New-York tribune., 1870-08-24
LONG BRANCH.

1EADER-THE AfOSlLb
PRESIDENT ON THE DEFENSIVE
royc RANCH. Aug. 21.-The Branch con-
80 % he shat in society is known as very gay
the villas and hotels full of pleasure
Tho as a general thing have many cio'"es ~
money which they are anxious 10 uisp'"' - "no a. 80
,pend The place is not so crowded. the COMPANY - Az,
80 ro,soenapeous nor so bosterous as II was uuis ie
races The patronage Of the barroons "nus1 ~
-. has fallen off the Club House mas ie"er cus
,omors and midnight hours more quiet tnan 'he!
we're fortnight ago What this popular resoi' n"' ios'
An numbers and variety II mas e"inou ." "e'0
,hleneas and tone. During the racing week every
,o,el Wa crowded to overnowng' Cots III
h.Is billiard. tables and out-oftheway corners uer
ar roof we're AZ they say Wallst, in active request
,h the supply wholly unequal to the demand Desira-
he APARTMENTS are not to be had now ether Ior sehl
mental or financial considerations Dut eoyageus q"
oarnou ewing much philosophy and little fasudous-
ness have small difficulty in getting accommodations 10
orve the ponce The races, which many persons inter
in the Branch were desirous 10 establish here, have,
lam told rather injured than benefited the place and
rbear that number of families have gone away in con-
opence Quite enough people left however to in
sure prosperity this resort and TO furnish field for
The study of men and manners. women and modes.
Visitors are much more birds OF passage than they
xere wont 70 be- great many persons come this
aaon for one three days than they have hereto
fore saturday used to be the day when everybody
came nobody went This year the departures the
last day Of the week nearly they are
on any other day Last evening for instance the train
for NewYork quite full though the arrivals largely
overbalanced them Of the hotels have recently
duced their rates. The "west End" which, with the
Continental" enjoys the reputation of being the most
fashionable, charges 81 instead Of IS, and the former
figure may be considered the prevailing price There
no change Of course in the round OF life here-ndeed
there is at wateringplace-the men lounging,
smoking, playing billiards, talking, tipping, and
telling stories; the gossiping, reading novels,
putting ant putting off new gowns, ggghhg
Gt is remarkable how much the ordinary feminine nature
is occupied in meaningless cachnation) repeating the
Bdeetives splendid" and "lOvey," and making them
selves hideOus in their effort TO be charming.
The real life of wateringplace is not in the draw
ngroom, on the drive nor in the dance but on the
piazza which the theater of all feminine TACT
ment maneuyer rivalry, and conquest. There, women
compose and play s their trinng meodramas and sent
comedies and look for their applause either in
satisfied envy or gratifed vanity.
MASHATTASEsE. |
Among the New Workers at the principal hotels the
following; |
s EooS SIss gssT'1 IT. RIH'ss F,ss Mr. .s k s
eaEne CSsy and family IL Tobias & JOIN s huISnsy IT. SAMUEL
5 Ssil so & " a. FAs hds s'' an. sd wife c. ss' shs%s
a % E: gAsR & 4 %ss. Hf Brow % wn ss .t GsAP s r. d.I
h"Rls|sn Jno Carl. ,, and Tt D Hcdsn1n % D. COoa
K.eh G james stOnensn W l. Rathbun, Allan Hay iE N G.
