New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-05
NIAGARA FALLS.
INTERNATIONAL PARK POLITICAL AND
SOCIAI.

INTERNATIONAL PARK POLITICAL AND
SOCIAL.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
NIAGARA FALLS, July 4.-This village,
which with the exception OF the noise ot the FANS ana
the still greater uprOar OF the hacknen Is unusually
quiet daily showing signs OF growing activity ana IL
denzens are shaking OF incubus Of It's drowsy air IN
order TO make hay while the shines" Az yet the
hotels ca sparsey filled rule but me managers
expect rush during the next few days. The travelling
patrons place IN large part brides anu gr"o7
ist now; aud. with plenty OF elbow room aud leisure
hote life not without s charms while watch ng these
interesting people billing and cooling and falling INT" the
.nres OF the ehus great cataract There are no
new hotel. and will be until the international PARK
scheme Ia settled Those now surviving do nor MAKE
money and go in the hope OF seeing better dy9
in the future. The Board OF Appraisers appolnled 10
estimate the value Of the lands winch It il proposed To
take for the park will meet here this month
and hear testimony probably until October They will
then make their reports 10 tho State. and property
owners win have the privilege 81 hing Complaints OF UP
meals for thirty days. The time FOR settling NE question
whether 10 purchase the lana IL growing snort ~
il expires on April 30 1883. Property espe-
cly those grounds 1t Is contemplated to take are
,nx,. that the matter shall be settled at way
or the other they say they DO not care what If done So
that the subject Is laid at ana they know where
they stand Peer \. Porter owns nearly half OF the
Goat Island property, and his brother VINO VIII come p
within year owns enough more u give Iheiu V'l
troll At present property il managed by ladies' ami
well MANAGED affords the finest we rs aud is tue
only refuge from the hacnen. Tie Porters wish % sell
the propery aud their offer OF Il % the Government for
~ OpDOO0 IL considered reasonable Jim FLAX had
harga ned for that just before his death ana
proposed running the Erie Railroad across it and putting
nm m IL a ma ifceut hotel The hotel keepers favor the
pro FOR Park the only was To save the tas from
ne .r,ler of manufacturing enterprises or the hacA-
driving nuisance Bat Old residents SAY that i picr to
tIlIrH It
win Dee necessary The state ~ assume control nt the
m ann avenue leading 10 the Fails and officer win -iat"
,i6cers state court to pnu uurulv drivers VIII also
elections aud masters OF the situation aud Hceh-ct-
~ their own mpudeuc"
cevel,uds homo s Interesting 10 iud That he "a con
sderpd a candidate not only by Republicans li n'
live Blaine clubs There are irw INDEPENDENTS lu V'l-
region The custom House officers generally s1pror
Blame. the postmastc IL Blaine man, ami the krpup
A number OF Il angushod atranEcrs have visited the
Enia recently Prince Mares. Prince Sonapandit MAJ
Imam Ninor Wilbotlur.c W}ko and T.. H. LOTUS did
for Rust1n AMI WaAuilg ton Et-irHidrht blhu'p ~
Venezuela and . large party, were aiHo mere hl eh
rhuuiaa Frau Matcrns. Christine Nilsson. Mas Minaut
licriep -oaria aud Winkeim"nn and M'.ss l,euuelll
The Rucsia ~ the Rev lr Brown. !. j. Dudley, " =.
baldwin judge iowis. Charles Ncilson. X bartlett J.
uelhNe. Muohha. j t'0enst'hI A. y Mapp "a ~
Buut. n n Dra1 X tl"HthWtnh ana uuh'fl N.el
other rrp4fa AZ the tntnrutunrll n"e VT and Mrs
Charles q Ftrnhri. " Bpstoni V. y bnwne, waldorf "
lhiiun- Mr. aud Mia " T.. Jhckaou. o. W. tluch'
Cha .us \ tuuh. lhuma. Eoukot aud Nh aud Mira john
Prince. ~ tNa hotol to Tith Regiment b'nd, or
Rudalo, viii play during the 'oason .,
The passenger husinoaH H. ItNoiy Tho West Nhor"
with its new ears aud uuc tmrk iH oa' hluR u
GOOD share ~ H. The traffic 81 the Michisnn tontra
here Instead uf AZ Eunlo 10 q Thought viii aWcH The
customs business To 3loooooo th'S johr