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In some portions of this little work it will be ob-;erved that mention is made of business firms, prominent hotels, resorts, etc. This is unavoidable in a book of thjs character, and we want it understood that they do not appear as advertisements, but for the sole purpose of giving infor- mation to the reader. All advertisements appear in the advertising department of the book. Copyrighted 1885, by New Yo.iK Cheap Publishing Co. Albany and Troy Boats.— Atrip up the romantic Hud- sou River will gratify those wlio like to look on the beauties of nature. The Day Line steamer Albany or D. Drew, for Al- bany, leave daily (except Sundaj's) Fulton Street, Brooklyn, (by annex) 8 A. M. ; Vestry Street Pier, New York, 8 :40 A. M. ; West 2"M Street Pier, New York, 9 A. M. "People's Line,"' for Albanj-, leave Pier 41 N. R., foot of Canal Street, every week day at 6 P.M., connecting with all points North and West. Troy Boats.— "Citizens' Line" leave Pier 44 N. R., foot of Christopher Street, daily except Saturday, at 6 P. M. Sun- day steamer touches at Albany. For further information see time tables in back of this book. Art Gallerie«.— Most of these are closed in Summer, but at ■ any of the galleries of dealers there are always pictures well worth seeing. Tiie Metropolitan Museum or Art, in Central Park, opposite Fifth Avenue, near H3d Street, is well Avorth a visit. Lenox Library, East side Fifth Avenue, between 70th and 71st Street, contains a fine collection of works of art by American and foreign artists. The New York Historical So- ciety, corner Second Avenue and East 11th Street, has an ex- cellent collection of portraits. The American Art Gallery, No. 6 East 23d Street, generally has a fine exhibition of pictures by living American painters. At the Art Union, 44 East 14th Street, there is a permanent exhibition. We would recom- mend the visitor Interested in art to visit the galleries of the following prominent dealers: Knoedler & Co., (Goupil's) cor- ner Fifth Avenue and 22d Street; Schaus & Co., Broadway, opposite Astor Place; Aveiy's, 88 Fifth Avenue; Cottiers' Art Rooms, 144 Fifth Avenue: Matthew's, 12 East 23d Street; Kohn's 165 Fifth Avenue; and Sarony's pliotograph gallery, 37 Union Square, which contains handsomelj' fitted up rooms filled with bric-a-brac and good paintings in oil and water colors. Artistic Fui-niture "W^arerooms.— A number of these are well worth visiting, being in themselves really museums of beautiful objects. In these can be seen productions of the various schools of design, such as the Gothic, Queen Ann and Renaissance. The principal houses in New York are Pottier & Stymus, Fifth Avenue and 4:.\l Street; Chatain, 23d Street near Fiftii Avenue; Marcotte & Co., Fifth Avenue corner 31st Street; Herter Bros., corner Fifth Avenue and 20th Street; Hess & Co., Broadway, near 18th Street; Herts Bros., 806 Broadway; Roux & Co., 133 Fifth Avenue, and Solomon's Sons, 2'J Union Square. Asbiiry Park is five miles south of Long: Branuh on the Jersey coast. It is a resort for temperance people, the sale of liquor being prohibited within its limits. Thousands of people spend the Summer there . It offers good surf bathing and boating on the lake, 51 miles from New York, via Central Railroad of New Jersey, foot of Liberty Street. Regular fare, $1.20. Excursion, $1.85. Audubon Park contains a number of handsome sub- urban residences built on the grounds, where originally lived the great ornithologist. The grounds are beautiful, and command a fine view of the Hudson. It is accessible by the Sixth Avenue Elevated Railwaj^ to 155th Street, or Hud- son River Railroad from 30th Street depot to 152d Street station. Bartholdi Statue; or, "Liberty Enlightening the World " is a colossal bronze female figure, with a circle of light on its head and bearing in its hand a torch. Its dimen- sions are: Height of bottom of foundation-mass above mean low water, 13 feet; height of foundation mass, 52 feet 10 inches; height of pedestal, 89 feet; height of top of torch above top of pedestal, 151 feet 1 inch, making the top of torch above mean low Avater 305 feet 11 inches. According to these figures the completed statue will be 21 feet higher than Trinity Church spire and 23 feet higher than the towers of Brooklyn Bridge. It stands on Bedloe's Island, in the harbor, and presents an imposing sight To reach the Island, take ferry boats at the Battery, which run every little while. Base Ball.— From April to November match games be- tween professionals are played almost daily at the Polo Groimds. See daily papers for day and" hour; it is also announced by placards in the elevated railroad stations. Bath is a surburban village on the Long Island shore of the Narrows, d little below Fort Hamilton. During the Summer time it is quite a resort for boarders. Bathing, boating and fishing is good. Accessible by Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad from Greenwood Cemetry, con- nection to be made by taking Greenwood Cemetery horse cars from Brookljm ferries. Also by Sea Beach Railroad (from foot of Whitehall Street,) which makes connection at Bath Junction with Brookljn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad. A boat runs direct dm-ing the Summer. Baths. — A good salt water swimming bath is situated as the Battery near terminus of Elevated Railways. Thepricet charged are: single bath, 25 cents; warm saltwater baths, 30 cents; private baths, same prices. New York has seven free public baths located as follows: Foot of Bethime Street and 37th Street, North River; GouverneurSlip, 5th Street, 51st Street and n4th Street, East River, and at the Battery. Open from June to October 1 . Males admitted Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 5 A. M. to 9P. M., and on Sunday from 5 A. M. to 12 M. Females, on Mondays, Wed- nesdays and Fridays, from .5 A. M. to 9. P. M. Free tickets of admission obtained at entrance to the baths. Good baths, hot or cold, or shower, can be had at nearly every hotel and the principal barber shops at about 25 cents, which includes soap and towels. New York has a number of luxurious establishments where Russian, Turkish and medicated baths can be taken. Turk- ish and Russian baths. Si. 00 to $1.50; medicated baths, about S3.00. The principal baths of this kind are: Angell's Lexing- ton Avenue Baths, 61 Lexington Avenue, separate apart- ment for ladies; Central Park Bathing Establishment, 59th Street, corner Seventh Avenue; Russian baths, 18 Lafayette Place, gentlemen only; Windsor Baths, (Windsor Hotel) 57 and 59 East 46th Street; Gavin's Turkish and Russian Baths, (both sexes); Hotel Vendome, Broadway corner 41st Street; Turkish. Electric and Roman Baths, 41 West 26th Street; Electro- Chemical Baths, 41 East 28th Street. Battery, THe— One of New York's prettiest public parks, being the Southern end of Manhattan Island. It commands fine views of the Harbor, Narrows, Bedloe's Island and Gov- ernor's Island. Castle Garden and the new U. S. Revenue Barge Office, a handsome structure, stand within its limits. Any person can always while away a pleasant hour or so here. No person visiting New York should fail to visit the Battery. It is accessible by all Elevated Railways, the new Broadway Horse Car Line, and Belt Line of horse cars, both East and West sides. Bayside is on the shore of Little Neck Baj-, Long Island, and is frequented by well-to-do people. Accessible bj- Long Island Railroad,! North Shore Division) trains leaving nearly every hour from James Slip and East 34th Street ferries. Round tickets, 50 cents. After leaving train, take stage (10 cents) for Crocheron's Hotel, which is on the water's edge, surrounded by large and fine old willows. A fine view can here be had bf Willet's Point, Fort Schuyler and Westchester shore of the Sound. Visitors can have excellent baked or raw clams, fish, good steaks, chickens, etc., making a capital seaside dinner, well-! gcoked and well-served. Bedloe's Island lies in New York Bay a little West of Governor's Island, and two miles South-westiof the Battery. The United States Government owns the Island, and has built a fortification on it (Fort Wood). The Bartholdi Statue will be located on this Island. Accessible by boats from the Battery every little while. Bible House is between Third and Fourth Avenues and 8th and 9th Streets, just north of the Cooper Union. It was erected in 1852, by the American Bible Society, at a cost of more than S300,0(»0. The society occupj^ the building with their offices, composing rooms, press rooms and bind- eries. They employ between 500 and 600 hands, and print the Bible in many different languages. Accessible by Third Avenue Elevated Railway (9th Street station). Third and Fourth Avenue horse cars, and 8th Street cross-town line. Bird and Dog Fanciers are quite niunerous in New York in all the principal retail business streets. Harry Jennings, corner of Broome and Baxter Streets, is one of the principal fanciers; others can be found in Canal Street west. South Fifth Avenue, Fourth Avenue below 14th Street, all along Sixth Avenue, at 55 Chatham Street, and at 1212 and 1235 Broadway. See advertisements in daily papers under heading " Bird and Dog Fanciers." Blackwell's Island is a long narrow strip of land con- taining about one hundred and twenty acres, lying in the East River, beginning opposite East 51st Street, and ex- tending northward. It belongs to the City of New York, which has built on it its public charitable and correctional institutions, such as the penitentiary, alms-house, lunatic asylum for females, work-house, blind asj'lum, charity hospital, hospital for incurables and convalescent hospital. The numerous buildings are all of imposing size. It takes nearly a whole day to visit the insane asylum and peniten- tiary alone, but it is well worth any one's time to visit these great institutions. Passes to visit the Island can be obtained at the office of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, corner of Third Avenue and 11th Street, after which take boat from foot of East 2(Jth Street. Boating.— The Harlem River is the most accessible place for boating. It can be reached by Third Avenue Elevated Railway to 129th Street station, Avhere it is only a few steps to the iron bridge, on' each side of which are the floats of the boat houses ; also, at the terminus of the west-side Elevated Railroad (155th StreetX Good boats can be engaged. Work- ing boats with outriggers can be engaged by athletic younj^ men, or parties of ladies and gentlemen can hire capacious and light rowing boats well-cushioned and appointed. You can row over a course of two miles to High Bi'idge, and then for three or four miles further up the river. The view along the banks of either side of the river is well worth seeing. At High Bridge there are numerous hotels, restaurants, beer gardens, etc., where the inner man can be satisfied at a reasonable price. Boats can also be hired at the Battery, but do not venture out into the harbor without an experi- enced man to handle the oars, as the currents are strong and there is a good deal of danger from the many pass- ing vessels. Boats of all kinds can be hired at Hoboken, N. J., and at the Elysian Fields, Weehawken. (Take Hobo- ken ferries, Barclay or Christopher Streets.) At Port Rich- mond, North-side of Staten Island, reached by ferry from Battery, (fare ten cents); you will find good boats to hire. The Passaic River, between Newark and the railroad bridge at Kearney, is a smooth and safe sheet of water; and above Kearney is very picturesque. Take Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad from foot of Barclay or Christopher Streets to Newark, and thence by horse cars to the river. The usual charges for boats is 25 cents to 50 cents per hour. Always make a bargain before entering boat. Boston Boats.