The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-10

the vehicle, the shadow Of his Nen.....
accompanied by that of a British ..Isss
be," fell across his path. With . So0-
Sof rage, Mr.. Smith declared bv tba .. roar
gods of war that he would execu.s I've, IN
threat of homicide; but Mr.. Fosts, n ny
vised calmness and settlement A. =. ID
matter had resolved itself into ss. ne
ment or detention, which might rnsss
the missing of ship, Mr.. Smith ,.ssaa
family made good for some other fel,olss
counterfeit halt dollar. And now II !. ~. :
derstood in financial circles that IL IN IN
treasury should require few miIlior. -
tide over O stringency, Secretarv Fo..~s
would be unable to secure the nasSss,
from L. II. Smith, the millionaire oil n-a
Queer.
TOM MURPHY AT LONG BRANCH
Ex-Collsctor Tom Murphy as A ho,.,.
keeper is one of the latest phases Of ~,
Kaleidoscope metropolitan life. kinsss.
hearted, more genial man than To-.
Murphy never lived. And doubt wheth..
there is on this continent TODAY No..
striking example Of what dabbling !.
politics may do for man who is not cr -
out for a politician. TWENTY-FIVE Vs..
ago Tom Murphy was a successful Ana
highly-respected merchant Of this ei,v
q ko.,
had formed mercantile connections ana I,
course of time had become thoronoh
going man of affairs. He knew ABRAMS,
Lincoln through employing him As at,o.
ney out in Illinois to look after the col,ss
tons for his house. One day, toward ~.
close of the war. while in W.ss'
ington he was introduced to Gens,s,
Grant by Mr.. Lincoln. That Was a..
beginning OF his friendship for the grest
general. Along in 1867 Mr.. Murphy. rhc
was at that time interested Somewhat -
the development of Long Branch A.
summer resort, induced Grant to visit b;r.
at that point. He had horses at that tins
and the general was fond of driving them
When Grant became president he mads
Murphy collector of the port of Vav
York, and thereby ruined him. In return
the collector gave Grant house at Ion,
Branch, and this in measure started thu
boom for that famous resort Mr.. Murphv
had been a senator in the state legisIa.
ture, and the colIectorship threw him into
relations with nearly all the politicians ~
his time. Being liberal. they bled him
In attending to politics he neglected his
own business. and the result in time "a,
financial embarrassment. Colonel Mur.
ply has never lost his true and
sincere friends. OF course the people who
borrowed his money and lived upon h,a
generosity long ago faded out of sight
He showed me one day pocketbook filed
with notes, due bills, dishonored checks
ETC., all momentos of kind favors rem.
dered to supposed friends, and altogether
not today worth % cents. He said thaths
had not less than $75, 900 worth of this sort
of paper, and that some of the men whose
names could be found therein were still
enjoying prosperity in New York civ
after fashion. But Mr. Murphy hs,
found a true friend in Colonel George
Bliss, who has placed him in charge Of the
old Ocean house at Long Branch. This
establishment has been overhauled and re.
fitted, and visitors to the Branch this sum.
mer will find the genial and ever warm.
hearted colonel in the role of boni.
face. Last year it looked as though
Long Branch had "gone to pot" 80
to speak. The races at Monmouth PARK
being interdicted and the Ocean Driveway
being pretty much eaten away By the
waves, there was little to attract visiforsto
the spot. But this summer we are to have
racing at the magnificent Monmouth park
and the Driveway has been rejuvinated
and to some extent restored. very large
sum of money has been expended in this
work, largely through the influence Of
Colonel Murphy and other enterprising
citizens, and it is predicted that We shall
see something of the dazzling life and joy.
Gus pastirue of the Long Branch of yore