The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-17
Fire Island as a Breathing and
Bathing Place.
SToNINCTOES "OLD CURIOSITES.'
Fashionable Life at New London Dur
Ing the Heated Term.
Opening Of the Season in NewpOrt...PaS-
times and Pleasures.
LONG BRANCH.

LUNG 6tANOF1.
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The President Still at the Branch--Hovv
He Passes the Day and Whom He
Notwithstanding Quiet at the
Observation-Disclosures with Mayor Brown, |
Of St. Louis-His Honor ON the Political |
Situation.
LONG BRANCH, July 49, 1872.
1t is all very well for an unreasonable public to be
anxious for news about the movements of Grant,"
but what is unfortunate correspondent
70 do with man who won't 'move" at
All on any accountS Greeley may and does !
dance around for the general amusement and the |
furnishing OF material for readable newspaper par
agraphs. What he knows about the advantages OF
being perpetualy advertised, under one pretence
another, in the great newspapers OF the day, is
OF admirable service to him just now, and he Is
undoubtedly aware OF that fact; but his
rival down here seems to care nothing about the
Hight comedy scenes Of the Presidential play. He
won't attend meetings, nor visit clubs, nor hang
around the headquarters Of committees, nor
receive heavy and formal delegations.
He won't take his little Ratchet ana
go around barking up Old trees and
making his mark on young ones. He won't dig,
NOR plough, nor SOW, nor reap nor NOW. 1t would
be an immense relief II he and Henry Wilson would
set up an Old tannery and a cobblers stall
cal lessons in the art of transforming the
fresh cowhde into ready-made patent leather
boots but there is no use In making
shat or any other suggestion of the kind-he won't
adopt It, He won't do anything, in fact He rises
early every morning and walks around the limited
area, termed grounds" by courtesy, which sur
rounds his neat but unpretentous little cottage.
Then he takes IN early breakfast, and after that
brisk ride on horseback few miles into the
country. The remainder OF the day he spends
IN ms the eanw Re aP te sr
noon. All must call in very simple and informal
ney will not be received ct all The callers
friends OF the olden time, who just drop in
n passing have pleasant chat and then
good many OF the visitors today, and, In
deed, for several days past were OLD soldiers
the late war and with him in the Mexican war.
Finding themselves at Long Branch, they
see sher '' old Commander Or comT rad ans as
the case may be, who has since become SO
dies. fhey remind him Of the regiment they served
In and the engagements in which they were en-
gagged, and fight all their battles over again in
the President seems always very glad to
see, and makes heartily and unalIectedly
how eminent who comes to talk politics and "the
issues' and 'the prospects, and so forth, may be
certain Of beng entertained with tremendous
display OF cold shoulder.
The statement that appeared in most OF your
effect that the President was to go to Washington
tn.s morning to attend an important Cabinet
There was no meeting OF the Cabinet in Washing
ton or anywhere else to-day, nor will there be one
any other day of the week The President had
some intention OF going to Washington this morn
Ing on some business OF minor importance-he does
run down there sure every ten or twelve days-but
Everything is very quiet at the Branch just now.
strong breeze Kept blowing OF from the land side
over the blue ocean and incompatible strand
luxury worth struggling for; but moving
about II the sun was anything but but
being the usual class of watering-place oungers Of
both sexes, and the absence of the great lights
whose names familiar In mems mouths Is rather
noticeable. The only remarkable stranger saw
here to-day was
whom had the pleasure OF meeting In the breeze
blessed halls OF the West End Hotel had q pleas
ant interview with this gentleman, who Is a robust
man, OF first class physique and fine intelli-
& the business and politics o. great
and proudly OF the condition Of affairs in St Louis
which he represents as all that could be desired
at present, or showed finer prospects for the
future. The health of the city Is excellent
Se ana Ssness Is s esrs s0SaS
The Greeley Thrown movement is carrying every
thing before it IN Missouri and that whole section
Mayor Brown himself regarded the Cincinnati
nominations at first with great disfavor, is he
entirely satisfied with them yet; but he finds the
queer movement has now pushed itself beyond
anything he ever expected or calculated upon,
and he goes with his party In support
OF II. He Is very anXious-rather respondent, in
fact-for the future OF the country under Mr.. Gree
iey's administration should the Philosopher get
elected. The latter has many admirable qualities,
but they are exactly such as would be dangerous
man occupying the position OF President OF
the United states. Gratz Brown, the Mayor said,
stands very well out In Missouri: but the liberal
ticket would carry that state with any other name
IN the second place upon it. Carl Schurz was
never very popular man out there. He did not
get the Senatorshp through his popularity, but by
q combination peculiar to unsettled politics
In state. Carl, the Mayor believes Is
man OF great capacity and attain.
mcnts, though theoretical rather than practical.
lie has undoubtedly given Grant great deal
Oi trouble; but Mayor Brown thinks the conduct of
the great German III that regard was prompted
more by personal resentment than by pure patriot
1sm. He thought TO run the federal business
altogether In Missouri, and Grant was
not willing to allow him. That accounted
for the sour milk in the cocoanut.
The Mayor spoke rather kindly OF General Grant
and the dilicultes he had TO encounter in dealing
with the republican malcontents The Mayor Is
President OF the Atlantic aud Pacific Railroad and
has just come from San Francisco where he
went on business for the road which IL
being rapidly built the Pacific end having been
already laid down, and the city Of san Francisco
taking ten millions worth OF the stock. Political
Affairs there he says, are pretty much the as
In Missouri.