The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

Etta Oar Own COrrespOndent


NEW YORK. Nov. 96, 1869.
Evacuation DRV.
Inc present generation is not ~ fully informed
upon the history OF its own country as it might be.
For instance, when the streets at early yes
terday morning gave evidence that . public process
pion and celebration OF more than ordinary interest
were In progress what is the natter was the first
question evory one asked. Finally, one of those
wei-nf0rmed fossils who give the tone to all the in-
feror strata below him, happened TO hit upon the
ides Of tts being Evacuation day The bit was ex-
uemeiy SUCCESSFUL. Evacuation day 1t was, and
right martally and patriotlcay was IL observed For
the cighty-sixth time nags were simultaneously run
mp all over tho city In honor OF that event. the are
department and the military turned out The north
west corner OF Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue
was particularly noticeable in this connection.
gayy draped stand was erected there for the
modation OF the Mayor, who reviewed the troops.
sown His wild Oats.
Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., has been so consde-
rate as 70 write and send to one OF the daily papers
for publication denial Of some statements bearing
rather hard upon his character. This letter Is a
model OF modesty and humhty. Upon reading It,
you wonder how it happens that so shamefaced o
youth could possibly have so far forgotten his
bushes as TO rush into print According TO the tenor
OF this letter. which is published for the Information
OF the public, Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr, is made
the subject OF false reports that run like wild1re
over the city" His acts care scrutinlzed and Will
fed as though he were some distinguished charac-
ter" and he the induigence OF his friends and
the public until he prove to them by his actions
that he is better than they think him. In fact, all
his wild oats sown, ''and he is trying to a
respectable living like any other private citizen"
All this is very charming but 1t is intensely like cry
ing before one Is hurt. SO far from the young Mr..
vanderbilt's acts being scrutinized and vided, not
one reader OF newspaper in ten thousand Is aware
OF his existence and would only identify him as a
living reality BY the accident of his name. When
as to whether or not he has sown his wild oats it
will be quite time enough for him to forthcoming
with his explanation.
Philadelphia Students.
Let the Philadelphia students take heart. They are
not alone In the world Bellevue Medical College
has produced their prototypes. Some Of the 'boys"
there, gathering courage from the. Philadelphia
ample, hissed the female students at ''that same"
and threw sptballs at them This furnished the text
for several homilies and phillppcs at the W0mans
Suffrage Association. Mrs. Haack ndulged in a
diatribe against men generally, and Mrs. Blake and
Mira Somerly put in their little pattudes Mrs. Nor
ton disdained the episode altogether, and thought
shat Congress ought to assume the power OF con-
ferring the franchise upon women. Mrs. Wilbour
quoted the recent speech OF Mr.. Sumner In WOrces-
ter wherein he said, in advocating the fifteenth
amendment, that Congress had power to confer suf-
frage upon all citizens. She dwelt upon the virtues
OF the Dwight Street (New Haven) Debating Club, q
New Haven Law School, both Of which, in their dis
cussi0ns had decided in favor of woman suffrage
In conclusion, the meetings. attention was turned to
those medical students again. and resolution was
passed against those In Philadelphia who had so
aish0n0red their manhood in seeking to dlshonor
womanhood. 1t was decided that their names should
be obtained for the purposes Of publication, besides
those OF any other student here in Philadelphia,
misbehaving in future.
Lost his Wig.
Messrs. Steinway have an extremely anable clerk,
whose only misfortune is the necessity which conf
pels him to wear wig. On Wednesday he came out
OF the store to hand two ladies to their carriage.
Both distinguished bellies. One of them offered
him her hand, and he wind blowing furlously at the
time) gave wicked wink to her companion, who
also offered him her dgits. Embarrassed for a mo-
ment he finally took their hands in his leaving his
wig at the mercy Of the wind. 1t was capricious
wind to submit to, for sudden blast, as though in
confederacy with the two ladies, in a moment
whsked 1t from his head and bore it Off In the direc-
tion Of the Academy. Mr.. would have willingly
lost his head to obge the ladies, but his wig is a
different matter and he has not yet forgiven them.
ALI BABA