The New York herald., 1878-07-05

eldest male posierty in ils direct hne It's co.lat
man nsture.n "for which they had fought and bleo;,
'Ihe union OF the States aud the national honor"
WsSs,Ssson wa. sps rsI Pr.sicsns Gsus@.L and cos
tinued such to the end OF his LIE. young and SEN
si.ivs Republic At nrst regarded with Jealousy The
rule OF the society which looked TO us psrpetuatoa
through the title OF pnmogcniture; but experiences
disclosed the unmpsaohaois purity of Us purpose.
their steadtsst loyalty gradually disarmed public sus
picon. Tho example has boep approved and followed
by the officers 0t the army who fought In the late war
for the Union. The military order Of The Loyal
Legion OF Cnitod States bears the relations
Uincinuati bears TO ths onicers the Army Of the
Revolution. Its perpetuation through tho order OF
primoxeniture Is the same
VETERANS OF THE WAR OF 1912.
According TO thcir annual custom Tor several years
past on the Fourth Of July Aessra Lewis and George
s. Leland. OF Tho sturtevant House, invited The sur
viving veterans oi tho war OF lSl2 to a banquet,
TO DC hold in their hotel There were assembled
twenty Two veterans, i've belonging 10 the assoca-
tion having died since last Fourth. Ths Of
those pre.sn, arc Colonel Abraham Daily. Of Brook.
lyn, aged So years; Lieutenant Colonel j. W. Pnyfs,
OF Brooklyn, aged 80; Major Charles X.
Crowley. New York. aged 81; Charles Coombs,
Williamsburg, agsd 81; Thomas Black, West
Earms. ased s3; Thomas stewart Brooklyn,
IS; rhomAs Bloomer, Staten Island, So; William
rwsy Brookiyn, ss; Gardner r. SiIibridge. Harlem,
10; Aichael Van Name, Staten Island, 82 ElIah +.
Jcuks New York, rs; Girsrd Olmstead. New YORK,
50; David Lops., New Jersey. 50; samuel Ryomau,
Rammey, New Jersey, IS; Jonathan GoG, SPRING
field, Mass., 81, aud Tow others.
Colonel Abraham DAILY prsatded, and piter the
bountiiul repast had bsen discussed to the hearts
content OF The veterans assembled ettors read
iron rhurIow Weed, General DIX and General Ray
mond
1HuRLow wxED's LKrrsR.
cx,,.xx..rn. ,,,o..a ,as S.w xors H., July 4 is1s
strains me 70 remain ~ home to-day ns:ead 81 meeting
mad intended regret this all the learn
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John Auams letter ne display Of IN. American nag
Messr. LELAND 70 lsa be regarded
Sasa szsIss.,ss being able 70 :. Win With
hnE.sna for indspsnssncs, rsm.sn y.ry trSy your
sKAsIrLD. WEST HAMPTON, June 2o, 1873.
der. Of sSs war Of sia on the Fourth next An
% shss s.y with
m which % you bore wa S % n
sas 70 v'S:. e.: ..wa ana props 4 su, Sssysd
Mr. Lewis Leland said from his youth up he was
taught 10 respect The heroic men VINO stood by the
stars aud stripes IN tho hour OF danger he invited
the veterans 10 call again she next Fourth OF july
Aiter dinner the usual programme OF Songs, dances
rectations, &c, were gone through with. rhe whole
sdAlv WAS very enjoyable one.
UP THE HUD on.
When the Plymouth Rock lett the Battery, ar bali
past nine A. NJ, her decks were black with people
and hugareds clamoring Tor admission.
When Twenty street was reached ths pier
iourd densey packed with another expectant throny
most Of wnom were provided with ticketa Fully
hxian-hour was spent in getting these passengers
s,realn The voyage up tae Hudson was thorouyniy
enjoyed by the army OF pleasure seekers When
West Pom. vas rsasned nearly one,nsli ne people
after sautny the post tue Rock passed on 70 New0usg
Hers the remainder OF the passengers went ashore,
passing through two long lines ot the citizens, whit
had assembled 10 welcome tho boa But snort time
was spent ut NewDurg, whom the bow Of the steamer
turned homoward. The only accident OF the day
occurred West Point 10 Mr. A. Vail Of No 333 Her
kimer street. Brooklyn, who, accom- panied by some
above shs river. Some one Srca pistol up Into the
woods, aud the bali passed toto Mr. VRi's Eand and
lodged IN the eshy portion At the base Of The thumb.
Dr. T. A. Smith, OF this city. who was OF the party,
dressed the wound. The cxcursonists we're safely
landed at Twenty street aboul ha-past seven
O'Clock, aud al tho Battery short tme later.
COMFY ISLAND.
Hotel keepers and other experts In estimating null
titudcs placs the number who visited that part OF
Couey Island extending from Norton L Murray's on
the lower end to Csblo's AZ high us 10000 persona
The ldewild, Rosedais and Hampton made iour round
trips each, and carried to Nortons fully 900 por-
sous, including exGovernors Bedlc and Randolph OF
Now Jersey; Sheridan shook and Police uyt,ces Nor
gan and Kasmire. The Mary Powell arrived NJ tho
sland about one O'Clock, Win about two thousand
cursionisss from Kingston and other intermediate
po,ats the Hudson Ind the steamer Wy oming from
New Brunswick, arrived q little later with iully Y
thousand moro. During she entire afternoon The
beach was lined with bathcrs.
About Cables, Feltman's and the Atlantic Garden
there was vast assemblage uurng the afternoon.
Every train was heavily laden with visitors from New
York aud Brooklyn.
MANHATTAN BEACH,
About twenty i've thousand persons visited Man
haitian Beach. Tho Manhattan Beach Railway mad
ade compreheusive Arrangements to accommodate
tue tremeDdous traffic, ana number OF extra trains
tninned out very qackIy Tor three aud iour
O'Clock the atmosphere became unbsarably cosc aud
oppIsssrvs. ny 'sn gu o"on .ne vAss sJo,ny woIe
lions OF pAti ioc JOY, but two concerts were per-
formed by the band. large number OF people wen
In Uathing. and many little girls could be seen tuck
ing their skirts and wettng their tiny feet In the
ocean.
BRIGHTON
An immense crowd OF people visited Brighton In
search OF cool breexes fresh clans. All Tho hotcls
and pavilons were invaded by the visitors, whose
the islanders All the BATH houses pioa
ing tho day. and the the beach ina ed
and joyous.
RoCKAwAY BEACH
There were fully twenty thousand visitors at Rock.
away Beach and they enjoyed 70 the foil tho many
fractions Of that fsvornc resort The pleasure OF the
day however, was marred by the drowning OF a lad
named SILVER tho OF q Bedford avenue. rooklyn
hotel keeper. Ho was swimming In the surf Shortly
aiter three p. NJ, when he suddenly threw up hts
not recovered.
LONG BRANCH.
The Long Branch boats brought from the city no
less than four thousand people, and tho Central Rail
road OF New Jersey contributed naif ss many more
A. carly as six A. N. the pier a the ioos OF Rector
street bcsieged by eager sxcursionists. and ths
nrst boats carried about two thousand passengers
The last boat, IL 40 A. NJ, was literally packed,
msjor,ty oI the voyagcrs being gentlemen whose dcs