The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-30
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From Our own Correspondent
NEW YORK, Sept. &c
1T. PRtrick's Cathedral,


New YORK, Sept 80.
st. PRtrick's Cathedral.
Inc entire block between Fifty-hrst and Fifty
second streets, and Madison and Fifth avenues is
occupied by the foundation Of the edihce which,
Wnen completed will constitute st. Patrick's
Cathedral 1t has been eleven years since the
cornerstone was laid and the walls have already
reached the height OF fifty feetl Inside these walls
Cne scene is one OF architectural chaos. When the
Cathedral will be finished, one knows. Before
the laying OF the cornerstone hundred thousand
dollars were subscribed. The greater portion of the
credit OF the undertaking attributed to Archbishop
McCloskey and the late Archbishop Hughes. 1t is
the design OF the latter which will be carried out
and which will take every penny of the five million
dollars originally intended TO be laid out.
Terpsichore mt the TOnlbs.
III frequently happens that some OF the smaller ac-
tresses OF city life make their appearance at the
Tombs, bent on obtaining justice against swindling
agents The exploits OF adoescent thief, in get
ting possession OF valuable portions of the ward
robes OF some OF the principal dancers and actresses
now in the city, the occasion yesterday OF the
appearance of quite number OF them at the Tombs
Police Court Among them were Mrs. Christina
Zavistowski Miss Lille Eldridge Miss Lucille West
ern, and Miss Bateman, whose appearance created
quite sensation in the breast Of Justice Bowling and
in those OF the assembled audience. Each of these
ladies excepting Miss Bateman) was accompanied
by small retinue, so that the courtroom may be
described as having been in blaze of
footght splendor 'Lady Isabel" and "Ma
dame Vine" had lost a purple velvet robe,
without which she could not venture to appear as
sLucreza Borgia' Mrs. ZavistowsN had been de-
prived OF q lot Of misty drapery and more or less
valuable jewels; 'Ieah" had missed a large quan-
tity OF expensive petticoats, eaboratey fred :The
thief youth who had made himself familiar
with the abodes Of these several actresses and who
while they were busy at their morning rehearsals,
had called at their rooms and pretended that he hal
been sent for costumes. He confessed to having
been 'put up" to the job, and he and the two
to whom he afterwards sold the property were de-
tanned In custody.
Number 81 Bond Street,
according to the Herald, has lately been scene OF
revived interest 1t will be remembered that DR.,
Burden was murdered there about twelve years ago.
Bohemian writer, hankering after sensation, and
apparently ambitious OF inquiring into the character
OF the house. which is now Kept boarding house,
declares that mysterious boot, bloodthirsty shirt,
and dark and MISUNDERSTANDING bundle of papers,
rabbled down one Of the chimneys day or two ago,
but that they hustled into the coalscuttle and
thence into the fire by the landlady. What personal
motives the Bohemian could have had in inventng a
cdnaTd OF this description are only eXplanable on
the ground that the landady urgent in regard to
bill, whose payment was not forthcoming. The
story bears fabrication the face of it. The Chin
neys were all searched at the time. Nothing was
left to be done in that direction. Besides the gifted
Bohemian ought, at least, in mentioning the past,
to stick to facts He says that the Doctor was muir
dered in an upper room, whereas it was upon the
first floor, in a room that would correspond to back
parlor.
Thisis mythical term applied to those extremely
well-dressed and plausible young fellows who elbow
their way into society by means of cheek, money,
and the exertons OF Brown, the forid-faced sexton
OF Christ Church. This metaphorical being is so
extremely clever and ingratiatng that old French
shoemaker, named Bossuet in Bleecker street,
thought himself justified in applying it to a young
man Of. the name of William Ii. Brown, who got
pair OF tendollar shoes from him on credit, on the
representation that he Of the reporters of
the Sun. Mr. Browns method was peculiar and sue
cessful His process was simply to state his con-
nection with the newspaper in question,
and to explain that he would settle
all differences so soon as his weeks
salary was paid This SO melted the good Mr..
Bossuets heart that he not only allowed the boots to
go on tick for indefinite time but even, at the
expiration of three years, gave Brown ten dollars
change in return for twenty dollar check, purport
ing to be signed by c. A. Dana, but which, it is un
necessary to say, a forgery. Mr. Brown obtained
his meals at a restaurant Broome street upon the
same economical principles, and, indeed appears to
have carried about with him batch OF forged bills,
upon which the signatures were initiated OF nearly
all the principal editors in the city. On being
arrested Brown was extremely penitent He wept
He sobbed that 1t had ever been thus from child
b hoods hour leaving it in doubt whether he referred
to his habits ef forgery or OF impecuniosity.
Theatrical.
The Tempest is to be reproduced on Monday even
ing at the Grand Opera House. Last spring it was
Withdrawn in the height of its success, to give place
to Patrie Some new engagements have been made
for the purpose Of giving eclat to the reproduction
These are with Mr.. Charles Wheatleigh, Mr.. j. II.
Taylor, Mad1e Rita Sangali, and Miss Lisa Weber.
The ast-named little lady attemptedto get up
company OF blonde burlesquists on her own account ;
but seeing that the season for them is played out
Just at present, has wisely resolved to fall in with
the current of popular TASTE Wherever she appears
however, she will always make herself felt.
Spiritualism.
new medium whom / think mentioned some
weeks ago. named De Witt Hough, is creating some
noise in Bleecker street He not only undergOes the
rope-tying processes for which the Davenports are
celebrated, but submits to being bound by iron
rings. While ne is in his shirt sleeves these are so
placed as to fasten his arms securely behind him,
the lights are extinguished, and his coat and vest,
= which, when last seen, were lying upon an adjacent
chair heard to flash though the air and to ad-
just themselves upon him. Finally his hands are
sewed together by piece OF linen, and being left in
this condition, an iron ring which had been pre-
viousy demonstrated to be too small to pass over
his wrist was found to be securely encircling his
arm, having been placed there 10y the spirits"
have only heard Of, not heard these phenomena yet
but live in hope OF some day soon becoming person
ally prescient of them. ALI BABA.