The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-14
LONG BRANCH.
The Men To Be Met With at th
Summer Capital.
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS VISITORS
What Secretary Bellmap Knows
About Newspaper Reporters.
GENERAL HowARvs TROUBLE.

LONG BRANCH, July IL lSfa
Watering place correspondence at best 10 IKE
ladies' apparel made OF gauze-servioeable for
brief season, but afterwards to be discarded % 30
much trash. The subjects Of bathing, dancing
flirting, &c. are the nimsy tissue whereof summed
literature Is woven and fain would wander In
the same easy, beaten track but for reluctance
to burden the valuable columns Of the HERALD
with such commonplace material. Therefore, let
the representatives OF the fair SEX In the shape OF
mermaids or ballroom bellies, continue their merry
gambols, and let facie pens devote their verbal
nuency to them In me, at least, they shall md NO
chronicler OF their doings.
This by way OF introduction to weightier themes,
upon which shall touch in the order which their
importance may merit. shall begin with
THE PRESIDENT.
In speaking OF him the idea uppermost In the
mind OF almost every one here Is to associate him
with four-in-hand. II, In conversation with sew.
eral persons, you remark. Tor instance, II have
seen the President" somebody near at hand WI
finish the sentence for you with "Drtving . fourt
in-hand all grays, that match beautifully Another
will chime In with the question, II wonder where
he got them ?" and still another with the answer
~ suppose he raised them on his iarm."
"There is q time for everything" says the Psalm
Branch IL is quite natural that the Presidential
four-in-hand above mentioned should attract moro
attention than in ordinary times. ".
VISITORS TO THE PRESIDENT
have been quite numerous lately, comprising meg
Of considerable note. do not refer to those whd
are almost every day with him. such as ex-C0lectol
Murphy, Mr.. Childs, the publisher, and SO on, but
others who have come here for the ostensible pur-
pose OF paying their respects to the Chief Magia<
trate. Among them were Judge Wilson, of Indiana,
who was brought SO prominently before the public
at the last session OF Congress as chairman Of
Credit Mobilier Committee No. 2. Having done his
work well he now enjoys repose on his laurels. By
q strange coincidence Colonel McComb, who played
q still more prominent part In that busy scene.
arrived at the West End Hotel the very day Judge
Wilson departed. He, too, has reason to rest
and be thankful Then there was Mr.. Merriam,
Member OF Congress- one OF the soundese
ananciers of the House, whose mind even in these
days Of mental relaxation, is big with schemes d
banking and currency which he intends to bring
to the attention Of the next Congress. He arrived
yesterday and paid to-day his respects to the
President. Among the visitors at the Presidential
cottage Is also Henry Cews. the banker, who, Is
ton, niece OF the Secretary OF War.
SECRETARY BRLKNAP,
who has been staying at the West End for o week.,
the great number of kilograms he receives from and
sends to washington, the Secretary combines herd
and Judge Wilson yesterday volunteered the re.
mark,
81 suppose, Mr. Secretary, you intend to remain
here for good part OF the seasOnn
NO." he replied 81 shall be here only short
time, for, unlike my colleagues, cannot stay away
more than few days from Washington You
should have the batch ofrequsitions that have
followed me here, all OF which have to sign myself
Tor according to the present law every requisitloI
N nv NJ
War"
10 Judge wilson-'T hope the next Congress will
pass act. either creating Assistant Secretary
of War or authorizing the Chief Clerk OF the De-
partment to sign acquisitions. The latter provt
simply ministerial cannot examine all the rex
QUESTIONS, but have to depend on the Chief CLERK
tor their 80 ne might as wen be agtno
except those OF War and Navy, has an assistant ia
represent him. The acquisitions at the Navy De.
only few days IRON Washington you have ne
idea unless You see it, to what an extent they &C
Set max staV away efy hs chooses All snmmsr
while cannot leave for more than q few days al
q time. have only been sick two days since
am In ONCE, and then had to sign large batct
OF acquisitions in bed, with my head propped VI
with pillows, and when took
Secretary OF War al Interim had to be appointed
for this very reason"
Here Judge Wilson interposed the remark that
he thought Congress ought to take this unneces<
sary burden Off the Secretary's hands.
And Secretary Belknap continued III think
that trip Of mine has been productive of much
saving OF three or four hundred Thousand dolar1
to the government. For, among other things,
found on personal inspection, that several forts
which were being constructed at great expense
would prove OF no use to the government, and
tell you work on them shall not be resumed while
ON at the head Of the War Department.
l felt that 1t was now my opportunity to sand
witch in a remark, SO l said, ''The papers at the
time gave out that your trip had mysterious pur-
pose besides inspection OF military posts."
EYES," replied the General, with q quizzicaJ
smile overspreading his frank countenance, III
took you newspaper men long time to connect
my "trip with
MAcKENzIEs RAID IN MExIco.n
'But the newspapers struck II at last 2" said K
inquiringly.
turning to Judge Wilson, the Secretary laugh,
inQy remarked, "Ihese newspaper men have an
insinuating way Of asking questions. How they
to General Towards case! sent them all 70 th9
Attorney General who afterwards said, Have YOU
been overrun by reporters They have Worried
the life out OF me- There was the CnT01ajcN
the information on the subject told him he
would find all In an editorial already printed IN
his own paper from the pen OF Mr.. Harlan, which
was semi-offlcial. NO. he said he wanted 1t "a
anything further he became indignant, saying he
did not need me ANYHOW; he could get al the ms
formation he wanted elsewhere. Then why the
devil don't you go and get It, instead OF bother1ng
me herer I said. Afterwards General howard
called on me in great distress OF mind asking
whether those accusations against him In tho
hal emanated from the Wnr DEPART
mentl / said, NO, they had not and ne re-
Piled ne was very glad to hear that"
Alter this conversation carriage oIove up
which took both Secretary Belknap and Judge VIII
son to the Presidential cottage.
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