— The steamers "Pilgrim," "Bristol "and "Providence" of the Fall River route, (foot of Murray Street, North River); the " Massachusetts " and " Rhode Island " of the Providence route (Pier 29, North River) and the "City of Worcester," of the Norwich route, (Pier 40, North River) are magnificent and palatial floating specimens of marine archi- tecture. Any person can go aboard these vessels as they lay attheir docks all day, and it will well repay any one to visit them. These boats generally leave about 5 o'clock, P. M. (See time tables in back part of this book and in daily papers.) Bowery, The— is probably the most unique sight the city possesses, and no stranger within our gates should fail to pay it a visit. The best time to see the Bowery is from 8 P.M. to midnight, and if a Saturday night so much the better. Not another city in the world possesses a thoroughfare similar to it. To give a thorough description of the Bowery and its sights would take up many pages of this book, hence this brief mention. The best way to see the Bowery is to start in at its head (6th Street, junction of Third and Fourth Avenues) and walk leisurely down on either side to Chatham Square. In returning you can either walk up on the opposite side or take the Elevated Railway or an up-towu horse-car. cThii-d or Fourth Avenue.) Bowery Tlieatre is situated on the Bowery, a few doors below Canal Street. It has recently been changed into a Ger-- man theatre and is now known as the " Thalia " theatre. It is conducted by a German manager who maintains a good stock company ; and ojjeras, comedies and tragedies are pre- sented in German. Bowling Green, at the junction of State and "Whitehall Streets, and the beginning of Broadway. Bric-a-Brae. — Below is a list of houses where there are exhibits of great beautj-, variety and value, to which visitors are always welcome, whether they be purchasers or sight- seers: Tiffany's, in Union Square, west side, (upper floors) is a perfect museum of faience, china, artistic pottery, bron- zes, etc.; Schneider, Campbell & Co., adjoining Tiffany's, have choice collections of objects in brass and bronze, curios, antiques, etc . ; also Theodore B. Starr, 20ti Fifth Avenue ; Black, Starr & Frost, 251 Fifth Avenue, and J. P. Howard, ii(J4 Fifth Avenue. Calvary Cemet-ery.— Principal Roman Catholic burying ground of New York. Situated on Long Island, two miles from either Greenpoint or Hunter's Point ferriey> from which point horse cars go direct. Casino, The— Broadway and 39th Street. An elegant theatre, devoted principally to light comedies and operas. On the roof there is a large Summer garden and cafe, making the whole a delightful and popular resort. Castle Garden is situated at the foot of Battery Park. All immigrants to this country land here, receiving food and shelter until such time as they shall start for the interior or far West. Accessible by Elevated Railways, Belt Line of horse cars or new Broadway line of horse cars. One of the principal sights of the city. Central Park.— One of the finest public parks in the world. It begins at 59th Street, and runs north to 110th Street. The principal objects of interest are the Metro- politan Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History, the Menagerie, the Fountain of Bethesda and the Egyptian Obelisk. (See Obelisk.) Along the Mall are pieces of Statuary representing statesmen, architects and poets. Seats in private carriages, which will take you through the park, passing all the interesting points, cost one dollar, or in park coaches, ^5 cents The Park is accessible by the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Avenue, Broadway and Belt Line of horse cars to 59th Street entrance. The Ele- vated Railways will take yoii to 59th Street entrance, and to points along the East or West sides of the Parl<:. Cliess-Playiug.— The Manhattan Ches^ Club, (100 mem- bers), with rooms at the Caf6 Logeliug, 49 Bowery, is the oldest and largest chess club in New York. Its rooms are open afternoon and evening, where can be seen a fine library on chess-playing. At the Cafe Cosmopolitan, West side Second Avenue, between Houston and 1st Streets, the New York Club has its rooms. The West Side, the youngest club in the city, with a membership of about forty good players, have rooms on the S. E. corner of Eighth Avenue and 34th Street. Chickering Hall.— An imposing building, corner of Fifth Avenue and I8th Street. Many of the best concerts and lectures of the season are given here. Chinese. — In the neighborhood of the Five Points, espe- cially in Mott Street, is the Chinese quarter. This neighbor- hood abounds in opium dens, Chinese stores and Chinese f ambling houses. There is also situated in Mott Street a OSS house in which John Chinaman both prays and gambles. This is an interesting quarter of the city, and well worth a visit. (Sunday is the l)est day.) Accessible by Third Avenue Elevated Railway to Chatham Square station, or Second and Third Avenue horse cars to Mott Street. City Hall.— In the centre of the park, just north of the Post Office, stands the City Hall. It contains the Mayor's Office, City Library. "Governors room " and other depart- ments of the City Government; also numei'Ous relics of the early days of the Republic, such as the desk on which George Washington penned his first message to Congress, chairs used by the first Congress, chair in which Washington was inaugurated first President of the United States, and a gallery of portraits of many of the Mayors of the City, State Governors, leading National officers and Revolu- tionary chieftains, by well-known artists. Clambakes— A good clambake can be had at any of the following places: Rockaway Beach, Coney Island, Glen Is- land and Bayside. Coal and Iron Exclianjje, a large and inqwsing build- ing, corner of Cortlandt and New Church Streets. Coffee Exchange, corner of Pearl and Beaver Streets Has about 200 members, embracing all the principal impor- ters and dealers in coffee. 10 Colleji^e of Physiciaim ami Surgeons, N. E. corner of 23d Street and Fourth Avenue. Concert Saloons.— A class of resorts in which a re- spectable person would not like to be seen. They confine themselves almost entirely to the Bo\verj% Houston and Chatham Streets. Strangers should be careful about enter- ing these places, for they come under the class of disorderly houses, and the police make irregular raids on them, when every person found on the premises is arrested. A better class of concert saloons can be found in 14th and 23d Streets. See advertisements of " Concert Halls "' in daily papers. Coney Island,— This is the great watering place of the metropolis, and it might be said the most popular in this country. The Island is divided into four parts : the West End, West Brighton, Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach. It faces on the South the broad Atlantic, and is the nearest point from New York where a full view of the ocean can be had. For five miles it has a fine stretch of beach, with a splendid surf. The beach is covered witli light, airy build- ings of all sizes and for every conceivable purpose; among these are numerous large hotels, three of which are the fin- est of their kind in the world. All the hotels front the ocean, with long and broad piazzas, portions of which are covered with dining tables, while other portions are filled with chairs, where the visitor is welcome to sit and take in the fresh ocean breezes and gaze on old Neptune. In front of some of the principal hotels are erected beautifid pavilions with huge sounding-board interiors opening toward the hotel, where orchestras of sixty to one hundred performers give free con- certs every afternoon and evening. To those who have never visited the Island and desire to see it all, we would advise to start at West Brighton. This point is reached by the following routes: Iron Steamboat Company, from foot of 23d Street, and Pier 1, North River (Battery) hourl.y; ex- cursion tickets, 50 cents. This route is a very pleasant one, including a fine sail in an elegant steamer, down New York Bay, through the Narrows, passing all the forts in the harbor and landing at the new iron pier; and by New York and Sea Beach Railroad, foot of Whitehall Street, excursion, 50 cents. From Brooklyn, Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad, 20th Street and Ninth Avenue, with which horse cars from the Brooklyn ferries connect. Also by Bath and Coney Island Railroad, 2rth Street and Fifth Avenue, (at entrance to Greenwood Cemetery.) Arriving at West Brighton, the visitor is at first dazzled and confused by the bewilderng sights and sounds of musi- cal instruments emiuating from every quarter. There is an 11 immense iron pier out into the ocean 1,000 feet, and a little beyond its entrance is an iron observatory 300 feet high, con- taining two large steam elevators which, for 10 cents, take 30U to the top, from where a magnificent view of the whole Island, the sea, Brooklj-n, New York and adjacent cities can be obtained. A few hundred feet beyond the observatory is an immense structure of wood built in the shape of an ele- phant. This is a new feature and well worth a visit. Ad- joining the depot of the Sea Beach Railroad is one of the lar- gest and finest roller skating rinks in the world. It is open daily and well worth a visit. All about the many buildings of West Brighton are numerous merry-go-rounds, shooting galleries, bowling allej' s, billiard tables, free con- certs, museums, an aquarium, variety shows and hundreds of sights to entertain and amuse. The visitor's first impres- sioii is that he has alighted in some great fair ground. After seeing the sights here, for five cents you can take a stage or the elevated railway to Brigliton, wliere the scene is entirely different, although but a short distance from West Brighton. It is much quieter. Here we find the Hotel Brighton, an im- posing wooden structure 525 feet long and three stories high, with a broad piazza extending its whole length. This hotel can seat, at one time, 2,000 people at the tables on the bal- conies and in the immense dining rooms, and can feed 20,000 people a day. The grounds in front of the hotel are laid out in grass plots and beautiful flower beds, through which are winding walks. Here is also a pavilion with a fine orchestra of about 100 performers who give concerts every afternoon and evening. A half-mile East of Brighton (take Marine Railway, fare 5 cents) are the grounds of Manhattan Beach and its immense hotel, the largest of its kind in the world. From four to five thousand people can be fed at one time, and 30,000 dur- I ing the daj'. Adjoining the hotel is a pavilion where I 1,500 people can sit at the tables. This is to accomo- date visitors who bring their own lunch. The grounds at 31anhattan are similar to those at Brighton, with music pa- vilion and fine orchesti'a, which gives aftei'noon and evening concerts daily. The Oriental Hotel lies a little east of the Manhattan, and during the season is occupied l)y permanent guests and families Avho desire to bo away from tiieconfu- ! sion of the larger hotels. It is a magnificent structure, 478 feet long and six and seven stories high, with eight large cir- cular towers. Its 480 sleeping rooms are handsomely fur- : nished, while the main dining room (KiO feetx<)4 feet) is a ' striking feature. Coney Island affords ample opportunities I for the visitor who delights in sea bathing. The iron pier at West Brighton has 1.20(» bath rooms, and nice surf bathing. The bathing pavilion at Brighton has excellent accomoda- 12 tions for bathers, everything: beings well arranged, besides the beach and surf here is splendid. 