Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-15
AT SARATOGA.


 w. A. Beers, who is summering at the Continental Hotel, Saratoga Springs, writes as follows: I have been looking around the past few days to find something in this great summer resort to write about that is new, or that would interest the readers of the JOURNAL. AND COURIER, espe- ciaIIy those who may contemplate coming here this season, or who have friends sojour-' ming in Saratoga, but have written so much from time to time of it's passing events, and each day seems to me only but repetition of the other in it's great panorama of diver sifed pleasures and standard amusements, that will simply say everybody here seems to be greatly enjoying themselves, more espe- cially since the first of this month Up to that period the weather was cold and dis agreeable, and arrivals at the hotels were quite limited, but Saratoga since that time has be- come herself again and now everything IS booming The hotels are quite well filled with guests; some are over-crowded. A good many New Haven people are here, and new arrivals are reported every day. Among the number I find Gen. Greeley and family, Charles Kimberly and wife, Ed. P. Merwin and family, MT. Durham, of Durham & Wooster; Col. J. G. Healey, Judge H. B. Pardee and wife, N. F. Hall, Geo. A. Butler, P. McKiernan and wife, w. J. Moffat, Post office Clerk Hayes, MT. Shelly, c. F. Schor- CT, Deacon Edward Bryan and family, Geo.
 Betchler, Mrs. s. H. Lyman, MT. c. Hall,
 Rev. Mr. Kleeberg and family, MT. Loeb, MT. 'sSonnenberg, MT. Loeb, H. Herz, MT. Metz ger, Senator Plunkett, James Bulford, Law yer Hubbard, Henry E. Barnes and wife.
 At the Continental Hotel-Dr. H. E. Stone, Dr. J. s. Miller, Benjamin J. Stone and wife,
 J. F. Hemingway and wife, G. w. Mallory and wife, Gilbert Manson and wife, Miss
 Jessie Sneeloch, Mrs Sherwood s. Thomp- son, child and nurse, Miss Sanford, and about twelve more from New Haven are to arrive at this hotel in few days.
 The horse races are largely patronized, as
 this season an unusually large number of
 fast steppers are on the traek and large
 amounts of money are every day exchanging l hands Among those who disposed to bet on the result is mentioned one well known young man of our city who was ''cleaned out' of his pile in a very short
 time, and the next thing he said was, "Tl bet I will now go right home" while two other as well known New Haven gents did not bet on the fastest trotters, but ] lay back for pair of bobs reputed to be not
 quite so fast and walked off the race course rejoicing, carrying their sheaves with
 them" Speaking of horses leads me to say
 that hardly ever was there to be seen in Sar- I atoga such collection of fine driving teams as is shown here every afternoon on the boule- E ward leading to the lake. Among the num- < Der are noticed J. c. Whemple drives pair
 of stylish black horses, gold mounted hare ness, before an English Victoria; pair ot \ roans of MT. Goldsmith's of New York, gold r mounted harness, are very fine; Mrs. Jessup of New York, an elegant pair of bay horses before a Victoria; Judge Hilton Of New York, pair of fine bays before two-seated phaeton; James B. Hilton of New York stylish bays before one of Brewsters new style spiders with rumble in rear fol footman; E. Barry of Wall street, New York \ pair stylish chestnut horses, gold and white \ harness, before an English tandem cart
 Mrs. A. T. Stewart, Henry Clair, Judge Nel
 son and hundred others, each having some speciality in their turnouts. Ed. P. Merwin New Haven, pair of bays, silver-mountec \ harness and T. cart attracts considerable at
 tention every fine afternoon. Maud $. take'
 an airing every day between 10 and 12 a. m. \ and then on her return undergoes, under th'
 united efforts of two grooms, thorough
 cleaning and polishing which requires abou II ' Vanderbilt stables every day at 12 m. to SCI \ Maud S., Aldine and Early Rose, which cos
 MT. Vanderbilt $49,000. Madam Carlotta | the 18th inst, made of he
 most successful balloon ascensions iron ! Congress park and it was witnessed by abou ! 5000 persons. Previous to her trip sh A took her daughter of about three years of az
 into the basket of the air-ship and ascendet \ to dizzy height. The bottom was held b. ! & stout cord. After the bottom had beel | lowered and the young aeronaut lifted ou ! Madam Carlotta aseended in the Zephyr ! and soon rose to great height, passing owe ' the tower of Congress Hall and thence in
 northwesterly direction. She landed on ! farm in Greenfield several miles away anC ! returned to Saratoga in the evening safe ana \ ready for another air voyage which she vii { take from the park next week. The mai | business is largely on the increase. Tuesda,, | the number of letters sent out reached 7,02 { and S,261 were received, which makes tota f never reached in Saratoga before, showing that the number of people here is unusual, large just now.
 | There is a severe contest going on here a
 the present time between the proprietors o several of the mineral springs, but more es : pecially is the contest very bitter between , the Hathorn and Congress springs, each hay l ing had an analysis made of the waters an, \ published sworn statements in pamphlet forn l | as to their respective purity and health giv ing qualities. Among the medicinal ingre . 1 dients which enter into their composition
 each seems to have just enough mineral sub stance to tone up the system of almost any one whose blood is in need o I certain mineral properties to properl
 regulate and stimulate the various function l of the body. The contest seems to hing ; ! largely on the amount of iron contained i
 the two waters, and according to the state | ments made by eminent physicians an
 chemists, the difference between each one
 ccrp paratively minute, and not enough t h1-. anyone even though they drink severa glasses at a time. The greatest cause o l jealousy which has arisen seems to com
 from the fact that the Hathorn springs ar
 much the largest patronized. Some three t four thousand partake of it's bubblin
 waters each day. One exceedingly health 1 gentleman while at the Hathorn spring
 informed ne he had just swal
 lowed five large glasses of the wate and really was getting quite thirsty l and believed he would take few more be , l fore he went to his hotel Said gentlema
 was from the Red river, Louisiana, attend
 ing the bankers convention here to-day, an
 says although his residence is considered i 1 very unhealthy location, and he over sixt years of age, he had not spent $25 in his life
 time for doctors or medicine. The key t
 it all was because he always had drank pur
 cold water in large quantities, often tw quarts at meal, the water being draw
 from large cemented deep cistern, supplies
 by rain and snow water, soft and pure. H claims his family are all just as healthy am do just as he does-drink no ardent spirits , very little tea and coffee and plenty of col
 water.
 Police Notes.
 1 While walking on Congress avenue Sur day morning Detective Brewer was assaile 3 with profane and abusive epithets from Joh McDermott, whose brother keeps 8 saloo 3 near the place of the disturbance. McDe1 mott was arrested yesterday afternoo charged with using profane language.
 The door of Perry's carpet store was foun r l open by Officer Nichols last night. The of cer stood guard until key was procured
 Company A, Tventy-Seventh c. V. The reunion of Company A, Twenty-seV = enth c. ", on Wednesday, was an exceed
 ingly pleasant occasion. The veterans wei l entertained at Stony Creek by Comrade Franl lin Bradley at his residence They paid flying visit also to Comrade Barnes, propri