The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-06

Watering place Chapters" Of our summer resorts.
Opinion differs as to'the
PROSPERITY OF iA0RRIssEY AND CHAMBERLAIN:
:, All appearances indicate that Morrissey is the
leading games.er Of the Western world, both in
money SELF estraint individual character and
force, and in the completeness Of his establish
operate and the better class OF Visitors He has
invested at Saratoga, and his word Is good
fhef with banks magistrates and the pSpSase
neys Of Chamberlain, having been a river boat
man; but even In his profession he has genuine
traits and speaks out boldly and sincerely.
THE CAPPERs IN POLITICS.
Chamberlain always adhered to the Fish.
Ring; Morrissey defed them. chamberlain con-
ciates people, loves luxury, and Is at the bottom
fully as peculiar as M0rrissey, although more
oleaginous and smooth. Both men are hospitable,
No one, probably, has any right to prefer either;
but they are characters Of the time. Chamberlain
Greeleyte. Morrssey a said few nights ago that he
Greeley would beat General Grant ito spuyten
would override Grant In the State. not including
the huge Greeley majority in New York city.
"Are there many democrats Mr.. Morrissey,
mot that Know or What reason has demo-
crat to be against Greeley He iS the democratic
i.Wili Jimmy o'Bren be against hims"
take it that he is a democrat"
"Jimmy O'Brien,' said bystander. 'had better
beware how he deals with the candidate Of the
81 should think OTrien had better sense than to
make any such foolish mistake" said Morrissey.
The only vital elections before the big one will be
The latter notable parsonage, who, by the
way Is AS as popular as any Senator, Supreme
his own affairs quietly, is opposed to Holfmans
election; for MOrrssey occupies as high place in
Association or the committes Of seventy, having
mad the pluck to conspcuously defy it before the re-
spectabilities moved at all. and when he knew he
WHEN rwEED's LAMPS WERE BURNING
at John Chamberlain's gates at Long Branch
OF his race course at Saratoga as an improper per-
sonage to enter the grounds Opposed to every
81 o Se up
straight ole Tainmany MANI. and. moved by his
dilemma, sad:-
are at my house. You are sick and may need better
nourshment than the hotels afford Send your ser
bng back what " you require y ''''' W." ''
The latter great eX-Congressman and king Of
sports is undoubtedly puzzle for philosophers
to risk his winnings on things with which he
has sympathy, setting aside for that Sympathy even
can explain-tliat The muscular people, the un-
sparing are all for Greeley IN preference to
the kafd.knucEled, the barbarIc, recognize in
the r-philanthropist something which, miss
ing themselves In early life, they find in their
motherly man, a tender Notwithstanding of that
sex of which they are perections and something OF
that other sex whose best they reach toward
with their great street-hardened hands like
founding child cropping toward its wild ideal of q
mother.
'.And if Greeley be elected" said Congressman
Roberts to HERALD writer, "as he doubtless
will be, not his strength, but his sensible
ity will elect him-his pity, his ready apprehension
OF the erring, the wrecked, the recoverable, First
In mercy for the slave first In mercy for the ruined
rebel first merciful for the struggling Cuban the
Irishman, the Italian, Greeley awakens feeling
everywhere, and tine more they harp upon his
weaknesses the moro they strengthen him with
human nature.n
John Morrtssey says that in Saratoga the leading
republicans are for Greeley-men like Dr. Hamilton,
Pond and French, the leading lawyers, and others
Of independence and property.
* man named Wheeler came from washington
recently, and said that he was authorized to
bet $4,000 on Grants election straight" Some
body for Morrtssey and the other started for
bed.
HOW THE GLADIATORS LIVE.
M0rrisseys dwelling at Saratoga Is queer one
the only cottage In the great barren, ptt-marked
grounds Of the former United States HOTEL now sur
rounded with high board fence. Among the trees
OF this yard, deeply empowered, the gamester M O.
opulence Of the place. MOrrissey's family con-
sists Of one son, John M0rrissey, Jr, and an
adopted son, the former aged about fifteen, the
latter twenty. Mrs. Morrissey and her son 60 to
the balls, and the latter lately appeared In mas
querade at Congress Hall and decided boat race
on the lake. Mrs. Morrissey was the daughter OF q
Troy steamboat captain when John was deck
good address and Intelligence. Chamberlain mar
ried dame OF st. Louis. He resides In O cottage
near the middle OF Long Branch. Both of them
are "d0ing" great season. between the turf and