2,700 separate room; comprise the bathing? pavilion at Manhattan Beach. Hen the arrangements are complete. The ladies' bathing house; are separate. Hot and cold salt-w ater baths can be had ii private rooms. Overlooking ihe bathing grounds is an im mense ampitheatre capable of seating 2,000 persons, in vvhict a band of music gives concerts afternoons and evenings. The above description of Coney Island hardly does it jus tice. There are so many interesting features that to describ* them all would make a book of itself. Suffice it to say tha the visitor can always find amusement and recreation at this great I'esort, whether it be his first or one hundredth visit By all means visLt Coney Island. The following are route; to different points of the'lsland: Brighton Beach, horse can from Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn, to Bedford Station, corner At lantic and Franklin Avenues, and Prospect Park Station thence via Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railroad Fare from Brooklyn, 20 cents; excursion, 30 cents. Manhat tan Beach, take ferries from James Slip, East 7th Street, anc East 34th Street, which connect with trains every half-hour and also by steamboat from East side of Battery to Baj Ridge, thence by rail to beach. Fare by either route single, 35 cents: excursion. 50 cents. For 60 cents, excursior tickets can be bought at all Elevated Railway stations whici includes the Elevated Railway fares. Terminus of Elevatec Railway at the Battery connects directly with Bay Ridgt boats. (S3e time tables in back part of this book.) Coney Island Jockey Club.— Club house at Manhattai Beach, with mile track at Sheepshead Bav. Accessible bj Manhattan Beach Railway. (See Horse Racing.) Cooper Union. — An institute founded by New York'; greatest philanthropist, the late Peter Cooper. It is situatec at corner of Fourth Avenue and 7th Street. The building i) an imposing structure of brown stone, and cost $630,000, wit! an endowment of S200,0i)0 for the support of the fret library and reading room. In this great institution th« worthy poor, and those in moderate circumstances, receive free edvication in branches not generally taught in th', public schools, such as art, science and the elementar principles of mathematics, drawing, painting and othe> branches. A principal feature is the large free reading roon and library, containing 18,000 volumes of miscellaneous works, (including a complete set of both old and new serie of Patent C)ffice reports), current numbers of 120 domesti' and foreign magazines, aud nearly 200 daily and weekl' papers, published in. all pans of the country. It is open t 12 visitors daily from 8 A. M, to 9..30 P. M., and books are given out from 9 A. M. to 9.30 P. M. On Sundays, from October to May, open from 12 M. to 9 P. M. Cotton Excliaiige.— At the junction of Beaver and South Wilham Streets (Hanover Square) is the new Cotton Exchange, It is a very handsome building and well worth a visit. Take Third Avenue Elevated Railway to Hanover Square station. Court House.— The County Court House fronts on Chambers Street, and is in the rear of the City Hall. Creedmoor, a small village, 13V^ miles from New York, on the Long Island Railway. It is noted on account of the National Ritle Association of America having their rifle range there. This range embraces 85 acres of level sodded ground; has 30 iron targets with a range of from 50 to 1,200 yards. A large wind dial and many flags and streamers at different points aid the riflemen in their calculations. Acces- sible by James Slip and 34th Street ferries to Long Island Rail- road trains twice a day. When matches take place they run more frequently. Fare, 40 cents. Of interest to all riflemen. Cricket.— Among the important cricket clubs are: the Staten Island, with grounds at TompkinsviUe, Staten Island; the Manhattan, playing at Prospect Park ; and the St. George, with grounds at Hoboken, N. J. Custom-House. corner of Wall and William Streets. This is an imposing granite building, costing nearly $2,000,000. (See Wall Street.) Drives.— There are a number of pretty drives in Central Park, wliich are, every afternoon, thronged with vehicles of every description, families out in their carriages, horsemen with fast trotters on their way to Central Avenue, it being a favorite resort of theirs. To reach it, drive through the park to gate at Seventh Avenue and 110th Street, following Seventli Avenue to the Central Bridge at 155th Street. It is a wide boulevard with an excellent road-bed, and is the fashionable drive of New York, and every day, and especially Sundaj-, it is thronged with splendid horses, some of them the finest trotters in the country, driven by well-known sporting men as well as by some of the wealthiest men in the country. St. Nicholas Avenue, (formerly Harlem Lane), is another fine road. It begins at the junction of Sixth Avenue and 110th Street, and runs to Fort Washington, joininjr the King's Bridge Road, by which you can proceed to Yonkers. 14 The Boulevard is a very fine drive, commencing at the junction of 59th Street and Eighth Avenue, and continues to 155th Street. It is charmingly laid out with two wide road- beds, between which are beautiful grass plots and trees. Riverside Avenue commences at 72d Street, between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues, and extends 2)4 miles to the Convent of the Sacred Heart. It is on a ridge of high ground which slopes at an angle of 30 degrees to the edge of the Hudson River, and is the widest roadway in America. It commands beautiful and picturesque views of the Park, Hudson River and Weehawken hills. Southern Boulevard commencing at the North end of the Third Avenue bridge, turning East along the line of the Westchester shore of Long Island Sound, and curving around returns to the Westward joining Central Avenue at Jerome Park. This is a well-kept drive, and 'at its Southern end commands fine views of Long Island Sound. Ocean Parkway is a beautiful boulevard from the Southern end of Prospect Park, Brooklyn to Coney Island (about 5}^ miles). In reality, it is a double roadway, being divided bj' ornamental parks. From it splendid views of the Atlantic Ocean can be had. Kast River Bridge is one of the greatest of all Metro- politan attractions, aind easiest of access, its approaches beginning directlj' opposite to the City Hall. It is the largest suspension bridge in the world, being one and an eighth-mile in length, 2T8 feet high and 85 feet wide. It was constructed in fourteen years, at an expense of $16,000,000, By calcula- tion 130,000 perpons and 15,0i,0 vehicles can cross in an hour. Cars are rur across by an endless wire cable. Accessible by Third Avenue Elevated Railway, and Second, Third and Fourth Avenue horse cars. Kden Musee, The— is one of the attractions of the city, containing an exhibition of wax figures of distinguished persons and historic tableaux. It is situated in a handsome, new building in West 23d Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Admission, 50 cents ; children, 25 cents. Exciirsions. — A large number of excursion boats and trains leave New York daily during the Summer season. For particulars, see advertisements in the last few pages of this book. Fifth Avenue. These two words are synonomous to wealth, grandeur and displaj*. The handsomest pi'ivate mansions on the Western Hemisphere will be founrt here. Among the principal owners or occupants of these will be found sueli names as Mr. John Jacob Astor, (corner of Fifth 15 Avenue and 33d Street) and one block above Mr. "William Astor's. At the North-west corner of 31th Street is the Italian marble mansion of the late A. T. Stewart. The Union League Club is at the corner of 3'.»th Street. The cele- brated Windsor Hotel occupies the block between 46th and 47th Streets. A little further up (between 50th and 51st Streets,) is the grandest Roman Catholic Cathedral (St. Patrick's) in this country. A block above this are two handsome brown-stone mansions occupied by Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt and his sons-in-law. On the next block (corner of 53d Street) is Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt's mansion, not only a very beautiful, but also costly house. St. Thomas's Church (Episcopal) is at corner of 53d Street, and at 55th Street is the celebrated Dr. Hall's (Presbyterian) Church. From 54th to 55th Streets is St. Lukes Hospital. On the South- west corner of 57th Street is Mrs. Stevens' mansion, and directly opposite is the new residence of Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt. The stranger in New York should not fail to see this well-known avenue. The best way to do this is to leisurely stroll or drive up the avenue from 23d Street to 59th Street any day between the hours of 2 P.M. and 6 P. M., when the ej-e will be met by numerous handsome residences, chm-ches, hotels, club houses, etc. Fishings — The fishing near New York is mostly confined to trout, weakflsh, black, and striped bass, bluefish, and sheepshead. The following are the best tishing grounds around New York: For trout go to Newfoundland, N. Y., on the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway. Stop at Brown's Hotel. There is good fly and bait fishing here from tlie first of May to the first of August. Another good place to fish for trout is Broadhead's CreeK, Pa. Go to Henry ville, Pa., via Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad and see Jim Henry. Good black bass and Oswego •5, bass fishing may be had at Greenwood Lake, Orange Co., N. Y. Take New York & Greenwood Lake Railway from Erie depot. The lower end of the lake isLconsidered by many the best fishing grounds. To fish here get off at Coop- er's Station and go to FuUer's Hotel, where special facilities are offei-ed anglers, such as good guides, new boats, plenty of bait, etc., at very reasonable rates. At the upper end of the lake the fishing is good. The best hotel for anglers at this point is the Hotel Brandon. Lake Hopatcong, N. J., af- fords excellent bass fishing, and is reached by Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. Also the Delaware River at the Gap, via Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, and at Narrowsburg, via New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad. Here most fishermen stop with Mr. C. H. Murray, who is not only a genial landlord, but is also an expert IC angler. Salt-water fishing can be had at so many places irl and about New York that we only mention the following principal places: Fire Island, via Long Island Railroad, is an excellent place for sea bass and bluefish. Rockaway Beach, via Long Island Railroad, is also good for bass, blue- fish, etc. At Ooney Island (Coney Island Creek ) small striped bass, weakfish and blackfish are caught, while out in the Ocean the bluefishing is splendid. The fishing grounds at Giffords, Huguenot and Princes Bay, Staten Island, are splen- did, via boat foot of Whitehall Street, terminus of all Ele- vated roads. Fort Hamilton, Barnegat Bay and Sheepshead Bay are excellent grounds for bluefish and weakfish, Messrs. Abbey & Imbrie, No. 18 Vesey Street, New York, the principal manufacturers of and dealers in fishing tackle in this country, will kindly furnish information and directions as to the best fishing grounds not only in or about New York, but also throughout the country. Five Points.— In former daj's this was a celebrated place for low rookeries, drinking places and everything tliat was bad. In place of these dens there are now large mission schools, chapels, places of business, etc. Fort Iice is a picturesque spot on the Western shore of the Hudson, and is the beginning of the famous Palisades. The view here of the Hudson to the South is unsurpassed. A fine hotel, similar in design "to the large hotels of Conej- Island, has been built on the bluff, and is excellently managed, the prices being very moderate, and the food well- cooked and served. The restaurant has accommodations for 2,500 persons at one time. A little beyond the hotel is a beautiful park, well shaded and pleasantly cool, containing a merry-go-round, shooting gallery, swings, etc. During the afternoon and evening a large band of music play popular airs in front of the hotel. Other features are roller-skating rink, a large dancing pavilion in which there is dancing from 2 to 10 P. M.; good boating and bathing. A pleasant time can always be passed at this popular resort. Accessible by steamboats, every hour from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M., from foot of Canal Street, North River; 22d Street, North River, 10 minutes later, and 84th Street, North River, 15 minutes later. Round excursion, including admission to skating rink, 25 cents. Freemasonry.