The New York herald., 1877-08-27
NATIONAL POLITICS At LONG BRANCH.
GOSSIP OF PUBLIC MEN
Hints from Simon Cameron Governor Dedh. William GreS-
beck. John Kelly Fernando Wood, Colonel
Gnowdsl Benjamin Brewster. &.
GENIAL PERSONAL SKETCHES.

contemporary journal has said that although the
Long Branch season IL success It 10 destitute OF i'm
portant visitors. This is only true from the point of
view that the distinguished men are lost In such
struggling place, whereas Saratoga they boxed up
together like dry goods spread out neighborlng
piazzAa Sit still at Saratoga and everybody Will lind
YOU Butat the Branch you must Initiate Eastern magi
and 60 In guest Of him whose 10 bc worshpped
In the East.
The want OF President has had, OF course. its effect
upon political visitors The summer session OF the
New York senate at Saratoga has drawn away some
resident Branchers like Senator Gerard But thero are
still enough national minded visitors at tho Branch to
make this spot good eyolet upon the whole country
At the West End HOTEL the main social, financial and
political exchange, there is particularly large repre-
senta.ion from New York. Pennsy and the West
Judge Swayne, OF tho Supreme Court, has cottage
here. and is rumorcd that President Hayes return
Ing IRON Bennington, will pay him visit. Here live
part OF the Syndicate the heads OF the express aud
the palace car transportation business an admiral or
two, the principal stock operators. several judges
OF Now York and New Jersey courts, and ono or two
live counts Among tas latest arrivals Is William
Groesbeck, OF Cincinnati, accompanied only by his
wife,
GRoEsBEcx.
Mr Groesbeck, generally austers and rather sour
last visit to Long Branch He married and acquired
large property at Cincinnati the OF which with
drew him from general practice tho Bar; but his
studous habits aud rigid discipline far advanced his
legal scholarship that when Andrew johnson cited
him to tho defence In the impeachment trial Mr..
Groesbeck made the great speech from the patriotic
standpoint Benjamin Curtis made the argument,
Groesbeck made tho appeal and Evarls read the
dissertation Senators, no good come Of IT,"
exclaimed Groesbeck, his warning finger, ike Cato's
GESTURE enforced by his lofty and hungry demeanor
That negative climax sounded more weighty In the
Senate Chamber than a hundred ingenious atfrma-
tvea Ohio awoke and discovered that sho had one
more great man. From that moment Mr.. Groesbcck
took position among possible Presidential candidates,
but, having neglected public favor all his life be had
clew TO the popular heart Yet his very dignity
and exclusiveness might have made him tho Charles
Francis Adams Of the West and the democratic rings
In Ohio little appalled, the steady promi-
nence OF q rich man who would pay for his dis
tinction and who commanded applause in other
States tnan all the galaxy of familiar fellows who had
demagogued toward national honors for years. He
slow himself. to their great relief, by making mis-
take common enough 10 rich men with large unpro-
ductive city property. piece OF this property
required for public purposes but the vena city
ellis stood in the way. Mr.. Groesbeck's agent do
mandod TO have control of sum Of money, that he
might be neutrazed by other negotators
The rich man hestated, dssen ted, consented and
lost He saw his mistake than anybody il,
but it was too late The dishonest cohort cried
''Whero is your pure man now?" The victim Of this
common said nothing to tighten his own punish
ment; Colfsx denals shallow explanations re-
duced his stature. Respected the more by the few
friends who really understood him be stepped aside
and the private way He is to be beside
wife the Ocean Pavilion. sitting the OF the
surf watching for hours. He had been the foremost
OF democrats, and his sister. very noble woman,
married GeneralJoe Hooker. Atpresent Mr. Grocsbeck
is democrat very little in love with the demag gogue
tics OF either political party in ONO. Ac supported Mr.
he held that Mr. Tndeu's defeat was not fair. Mr..
Groesheck thinks the democratic chances perhaps
best in ONO, but there general interest
GRANTS BRANCH FRIExDa
wealthy man oil New York, generally alleged to be
tho presenters Of residence at Long Branch
General Grant, said to me last Sunday
'You make some inquiries about GRANTS original
cottage. think you VIII hnd that II never the
proposition OF anybody largely interested IN Long
Branch TO bring General Grant here The scheme had
u Philadelphia origin. SUBSCRIPTION list was taken
around among the residents aud sojourners by Pna-
delphia person, aud number who subscribed
paid up, SO that Tho balance had to be- settled up by
one manly, and he not the Pniadeiphan aiore-
said There Is more matter tor laughter than condem
nation the subject"
General Grau 1t is reported here ON good authority,
got be toierably bold operator his account
IN stocks, particularly mining stocks He maue 49, 700
one forenoon Cincinnati just before his departure
for Europe buying certain Nevada stock 0y telegraph
through Drexes A momber Of the Sy Indicate Long
Branch says that no paid $50 900 to General Grant
STOCK profits Grant taxing his advice
Yet lie made also large losses and It is current
opinon here, where he IS best known, that the Gen.
era worth $3.50 900 to $35000O than half his
average salary oil which MI Lincoln saved the whole
GRANTS memory here is held n quaint and honorable
recognition, neither warmth nor dislike surviving
him. He was hospitable and matter-otact, silent
or rutn-speakng iond Of FAST long ride, and quite
as fond OF his oihcal duties. which he attended 10
rigdly here. II Is universal testimony that he never
deferred public business to private pleasure at Long
Branch, and got nothing for his exile from Washing
but sleep ana cool weather.
cAMERox AND WOOD.
Senator Cameron while here was introduced TO Ben
Wood whom he had sought to throw INTO FOr Lafay-
seventeen ago Wood says that all the cd
it0rs oi his papers-tho Daily Neics OF that dayhad
been success vey arrested although several VI them
republicans acting for him only professionally,
and II became necessary to assume the cdorshp him.
self Marshal Murray tciegraphed Mr.. Seward, VINO
was at Auburn, u acqCaint hun with the TACT of
| Woods arresH Seward reped:-"Let Cameron at
tend to Pennsylvania WIN make all the arrests that
necessary In New York" Murray, therefore, aid
not arrest Ben Wood Tho later met MIR. Cameron
hout reference to the above and said very
little Woods animostcs ut the age OF h'ty-seven are
possibly ieebler than Cameron's at eighty
''It cost me $4yO.O0O to issue the old rebel Daily
Neps," said Wood. "Although 1t cost that money, 1
hal heap OF iun aud adventure. In business point
OF view 1t looks very ridiculous now, but believed
| was right | had been born in Kentucky, acci-
dentaly and brought up to look at things from that
Mr. Wood says that his brother Fernando OF whom
he always respectfully ancctonste, has an easy dts
| trict TO be sent to Congress from, but upon my
word he adds, al do not know what Fernando wants
| to 20 there for went twice 10 Congress ana there
seemed to be very littlc practical Joking there"
Ben Woods lie seems TO have been round Of
practical jokes, varied by business aud physical
citcments, winch leaves HIM iuil OF anecdotes. He
tells how, wuen boy, he smoked out a certain poll
cian who was ''conducting little game by putting
boards his chimney IRON the Hat oil an adjoining
house The smoke nllcd the place and sent the q.
habants TO the roof to look Tor tue cause by which
time tue boys had dden the boarls only to replace
them after the lookout gone Wood nr,t the
late Henry j. Raymond In the company of Bill Pooe,
! who had undertaken SEMI MIN, when Ray mond was
reporter aud sketch writer, to the State Assembly
OF Dan Sickies Wood says:-
| ''He not good man TO plan political move