The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-16
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A ThnnxIess Thug.
Only day OF two ago ] had occasion 10
chronicle the lamentable case OF the "Coronerb
man" and poor Mr.. Baldwin, the Herdtd re-
porter who was more frightened than hurt, ana
underwent n new experience in crime unlike
anything else in all his reportorial recollec-
,ions The Herald men appear to be particu-
larly lnirnical to such attacks. Some time ago
voune man connected with the New York News
Company, and guilty of the name OF van
,letehin. or Velyet-chin, or some such surname,
added 20 his guilt by embezzling some of the
.ompauy's money. This unbusiness-hke
proceeding induced the company 10
bring an action against Mr.. vel
,et-ehin. but at the recommendation
Of Judge Dowling sentence was suspended, ana
Mr. Velyet-chin was allowed another chance
He improved the opportunity" by at once pro-
ceeding TO the Office of the Herald, where he
announced his intention of clicking" the repor-
ter who had reported the trial Falling to find
hin. and being elected from the Office, he next
gent TO Sweeney's Hotel, where he met one OF
the employees of the News Company to whom
he elueidated his intention, at an early DAY, oI
putting a bullet through him. Not desiring 10
An enioy ventilation precisely by that process,
the employe gave notice to the News Company,
and the News Company arrested MT. velvet
chin on a bench-warrant to come up for SEN
tence on the original charge OF embezzlement.
The consequence is that Mr.. Vevet-chin has re-
tired into involuntary privacy, where he will re-
main for six calendar months.
The New Post Oncc.
There are three reasons why the work at the
New Post Office is at present standing idle.
First want of money; second, want OF granite;
third, want of weather. To ameliorate the first
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nillion dollars; to obviate the second granite is
10 be Immediately transported hither from Dix's
Island, off the coast.of Maine. To remedy the
third Providence-or the very indefinite some
thing which stands for Providence--is being
silently invoked in the architectural bosom of
Mr. Hurburd, the superintendent. To Rullify
the attacks of the frost the piers are carefully
sheathed with straw and canvas The change
which has taken place in the dimensions of the
old wooden fence gave the public some oppor-
tunity for becoming slightly acquainted with the
result which had been attained within it.
Hitherto it has encroached over the sidewalk
spaces 50 that all pedestranism was monopoliZed
by the Astor House and Park Row pavements.
Now thatthe piers are laid however, the fence
has been taken in to the width of the former
sidewalk, and neat plank walk has been laid.
The working force has been reduced to almost
onetwelfth of the original number, only about
one hundred men being employed. As soon as
the million dollars are granted, however, and
the Maine granite arrives, the present force will
be enlarged. and operations will be pushed
The scene aronnd the New Post Office at all
times is a ground plan of mud heavily tangled
with a multitude of yelling shoe-blacks and
newsboys mad dy-darting vehicles and bewildered
foot-passengers, griuning around each other like
the infinitely magnifed inhabitants OF drop of
water.
Elizabeth Cndy stanton
has evidently adopted towards womens meetings
in this city the same attitude which she has
deemed it expedient to assume toward those of
Western cities. For instance, in answer to an
invitation fromthe Woman's Suffrage Conven-
ton of Cleveland, she tel6graphed back word
that she must beg to decline, since her actions
for the last two years have been disliked by
many of the members, since she detested the
petty @rangles that her presence would most
Likely give rise to, and since her time was much
preoccupied. Her reasons are good ones, and II
is partly owing to them, l have no doubt, and
partly owing to her absence from the city, that
80 little is heard of her here Just now The
remembrance of her seems to have died out of
public assemblies and the lesser lights pet their
theories all by themselves. Mrs Stanton is too
sensible woman to be permanently popular
with them; and they have too many narrow
ambitions and envies to regard with complacency
her quiet supremacy. Add TO this the excessive
nnpopularity of these lurid lesser lights among
the true-hearted women who believe that
wOman's most important place is at the fireside,
and the genuine respect and admiration in which
Mrs. Stanton is held by them, and you under
stand something of the secret reasons why her
name is no longer much mentioned in connec-
tion with the Woman's Suffrage Association.
Flat "BerghIary."
The season has arrived in which the mournfu-
Visaged President of the Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals must expect to spend
much of his time in the police courts-though
may justice grant he may never have occasion
to put in an appearance before Justice Bowling,
with whom he last year had n difference of
opinion, which settled itself into question of
Veracty between the two parties. A very funny
scene occurred yesterday afternoon between Mr..
Bergh and the driver of drvy In Broadway,
between Canal and Franklin streets. At that
particular point the ascent of Broadway is
rather steep, and the condition of the mud there
is only ryalled by that of the Fifth avenue pave
ment 1t was at this point however that the
Hibernian driver of the dray commenced whip
ping his horses with an energy only in use
among drivers who have the best reasons for
Teatng the animal kindly. In the midst OF il
All a solemn voice, Issuing from the centre of
the surrounding crowd, was heard TO exclaim,
"Pause, wretch ~
The Hibernian involuntarily did SO: and found
two lantern-like eyes fixed upon him. and a
lantern-like jaw opening and shutting with tho
process of vituperation in which the Inns were