The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-08-03
THE SEASIDE CAPITAL.


Saturday Nights Entertainments
Sunday a Day OF Observation-Disclosures
The Knights OF Pythias Next in Order
The President and the Prestidig ita-
teur-Opening of the Working Womcn's
Summer Retreat at Asbury Park-Mr.
Thomas Murphy's Opinion Of the Conn
Ing New York state Election.
LONG BRANCH, August 2, 1874.
Last evening, the first Saturday night in August,
Long Branch, from the East End to the West End
HOtel-that u.s. from the northern to the southern
terminus OF the line OF our seaside INNS line ex-
ceeding two miles in length-was a scene Of busy
lie. The afternoon and evening trains from
Philadelphia and New York brought in large Access
sions Of guests and visitors, including scores OF
the working bees of the hive, our welcome 'hub-
bies" and 'papas," returning TO the bosoms OF
their families for share in the reunions OF Satur-
day night and the rest of Sunday from the drudg-
cry OF stocks and brokerages, and dry goods,
groceries, hats. shoes, gas fixtures confectionery
ana "Old clO'." The people who arrived here yes
terday numbered about twenty-five hundred.
PaterJanailias in our entertainments OF Sat-
urday evening, however. is in most cases a wall
dover, deserter, or drone and Saturday night
and Sunday to HIM at "the Branch" are only so
much time lost from business. In fact. our people
Know nothing and enjoy nothing but business. 1t
crops OUT III All tner dmuSeIneulS ana recreat10nS,
and 1t will take them yet perhaps hundred years
to divest themselves thoroughly of business even
for day in the country. or night. 1t Is In this
voluntary or involuntary servitude to business, IN
which there is no cessation from drudgery, that
you may fnd the secret OF the restlessness and
comparative stupidity OF our business pushing
Americans at their summer resorts. And with
the younger people as with their elders Of
both sexes, Long Branch, hardly less
than the shop or the promenade on Fifth
avenue, means business. Hence our Satur-
day night hops, though At each hotel we have
good music, dashing young men ana handsome
women, are not half so interesting as the visits
from one house to another TO learn who have come
In and who have gonesout by the evening trains.
at .sthe Branch'' are. "When did YOU come IN ~
ana "When DO you leave r' Tor Is not all the rest
geste That when we shall nave learned more than
we now know OF the fine arts OF relaxation and
recreation from business there will be a marked
reduction OF the numbers of our summer birds Of
passage TO Europe. Hops were given last evening
in the ocean, West End Mansion, United States
and LAUGHS hotels
We like crowds, rush and hurry and here we
have Chem There were not less than eight thou-
sand visitors al Long Branch last night The hotels
ul an the largest Of them IS running over. At
all OF them we nave more or less OF that delight
ful con iuson OF a "rusn" which We all so much adj
abe and desirable enjoyments of our summer fur
loughs we have yet much to learn; hut then You
KNOW CD1C "NOule was not uullb III u uuy."
or all the days Of the seven whic make up the
Christian week sunday at Long Branch IS the most
tedious and tasteless" to the average Long
Branch Christian. II 1t were not for the sunday
papers he would sleep gill day. General Grant, on
the other hand an honest believer IN the iaith ac-
cordng to the Gospel as expounded by John IVES.
ley, enjoys his Sunday sermon, and he enjoys,
above all things, the peace OF his domestic sanCtu-
airy aner hearing an able discourse ON the all
suliicteat sacrifice OF the saviour OF mankind.
The General sometimes drives SIX or eight mics to
hear good sermon. Though not Regularly IN COM
N PIN ~ hn hn
In his laith and practical life good Methodist.
This morning he attended the Methodist church
leave Long Branch on Thursday morning for Bor-
dentown, N. j. where he Will be the guest OF the
Hon. John Hill. whose extensive factories he VIII
visit.
Excursion parties TO this place are the order OF
the season. In bands OF many hundreds we have
these visiting delegations from day to day. On
tomorrow tM0ndaD q large body Of inc Knights
OF Pythias are coming Tor day at "the Branch"
n w a s e5a ne
Numerous coiored eXcursionisrs from all the cOun-
try round about will be drawn to-day to the AIri-
can camp meeting IN Vests Woods, where even
the whites may learn something oil that salvation,
without money ana without price, which was first
Fac 'Oid Guard" numbering one hundred and
ATTY members seE the en- cNmmapd n of Maos
iov tpeir annual s'ciambaKe." They will be accom-.
panied BY Graiulla's Seventh Regimen. Band Of
Tomorrow (Mondayl evening, at the presi-
dents cottage, H. lie Tort. French prestidie
teur, IS to give by invitation. one OF his daoollca
eral Grant now basketiul OF eggs may Be taken
from an empty bag; how rabbits and poodle dogs
may be turned out from the leaves OF portfolio
and, peradventure, how Louis Napoleon was put
down and how the Republic was set up In aris,
ana how our Republican NATIONAL Conyentio OF
hoSss will AZ A eas sss S &c ns
DAY consult witch, and way, then, may not
Presl9eat Grant consult a wizard, even though q
Frenchfman, In reference 20 future eVeptyf
estabsned ct AsSury Pars six mics below Long
Branch, on the seashore, under the auspices tue
Women's Christian Association OF Philadelphia,
will be formally opened on Tuesday OF TINS week.
In the afternoon religious services, ed
with the dedication OF the house, will be held in
the adjoining park, and Bishop Simpson, OF the
Methodist Church, and others will address the
meeting. As we have stated heretofore poor
women, with proper recommendations, will be
boarded at this house dun ing the summer for 81 go
and So q week, the object being to give poor
working women 4 little season OF rest and health
fui recreation by the sea at the lowest possible
rates. Success to this Christian enterprise, say
We are informed that Mr.. Thomas Murphy one
OF the CHIEF ana one OF the shrewdest managers OF
the republican party OF New York city and State
mas given II as his opinion that state election
in November next "a Iull Congressional delegation
and United States Senator and Governor OF the
state being involved Will bring out The full strength
OF the republican party, and that they will carry
the State by thirty thousand, whether the 2emo-
Gratis be led by Cox or by FentOn for Governor; and
that there VIII be no trou he among the republic
Grant, because that question in due time will set tie
ITSELF Mr. Murphy thinks that silence meantime,
dom, because peace and harmony are thus main
tanned among all the republican leaders aspiring
TO the succession and throughout the republican
party. We infer that the President will not issue
q aaOnanctanttentO defining his position on this
question Of third term Tor some time to Come