The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-14
THE FEDERAL FAMILY.
General Grant at His Long
su.l Branch Villa.
His Views Upon the National and Inter
national Topics Of the Day.
TIE CASE OF DIR. HOUARD.
IN American Woman on the Protection Of
American Citizens.
The Responsibility Of England in
the Alabama Matter.
GRANT GooN GREELEY.
The Philosophers Chances Lie
at Baltimore.
IN American Woman on the Protection
American Citizens.
The Responsibility Of England II
the Alabama Matter.
GRANT G1oN GREELEY
The Philosophers Chances Lie
at Baltimore.

go Z 90.
LONG BRANCH, June 49, 1872.
me Presidential family arrived on Tuesday to re-
sumo their accustomed summer residence at the
romantic Swiss cottage on the beach. The nation
has come to know this summer villa almost as well
% II each individual In the nation had seen 1t. 1t
needs no description 1t is enough to say OF IT that
m the long line of pretty villas that dot the bluf on
Both sides Of It, and across the drive from It, it Is
she only ono about whose porch eafy vines cling and
IN whose yard rich hosts OF flowers bloom. The Pres
Mental family on the present occasion includes the
President and Mrs. Grant, Mr.. Dent, the father-in-
Aaw, and young Ulysses. The other two children
are In Europe, and the other Dents and General
Porter have remained In Washington.
TIE PRESIDENTS STABLES
The Presidential equipage consisted OF the usual
number OF horses besides two magnificent New
SoundIand dogs ana stubborn donkey. The eyes
saw, for the Nrst time on the declaration at Long
Branch, this donkey among his stud.
''Whose animal is that ~ lie asked of the stable
boy II was one Of General Porter's investments,
81 seemed.
"What does he want with 1t here 20 further in
CURED the Presidential mind.
The stable boy could not say, and friend at the
Presidents elbow suggested that he wanted 1t prob
ably to stump the country for Greeley.
DISASTER AT THE COTTAGE
On arriving at their country home an unexpected
disaster awaited the family. Tho Kitchen range
had burst boiler or collapsed nue or something.
The party IN charge OF fitting up the mansion had
autographed to Washington to stop the family until
the disaster could be rcmeded. The telegram
came too late, however, and the busy toers at the
cottage were astounded by the unooked.for arrival
of the family while they still In the furry OF
n q IN fhn hoe
pairing the disaster The Hero OF Donelson fixed
upon plan Of action at once. He determined to
move Immediately upon the works of the best stove
coDoler In Long Branch village. He had his tw O
dashing bays hitched to his light buggy and before
the slow IDEAS OF the household reparers had gath
ered any shape whatever he was whlrling up the
ocean drive to the village
MEETING.
IL was thus that the HERALD correspondent smi
larry whrling down to the cottage met him. Just a,
She turn In front OF the West End Hotel. Mutual
recognition followed. Both carriages drew up and
the President shook hands with the press.
''Mr. President when can have a comfortable
interview with you 9'
''Well I'm very much hurried now, and we are
hardly in order at the house yet. Come down to-
morrow morning."
"AI right Good day."
And the carriages parted. The President wore a
tall Greeley hat and his customary suit of black.
His hands were encased In buckskin driving gloves.
"CULLUD" ENDORSEMENT.
The darkey, tall, muscular specimen Of the
newly enfranchised, with glistening black face
and an intelligent air, who coachman pro tenn.
for the HERALD representative was delighted at
this distinguished rencontre He kept his hat
deferentally in his hand and his eye reverentlaly
On the Presidential face during the short inter.
NM 0nfv ami tl,oo
said, with hearty zeal, 'Dat's de man for de coored
votors.n
'Why, john" said the correspondent, "do you
mean to tell me you would vote for Grant against
Greeley, the lifelong friend OF the colored race
ayes, CIR, would" responded John. ''And sc
says every colored man in Jersey. Dey are very
much obliged to Mr.. Greeley; but dey don't like dc
company he keeps" ..s ..
SHORT RATIONs.
Next door to the West End Hotel Is the summer
cottage Of Mr.. Presbury, one or the firm owning
that hotel, and the correspondents, resuming old
acquaintancc. with him, was informed that General
Van Vliet had inst called and wanted something to
~ have been down to the Presidents, said the
General, .and their range is out of order and be,
iieye The family will have to sup tonight on bread
"Anl now, )" said Mr.. Presbury am getting up a
supper to send down TO them"
PLEASANT WEATHER
This morning at ten O'Clock, when the represent
ativc OF the HERALD paid his projected visit to the
head OF the nation, tho weather was blistering hot
Not breath Of air disturbed the CLASSY surface
OF the GLORIOUS mirror" The white sands on the
beach vexed the eye like myriads OF heated notes
therein The clean white fronts OF the newly
painted hotels glared fiercely upon the bcholder in
hnrelieved aridness. Only the smartened pace OF
the painting horses could raise wind enough for
cool breath AZ the end OF two mile drive among
these suggestions OF Sahara, the correspondent
aiighted among the Presidential group seated, un-
troubled by the heat ana deghtlqly unconscious
q their ' porc eooi shade
FATHER DENT - ''~~
z large portiy man, with closT white face gray
nslI apd severe aspect, sat silently in his high
chair, his head RESTING on the back and his arms
folded, y, aus attitude he continued throughout
fhe interview, his eyes bent seriously and unwnk
, sssss ." the e'"D''h'n'' Of the HERALD ''p'''sn
MRS GRANT,
IN light summer suit, with her dark brown hair
gathered in flowing mass down her back sea
side bonnet tied down AT the sides aud under the
chin sat in rocking chair in the middle of the
group, with her face turned from the road reading
smorning newspaper.
GENERAL GRANT
himself sat facing the two, father and daughter,
he wore his tall Greeley hat and smoked his
speckiea havana cigar. Two immense Ncwionnd-
the lawn.
CRITERION OF CONFINEMENT.
tented, apparently, that IL was plain the range
had been put In order. No FAMILY. even one so for.
suna.e az @eh ts Grants, can be thoroughly at
hcient. 'H 'qu'P'se " 'e'
PRESIDENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS
The HERALD representative was RECEIVED onite
afYably. The President laid his newspaper down
on HIS knees; Mrs. Grant disappeared inside the
'front.' door, and Immediately reappeared viii =
colored boy bearing chair for The visitor and
Mther Dent in reply TO the HERALD's bow,
solemnly bent his head. The President looks bet
ter than he did last summer. His face is fuller
and his complexion clearer than IL was. There ia
not not TINT appearance Of sunburn on his features
That his two months residence at the seaside
usually gives him. His whiskers, still worn thick.
with gray.
CoRREsroNDENT-Mr. President have come to
nave that comfortable interview OF which we
spoke yesterday.
PREsIDEHT-YeH.
fKraura