
seri'rl are Of the simplest and most incxpen
siye kind and being written on blanks fur
niahed hy tho Board Of Health are. IN many
c.I -. made M at cost price 10y IN" drugE st..
Even VITA thrs" helps. IL sumrtinies happens
that the parents are unable 10 provide tho rem
cIltr NO., ssary To- save the lives 81 their little
ones. Ii is 81 extend the usefulness OF this eys
tim ~ medical VIZ tat on H. the children of tn"
very poor that tho $1,000 appropriation, tardily
voted hy tn" Board of Apportioniuent, ~ 10 be-.
used. The hoard appointed twenty eight physi-
clans. yesterday. ior that purpose. AMI more
nre TO beappoint',d. Preference II giyen TO those
who have served in TINS capacity. and to those
who have had most experience with children 3
summer diseases. The appointees are:
Dr GanRst HAN - West Thirty NTH street
Dr. b. nkUEL. lui East Tenth street
DR. ALSSaspiK srKoso. $50 East ninth street
nr J 4 sTsrrra. iis We, Twenty second street
DJ sr~sss ~ We, Tw INV. .c ss.gs stree,
pr JArsf laf Wet twenty -ecoud street
DR. j " Ronp IL Fast Fort, ninth street
Dr W RID. ldn East tlfiy second street
Dr. j l. rtRsr 10 West Forty ninth street
Dr. 4 A MoloS,r. 2d2 West FORTY .~ccond street
br cnssir, sasas.s IA CLINTON street ct - 1''""'
1sl,, ISL r. fs T fs,ry ,hrh . .srest
p N CO.'S ~. We, Twenty eighth street
Br N ~" Easir ~ Sscdoas"i street ,s'"' "H' street.
pr IKosHr. J17 West forty eighth street
br + a sis XVI L. ~ Ea.i Rfue,h street street
IT, ,soy SO W., ,s Tm W, sirest
DR.. kosAnrs 2So fiith av, nue.
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The Chief Justice OF Pennsylvania Breaking
the Law.


T11 NJ YHJlVqI fl0TNf NJ 1Nf ffilVe
Chlef Justice Agnew. in company with two
other genticueu OF Beaver. Pa, won't out lsuu-
I'M, on the Fourth, and prepared Themselves
lnru Enuu days sport IN hileelng woodrprh-
But 4 seems that tnls variety OF game did NOT
cNl-t IN the locality iravrr-rd. and some OF the
tN "a twenty nnl thirty Of Ia" birds were
hasAcd and brought home, and all hands
8 'eni,l Ncli pi 'a-' a With the days on oymnnt.
Iiln Chpf Justice and his companions were.
however, somewhat H-tunsh"d a few DAYS
.i tWIll upon rt'Tlt lis "a Summon, itNnu
- 40 o.. Glass of New Br shtnn 90 upI'Hr iH-
fr.l .i'u nn ia ,sdpy noNt % answer sult 90
tin SuoiisMon's Association ior violating tile
..tlI. l.i,,..
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live stock Mark ct.

no fresh on rings AMI con-t y nothing doing In beef
cattle Dealers In dr. sed beet %, trade at 20
ilf' n tor common 10 good native beef SIDES and GS
a. Tor Texas b. et
kccinis o calves worc 500 head part milk vcais and
bart iutirrutk calves There nttsrial change
either IA the tone the market iu prices. Common to
prime vcHs sold ~ hsa7s &C. T. N aud dcccnt butter.
milk calNc- at 34en IS Dlcss,d veal was in mode ste
dcintni NJ 7aipt 2 H.
Receipts OF sleep and lambs were car loads or s7D
head There wa-a slight Improvement IN the tone OF the
market hut prices were not maternity changed Com
mon a. prime sheen rang from 4isa6c D b. and fair TO
PRIME lambs from g. fu ~ with choice Jerseys
nj 80 O. n Dealers iu Washington Market report
trade At 7aip q n for dressed mutton. and si2sc for
dressed lambs.
Roccilt-o swine were 10 car loads containing 2.sse
nt.gn None sold alive.
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Beacon Park Trots.

