The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-02

FTo7n Our 0,on Correspondent
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A Wave from wall street.

Living rs do i'm seclusion, wave from Wall
street now and then washes over me, and l can
not help feeling the ripplcs of the Gold Room
above my head. Not the least entertaining of
the Gold-Room gossip is the good-natured tattle
that Commodore Vanderbilts friends deal out
about him. He is with them the "dear Commo-
dore," the "good Commodore" that "man of
high principle" who has had no more
to do with the present gold-earthquake
than the unborn infant. He run up
the price of gold No, indoedl He
has made all of his eighty millions and
he is worth every cent of that-ln more legiti-
mate field But as for that rascal Fisk, that
mushroom millionaire-bah you should see
how the spectators who have come safe out of
Erie snap their fingers and shrug their shoul-
ders at mention of his name and say things too
bad to repeat. Nevertheless, while they do not
advise you to buy they do darkly insinuate that
Erie will double itself within the next three
months; but woe be to the last man who comes
in on the home stretch
Restaurant Exclusivisn.
There is a certain saloon near Fifth avenue
above Fourteenth street, which is conducted
upon the policy of elegant eXclusivism. The eN-
preston upon the walters features is that of
melancholy nobility. They move about like
milk-and-molasscs Chesterfeds, and present
upon SllNpTS Dlll5 VI ltlO plluIOu III iS'Nh'' -
you speak French, of course you carry yourself
off with that dignided ease which the occasion
demands. If not, you are reduced to the
humiliating necessity of saying, "Please
to bring me some of hjs," in-
dicating the locality of this, on the programme,
with your dexter finger, Very particular are the
proprietors in regard to the eligibility of those
who drop into this saloon. If the quick but
comprehensive glance of the presiding genius
decides that you are not their style, that your
personal appearance is wanting in that je ne SdiS
q1toi which constitutes claim to gentleman or
ladyhood, a card presented to you on the in
evitable salver, blandly acquaints you with that
unhappy fact. The other day certain captain,
who has made much money by steamboats,,
walked in and took seat in this Eden of Edi-
bility. His tastes were very plain, ard all that
he demanded was roast beef and boiled potatoes
The order was so simple that naturally there
was great deal of delay in fulfilling it. At
length, however, the roast beef and the potatoes
were laid before him and consumed and the bill
was presented. 1t amounted to 50 so, which
was moderate, considering the quantity Of mar
BILE and mirror with which the saloon was deco
rated The captain looked at the bill and his
brow grew black.
''Dont take away those things" he said to the
waiter; 81 shall want to take them away with
me. OF course they're paid for. They're in
cluded in the $3.50"
'Beg pardon, sir" answered John. THAT
BILL sir, is for the roast beef and potatoes"
"Precisely," answered the captain "There is
the money, sir, and there's my card. Take it to
your master with my mplments, and tell him
l say he's a - swindler," and at the peril of
spelling good digestion, the captain walked off.
To these things does eXclusivism tend in first
class restaurants.
Lawyer Hall.
There is no doubt that Mr.. A. Oakley Hall is a
smart lawyer. Indeed, he is smart ut everything
to which he turns his hand or tongue. He can
write plays and lecture on the drama, compose
songs and sing them, and his practice of punning
is as inveterate as his practice of law. AS an
attorney he probably has as much to do as any
other successful lawyer in the State. There
would be no objection to all this but for one
little fact, and that is that he is also Mayor of
this city, and it seems pity that, holding such
a responsible and honorable position, he should
not be paid a commensurate salary. 1t is, to be
sure, a fine thing to have Mayor who can write
poetry and appear with eclat in private theatri-
Gals, who can run a newspaper as imperturbably
as he could for Office, and who would
find no more difficulty in keeping a hotel,
if he wanted to, than in keeping his dignity or
his temper; but it woGld be much finer thing
were he paid a sufficient salary to keep him in
pocket-money without resorting to the practice
of law. When it is understood that the Judi
ciary here is elective, and that the Mayor has
more power over the nomination and renom-
nation of judges than any other member of the
bar, the popularity of Lawyer Halls position
will at once be seen. The city is quite rich
enough to pay him large salary and Mr. Halls
tastes are quite extravagant enough for him to
spend it.
Disease in the Car Cushions.
Next to death in the pot comes disease in the
car cushions, at least those which pad the seats
of the New York city passenger cars In some
of the lines it is positively dangerous to ride so
little care is bestowed in keeping them clean
The cushions are sometimes saturated with the
oil from the lamps overnight, the smell inside
the car is decidedly buggy, and ten to one the
passenger upon getting out carries with him a
SOuUenir that he cannot easily get rid of.
The East River Bridge
is TO beerected after a-that is after everything,
else has been attended to. The Board of Direc-
tors of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge Com
pany met for the purpose of giving the Execu-
tive Committee the power to go on with the
work, the engineers being all ready with their
specifications and plans. Those plans and speci-
flcations are the same as those agreed upon by
the elder Mr. Roebling before his death. A reso-
luton was passed to the effect that committee
be authorized to have the foundation of the
tower on the Brooklyn side constructed to a point
three feet above high-water mark. The object
oi this is to enable the builders to go on with the
tower and bring it up to the point required.
The French