The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-17

From Our opSn Correspondent

From Our oVn Correspondent
NEW YORK. Nov. II, 1869.
The Pneumatic Despatch Company.
Ferhaps should not be very out in my calcula-
lions II should say that not more than one in ten
thousand OF those who travel up and down Broad
way realize the fact that that thoroughfare being
undermined and tunnelled in the vicinity OF Warren
street. Excavations are being made there under the
direction OF the Pneumatic Despatch Company
whose motto seems to consist in the two words
"keep num-" Mum the compsny has kept in spite
of the repeated attempts Of reporters to interview It
against its will. Nevertheless, since the work in
which they are engaged is in some sense a public
work. and since it is fair TO presume that the public
has some natural concern for its safety, il is
conceivable that that public should speculate as to
the possibility OF Broadway and Warren street, at
their intersections, some day or other cavng
in. Walking along and crossing Broadway are dan
gerous enough as it is, without any collateral jeop-
ardy being thrown in. To be sure, "those" Hanson
cabs have not yet made the assurance OF being run
over douby sure, but the old tumble Of horses hand
carts, stages cabs, brlck-ples, drays furniture
wagons and what not is sufficiently perous. To
return to the Pnuematic Despatch Company how
ever, it has long been mysteriously at work under
Broadway having for the base Of its operations the
basement Of Devlin Co.'s store on Warren street.
The earth dug out is disposed of in the most cautious
manner as though the workmen were committing
felony. No but the officers of the company and
that dirt-sanctum Rumor says that the eXcava-
tions have already penetrated far the founda-
tons OF the Astor House, and the company says
that s,when the company can be brought to say any
thing whatsoever-that it has only just begun to eX-
cavate small tunnel, Of size Just sufcient to admit
the passage of diminutive freight car. the
truth OF the matter should like to know. Some of
these days. when the blockade between the Astor
House and the new Post ONCE grounds is a little
worse than usual, are we going to have an earth
quake-like rent just in that spot and precipitation
of people and vehicles into the chasm beneath
among bursting gas-pipes and water-ppes? l hope
noti
Miss Tacknberry Tackled.
Among the questions started by some of the in
credulous visitors at Miss Tackaberrys Sedlices at
Irving Hall is, whether Miss Tackaberry is mascu-
line woman feminine boy. A portion Of these
questoners incline to a belief in the mediums mas
culinity, and one strong-minded feminine cores
pondent Of certain newspaper offers to hand him
one hundred dollars, on condition that he will
allow her to demonstrate this question of sex.
II Mr. Tackaberry accepts, that 500 will have been
more easily made than the proceeds of any
hitherto given.
The SOrosis.
The ladies comprising this Sorosis have just come
from their monthly vlctuals at Demonico's. 1t has
been some time, however, since much has been pub
lcly said about them. Perhaps some of you have
forgotten its objects Let me recapitulate them,
well as my memory Df the solferino- printed circulars
will permit 1t is intended to promote agreeable
and useful relation among women of literary and
artistic tastes to be entirely independent of section
alism or partisanship; to recognize women of
thought, taste, intelligence culture, and humanity
everywhere, when those qualities have found an
preston in outward life and work; to establish
order among women that shall render them helpful
to each other, and remove in some degree barriers
which custom amt etiquette place in the way OF
friendly intercourse and united action; to afford
Of auc
facts and principles as promise to exert an infu-
ence on the welfare of women and of society; and
to seek, as members, representative women in lite
rature art and philanthropy At present the Sorosis
is without President. Its Vice-Presdents are
Fanny Barron, Fanny Fern Mary owen, Mary C.
Greeley, Jennie june and Emily Faithful The ini-
tIation fee is five dollars, and the members meet
once month for business, lunch, and social
sation, every member bearing proportion Of the
expense incurred. These literary lunches are sub
stantal and palatable without being luxurous-tea
toast cold mutton, cold chicken, stewed trlpe
coffee ice-cream and English cheese forming the
principal daintes The individual expenses do not
come to more than one dollar per meeting.
The Frog-Town Rangers.
This elegant society celebrated their annual ball
last night at Thomas Garden 1t was an exceedingly
undressed affair. The fantastic costumes resembled
the burlesque inventions Of Clodoche troupe, and
the can-can was danced in a broader style than was
ever seen upon the boards OF the French Theatre,
the Grand Opera House, or the Fifth Avenue. The
atmosphere was perfumed with bad gin and cabbage
leaf CIGARS Did you ever see ballroom simulated
upon the stage of the Old Bowery? Do you remem-
ber the frowzy costumes the tinselled trains from
whose tatters dust rise in clouds as the women
swept along? Such was the scene, upon an indeh-
ntely extended SCALE at the ball OF the Frog-Town
Rangers.
ssIights and Shadows of London.o
Mr. Tayleure has at length produced the play OF
London said to be the joint production OF Messrs.
Clarke and Robinson. The scenery is very fine in
deed too fine for truthfuness, for all the localities
look as though they were bran new The play has
literary merit, but deserves to be classed with
such picturesque sensations as After Dark, the
Streets of Ne,O York, Under the GaSlight, etc.
ALI BABA.