The New York herald., 1877-01-16
LONG BRANCH ENTERPRISE.

now SOME DISTINGUISHED POLITICIANS FORMED
AN EXPRESS coMPANY--ITs HISTORY AND
AIsFoRTuNEs.
Long beioro President Grant occupied "his cottage
by the sea" aud Long Branch became the .sunmcr
capilal there srore future grcatuess as
awatcrng place. Hotels sprung up tho bcach liko
mushr rooms a farmers orchard, ana "nfor ut tho
Branch celebrated not only the newspapers
the stage. OlIvo Logan made II tho scene oil her
DRAMA ''Surf," and vctorion saroou made the action
OF his "LOncIc Sam" turn upon tho doings OF tho
Tuppcbot family ut tho West End. Even staid
business men saw visions OF great fortunes to be
amssscd through tho opportunities to be Afforded by
this new seaside resort Most Of these visions have
faded, but hcrc yet remains much unwritten history
DO rciated which will Le revealed as time unravos
The web and wool OF tho stories which are cntwincd
with tho mad experiments of those mad Gays A
glimpse INTO ono OF these romanccs was ob.ained
suprcme Court, Chambers, yesterday, whcn the case
Of Morrisscy vs. Fargo camo up Tor argument before
Judge Donohae, though u was on,y glimpse, because
the argument was deferred until Thursday. As hong
ago us 1866 number OF wsIi.known politicians con-
ccivcd tho notion that there was to be im-
mense traihc between New YORK and Lous
Branch. They accordingly took time by ths
iorcock by organizing what was known tue
Now York Express Company. The company consisted
oi William q. Fargo OF i,nnaio widely known ms an ex.
press manager; ThurIow Weed not less widely known
as apoticai manager; Erastus Corning Jr. wnose
tcrcsts are about evenly DIVIDED between business aud
politics; John Morrissey. who has experimontcd 10
many ncds and gained distinction IN ali; Robert Muir.
ray, now deceased, iaovs ~ United States marshal
In the days oi the late war; James Watson, also do
ceased. IN bis way tho masier splrit Of the Tweed
Ring; owen W. Brennan, cx'Commi,sloncr OF Chsri-
ties and Correction, Gnbcrt Y. DAVIDSON deceased,
tho brother OF J. McHride Davidson, dislin.
guishcd IN tho municipal history or the last
decade, and Andrew H. PRIDE Where many
distinguished and able men Associated In busi.
ness enterprise was only natural that tho business
should be left TO take OF itself while they waited
Tor their dividends. In the beginning Mr. Davidson
took charge OF tho business, and IN the ond Mr. Nor
risscy paid a good share OF tho debt There
all about $40 900 owing by tho company. buI mt the
start, must have exhibited promise OF the cxpcc.
tstons which danced through tho heads OF It's proec.
tors, tor. at the OF tho hrst year. Mr. Davidson
accomplished little coup dtfa on his own account
painted out tho namc OF the "Ncw York
Express Company" aud substituted Tor u that
OF 'Davidson's Express" Alter another yoar tho
company wcIt out Cf existence and into tho
courls. referee was appointed who, amid mass
oI figures. nnls that Mr. Davidson owed the company
some $4,000 which ought 10 bc paid toward the cx-
tinguishmcnt OF the losses Mr. Morrsscy bcglns
To feel that he ought 10 have assistance bearing
burdens Of The dcunct company, and ho comes into
court 10 ask ioi rcccivcr IL Will thus be that
Ia neat little story OF Long Branch ontorpnas. aud
before Counsellor sidney stuart g,s through with
thcrc viii probably Dc some nursery rhy mrs
OF nine "lttc lnJuns' all Ia row, who successivey
droppcd out oI all irosponsiI! unt but Que isie
w Ls~s ths load and he The AonosaLls John