New-York tribune., 1882-08-14
compelled to fire shot from his revolver at Low
before he would surrender. He was taken to the
County Jail and locked up
SING SING CAMP-MEETTAG.

THE ANNUAL GATHE RING IN THE GROVE.
WHAT SING SING WAS IN ITS BEST DAYs-FEATUREs
OF THE PRESENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
SUPERINTENDENT SHERWOOD.
SING SING, Aug 10.-Ihc tifty-iirst annual camp
meeting of the New-YOrk aud Hudson luycr Camp
Meeting Association opened here III the Olu historic
grove" on TUESDAY of tins week. Inc hrSt
impression which strikes one on arriving aV
the Hudson River Railway station Is that the
local force OF hackmen has been IelnlOiceu oy
attachments OF Johus from PeetskIil ana Niagara
Falls with rapacIiy ami importantly ten tunes NJ
tcnsiiied. There are at the most moderate ca.cua-
ton ten hacGmen 10 one visitor, and they swarm
over the pla form and quarrel over her victims In
way TO make one thankful hnaly To una nillSeit
whole, IN his rgnt mind, III one carriage nS'eau oi
being distributed piecemci among dozen
venic!es. 1t Is Il mlie and onc-half rom the station
to the canp,grOund. and up MI al thG way. ne
grove. winch Is /, 100 feet above the level OF the
river, Is ten acres IN eYten' ana Is
trees, with few elms nterspcrsed.
There are about a hundred tens AM co ages
occupied. which is about the same number as last
year / ne atmosphere of the place Is emnentiy
rrStiul, ahd tuOse who spend tnc enurc season III
the grove speak enihusia, ,tcaily OF thr heith-gV-
ing ozone, the purity OF the spring water ana tne
perfection of the place as a quiet, home-Ke suHl-
meI resort. Years ago The great cami ting oi
the cOuntry was helG here, ana Old hdOItucs speak
with mingled PRIDE ana regret OF The departed glo-
rIes. In the pany days as many as 80 tents were
Oh the ground, and even then the s'eepilg accom-
mOdatlOnS were Inadequate TO the demand. ne
the diversion OF IL OLD friends 70 Otner cnp-lheet
ing 1T Neelyt0wn a lew miles from NeWDufg; sea
Clln, Ocean Grove aud Mount Ianor, y: }. lhomas
IL Sherwood mas been superintendent OF the gfOuhu
tor quarter OF century, ana is 0s hucnOI an III
sttutIOI" as the trees themselves. lie 10 the
fac,Otun and universal TREND OF every
teEt-hOlder and cOJtaser. Seated on the
edge OF "A tent Platform. Dis shIrt-sieeVes, WItn
i5unfy knot OF blue ribbon on the 'front.' his ex
pausIye straw hat, .and carpenters rule III us
hand, he stNpped lOIg enough to-day 10 entertain
the correspondent, OF HE Tribune with ali tnat is
worth knowing of the past ami present Oi the camp
llow are you feeling to-day Tommy 81 asked
Officer BARD OF Ar onerwOoi I'm eyiucnt surprise
at nndIng that very busy man enJoS lng even "a mo-
ments rest.
Il feel like a pound of hard soap after
yt aSnnS cb Of fqyM c lefty hen ng turning to the oo
respondent, " But dOu't puC that IN inc paper, De
added. Pm afraid ot you newspaper peOpe. |
had woman correspondent up here one tIinc and
she heard me tel an Ola lady Wno was DotherihS
me out ner stoycplpe, TO 90 to glory with her
Oil cracked stove and that cOricsp lndent wrote "a
column about 1t. once L had morse here ana
there was "a JOKING negro here. mo morse lay
down and rolled oyer ana TIE niger sad
that horse had got 1t bad meaning
that he had got regon.' reporter who heard
1t wrote Oig story about Sherw ood morse getting
RELIGION" :. ..-.,o, p..-,,
horse I" asked Officer hubbard
NO, SIR lie wasn't one OF the Pharoah breed
all bones with the shIn drawn over lt-Out fat and
cOutented. lie knew more tnau most men, tor he
understood every hing SAID to him.
When asked II they ever have any trouble
with people trying to Smugg,e liquor into camp
for sale, Nit ShcrNOot rel Ted several
Instances which such attempts hau been frusrrat
ed. There Is, however, nro,-rIle boarding tent,
with substantial Oil OF fare and very reasonable
charges barber shop, bakery, grocery, and
hghy moral peanut tent. There are seven cottages
all neat ana attractive. Joseph lIennIg, Of LeXulg |
ton-aye., Ncw-IOrk mas DullL new cottage tins
year at cost $500. Mrs Captain jones' of sing
sing, has new cottage which cost $500 Mr.
Sherwood sold his cottage this season TO Miss
hhzabetn Patterson of sing sing Ior Tor
Hunter Of New-York Miss Carter of
sing Sing, and Mrs. Ackcr, Of Brooklyn Those
who are occupying the tents either during the
meeting or Or the season are principally iIOm NcN-
York and BrookIyn WIN 4 number rom Jei>ey
CITY Haverstraw, Pecks1Ill, Newburg and sing
Sing. Among tie clcreymen here are A. Z. More
house. has general supervision OF the me- ,hGj
De Loss LulI, of YOnkers j. M Bur@ar, II. ".
Couch c. II. Travis, who mas charge OF the
music, and SIR. Jones of Flushing me kGy,
Rev stephen Merritt, of NewIOrk, are expected
on Saturday, to remain unl tue meeting closes, on
Thursday night of next week 1900
lin. daily programme incudes preaching at 1890
a. M. > and 7:30 p. H., and prayer-meeungS AT d
and III, $3.50 p. H., and at tie conclusion OF the
preaching service IN the evening Meetings lor
the promotion OF holiness are held daily IN lonp-
kins Tabernacle. Tomorrow VIII bc ChilGren,s
Day, when vast army OF sunday school chll,
dren and teachers from all the region round
ABOUT are expected 10 be IN attendance.
On sunday, which Is the great gay If the meeting;
preaching at The usual todrs. On tuesday next the
iiospel temperance meeting viii be conducted by
TN. National temperance Society; the speakers an
nOunced for that occasion are the heV Ut. DuhI OF
pnIladelpnla and j. \. Stcarns and Chauncey
Shatier of New-York On Wednesday there will be
a general reunion and feast OF Old-tashlOned
Nerhodlsm.D at which samuel Halsted will assist.
Oticer hubuard of the Ninth Precinct, and Officer
Bpattle of the twentieth Precinct New York, are
detailed here to keep Order but the peace appears
to preserve itcf At 10 O'Clock tonight tie retiring
he'll rIugs and theu-in the expressive language OF
Mir Sherwood" All scallawags must 20"
John smith # PcekslIl sad to lie correspondent
of TUv IbIBUNE that he had attended the sing
sing Camp Meeting every year during tue malt
century since 1t WAS established "One time L
came all tine way from ChatanOoGa. Irnn., 50 as
here i'm lime to heal the last doXology, but" ne
added in "a triumphant tone, was here"