The New York herald., 1879-09-07

visitors still lingering the There are about
forty guests the Pavilion. about twenty-five at the
East View House and dozen or 80 at swift's The
cottages up the hill contain the remainder. As the
company at each hotel dwindles there is steady
exodus Of colored gentry by the boats and cars,
and the little groups Of guests III the dining
room come closer and closer together as
table after table is abandoned in the consolidation
process. until they get to be merry little band AS
sociable as picnic party. Messrs. Conover and
close their hotel next Monday. but the Pavilion will
remain open usual until the 1st Of October, If
not later. to accommodate possibly the members or
the commission authorized by the New Jersey Legis-
lature to the laws for the OF Cities
and which has discretion to select the place for ts
meeting and business sessions
A TERRAPIS SUPPER A.
In accordance with long standing custom Mr..
Joseph Thompson. proprietor of the Pavilion. gave
Tuesday evening last. Those OF the party who were
unaware OF what was atoot were considerably sur
prised ut the unusual delay in tho ringing OF the
supper bell on the evening in question. When at
last the tocsn sounded for the usual evening fray.
greeted with the sight of the tables arranged ban
quoting style. Each guest had before him pile OF
plates, upon each Of which he was served in turn
with courses beginning with oyster soup and terra
pin stew and running down through reed birds and
various vands to the fruit and dessert The host
did the honors in ibatons OF excellent champagne.
and had his health proposed III q short speech by
Steamboat Inspector Matthews. who. recently
made Benedict is of the most persistent of the
stayates. In return Mr.. Thompson expressed his
appreciation OF his guests steadfast patronage and
with sly look at Mr.. Matthews| hoped they would
all return next year with enlarged families.
NOTES.
1t will take national pathological convention to
put all end to the great dispute here to whether
the word is "Neversink' or 'Navesink."
The bridge the Shrewsbury is study in
natural philosophy. In the daytime, when the sun
Shines the heat expands the suspension rods and
lakes the OF the draw that the bridgeman,
Captain Swami, hardly the swinging
mass. But in the cool nighttime tho contraction OF
the rods lifts the ends OF the draw up in small
curve and leaves the bridge free of all restraint
The weather man treated every ybody to q magnifi-
cent spectacle the beach yesterday when the
easterly wind drove the surf in the shore in
tumbling hills OF water.
George Comstock, fisherman OF this place, caught
nearly four hundredweght Of bluefsh in eight
hours offshore fishing Tuesday last. His catch
included couple Of the finest Spanish mackerel
ever taken from the water.
The hotel registers show the following among
present guests and recent arrivals
DR.. Ii. j. Phillips, United States Army.
From New York-Mme. William Vincent Wallace.
]. Matthews and family, j. b. Small and family, q.
H. Shreve and family, Miss Emma Ridley. +. Kroe-
Der and family H. G. Goodell and family. Andrew Reid
and family, G. II. L'Hommedieu. Z. @. d. Mckay
and family, S. w. Wood and family, Louis Zechen-
dorr and family j. Levenstreet and family and c. b.
Gold and family.
From Brookyn-C. R. st. George and family and
]. W. Half and family.
From Newark-Mrs. Kean and daughter.
From Detroit-G. G. Balch.
From Richmond. Va.-Miss Prout.