The New York herald., 1874-07-27

Sunday at ssThe Branch"-The New
York Sunday Papers and Weekly
Pictorials the Order OF the Day-A
Day of Letter Writing and Compara-
tive Rest for the acknowledgements OF
the Fifth Maryland Regiment, sc.
LONG BRANCH, July &c, 1874
Sunday is dun day at 'The Branch" When 1t
is known that the President will attend the morn
ing service at some particular church there is
general turn ont in that direction. Or when it il
expected that in the afternoon he will take drive
behind his shining bays up Ocean avenue there 10
in the afternoon general turn out OF the private
carriages OF the settlement. But as 1t is well
known this morning that General and Mrs. Grant
are down the coast at Atlantic City there Is hero
no special church attraction for the politicians or
the ladies and no special nducement for an after
noon drive on ocean avenue. After having had
the honor Of run behind the President our aris-
tocratic republicans don't care to exhibit them
selves on the highway behind common people,
especially on sunday afternoon, when the cG,ldfle
may be in the way.
On Sunday alter breakfast, with the arrival OF
the express locomotive with the Sunday papers
from the city, the guests at all the hotels turn out
in the piazzas and settle themselves down COM
fortably, each with cigar In mis- mouth. to feast
upon the news. Some OF them buy one paper,
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and weekly pictorias, in order to cover the whole
ground and every thing that is going on But after
the HERALD supply is exhausted, as 1t sometimes
is the demand lOr it Is still maintained till tho
newsmen and boys withdraw for the day. While
the lords OF creation are reading the papers tho
ladies in their rooms are mostly engaged In letter
writing supposed to be mainly upon the weeks
gossip distinguished arrivals and departures, re-
ported marriage engagements and the notable
dresses at the saturday hops at the dinerent ho-
Alter dinner they appear in the parlors and
piazzas In their Sundays best, to receive their
gentlemen friends and TO discuss with them the
Beecher and TIlton imbroglio, the latest styles OF
bonnets and jewelrv, and, peradveuture, the gues-
ton OF a third term for President Grant. IL 10
somewhat remarkable, too that they all 90 for 1t.
term to General Grant, that Long Branch Will have
the honor and all the advantages OF being the
Headquarters of the President Tor four years m0re."
And they want to say that Senator Jones, OF Ne
the President Will he renOminated and reelected
in 1876, because the republican party ctherw1se
Will be defeated.
good and much needed rest to-day tomorrow
they .wl have to resume active work In parades,
drills, &c, ana on Tuesday, the 2Sth inst, they go
memorable battle field OF Monmouth Tor reunion
Tor the Union. or lOr JOINT love least under the
"old nag" as between the North and the south :
and In this view the Marylanders at Freehold Will
be received with acclanati0nS TO the music OF
''Ray Round the Flag, Boys" and OF DIXIE"
The day has been delightfully."- cool, with strong
southeast wind fresh from the SAT- waeel, t, anc
the correct idea you understand, to patronizc tne
common folks who patrOnze old neptune on sun
day. We must draw the line somewhere you
know: though, to tell the truth, the drawing Oh
lines in TINS country OF equai rights Is Pcrico''y @o
Surd.