— At the corner of Sixth Avenue and 23d Street is the Masonic Temple, an imposing edifice, which is the headquarters of the order in the State of New York. Strangers desiring to visit lodges in New York Cit}', should apply at the secretary's office in the Temple, where he will be supplied with a " directory " of the different lodges, their meeting nights and other information. Fulton Mnrket. — "While this is a general market where meats and all kinds of produce are sold, still it is better known as the great fish and oyster market of the metropolis. A short time ago the old buildings were removed and were replaced by a handsome structure of red pressed-brick. It is situated between P'ulton and Beekman Streets, facing the East River. A stroll through the market is always of great interest to the visitor. Glen Island ; or, " the gem of Long Island Sound," as it is sometimes called, is a popular day Summer resort. It is on the Sound, about 15 miles from tbe city, and is reached by a line of splendid steamers from Pier 18, foot of Cortlandt Street, North River; Broome Street, East River, and 33d Street, East River, boats leaving nearly every hour from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. (See time tables in back part of this book.) The island is a veritable fairyland and its features are two grand concerts daily, superior dinners a la carte, clambake, Klein Deutchland, boating, bathing, fishing, billiards, bowl- ing, etc. Excursion tickets, 40 cents. Governor's Island is in the upper bay about 1,000 yards off the Battery. It is a beautiful island of 65 acres, covered with green grass and large shade trees. The United States Government own the island and use it for headquarters of the Military Department of the Atlantic and Ordinance De- partment, or New York Arsenal. The Major-General in command and his staff reside on the island. On the N. W. point of the island is located Castle William. A fine piece of greensward nicely shaded in the centre of the island is used as a parade ground. Scattered throughout the island are the residences or quarters of the officers, a pretty Gothic chapel, laundries, offices and workshops. It is a very interesting place to visit, and can be reached by a small steamer hourly from the Battery. Grace Cliwrch is situated corner of Broadwaj' and 10th Street. It is a fine white granite structure, and is' one of the finest churches in the city. Grand Central Depot, located at Park Avenue and 4'^d Street, is a massive building of red pressed-brick, handsomely finished with iron trimmings, painted white, and partly covered by a glass roof. It is fi95 feet long and 240 feet wide. Twelve trains consisting of a locomotive and twelve cars side 18 by side can be easily accommodated in this spacious building. It is used by three railroad companies, viz., the New York Central and Hudson River; the New York, New Haven and Hartford; and the New York and Harlem. About 125 trains arrive and depart daily, but evei-ything is reduced to such a thorough system that there is no crowding or confusion. It is accessible by nearly all the city railroads. Grand Opera House.— One of the handsomest theatres in tlie city, situated on the N. \V. corner of Eighth Avenue and 2:3d Street. During the sea.son leading stars and com- biuatiuus play here, at popular prices. Greenwood Cemetery. This well-known " City of the Dead" is situated in the City of Brooklyn, and is accessible by horse cars from Fulton, Wall, South and Hamilton ferries. It contains 450 acres (about one mile square), laid out in beautiful plots, through which are winding paths and stone-bedded avenues well-shaded by trees. There are also within the cemetery eight beautiful lakes. Probablj' no bury- ing ground in the world has as many fine and costly monu- ments as Greenwood. Among the principal ones are: on Locust Hill, near Oak Avenue, stands a handsome monu- ment and bronze bust of Horace Greeley, erected by the printers of this country. Samuel F. B. Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, has a beautiful monument, erected to his memory, situated on High Wood Hill. At a cost of $30 GOO is a monument erected at the Sovith-westerly end of Vallej- Water, to the memory of John Matthews. On Hilly Ridge is the monument of Brown Brothers, the well-known New York bankers. This is richly carved from the finest Italian marble and describes the loss of the Steamer "Arctic," by which six members of this family were lost. Attlie intersection of Fir and Vine Avenues is the beautiful Chapel Monument, erected to the memory of Miss Mary M. Dancer, a lady who made many large bequests (about half-a-million dollars) to religi- ous and charitable institutions. The marble temple of A. S. Scribner is located at the junction of Vine and Cypress Avenues, while on the opposite corner is the large granite monument of Thomas F. Read. On Battle Hill is the Sol- diers' Monument erected by the City of New York. At the intersection of Fern and Greenbough Avenues is the Char- lotte Cauda Monument. Besides the monuments named there are throughout the cemetery hundreds of beautiful monuments costing millions of dollars. No one visiting New York should fail to see Greenwood Cemetery. TInck Pares. Always make a bargain with the driver before entering the hack or cab, The law requires the legal 19 rates to be posted in every public cab or hack, and if this is not complied with you are under no obligation to pay except at the Mayor's office . Recently the New York Cab Company have placed on the streets a large number of cabs at cheap rates. These are painted black and yellow and generally called " Dlack and tans." The price for these cabs is 25 cents a mile, or fraction thereof, or S 1 00 per hour. They are to be found at nearly all the ferries, parks and other centres. The same company have a large number of Hansom cabs on the streets at the same rate of charges. Hart's Island belongs to New York City, and is in Long Island Sound, between Sands Point and Pelham Neck. On it are situated the branch Lunatic Asylum, a hospital, branch Workhouse and Potter's Field, where are buried annually about 2,000 of the unknown and pauper dead. Accessible by boat from foot of East 26th Street, after getting a pass from the Commissioners of Public Charities and Corrections, cor- ner of Third Avenue and 11th Street. Hell Gate is the name of a dangerous channel of the East River lying between Astoria and New York and Astoria and Ward's Island, just North of Blackwells Island. In the Channel is a ledge of rocks, which at points almost reach the surface of the water, causing a seething and eddying cur- rent. Since 1 '^70 the United States Government has been at work with a corps of engineers, under the direction of Gene- ral Newton, in removing these obstructions. This is done by tunnelling and drilling the rocks and charging them with powerful explosives. In 1S76 Hallefs Reef was exploded, and preparations for another explosion are being made. In a short time this channel will be navigable at all times. High. Bridge.— This beautiful stone bridge crosses the Harlem River at 173d Street, and was built to carry the main of the croton aquaduct which supplies the city with water. It is 1,460 feet long and 116 feet above the surface of the river, and the view from it delights lovers of beauty and nature. Around the bridge are hotels, restaurants and beer gardens which are visited by large numbers of people, especially Sundays. The prices charged at the hotels and restaurants are moderate, and, for a little money, a delight- ful time can be had by an excursion to High Bridge. It is accessible by either the Sixth or Ninth Avenue Elevated Railroads, by which routes a magnificent view of tlie city and suburbs can be had. Hoboken, N. J., is situated directly opposite New York on the North River. It has a large German population, and with them is very popular. The well-known polytechnic and 20 scientific school, the Stevens Institute, an institution of very high rank, founded by the late Commodore Stevens, is situated here on a hill along the river's edge. A little above this is a fine pleasure ground known as the Elysian Fields. German beer gardens, where music is discoursed, are num- erous, especially on the hill. (Take horse cars at ferry house.) Hoboken is reached by ferry from foot of Barclay and Christopher Streets. Horses and Carriages may be hired at any livery stable, of which there are many. If you own your horse, the same can be boarded at almost anv livery stable for S"-'5 or $30 per month, which includes taking care of one vehicle. The American Horse Exchange Company (Limited) have large and commodious sales-stables at corner of Broadway and 50th Street. This Company was organized by well- known capitalists for the purpose of importing and export- ing horses to be sold by auction in New York and London. On East 24th Street, between Third and Lexington Avenues, horses are sold at auction, and also ou Broadway, near 40th Street. Horse Racing— The most prominent racing association in the United States is the American Jockey Club. It has about 1,.^00 members, which includes representatives from nearly every wealthy family in the city. This Club leases the race-course at Jerome Park, the track being an excellent one. They give two meetings annually— one early in June, and the other early in October. The average value of the stakes are from $1,(^0010 $5,000. Jerome Park is accessible by Harlem Railroad from 42d Street direct to Jerome Park. Excursion, 60 cents. Admission to the Park ranges from $1.00 to $2.50, according to location. The Coney Island Jockey Club, composed principally of the younger members of the American Jockey Club, have at Sheepshead Bay, L. I., one of the best race-courses in the country'. It is about a mile back of Coney Island on the main-land. They have a meeting in June and one in Septem- ber, at both of which the stakes are valuable. From the middle of June to the end of September, on an average of three days each week, racing takes place at Brighton Beach, Coney Island, where there is a full mile- course, managed by the Brighton Beach Racing Association. (See Daily " Sporting World " or daily papers.) Accessible by any of the Coney Island routes. The course at Monmouth Park, near Long Branch, is popular with New Yorkers, as well also the course at Saratoga. ' The annual meeting at Monmouth begins about 21 July 4th, and has a second meeting: in August. At Saratoga the meeting begins about the third, week ia July, and con- tinues to the end of August. The trotting resorts ai-e Fleetwood Park, near Melrose, easily reached by auy of the drives to McCoomb"s Bridge over the Harlem River. On the road to Coney Island are the Brooklyn Driving Park and the Prospect Driving Park. The racing papers, which contain full particulars of all the prin- cipal events, are the " Sporting World" (daily, 3 cents); the "Spirit of the Times," "The Sportsman" and the "Turf, Field and Farm." A standard racing manual is " Krik's Guide to the Turf." Hotels.— There are so many of every possible grade of merit, style and price in every part of the city, that it would occupy too much space in a book of this character to give a list of even the principal ones. The cards of some first- class houses will be found in the advertising department of this book. Also see watering places and Summer resorts in advertising department. Inventor's Institute.