Year: 1872

's On the Beach at Long Branch '--

 Where It is and What--The Pres

 ident, etc.

 JUNE 12.-I gave you an overdose of Saratoga, since which the weather has become hot and an excuse for cut ting this story short. Eight weeks use of the delicious salt water drink at the Springs is something all the brine of the Atlantic cannot wash out of memory. But as place to snuff the sea breeze, bathe, fish and drive horse-fesh, this IS not to be sneezed at. Moreover, th1s resort Is so much nearer the great human hive-New York-that all classes as 1t were can afford a visit or two every year at least. Saratoga is exclusively aristo- cratic so to speak. Two hours time and one dollar fare gets one out of the hot walls of the metropolis and on to this far-reaching shelf of sea-shore, from where most extensive view of the Atlantic Is obtained. The natural want of the site is trees for shelter, but the salty atmosphere is said to kill off all attempts at transplanting for half mile back. It is fifty miles down here in southerly direction from the city by steamer and railroad, and altogether one of the most charm ing runs conceivable at this season, when the islands and country gener- ally are green as painting. The late Jim Fisk did much to advertise the trip and -plaoe-his steamer Ply mouth Rock is truly floating palace. The hotels here are discounted by the Saratoga concerns, but suppose they will answer the purpose awhile. New York IS evidently given to develop this part of New Jersey into & thing of beauty and joy forever. The cottage system is going to be a leading fea- ture; even the President has erected a fine one this year for rent. By the way, he and wife passed along yester- day afternoon to take up their Sum- mer residence here. He looks much feshier than when 1 saw him inau- gurated three years ago. Perhaps he enjoys the honors, etc., despite the philippics of Schurz and Sumner. There is something admirable about this man for the very way he has of saying nothing except when he has something to say; and this fact seems to hurt those eminent talkers all the more. They would overlook the brothers-in-law and bull-pup busi- ness, if he would only talk. If he could only swing round the circle " and talk, how easy would it be to scalp him! Oh, why the devil don't he talk! And tell 'em "what he knows about you know, you know? The fun will commence at Baltimore, however, and in the meantime the word is to keep cool. This menagerie will not be fairly open for @ month yet, either, but it is warm enough now to be acceptable, The bath houses are piled up along shore like old lum- Der and hen-coops, and when duly re- constructed next the tide, they will look like clusters of old ship-wrecked privies. The hotels, with their low storied rooms, look like series of old river steamers thrown ashore to dry. By and by, they will be brushed off and with the gas turned on, it will be very good to be here of nights. There is enough already of the visiting class for a variety of samples. The quiet and gentlemanly, the snobbish and shoddy-Tom. Dick and the rest.

 I am waiting here till the 18th in- stant, with the view of returning to California by the Pacific Mail or ocean route, and if nothing happens, the trip may furnish material for a | letter of passable interest. You will at least enjoy month or so of silence on the part of W.

 WE learn from The Sentinel of luna % that Judge Porter and wife |