The New York herald., 1879-07-14

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GOSSIP.
Ex-Aayor Wickham and Police Commissioner
Wheeler were on the piazza last evening.
There will be grand Orion ball in the West Brgh-
ton Hotel on the 3lst of July.
The steam yachts of Mr.. Lorillard and Mr. Culver
were at the pier yesterday
Mr. Camp. formerly wealthy broker of Brooklyn.
is ticket agent of the Brighton Railway.
1t is contemplated to erect 100 cottages near the
Ten thousand chickens were broiled on the island
yesterday, and S65o0o glasses of beer washed them
down.
No driving is now permitted between the Brighton
and Manhattan beaches.
Norton provided baths for 3, 400 people Yesterday,
the Pier 5000. Brighton 5 1000 ana Manhattan $50
Trans run to the Island from five points every
half hour all day; At night they are sent back as
fast as they are filled. generally every ten minutes.
Breslin Il Sweet fed 1900 people yesterday;
Bunah Co.. $4,000; Cable 5000; Bauer. 1000;
The United States has control of the ocean beyond
low water mark. Consequently there is way to
abate the soap and salve nuisances except by q
A dead horse hoated under the pier yesterday. and
Immediately labelled with Frank Swifts COM
pliments" and towed out to sea.
Garbage marks the channel from pier 2, North
River. to the pier at Coney Island.
Robert Furey and Hassan Wheeler down late at
night
c. f. Partridge. residing at No. 207 Tenth street.
Brooklyn. had his pocket picked of watch and
chain yesterday afternoon at Bauer's. Joseph and
Annie Clifford. of No. 50 Gold street. Brooklyn and
John Johnes. OF Jersey City. arrested and the
| property was found in possession of the former.
DOCK FOR THE PLYMOUTH ROCK.
Visitors to the island during the last week have.
| some Of them. noticed piledrivers at work off
Dinans Halfway House. and havo had their curiosity
excited By the sight
daton of the Plymouth Rock. Eyes. it's true. said
| to Coney Island this summer. and tried to make
rangements to do it. but it didn't take long to find
axurson tickets to-
| the Pier Company want ten cents for each
passenger getting on or off, Still didn't give
| 1t up till found there wasn't water enough to
| land. SO Mr.. Scofeld determined to have pier Of
| his own" Mr. Scoield the owner of the Rock
readily gave the particulars. He said that he pro-
cured the privilege from the owner of land midway
from the point to the pier to build DOCK and after
ward purchased the land outright The plot pur-
straight across the island from the ocean 70 the
bay. The pier is really wooden dock extending GOO
| feet out from the water linel and having width
of thirty-fve feet. According to the terms Of the
contract for its erection the work should have been
| completed within week; but the time has been
tended twice. 1t is now thought that landing can
be made within ten days. The engineers in charge
Of the work declare that the wooden dock will be as
| Withstand any weather. The work has gone on
without intermssion day night excepting in un-
favorable weather. an electric light being used at
| night.
| It intended to the Plymouth Rock and
| other boats to form line between New York
and the Long Branch pier. using the Coney ISL
and pier for stopping place. but it is said to be
| Rock will. however. run to Coney Island in any
| event. thus adding one more to the many
routes now in operation. The beach rail
which connects with the old line Of steamers.
| passes directly the land bought up in the
new enterprise. and the sams station, known as
DInans, will be maintained. thus affording easy ac-
cess to any part Of the island by the route.
LONG BRANCH
For few seasons lately Long Branch has been
gradually eclipsed in the public favor as summer
resort for transient guests by the increasing
tions Of Conev Island. and while the business OF
the latter place has grown marvelously the former
has sadly dwindled. This year. however, there has
been a change. and of prosperity seems to
have begun. Gsyety rules the beach, and the rush
Of visitors is said by such veterans the Lelandf
to be greater than for ton years before. They do
compain-this family of historic hospitality. They
smile and make tho best Of it.
From oil parts of the Union the guests come
Ten thousand came on the Fourth. Thousands
stay for a week two weeks and hundreds are ap.
parently settled for the season. The cottages are
almost all occupied The great drive by the ocean
front is crowded with carriages every evening. from
six O'Clock to eight. There is music in every hotel
from half dozen to q dozen performers ut each
place playing morning. afternoon and night. There
is dancing every night and full dress hops every
Saturday night with occasional germans in the hotei
parlors in the mornings. At about eleven in the
morning the surf is alive with batners and i'll the
afternoons all is quiet and pleasant and sleepy
the most inveterate idler could wish.
THE PIER CONTRACT ADVOCATED.
The cause OF the change in Long Branch appears
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strictly speaking. only the part of pier yet. but
the pier company have hopes. contract with Mr..
pier made November H. 1873. and. according to
the letter of the document the contractor bound
to finish the work by May l. 1879. but 1t not yet
done On June 2. u second contract was made with
the same builder binding him to begin work within
ten days from that date and to finish the
200 feet Of pier that is yet lacking by
July IA. The time beng up to-day and
piles being yet driven for the additional 200 feet
the company have notified to MIR. johnson the abro
CATION of the contract it being Of impossible
ut this late day to ulhl it. Some material has been
proc ured by Mr.. Johnson but the company is tired
of waiting and fee that they have other resource
but TO sbrogate the contract and sue Mr.. johnson
for damages.
has done work on the pier. has attached some prop
erty claimed by MIR. Johnson in the State of New
stated Is that portion Of IL is in the state or New
Jersey another part being outside the low water
mark l. under the Jurisdiction of the United States
government.
A SUPERIOR COOLING oFY PLACE.
Tho pier ~ by means q thing of beauty as yet.
bat a IL nevertheless . Joy. Ten cents vigor-
ousiy demanded from visitors FOR entrance both
thr New Jersey aud the United states side, but
lnonsy to be no object TO the visitors. and
thFr tnrong the cool promenade over the water
"a latn a. nighL The end toward the shore is
shfsd sta "a. aud the end on the high seas is
..tlst "a favorable weather by the moon aud
tes lTupip a. in couples and talk quietly. There Is
4itis isnxhter bat good dcal OF solid hap
r a. a. .srsng probabilities OF the season. IL
49, ness tsd that the end OF the pier offers
unnaual for suicide. but have occurred
lhafe ysi. ptssslbly account of the admission
See. not BEING reasonable 90 suppose that
uuuld slliusly pay ten cents tor the privilege OF
slliinn hImaef How ~ will he when "Pinafore" In
parformed the pier u u hard 60 say. but the
ayers thretten ~ little later In the season. Tho
company H. not yet announced. Hermann the
dcrful wizari. IL % give open air performances
the pier three times this week. and with almost
tinual band music and the othor attractions men,
toned. 10 does not seem strange that tho pier is
popular.
Hut the pier is not only pleasant per It is an
attraction To the place. People who go to Long
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