The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29


Mr. john Paine, of New YORK, Sea Verge
mrs MEMS GOSSIP.
crcxl a. Ind,an,: United states senator Josepn f.
McDonpd. OF Indisna; Stanley Matthews, OF ohio. aud
Mr. sontnmaya Of New , norS, viii be here IN August
Ian, vi the United States Supreme Court, who
cured the OF the state House from Governor Van
A pavilion for tho benefit OF the public has been
erected just est OF the bathing houses tho beach
for the Tree Of the VISITORS who have
opportunity TO the In the surf during bathing
hours Il mas Teen needed Tor long tune.
Mr. and Mrs George Boudine, OF New York, arc the
guests OF Mr.. Il. N. Cushing, OF Boston
President yelling, OF Columbia College. il spending
few weeks with mis- ircnd William Beach Lawrence,
OF this city.
Mr.. samuel Elmer. o, New York, has purchased
from Mr. NJ. Lazarus, OF New YORK, his cottage Belle
vue avenue the latter ressrvng the righ occupy
II tins season. rho villa on Bellevue avenue owned
by MI @. v. Reed, OF Boston, has also been sold re.
Gently, tho purchaser beng Captain w. H. Swift, OF
New York. vino is occupying the Parkinson eotiase
on inc same thoroI ghfare.
have ned their meetings here, lz:--ihe Saddery
Hardware M4nufacturers Association, and the Auieri
can OtoogIc,I and Opthalmolor ical Societies
The Rev. w. b. Morgan, OF New YORK, has pur-
chased building site on Catherine street He Is
here occupying the Redmond cottage Kay street.
A hop took place a, the Ocean House last night. the
seccna OF The seascn.
and 10Th OF next month, Messrs Morrssy and Ferris,
OF New York, having maze nrrsn gemenis with Miss
c. Knox Nine. Teresa Carrenc IIr William Castle,
Mr. Charles Fritsch and Sgnor apietra 10 be here
he dates mentioned under dictatorship Of
Mr Max Marezek. The entertainment will take place
ut The Opera House and II VIII, without doubt, be
| whom II intended principally.
The Bellevue Dramatic Ciue. composed OF well
known summer residents propose avina some enter
The cub has boon great attraction Tor several Sou
| sons past.
only lew private enterta.nm en,s have been given
| The English Minister, Sir Edward Thornton, has
been dIned during the week by several Of the cot
George Bancroft and Mr. John Carey Jr OF New
YORK; have recently gwen private entertainment
| Tho Westchester Poo Cub VIII give their second
annual athletic meeung on their grounds IN this city
| THURSDAY, August - ana the following day
there will be series OF lacrosse games tor the amateur
| championship OF the United States. There are sew
era lacrosse ciuos In the place, and Two Of
them, compose OF the sons OF the sumner residents
propose giving public game on tns poo lot
| next week. They have had cons iderabc pracc
this season. Toe polo season open and several
spirited games have osen played Polo IS az very pop
lar game 10 Newportn fact 1t far excecis anything
! ever introduced into the pace The grounds OF the
club excellent condition, and 1t Is ooubiul II a
facr site could nave becu selected any where 10 the
| place Tor this popular outdoor attraction
| The Narra.nnsett Gun Club have had m l,chcs as
! forthcoming next month. several OF the members
occasionally visit the grounds ior the purpose OF In
duging IN practice match and some very line shoot.
| Ing las been recorded. Tho splendid victory OF the
club over their TRENDS at Philadelphia shows concu-
sivcy the club - composed OF some OF tho best
amateur narksmen IN the country. The grounds o.
the CLUB looking Remarkably fine every tnngS
| il IN readiness Tor INC seasons SPORT
There some talk OF having race meeting here In
| September, but tho matter has taken tangible
suape yet. The meetings during the oil 1879
and 1877 very successful In every point OF view,
aud II 10 hoped 6y everybody that another meeting
| will be arranged Last year The atizens gave two
very appropriate prizes and already thero move
mert ths part Of the business interests to
| get up suitable prze Tor gentlemen riders
So fur there has been Ou. little yachting the great
catboat race Vi Thursday was success ~ every par
tcuiar. thanks to The summer residents ~ general
Dttk,, &c fhA LAM nnnAn ~ n thA
Now YORK Yacht slub, ~ particular. There wero
forty enrie., and this is the largest ever sailed
these waters II was regretted that I'VE out OF the
eiSnl prizes were taken out OF the place.
rhe Newport Yacht Club, OF which Mr.. L. l.. Lori
lard, o! New York, IS commodore, Will have race vt
an early day.
