New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19
SUNDAY EDITION.
AUGUST 10, 1888.
CROWDS AT SARATOGA
THE HEIGHT OF A BRILLIANT SEASON.
cu.r ou POLITICS AND TIMELY ToPfcs-JAA
corr errrNc THE CIRCUS PARADE

CHAT ON POLITICS AND TIMELY ToPiCs|AA
GOULD SEEING THE CIRCUS PARADE
sara;oya Aug 10 (speclal.-The tidal wsvs u
summer travel which has been rushing up tho eo..s
from Cape May Bar Harbor siaddenins tho no.1s
OF all inn keepers, rolled over Saratoga TINS 49,
roDr ago tina 400 boarding houses and smaller hotss
Of Saratoga were submerged, but IL takes pretty
wave to cover those big rocks, the United staoe' s
the Grand Union. This week, however, tnsF b'O-
pretors are happy IN the consciousness thA' ,no'
been overwhelmed with custom Inc ho'ei o'r".
apologize to every arriving guest ~ the Character
the room that is TO be assigned TO him. and rho gaess
himself by the time he reaches his DESTINATION soou'
a. quarter Of mile from tho hotel Office, is inclined !"
think that the apologies were not misplaced
One sees also in the crowded character OF the
streets Of Saratoga that this is the hcishs Oh 's
season., Edward Kearney, tho Taumany saene".
who has put up permanent wigwam nero sac 'A'.
week: AS an example Of the crowded condiuon %
Saratoga let me that the proprietor OF tho hotoi
at saratoga Lake tells me that there are over ons
thousand private carriages that daily stop before the
steps of his hotel and that docs not incinde the omn
buses which run out from Saratoga 10 the lake,
crowded with tourists The crowded conditon Oh
saratoga is also illustrated In another way. every
day except sunday, there has been racing on tho
track That subtracts from the population Oh para
togs several thousand people daily, but the strss"
crowded as ever
One Of the men observed at the race oousss
| this week was United states Senator Joe" bisch
! burn of Kentucky. OF course as kentucNah Nc
loves horscfesh. Many Of the horses he saw Wero
| bred in Kentucky One day at tho races No
| Kindly consented TO act as |uaSs
and the crowd at the had tho novel sstisaouon
of seeing United States Senator decide whetner On.
horse or another had won race Poor bia'Aourn'
He thought he could several days rest hercout on
Wednesday word came It sald from the heacquartes
NJ the democratic National Committee that ne muss
stort al once for Virginia, as there was danger
that the wicked Republicans would capture 'na'
State So Mr.. Blackburn reluctantly len the race"
course packed his carpet bas ana stDIeo W 'hs
first train for West Virginia
Speaking Of Democrats and politics, kooort o. Max
we'll the superintendent Of the Insurance Department.
who was here this week. gave good Instance OK tho
uuickpess OF wit Of that eminent Democrat sanuei d
Tnden Mr. Maxwell said that shortly after the
election OF 1874 william Dorsheimer, who had Itiss
run for Lieutenant Governor on the ticket wlt Mr.
Tiden came int Mr.. Tden's Office In wall etrees
, and said: 81 blve Just received from Albany the
, official canvass OF snr and find, Mr. Iildsns
nat avn about 800 votes ahead of you You receive
20 600 majority and receive $4,000, in round NUNS
berss Mr. Tllden smiled bcnlgnly and then crushed
Dorshorner with the remark: Il gave you those eor
900 votcs.'
@ Ex-senator D. B. st. John, Of Ncwburg who h1
v lust been making summer trip adds another story
Q | abont Mr. Tilden who by the way, was great
|
4 | IN 1ss4s said Mr.. St. John, in company with ex-
|; | Governor Lucius Robinson. We went to sec hin
about the reports that he might be candloate TOT
d | President. Both OF old friends OF bis, ous
were afraid that his physical inrmities would pre-
n vent his taking the nomination. But wo wished to
T. satisfy ourselves OF his Intentions He saw US as
n soon as reached his house and greeted us very
4 kindly After a time frankly told him the oo-
&c icct Of our MISSION when he at once replied; Gentle
IS men an act Of God forbds my taking the nomina-
l. tom abiding to his Illness. That SATISFIED US 1a'
the stories about his being candidate had no fOunda-
ton"
vi, sHov diferenly newspaper enterprises are
Va started now said Mr. St John. " from the way
"a they were forty years ago. remember wei ths
ss circumstances under which Horace Greeley stared
The Tribune. 1 think It was the winter OF Iof4
that he came to Albany and tried TO interest Thur
d. low Weed and Governor Seward In bis scheme q
u. u. establish a Wing campaign newspaper was thei
' Wing Assembyman from sullivan county
wv Mr. Greeley said that he must have some fnancs
rec assistance In his undertaking Weed and Seward ant
III the rest of us Wings took kindly TO the idea SOM
P OF us subscribed 80, $50, some s1oo Until Mr
trv he na calied The Log Cabin Il was so
,do cessf, and the WhG members OF the glsiatue ~
+ terested themselves much In IT'S fortunes tnat M
u! Greeley at the end Of the campaign came to Albany
and seeing General Seward, said 1T seems TO me ths
- for The Log Cabin and induce them 10 subscribe 70
~ regular newspaper And SO he started Inc Iris
o"' une"
to The bulls and Of all street would believe ni
Jaw Gould is out Of Wall street, and not looAn
constantly at the ticker, II they could have seen h
-. last Thursday morning. Forepaushs circus was
g., town and was to parade through the chief street
s 1t was TO be regular circus parade Of the period, vii
- a menazere animals on view. cowboys and lndiai
!" belonging TO Wild West show, scrobats IN orlulai
day cos unes hOrSemen clothed in medaevai arnor al
ohm five or six elephants The fashionable people ron
~ over the country the biz hotels had az much cui
' oslty 10 this display as had tue oosruin
ly, house folk Jaw Could brought his family nom tnc
cottage to the font piazza OF the United states HOY
,ud which faces upon Broadway, along when me circ
=. was 10 pass Mr. Gould placed himself Just az
u ron OF the steps leading 10 the big front door
&C was seated in chair. and In chairs back or MIN We
lost his daughters and other members OF his family
ans sun proved too hot and Mr.. Gould sent Tor an u
ary S r. rbjta naint mon n United States Hote
s II was evidently umbrella that the hotel loaned
casionallv 10 improvdent persons. Mr.: Gould e.
IDENTIFY did not care how the thing looked az 10
CO. as he was shielded from the suns rays, and hred
aca | over his head The steps and piazza BACK OF
ae wore crowded with guests Of the United states
sday biz hotels near by also crowded with spectatt
ease and the street black with people. BUT wten
nina PROCESSION passed by showed keener inter
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