The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-09
Long Branch Personalities.

We are told ,ha. President Gran, Ia,
lost his old-time fJudness for Lonp
Branch This may arise from the de-
probation Of bis property hereabous.
At any rate the Presidents absence
FROM the shore Is severely moarned this
season, for be is popular with the peo-
pie Of Long Branch. He L. personally
unaffected, s. essentially democratic.
50 socially entertaining among his in.i-
mates. 50 easy Of access 20 those who
10 not annoy him. There never was =
greater mistake than TO suppose that
Grant Is . silent man. lie IS . capital
tAlkcr. and when At Child's cottage, or
with Tom Murphy. be can tell story
with gusto. He has kesu spprecia-
,ion Of joke too. as John Hoey can
testify. lie has . peculiar penchnn,
for locking At the sea. and has been
known 10 sit and smoke aud stare at
the ocean Tor an hour withoat = word.
He cares little for bathing. and never
attends the races at Monmouth Park.
He is said to 10 the oaly man At Long
Branch who does not know John Cham
berlain. though he has been concerned,
it is said. with Chamberlain indirectly
in some real estate operations
The relations which exist between
the Grants and the MurphYs are not So
intimate now Is in time past. Former
ly Fred Grant was said TO be paying
attentions TO Miss Murphy, and young
Murphy was devoted To Miss Grant.
Now all this is over. aud the elder
Grant himself has lost a good deal Of
money through the elder Murphy's
speculAsions.
As for "fom" Murphy he still hopes
for better times. He still entertains
freely at his seaside cottage. which con-
tains the best billiard table 1t Long
Branch; and bis fiery face aud blonde
hair are still conspicuous on the boat
and beach.
General Babcock has not been on the
shore this season. bat General Porter is
here. though rarely visible in public
Hugh j. Hastings. Of the New York
Commercial Adcertiscr. one of Grants
most influential friends, merits his sur
name of ubiquitous" for he is likely
to turn up anywhere along the coast.
from the highlands to Deal. either driv.
ing or drinking. or playing statesman,
or playing poker. or playing gallant.
He knows everybody. is liked by every
body, prefers Long Branch to heaven
(probably he knows more about the one
than he does about the other). and is IS
much a character on the seaside as in
the city. Mr.. Hastings has IA way" Of
fondling men. putting his hand on their
arms, or winding his arm around their
waists, etc. which is rather peculiar
and quite picturesque.
fyu. ISnt NeUtt uc Aot H"ssS's
who has recently added himself to the
attractions Of Long Branch. Colonel
Scott is a handsome man, with greyish
hair. and the keenest eyes ever set In
human head. They seem to notice moth
ing, to linger on nothing. but they sec
everything The Colonel is rather
unobtrusiye man. though decided and
abrupt in manner. lie is chary OF
words. save TO his intinates; but among
these be is. like Macsulay. q great talk
er. When at Long Branch he appears
dull and eanaie.i He adheres closely
to the ladies of his party. and does not
evince any special vitality. unless
some one refers to hi. new seaside specu-
lation, Sea Girt, which, he designs to
become in time the rival Of Long Branch.
With all his SUCCESS. Colonel Scott. rs n
free AmsriCan. does not seem TO know
how to enjoy himself. Illustrated Weet-