Tho ARRIVAL Of tho Now York yacht squadron next
1t Is expected that some r.;cs viii take place upon
their ARRIVAL here. Commodore Kane and Mr.
scauyer are 10 iavor OF laying Inc races here. and
programme which Will bcneht Nswport
Several OF Inc leading Yachts OF the New York and
other clubs make Newport haroor Their heaaquarters
during tho summer season. ana a. the Present writing
% less than uozen we'll known yachts are quietly
lying 10 this harpor. pcudtng tho steam yachts Lur-
xKxpED RxroRMa
A long ceded reform has been brought about by
Mr. james Fraser, OF New York. who 8 Inc proprc.
tor Of a saio stable IN that city. Commencing
the privilege Of waiting front the Jewport read
ing room. HIS prices were equal TO the lowest New
Yvrx ,aes and naturally the local s,abio kcepers
were angry this IntIusiop, OF them
was t<rmnsd 10 drive Lin out OF the place. He
put the iures down one-hai.. charging twenty-five
cents but ne only carried one person Tor this
sum whie The Now York party carried Two,
tor the original priee-Dsmey, Atty cents The New
rages u front vi the club house, while the New
Yorker mas that his business has been seriously
DISTURBED that ne can only Afford to keep one The
Newport stable Keepers before the arrival of Mr.
Fraser. charged 81 per hour, and be accordingly
liked upon INC ioi.owing rates:-From CLUB TO alt
boats and cars to any partot Narragansett avenue,
aud asU TO the corner oil Broadway Hud Bliss road,
and to the bathing beach, My cents; 10 end OF
Bellevue avenue, 81 was charged, the same charged
for every mile o. part oil miie beyond the limits
referred to- All things cobsidered Newport % under
great ooiiga ions " Mr. Fraser Tor had e not pat IN
app The sumner residents would have been
Obliged " pay the usoil rates.
Another local stable Keeper made his appear
at tbs CUB Tor the purpose oil keeping co with
his neightor, und thus The gentleman WAC has IN
augufated the reform rs tho sufferer HIS rivals, Ia
Tue create Charge about the same price he doos
providing thvy get more than passenger at u
lime. prominent stable keeper, IN speaking OF the
mntcr TO your correspondent to-day sad that while
cid not o. outside paroles coming to New
port during tue season 10 take away tae cream OF tho
business, yet he thought the Stable Keepers could
make moro money By charging the present low rates,
had advised them long ago to put down the
priees or else they wOuu mad that outsiders would
90 me here aud ''raise CAM with their business.
Newport has very en,erprising SET OF boatmen
summer Residents. Their price, however, are too
bisn, Ell by continuing them they lose great deal
oil custom One dollar an hour rs charged, uId TINS
too, wnen one handles tho craft. Eight dollars
per GAY Is charged, but some OF them will take less
sevcrai boats are rented BY tho month"; Sl25 beng
paid Tor ts luxury by several Of tho visitors. Aoout
seveu,y-nvc boats are engaged In the business, and
IL Is the general pfeSsion that should they reduco
the rates they would he con tautiy employed As "
under the present arrangement they tied up
the wharf aOout two.thirds oil The time A talk with
ihcm reveals Ihu tact that they are couldn't that
reduction would not Affect them least, aud
ttey are content to wait and wonder way they are
not treated better.
An enterprise worthy Of honorable mention Is the
NEWPORT Omnibus Company, established. May Is. 1876,
by MI benjamin j. BuTson, highly Respectable co.,
ofcd ciizcn Three teams we're placed tnv Belle
avenue Route and Two the BROADWAY route.
The bus oil tnat wurruutc the bliding OF
Two vmnibuscs for the season oil 1877. he sum
residents appreciated tue enterprise VI Mr. Bur
ton and they Iatronized him Literally IL vas a god
send to the servants who lived on the avenue
and the adjacent thoroughlares, and th,ir
employers were. not obliged to have their
carriages trotcd out Tor the purpose OF taking their
employees 10 church. SPECIAL ans cments are made
Tor sunday. IL costs OnIy aftcen cents to ridc
entire length OF Bellevue avenue, anu tins be 70