National Republican., 1881-07-11
WATERING-PLAoE NOTES.

-Dogfish bite bathers on the Pacific
coast.
Cape May has entertained more peo-
pie thus far this summer than since 1876.
-Fitz-John Porter is pondering that
case of his at Asbury Park during tho summer
months.
The Saratogians say that their ar
rivals for June were larger than during the same
month in many years past
Congressman and Mrs. Morton pro-
pose giving one grand entertainment at Fairlawn,
Newport, before their departure for France.
Senator David Davis, of Illinois, is
going East to the seaside with ex-senator Trum-
bull, and in the fall will visit the Pacific Coast.
The Elberon ut Long Branch gets its
name from the president Of the company that
built it and the surrounding cottages, L. l.. Brown
esq
Mrs. c. NJ. Bassett, Mr.. Charles c.
BHssett, and Mrs. Joseph Tyssowski and children,
of this city, are at the Bright House, ,'Rchoboth
Beach.
The reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
ogden Goclct on board their new yacht, the Morse
man, was the first important event Of the Newport
season.
-"Anything historical herc?" he said
at Mount Desert to n native. "WNl, yes" was the
reply. "That there COW used TO belong to Ben
Butler"
Upper Michigan is the Paradise of
men who catch fish, and Southern Michigan is the
Hadcs oftho man who Is compelled to listen 10
fish Stories
There is to be an excursion train all
the way from Rochester n. V, to Coney Island
The round-trp tickets cost $40, as against Sl61O
regular fnre,
A gentleman who went trout fishing
In Pennsylvania was surrounded by swallows.
Three times when he threw his line the birds
caught his Ny,
john s. Wise and j. ID. Brady. of
Richmond, who are identified with the Readiustcr
movement in Virginia. have arrived at the Ocean
House, Long Branch,
The Rev. Mr.. Gould, late consul at
Marsellles, France has arrived ut the Vineyards,
having just returned to this country aiter au alb.
sence of twelve years.
Clarence Rathbone and family, of
Albany; W, Il, Fales and family of Brooklyn, and
Mrs, Cohen and family are permanently settled ut
the Aquldncck, Newport.
Since the closing of the racing season
the rush to Concy Island has subsidized and the
monster hotels are castles of bleakness and dreari-
ness for four days out of every seven.
Old Point, Va, enjoys this season the
presence ofmRny guests. On last Saturday night
hop was given on board the Nymph which was
largely attended and greatly enjoyed
The family of Mr.. Abram S. Hewitt,
ofNew York yare at willing Cottage and Congress-
man McIane and family, Of Maryland, at the
Muenchnger Cottage, on Bellevue avenue New
port,
r According to the latest accounts the
mammoth hotel at Rockaway will not be opened
this season. II is said that It will be sold atauc-
ton, and that a number ofcapitalists have organ
lied to buyit
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris has left
London for the sanoris country seat General
Grant is anxious to gather his children about him
this summer at Long Branch, and Mrs sartors
contempates making the visit very soon.
Miss Annie Louise Cary, the peerless
contralto, says she Is going to oconomowoc, Wis,
( for two or three days 10 sort Of loaf there, 81
| shall then visit friends at Minneapolis" she told
reporter, land then to my sad seashore to slosh
and wade in the dark. raging deep"