— An institution incorporated to Eromote the interests of inventors. Its rooms are in the !ooper Union (Fourth Avenue and 7th Street), where inven- tors can exhibit their models, and have free use of a library of works adapted to their wants. Its exhibition rooms are free to the public and of much interest. Jerome Park, situated near Fordham, on the Harlem Railroad, is the most noted race-course in the United States. (See Horse Racing.) Jones's "Wood, a noted pic-nic ground on the East River at 68th Street and Avenue A. It is very popular with the Germans, and during the Summer season there is scarcely a day or night that there is not a gathering of merry-makers, who dance in the pavilion, drink beer and have a good time generally. The pavilion commands a fine view of the East River and its islands. Accessible by Elevated Railway to Third Avenue and 6Tth Street. Liibraries i— Apprentices', 18 East 16th Street, open from 8 A. M. to 9 P. M. Astor, Lafayette Place, near Astor Place, 9 A. M. to 5 P.M Bar Association, 7 West 29th Street. 8 A. M. to 12 P. M. City, 12 City Hall, 10 A. M. to 4 P. 7>l. Cooper Union, in Cooper Institute, 8 A. M. to 10 P. M. Free Circutatina, 49 Bond Street, 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. ; on Sundays, from 4 to 9 P. M. Harlem, 2238 Third Avenue, 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. JJistoricat Society, Second Avenue, corner of J^ast 11th Street, 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. Law Institute, IIG Post-office Building, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Lenox, Fifth Avenue and 7Uth Street. Library of the American Institute, in Cooper Institute, 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. Masonic, Sixth Avenue and 23d Street. Mercantile, Astor Place, near Broadway, 8 A. M. to 9 P.M. Branch, 2 Liberty Place and 431 Fifth Avenue. Mott Memorial, 64 Madison Avenue, 11 A. M. to 9 P. M. Neio York Hospital, 8 West 16th Street. Neio York Society, 67 University Place, 8 A. M. to 6 P. M Printers', 3 Chambers Street, every Saturday evening. Woman's, 38 Bleecker Street, 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Young Men's Christian Associaton, 161 Fifth Avenue; Fourth Avenue, corner of 23d Street; Third Avenue, corner of .Kastl-22d Street; 255 Hudson Street: 69 Ludlow Street, and 97 Wooster Street, all open from 8 A. M. to 10 P. M. (For particulars in regard to the principal libraries, see appropriate heads.) ♦« liitlle Church Around the Corner," the Church of the Transfiguration, in 29th Street, east of Fifth Avenue. Some years ago application was made to the rector of a prominent church in Madison Avenue to read the funeral service over the remains of George Holland, an actor, in his church, to which the divine made a point-blank refusal, and suggested that there was " a little church around the corner" where they did that sort of thing"; to which Mr. Joseph Jefferson "replied, " God bless the little church around the corner." Mr. Holland was buried from the Church of the Transfiguration, and since then nearly all members of the theatrical profession who die in or near New York, are buried from it. The congregation is made up from all classes. There are 200 free sittings in the church, and all are welcome. r.ong Beach is situated on the Long Island coast, im- mediately East of Rockaway, and considered by many the finest seaside resort near New York. It has a large and very fine hotel, with a number of connecting cottages. During the season these are occupied bj- well-to-do gentlemen and their families, of New Y'ork and other large cities. Accessible via Long Island Railroad, by ferries from East 7th Street and East 34th Street and James Slip. Excursion, 50 cents. Itong Branch is probably the best known seaside Sum- mer resort in this country. It is situated on the New Jersey coast of the Atlantic, about thirty miles from New York. For years it has been the fashionable beach for New Yorkers and wealthy men and their families, from all parts of the country-. The beach lies just below a bluff, along which a number of hotels have been built for a distance of nearly three miles. The principal hotels are the West End, How- land, Ocean, Mansion House, United States and Brighton. There are also a number of elegant private cottages, and a few boarding-houses. The amusements here are bathing in the morning, driving in the afternoon, and dancing in the evening. Each hotel employs an orcliestra to furnish danc- ing and promenade music for the guests, The season is at its height during the ziionths of July and August, when tlie races are run at JMoumouth Park, (See Horse Racing.) Ac- foot of Liberty Street; fare, $1.00; excursion, $1.50; or, by cessible by steamer. Pier 1, North River, and by the New Jersey Southern Railroad ; by the Central Railroad of New Jersey from the Pennsylvania Railroad (ferries foot of Cort- landt and Desbrosses Streets. By all means the stranger should visit Long Branch. liudlow Street Jail extends from 'Ludlow Street East- ward to Essex Street, and is about 100 feet North of Grand Street. Macy, R. H., «S& Co. Almost everybody has heard of this celebrated bazar, which covers the entire block from 13th to 14th Streets on Sixth Avenue. It is the most extensive establishment of its kind in America, and there is probably nothing to equal it in the world, except it be the Bon Marche of Paris. It is well worth a visit. Madison Square, a very pretty public park containing about six acres. Situated on the Eastern side of Broadway, between 23d aud 2Gth Streets. Madison Square Garden occupies the block bounded by Fourth and Madison Avenues and iJOth and 27th Streets. It is an immense structure capable of accommodating many thousands of people, and is used for circuses, public balls, dog shows, pedestrian matches, roUor skating contests, hor- ticultural exhibitions, concerts, etc. Mauch Ciiunk, Pa. Tourists have aptly named this the "Switzerland of America." It is doubtless the most truly picturesque town in the Union. It is difficult to de- scribe the encliantments of Glen Onoko. Those who have visited this charming and wonderful work of nature, are eager to see it again. A thrilling ride over the famous gravity road, known as the "Switch Back," is apleasiiig feat- ure; also a trip to the Burning Mine, which is said to have be^u on fire since J832; while th§ IgeQave ^-nd Coal JMUneg 24 will repay one for the visit. Mauch Chunk is accessible by the Lehigh Valley Railroad, which passes through the richest part of New Jersey and the charming and beautiful Lehigh Valley running along the picturesque banks of the Lehigh River and passing through the grand old mountains of Penn- sylvania, affording a grand panoramic view of the finest natural scenery in the world. Trains leave Cortlandt or Des- brosses Streets at 8.10 A. M. Regular fare, $2.45. Excur- sions at cheaper rate. (For further particulars see Time Table and Advertisement in back part of this book.) Moiitclair, N. J., is unsurpassed by any suburb of New York, as regards healthfulness, location, fine views, delight- ful drives, good society, pure air and pure water. It is beau- tifully located on the Easterly slope of the Orange Mountain, thirteen miles directly West from New York. Accessible by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad from Barclay Street and Christopher Street ferries. It has a population of nearly 7,000, a superior public school, good private schools, a public library, seven churches, a newspaper, handsome resi- dences, good drives, police force, fire department and, above all, positively no malaria, or chills and fever. The country is rolling, varying in elevation from 500 to 650 feet above tide- water, and commanding extensive views of the country East to the line of the Hudson River, New York Bay and the Narrows. National Academy of Desi;?n is a pretty building in the Venetian style, and for architectural beauty, as well as elegancy of finish, it is unsurpassed in this country. It is situated at the North-west corner of 23d Street and Fourth Avenue. Among its members are artists of the highest or- der, who are elected for life and receive the title of N. A. On the second floor is a fine School of Art, where the principles of art are taught through the study of antique sculpture. The third floor is used as an Exhibition Gallery, which is largely attended by the elite of New York. Navy Yard. The— of the United States, situated in Brook- lyn, is the principal naval station of the country. It contains 144 acres; the yard proper, 45 acres; surrounded by a high brick wall. 2, atliing houses. Excellent concerts are given every afternoon and evening, and a fine display of fireworks every Saturday evening. Professional boat races often take place here between famous oarsmen. Every afternoon a fine view of the large and magnificent Sound steamers can be had as they pass close by on their outward trip, presenting an im- posing sight. Boats and stages leave Harlem Bridge every fifteen minutes. Take Third Avenue Elevated Railway to 129th Street. Boat excursion, 15 cents. Obelisk, Tlie.— Near the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on a grassy mound, in Central Park, stands this interesting historical relic, tlie gift of the late Khedive of Egypt to the city of New York. This great relic of former ages is so very old that it is said to have been seen by the prophets 1,500 years before the birth of Christ. On its sides are hiero- glyphics relating to events in the lives of the early kings of Egypt. This monolith is one of the most interesting and sixth in size of the obelisks of Egypt. Every visitor should see this great relic. Ocean Grove, a popular Summer resort of the Metho- dists, being the property of a Methodist camp-meeting asso- ciation. It is situated five miles below Long Branch on the Jersey coast of the Atlantic, and is separated from As- bury Park by Weslej' Lake. The village has a permanent population of about 2,500, but in Summer as many as 25,000 persons congregate there. Rules prohibiting the sale of liquors, driving or rowing on Sunday, are rigidly enforced, and to prevent strangers visiting the place on Sunday, a fence has been constructed around the village, and the gates are kept locked on that day. The features are good rowing on the lake and surf bathing. Accessible via the Central Railroad of New Jersey, Irom Liberty Street ferry. Odd-Fellows.— New York City has over 100 lodges, with headquarters at 26 Bond Street. Strangers desiring to visit lodges in the city should apply at the secretary's office, at headquarters, where they will be supplied with a " director^' " of the different lodges, their meeting nights and any other needed information. Opium Dens.— These have been introduced into New York by the Chinese. They are principally located in the Chinese quarter (see page ii) and are patronized bj- gamblers and women of the demi-monde. These places are called "joints." There is one of these in 32d Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Orange, N. J.— Twelve miles from New Y'ork, at the foot of the Orange Mountains, is a beautiful suburban place of residence, and is very healthy and nicely laid out. Within its limits is a beautiful tract of land well-shaded, with fine drives and handsome residences, called Llewellyn Park. Orange is very popular with wealthy New Yorkers as a place of Sum- mer residence. It is accessible via Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The railway commutation is low. Palisades.— From Fort Lee (see page IC) for twenty miles up the Western liank of the Hudson River, extends a perpendicular and apparently columnar wall, varying in height from 300 to 500 feet, which is called the Palisades. Pic-nic Groves in vicinity of New York, and how to reach them : Alderney Park. (See Chestnut Grove.) Alpine Grove, on Hudson River, nineteen miles from New York; by New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, Hudson River Division, or steamboat to Yonkers, thence cross river by row boat ; or by ferry boat, which lands about one mile below the Grove. Atlantic Highlands Grove, on Navesink River, N. J., thirty miles from New York; by New Jersey Southern Divi- sion of Philadelphia and Reading Railroad; about one mile from station. Bath Park.