The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-01
NEW YORKISMS.
1om OSx Osvn Correspondent

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New York, April 1, 1862
one Of the big dailies-need i say IL was the
BeyaldF-yesterday had q big puff regarding
the forthcoming charity of Mr.. A T. Stewart.
The thing that public charity is most liberal
with nowadays is advertisement, though Will
not pretend to say whether the article In the
Herald was one. IL read very much 80 at GER
tain portions, and there was so much romance
IN it. as o whole, that one was tempted to look,
at the end oft for the words "rhe remainder
of this story will be found in the number of the
New York Dred0er. issued to-day" Since no
vnch announcement was made, however, the
nnhlic had TO perforce accept the three-column
xAatenents as truth. We are called upon TO
relieye that Mr.. Stewart has given away SIX
millions of dollars for charitable purposes, and
that the money is to be spent In the erection OF
avo immense hotels, one Of them for women
and the other for men. The article in question
ts written in the most fulsomejy hatterlng
spirit. 1t says Mr.. Stewart ia a paragon
of Virtue and o miracle of charity; that
he yearns over the afflicted in mind, body,
and estate; and that he is the orphans father
aud the widows hush and, besides sustaining
variety OF other highly credltable relation
shins. IL gives some heart-melting descriptions
of his loving kindness towards snelterless old
clerks whom he had been Obliged TO discharge
years, and IL expRtlates upon The symmetry
and beauty of his present palatial store build
~.
Broadway and Fourth avenue. That store Is a
model OF neatness and beauty, but per.
hans the public would not so much admire
what is known vaguely as the discipline OF the
establishment, If they understood what cruel
and unnecessary rules were observed in the
maintenanoe of such discipline The system
OF fines for instance, Is probably unparalleled
by any other establishment OF the kind In tue
world, A new clerk, who Is engaged at eight
or ten dollars per week, is liable, during the
f1rst week or two, to lose half his salary, or
more than half, In payment of these exorbitant
pmptiDle fines, III in going or return
ing he Is one minute late, he is hned twenty
i've cents, with an additional twenty hye cents
slightest error in directing bundle or taxing
down an address,he is fined twenty.hvecents, II
aside for that purpose, he is fined in like Ero-
portion. IL he leans an instant against any
The COUNTER If he interchange ges remarks with a
cOmrade, If he acts at all Ike mana being
with blood, flesh, nerves, veins, afteries s, ana
principle-he becomes liable to fine Bis
tered feet, aching legs backs grown old and
pRin-these belong 10 the inside view of the
beautiful system of the establishment. In
fact, Mr.. Stewards income is swelled by the
''nne" 81 stem in support of which young and
Old, healthy and decreptt alike, are tortured
detested millionaire, you do not see happy
face unless 1t be for momeut-that of one
of the shop p-walkers, who, hoping to win his
masters grace by display of zeal, rushes up
TO some fnconsiderate young clerk who has
ledge behind him, and informs him that his
wages will be twenty. five cents short (his
Of the month. The atmosphere of q prison,
kept on the silent system, broods over that
brilliant temple sne on BSrTadTay and few who
wretched enough to be forced to seek employ
ment there.
Oakley Hall was very quick couple of months
ago, In Offering S250O reward (out of his private
Means) for the delivery of James Rogers into
the first time, that Oakley is 80 abundantly well
supplied in, the matter of greenbacks as this
1acJ would seem to intimate. W 3 have no doubt
he Intended to be very generous, for Oakley be-
longs TO the order OF men In whom generosity
S Mea Of foW
build. with an ample amount Of good color Ia
his face and good fellowship in his disposition.
II II T he had been saint Paul Paul. Il he e. Would Would
have ordered Timothy to take a good deal OF
Saint anything. he belongs to the order of good
livers who, instead of taking little wine for
Tlmoi hy's. do not know whether this had
anything 10 do with the spontRneit of his offer
Tor whose arrest and safe delivery into Justices
hands the S25OO was promised) has been dis
charged, but nothing has been said about the
325C0 and suppose nothing will be. either
about that or about the singular series OF trans.
actions connected with the Rogers murder.
The bal d'0pera came off on Tuesday evening,
but was far from being as brilliant an affair as
was anticipated. Public balls, in this city at
least, seem to be enjoyed only In proportion as
the roliicksome spirit is allowed full course
The unimpeachable Tespectability with which
affairs were conducted on Tuesday evening,
however, excluded the faintest whifs from the
.'can can" incense, and so the affair dragged.
Miss Marriott is, as have already said large
and not lovely. She makes a squashy Ham.
lett" with q bastard sort of a voice, and when
the royal Dane pumps down upon his knees
he falls as soft as boned turkey. / do not think
she will take in this country, as she is neither
young, pretty, blonde, original, nor hoydenisb;
although in private life have not the smallest
doubt she is an extremely estimable. motnerly
sort Of person. ALI BABA.