The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-31

Scenes Yesterday nt Tony Miiier's Cottage nj
Little Bay Ridge, L., L.


Tho friends OF the Hon. T.. u. Gale. tho
Long Island farmer gave him n picnic Mt Little
Bayside yesterday. Many prominent farmers
were present They do the most Of their farm
ing In this city, and rs they are scien-
tito cultivators. get large quantity OF
grain to tho acre. Some OF them be-
licvo in subsoil ploughinR. and use the
Tammany moving machine. Others rake and
bind dig ditchcs and drains. lay pipe, shear
sheep. and scrnpe hogs. A few work farms on
shares. and divide as little as possible. Occa-
sionally ono of them reaps another mans crop,
ana nowl OF anguish Ia heard just
at this moment they are in tribulation. 1t is
rumo9red 9r u that a political Samson mas tied fire.
foxes. and is about to turn them loose in the
grain fields Of these cultivators.
Among the honest farmers present Yesterday
were the following:
Rakers and Binders-Barncv Bieln Mai VIM IT,
Quincy Timothy j. Campbell John Reilly. and Peter oil.
sTaay JTsmmqny MSsw,nsMsss6ns prysrsDiedrieh Gale
Low judge b@ahodSf and 1smas SIs1y SnnTe'
Ditch Digsers-Robert Poster dsorge Hall. Alderman
krans Alderman saucr. j. Tyler Kelly, and Jacob See
:. Hired nends-Aggqstus Phillips Harry Miner Robert
,,y s,my wi pnt SnSnn sharp JACOB hAAe'
stone wsll Buiiders-janes n. Nelson and James NJ
Pire Layers-E. D. Gale. j. Nelson Tappan, and Angus.
Wood choppers-Pohce Captains walsh. Leary. and
sheep shssrer'1owen Brennan, Philip BENJAMIN, Al.
Y.
Assemblyman Hclohan, aud solomon Smith.
:. The party went to Bay Side on the steamer
Nelson Hopkins. An old-fnshioned free lunch
was spread on the table. II proved highly ac-
before; Brandy, whiskey. and lager beer were
severely punished Messrs. CQmmissioner
Nichols, Owen Brennan. James Nj. Nelson. j.
Nelson Tappan. Edward kearney. and other
pilot house and hunted the buffalo
around n table groaning with XXX seltzer water
and green seal soda bottles. Alderman kraus
sang song running as follows. and all joined
in the chorus:
Ny Johanna lives in Harlem,
sunday lIs. mig, nightS boy. the bar Is fun.
Sunday night when the parlor' s.full
There's Denny Burns. the gladiator,
Making music Tor sweet John Kelly,
Sunday nights when the bar is fun.
Farmer Kearney then hunted tho buffalo In
the most approved manner, and the boat ran ng
with the following chorus:
And Wen settle on the hanks of the lovely Ohio
Through the Wild woods Wen wander as we hunt the
buffalo
= Singers came TO tho front by scoros The
Sweet By and By" Hold the Fort" Don't Get
Weary" and dozon songs were henrd when
Alderman kraus opened with the following
amid loud applause:
John Browns body Is strapped upon his back
join BONN. 6oy E rShpe II Span s a e grave
With the dark girl dressed In blue
At Bay Side speeches were made. and there
WAS more singing. Gen. Spinola's shirt collar
was tapped. and he was found inside
He made stirring speech. and said he
Kelly would elect Mayor who would bo with
him In everything. He wanted no more mon
grcls; Two were enough. Alter this he hoped
Mr. Kelly would give us thoroughbreds."
Alter replete dinner. the farmers resm-
bar ked amid sautes from small cannon and
arrived in this city at dark.