BosToN, July H.. The July meeting at
Beacon Park began to-day with two tine trots
The attendance WAS light owing To threatening
weather. The following ara summaries:
First Trot For the % class. purse 500
first horse 500. second 500. third 500, and
fourth $40 Lady Mac won the trnt. Hunirr.s
second. md Joe Brown third. Time, 2.2j .,
2.2j. 2.2I. 2.gjA.
Sr0nd Trot FIR tho $50 class. purse siO0.
divided ~ IN first trut. iry I'll. won th'
trpt. ChHrIio se.nni nui luV Dow third.
Tine, 2.36. , 49, 2.3i :. $50. , 30.
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TUSDAy. July 17.-FLoUR AND MEAI-Priccs
OF Hour have hocn Irregular The past week low
traS have been ~alahlc the choice grades scarce and
frii, aud ntur~ wholly wheat
ter sup' " ami dropping TODAY the deina nd was limit
yonrra cline can h. quncd Low grades aud nuur
weakest. RIVE -four aud meal quiet We uuotc:
STATE Western supcriin. 70 1jaet'ld state
80 2'@f0 10 western spring wheat extras. SGeaS
81 10 do XXand XXX f72 Gf9 II. winter whcst extras
81 joeS7 ~. do AA aml INK. <7JOcof915i Minnesota
nat, uts. S-@sii city shipping exiia- ~ 2h@t7 ~;
shipping extras s7qss Corn mcai-W, tern. s. I0ca
- 20. Rranivwinc 81 ~ Rye -four. - 5OgSjiJ Wheat
iced. - et. o ton rye iced, 81 est23
CortlN -rhrte was steady advance in tho past few
DAYS til toward the close At Yesterdays business Liver
pool wa stronger andcrop accounts less favorable But
some reaction caused hy sales to realize rrnhts
the previous advance To-day. spots quiet and un-
ehan-' sales only 40 balca 10 home sVinncrs. For
fnturc delivery there hrmer oT~nng. followed ~
some .Scnc closing NJ " 2,. tot Juy, " 2lc tor Au
gust. l2o1r for ptcmhcr. iiGic Tor October II fOc.
for No,cinhcr lac tor December II SIC January,
lU-c Lgr February ana II s.r March Sales 10 l(1
hatS The bureau shows that ON tho fr. July
the average condition o The crop good by -
cent as lhstJu Ammo ned are current quotations:
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IS Charleston. Lock wood Charleston.
$ Caruudcct. Fairclotl Havana.
= CITY of Ausn. stevens fcfuAndna June ~, Bruno.
wick ~ h. and Port ROYAL l4tl.
- Hudson eager. New orleans
- Isaac Bell. Lawrence. Redmond, City Point and
Nur ok
- NEPTUNE. Bcrrv. Boston
$ Rauiiun. kcmpton savannah.
ship Akhar. Lamsou. Sourahnva
shiI john Patton. duncan, iiaNrr.
bark Anastasid, AhriiQucta tieutneGos
Bark Brilliant thrl-tiAn-en. Limerick.
BARK Francesca. Marrsct Trapani
kark RNtn, owens Xafh
BARK JOSIE l. Mur,, Carlisle. SiguA la Grande.
hArk NcnraudH Polio. i.cAia.
Ri. Baums. Jansen. Palermo
krig Dawn, Culas. R.olauciro
Bus Ellen stewart Miller. tabaricn
Hrie Gem. Fierce. HArlHio's
hri- Martha a Berry. Berry Cow Bay.
Bri- Maullo. Marc-Ca. Lisbon
Also the usual river nnl cpt-tN1se vessels
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Sudden heath orJudgc snnhorn,