— Take Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Rail- road to Bath ; about one-fourth mile from station ; also by steamboat, when running. (See Bath.) Boynton Beach Grove, on the Kill von KuU, about twenty- three miles from New York: take New York and I. miles from Williamsburgh ferries. Reached by cars from Fulton ferry. *Evergreen. -Office at CemeterJ^ Grounds are 3 miles east of Brooklyn, L. I., on the Bushwick road. Cars from Fulton or Grand Street ferry. *Greenu'ood.— Office, 30 Broadway, N. Y. Grounds on Gowanus Heights, Brooklyn, L. I., :i}4 niiles from Fulton and 2 miles from Hamilton Avenue ferries. Reached by horse cars from botli ferries. Hoboken .—Office, 80 Washington Street, Hoboken, 2}4 miles from Weehawken ferry. Reached by Northern Rail" road of New Jersey. Lutheran. — Office, 293 Broadway, New York. Grounds on the Jamaica turnpike, near Middle Village, L. I., 4 miles from Williamsburgh ferries. Reached by railroad from South 7th Street ferry. Williamsburgh. / Machpelah,— Office, 160 West 24th Street, New York. Lo- cated at New Durham, Hudson County, N. J., 3 miles from Weehawken ferry, foot of West 42d Street. Marhle.—Office, 6.5 2d Street, New York. Grounds in 2d Street, between First and Second Avenues. Reached by the Second Avenue cars. * Mount Olivet —Office, 67 Wall Street, New York. Grounds near Maspeth, L. I. , 'Sy^ miles from Grand and Houston Street ferries. Reached by Metropolitan Avenue cars from South 7th Street ferry. Wiiliamsburgh. * New York Bay.— Office, 5 Dey Street, New York, Grounds on the West bank of New York Ba.y, 2}.^ miles below Jersey City. Reached by horse cars from "the Jersey City Ferry. 41 Oak Hill Cevietery is on the West bank of the Hudson, neai' the village of Nyack, Rockland Count3', N. Y., 28 miles from New York Citj'. Potter's^ield.— l^iew York, on Ward's Island. Potter's Field.— Brooklyn, N. Y.— Is at Flatbush, L. I. .St Peter's (R. C.}- Office, Erie and 9th Streets, Jersey City. Grrounds on Jersey City Heights, 2]^ miles from Cortlandt St. ferry. * Trinity Church. — Office, 5 ghiirch Street, New York. Grounds at 155th Street and Tenth Avenue. Reached by Hudson River Railroad, 152d Street, or Ninth Avenue Eleva- ted road. Union. —Office, 192 Rivington Street, New York. Grounds, near Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, L. I., S^ miles from Divis- ion Avenue and Grand Street ferry. * Woodlaivn.— Office, 4-i East 23d Street, New York. Situ- ated in Westchester County, 7 miles from Harlem bridge. Reached by Harlem Railroad. Washington Cemetery, Long Island.— Office, 291 Broadway. Reached by Hamilton ferry and Coney Island Railroad. LARGE BUILDINGS USED FOR BUSINESS. The following are only a few of the principal large struc- tures erected within a few years in New York, for business purposes. Some of these are twelve stories high, and are marvels of modern architecture. Any one of the buildings named below is well worth a visit: Austin, 505-509 Broadway. Bennett, 93-99 Nassau Street. Boreel, 113-119 Broadway. Drexel, 23-29 Wall Street. Equitable, 120 Broadway. Evening Post, 206-208 Broadway. Field, 1 3 Broadway. Insurance Buildings, 49-51 Wall Street. Mills, 11-21 Broadway. Morse, 13S-142 Nassau Street. Mutual Life Insurance Company, Cedar and Pine Streets. Potter, Park Row and Beekman' Street. Post, 14-18 Exchange Place. Temple Court, 3-9 Beekman Street. Tribune Building, Printing House Square. Underwriters' Building, 61-fi3 William Street. United Bank, 88-92 Broadway. Vanderbilt, Nassau Street, corner Beekman Street. Wells, 14-20 Broadway. Western Union Telegraph, Broadway and Dey Street. 42 o 2 s H o r ai S H H o CO >._ Pk -i s ft P^ « cz^ Q O is Ph t^ 'y o ^ M m >, 1 Ph o ^ CO 6 rt 53 S ^ (^ ^^ H s se <1 t3 id >) p^ ^' H 0) CO U3 ^ ^ 'hr h OJ ^ s, ^ ^ w o be 5 >> ^ 42 >> 5 ri ,« O 01 o 1 o ^ -■ ^^ ^ 5r -• •- ^w tuO <>i test o 3 r p3 O o Oc be ra! c o > ;ao "^ & <^ SS: .5«3 >0 p:5^ Pr.6' :m pq=y=<5.cs^crj^ vr ^ tec cc tf-t"p2 -f 2^ - 'K- ::^g ^ ;i^^ O o C cc D tn 1^- ; C <" Ph -r; 2 c s Pi > o 22 mooSWK ffiWWWW 43 l-'Oi Ci=4 t-H," ^. ^ .O &Cr^ . Mf4 P5P5 ,:^ . ^' p» qj •*.' ' — ' fjj 5» |j;_| ■ ;y <>* ^ A 6 '" S : ft, lO . 31 CO . CO .5 . . cases o o o o o M M V3 M !» . s e s c s s a> aj oj !> .2 O) O) a; CD 0; OOOOO „ ,o ooooocsM _r /l^ ,1"i rtl T", 11 '— : V 9 c/3 Ph So t.-^ • ^^^ ?--i-^fc<— •— 1-j ^ ^ — *^ -^ ^ ^g;i3%55S5S«|5- ^- : r« i.-fe,-*&feo^: ?.;Ng^- c c3 S s o « c "= r/Qj ! Oi ■a 2 O C •"^ i s i. ^S':! ! eg a > S p:S t. iiC^S c c 44 DISTANCES IN THE CITY. In the part of the citj- laid out in regular squares, twenty blocks (on the Avenues) make a mile. 9B TO ^1 fe§ fe-S" n b Mile. Mile. Mile. 14 Rector Street. i %J P^ulton Street. City Hall. 1 a/ \ Leonard Street. iM ] Canal Street. n/. 1^ H Spring: Street. 1^ 1 East Houston Street. 2 1^ m " 4th Street, 214 \d " 9th Street. 2^1 214 rn " 14th Street. 2M 2^ 2 " 19th Street. 3 2M 2ki " 24th Street. 3H 3 " 29th Street. m m 24i " 34th Street. m m 3^ " 38th Street. 4 •m 3^ " 44th Street. 4 3^ " 49th Street. A\4> 4H 3% " 54th Street. m 4h, 4 " 58th Street. h 4K 44 " 63d Street. m .T 4S " 68th Street. 5u| 5^ 4M '• 73d Street. 5% 5^ " 78th Street. 6 5% " 83d Street. 6^ 6 5V^ '• 88th Street. (S 614 5^ " 93d Street. 6% 6^ 6 " 97th Street. 6M tn " I02d Street. 1 7 " 107th Street. 71^ 7M m •' 11 -.ith Street. 7?4 7lt " 117th Street. 8^* 7% 74 " IvMst Street. 814 8 7^ " 126th Street. 10 9% 9H High Bridge, 45 POPULAR PLACES-SUMMER BOARDERS. The following is a list of names of principal places, within eas.y access of New York, whf re parties desiring gotid Sum- mer board for a week or longer will find accommodations. \ Name. Fare. Exc. 1 70 Miles from N.Y. 32 Route. Amity ville, L. I 95 Long Island AsbmyPark, N. J 1 20 1 «5 55 Long Branch Atlantic Highlands (50 1 00 20 New Jersey So Sea Bird Babylon, L. I 1 10 2 00 37 Long Island Barnegat, N. J a 35 3 80 61 New Jersey So Bath LI 15 25 20 20 40 30 ...... B. B. & C. I Boat Bayonne, N. J Central N. J Bay Kidge, L. I 10 6 Manh'tan Beach a t. (1 10 1 25 '2'25' 6 41 Sea Beach Bav Shore, L . I Long Island Bay Side, L. I 30 55 11 Long Island Bergen Point, N . J 15 8 Boat 25 35 8 Central N. J Bloomfield, N.J 30 55 11 D. L. & W BrickChurch, N. J... .- 28 50 12 D. L & W 1 55 2 10 53 18 D. L. & W Caldwell, N. J D. L. & W Centreport, I^ . I 1 15 2 05 37 Long Island Chatham. N. J o5 1 00 24 D. L. & W Clifton, S. I 10 9 Staten I'd Ferry Cold Spring Harbor,L.l. 95 1 70 32 Long Island Coney Island Various Deal Beach, N. J 1 10 1 75 49 Long Branch Delaware Water Gap 2 55 3 80 88 D. L. & W 2 55 3 80 99 N. Y. Sus. & W Echo Lake, N. J 47 N. Y. Sus. & W Edgewater 15 25 8 Fort Lee Elberon, N. J 1 00 1 60 47 Long Branch 1 00 1 60 47 New Jersey So Englewood. N.J a5 65 15 Northern N. J Far Rockaway, L . I 65 70 21 Long Island Fire Island, L. T 1 50 44 Long Island Flushing, L. I 20 35 8 Long Islanft Fort Lee, N.J 15 25 10 Fort Lee Bt. Glen Cove, L. I 55 1 00 28 Long Island 46 POPULAR PL AC ES.— Continued. Miles Name. Fare. Exc. from N. Y. Route. Glenridge, N. J 35 60 12 1). L &W Great Neck, L. I 40 70 14 Long Island Greenwood Lake 1 G5 2 00 50 N. Y.&G L Hackensack, N. J 40 50 15 N. Y. Sus. & W Harrison, N. Y 56 1 05 22 Hastings, N. Y 38 19 Hudson River Hempstead, L . I 60 i io 20 Long Island Isle of Wight, L. I 60 70 20 Long Island Lake Hopatcong 1 40 1 95 50 D. L. & W Lake Ronkoukonia 1 45 2 60 48 Long Island Larchmont, N. Y 47 90 19 New Haven Mamaroneck, N. Y 51 1 UO 20 New Haven Montclair, N. J 35 60 14 D. L. & W 35 60 14 N. Y. & G. L Heights 50 75 16 N. Y. & G. L Moriches L I.... 2 00 3 60 67 Long Island D. L. & W Morristown, N. J 80 1 25 30 New Brighton, S. I 10 7 N. S. Ferry NewRochelle, N. Y 42 80 17 New Haven Nyack, N. Y 60 1 GO 25 West Shore fiO 1 00 29 Northern N. J ii ii, 40 28 Ocean Beach, N. J 1 25 2 00 53 Long Branch " " " 1 25 2 00 53 New Jersey So Ocean Grove, N . J 1 20 1 85 51 Long Branch " " " 1 20 1 85 56 New Jersey So Oiange, N. J 30 50 12 D. L. & W Pleasant Valley, N. J . . . . 15 25 10 Fort Lee Ridgewood, N . J 70 •15 22 Erie Rockaway Beach 40 60 26 N. Y. W. &R Excursions Rye, N . Y 61 1 15 24 Schooley"s Mountiiins. .. 1 7T> 2 45 (55 D. L. & W Seabright, N. J 85 1 3-, 26 New Jersey So Shady Hide, N. J 15 25 7 Fort Lee Stamford, Conn 8.5 1 60 34 New Haven Stapleton, S. I 10 6 Staten I'd Ferry Tarry town, N. Y 50 24 Hudson River 50 31 N. Y. Central " " 40 75 28 Day Line Tompkinsville, S. I 10 6 Staten I'd Ferry Water Gap. Penn 2 55 3 80 88 D. L. & W West Brighton, S. I 10 9 N. S. Ferry Yonkers, N. Y 30 14 Hudson River EXCURSIONS. FISHERMEN. Special Express train to the superb fisliinj,' jjrounils at Gif- ford's. Huguenot, Princes Bay and other points on Staten Is- land, leave's foot of Whitehall Street ( terminus of all Elevated Roads), at midnight every Wednesday and Saturday, and at (3 A. M. every Sunday, in addition to regular trains. FISHING BANKS. Steamer J. B. SCHUYLER. To avoid crowded dock? and secure choice fishing places, take steamer at East 23d'Street, 7 A. M. Leaves daily, East 23d Street, 7 A. M.; East 3d Street, 7.10 A. 31. ; Peck Slip, 7. 30 A. M. ; Franklin Street, North River, 8.30 A. M. Fare: gents, 75 cents; ladies, 50 cents. Fishing tackle, bait, etc., on board. FORT LEE PARK steamers leave daily. Canal Street, landing at 22d and 34th Streets,North River, ten and fifteen minutes later: *10 00, 11.00 A. M.; 1.00, *2.00, 3.30, *.5.()0, *6.00, *7.15, 9.00, 10.00 P. M. Leave Fort Lee, landing at 34th and 23d Streets, North River: *6. 30, *r.30, * 1 1.30 A. M.; 12.0ii M.; 2.00, *3.30, 4.45, *6.00, *7.30, SnO, 10.00 P. M. * Pleasant Valley, Edgewater and Shady Side landings made only on these trips. Sunday, hourly trips from 9 A. M. to 8.30 P. 31. IRON STEAMBOAT COMPANY. Leave 23d Street, North River: 9, 10 and 11 A. M. ; 12.00 M. ; 1, 1.45, 2.30, 3.15, 4.10, 5, 0, 7, 8 and 9 P. M. Leave Pier 1, North River, (Battery Place station Elevated Railroad), 30 minutes later. Returning leave Coney Island, New Iron Pier: 10.40 and 11.40 A. M.; 12.40, 1.40, 2.40, 3.2.5, 4.10, 5.00, 5.45, 6.40, 7.40,8.4.), 9.40 and 10.30 P. M. Last boat at 10.30 P. M., landing at Pier 1 only. LONG BRANCH.— Leave 23d Street, North River; 9.30, A. 31., and 3.30 P. 31. Pier 1, North River: 10 A. M. and 4 P. 31. Leave Long Branch : 12.15 and G.30 P. M. E.xcursion tickets sold at all down-track stations of the Ele- vated Railroads. Passengers holding Second and Third Avenue Iron Steamboat excursion tickets transferred free f rona South Ferry to Battery Place station. EXCURSIOXS. ROCKAWAY BEACH. Via New Yoj'k, Woodhaven and Bockaivay Railroad. Week-day trains leave Long Island City: 6.0D, 7.00. 9.15. 10.1.5, 11.15 A. M. ; 1.15, 2.15. 3.1.5, 4.27, 5.45, 7.15, 8.10, 9.35 T. ]V1. Leave Bushwick: 6.00, 7.00, 9.15, 10.05, 11.(5 A.M.; 1.15,2.05, 3.15, 5.10, 7.C5, 8.10, 9.35 P. M. Leave Flatbush and Bedford Avenues: 6.45, 9.20, 10.40, 11.40 A. M. ; 1.30, 2.30, 3 30,4.30, 5.30, 6.45, 8.00, 10.00 P. M. East New York ten minutes later. SUNDAYS ONLY.— Leave Long Island City: 7.10,9.15, 10.00, 9.15, 11.50 A. M.; 1.15, 2.15, 3.15, 4.15, 1.55. 6.10, 7.15, 7.50,8.15. 10.50, 10.00 P. M. Leave Bushwick: 7.10, 9.30, 10.00, 10.50, 11.40 A.M.; 1.15, 2.10, 3.15,4.15,5.10, 6.00, 7.20, 8.15, 9.50 P. M. Leave Flatbush and Bedford Avenues: 7.00, 9.20, 10.40, 11.40 A. I\I.; 1.30. 2.:W, 3.30, 4.30, 5.40, 6.40, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00 P. M. East New York ten minutes later. Returning, trains leave the Beach almost hourly to 10.00 P. M. ROCKAWAY BEACIL ~ BY STEAMERS COLUMBIA AND GRAND REPUBJLIC. Leave West 22d Street, North River, 8.35, 10 00 A. M. ; 1.30 P. M. West 10th Street, North River, 8.50, 10.15 A. M. ; 1.45 P. M. Pier 6. North River, 9.15, 10.35 A. M. ; 2.00 P. M. Jewells Wharf, Brooklyn, 9.40, 11.00 A. M., 2.20 P. M. Returning, leave Rockaway: 11.30 A. M., 5.00 and 6.30 P. M. Brooklyn Annex boat, leaving Jersey City 9.15, 10.35 A. M., 1.55 P. M., connects with steamboats at JewelFs wharf. Music and refreshments on board. Excursion tickets sold at all down-town track stations on Elevated Railways. Passengers from Second and Third Av- eiuie lines holding RockawayBeach tickets will be transferred from South Ferry to Rector Street free of charge both ways. Excursion tickets also for sale at numbers 7, 307, 315, 421, 851, 946 and 1140 Broadway, New York. Fare for the round trip, 50 cents. SHOHOLA GLEN. SHOHOLA GLEN EXPRESS.