The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-06
NEWPORT.


SUMMER FESTIVITIES STILL At THEIR
HEIaHr-PsEpAn.rIoNs yos THE GRAND
BALL TO BE GIVEN TEE EnoLIsH OFF,
GERS MISCELLANEOUS GOSSIP.
NEWPORT, Sept. s, 1878.
Tho season at this arisocratc summer resort shows
no signs OF coming to close, and IL Is lively nov
AZ has been at any time during the past six weeks
Tho weather has boon favorable. . matter much
appreciated by the hotel keepers aud those who
are IN any way Interested in the welfare OF the
place The arrival Of the English men-of-war was
godsend, socially aud otherwise and since they
put IN an appearance the florists and caterers have
been as busy as they could be- the business mon
also have been happy 10 acknowledge q material
increase IN shoir daily receipts The ships
buy all OF their supplies on shore. which alons 10
an important item when it Is taken into CON.
sderaton that nearly twelve hundred men are booked
all three Of tho ships. There are e54 on tho Bel.
lerophon, $50 on the Sirius and $50 on the Areua
The entertaining OF the officers detailed the tclc
graphic columns OF she HERALD has tended TO make
the closing days OF the season unusually brilliant
and there - no doubt that the visitors will always
remember their visit to tho Brighton Of America with
great deal OF pleasure, for certainly nothing has
been left undone that would add 70 their pleasure
during their sojourn here. The leading cottagers
have net al opportunity pass show the Admiral
mother country
THE GRAND BALL.
The arrangements Tor the grand ball on Monday
evening BY tho CITY, to DO given in honor Of Str
Edward A. IngcGcd. c. b., Y. r. s.. progressing
very favoraby The committee have wisely associated
with themselves number OF the we'll known summer
residents tho following being list OF the visitors who
havo accepted tho invitatioa:-
Colonel T.. 81. Neil, Mr.. Royal Phelps. Mr. j. N A.
Grswold, Mr.. James r. Kernoenan, Mr.. Fairman gog-
Cam lin Al tafoo Nnvu AP
George H. Norman, Mr.. W. W. Tucker, Colonel N. NJ
Beckwitn, Mr. X. l.. willing, General r. b. Potter,
DR.. W. L. Wheeler. General X. b. Jackson, unttod
The spb-committees contain tho names OF the
following sumner residonts:-On lnvltasions-E. N.
Neil and General Il. B. Potter. On Music-R. L. will.
ing and William X. Travcrs.. On support. N A.
" " N. n w %as:
x. X Brecse, United States Navy. General 4. H;
ussss States Fate, Nm Beck and
nun. Colonel s: Z. Honey. = y; Mem and "a David
completed. The hotel inside VIII DO handsomely
decorated with nowers movable pIants. fags and
decorated and illuminated with Chinese lsaterns. A
band Of music viii DO located n the pagcd.,
fsSs evening Tor The bsnsa. OF those. wso
are not entitled to en.sr the' house.
indications are mat It will DO very elaborate affair.
and that no monoy Will DO spared TO MAKO It sue
of tho City Council commstiee, furnish ana Day Tor
everything outside OF tho printing, which, as might
be expected, does not ave satisfaction 10 quite num-
Der OF the taxpayers, VINO we presume, would fad
fault al anything The propristers OF the house
know how to manage thing OF .his kind aud there
is DOUBT that the City Fathers Will be satisfied
with their msnagemont Of what promises To reflect
credit upon the city and upon the STATE as we'll No
person VIII be admitted savo by card
DINNER ADMIRAL INQLBFIHRD.
A grand dinner VIII DO gwen on Saturday at Beiar,
nS elegant honor Woo A s.si Iss. SSr
and hts officers. Among tho distinguished
Rss
Governor Hartrauft OF PenusylvaRia; Edward W.
Kinsiey, Professor Rogers and Professor Cook, OF
Tho ball on posrd the Bcllsrophon has been post
poned until Saturday on accounted the storm.
MISCELLANEOUS G0ssIP. ..
aud family have arrived al The Hotel Aquidneck.
Commanders Meade. Whitehead and Wells are also ~
Sir. w.rK. Vanderbilt and family. OF Now York,
Sassauu aonrg Ha.n Of sSo
upon invitation OF the State Board OF Charities, win
visit the state INSTITUTIONS on Friday IN company
Congressman WINS aud family, Of Now York, and
Congressman Aokien, Q! Louisiana. are az tho Ocean
House There IS no truth IN the runor that tho latter
gentleman Is 10 be married at this place 10 Mrs. Cod
frey. oil Washington. j.a
Clark liazco, s. y. .Qumby. a. NJ Cunningham,
brooklyn; Mrs 5. p. Ludlam, Baltimore; D. A. Chop.
5; Walking. L. c. Gallup, Phadslpnia; Captain ..
H. Wells United States Navy. and wife; John Mo
Cleliau, tultci states Army: y. >. CuuEIngnens
Uhned States Navy; W. Bruce ana wife, Virginia; \.
Former, q. W. Whitney, New Orleans; Mrs. Leland
and Mrs Mark Hopkins San Francisco; W. y. Garrett
ami wife and >. Beilord, Philadelphia; e. Z. Ksese,
Cooperstown; T.. j. Carlton, Montreal; C. Lswenhaupt
aud family, wasnington;J. X rails. Isaac Brooks.
Jr., Baltimore; DR.. Grasse Lvn eston, e. q. Waller,
c. j. Winthrop, J. b. Wolfe, c. H. Crane Amos
Rogers, G. H. squire, New York; Professor Mayer,
HoboEen; q. b. Moore, Philadelphia; William Colson,
England; s. L. Amory, United states Navy; X. q
Langdos, Chicago; Rev. W. J. Lane, Brooklyn, ana
7. r. Edison, New YORK
the following named gentlemen were unintenten.
ally omitted from tho list OF business mon published
in the HERALD a lew weeks ago:-Furniture, NJ. Cat
trel; boots, shoes, &C., I. Mumlord Seabury; land
scope gardeners, Michael Butler John Faddcn; iruiL
&c, William T. Rutherford and Sherm X Spencer.
hop Will be gwen on board the En gsn ship
SIRIUS on FRIDAY 10 anew OF the officers friends. A
ball occurs ut Fort Adams tne same evening, to which
the officers OF the English sh ps hav' been Invited.
The torpedo GLASS; which have been under instruc-
ttou this place or the past three months, have
been detached. Thoy viii be greatly missed In social