The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-19

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The, Geneva Arbitratisn Csnmittee-TAs Rec
sicence Of the Sphinx In Regard to Tam.
many Matters--Whnt Constitutes Interesting
Readins--r The Christian Spirit Of Our NIetbo-
dist President-He Visits the Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting.
LONG BRANCH, August Is, 1871.
made hasty call upon the President to-day.
There is nothing IN the political atmosphere worth
discussing but he seemed very willing to talk upon
almost any subject that I thought the HERALD
might require his views upon.
ULYSSES RECREATrNG.
] met him on the steps OF the piazza. He had evY-
IDENTITY Just come from dinner, and had III his hand
cigar unlighted, one end Of which he chewed at
Intervals. The very polite colOred boy who waits at
the door, and who deserves immortality in these
columns for the uniform suavty which he displays
to all comers-oniceh holders o1ice-seekers curious
bores and information seeking 'interve wers'
aike-brought him small POCKET match case, from
which he made several attempts to SET The cigar
going but which the necessity Of conversation pre-
vented.
THE GENEVA COMMISSION.
CoRREspoNDENr-The Geneva arbitration COM
mission see Is almost complete, Mr. President.
PRESIDENT--Yes, the HERALD has 1t right this
morning. In fact know OF nothing further in re-
gard to it than you have published. Mr.. Adams Is
our arbitrator, ana do not think there Is man III
The United States more thoroughly verscd IN the
Alabama matter than he is.
CoRREsPoNDENr-He is to have counsel, sup
poser
PREsIDEST-Yes the best that can be had.
Here the President took leisure enough to strike
FIRE from one OF the numerous matches In his little
box, but the breeze from the sea, blowing through
the SITTING room and out into the piazza where we
were standing put it out. r.1
FESTIVITIES
won't you come iuside?" said he.
heard the rattle OF knives and forks through the
shutters at one corner OF the cottage the laughter
and tones OF conversation that indicated general
company and preferrng not to SIT In the unpleasant
hight Of a conner among people so evidently en-
joying themselves away rom that public gaze thas
the HERALD represents, declined.
TAMMANY MATTERS.
zone word more, General" said land I'll noe
further impose upon your good nature--the Tam
many fraut,sr
quiet smile spread over his bronzed features
and he bat the OF his cigar with additional relish.
''Well," said he, Il read everything about then."
"What do you think OF themr'
1.-The charges are put pretty plainly"
"DO you think they can be prOven?"
.The papers claim The fact is, that about AN
l say Of the Tammany frauds Just now Ii this
they make very interesting reading"
"Well, III bid you good day, General"
GOING TO CAMP MEETING.
PREsIDENT-lm sorry That I'm hurried just now,
The Postmaster General Is with me and we
gong TO camp meeting.
The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Is some five or
six miles below The Presidents cottage.
Sand So in regard TO Tammany," said, 'yOu
don't wish to Judge Of your neighbors too harshly
Just as you gong TO church."
PARTY that" SAID he; "but as said BEFORE the
charges alleged against Tammany make very In
teresting reading"
With that bowed myself away, and as drove
up the road toward the West End saw the Presi-
dent, with MS cigar now in full blast, and POST
master General Creswell get into the Presidential
carriage, behind the FLOODED bays, and go spinning
down the road toward the Methodist gathering at
Ocean Grove.