x' W. hs TSss SfI'd bu "a h'1 Sa M T sd & G
Me- sogrs sDs ; w A ts SCninsH Entail 4 Toby and family Row
tod family YOst and wife H swe.t,sr and wife Jay GOoh
% aS ei & and iSo Bfs PS % sE;Sp
scssIi and i:nS Ssyai
AZ The uSied States Curtis Lewis and wife Geo v family
soSsft PoS.bsA Baldwin : Bis: A$s@s t1s Rev j IN
sS. sSt & Ss ff aa ss5s t3S % hts
% G s Sf%aoSa 5s %yaHt
Reks R n Taller r; Wolfe Chas Hunt NJ Hsrtshone and
wife n Weston "a MiAnr R,. cSiIe M i ssss6 Jss'E T,5k II
Sahe 5 flames. Jane: D,,Sj S
SssE%aR % I5y 1sssos sa9s er sS Sf S and Mrs PeSsS
G %sAe T %s., kad EdgsI Sutton Sutton
" ASeItoS Ferguson Francis and vile VIM H. Lccte
Dad b+lOs A5sons TlSn a.,f hR j. ErIs1 BTunt c CsP
shaw WIN Denns,oun o. Cutler ae Hin Judge hergon j. O.
sS' s is AZ S c SSIs' HHt HaS and 1GS T Louis
THR ERIE RANGERS
The 9Th Regiment with its famous Colonel, James Fisk
jr came down yesterday and began their muehtalked
of encampment which viii continue for 10 days III the
pleasant field near the Continental IL has been sug-
eested that the military organization be called the Erie
Rangers in honor of their distinguished leader but his
mOdesty has prevented him from adopting the name
The Colonel as may be supposed T ee tb cold
lace and al the gRgerbT9ad aPPngs 0i a1
his breast gttered in the burning sun Of the af
ternoOn as ne would have IT, IL he had arranged the
oonid be said of his cross as of that of Popes
heroine Jews might kiss and nfdels adore lt but
persuaded that almost any one OF the former OF
whom there so many here, would make q "hperai
advance" upon it, If the Colonel should get
genuine child Of nature, kind OF farseeng nhancla
lamb, worthy railway manager seems 10 De- desh1
ing m tense a a1S Ss PGR G
depend ii appears TO- upon attracting attenuVn anu
6e full quite o crowd had assembled at the station
when the regiment arrived but the men, women ana
children present for save the ham-
boyant Fisk. Commissioned and nOncOnmsslOned Oin-
GERS privates and the sable servants who brought
off he
groomed steeds were totally overlooked T % hin, IN, 70
gard for our muchabused English prevents me from
quoting them exactly Where is FlskI tnat tall
Jim FisRf Is that fat fellow with the big wart On s
T5ese were the questions which vbrated from tongue
10 tongue accompanied with such expressions as hes
got bic thing in Erie, and he knows how TO use 1t;
sHes no id fool if he scOundrel Why, he looks
like lagerbeer sign - Jims good-huinoreu t oonits ~
"sueh little chap he could mt steal railroad
Prince Erie NJ any worse thth many He MN MI hoIa
The Colonel was as beaming the day, but lost no
time in getting 10 his villa. from which he soon ater
emerged more radiant il possible, than ever He Is
great favorte with his regiment ana deserves % W ec ~
favor He gives the 9th dinners suppers receptions ana
excursions without number, and all on scale OF uh
paraleed magnifcence II his mother were Cytherea,
and his father the National Debt, he could not oe more
liberal with hs military followers. He spends 1t is said,
1900 5000 month upon the regiment, whose members
are In daily danger OF gou and apopexy rom tne ren
well and promises present indications 10 enjoy the
eucampmeut exceedingly. The white tents pltcneu
the green grass neat and would be pleasant with
the artillery, and sentinels, and gtterng bayonets
the memory Of late not so fresh az 10 make
The martial mmicry somewhat hollow, and through as
ISOLATION, painful
The weather here yesterday afternoon and Today mas
been delightfully."- COOL though presume the late blazing
New York say much, Judging from perceptDe az
DlospheTe changes. The evening drives are particularly
pleasant just and the two, four, and nhand
tuTnous IN full force. AverrOes Helmbold the great
apostle Of buchu from his late bruises and
plays the medical manhcO in his open barouehe pro
ecd before and behind by black eOachmen and footnen
N white hveries, and drawn by half dozen hne pay