The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-04
SUMNER RESORTS.
LONG BRANCH.

FAMILY-A SEASON OF STORMS.
LONG BRANCH, August 2, 1878.
How time dies How swiftly gides away the
sdmmer season by the sea Is seems but yester-
day that we were looking dowa upon this Ice
bound coast OF Jersey and thinking OF the long
and weary months that must intervene Cefore
the return or the golden summer, and lo here
it is two-tnirds gone and but one mont OF the sea-
son Is stlll before US. We have passed through
July, and tAe season down here has been so back
ward that we can hardly realize how rapidly we
have been going forward. From pleasing fiction
widely adopted IL is understood that the fashion
able run In the country begins early IN June and
ends about the lat OF October. In reality to our
summer caravansaries the season begins with
July, ana with tho flight OF our law ana order iov-
Ing people from the city TO escape the gunpowder
plots and pyrotechnical nuisances therein OF the
GLORIOUS Fourth" and during the last week OF
August and the first week of September there Is
a general rush back TO town. What. then, are
these
HOTEL REPORTS FOR JULY.
In the aggregate their receipts fall considerably
short OF their expenditures. From the general
turnout or carriages IL the regular late IN the
afternoon drive, stranger might suppose that
there is a larger proportion or wealthy visitors
here than can be found at any other fashionable
headquarters in the country. But most OF these
carriages belong to the cottagers and the num-
Ders that come from the hotels are Dot what they
used TO- be. And the proportion or substantial
guests for the season &C the hotels is correspond
ingly diminished, while the proportion OF uncer-
tain transient visitors is greatly Increased.
VISITORS FOR FEW DAYS ONLY
they come and they go; but still the reports OF
the city baggage smashers ara that the piles OF
trunks going down by the Long Branch boats are
much longer than the piles coming up. But the
reports OF the hackmen here are discouragng
They insist that the
PRESSURE or THE HARD TIMES
is still very heavy upon all those classes OF men
wRo are the lie OF the watering places men who
when they have money, spend It freely. But
those men come here now short, and they don't
ride round as they used to 40. and treat every
body at the bar, and play billiards most of the
night and take the ladies' out TO Pleasure Bay for
luncnes of Shrewsbury oysters, soft crabs and
terrapins IN the shell. In these things and other
extras there are not ten dollars spent where there
used to be a hundred before the panic And there
is. said an experienced Boniiaee to-day,
NO USE TALKING OF RUSH
this season. We are pretty well filed, and we
can see from our books Tor July that our "rusA -
for August will not nil the plazzas with cots Tor
our surplus visitors. And We know, too, that
while money Is drug IN the New York market
the general run OF pleasure seekers are NOT nusn,
and they cut Us down, particularly In our prohts
or the bar and wine cellar. This is, my aear SIR
GOOD SEASON FOR THE GLORIOUS TEMPERANCE
CAUSE
There never before this was anything like it
never knew such close prun1ng down of extras
since the first battle OF Bull Run; ana the worst
OF IL is that we have TO exhaust the resources or
the land and water TO supply our tables, the same
as III those good old times when we fairly coined
money at the bar. Where we have now half
dozen bottles OF champagne at our regular dinner
we have had heretofore hundred. And SO il
goes. Our expenses are kept up, but our income
IS cut down Ia every way. rainy day drives
people OF oy the score, and II we have regular
storm toward the end OF August we are ran
aground, for that ends the season. We liner from
these facts that the MOTEL men at Long Branch do
not expect TO make much money this season; and
II such Is the case at this the most prosperous OF
all our summer resorts, we know Oy the same
token that the rest oil them Will not realize this
year the fortunes they had expected.
FROM THE EAST END TO THE WEST RND.
In recommending THIS hong line of hotels see
that they are all we'll filed ana tnat most OF them
had bring out their cots on the last day Of July
for their SatuI day evening rush." and yet they
are not 1oursaing, for the reasons assigned. But
they say that August, II reasonably rot ana dry,
particularly at the close, Will pay Handsomely.
rney are going 30 have another season OF races
and some military encampments, and y pro-
gramme OF fancy dress balls, and various otner
attractions that will bring IN
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS
| and create a real old time sensation, making even
''old loglesn forget the collapse OF Duncan Sher-
man 81 Co., and JOIN In tue dance.
THE EXECUTIVE FAMILY
enjoy Long Branch above all other places in the
country for mere they can have all the pleasures
and eXcltements OF fashion with all the substan-
tla attractions OF the seaside or all tue quietness
OF the homestead on the Missouri Iarn. General
Grant and the Loag Branchers Thoroughly under
stand each other, and he can go when and where
he chooses and DO what he likes without annoy
ance. For day or tive last week he, was chiefly
engaged In Consultations with his special Board
Of Indian commissioners
ON INDIAN AFFAIRS,
and the result, In the report of The Commission
ers, Is as neat bit OF wnltewashing as the Indian
agents generally could desire. II these Commits
sonsTs nave not an, seea arugse t oy
the wool very handsomely over the eyes OF His
Excellency, and ne VIII 1nd it out not, perhaps,
before tne meeting OF the democratic House OF
Representatives IN December. It is saia how
ever, that General Grant entertains
HIGH OPINION or PROFESSOR MARSH,
and that he snakes his head wnen told that the
Indian bureau Is all right, and that Professor
Marshs charges OF frauds committed against tae
poor red man are made up nom false reports or
Red CLOUD and spotted TAN, and OF disappointed
contractors. But II any member Of Congress
President If 1t Ia true that Delano has been re-
GENERAL GRANT Is sUxBURSr
.awiully this summer. 1t comes from his riding
vout much III tAe sun In that narrow brimmed
hat; ana If out OF doors, when riding walking,
alone or with only gent or TWO with him, he has
ever been seen without a cigar In his mouth, IL
was because he had just thrown away the stump
OF his last Havana. Since his taird term letter.
or rather since the general republican interpreta.
given IL, he Is regarded as President who IS
CLOSING up the WORK or his onicial life and as
Working Tor a good report ac therefore, COM
mands the general respect OF nil parties, and is
no longer harassed by mousng politicians,
A
Thursday last was one OF the stormiest days for
July ever known upon the Jersey coast The rainfall
here between sunrise and sunset or that day was
equal to ali that we had last summer from June
TO August. IL was a melancholy day for pleasure
seekers. ana especially for those exposed on these
treeless plains OF Long Branch. On Saturday
night there was an exhibition in the northern
sky OF the aurora boreals, which would have been
nne out for the prevailing clouds la that quarter.
Last night we had another display OF the same
phenomenon, but similarly obscured by banks OF
clouds. and to-day we nave roaring Worcester
n N Outside the settlement luOEa
desoate ana deserted, but within doors hlaIity
prevails, though many transient VISITORS have
left or are packing up to pack OF by soc next
train. But st we may have good August Tor
the country, ana a busy September Tor the town.
NEWPORT.
YACHTS IN THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
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