, 1879-07-06
a Distinguished Boat and Her
Distinguished Owner.
4 millionaire On His .WeddingJourney---l HeH
josephine PAST and Present
s.. Eloptnents.

idea Of the gay life that was waiting behind
those windows to burst forth in all its summer
glory. It is said by those who ought to know
that never at this time before has Newport
been SO full. Whether the low, price Of real
estate, and the need on the part OF landlords to
rent their houses at more reasonable figure, Is
the principal reason for this, I don't know; but,
as one proof Of the influx Of visitors, the
United States Hotel the other day vas obliged
to hire additional rooms in a nelghboring house
to accommodate its guests. This is quite unusual
at this date OF the season. Later. in the middle
has to be resorted to.
Tile coming Of the famous
! TwENTf-THmD BRooKLYN REGIMENT
to assist at the celebration upon the 'glorious
Fourth y has created little Autrcr, and points
the fact OF this seasons observance of the na-
tiona1 holiday being another OF tile "unusual u
features. Various OF the New England prints
have drawn rather unfavorable comparisons be-
tween the appropriations Of Newport for the
Fourth and those Of Providence, her next-door
neghbor; for, while Newport, the very much
smaller and By no means as important city, con-
tribhtes s., 600 Tor her ce1ebrations;5' Provi-
dcncc limits the sum for her parade at $1,000.
Newport itself, which always cherished a little
of the ancient spirit of jealous disdain which was
ripe and rampant sixty or seventy years ago,
when its early prosperity had failed and
faded. while that Of its rival
Providence-had sprung into fullest
blossom. brings out one Of the old-time jeers ut
Frovidcnce's unpatriotic parsimony in conpar-
ison with her smaller ncighbor's lberality;
while Providence sits'ssersne and looks down
with ,:''<
PLYING CONTEMPT
upon the irc-cracking, popgnn display, and the
military tinsel Of her conservative ncichbor,
while from the editorial columns of her princi-
pa. daily she talks wisely Of the barbaric non-
sense OF our national dre-crackccs and popguns,
comparing them very truthfully with the
Chinese tomfoolery of glare, and glitter, aud
discordant sound. The larger city is in the
right, but the smaller city still holds on to her
old privilege Of ieering ut what she has been
advantage, however, tiat Newport has in the
presence OF United States troops; at the Fort
gives excuse for a big lark ut any time, and
when the general holiday makes leisure for
other regiments it makes also a charming
with all the credit Of patriotism. Aud So, with
her United States artillery aud infantry, tine
torpedo station oiulng to let off scme superdu-
GUS powder, and the "'TwentF-t1ird Brooklyn u
eager to join in aud take hand in the fun
when it means q good time In the Paradise cor
ner of America, why, it is not only an easy
but delightful task to celebrate tie 'sglorI-
GUS Fourth.'' In addition to the military do
tngs, too, there is to be a yacht-race md sub
marine race. The yacht-raccs this season will
be looked forward to with even more interest
than before, for
THE NEWPORT YACuT-cLUB
has been steadily improving in its management
and craft, and has gained an admirlug interest
from every quarter, which makes It's move
mcats Of no little Importance. Belonging to
the Club at the beginning OF this season were
twentv-cight cat-boats, and twelve stoops. 4
good many more will no doubt be added.
4 year or SO ago know that toldsthe story
Of Mr. Covers new cat-boar, the Clean. Up
to this date-this boat has never been beaten in
a race. Mr.. Cover, the original owner, and
under whose orders the boat was built, was at
that time the assistant editor Of the Providence
Press, d young man Of 25 or 2G years &c is DOW
widely known in Paris and amongst scientific
people elsewhere US the inventor Of the Cover
Telephone, which Is SO much of an improvement
on the Bell telephone that rrof. 1yndall has
gwen it the preference beyond all othe7sf and
presented the young inventor with great cor
daty to the scientific associations OF Paris, be-
fore which bodies !ir. Cover spoke in cxplana-
ton OF his telephone in fluent French. The
story OF this young Rhode Islander reads like
TIE Widest RoMAxCE,
and is indeed ohty another of those romances
wherein Young America makes truth stranger
than fiction. Three years ago be vas an as-
sistant editor upon an obscure New-Englaud
Journal, ocsnpy'ns nis leisure hours 10 m, MS
trvin. his inventive taste and skill upon some
improvement in ooat-construction. Ills interest
in all new Inventions, together with his news
paper connection, brought him three years ago
J..nf E,,Jt 49, A.,
telephone. He very soon after this severed his
connection with the Journal upon which he was
engaged, md became Prof. Bel's ageut. This
at length brought him to Europe, where he
finally distinguished himself by inyentiug such
an improvement, upon the Bell instru-
1nent that the Scientific Academy Of Paris
have recognized the new Instrument as .sthe
Cover telephone" and at this day this young
man under 50. who three years ago was quietly
sailing bis cat-boat, the Clean, In Narragansctt
work, is now, to use the words OF Que of bis
recent admirers, +" the best-Enown Young Amer
ican in Paris.' $50 We 70 up, up, up,h in this
han~Gctiou life ct ours. The present
ownrr Of the Gleam is an Older brother OF Mr.,
Covers. .>:'
Another Of the fast boats Of the Club is the
owned by young Ross Winans. OF
owner ol nobody knows how
many millions, whose place upon Castle Hii,,
With the organ domicile standing apart from the
past. Mr.. Wiuans will NOT dispense his hospi-
talitY upon the Hill this summer, nor suit bis
yacht Arrow in Newport waters, as he is row
taking bis wedding journey IN Swftzer-
were quite taken By surprise at the marriage Of
Mr, WiDaps, tile bride being his beautiful young
cousin, Nera Whistler, who owes her peculiar
name to the Russian residence aud associations
Of her famfly,-her mother. Il mistake not,
being the sister OF h1r. Winans' mother, who
,ras q n,7Ss{ar fsdv