OcrAY GROVE. " j., July 17-Judgc John $.
saunorn died at A-burN rmk today aged 81 lie
was born IN GiuAnrton. y H. graduated at Dartmouth
COLLEGE and hcuan the practice of lnw in Shrrhronkc,
tu. lunlr| 4 miIr- from Montreal lie was WrWit u'
Parliament for about hnoon years, ANA aiterward u
jui-t ul 'hp Court ui Aplth,
lie wa confined To Tie house for two days lie arose
,ui O'Clock This morning seated himself IN char, ana
llmmr lrity cNpiItl NE wns sum ring from rhnrrt
lunhu. bal iil disease OF the heart lie leaves four
al IL a. ut whom with him.
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nNvlnsoN- MERRITT -AtNyckon hudson Iulv u,
~ O., k'N. / baihitt Iuuau - Davidson 90 cofncha
Merritt daughter oi the Lake Edward Merritt oi TINS
rltN
HANNFG-sMIIH ON June -. by the R.v Robert
'r.nN. H. %. IuNu 4 Ninl.I. Ir. 20 Miss sarah l..
Smith. dlu-nior q sn.in and the Bate K,y. john O.
SuIIN. .lli of sew YORK t.tV
fArElN"ruN -uu Nonilv. july lei. a. %
r.>lJrllv 600 900, Nfdl- ulf. uf.. Ny iir I.v G. g.
81. Arn.un. Charles lull 20 Frances farnston a. !!
Sew ANlN
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ChndwIek Snys that lie DIDN'T.

George " Chadwick. who has been accused
Of slins Henry Tdd and others Of the Clayton Fir,
and Marine Insurance Company 50 rO acres West vir
gina land To which he had no title that he not
introduced to 1idd until weeks the date
alleged transaction, aud that neither then at any
other time did he sell or Offer the land to The company
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Boston. July l7.-The Commissioner OF Saw
ings Banks has enioined the Haverhill Mass savings
Bank from doing further business This was prccau
onary STEP and intended 10 protect tho denoors The
last report from the bank showed total u deposits 81
stal )H 10 The Losses sustained ly the bank probably
the depreciation o real estate its loans OH this
class VI properly amounting " SoSJVl37d
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Tho Erin Of the National line. Capt. Archibald
Thompson come, back from Liverpool improved that
her old friends hardly know her what with her added
lur Eve loct of length now iron decks water tight hulk
heads steam Nulass and steering gear, patent com
passes ami sounding apparatus, new saloon and ne iur
nIluIe. she IL nnithsI cIalL
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shot Amer Church.


TI0N7 IN N0INW NI1I0Ys HI-FVs
Mr.. Andrew Hamilton shot DR.. Roehuck and
Mr. VIM smith, NJ Prairie tiruyc church In the eastern
portion o this county on saturday Thy SrVices Of the
church had st concluded and the audience dis.
pcrsing, when Hamilton appeared the ground with II
double harrrc gun. and hrcd one load NJ Smith ani the
other al kocbuck wounding both Of thcn but not dan
geIOusly
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Special llotltrs.
ALMOST 4 MIRACLE.

Miss Mary Curtin rc-tlu- WIh hcr parents. az 81 Hen.
~ t, w.. trouh Nih hif Htthc nose fur n vars,
winch nat completely bros rA.su h,ulth, hal tuod
Al uc usual mWrsn i treatment without byutNt COM
pleicly cured by Or taHyoU IN one week
certify the above stat urut o my daughter is true in
cNer> particular JANIS tlKilN. 80 ii,ilN 81. y.
THREE IEcrI oN STRUCTURE
ana lirmutihnils them frequent fprNts'lrr Nl lliu
tnge IN predicting nctNn.s Nnau,liHn ah.un, ol u,d
cal treatment Instant removal ul both al cuuns Nar
toter. It's modern treatment. with ttrre 'Npc cA>es
i.sird ~ ihc urclhrmome ~ his private u,fnal, by
EDWARD II DIXON. VI u iupI-cs 3,c an .V hOurs
from 10 10, 10 !, AND " - eieLu6s, 4. - 9TH Az
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Cease when n crying baby is given MIX Of Mag
nesla Tor stomach and Wind In that orsan--ise
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Business A,iltt,.

For ncrVou prostrntion. female irreguIart-
uts. dthlltN. le>sur--. internal pans. heartburn
ami .f"mrrng uud howtI d-orl,rs there l. no remedy
equal 10 fARkEKS GlNGLN TONIC.
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Van HusisirL's Invig"rnnt is pronounced by
p> 'i,ans ~ uv b,st tonc soL Depot 10 NVsoy 81
"a
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Hair Dye -Hnchrior's hest In the wo-id.-sot
10y druggists Apphci At Wls factory, 10 Bond IT,
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why Nrsitntcs Your moi ihhor tolls you HoL
NAN FAD cured hls entire family of the olnl>
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The Best Remedy for children while Teeth
Ml- n 4N~i.tlN fliliu- syrup.
The Morning herald., 1877-06-20
From the Earlies Ags.