— Every Sunday. Leaves 23d Street, North River, 7.45 A. M. ; Leaves Chambers Street 7.45 A. M. Returning, leaves Shohola 3.55 and 6.50 P. M. Arriving New York 8.10 and 10.20 P. M. DAY EXPRESS.— Every Wednesday : Leave 23d Street, North River, 8.45 A. ^\. ; Chambers Street, 9 A. M. Returning leaves Shohola 6.50 P. M. Arriving in New York 10.20 P. M. EXCUESIONS. STARIN'S EXCURSIONS. Finest facilities. First-class steamers, barges and groves tocliarter. Offices: Pier 18, North River, foot of Cortlandt Street, and corner Seventh Avenue and 4:2d Street; open from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., also 1 to 4 P. M. Sundays. Up-town office open evenings. Send for list of Groves, Barges, Steamers, etc. STARIN'S GLEN ISLAND, Steamers leave daily, Pier 18, North River, foot of Cort- landt Street: 8.15, 9.15, 10. l.o, 11.15 A. M; l.a), 1.45, 2.4.5, 3.45 P. M. Broome Street, East River: 8.40, 9.40, 10.40, 11 .40 A. M: 1.25, 2.10.3.10, 4.10 P. M. 33d Street, East River, 9.00, 10.00 11.00 A. M; 12.00 M. ; 1.45, 2.30, 3.30, 4.30, 5.15 P. M. Returning, leaving Glen Island 10.15 A. M. (landing at 33d Street and Rier 18, North River); 11.15 A. M.: 12.15 1'. M., (1.15 P. I\I. for Pier 18 only): 3.30 P. IM., (for 33d Steet onlyU 5, 6, 7 and 8 P. M. for all landings. Excursion tickets, 40 cents. STATEN ISLAND. Elm Park, Stapleton, Clifton and all the Popular Resorts on Staten Island. Boats leave foot of Whitehall Street, terminus of all the Elevated Roads. For New Brighton, Elm Park and the North Shore: G.4.5, 7.1.5, 8.00, 9.00, 9.30, 10.15, 10.45, 11.45 A.M.; 12.4.5. 1.45, 2.4.5, 3.3:), 4.00, 4.45, 5.30, 6.00, 6.30, 7.30, 9.30, 12.00 P. M. Fof'Tompkinsvilie, Stapleton, Clifton and the East Shore : 5.00, 5.40, 6.10, 7.00, 7.40, 8.20, 9.00, 9.40, 10.20, 11.00 A. 31.; 12.00 M.; 12.30, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 3.40, 4.20, 5.00, 5 40, 6.2J, 7.iK), 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 12.00 P. M. ; connecting at Clifton with railroad for the great Fishing Grounds at Gifford's, Huguenot and Princes Bay. Sundays, every half-hour. STATEN ISLAND. Boats leave Pier 18, North River, foot of Cortlandt Street, daily: 6 20, 8.40 A. M.; 12.30, 3.30, 5.30 P. M. Sinidavs: 9.20, 11.35 A. M.; 2.00 4.20, 6.40, 8.45 P.M., for Elm Par!:, Port Richmond, "West Brighton and Constable Hook, N. J. £:xcutistoNS'. LONG BEACH. LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. Leave 34th Street, East River, 6.30. 7.45, 9.4.5, 10.4."i A. M.; 12.45, 1.45, 3.45, 4.45, 5.45, 6.45, 8.45 P. M. SUNDAYS ONLY-8.00, 9.15,10.30 A. M.;1.15, 2.00, 2.45, 3.4.5, 4.45, 7.00. 8.15 P. ]\r. Last train from Long Beach, 10.15 P. M. MANHATTAN BEACH. Leave East 34th Street dailj-: 6.20, 8.30, 10.20, 11.20 A. 31.; 12.20, 1.20, 1.40, 2.20, 2.40, 3.2J, 3.40, 4.20, 4.40, 5.20, 5.40, 6.20, 6.40, 7.20, 7.40, 8.20, 8.40, 9.20, 9.40 P. M. Boats leave East 7th Street every twenty minutes, and James Shp (except Sun- days) every thirty minutes from 7 A. M. to 7 P. 1\[. Returning, leave Manhattan Beach: *7.35, 10.00 11.25 A. M. ; 12.25 and half-hourly from 1.25 to 10.55 P. M. Leave Whitehall Street (Battery, terminus of all elevated railways) hourly from 9.10 A. M. to 9.10 P. M. Leave IManhattan Beach hourly: *8.15 A. M. to 10.15 P. M. * Do not run on Sunday. E.vcursion tickets, fifty cents, on sale at all ticket offices and all down-track stations of Elevated Railroad. Dailv afternoon and evening concerts by Gilmore's incom- parable band in the new music amphitheatre. Pain's greatest fireworks spectacle, "The Last Days of Pompeii," every evening except Sunday and Monday. MANHATTAN BEACH AND CONEY ISLAND. DIRECT ROUTE.— Boats by the Bay Ridge Route leave foot of Whitehall Street (terminus of all Elevated Radroads) hourly from 9.10 A. M. to 9.10 P. M. ' mauchchunk! EXCURSION DATES.— Wednesday. July 29 : Wednesday. August 12: Wednesdav. August 26 : Wednesday. September 9; Wednesday. September :^:] : Wednesday, October 7; NVed nesday, October 21. NEWBURGH AND WEST POINT. steamers AL-B.VNY and C. \ IBBAKD. From Fulton Street. Erooklvn (by annex), at 8 A 31. : from Vestry Street Pier, New York, at 8.40 A. M. ; from 3\est 22d Street Pier, New York, at 9 A. M. STEAMBOATS. PROVIDENCE L.INE FOR PROVIDENCE, WOR- cester, Nashua, Concord, all Northern New England points, and White Mountains. Elegant steamers RHODE ISLAXD and MASSACHUSETTS leave New York from Pier 29, North River, foot of Warren Street, at 5 P. M. daily, except Sunday. Longest water route. Full night's rest. White Mountain train, with parlor car, leaves steamer's landing, Providence, G.30 A.M.; run through to Fabyan's without cliange. Breakfast on steamer at 6.00 A. M. ; dinner at Plymouth, arriving at Fabyan's early in afternoon. Providence Line is most direct route to resorts on Narra- fransett Bay. Tickets and staterooms can be secured in New York, at 3 Astor House, 257, 28r, 307, 397, 457, 7f*5, 943, 9.-.7 Broadway, Windsor, Fifth Avenue, Astor House, Grand Central, Cosmopolitan hotels, 320 Bowery. In Brooklyn, at 333 Washington Street, and 738 Fulton Street; and at Pier 29, North River. HUDSON RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.— DAY LINE Steamer ALBANY or C. VIBBARD daily, except Sundays. Leave Fulton Street. Brooklyn, by annex, 8 A. M. ; leave Vestry Street Pier, New York, 8.40 A. M.; leave West 22d Street Pier, New York, 9 A. M., for Albany, landing at Nyack and Tarrytown (by ferry). West Point. Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Ehinebeck, Catskill and Hudson . CONNECTIONS. RHINEBECK.— With Hartford and Catskill Western Rail- road for Hartford, Springfield and tlie East, and (by ferry) with special train on Utiea and Delaware Railroad, for the the resorts of the Catskills. CATSKILL.— With special trains on Catskill IMountaiu Railroad. HUDSON. -With Buffalo and Albany Railroad for Chat- ham. Pitt.sfield, North Adams and Lebanon Springs. ALBANY.— With Delaware and Hudson Canal (Company's Railroad for Lake George, Montreal and the North, and with New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, for Utica, Buffalo, Niagara Falls. Clayton, Alexandria Bay and the West. Special Saratoga Express. '' STEAMBOATS. STONINGTON lilNE.— BOSTON AND EAST. Inside I'oute daily, except Sunday, from Pier 33. North River, at 5 P. M. New train with jDalace cars (reclining chairs), between steamers' landing and Boston, without change. Most direct route to "Watch Hill and Narragansett Pier. CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. CATSKILL EVENING LINE Steamers KAATERSKIL.L and CATSKLILL leave foot of Harrison Street, North River, every week-day at () P. M., connecting with Catskill Mountain and Cairo Railroads, 10 o'clock boat from Catskill Sunday nights, on arrival of special Mountain train. Send to pier for circular giving time table, list of houses, x-ates, etc., or address, W. J. HUGHES, Treasurer, Catskill, N. Y. NORWICH ILINE FOR BOSTON, WORCESTER, Portland, New London, Norwich, White Mountains and all points East. From Pier 40, North River, foot of Watts Street (next pier above Desbrosses Street ferry ), at 5 P. M. Steamer CITY OF WORCESTER, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS. Steamer CITY OP BOSTON, MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. Tickets and staterooms may be secured at Astor House, 207, 261, 397, and 957 Broadway ; Windsor, Cosmopolitan and Earle's Hotels; 838 Fulton Street, Brooklyn; and at Pier 40, North River. GEO. W. BRADY. Agent. rOR SOUTH NORIVALK. CONNECTING AT WILSON POINT with Danbury Railroad for all its Stations. Steamer CITY OF ALBANY leaves dailj' (Sunday excepted) from Pier 23, East River, foot of Beekman Street, at ~^30 P. M., and foot of '2M Street East River, at 2.50 P. M. Returning, leaves South Norwalk at 7.15 A. M. ; Wilson Point on arrival of train from Danbury. Tickets can be procured and baggage checked onboard for all stations. ALBANY BOATS —PEOPLE'S LINE. Steamer>i DREW and DEAN RICHMOND leave Pier 41. North River, foot of Canal Street, every week- day at G P. M., connecting with all points North and West. Freight received until time of departure. STEAMBOATS. FOR ORIENT, GREENPORT, SHELTER ISLAND, Southold aud Sag Harbor. SI amer FRANCIS will leave for above landings from Pier IT, East River, New York (foot of Pine Street), on 'iUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDx\.YS, at 5 P. M. Returning on alternate days. RAUKETT & BRO., Agents, b2 South Street, Nj ,v York. TKOY BOATS-CITIZENS' LINE. Steamers SARATOGA and CITY OF TROY leave Pier 44, North River, foot of Christopher Street, daily, »'X(V])t Saturday, at G P. M. Sunday steamer touches at Albany. MARY POWELL., FOR WEST POINT, CORNWALL, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Rondout and Kingston, landing at Cranston's.Milton,New Hamburgh and Hyde Park daily (Sunday excepted), leaves Vestry Street Pier, 3.15 and West :^~*d Street 3.30 P. M. ; connects at Poughkeepsie with evening trains for the North. IMPORTANT. When you visit or leave New York City save baggage ex- pressage and $3.00 carriage hire and stoj? at the Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central Depot. Six hundred elegant rooms, fitted up at a cost of $1,000,000. Si. 00 and upward per day. European plan. Two elevators. Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse cars, stages and Elevated Railroad to all depots. Families can live better for less money at the Grand Union Hotel than at any other first- class hotel in the city. THE GreatAmerican GOOD NEWS la L ADIES. Greatpst inducements ever of- fered, Now's your time to get up orders for our celebrated Teas and C'ortees.and secure a beauti- ful Gold Band orMoss Rose China Tea Set, or Handsome Decorated Gold Band Moss Rose Dinner Set, or Gold Band Moss Decorated Toilet Set. For full particulars address „ THE GREAT AltlERICAN TEA CO., P. O. Box 289. 31 -id 33 Vesey St. , New York, SUMMER RESORTS. [Advert isemenls of hotels only binder this head inserted at a reasonable rate. The sale of this book averages about 1,000 copies per day duriufi the Summer season, and a neio edition is ptd^Hshed every tiro iveeks. Advertisers desiring their cards to appear sliould apply at once for terms, to the N. Y. Cheap Publishing Co., x;6 & x:8 Vesey Street, New York.] j^RGYLE HOTEL, babylon, l. i. One hour via Lonp: Island Railroad. Teleplione call— "Argyle, No. 7, Babylon." Perfectly appointed; liberal management and rates; beautiful park of seventy acres; new bathhouses; orchestral music; exceptionally fine boat- ing, fishing and stabling facilities. RICH'D H. STEARNS, Proprietor. LAKE MAHOPAC. BALDWIN COTTAGE, Forty-five miles from New York. Newly furnished through- out; large lawn. 800 feet of lake frontage. Apply on prem- ises, or at the "' Elwood," 64 and 66 Livingston Street, Brook- lyn^ gOLDT'S BEACH HOUSE, sea girt, n. j. The old Commodore Stockton mansion. Nearer the surf than any house on the coast. The porches are arranged like the deck of a ship and almost overhang the ocean ; finest cuisine in the country. GEORGE C. BOLDT, Proprietor. gURNETT HOUSE. stroudsburg, pa. Elegant hotel ; capacity, 300; enlarged and improved; spe- cial attention to sanitarj" arrangements; all modern con- veniences; bath, gas, bells, etc. ; pure mountain air and spring water; beautiful scenery. Send for circular. GEORGE W. ZIEGLER, Proprietor. rOLEM AN HOUSE, asbury park, n. j. Season 1885. S. L, COLEMAN, SUMMER RESORTS. QATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE. Open June 1st to October 1st. Best location and grandest views in the Catskills. Fifteen degrees cooler tlian New York or Philadelpliia. Send for circular. CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Catskill, N. Y. QOOPER HOUSE, OTSEGO LAKE, COOPERSTOWN, N. Y. Only eight hours from New York City, and same latitude as Adirondacks and Catskills. No malaria; no hay fever; no mosquitoes; fine boating jind