The New York herald., 1874-07-12

THE SUMMER CAPITAL.

THE SUMMER CAPITAL.
Dull Opening OF the Season and tho
Reasons Therefor-Grant No Longer
Drawing Full HoUses-Future Move
ments of the Presidcnt-Bergh About
to Initiate a War ON the Races.
Lone BRANCH, July II, 1874
We are near the middle OF July; we have the
President OF tile United States established among
us in his cottage by the sea- and we are In the
midst of the eXcitements and iascnations OF the
Monmouth Park races, and yet, excepting the
Ocean Hotel at the north end and the West End
House. which is at the south end OF ''the Shore"
would Judge from the small bodies Of visitOrs
ut the hotels that the summer campaign at the
seaside had hardly commenced. You ask the hotter
people why the tide has not set in, and they VILE
answer you that the season is backward, but
that few days more OF good roasting weather In
the cities Will bring down ''the ruHh''
OF summer birds OF passage But
there are other reasons for this delay
IN the anticipated crush" to the sea-
side. the mountains and the springs Qor they are
all behind hand reasons too, which cannot bd
ignored The panic OF September, 1873 is still lelc
very widely this month OF July, 1874; the European
steamers and the tour OF Europe from year to
year more and more divert over summer travel
lers across the sea. and then again. many OF our
people in shortening the season OF their summec
lrolickng have discovered that they shorten the
bill OF It's expenses. And yet again, within tho
last i've years, our summer caravansaries at the
seaside, at the springs and in the mountains,
north, south, east and west, have been SO greatly
increased as seriously 10 affect this season the
most popular and prosperous establishments III
times gone by. For these weghty reasons tbe
season" this year IS nact ward at Long Branch,
AS 1t is at Saratoga and Ne Sport, and Will perhaps
in the end be set down as anything but season oi
flush tunes and general extravagaaces.
THE PRESIDENTIAL PRESENCE.
The Kings name Is a tower Of strength even ~
a fashionable summer resort, aud so President
Grant is unquestionably a great attraction tu
Long Branch. From the railway company and the
hotel proprietor to the boot black all parties inter
ested in the prosperity oI this settlement recoN
nize this Important fact. They all have learned "a
regard General Grant not only as desirable hon,
but as public oeneactor, whose presence is !
source OF general proht To the community, and
General Grant has ceased to draw the multi.
| tudes OF followers wno nave pursued and AZ
! ten0ed him heretofore AJ this place. In ls1E
,Sr &c EXAMPLE, the professional pohtic,ans
him mere In reference to their little ar,
rangements for the Presidential campaign oI
! 1872, being well assured that General Grant was
70 be the republican standard bearer In that con.
! test. Again. IN 1872. as the Presidential cand-
leaders and managers from All quarters Sought
HIM out, even at Long Brancn TO consult MN
upon the affairs OF the campaign IN tnls s,ate,
actively and directly Interested. Anu then, I'm the
summer OF 1873 wuen there were stin many dc.
sirable Offices at home and abroad, be dis.
triDuted by the Commander or the Faita,ul," the
faithful gathered around hts cottage here TO push
their respective claims. But all this is now over
General Grant, In the second year Of his second
Presidential term: is relieved OF the pressure OF
the pOliticlans-first because he has no moro
offices to give them; secondly, because whether he
Is or Is not destined to be the republican candi.
be settled in 1874; and, thirdly, because the local
ARRANGEMENTS In the several States for their ap-
proachng Congressional elections have not yet
clans dropping In at Long Branch this season thus
lar sas @ like i ths ystS few ana a De-
the lion OF Long Branch, has ceased to draw full
houses.
IL ia gwen out that he leaves here for
RUN TO sToNINGT0N
on Monday and tnat ne VIII thence go TO WOrccs@
ne s, rc1 IN ne 50 es sas
memory OF The Worcester 'boys In blue" who fell
IN the cause of the Union. 1t has also been limited
10 your correspondent that at Saratoga an ef1crt
will doubtless be made by certain leading republi.
cans TO induce General Grant TO speak
York IN oenalf Of General DIX for another
term AZ our Governor; The temperance
hees opton Ss%ssa p' nave ns sls rssolvea 'ss
make an example, II they can, OF Governor Dix.
Clark as their candidate. This early movement is
intended rs % rebuke and a warning to Governor
DIX, ana ~ may De mat UCneral Grant mas been
invited to Saratoga for the purpose Oi strengthen
ing the Governor as the regular republican nopi-
Tor another term. Should the President 10
reported among the arrivals at Sara Oga on Mons
day evening next, and should senator Conkiing be
reported rs among the distinguished vlsilo there
at the same time you may safely conc clude tnae
the senator has business with the President in T.
erence to the Governor aud In relation to the Sen-
ator TO De elected a. the successor to Mr.. Fenton.
Next the President IN going to Worcester, YOU
may rely upon IT, will not fan INTO the hands OF the
Puritans, II General Butler can help II, and Bnter
Is a power In the land as the Puritans discovered
Ia The appointment oi tue present Collector Of
Boston.
This evening there will be the usual Saturday
night hop At each of the hot els. and the usual il
tefchange OF visits from the guests of the several
houses along the whole line, very pleasant soot
able arrangement.
BERCH At rUH BRANCH.
Among the latest notabities here entitled to
special Paragraph Is our iayerite humanitarian,
Mr.. Bergn. IL is said that he comes to study rom
personal observation the cruelty to animals in-
VOWED IN these horse races, and that scatmng re-
port from him on the barbarity OF this amnseIncue
OF horse racing may be expected IN a few days