The New York herald., 1879-08-25
SUNDAY AWAY FROM TOWN.
GREAT CROWD ON coNEY IsLANp--coRNETs
AND SACRED CHOIRs

GREAT CROWD ON CoNEY IsLAND--CoENETs
AND SACRED cHoIRs.
The sultry mugginess of the city sent more people
to Coney Island yesterday than the most sangune ca
terer anticipated the early part of the day sick
ening smell was waited toward Brighton Beach ana
passed. the westerly wind to the doors OF demo
cratic Manhattan. worse smell it would be difh-
cult for the most ingenious chemist to concoct.
and If anything was needed to convince
the capitalists the island of the necessity of doing
something in the sewerage line II is needed no
longer The railroads did an immense business all
day; did the boats. The hotels were packed. At
five o'clock the Hotel Brighton and all its prom
enades was like broadway in the zenith Of
its spring or fall fashion. So was the
Manhattan. while tho Sea Beach Palace Bauer's and
Norton's were literally crowded. The beach itself
was sight It was black with people who walked
tan. Colonel Breslin says that he confidently
calculates six weeks of the best patron
age yet. The beginning of school will doubtless
have some effect; but the return of people now in
the country will more than offset that loss The
music is to be continued. and it is rumored
learn a new air. Lberati scored new
point yesterday with his second series Of
from Brooklyn and they run to sacred music as
ducks run to water. Yesterday Colonel Breslin and
Liberati arranged them for the evening concert.
The effect was electric. The audience coined In
III every ono OF them, and such . tumultuous en-
core has not been heard before this season.
TIKI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CLUB.
Some six years ago club started on the east
side Of the town, chiefly in the Thirteenth ward. to
exploit the beauties and virtues OF impccuniosity.
II acquired large membership, the number OF suit
able candidates being at that time very numerous.
All the festive and hard up young fellows in
the ward Joined or wanted to Join. the
total fee being s2 so. No member was supposed
to pay his taxes. Jealousy of the clubs popularity
and prosperity induced the starting of another
club, called the AntiImpecunious Club. and
this gave its first dinner yesterday at the Oceanic
pecunious Club consist in the denunciation OF money
and the gorifcation Of hardupishness those OF
the Anti-Impecunious are all the other way and
money is the god of its dolatry About sixty young
down to the banquet, each being presented with o
boutonniere as he entered the dining room. Among
those present were Judge T. J. Campbell, Michael
Healy William Geoghegan, president OF the impecu-
George Bartholomew, John j. Ferrier Denis s..
Grifiin Maurice f. Holahan, Captain Copeland Ed
mund Ignatius Brinckman and others. The bill of
fare was garpished with quotations from various
fixed is happy" William H. Vanderbilt: money
makes the mare CO." Edward Cooper; Sugar first
found it's way into Europe from ASIA and now makes
happy the homes OF countless Millions, American
Encyclopedias; "Impecuniosity caused the erection
of the Workhouse the Island aud hled with the
impecunious." William deoghegan; Money Is
power and power is happiness-the more
power to it," Edward Harrigan go make
money" Shakespeare; "Go spend it,. Coal Oil
Johnny. While the Impecuuious Club charged
a total fee Of 50 SO the opposition made
its figures only 81 20. piece OF inconsistency
that there no serious accounting for. Speeches
were made after dinner in burlesque vein that
made the boys happy and hilarious, but there was
such lavish lay out OF edibes champagne. &C.,
club 1t late in the evening before the fun
ended.