di'iving. Accommodations for 500 guests. Reasonable prices. Send for illustrated pamphlet describing new route through the Catskills. Now open, the new St. Lawrence Hotel, at head of the Thousand Islands, Cape Vincent. N. Y. Winter season, con- nected with the Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort, Va. S. E. CRITTENDEN. p AIR VIEW HOTEL, Chatham, n. j. Morris and Essex Division D. L. & W. R. R. ; eighteen trains daily each way; one hour from New York, ^u'a Barcla}^ and Christopher Street ferries; commutation $1:^.00 per month. NEAL & ALLCOCK, Proprietors. pOREST HOUSE. BUDD LAKE, MORRIS CO., N. J. Is now open for the season of 1885 under entirely new management. M. H. BAKER, Proprietor. Late of Girard House, Philadelphia. QRAND REPUBLIC HOUSE, SEASIDE LANDING, ROCKAAVAY BEACH, L. I. This beautiful hotei is now open. Fifty newlj' fittedup rooms; first clags table; concert and dancing platform. Special terms to dinner parties. WEISSKOPF & LEWY, Proprietors. SUMMER HESORTS. INDIAN HARBOR HOTEL, ox THE SOUND, GREENWICH, CONN. Elegant in all its appointments. Eignty acres of lawn and shade trees: buildings have l,20u feei water frontage; boating, bathing, fishing, etc. Special express trains from JNew York, time 46 minutes. Steamboat " River Relle " dailv. minutes. Steamboat " River Belle " daily, MATTHEWS & DEVINE. JRYING HOUSE, catskill, greene co., n. y. A large, new and commodious brick building, in the centre of the business portion of the village. Large and airy sleeping rooms, cool and well-ventilated dining room, and table supplied with all the delicacies of the season. Terms, $2.50 to $3.00 per day. Omnibuses to and from all boats and trains. H. A. PERSON, Proprietor. LAKE^EMPHREMAGOG HOUSE, NEWPORT, VERMONT. This well-known house, so delightfully situated on the lake shore, the pure mountain atmosphere being particularly favorable for those ifflicted with hay fever or malarial troubles; first-class orchestra; drives varied and deliglitful; scenery unsurpassed; good boating and fishing; table ex- cellent and supplied with the luxuries of the season. Terms moderate. For" circulars and further information, address W. F. BOWMAN, Manager. LELAND'S OCEAN HOTEL, LONG BRANCH, N. J. July, August and September. Special family rates. 200 rooms at $21.00 per week. CHARLES LELAND. WARREN LELAND, Jr. LONG BEACH HOTEL, long beach, l. i. Fifty minutes from New York and Brooklyn. Finest beacti' and bathing. Splendid blue-fisiiing. Table d'hote dinner, $1.-50. Bernstein's orchestra every afternoon and evening. SOUTHGATE, MURRAY & WILKINSON, Proprietors. SUMMER RESORTS. QILSEY HOUSE, asbury park, n. j. Location, appointments and cuisine equal to anj- hotel at this popular seaside resort. THE BERKELEY, SEASIDE PARK, OCEAN COUNTY, N. J. Twenty miles below Asbury Park ; one block f rona ocean and one from Barnegat Baj'. Best bathing, boating and Ashing on the Atlantic coast; no land breezes; health resort for liay fever, malaria and consumptives. For circulars, plans and rate of either house, apply 3S Gramercy Park, or Grand View Hotel, 59th Street and Broadway, or address ATWOOD & CO., at eitber of above houses. JJOTEL BRIGHTON, long branch, n. j. Special rates to families. JOHN W. STOKES, Proprietor. JJOTEL KAATERSKILL, CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. The annex building insures quiet for families or invalids. Railroad access direct to hotel via New York Central and Hudson RiA'er Railroad and West Shore Railroad. Tickets sold, and liaggage checked through. Address W. F. PAIGE, Manager, Grand Hotel, Broadway and 31st Street, New York. JJO WL AND HOTEL, long branch, n. j. Open for the season of 1885. N. C. BARRY, Proprietor. JJUNTER HOUSE, hunter, greene co., n. y. In the lieart of tlie Catskills. Remodelled, enlarged and refurnished. Nearest hotel to depot of Stony Clove and Catskill Moimtain Railroad terminus at Hunter. Accom- modates -MO guests. Terms reasonable. Open the year round. M. C. VAN PELT, SUMMER BESORTS. 5JANHANSET HOUSE, SHELTER ISLAND, L. I. This beautiful seaside summer resort is now open. For diagrams of rooms and cottages, call upon or address E. N. WILSON, Proprietor, " The Langham," Fifth Avenue and 5^d Street, New York JJEW YORK HOTEL, far rockaway, l. l This hotel has been open for the reception of boarders since the 20th ot June First-class family hotel, having all modern improvements; pure spring water; no malaria. Terms moderate. J. J. KAVANAGH, Proprietor. ORIENTAL HOTEL, Manhattan beach. Ample stables and carriage rooms. Driving over the new Boulevard to the hotel. QURF HOTEL, 'fyre, island beach, l. i. Pure sea breezes, saiUng, fishing and boating unexcelled; malaria, hay fever and catarrh cured; sanitary arrange- ments perfect. Trains from New York, East y4th Street (by ferry,) 8.15 A. M. and 4.20 P. M. ; Pine Street, 4 P.M. Through tickets and baggage checked. Western Union Telegrtiph office in hotel. D. S. S. SAIMMIS & SONS. 'pHE AMERICAN HOTEL, SHARON SPRINGS, N. Y. Open till October 1. For circulars or information, address N. M. LA RUE & SON, Proprietors. 'pHE KENSINGTON, Saratoga springs. Finest and most healthy location on Union Avenue, over- lookhig Congress Park ; with an addition of 100 rooms, billiard-room, children's play-room and new dining-room JAMES H. RODGERS, Proprietor. Also Proprietor Coleman House, New York, and Erie Rail- way Dining Hall, Hornellsville, N. Y. su^f^fE^ eesorts. 'pHE KITTATINNY, DELAWARE WATER GAP, PA. The most accessible mountain resort adjacent to New York; grand scenei-.s , i)ure atmosphere ; house first-class in all apartments; capacity, 300; elevators, gas, electric bells and pure spring water in bedrooms; sanitary arrangements perfect. Send for circular. W. A. BRODHEAD & SONS. ^HE LAUREL HOUSE, IvAATERSKILL FALLS, CATSKILL, N. Y. Open from Jlay to October. First-class family hotel, having all modern improvements; pure spring water; no malaria. Send for circular. J. L. SCHUTT, Proprietor. 'pHE NEW AMERICAN, Richfield springs. Accessible bj- direct drawing-room car accommodations from Grand Central Depot, and tlirough daily sleeping-car on Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad at Barclay Street or Chi-istopher Street ferries. The climate, surround- ings and superior hotel accommodations attract the most .select families from the principal cities, who visit Richfield annually. The New American in cuisine, service and management is unsurpassed. Terms moderate. URIAH WELCH. XH-E OCEAN HOUSE, Newport, r. i. Building improved and newly furnished. The cuisine an acknowledged feature. For terms, address J. G. WE AVER & SON, Newport, R. L, or W3I. M. BATES, Everett House, New York City. XHE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. GREENBRIER COUNTY, W.. VA. This great health sanitarium, the most celebrated of all the mountain resorts of the South, and one of the oldest and most popular of American watering 2>laces, is now open for the season. Send for pamphlet. B. F. EAKLE, ISuperintendent. SUMMER EE SORTS. 'pOWER HOUSE, COR. EL:\I & LINCOLN STS , MONTCLAIR, N. J. Open the year round. Large, handsomely furnished rooms ; beautiful shaded grounds; and superior table. Only eight minutes from depot. House contains all the modern improve- ments, having ju^t been coinpleted, and newly furnished. UNITED STATES HOTEL, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. The leading liotel: excellent cuisine; superb appointments; electric bells, lire-escape, etc. B. H. BROWN, Proprietor, AV. WHITNEY, Manager. A^EST END HOTEL, asbury park, n. j. Finest location on the coast; accommodations for 400; the only hotel having an artesian well of its own, chemically pure by analysis. J. S. RIPLEY, Proprietor. 'pHE SEA VIEW, LONG branch, n. j. One block North of Iron Pier, directly on the beach. Ac- commodations for limited number of adults. Hot and cold sea bathing. ASBURY PARK. pHE GARFIELD, Second Avenue and ocean, now open. Accommodations for 150. Sewer connections. Everything first-class in all re- spects . A. H. STOCKTON. 'pHE VICTORIA. ASBURY PARK, N. J. Second Avenue, near ocean ; now open Gas throughout; drainage perfect. Terms reasonable for permanent guests; reduced rates for June. Sentl for circular. 'pHE MADISON, asbury park, n. j. Ocean End Sunset Avenue. Accommodates 150; artesian water; gas, electric bells and lights. First-class table. E, GATE, P. O. Box 595. WM. B. BIKER & SON. INDEPENDENT DRUGGISTS, No. 353 Sixth Avenue, One door South of 22d Street, NE W YORK. E:STAI3I^ISHE:1> 184=6. The reason we sell DRUGS, MEDICINES and PROPRIETARY ARTICLES, in fact everything we have, at such extremely low prices, is because that we know, that by sellino; at the lowest possible prices, we increase our business and make more money. We like to see our store crowded with customers, and every customer leaves us pleased with his purchase and ^>^e«>sefi! tvith the price. Selliiif^ largely, we buy largely aud for cash, thus securing the greatest discount from manufacturers and importers, which we are willing to share with our customers. In short, we believe in large sales and small profits. Another important thing to be remembered is that we buy the very best, (good, pure drugs), and we assure the public that everything we offer is genu- ine, of the best, and exactly as represented. Our motto is: ^' A customer pleased is a cus. tofner forever,^' Independent Druggists and Apothecaries, No. 353 Sixth Avenue, One door Soutli of 22d Street, ESTABLISHED 1846. Tie Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Coinpaay whose principal -warehouses are at 35 & 37 Vesey Sf., New i ork, stand attlie very head of the Tea and Coffee Trade of the United States, maintaining one hundred and fifty of the largest stores de- voted to that traflic, in all the principal cities of the Union, and enjoy a patronage that is some- what colossal. Special a£;ents are kept by this Company in the tei-growingdis- tricts of China and Japan, -who secure the finest yield of this fragrant plant each year, which fact accounts for the superiority of the Teas sold at their several stores, there being, as Is now known, no goods within the reach of consumers at all com- parable in either QUALITY or PRICK. Of course, when the immense invoices required to supply thei.» several stores are considered— almost a town by themselves— it will be seen that THE GRKAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TKA COMPANY are entirely out of the reach of competiiii.n as to rate which they can supply the American public with Teas. In fact, this -'ompany are entitled to the credit of breaking up the era of high prices for Teas in this country. Their position as regards Coffees is identical. Being the largest importers, they canand do daily offer iu their various stores better grades of Coffees at lower prices than is possible for Grocers or others to do, as the people can bear witness; while by their new process of roasting, cooUng, etc., the flavor is retained as it is by no other process and continues an important element of the excellence of the Coffees over those obtained from other sources. The immense business yet in prospect for THE GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFir TEA CO.MPANY, is beyond calculation ; butit needs no prophet to predict that it is destined to assume greater and greater proportions as time goes bv. The success of the Company is unparalleled in the annals of the history of the Tea and Coffee Trade. They have been instrumental in breaking up the high prices of these articles of necessity— Teas and Coffees, and putting them within the reach of all, rich and poor, fhev are determined' to carry on the good cause, till every hamlet and village "in the United States are supplied with pure Teas and Coffees, and sold at prices that even the very poorest can enjoy a cup of GOOD TEA or CGPf EE. NO TABI.E COMPLETE WITHOUT The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company's CELEBRATED TEAS AND COFFEES. 150 Stores in U. S. Sultana MiUs, 126 & 128 E. 13th St., N.Y Headquarters, 35