The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-06
NEW Y0RKLSMS.
From oar o,Un Correspondent

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NEW YORK, Oct. g. 1868.
The maeniacent magp eto electric light used
on botrd the New York and Havre mail steam
ehip, the ST. Laurent, is the theme OF many
tongues. II casts shadows stronger than those
of the most vivid moonlight. 1t shines through
The densest fogs as though they were only lamps
10 hold it. 1t can be seen fifty miles of, and is
as continuous as auy other means of illumina-
tion yet obtained. Experiment. Is base been made
with it night after night on board the st. Lau-
rent, and the shores of sober old Jersey and the
piers OF this wicked satlrical, lavish, stony.
hearted old Gotham started forth with
stereoscopc distnctness, as though
under the influence of subdued
light. The cost Of manufacturing the
electro magnetic batteries has been proved to
be comparatively cheap. Before long this new
illuminator will be everywhere used, alike on sea
and land. Science will soon learn how to graduate
its bIilliancy, as to make it applicable to ali
the Illuminating purposes OF life. By-t1e-by,
new mode of street-lamplishting has been intro
duced here. The lamp-ighter and his ladder
will soon belong to the things of the past. The
lamp+ ghter's day, or rather night, is over; his
''gim" Is ''doused;" and as a nocturnal illumi
ndtor, he is all but extingulshed. The new
process has as yet manly been employed around
Madison Square Instead OF carrying ladder,
the model l&mp.lighter of the nineteenth century
bears torch-tube, which he applies to a brass
arm fastened on TO the gas jet. The same
amount of street lamplighting can thus be
effected in about one-sixth of the time formerly
required,
If gossip speaks the truth, which she some-
times does, to see what 1t feels like, we shall
soon have the Velocipede among us, as lately inn
proved by the Parisians. l am rather of the
opinion, though that those who favor the Velo
cipede have never either been to Paris or read
much about it, or they would not so hastily
conclude that what is success among veloci.
pedsts of leisure, along the broad boulevards OF
the French capital, would be equally success
along the Broadways and Wall streets of New
York. Still, if we are to have the Velocipede,
why not have the still later, in fact the very
latest, Paris invention, the "Locomobile," at
once9 This is small velocipede, for the ac-
commodation of one, wi four wheels and
cover, and worked by steam. The "Locomo-
bile" will probably come into general use in
New York by the time the underground railroad
is completed. Ishould say not before then.
A fierce aud funny scene occurred on Friday
morning between Mrs. Elvra N. Spinola, wife
of General Frank B. Spinola, ard female
named Mary Gill, residing in West Sixteenth
street, at Stewards famous dry goods store.
The story goes that as Mrs. Spinola VISA
ascending one of the stairways Mrs. or Miss
Gill pointed toward her. and turning to COM
paniop, made some exasperatlng comments,
soto Uoce, but loud enough to be overheard,
respecting that lady's conjugal relations. This
was not TO be endured, and accordingly Mrs.
Spinoa brought her parasol into active play
about the head and shoulders of the insulter,
The detective who is always on hand at that
establishment, intertered, with pacific motives,
but Mary Gill insisted on the arrest of Mrs.
Spinola, who was accordingly taken before
Justice Dodge, of the Jefferson Market Police
Court, and compelled to find $500 bail on the
charge of assault and battery. Meanwhile the
CONSERVATION of the buyers and sellers at
Stewards remains unparalleled in the CONNER
cial history of that establishment.
Max Strakosch is already, placarding the
favorite appearance of Clara Louise, "the
attractive and gifted young lady"- wonderh he
didn't say ''young person." and have done with
it, Among the new opera 6OgfeS that Mr..
Bateman announces are Les BergerS, Les Georgi
ennes Feur de The, together with the operas
comiques, Les Dragons de Vlads, La Nircassienne,
lie Val TAndorTe, etc. Black CroohiSm is over;
\ Opera.bouftisn1 is in its zenith. What next
In spite of the prestige OF descent boasted by
Mrs. Scott Siddons, in spite of the sweet and
melancholy and lady-like features of that fair
descendant, public readings appear to be ION
the fencen at present, society not having yet
determined whether they are to be the thing
this winter. Yet. if she be anything of q tra-
aedienne she ought to succeed upon the New
h York stage for we have no good native hdgedi-
enne with us at present. ALI BABA.