The New York herald., 1870-09-04
THE PRESIDENT AT LONG BRANCH.
The Rawlias Fund subscription calumny Set
Right Attending State Fairs Not in ths
Presidents Present Programme-Wha'
the President Thinks Of the Late Eu-
ropean War News Dangerous
Bathing and Lady's Mar
row Escape from Drowning

A considerable share Of the forenoon was spent
by the President In making calls, mainly responsive
to those made on him yesterday. The rest OF the
day he has spent quietly at his cottage except Dre'
drive after dinner WITH members OF his family In inc
absence OF anything else OF special Interest TO write
regarding the President excepting his views upon
the late war news, which Will give In q sub.
sequent paragraph. viii take this occasion to
contradict two erroneous published statements
which rapidly travelling the rounds OF the news
papers. The first relates however, TO rather an old
story which has been recently revived IN the New
York Sun. where 1t originated. and Is now taking ta
second circuit OF the press This has reference TO
TUE PRESIDENTS CONTRIBUTION 10 THE RAwLlNS
FUND,
which the sun states has never been paid by the
President, but was paid by Fisk ana Gould. This
statement. as am most auhortatively informed Ii
untrue. The President not only subscribed
$1,000 toward this fund, but paid 1t out OF hts
own private FUNDS. Beyond this plain aud
explicit denial 1t is unnecessary to comment
further The second contradiction. though this ia
matter of minor consequence, is about the Presi-
dent going TO New Hampshire. He's
NOT GOING TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
reported to attend the State Fair held there
next week. He Will not attend this or any other
heretofore written, Is to remain here III the close OF
this month. The 81,
still the waves M.ed aas upon the beach
with wlldness OF fury and roar OF breaking waters
very rarely witnessed at this season of the year.
New Jersey saltS-Dut whose sea experiences have
been mainly confined TO occasional venturesomc
fishing aud long years OF observation from the
and that these high tides are the effect OF it.
Tearing down bath houses continued to-day. ana
surf bathing remain Notwithstanding bathing Is
pronounced dangerous 1t IS impossible to counteract
the inclination and a. denomination OF ssme having
the poets case probably more poetical than
praclical-to indulge IN the midday sport to
these was Mrs. Law, WHO is stopping at HoWland's
Hotel. The men, although their going in bathing
was spirit OF mad reckessness, managed with
Cassius the cha6n9 Tiber a time. and
escaped the fatal casualty that on The SANG occa
Not so Mrs. Law. Her experience resulted In
NEAR CAsa OF DROWNING
She had hardly got into the water before huge
wave knocked her down. and although having hold
OF The rope she was unable to regain her feet. Two
or three successive waves which were rolling in
very rapidly broke over her, stil submerged
once seen, and several rushed to her rescue.
and with the utmost diiiicul'y saved her
nearly all her strength i'll her frantic efforts 10 save
herself TO drag her upon the beach, Several other
ladies' endowed with . like spirit OF reckless audac-
ity--and the greater the danger the greater the
temptation to go In the beautifully crested and
charming wiidness OF energy--were III battling suits
Oh the beach just ready 10 go IN, but aiter Mrs.
Laws experience wisely deSiSteu from their pur-
pose. There has been only one drowning casualty
hoped that there WIN nos be- another.
The prorrietors of the West End Hotel viii not allow
any bathing in front Of their hotel when 1t is any
way dangerous, and the same rule ought 10 be
adopted and enforced by the proPrletors oil the other
hotels As might be supposed, the
LATE EU toPEAN WAR NEWS,
bringing intelligence OF the surrender OF MacMa-
hons army, and with it the surrender oi the Empe
rOr Napoleon is here, as 1t cannot but be every
where else where the news IL known, the all-en-
crossing subject OF conversation. Among the hrss
TO receive the intelligence the President 10
whom telegram sent this forenoon and Seve
raj afterwards conveying the important news.
''Just l expectcd.n said the President, after
reading the first despatch, "Nap0le0n has mad 10
snccumb--a result that the progress OF events for
some time past has shown to be inevitable"
IL IS needless to state that this Is the general
opinion OF nearly everybody, and that to the most
the news Is more acceptable than any other
could have been. Some, however. affect 10 dlsDe
lieye IL.
'.lt is all bosh." said one gentleman. ga piece OF
the price OF gold. I'll bet their amt word OF truth
In IT.
"What VIII you betf" promptly asked gentle
man, pulling out his pocketbook.
"A paper OF tobacco
''NO mOney?'
II thought not and the bettingy disposed gem
teman put back his poc6etbo0k.
land Fair.
BosroN, Sept. 3, 1870
President Grant will not be able to attend The Mas
sachusetts militia muster and New England Fair
next week