SCROFULA has been the bane, and as 1,
were the curse Of irankind MOse., in The
18th chan er of Levit!cuS. lays down very
eApl CIT rules on this disea e. so ierIib. e
and loathSome had Il heen considered then
that per5on known to be infected with it
would not be allowed to mix with society
The Jews regarded it as dlvite / Il Fiction
ana believed there was no cure for 1t, IT
Was then the sins ufa youth or q dtviation
from the paths OF virtue we've punished rs
l. ng as life !asted Espuiiy in our day.
the s!ence OF medicine has been tievel ,, ed
the grea' s,orehouse of Nature furnish hes a
remedy the disease is stripped of its te--
ror by tn Use o II" SANA0IrAN'%R #
AND HERB JUICES, and the victim Of
-cinfuls. Cic RS, Sores, Pimples, hIutch.r.
III ter, etr ca be restored 10 souud heaI h
in few weeks. That there ave tnOusauds
now " hos. conditions are rs bad rs those
OF The da k "a es we are well aware. M4ny
now ali 10 fad cure a. well As they did
thep, To all such the Samaritan's Root
:Dd Herb Juices will prove happy boon
era 'tca ing all impurities rom H. blntJ
and max ng the complexion brlght and
zeal by. a .'ew bo'i es W Il re,nov. plm.
pies or rlotches. thereby dnlng away with
co mei:e, ow>1srs / Otir ANuHEER|
J! ICES sl25 per bottle. Sent by express
to any adGres..
DESMOND & rO,,
9 Race street Phi adel phia Pa
The Morning herald., 1877-06-20
EXCUR ions.

'e season Tor excursions is fairly upor
u.s. and Que fnds himself longing for tn,
gEeea trees, the twining tendril and III,
expanding leaf, the plash of water and H.
hum OF brass band. Sunday schools an,
Organizations of all orders are ssnd;r,
ioF'h their steamboa.s and barges load,c
to the waters edge with stsid old f,ll
wt' carry with grea, care the large ba,k
els OF sandwiches, pies and strayberr,
ia n, while 'helr sous and daughters, will
inii1.reat prodigsliiy, par,ake of cost,
ic9-Ueam and lemonade, hidden by tn.
c''wd from the frugal eyes of their "a,
], nts.
Low Pleasant these excursions are, es
p'c'a''y for The young people, and ,hos.
VINO 90 ior real sport and recreation. Be.
The Morning herald., 1877-06-20

aides the pleasure Gising 'ato1 indOlsn
ciss Of ibid cbara6Sr, lhefe snnch ~
sro6t. aAll work and 10 play make,
Jacka dull boy is % srue today an ever
and many u man has returned from a
grand pic-nlc refreshed and invigorattd 70,
ne dali; avocations u life. Men an,i
women who toll hard every day, need some
occasional relsxa,ioa from ydrudgery, ano
surely ho,hisg can be more conducive to
lhislend than a sail on the clear waters,
ssnda ramble in the woods and among lht
ihwena.
True, excursions, lead to graver things,
aud our New York cotemporary is n t fa,
amiss when he concludes thai they are III,
caHse Of an immense amount Of flirting,
and flirting sometimes leads TO friendship,
and lriendsip to love, and love to marriage.
But after all, what Of it? Suppose the
steamer does snort and puff, and the brass
nand toot and thump-suppose the child
ren do eat peanuts to excess, and the old
;otks mun,h pie and doughnats, there are
n, reasons why young lady and her
t lend should not sit behind the ladies'
cabin and look at the reAect ion Of the pale
silvery moon in the fre;ted waves below,
While they mutually regret The brevity of
'he return trip. @
Suppose few things are said about
he-weather, which are little too tender |
or the ears Of miscellaneous company,
ven this fact would not rob an excursion
# a particle of its interest or profit. We !
ay give us the excursion.