The New York herald., 1878-09-13
NEWPORT.

NEW POR1.
BRoAcH1Na THE QUESTION or IMPROVED
DRAINAGE-wHAT THE COTTAGERs ARE
DoINa-ID FOR THE YELLOW FEVER SUE
Observation-Disclosures NOTES.
NEWPORT, r. l., Sept IL. 1878.
The City Fathers are determined to do all that is
possible present vol for the prospective
welfare OF tho place sanitary point Of Wow, and
to this end the City Council few evenings ago. took
up the sewerage question and discussed 1t in very
intelligent manner, and went so far a. TO appropriate
tho Of 1000 for the preparations for plans Tor
the proposed system. This is an important step In
the right direction as will be seen by tho following
letter addressed to tho Postmaster OF this place by
Mr.. Tuckerman, ofNew York, several years ago.
UNION LEAGUE CLUB Now York.
Dear slr~f desire to call your subject Of
Ms~por .sd ape wneS to the
sas lar sd a h @ Of the
relating 70 II were known and felt uae to the neGss s
ali the fever and many which
have have sc II
carrying of from inhabited premises the waste yates
by adequs.s medical authority to have risen entirely rom
Sgd % he
great mss.ars upon Just hs city island
seriously questioned value property tho influx
tialiy dianish The situation city and
IL S . ind
be beter invested a. far IS tho public
sSHa Ina and 'ne Se call
II % 2 s ssDs y Ti oe
improvements. Yours s'uy i1rNey r TucKERNAN.
iaft ofrvit thsta nd VIZ
nearly five years ago. will curry good deal ofwsght
with 1t jnst.at this time.
PLENTY OF wArEa
Thanks TO tho public spirit Of MI. George H. Nor.
man the city Is enjoying tho needed introduction OF
water, and with a thorough and complete system OF
sewerage NO need have tear that her fair fame
and will remain as untarnshed In tho future as
1t has been in the pas and she will continue 70 grow
in popularity throughout the length and breadth OF
the land. Tho leading ciIizcns OF the place will agi
tate an Improvement in the present sewerage qucs-
tion and there Is doubt tho necessary appropri.
aIions Tor such work Will be made in due season. Tho
villa owners, who by tho way, as shown in tho tax
list recently published In HERALD. tho heaviest
In tho roll anxious that the WORK shall be COM
menced as coon possible; for while the city has
not experienced any serious results from the present
system, they can readily see that an Improvements Is
desirable
Governor Rice, OF Msssachu usctss, has been spend
ing few days in this city as the guest OF Mr. e. d.
Norman, at s'Belair."
The engagement OF one OF the officers OF the English
men-of.war recently In this harbor Is rumorcd Tho
young Lady Is sister Of q member OF the English Par
lament She has been spending tho scasoa hero
Mr. and MrA Kernechan, OF Now York. gave grand
dinner on Tuesday. Captain Pagct, oi the Royal Army
and wife, neo stevens, were prescns.
Colonel Lawrence kipp, OF New York, is In town. as
the guest Of ms bro'her.u-aw, Mr. Pierre Lor'liard
HIS ExcelIency, Governor Van Zandt, goes to New
Hampshire tomorrow TO attend great cold water
meeting. Tho Governor is consistent and popular
advocate of tho temperance cause. his
givos general satisfaction
Nj. =. A Stout. New York, has just returned from
The Rev. Dr. Lansdon, Of Cambridge, Is visiting
the Tcknor family, OF Boston.
Mr.. w. II. SapdiOrd, Of New York, has peen
seriously III at his summerrcsidenoe IN the adjoining
town Of Portsmouth. He Is now OUT oil danger.
The oung Meu's Christian Association have placed
contribution boxes in parts Of tho city Tor tho
benefit of tho yellow fever sufferers. 1t vas happy
idea, they arc being literally patronized.
Mr.. Loriilard's steam yacht Lurline. OF the Now
York Yacht Club, Is al Bristol, whore sho has boon
dismantled preparatory TO recsiving now coil boiler
Newport has sent nearly So, 900 TO Now York for
the benefit oi tho yellow tevcr sufferers.
Aptommas has been pleasing the summer people
with his harp recals. He was recently robbed Of q
considerable amount Of money by young man In
his employ.
Porter twho by tho way, has not made his customary
visit TO NewportL is In town for a few days.
The last entertainment TO Admiral lnzieneld OF Q
private character rendered by Commodore Bald
win, Uniied States Navy, Monday afternoon II vas
q noticeable event.
Captain NJ. Ramsay, United States Navy. will take
charge OF tho government torpedo station on Monday
next
The family Of the late W. s. Caldwell, OF New YorE,
will their cottage Kay street this week ana
will spond the remaind dor OF the soason at Saratoga
The regular POLO season, TO the regret OF many, u
over Several practice games will DO played by the
various members OF tho Polo Club who remain hero.
ME william Il. Travers OF New York, has kindly
placed at the disposal OF number OF ladies room
Ia his busposs block Bellevue avenuo Tor the
cepton OF clothing, groceries, wnes, medicines, tea,
coffee sugar and canned vegetables, tho 70 be
forwarded South for the benefit OF tho victims Of yol-
low fever. Tho principal ladies interested In the
matter are Mrs. X NJ. Batchford, Mrs r. H. Hunt
and Mrs. General II. B. Potter, of New York; Miss
Helen Mason and Mrs. r. NJ. Cushing, OF Boston, ana
Mrs. Judge Dckey, Of Chicago. Tho movement prom
ses TO be a very popular one and The summer resi-
dents will DO backward aiding tho laudable en-
terprisc.
Mrs W. W. Tucker, OF Boston, and Mrs s. Abbott
Lawrence, two OF Newporps we'll known summer res.
idents, sail for Europe the 2sth INST
Prof W. Is. Rogers, OF Harvard College, gavo Q
dinner party to-day to few OF his friends.
Mr.. James Lennox, of Nov York. scht good sized
check to tho Touro Chapel IA this city.
Some OF tho deserters from the English ships have
out from their hiding place since the departure
uf tho fleet Tor Halifax
Mr. and Mrs L. r. Morton, OF New York, who have
recently returned from Europe, arc expected hero
for. aha I.ft of sha