The Newtown bee., 1878-08-22

benutles and attractions of the grove we will only mention tho good spring or wnter of which hundreds drank heartily i Tho waier upon the boat wns bhh, which made the spring all ihe hnp"I appreciated, The dancing pavilion hhu ! swings nrc dcscrvedly popular
 The place may hn nll thnt is desirable ! for many. but with uS, alder thirk"lH nre bv far too common to mako this ono an object of special admiration, Tho time allowed on shore is short, and while few join in the glddy dhhee' we tnkn our mnch and return to the siennl' CT. AtIp. m w0 HtnI1 on our nome wnrti pnssage md have only to rendmlro the evcr-rhHnging landscape.
 We arrive nt 23d Street nt about ( ?. m,. where wo take on the three or four hundred of our party who Jeff IFS in ilo lnorr'n'; by the way one of the number had hccnmc ' little pugillstlc as well ns hilarious. md was nubbcd by nil officer, but his friends lntercoding Tor him, he was permitted to pass.
 The passage up the sound was dc, lightrul The moon wAs shining and the brcezcs famed us gently. The mu- sic was good, and while the gay and festive nddcd to the brilIipncy of the scene in the dance below many joined in chorus with the famous Howe Band when they played some Inmilnrhlr.
 There was no disorder on board to speak of, and all, or nearly ell, seemed joyful and happy. We heard of but one case of sickne < requiring medical nld'
 Those little promcnndCs an l ilrta- tons were dOu. tess agreeable, anll were participated in by many, some ot whom seemed in sober earnest. We will only add for oursclf that we en- loved them hugely Il spectator ol coursc-but we are down on that young fellow who got all of the boqncts.
 It was near eleven o'clock when our stamch and noble steamer arrived at her moorngs, and we praise her and thank her gallant officers for their faith full service and forreturning us in safety.
 And now we regret to record the most disgraccful affair of tho occaSion' Among the crowd in waiting for our ar rival was q party of roughs, alias n com pany of Bridgcp1rt's !" nice young men, who took it upon themselves to insult several ladies and others in the use oI nrOfane and indecOr0us language, at tempting to guide them in q wrong di- rcction, forming in line so that passcli- gers could not go between them without annovancc: and in one instance party of four ladies and three gentlemen re- fu5ng to pass among some horses which were standing near, these "nice young men" took handfuls of dirt and threw in their faces, filling their eyes and cars, and otherwise annoying them. We have ! this from those Whe suffered by the out rrrc. This was soon followed by part Of them en ering car which was al ready crowded, and in which some oL the said ladies were sitting. They cro Ydnd against each other and upon the passengers, frightening those who had suffnre from their abuse outside.
 While this was going on inside some of the same gang were at work outside and in connection with them. They passed the window at which we were sitting and eyed us sharply; at the next window passenger who was not on guard was struck on the head by one of them. When a policeman was called for it was said that there were no police, and we believe it to be true, for none could be found when wanted. We have said that these were some of Bridge ports rOughs. Our reason for believing this is that some of them were seen standing outside while the train was passing, and they were recognized by some of the passengers. We are very confident that they did not belong on the train. They appeared perfectly at home in all their fiendish mannuvrinSs.
 We have said that the managers of the excursion seemed anxious to please their patrons. They doubtless were so, not anticipating any trouble of the kind mentioned; but if ever all officer is needed it is among such crowd and on such an occasion, and in justice to a generous public, we ask that in the fu- ttre such an emergency may be pro vided for.
 There remains one other criticism wh CT We wish to make and we are done. That is in not furnishing supply of good water for drinking purposes. The first that we tried was warm and sick ening the second was cooler but tasted badlY!' In the evening we were told by a gentleman who tried to get a drink for a little girl, that none could be found without buying cup of peanuts for five cents, then a glass of water would be furnished. On the cars we fared no better. The water-boys sold what they called lemonade from their cans for five cents glass. This was |" too thin for a disguise, but they done brisk bus ine5s, as nothing else could be had 10 quench thirst Since this was furnished in ParIor Rock, we think it may be easily explained. There had been sev- eral picnlcs at the place and large quan- titles of lemon rinds and refuse had been left over, and since one of the en- terprising number had been seen on the 1 grounds the day before it is presumable at least that he was looking out for stock. We cannot believe that the managers, in either case, on boat or rail, would cOuntcnance any such imposi- ti0n. In fact, tn, SC who kEow Supt. Brown, eXhOnorate him from all .knowl- edge of the conduct of the roughs at the depot. We learn that the fault lies with the police who were paid to see the pas sengers protected We only believe that this tratic was on private accounts, the young sharpers taking the adv,!n- tage of circumstances
 We arrived home at 1 o'clock a. m. and think we illustrated the adage of the old woman who knew her boys nev- CT drank anything when they went to general traininH, for they were always so dry the next day.
 In conclusion, we thank the managers of the excursion for days pleasure, and recommend to all who care to make a similar trip. Asking of all interested that cur criticisms may be considered kindly, and that all future excursionists may reap the benefit therefrom which ill justice they deserve. BUZZ.
 Palestine.