The New York herald., 1874-08-01
THE SEASIDE CAPITAL.

Month Remaining-The General Re-
suits So Ear and tho Prospect at ssThe
Branch'-Not a Great Success, but Bot
ter Than Was Expected.
LONG BRANCH, July 81, 1874.
The last day OF July is rapidly passing away, and
we are ON the verge OF the last month OF
the season at the seaside, at the springs.
ON the lakes and among the mountains.
The season for the pleasures and recrea-
tons OF the country. is considered as en-
bracing our summer months Of June, July and
August; but this year at 'the Branch'' there were
only few scattering birds Of passage till after the
lst of July, and, as usual, there will be general
clearing out by the 1st Of September regardless Of
the thermometer Last year, IN consequence OF
the heavy storms OF August with the resulting
general stampede from the country, the summer
harvest OF Long Branch was a failure; and this
year. unless we have through the important
month OF August hot, dry, roasting weather. our
landlords mostly, in balancing their books, will
find the balance on the wrong side of the ledger
June this year at 'the Brancn" was a loss to the
hotels; July has given them promising lift but
unless the crush" shall be maintained through
August the profits OF the most popular and sue
cesslul OF these houses will be comparatively light.
The travel on the New Jersey Southern Railway, in
each direction four five or six trains per day, Is
immense; but in each direction large proportion
OF these travellers are through passengers. Con-
siderable bodies OF visitors too in great excursion
parties or in numerous crowds made up OF smah
parties all concentrating here, come in the morn.
ing and are gone IN the evening, and transient
visitors but for night or two, are more numer-
Gus than heretofore. In short, 1t is getting more
and more the fashion with our people who do not
go to Europe for the summer and who can AFFORD
to "swng round the circle" at home, 1t Is getting
more and more to be "the STYLE" to have
their own summer retreats, or to make
Lake Cnamplain. Lake George. Saratoga, the Hud-
son, Long Branch and Newport. The increase In
the humoer oI prva.e cSt.ages AZ 5's Place WIN
argement OF the hotel accommodations, here and
at various point all along the coast down to Cape
May, will account satisfactorily Tor the apparent
general slackness OF the season. Taxing these In
creased accommodations into the estimate the
increase Of the summer travel to the Jersey coast
and up and down thiS coast since the war is really
astonishing. Where there were hundreds OF pas
sengers there are thousands, and where there
were thousands there are tens OF thousands. SO
IL appears that New York city is the greatest and
IN beng the common central point OF these seeth
ing currents OF travellers, and from which tney
dlverge again to every point of the compass.
and increasing crush" through August, with
iavoring skies. They say that we shall have vari-
tors-such attractions as grand military recep-
tions fancy dress balls, scrub races tournaments,
hear it whispered that q movement is anOat to
give the President and his Cabinet grand dinner
At the ocean Hotel, TO winch O numerous DO0y or
distinguished public men are to be invited, with
out distinction OF party, and from all parts of the
country.
Governor Parker, at the late inspiring Union
meeting between Northern and Southern soldiers
on the old Monmouth battle neld said that he
hoped that at the Philadelphia National Centennial
of 1876 there would be gathered around the ven.
cradle Hall Of American independence national
Convention OF soldiers from all the states, .pledg-
ing together their faith on the altar OF the Union;
and this IDEA, 1t Is thought may be widely en-
larged IN grand Union dinner here this season.
q no party platform, to General Grant, because,
they say, 1t is out OF the question that he can
be candidate for another Presidential term, ana
that he is only keeping quiet on the subject IN
order TO maintain peace for the time being be-
tween Messrs. Blaine. Butler, Conkllng. Morton,
Logan and other asprants OF the republican
church.
At all events, our hotel men say that if we are
favored by benehcent Providence with good, hot,
roasting weather through August, the summer sea
son at Long Branch win be crowned with The
laures Of q great victory.