New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-12

Inouiries that have privately made on penai M ot
friends in the East have revealed an that The
nroprletOrs of the principal hotels ntenn 70 cde ~
by the square foot, in other WORDS alot 70 eSr
person sleeping place only Ko1S arsod .C for a.
if occupied by that number double pea u1. 1ooDs ne
paid for at the rate OF for two If only one s1op9 @
IN It. OraninaIy NiiS SnId fomr OF six.
and if one man enjoys room to himself ne musD sI
nav four or six times the nsua rates. ne non
of our house agrees to deduct 81 90 per day per n
for day board from the price OF each rOOH, hdiS
less than the allotted number occupy IT, bed bd; in
the price of day board has thus sens9y ueG%dlh1 % 90 90
making deductions, the price OF board anu a. 6 I'D
has advanced. In place of "a per day. p4 pa ~ "to t
So are commonly charged. room estiflaCeuo Ht oI 10
For fomr ST e 50 for three 15 for two. and $13 90
for one Persons who seek to be wen anu coLiun;I o;aI
ably lodged at reasonable rates. and nave no npG;o
reason for wishing to he near any OF the deegalons
at night, would do well to secure quarters at sone
of the hotels not chosen as p0litcaJ henuquaait
The Grand Pacific HOtel, ,as the ordinary
Headquarters of the State, has secured u W
ali fhe DELEGATIONS Here will be tOund Malhe'
which has made great preparations for IeeePpu,un, on,
rooms parlors and lodgings New;1ork, mion nh,o no.
which is meagTelV provided for ILLINOIS, when, a5
the home State, has the Appellate Court rooms ana
special paro[s oooocsMseits Maryiund Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon ana Coloraao. i'll
Pennsylvania rs body goes over 10 the ,o IlSai
house. The delegation have secured Ior ort ~
Ill
the houses and between 1t and the ma m9lG,na anml
swings an iron vault-dOor, suggestive OF star cna
ber consultations aud gloomy prson-cnamDec per nnd
itatons The club-rOom is, however,, large anu
n;rv and will easily seat 100 to 200 persons.
Smuggling up to Pennsylvania in suspicious way SdS
is Vermont, which is next door but one and a Iew
other small delegations may be found at the same
house Bnt as the agreement of the hotel , mep
with fhe National Committee binds them TO iufnlsn
free of charge parlOr and bedroom to the Naiohn
Committeemen from each State, they are natuIalIy
nor anxious TO have small delegations thrust upon
them There seems also TO be palntnl wanb Oh
rivalry for the honor and privilege OF
the delegations from one or two southern StaVeS'
Iowa and Kentucky go to the Sherman House;
a paTt of the New-YOrk delegation numbering
twenty in ALL under the leadership OF Senator WaR-
ner. and company of rising statesmen under tbe
direction OF Sheridan Shook, will be at the Paiel
entirely severed from their friends at the Grana
Pacific. There is much speculation mere as 70 wnnS o
satisfactory solution of the mystery has been ar
rived at. Pennsylvania has also sent tnIru mIr
house." 1870 strong under the leadership o. OF G9v- %
eruOr HOyt which has secured rooms at the lIe-
mont House This hotel has rented few rooms 70
delegations. Present indications are, hs stalen,
that the principal hotels will be uncomtorta3Iy
crowded and visitors will do well 70 look for long-
inQs. and depend upon the restaurants, OF WHICH
there are few, for their meals.